Obituaries

Jan 9, 2016

Janette Rose Streiff, age 83 of New Glarus passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. She was born on January 19, 1932 in Monroe, WI to her parents Henry and Phyllis (Freitag) Pauli. Janette graduated from New Glarus High School in 1949. She...

Jan 8, 2016

Ms. Linda Limmex, age 64, of Waunakee, WI, passed away in her home on January 8th. Linda was born on December 13, 1951, the eldest child of Raymond and Joan (Marx) Zweifel. She graduated from Belleville High School, class of 1970. Linda worked for St. Mary's Hospital in Madison as a Unit Secretary...

Jan 6, 2016

Lawrence Robert Lasure of Belleville, Wisconsin passed away following a stroke on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

Larry was born "in a tent" February 9, 1931 in Porterville, California to Merrill Clarence...

Jan 2, 2016

Janet Virginia Babler, age 83, of Belleville passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Heartsong Assisted Living in Belleville, WI. She was born on June 1, 1932 in Madison, WI to her parents Norman and Janet (Baldwin) Buss. Janet graduated from Belleville High School in 1950. On August 10, 1950 she was...

Dec 27, 2015

Robert Willard "Bob" Stillman, age 98, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on August 7, 1917 in East Ellsworth, WI to his parents Willard I. and Georgia A. Stillman. Bob attended Ellsworth schools and then graduated from River Falls High School in 1935. He...

Dec 26, 2015

Bernice M. Hustad, age 90, of New Glarus passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on June 15, 1925 near Blanchardville, WI the daughter of William and Clara (NyGaard) Granberg. Bernice attended Blanchardville Schools. On February 23, 1943 she was united in marriage to Arthur...

Dec 26, 2015

Arnold DeLoy Alme, age 89, of Belleville passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on May 5, 1926 at home near Brooklyn, WI to his parents Carl and Helen Pearl (Meloy) Alme. Arnie graduated from Brooklyn High School in...

Dec 20, 2015

Lucius Andrew Evenson, Jr., age 90, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Four Winds Manor in Verona. He was born on August 20, 1925 at Appleton, WI to his parents Lucius and Anna (Saegert) Evenson. Lucius's family moved to International Falls, MN where he grew up and graduated from high school....

Dec 18, 2015

Richard Ernest Oppliger, age 61, of Belleville passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 18, 1954 at Monroe, WI to his parents Paul and Patricia (Freitag) Oppliger. Richard graduated from New Glarus High School in 1973. Following high school he worked as a farmhand and also drove truck for many years....

Dec 9, 2015

Arlene Isabel Solberg, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Ingleside Manor in Mt. Horeb, WI. She was born at home on Schaller Road outside Paoli to her parents Jacob and Lillian (Ellefs) Schaller. Arlene graduated from Belleville High School and then went on to Madison Business College. On November 3, 1945 she was united in...

Dec 7, 2015

Howard Stuart Roper, age 67, of Oregon passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 surrounded by his family at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison after battling for 20 plus years with heart disease. He was born January 19, 1948 and was the adopted son of Raymond and Erma (Ott) Roper. Howard graduated from Baraboo High School...

Dec 4, 2015

Karen Kay Frazier was reborn into eternal life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 4, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg, WI. She passed away at age 68 with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Marinette, WI on May 23, 1947 to her parents Walter...

Nov 25, 2015

Heaven received another angel, Garnett "Garney" Ellen Richardson, age 70, of Brooklyn on November 25, 2015, after a short, hard fought battle with cancer. She was born on October 13, 1945, in Madison to her parents Sheldon and Irma (Fischl) Herrington. Garney graduated from Verona High School with the class of 1963. On May 1, 1965 she was united in...

Nov 23, 2015

Robert H. Beckwith, age 79, of New Glarus passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. He was born the son of Oral and Jesse Beckwith on October 16, 1936 at the Hefty-Blum Homestead. Bob was baptized, confirmed, and married at the Swiss United Church of Christ in New Glarus. On October 16, 1955 he...

Nov 19, 2015

"You can say what you want, but…" This signaled that Lester Palmer was about to offer up one of his many keen observations. If, on the other hand, he started with, "What are you doing right now?" you had better schedule out the afternoon for an adventure whose outcome only he knew. Either way, after a few minutes of conversation...

Nov 12, 2015

David Winden passed away on Nov 12, 2015 at the age of 68 years old after a courageous 18 month battle against pancreatic cancer. He was born on March 2nd, 1947 near Daleyville, the son of Lloyd and Ruth (Swiggum) Winden. After four years they moved to the family farm on Yankee Hollow Road, Blanchardville WI. David graduated from Blanchardville...

Nov 11, 2015

Kevin Ross Schneider, age 59, passed away on November 11, 2015 in Attica. He was born on April 1, 1956 at the Stoughton Hospital to his parents Kenneth and Dorothy (Gempeler) Schneider. Kevin graduated from Belleville High School in 1974 and then went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps from 1974 to 1976. In June of 1977...

Nov 10, 2015

Jean Delores Rufenacht, age 85, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Glarner Lodge Assisted Living. She was born on October 4, 1930 near Argyle, WI to her parents George and Clara (Smith) Walden. Jean graduated from Blanchardville High School and was proud to have been a cheerleader. On September 12, 1948 she was united...

Nov 4, 2015

Richard Charles Norton, age 67 passed away on Wednesday, November 4th, 2015 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on February 22, 1948, in Madison to Neil and Sylvia (Falkenstein) Norton. He graduated in 1966 as the valedictorian of his class from Oregon High School. He then went on to MATC where he earned an...

Oct 29, 2015

Viola L. Butts-Nevels, age 84, of Belleville passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Heartsong Assisted Living in Belleville. She was born on the family farm in the Town of Montrose to her parents Julian and Emily (O'Brien) Viney on August 8, 1931. Viola graduated from Belleville High School in 1950 and then graduated from Green County Normal Teacher's...