{"id":99952,"date":"2026-07-08T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/99952\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:25:17","slug":"memorial-fund-created-for-brother-and-sister-who-died-on-lake-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/99952\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial fund created for brother and sister who died on Lake Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial fund created for brother and sister who died on Lake Geneva<\/p>\n<p>Caleb, 6, and Abigail, 7, were among three children who died when winds reached up to 100 mph during an unprecedented storm in Walworth County.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783531517_450_author_avatar.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Mariana La Roche\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>MILWAUKEE \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">A memorial fund has been established for two of the three children who died when a boat capsized during a severe storm on Lake Geneva.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">The GoFundMe campaign identifies 6-year-old Caleb Oswald and 7-year-old Abigail Oswald as two of the victims of the July 3 incident. According to the fundraiser organized by Brad Oswald of Wheaton, Illinois, the family is directing all donations to a children&#8217;s charity rather than keeping the funds.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">&#8220;While our hearts are broken beyond words, we want their legacy to be one of hope, compassion, and helping others,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/charity-fund-for-caleb-abigail-oswald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GoFundMe page<\/a> states. &#8220;The Oswald family will not keep these funds. They will be donated to support children and families through a charitable organization, ensuring Caleb and Abigail&#8217;s memory continues to make a positive difference in the lives of others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">The siblings were among 10 people aboard a boat that overturned on Lake Geneva  when an unprecedented storm struck Walworth County. The National Weather Service confirmed that winds reached up to 100 mph during the storm.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">Authorities noted that all four children on the boat, including the survivor, were wearing life jackets.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\">The fundraiser describes Caleb as a boy who loved music, dancing, and trucks. &#8220;He loved Chick-fil-A so much that he would proudly tell everyone he wanted to work there when he grew up,&#8221; the page reads.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"8\">Abigail is remembered for her quick wit and energy. &#8220;She had a huge heart for others and dreamed of becoming a teacher one day because she wanted to help children learn and grow,&#8221; the fundraiser states.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"9\">The family has requested that people consider donating to the charity fund in lieu of flowers, meals, or gifts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Memorial fund created for brother and sister who died on Lake Geneva Caleb, 6, and Abigail, 7, were&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[48706,49442,49433,49441,5678,48302,48303,49435,49432,22046,49439,3562,49438,1006,5623,65,11780,43669,23695,49437,2117,2227,48868,49436,4352,49434,43039,48878,11787,23934,49440,11710],"class_list":["post-99952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-geneva","tag-100-mph-winds","tag-abigail","tag-abigail-oswald","tag-aligncenter","tag-boat","tag-boat-capsized","tag-boat-overturned","tag-brad-oswald","tag-caleb-oswald","tag-charity","tag-charity-fund","tag-child","tag-children-charity","tag-family","tag-fundraiser","tag-geneva","tag-geneva-lake","tag-gofundme","tag-heart","tag-july-3","tag-lake-geneva","tag-life","tag-life-jackets","tag-memorial-fund","tag-national-weather-service","tag-oswald-family","tag-other","tag-severe-storm","tag-walworth-county","tag-wheaton","tag-wheaton-illinois","tag-wisconsin"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116885528749732652","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}