Richard J. Fahrney
Mar 13, 2026
Richard J. Fahrney, age 88 passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. He was born on June 25, 1937 at Deaconess Hospital in Monroe, WI the son of John and Luella (Lynch) Fahrney. Dick graduated from Hollandale High School in 1955 and began farming on the home farm. He would...
Lawrence J. Kosmeder
Mar 11, 2026
Lawrence Kosmeder, age 96 of Belleville passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Four Winds Manor, Verona, WI. Lawrence was born on April 26, 1929, a son of Paul and Frances (Podlaszewski) Kosmeder. After attending Milwaukee Technical School, Lawrence entered and proudly served in the US Marine Corps 1945 - 1951. On September 22, 1950, Lawrence married Marilyn...
Gary J. Elmer
Mar 4, 2026
Gary J. Elmer, age 82 passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at his home. He was born on September 29, 1943 in Monroe, WI the son of J. Herman and Lillian (Wenger) Elmer. Gary graduated from New Glarus High School in 1961. He was united in marriage to Carol Hustad on August 8, 1964 at the Swiss United...
Mary E. Frederickson
Feb 24, 2026
Mary E. Frederickson, age 69 of Belleville passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at UW Hospital in Madison, WI. She was born on September 24, 1956 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Robert and Beulah (Edwards) Sieger. After graduating from high school Mary continued her education at the University of Wisconsin earning a degree in horticulture. She would...
Edward Ziegler
Feb 24, 2026
Edward Joseph Ziegler, age 90 passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at SSM Health in Monroe, WI. He was born on August 18, 1935 the son of Joe and Margaret (Laufenberg) Ziegler on a farm outside Middleton, WI. Ed graduated from Middleton High School and began working as a Tile Setter. Ed owned and operated EZ-Tile for over...
Paul B. Wieland
Feb 21, 2026
Paul Wieland, age 82, went to be with his heavenly father on February 21, 2026 after battling Parkinson's Disease and heart disease. Paul was born on July 6, 1943, the son of Ernest & Ellen (Held) Wieland and grew up in New Glarus on the Green Prairie and later Farmers' Grove Cheese Factory. He graduated from New Glarus High...
Fred E. Mueller
Feb 19, 2026
Fred E. Mueller, age 94 passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Grand Victorian Assisted Living in Rockford, IL. He was born on the home farm outside New Glarus on July 14, 1931 the son of Emil and Elise (Muehlematter) Mueller, Swiss immigrants. Fred graduated from New Glarus High School in 1949 and continued his education at the...
Marietha Elizabeth Jelle
Feb 15, 2026
Marietha Elizabeth (Ray) Jelle passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at Complete Care at Maple Grove in Madison. Marietha was born in Kennan, WI to Victor J and Hazel (Beard) Ray on August 26, 1927. They relocated and settled in the Verona area where she graduated from Verona High School in 1945 going on to attend and graduate...
Elmer A. Ross
Feb 12, 2026
Elmer A. Ross, age 87 passed from the arms of his family to the arms of his Savior on Thursday, February 12, 2026. He was born on June 11, 1938 a son of Arlie and Bernice (Lange) Ross. Elmer graduated from Albany High School in 1956 where he was an accomplished basketball player earning all-conference and all-district honors in...
Janice P. Bucholtz
Feb 9, 2026
Janice P. Bucholtz, age 69 passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 at her home. She was born on June 17, 1956 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of Mark and Kathryn (Idso) Donahue. Janice would grow up in California and then she moved about the country working as a legal secretary. In retirement Janice settled in the Madison area...
Kristine J. Sherven
Jan 29, 2026
Kristine J. Sherven, age 73, of rural Belleville, WI, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 29, 2026. She was born on April 22, 1952, daughter of Edwin and Norma (Johnson) Maurer. Kris graduated from New Glarus High School in 1970. After high school, she worked at Swiss Colony as a computer operator for fifteen years. On...
Elise M. Constantini
Jan 26, 2026
Elise M. (Feldhausen) Constantini, age 48 died as a result of a traffic accident on Monday, January 26, 2026. Elise was born on January 19, 1978 in Green Bay, WI the daughter of Richard and Jayne (Aranda) Feldhausen. She graduated from Green Bay Southwest High School in 1996 and continued her education at UW-Oshkosh graduating in 2001. Elise and...
Arystarch O. Kirsch
Jan 25, 2026
Arystarch "Aryst" O. Kirsch, age 69 passed away on January 25, 2026 at UW Hospital in Madison. He was born exactly at midnight on May 25, 1956 in Poland. Aryst grew up loving and appreciating artwork of all kinds, perhaps in part due to his father who was an artist and painter. Aryst went to a rigorous art school...
Ludwig Meinzer
Jan 24, 2026
Ludwig Meinzer, age 90 passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on December 25, 1935 in Chicago, IL the son of Ludwig and Erna (Roth) Meinzer, German immigrants. Ludwig would graduate from Lake View High School in Chicago in 1954 where he had been part of the Jr. ROTC...
William S. Beckwith
Jan 18, 2026
William S. Beckwith, age 67 passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026 in his home. He was born on May 25, 1958 in Monroe, WI the son of Robert and Mae (Heimann) Beckwith. Bill graduated from New Glarus High School in 1977. He worked as a painter at Federal Industries in Belleville for many years. Bill enjoyed hunting and...
Jerald C. Remy
Jan 13, 2026
Jerald C. Remy, age 93 of Belleville, WI passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Skaalen Nursing and Rehab Center in Stoughton, WI. He was born on October 22, 1932 in Madison, WI—the son of Vernon and Lillian (Moen) Remy. Jerry graduated from Madison West High School in 1950 and continued his education at the University...
Peter E. Burns, Jr.
Jan 6, 2026
Peter E. Burns, Jr., age 93 passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Agrace Hospice Care, Inc. in Fitchburg, WI. He was born on March 16, 1932 on the family farm in the Town of Barneveld to Peter and Regina (Leary) Burns, Sr. Peter was the last surviving sibling of their eleven children. Peter graduated from Arena High...
Sonja Rose Olson
Jan 1, 2026
Sonja Rose "Tootsie" Olson, age 85 passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on December 25, 1940 in Madison, WI the daughter of Roy and Florence (Bavery) Olson. Sonja graduated from Belleville High School in 1959, and she started working at Manchester's Department Store in Madison. Later Sonja would work for...
Melissa R. Jindra
Dec 20, 2025
Melissa R. Jindra, age 55 passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at UW Hospital in Madison. She was born on December 29, 1969 in Dodgeville, WI. Melissa grew up in Medford, WI and Mineral Point, WI. She had worked for Ellis Manufacturing in Verona for many 14 years until working as a bartender and bar manager at Sportsman's...
Richard Jerome Donahue
Dec 19, 2025
It is with great sadness we share the passing of Richard Jerome Donahue, age 72, on Friday, December 19, 2025. He was born on August 19, 1953 in Dodgeville, WI a son of Jerome and Ruth (Haas) Donahue. Growing up as the oldest son on the farm Richard learned many skills from his parents. He attended parochial school in...
