Obituaries

Apr 11, 2016

William A. Legler, Jr., age 86, a loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Agrace HospiceCare Inc. in Fitchburg with his family by his side. He was born on December 26, 1929 in his grandmother's house in Belleville to his parents William and Anna (Schmid) Legler....

Apr 11, 2016

Julian O. Rhiner, age 87, of Verona passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at St. Mary's Care Center in Madison. He was born on September 11, 1928 on the family farm outside Verona to his parents Otto and Elda (Thieler) Rhiner. Julian graduated from Verona High School and then entered the United...

Mar 16, 2016

James Lee Fritsch, age 71, of Dayton passed away on March 16, 2016. He was born on March 14, 1945 at Monroe, WI to his parents George and Alice (Frauchiger) Fritsch. James grew up in Juda and attended Juda Schools. On August 2, 1967 he was united in marriage to Martha Boeck at...

Mar 15, 2016

On March 15th, 2016 there was a clap of thunder and the gates of heaven opened to receive Shirley Anderson into her eternal home. She was born on September 17, 1928 in Monroe, WI to her parents William and Lena (Thoman) Bidlingmaier. Shirley attended the Buckskin Hollow School and graduated from Monticello High...

Mar 11, 2016

Wilma M. Popp, age 72, a former Dayton resident passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home. She was born on May 26, 1943 to her parents Benjamin and Cecilia (Reich) Schwartz at Wabasha, MN. Wilma graduated from Alma High School. On February 18, 1961 she was united in marriage to...

Mar 11, 2016

Travis Ryan Doyle, age 22, beloved son of Jim Doyle and Holly Ritschard passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 11, 2016 at his home. He was born on December 31, 1993 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Travis graduated from Belleville High School in 2012. He enjoyed fishing, hanging out with his childhood...

Mar 11, 2016

Alvin J. Gmur, age 72 of rural Darlington, WI passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at William S. Middleton VA Hospital in Madison. He was born September 10, 1943 to Joseph and Lillian (Schuetz) Gmur. Alvin attended Meadow Valley School and New Glarus High School. Alvin worked for Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. in...

Mar 7, 2016

Bonnie Louise Boger Wilcox, age 71, of Belleville, WI passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016 at her home. She was born on April 4, 1944 in Denver, CO to her parents John and Mae (Moschetti) Boger. Bonnie graduated from Aurora Central High School in 1962 and then attended Western State College at...

Mar 3, 2016

Elaine Marion Morrick, age 83 of Belleville went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison as her family sang Amazing Grace at her side. She was born on July 13, 1932 in Stoughton, WI to her parents Arnold and Anna (Christopherson) Swenson....

Feb 22, 2016

Ralph Calvin Langdok, age 84, of Whitewater and formerly Belleville, WI passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at home with family by his side. He was born on August 23, 1931 in Rhinelander, WI the son of Gilman and Clara (Anderson) Langdok. Ralph served in the United States Army as a radio...

Feb 17, 2016

Diane Marie (Knobel) Crapp, age 69, of New Glarus passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at her home. She was born on July 31, 1946 the daughter of Herbert and Darlene (Froh) Knobel. Diane graduated from New Glarus High School in 1965 and then went on to graduate from MATC with a...

Feb 14, 2016

Judith Carolyn DeHaan, age 76, of New Glarus passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on September 3, 1939 to her parents Arthur and Charlotte (Stewart) Eggert in Harvard, IL. Judith graduated from Hebron High School and then attended the Rockford School of Nursing. On...

Feb 13, 2016

Della B. Beil passed away surrounded by loving family at her home on February 13, 2016. Della was born to Gustave A. and Anna C. (Roeck) Stoelting on Feb 10, 1921. She grew up in Kiel, Wisconsin and graduated from Kiel High School in 1939 and then attended Milwaukee State Teachers College (now...

Feb 9, 2016

Noel Philip Workman, age 75, of Albany, WI passed away at his home with family by his side on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. He was born on December 7, 1940 in Lansing, WV to his parents Phillip and Thelma Workman. Noel then went on to serve in the United States Army during 1956...

Feb 5, 2016

Lee Norman Potratz, age 64, of Belleville passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born June 8, 1951 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to his parents Eldon and Carol (O'Neil) Potratz. Lee served as a helicopter pilot in the United States Army in Vietnam. On...

Feb 3, 2016

Kurt Douglas Duerst, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was born on August 26, 1962 at the Edgerton Memorial Hospital in Edgerton, WI to his parents Harlen and Dawn (Geske) Duerst. Kurt graduated from New Glarus High School in 1980 and then farmed and worked at Nicolet Instruments and...

Feb 2, 2016

In the early morning hours of February 2, 2016 Clinton Duane Wilde, 87, overcame his battle with dementia/Alzheimer's. He was finally free of the body that had robbed him of so much in these last years.

Duane was born on July 18, 1928 in New Glarus Township to Clinton...

Jan 29, 2016

Raphael LaVerne Peterson, age 79, of rural Blanchardville passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016 due to complications following a stroke. He was born on March 24, 1936 to his parents Percy and Thora (Lee) Peterson on the home farm outside Hollandale. Raphael graduated from Hollandale High School in 1954. On April 19,...

Jan 20, 2016

Charlene M. Schmid, age 89, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Heartsong in Belleville. Charlene was born to Alvie and Elfa Eichelkraut in the family farm home at the top of the hill overlooking Paoli, WI, on September 29, 1926. She only spoke Swiss that first day of...

Jan 13, 2016

Thomas Lee Thurow, 60, of Monticello, Wisconsin, died January 13 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison following a sudden, brief illness.

Tom was born July 14, 1955, in Elgin, Illinois, to George and Laura (Freise) Thurow. He grew up...