Obituaries

Jan 15, 2020

Ernest Walter Jaggi, age 89 passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at his home. He was born January 1, 1931 the son of Fritz and Margrit (Jossi) Jaggi in Innertkirchen (Canton Bern), Switzerland. Ernie attended school for nine years and then had a two-year agriculture apprenticeship in Aargau. He also took two winter semesters at the...

Jan 13, 2020

Judith C. Treuthardt, age 82 passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Monroe Clinic Hospital after a short illness. She was born on August 15, 1937 in the Town of Exeter, Green County, WI the daughter of Irvin J. and Hazel (Scott) Disch. Judy grew up on a farm north of New Glarus and attended New Glarus...

Jan 12, 2020

Nellie J. Babler, age 91 passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on August 26, 1928 in Monticello the daughter of Johannes and Leonia (Staley) Wirth. On December 4, 1946 she was united in marriage to Harlan Babler in Monticello. Nellie and Harlan farmed in the Monticello/New Glarus...

Jan 7, 2020

Rosemary Zitzner, age 91 passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Heartsong Assisted Living in Belleville. She was born on December 30, 1928 in Madison, WI the daughter of William Bingham and Marie Rogers. Rosemary was united in marriage to Erman Zitzner on April 24, 1952 after meeting each other while working at Oscar Mayer. Later...

Jan 6, 2020

Gertrude Bigler, age 96 of Belleville passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home. She was born in Madison on October 21, 1923 the daughter of Alphonse and Marie (Luginbuhl) Berger. Gertrude graduated from Central High School. On February 16, 1944 she was united in marriage to William Bigler, Sr. in Verona....

Jan 5, 2020

Henry "Skip" DeHaan, Jr., age 81, of New Glarus passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on August 9, 1938 in McHenry County, IL the son of Henry and Jessie (Kooistra) DeHaan, Sr.

On November 29, 1958 he married his high school sweetheart and best...

Dec 29, 2019

Linda L. Duffy, age 81, of New Glarus passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at her home with family by her side. She was born on October 20, 1938 the daughter of Henry J. and Martha (Hanson) Elmer. Linda graduated from New Glarus High School with the class of 1957. On February 24, 1962 she was united in...

Dec 29, 2019

Agnes Elizabeth Dooley Anderson died peacefully with both of her sons at her side in Greenville, South Carolina on December 29 th , 2019 at the age of 92 after a brief illness.

Agnes is survived by her two sons, Dennis Thomas Anderson of Rogers Arkansas and Patrick Thomas Anderson of Charleston South...

Dec 20, 2019

Shirley A. Disch, age 89 of New Glarus passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019 at UW Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 24, 1930 on the home farm in the Town of Primrose to her parents Lawrence and Anna (Mitmoen) Meland. Shirley graduated from New Glarus High School in 1948. On September 3, 1950...

Dec 17, 2019

Lee D. Rosenhagen, age 38, of Belleville, WI passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was born on December 17, 1981 in Berrien Springs, Michigan the son of Karen (Williams) and Daniel Rosenhagen. Lee graduated from Bridgman High School where he played the Saxophone and was a member of the Bridgman Marching...

Dec 15, 2019

Rose E. King, age 95 passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Heartsong in Belleville. She was born on the Pernot Homestead Farm on October 8, 1924 the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Heimann) Pernot. In 1939 her father died, but Rose was able to graduate from the Storytown School, and then she began working to...

Dec 13, 2019

Diane K. Blumer, age 54, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, December 13, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 3, 1965 the daughter of Richard and Rose (Hoffman) Laufenberg. Diane graduated from Oregon High School and attended MATC. On October 8, 1988 she was united in marriage to David Blumer...

Dec 4, 2019

Catherine Anne (Gehin) Nelson died from complications of cancer on December 4, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg.

Cathy was born in Madison on November 23 1941, and grew up on her parents' dairy farm near Belleville. After graduating from Belleville high school, she attended the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, MN, then the University...

Dec 3, 2019

Harry A. "Red" Welch, age 89, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his home in Alabama. He was born on May 28, 1930 in the Town of Primrose the son of Richard and Rose (Germain) Welch. Red farmed around Belleville in the Town of Primrose and Montrose. In 1952 he married Cressie Short in Belleville. After farming Red...

Nov 30, 2019

Mr. Leo Robert Meister, age 88 a Belleville resident passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his daughters home in rural Cambridge. He was born March 17, 1931 in Black Earth, WI. The son of Carl P. Meister and Alta E Hering Meister. In 1952 he was united in marriage to Carol Elaine Heyroth Meister at St. James...

Nov 29, 2019

Betsy Ann (Burke) Jacobs, age 84, of Belleville passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital after a short but valiant battle against an aggressive glioblastoma multiforme tumor. Betsy was born at home in South Wayne, WI, the daughter of Carlton Samuel and Eleanore Margaret (Wenger) Burke. She moved with her family to Belleville, WI before...

Nov 23, 2019

Charles "Charlie, Chuck" Putney, age 70 of Verona died on November 23, 2019 from congestive heart failure, myasthenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, extreme neuropathy, and etc. at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. He was born on June 16, 1949 in DeSoto, IA the sixth son and seventh child born to Ray Jackson and Vivian Lucille (Myers) Putney. By...

Nov 18, 2019

David R. Baker, age 76, of New Glarus passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 18, 2019 at his home. He was born on April 6, 1943 near Lodi, WI the son of Russell and Byrdene (Treinen) Baker. Dave attended a rural Lodi country school until his family moved to a farm near Monticello in the Spring of 1952. He...

Nov 16, 2019

Robert W. Holmes, age 81, of New Glarus passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his home. He was born on August 25, 1938 in Freeport, IL the son of John and Arvilla (Luke) Holmes. Bob attended McConnell Grade School, Lena High School, and graduated from Winslow High School. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a...

Nov 16, 2019

Ronald S. Stenseth, age 64, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his home from the effects of prostate cancer. He was born on December 4, 1954 in Madison the son of Quintin and Hazel (Bang) Stenseth. Ron grew up on the family farm in the Town of Springdale, he attended the Ridgeview School and graduated from Mt....