Obituaries

Dec 13, 2018

Roger L. Buesser, age 80, of New Glarus passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison. He was born on December 27, 1937 in Monroe to his parents Alois and Louisa (Marty) Buesser. Roger graduated from New Glarus High School in 1955. On June 2, 1957 he was united in marriage to Jo Anne Weber...

Dec 11, 2018

Ronald P. Prescott, age 82 of Belleville passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 surrounded by his two daughters at his home. He was born on September 26, 1936, the son of Earl and Dorothy Wilhelmsen Prescott. Ronald was a Sheetmetal worker and farmer. He was a member of AMPI and the Sheetmetal Workers Union.

Survivors include...

Dec 10, 2018

Edmund E. Zingg, age 89, a former Verona resident passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018 at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Dodgeville. He was born on November 14, 1929 in New Glarus, WI to his parents Ernest and Louisa (Schneider) Zingg. Edmunds family moved to Verona to farm at the age of 7. On June 20, 1951 he...

Nov 19, 2018

Barbara C. Marty, age 74, of New Glarus passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on October 24, 1944 in Monroe to her parents Herman J. and Emma (Schneider) Marty. Barbara graduated from New Glarus High School in 1962 and continued her education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1968....

Nov 14, 2018

Wayne Rudolph Kreklow, age 74, of New Glarus passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at UW hospital with his family by his side. He was born on August 19, 1944, grew up on a farm in Cold Spring then moved to Milton at the age of 16. He started driving milk truck at the age of 18,...

Oct 29, 2018

Herman Albert Duerst, age 94, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018. He was born on October 10, 1924 in Verona, WI the son of Albert and Anna (Schilter) Duerst. Herman graduated from Verona High School in 1943. Following high school Herman served in the United States Army with the 508 th Parachute Infantry Regiment from July 1944 to...

Oct 6, 2018

William Zitzner, age 65, passed away at his home on Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was born on October 29, 1952 the son of Erman and Rosemary (Bingham) Zitzner. Bill graduated from Deforest High School and then continued his education at Southwest Technical College in Police Science. He served in the United States Army National Guard. Bill worked as...

Sep 19, 2018

Robert L. Legler, age 94, of rural Monticello passed away at home on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. He was born on February 6, 1924 in the middle of a snowstorm, along with twin brother Richard, at the home farm in Fitchburg, WI to parents George and Marie (Stump) Legler. Robert graduated from New Glarus High School in 1941. He...

Sep 14, 2018

Roger R. Wilson, age 69, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 14, 2018. He was born on July 3, 1949 in Madison to his parents Jesse and Barbara (Warr) Wilson. Roger graduated from Madison West High School in 1967. He then served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1971 where he was stationed in...

Sep 9, 2018

Michael Zweifel, age 63, of Paoli passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 30, 1955 in Madison the son of Melvin and Betty (Aebly) Zweifel. Mike graduated from Belleville High School. He had lived in the Token Creek area and then later on Lake Wisconsin before returning to Belleville.

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Sep 3, 2018

Marjory J. Furseth, age 81, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison. She was born on May 2, 1937 in Dodgeville, WI to her parents William and Ethel (Kite) Mueller. Marjory graduated from Madison Central High School in 1955. On April 12, 1958 she was united in marriage to Howard Furseth in Madison. Marjory...

Sep 3, 2018

Justin A. Sarbacker, age 28, passed away on Sept 3, 2018 at UW Hospital. He was born November 6, 1989, the son of Jeff and Diane (Roosli) Sarbacker. Justin attended Belleville Schools and DCTS graduating in 2008. He loved all sports, especially basketball, football, and soccer. Justin also liked fishing in northern Wisconsin.

Justin is survived by...

Sep 1, 2018

Ella M. Kane, age 15, passed away peacefully September 1, 2018. She was born in Monroe, Wisconsin on May 8, 2003, the daughter of Kelly Beal and Dennis Kane. She was a soon-to-be sophomore at Craig High School, enjoyed working at Festival Foods and loved spending her free time with friends and family.

Ella is survived by...

Aug 31, 2018

Dorothy A. (Lichtsinn) Zorn, age 92, died on Friday, August 31, 2018 at the New Glarus Home.  She was born January 7, 1926 to Walter and Flora (Dreier) Lichtsinn in Hammond, Indiana, where she spent her early years, with five sisters and two brothers, and graduated from Hammond High School. Dorothy continued her studies at Concordia Teachers College, River...

Aug 22, 2018

A great husband, father and friend is no longer with us. Daniel L. Gabel, 59, of New Glarus died on August 22. Born September 1, 1958 to LeRoy and Joyce (Rice) Gabel. Dan began life in Prairie du Chien and would complete high school in Fennimore. He went on to Madison earning a BA in Business Administration from the UW....

Aug 21, 2018

Dolores A. Stoffel, age 79, of Belleville passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at her home. She was born on September 17, 1938 in Waukegan, IL to her parents Francis and Frances (Van Dyke) Stoffel. Dolores graduated from Waukegan Township High School, and then worked for the Department of Defense at Great Lakes Naval Station and Fort Sheridan...

Aug 21, 2018

Patricia Ann Stein, age 82, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on March 17, 1936 in the Town of Verona to her parents Jacob C and Kathryn Ann (Krugjohann) Hefty. Pat attended school in New Glarus. She married Grant Slotten on June 1, 1952 and then later...

Aug 21, 2018

Jessie J. (Mueller) Downer, age 53, of Lodi passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison. She was born on January 17, 1965 in Monroe the daughter of Alfred and Donna (Dickinson) Mueller. Jessie graduated from New Glarus High School in 1983 and then continued her education at MATC in Madison. She first worked at...

Aug 15, 2018

Cory Carpenter, age 68, of Belleville passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 1, 1949 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI the son of Charles and Dorothy (Swanson) Carpenter. Cory graduated from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids and later attended MATC. He served in the U.S. Army and Wisconsin National Guard from...

Aug 1, 2018

Ray Sherman, age 95, a former Belleville resident passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Sebring Assisted Living in Madison. He was born on June 29, 1923 the son of Ernest and Bertha (Lange) Sherman. Ray graduated from Evansville High School in 1942. On December 2, 1942 he enlisted into the United States Army. Ray served in the European...