John D. Wimann Site staff
John D. “Arch” Wimann, age 67, of Wisconsin Dells, WI passed away quietly at his home on February 22, 2021, after a 13-year battle with prostate cancer.
John was a life-long resident of Wisconsin Dells. He was born on September 3, 1953, in Baraboo, the second of nine children to Walter and Geraldine (Murray) Wimann. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School, class of 1971, where he played football and basketball all four years and was homecoming king his Senior year. On October 12, 1974, he married Donna Anderson, and they were blessed with three children, Brian, Tara and Darin.
As a young boy, John’s first job was shining shoes on Broadway in downtown Dells. He had quite the lucrative business for someone so young, and he eventually passed down the trade to his younger brothers. During his high school years and a few years after, he worked at Lost Canyon Tours where he was a tour guide driving a horse-drawn wagon. John