Obituaries

Jun 7, 2018

Jeffrey G. Marty, age 76, passed away at his home on June 7, 2018. He was born on May 25, 1942 in Monroe the son of Garland and Harriet Marty. Jeff graduated from New Glarus High School in 1960. As a student he was an athlete and was a member of the conference...

Jun 7, 2018

Lorraine Mary Atkinson, age 82, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the New Glarus Home. Lorraine was born on October 27, 1935 in "The Bush" in Madison, WI to her parents Emil and Mary (Wagner) Peterson. She attended Lapham and Lincoln Grade Schools and graduated from Central High School in Madison....

Jun 6, 2018

Dr. Gerald "Doc" Lester Dorst was born on a farm in Chili, WI to Lester Marinus Dorst and Beatrice Leona Pepper on February 17, 1925. Jerry departed this world on angel's wings to join up with his beloved Gloria on June 6, 2018. Jerry graduated from high school in Marshfield, WI...

May 29, 2018

David R. "Chops" Schulz, age 73 of Belleville passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 9, 1945 in Monroe to his parents Raymond and Gladys (Stiklestad) Schulz. Dave graduated from Belleville High School in 1964, and he married Linda May on June 14, 1966 and...

May 24, 2018

Joan Zweifel, age 88, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 24, 2018. She was born on January 20, 1930 in Madison, WI to Joseph and Florence (Sommers) Marx. On November 4, 1950 she married Raymond Zweifel together they celebrated 62 years of marriage and raised four children....

May 23, 2018

Gloria M. Thompson, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus, Wisconsin. The youngest of seven children, Gloria was born on February 18, l925 in New Glarus to Fred and Sarah (Wichser) Ziltner. She graduated from New Glarus High School, the class of 1943....

May 19, 2018

Henrietta A. Paulson, age 100, a former New Glarus resident passed away at Aster Assisted Living in Monroe. She was born on August 28, 1917 the daughter of Anton and Amanda (Schachte) Uselmann. Henrietta attended the Sauk City Elementary School and graduated from Middleton High School in 1934. On August 16, 1947 she...

May 19, 2018

Larry D. Sherven, age 71, of rural Belleville passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 26, 1946 in Monroe to his parents Orton and Esther (Knudtson) Sherven. Larry was baptized and confirmed at York Memorial Lutheran Church. He graduated from New Glarus High School in...

May 18, 2018

Mary M. Jacobs, age 85, of Verona passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Four Winds Manor in Verona. She was born on August 1, 1932 to her parents Steven and Nelle (Fairhurst) Matthews in Ohio. On December 5, 1964 Mary was united in marriage to Austin...

May 18, 2018

Richard M. Tollefson, age 86, of Verona passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 with his family by his side at Meriter Hospital in Madison. He was born on October 30, 1931 in the Town of Vermont to his parents Leonard and Elizabeth (Jenni) Tollefson. Richard graduated from Verona High School in 1949....

May 17, 2018

Carmen A. (Kittleson) Legler-Hughes, age 88, was called home by her grandma on Thursday, May 17, 2018. She was born on September 5, 1929 the child of Edward Deneen and Leona Kittleson in Madison. As a child Carmen was raised by her grandparents Kittle and Lena Kittleson. Later her stepfather Tony Yager provided...

May 13, 2018

Harold T. Eichelkraut, age 87 of Verona peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He was born on September 29, 1930 on the family farm in Paoli to Alvie and Elfa (Becker) Eichelkraut. Harold grew up helping on the family dairy farm. He graduated from the Paoli Graded School and...

May 12, 2018

Ann Marie Markwardt, age 79, formerly of New Holstein, WI passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the New Glarus Home where she had resided for the last few years. She was born on May 15, 1938 to her parents Jess and Hildegarde (Binsfeld) Mortimer in Chilton, WI. Ann graduated from Chilton...

May 4, 2018

Robin Lynn Stoikes, age 58, passed away with family by her side on Friday, May 4, 2018 at her home due to Glioblastoma. She was born in Monroe on June 11, 1959 to her parents Robert and Virginia (Maddrell) Lovelace. Robin grew up in Woodford, WI and graduated from Blackhawk High School. She...

May 1, 2018

Richard G. Legler, age 94, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the New Glarus Home. He was born at home on February 6, 1924 to his parents George and Marie (Stump) Legler. Richard graduated from New Glarus High School in 1941. He farmed with his family and then...

Apr 29, 2018

Surrounded by her family, Lynn A. Alme's walk here on earth ended on Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was born on December 28, 1951 to George and Leah (Jordan) Moreland of Belleville. Lynn graduated from Belleville High School in 1970 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On January 15, 1972 she married her...

Apr 25, 2018

June D. (Hefty) Kresge, age 89, passed away at the Stoughton Hospital on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. She was born on June 4, 1928 in West Allis, WI to her parents Henry and Edna Marie (Steussy) Hefty. As a teenager June performed as a dancer and contortionist including once performing at the Pabst...

Apr 22, 2018

Valliere P. Boll, age 84, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the New Glarus Home after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. She was born on September 25, 1933 to her parents Henry W. and Phyllis (Freitag) Pauli. Valliere graduated from New Glarus High School in 1951. On October 9, 1953 she...

Apr 21, 2018

Rebecca R. (Buesser) Enloe, age 40, of Belleville passed away at her home on Saturday, April 21, 2018. She was born on May 23, 1977 in Monroe to her parents Ozzie and Peggy (Meyer) Buesser. Rebecca graduated from Belleville High School in 1995 and the surgical technician program at MATC in 1996. She...

Apr 13, 2018

Airman First Class Benjamin David Jackson, USAF, age 20, was killed in a motorcycle accident on April 13, 2018 in Misawa, Japan.

Ben was born June 1, 1997 in Chesapeake, VA and grew up in New Glarus, WI. He graduated from New Glarus High School...