Ann M. Hajenga

Ann Marie Hajenga (Forster), 60 years, passed away November 21, 2017 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton. She was born May 17, 1957 to her parents Hubert T. and Carol J. Forster (Nemecek). She was a graduate of Appleton West High School, Class of 1975. Ann was a dedicated employee of Kaukauna Cheese Co., later Bel Brands, for 39+ years as a cooker.

Ann loved to spend her personal time with family at their parent’s cottage in Cecil, Wisconsin. “Up-North” she loved to fish and go for boat rides. She and her husband Dennis looked forward to the annual trip to the Sheboygan Brat Fest to celebrate. At home Ann prepared a ”baked dish” for family events that generations have enjoyed. In quieter times she loved to knit. She was always eager to hear of the activities her nieces and nephews were involved in.

Ann will be missed by her siblings Jim (Mary) Forster, Ron Forster, Debbie Forster, Randy (special friend Dawn Forster) Forster and Ricky Forster, nieces Steffanie (Matt) Walsh, Rachel Forster, Sarah (fiancée Noll Isley) Forster, and Tara Forster, nephews Sean Forster, Jacob Forster, John Monahan, and Adam Forster. Further survived by friends of the family Eugene Otte and Pat Monahan, great-nieces, great-nephews, other relatives and friends as well as her beloved “Bear”.

Preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a nephew Elijah Forster.

A Funeral Service for Ann will be held on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:00 pm at Wichmann-Fargo Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior St. Private interment St. Joseph Cemetery, Appleton. Family and friends may call Monday, at the Wichmann-Fargo Funeral Home, from 3:00 pm until time of Service.

Special thank you to the ICU staff at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center for their professional and loving care of Ann.