Obituaries

Dec 5, 2023

Donald Leo Fahey, age 95 passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI.  He was born on March 17, 1928 in Belleville the son of John and Rose (Elsner) Fahey.  Don graduated from Belleville High School in 1946.  He then entered into the United States Army in 1950 and served as a forward...

Dec 4, 2023

Glenn Francis Morrick, Jr., age 93 passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023 at Agrace HospicCare, Inc.  He was born on July 30, 1930 in Madison, WI the son of Glenn and Mary (Jones) Morrick, Sr.  Glenn grew up in Madison and then went on to graduate from Rhinelander High School.  After high school Glenn moved back to Madison...

Nov 29, 2023

Merlin L Boley, 87 New Glarus, WI passed away peacefully at the New Glarus Nursing Home on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.  Merlin was born on December 22, 1935 to Grant and Hazel (Gladem) Boley. He was born at home on the family farm in Perry Township. He was a 1953 graduate of New Glarus High School. He married Lorna...

Nov 27, 2023

Barbara A. (Ruegsegger) Ellingson, age 88 of Monroe passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023 at the SSM Health Monroe Hospital.  She was born on July 11, 1935 in Green County, WI the daughter of Robert and Verna (Berget) Ruegsegger.  Barbara attended the Jennings school and graduated from the Warren, IL High School.  On August 18, 1953 she married...

Nov 24, 2023

David L. Nichols died on November 24.  He was 90 years old.

David was a farmer and resident of Belleville, WI.  He was born on December 8, 1932 on the family farm outside of Hebron, IL.  After being raised there, David married Virginia ("Ginny") Faye Howell, his high school sweetheart, in 1952.  They resided in the area...

Nov 22, 2023

Eugene A. Duffy, age 89 of New Glarus passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Agrace Hospice Care, Inc. in Janesville, WI.  He was born on January 5, 1934 in the Town of Perry, WI the son of Hjalmer and Amy Belinda (Steensland) Duffy.  Gene was inducted into the United States Army in 1954 and served in Korea...

Nov 22, 2023

LeRoy Freitag, age 91 of Belleville, WI passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Cedarhurst in Verona.  He was born on November 20, 1932 in Elkhorn, WI the son of Paul and Martha (Evenson) Freitag.  LeRoy graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1951.  He then served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 including service in...

Nov 15, 2023

Gaylord W. Kittleson, age 96 of New Glarus passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.  He was born on August 22, 1927 the son of Theodore and Myrtle (Frislie) Kittleson in Mt. Horeb, WI.  Gaylord graduated from Mount Horeb High School in 1945.  In 1954 he married Isabell Urben, and their union produced...

Nov 9, 2023

Cheryl Ann Latsch, age 70 passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at UW Hospital on November 9, 2023.  She was born on September 24, 1953 to Donald and Janice (Simerson) Latsch.  Cheryl most recently worked for John Deere Financial for over 19 years.  She was a dedicated employee who continued to worked on her appraisals while in the...

Nov 9, 2023

Peggy E. Borucki, age 77, of New Glarus passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at her home.  She was born on June 23, 1946 in Manistique, MI the daughter of Mennen and Lily Mae (Peacock) Cousineau.  Peg grew up in the U.P. and was raising her children there.  She would relocate her family to Lower Michigan where she...

Oct 28, 2023

Dennis Thomas Rupnow, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 28, 2023 while outside doing what he loved.  He was born on February 21, 1961 in Monroe, the son of Donald and Jeanette (Duerst) Rupnow. Dennis graduated from New Glarus High School in 1979 and continued his education at MATC in Madison, graduating with a degree in Photography.  ...

Oct 23, 2023

Judith A. Wilson, age 69, of Belleville died on Monday, October 23, 2023 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.

Per Judith's request no formal services will be held.

Oct 21, 2023

Connie K. Woerpel, age 81 of New Glarus passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Azura Memory Care in Monroe.  She was born on March 19, 1942 in Fennimore, WI the daughter of Arnold and Juanita (Weldy) Payne.  Connie graduated from Madison West High School in 1960.  On August 28, 1960 she was united in marriage to Richard...

Oct 18, 2023

Herman Leon Walker, age 75 of Monticello, WI died on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at the New Glarus Home.  He was born on May 16, 1948 in Cullman, AL the son of Arvil and Goldie (Reese) Walker.  Herman's family moved to Indiana where he graduated from high school and then entered into the United States Army, serving in Vietnam.  ...

Oct 15, 2023

Todd A. Woelffer, age 63, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg, WI.  He was born on August 30, 1960 in Monroe, WI the son of Royal "Bo" and Alice (Faeser) Woelffer, Jr.  Todd graduated from Monticello High School in 1978 and continued his education graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the...

Oct 11, 2023

Constance (Cockroft) Niemeyer - Jameson born December 10, 1956 to LeRoy and Lenore Cockroft of Belleville WI.  Connie went home to be with the good old lord on October 11, 2023, in her sister's home with her family at her bedside, following a long-term illness.  Connie spent her life in the Belleville, WI and Beaver Dam, WI areas.  She...

Oct 4, 2023

Doreen Ione Steensrud, age 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Skaalen's Heritage Center Assisted Living in Stoughton, WI with family by her side. She was born June 21, 1939 in Madison, the daughter of Donald Steensrud and Inga (Martinson/Steensrud) Thompson. Doreen attended Sandridge Country School, a one-room schoolhouse near Black Earth.  After her mother married...

Oct 2, 2023

David Jarecki, age 82, of Verona passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023 at his home.  He was born on May 15, 1941 in Chicago, IL the son of John and Estelle (Paluch) Jarecki.  David has attended seminary and then later worked as an occupational therapist for the Veteran's Administration.  He married Phyllis Prunty and they were married seventeen...

Sep 29, 2023

Gary L. Baumgartner, age 78, of the Town of Perry passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI.  He was born on September 6, 1945 in Monroe, WI the son of William and Wilma (Melland) Baumgartner.  Gary attended the Forward Grade School and then graduated from Mount Horeb High School in 1963.  Gary would...

Sep 29, 2023

Charles (Charlie) Campbell, age 75, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends at Agrace HospiceCare on September 29, 2023. He was born on April 6th,1948, to Robert and Kathleen (Fischer) Campbell of Belleville, WI. He was a proud graduate of Belleville High School, class of 1966.  He was a member of the Paoli Zwingli United Church of Christ, inductee...