Obituaries

Sep 7, 2016

Jeffrey Orville Van Stelle of Belleville Wisconsin was born January 24, 1953 in Missouri on the Fort Leonard Wood Army Base and lost his life to cancer at age 63 on September 7, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Raised in Sheboygan, Jeff graduated from Sheboygan South...

Aug 30, 2016

Rolland E. Hustad entered the Kingdom of God on August 30, 2016. He was born May 9, 1922 to Arthur H. and Ada (Ula) Hustad. He attended the Plainview rural school and graduated from New Glarus High School in 1939. He was a life-long member of York Memorial Lutheran Church and...

Aug 26, 2016

Peggy Jane (Fischl) Eichelkraut, age 73 of Belleville, passed away peacefully on Friday August 26, 2016 with family by her side after a courageous 3 month battle with brain and lung cancer. She was born on June 12, 1943 to Norman and Florence (Streiff) Fischl. She was married to Bradford (Butch) E. Eichelkraut...

Aug 16, 2016

Richard Allen Johns, age 68, of Baraboo and former Madison and Belleville resident passed away unexpectedly of an apparent cardiac arrest at his home on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. He was born on August 11, 1948 in Chicago to his parents Arthur and Helene (Laken) Johns. Richard recently retired from Covance in Madison....

Aug 13, 2016

Leo B. Gehin, age 92, passed away on Saturday August 13, 2016 at Heartsong Assisted Living in Belleville. He was born on December 27, 1923 the son of James and Victoria (Wallet) Gehin.

He graduated from Belleville High School, and was studying pharmacy at Platteville...

Aug 12, 2016

William Bruce Van Meer Sr., age 82, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at his home in Belleville. He was born on September 30, 1933 in Owosso, MI to his parents Ernest and Ahlela (Keyes) Van Meer. Bill graduated from Corunna High School and then continued his education at Michigan...

Aug 5, 2016

Melvin Walter Fuchs, age 81, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on May 7, 1935 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to his parents Walter and Katherine (Waelti) Fuchs. Melvin graduated from New Glarus High School in 1954. He served in the United States...

Aug 3, 2016

Clark, Carol Mae (Weddige, Grattafiori, Hunter)

Carol Clark, age 78, died peacefully at home, in New Glarus, WI on August 3rd from pancreatic cancer. She was born September 25, 1937 in Aurora, IL to Paul and Christine Weddige. Carol believed in faith, friends, and family....

Aug 1, 2016

Shirley M. Krauss, age 85, of New Glarus passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on May 14, 1931 at Monroe to her parents Robert and Emma (Edwards) Ruch. After her parents death she was raised by Fred and Minnie Burkhalter. Shirley graduated from...

Jul 29, 2016

Virginia "Ginny" F. Nichols, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 29, 2016.   She was 83 years old having been born on July 30, 1932 in Delavan, Illinois. She moved to Woodstock, Illinois in 1937 with her parents Elwood and Lois Howell. Her father was an agricultural teacher and dairy farmer and her...

Jul 28, 2016

After devoting her life to the Golden Rule, Vivian Marcella (Klosterman) Disch took her last breath Thursday morning and was welcomed into heaven. She was 94.

A spiritual woman with a profound love of Jesus, Vivian set a very high bar for anyone determined to...

Jul 26, 2016

Roger L. Werndli, age 73, of Mount Horeb passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at his home. He was born on March 23, 1943 to his parents Melvin and Meta (Schindler) Werndli. Roger graduated as the valedictorian of his class from New Glarus High School. He was a dedicated dairy farmer who...

Jul 21, 2016

Kathryn Irene Warren, age 54, passed away unexpectedly due to medical complications on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on March 15, 1962 in Elmhurst, IL the daughter of Jeanette (Anderson) Warren Bossingham and Keene Warren. Kathy grew up in Oregon, WI and graduated from Oregon...

Jul 20, 2016

Rev. F. Samuel Hunt, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on September 8, 1929 in Ardmore, OK to his parents Foster William and Alice Mae (Williams) Hunt. Sam served in the United States Air Force in Amarillo Texas from 1950 to 1953....

Jul 14, 2016

Violet Elmer, age 83, of Monroe passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on August 26, 1932 to her parents Meinrad and Emma (Gerber) Zentner. Violet was married to Ralph Elmer and was a homemaker.

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Jul 1, 2016

Julie Christine Reeves was born in Saint Paul Minnesota on December 8th 1964 and passed away on July 1st 2016 at her home in New Glarus. Julie is survived by her mother Linda Gutman, her longtime friend and partner Christopher Lenkiewicz and friend Dale Gutman, a treasured step-sister Jacquie Reeves in Saint Paul,...

Jun 30, 2016

Ruth Marie Bowers, age 98, of Watertown passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 13, 1917 in the Town of Primrose to her parents Gilman and Mary (Schwartz) Bowers. Ruth was a member of the St. Mary of Lourdes Catholic Church and later the St....

Jun 20, 2016

Iona Doris Aebly, age 95, of New Glarus passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Glarner Lodge in New Glarus. She was born on August 28, 1920 near Blanchardville to her parents Thomas and Marella (Severson) Helmeid. On April 2, 1942 she was united in marriage to Fred Aebly in Argyle....

Jun 20, 2016

Philip H. Johnson, age 79, passed away of natural causes on Monday, June 20 at his home in rural Belleville surrounded by family. He was born September 11, 1936 in Dodgeville, WI to Lenore (Syse) and Howard Johnson. Raised in Argyle, Phil attended Augsburg College and the UW-Platteville where he received a Biology...

Jun 12, 2016

Mary Lou Ryan, age 85, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on January 24, 1931 at Trego, WI to her parents Dean and Della Smith. Mary Lou attended Spooner Schools until her junior year when she moved to Belleville and graduated with the class...