Obituaries

Sep 2, 2023

Calvin A. Christen, age 95, of Belleville passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023. He was born on the family farm in the Town of Exeter to his parents Arthur and Hulda (Zwickey) Christen.  Calvin graduated from New Glarus High School in 1946.   Calvin continued his education at the University of Wisconsin graduating from the School of Agriculture Short...

Aug 31, 2023

Lucille Irene Pernot, age 91 of Belleville passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Heartsong Assisted Living in Belleville.  She was born on February 29, 1932 (a leap year day) in Monroe, WI the daughter of John and Reatha (Field) Bowers, because of this Lucille would often joke she was much younger than you think as her birthday...

Aug 26, 2023

Lowell "Jeff" Nevil age 93, died on Saturday August 26th at the Monroe Hospice Home with family by his side, after fighting Stage 4 lung cancer for over 7 years. Dad was born in Madison, WI on October 19, 1929 to Jeffrey and Grace (Pinnow) Nevil, and grew up on a farm near Brooklyn, WI. He attended...

Aug 21, 2023

Janet (Hoesly) Austin, 84 of New Glarus, WI passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving sons & daughter-in-law at SSM Health Monroe Hospital on August 21, 2023. She was born October 6, 1938 to Ernst "EJ" & Edith Hoesly.  After losing both her parents by age 13, Janet helped her brother, Harold, care for his sons. She later graduated...

Aug 10, 2023

Shane Mitchell Eith, age 59 passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at his home.  He was born on March 30, 1964 in Monroe, WI the son of Marvin and Marjorie (West) Eith.  Shane graduated from Belleville High School in 1982 and then attended MATC in Madison.  He had worked at Covance in Madison for over twenty years and...

Aug 9, 2023

Ralph Kent Westby passed to the place where there's no more sad parting on Wednesday morning, August 9th, 2023 surrounded by loving family at SSM Monroe Hospice. Ralph was born on August 6th, 1934 in Madison, Wisconsin. The second child of Melvin and Bernace Westby, Ralph and his older sister Audrey were raised with a familial love that would...

Aug 3, 2023

Wayne R. Solberg, age 67 of Dayton, WI passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2023 at his home.  He was born on May 5, 1956 the son of Russell and Lyles (Jelle) Solberg.  Wayne had worked at Engineering Industries in Verona for many years.

Wayne is survived by his mother Lyles Solberg, daughter Randi Ruppert, siblings Patricia...

Aug 2, 2023

Ruth M. Wyttenbach, age 89 passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg.  She was born on October 31, 1933 in New Glarus the daughter of Walter and Alice (Schmid) Streiff.  Ruth graduated from New Glarus High School and then married Franklin Wyttenbach on April 20, 1952.  Ruth farmed with her husband near Postville...

Jul 29, 2023

Patricia Rae Mathews, age 85, passed away on July 29, 2023 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wi surrounded by her family, Patricia was born on August 7, 1937 at The Bethesda Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota to Ernest and Charlotte Larson.

Patricia graduated from High School in 1955 and began working at Sears Roebuck and Co for...

Jul 27, 2023

Sally Stuessy, age 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 27th at Four Winds Manor in Verona, WI.  She was born on July 16, 1937, the first-born daughter of Glenn and Leona (Marty) Huseth.  Sally graduated from New Glarus High School in 1955. That same year, she met the love of her life, Robert (Bob) at a dance.  On...

Jul 24, 2023

Jean Ellen (Miller) Blum, age 89, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2023 at her home. She was born and raised in Janesville, Wi.  Jean had a difficult start in life; she was born during the Depression and lost her mother at an early age. Her early memories included stories of drinking tea with her Irish immigrant...

Jul 18, 2023

Gilman "Gil" Rayman Harry, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at the Evansville Manor.  He was born on August 23, 1926 in Dunn County, Wisconsin the son of William and Minnie (Johnson) Harry.  Gilman attended Mount Horeb High School and then moved to New York state where he worked for three years.   In 1947 he moved...

Jul 15, 2023

Bernice M. Hamilton, age 95, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023.  She was born on September 11, 1927, to Fred H. Klassy and Emma (Hammerly) Klassy on their family farm outside of New Glarus, Wisconsin.  Bernice was the youngest of five children.  She attended Ross School in a rural, one room school house. Years later when...

Jul 15, 2023

Paul A. Fahey, age 74 passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at his home.  He was born on January 19, 1949 at St. Clare Hospital in Monroe the son of Paul "Laddie" and Rita (Hetznecker) Fahey.  Paul grew up in Belleville area on the family's dairy farm with his 8 brothers and sisters and attended West Dayton Rural...

Jun 28, 2023

Barbara Palmer was a member of the generation who worked hard, accepted what came her way, found joy in life, and was steadfast in her faith.  She was born on March 28, 1931, to Edward and Henrietta (Duschak) Sarbacker in Madison, WI.  Prior to her entering third grade, the family abruptly relocated from Madison to a rural Montrose farm....

Jun 24, 2023

David Roger Ward passed away at home on Saturday, June 24, 2023 from an autoimmune liver disease with Marilyn and Lulu beside him.  Dave was born on July 31, 1943 in Richland Center, WI to David and Sarita (Stout) Ward, and then grew up in Belleville.  Dave met Marilyn Waters from Lansing, MI at 1 West Wilson...

Jun 22, 2023

Laurel C. Butts, age 80, passed away of a broken heart on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born on December 23, 1942, in Mt. Horeb, WI, to Merle and Helen Kiley. Laurel graduated from Mt. Horeb High School in 1960. She met the love of her life at Club...

Jun 20, 2023

Dorothy Ann Peterson, age 86, passed away on June 20, 2023 surrounded by her family.  Dorothy was born on July 8, 1936 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to John Fornasiere, Jr. and Clara Heimann Fornasiere Lehman.

Dorothy graduated from Poynette High School in 1954.  Throughout her high school years, she played drums...

Jun 19, 2023

Neal A. Zweifel, age 67 passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.  He was born on November 5, 1955 in Monroe, WI the son of Wilmer and Donna (Hanna) Zweifel.  Neal graduated from Monroe High School in 1973.  He had farmed for many years and later drove truck most recently for...

Jun 19, 2023

Darold E. Blum, age 87 passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at the SSM Health Hospital in Monroe.  He was born on January 7, 1936 in Verona, WI the son of Jacob and Lona (Zimmerman) Blum.  On November 6, 1953 he was united in marriage to the love of his life Kathleen Willoughby at her parent's...