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Larry D. Sherven

Larry D. Sherven

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...

Mary M. Jacobs

Mary M. Jacobs

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...

Richard M. Tollefson

Richard M. Tollefson

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....

Carmen A. (Kittleson) Legler-Hughes

Carmen A. (Kittleson) Legler-Hughes

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...

Harold T. Eichelkraut

Harold T. Eichelkraut

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...

Ann Marie Markwardt

Ann Marie Markwardt

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...

Robin Lynn Stoikes

Robin Lynn Stoikes

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...

Richard G. Legler

Richard G. Legler

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...

Lynn A. Alme

Lynn A. Alme

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...

June D. Kresge

June D. Kresge

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...

Valliere P. Boll

Valliere P. Boll

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...

Rebecca R. Enloe

Rebecca R. Enloe

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...

Benjamin David Jackson

Benjamin David Jackson

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...

Beatrice H. Pope

Beatrice H. Pope

Apr 7, 2018

Beatrice H. Pope, age 100, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on March 14, 1918 in the Town of York, rural Blanchardville one of ten children to Benhard and Helga (Anderson) Jeglum. Bea attended the Meadow View School and then began working in many...

Robert E. Mitchell

Robert E. Mitchell

Mar 29, 2018

Robert E. Mitchell, age 67, of Belleville passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 after a long courageous battle with cancer at William S. Middleton VA Memorial Hospital in Madison. He was born on February 25, 1951 in Rockford, IL the son of Claude and Gretchen (Yelinek) Mitchell. Robert graduated from Dekalb High...

Al C. Kvamme

Al C. Kvamme

Mar 14, 2018

Alvin C. Kvamme, age 68, of rural Belleville passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at his home. He was born on November 20, 1949 in Monroe to his parents Casper and Lola (Anderson) Kvamme. Al graduated from New Glarus High School in 1967. After high school Al served in the U.S. Army...

Sylvia B. Moen

Sylvia B. Moen

Mar 10, 2018

Sylvia B. Moen, age 97, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on October 27, 1920 the daughter of Sever C. and Bertha (Eide) Engen. Sylvia grew up near Forward in the Town of Perry. On May 23, 1943 she was united in marriage to...

Therese Jaggi

Therese Jaggi

Mar 4, 2018

Therese Jaggi, age 84, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Monroe Hospice Home. She was born on January 30, 1934 in Thoerigen, Switzerland to her parents Hans and Anna (Schneeberger) Br ü gger. Therese first came to the United States in 1960 on a six-month visa. After returning to Switzerland...

William A. Dingeldine

William A. Dingeldine

Feb 28, 2018

William A. Dingeldine, age 66, of Monticello passed away as a result of a traffic crash on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. He was born on May 21, 1951 in Waukesha, WI to his parents LaRue and Wilma (Shanklin) Dingeldine. William grew up in the area and graduated from Waukesha High School. He continued...

Aline Schuerch

Aline Schuerch

Feb 12, 2018

Aline Loeffel Schuerch passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on February 22, 1929 in Cudahy, WI to Otto and Helen (Rothlisberger) Wyss. Aline married Armin Loeffel in 1946 and he passed in 1960. In 1981 she was united in marriage to Harry Schuerch until...

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