Family with De Pere area ties identified as 6 dead following central Wisconsin house fire
NECEDAH, Wis. (WFRV) – A deadly early morning house fire on Sunday in central Wisconsin took the lives of six family members, who have ties to the De Pere area, while they were vacationing in Necedah.
Officials with St. Mark Ministries in De Pere provided a statement via its Facebook page and also released a video on Wednesday afternoon about the victims, who were Ministry partners of the church.
The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office provided the identities of the victims on July 2:
Steven Lance Witte – 66 years old
Charis Anne Kuehl – 38 years old
Lydia Marie Witte – 35 years old
Three Juveniles
Two years old
Five years old
Eight years old
It’s been a tough couple of days since we heard about the tragic news. Karl and Hannah Henselin, their immediate family, and their extended family are well-known to many of us, not only as Ministry partners here at St. Mark, but dear friends.
Pastor John Parlow, St. Mark Ministries
Pastor John Parlow’s full video message can be seen in its entirety here.
Authorities did say that the fire at the home in the W5000 block of Morros Mile Road in Necedah is believed to be ‘accidental in nature.’
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The St. Mark Ministries has set up an online fundraiser for the family.
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