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Marilyn Rae Argue
Jul 22, 2015
Marilyn Rae Argue, age 80, of Belleville, WI passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 12, 1934 in the Town of New Glarus to her parents Clarence and Louise Gust. Marilyn graduated from high school in Mazomanie. On October 31, 1959 she was united in marriage to George...
Eva Zweifel
Jul 20, 2015
Eva Zweifel, age 102, of New Glarus died on Monday, July 20, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on January 16, 1913 in the Town of Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Herman and Wilma (Schwartzlow) Ringhand. Eva attended the Babler Country School. On November 3, 1934 she married Clarence Zweifel in Freeport, IL. They farmed side by...
Sylvia Purcell
Jul 12, 2015
Sylvia K. Purcell (nee Keppler), age 90, a lifelong resident of New Glarus, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015. Born on December 11, 1924 to Rueben and Anna (Held) Keppler. Sylvia graduated from New Glarus High School in 1942. She married Thomas Purcell on July 12, 1947. Sylvia is survived by her sons Greg, New Glarus and Randy (Paula), Cedarburg,...
Lila M. Dibble
Jul 3, 2015
Lila (Kubly) Dibble, age 96, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015. Born on July 29, 1918, on the family farm in New Glarus to Nic and Alda Kubly, she enjoyed helping her father in the fields more than her mother in the house. Lila graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a degree in social work and...
Annatta E. Tollefson
Jun 27, 2015
Annatta E. Tollefson, age 81, of rural Belleville passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 21, 1934 on her parents Marion and Florence (Kutzke) West's farm in the Town of Brooklyn, WI. Annatta graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1952. On October 16, 1954 she was united in marriage...
William John Clark Sr.
Jun 25, 2015
William (Bill) John Clark Sr., of Albany, WI, passed away on June 25, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife (Irene Clark) and parents (John and Mary Clark). Bill was survived by his sons William Jr. (Donna) Clark, John (Victoria) Clark, grandchildren Sarah, Garth, and Brandon, great-grandson Adrian, and his very special adopted...
Dwight W. Elmer
Jun 21, 2015
Dwight W. Elmer, age 88, of New Glarus passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on July 5, 1926 in New Glarus to his parents Herbert and Rachel (Kleppe) Elmer. After graduating from Belleville High School in 1944 and with the permission of his parents he enlisted in the United States Army...
Audrey May Owen
Jun 16, 2015
Audrey May Owen was called to be one of God's Little Angels on June 16, 2015. She was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to her parents Jeremy and Amy (Olson) Owen on March 1, 2015. Audrey is survived by her parents and brothers Keevon, Marvin, and Markeese, grandparents David and Betty Owen of New Glarus, WI and Dean...
Theodore "Tj" Mclimans
Jun 12, 2015
Theodore "TJ" McLimans, age 41, of Fitchburg passed away at his home on Friday, June 12, 2015 from complications of diabetes. He was born on October 3, 1973 in Lancaster, WI to his parents Ed McLimans and Carolyn Rich. TJ graduated from Monache High School in Porterville, CA. TJ loved animals, video gaming, heavy metal, and was a loyal Patriots...
Forrest "Timber" Ott
Jun 11, 2015
Forrest H. "Timber" Ott, age 86, of New Glarus passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home where he was born and raised. Timber was born on January 7, 1929 to his parents Henry and Clara (Becker) Ott. He graduated from New Glarus High School and farmed. Timber enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and bowling. He is survived by...
Iona B. Ott
Jun 8, 2015
After a long and frustrating battle with Alzheimer's, Iona Ott, age 86, passed away peacefully, in the comfort of her home on Monday June 8, 2015. She was born November 1, 1928 in York Township in Green County Wisconsin. The daughter of Thorval and Mary (Schiesser) Vamstad. She married Eldon Ott on October 2, 1948 at York Memorial Lutheran Church...
Sarah Alice (Goodman) Wealti
Jun 4, 2015
Sarah Alice Wealti, age 91, of Belleville, Wisconsin passed away on June 4, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on August 16, 1923, in the Town of Montrose, Wisconsin, the daughter of George and Annabelle Goodman. She married Wilson Mikell in 1944, and later married Raymond Wealti in 1949. Ray and Alice farmed in Monticello, New Glarus,...
Wilton W. Marty
Jun 1, 2015
Wilton W. Marty, age 87, of New Glarus passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, June 1, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on August 26, 1927 in New Glarus, WI to his parents William F. and Louisa M. (Hefty) Marty. Wilton attended the Voegeli Country School and graduated from the New Glarus High School...
Jerry L. Zweifel
May 28, 2015
Jerrald L. Zweifel, age 68, of Evansville, WI., passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. Jerry was born September 22, 1946, to Wilbert and Velma (Smith) Zweifel at Madison General Hospital. He graduated from Evansville High School in 1965. He was married to Margaret Lechleitner and divorced. His first job was delivering the Capital...
Ruth H. Wittwer
May 10, 2015
Ruth Wittwer died peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Agrace Hospice surrounded by her loving family after a two week struggle with a Staph infection in her knee. She was born on December 10, 1931 in Davis, Illinois to Fred and Emma (Banziger) Stuber who were Swiss immigrants. Ruth graduated from Verona High School in 1949. On March 16,...
Elizabeth G. Barham
May 5, 2015
Elizabeth G. Barham, age 94, formerly of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on September 17, 1920 in Chapel Hill to her parents Joseph W. Gattis and Lillian (Norwood) Gattis. On September, 27, 1946 Elizabeth was united in marriage to George Odell Barham. He preceded her in death...
Lyle A. Wealti
May 3, 2015
Lyle A. Wealti, age 78, of Verona passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. He was born on November 8, 1936 in Basco to his parents Robert and Annetta (Neilsen) Wealti. Lyle served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1954 to 1957. On June 14, 1958 he was united in marriage to Ann...
Terry Duane Babler
Apr 28, 2015
Terry Duane Babler, age 65, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital in Madison following an eight year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on February 13, 1950 to his parents Duane and Virginia (Duerst) Babler in Monroe Wisconsin. Terry graduated from New Glarus High School in 1968....
Ruth Geneva Field
Apr 25, 2015
Ruth Geneva Field, age 98, of Monticello passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her home. She was born on November 15, 1916 near Argyle, WI to her parents Andrew and Tilda (Gilbertson) Skattum. Ruth graduated from Monroe High School. On September 2, 1937 she was united in marriage to Clyde Field at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
Dorothy Kuenzi
Apr 25, 2015
Dorothy Augusta Kuenzi, age 94, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on September 20, 1920 in Verona, WI to her parents Wayne and Julia (Gafke) Palmer. Dottie attended the Paoli Grade School and graduated from Belleville High School. On March 21, 1941 she was united in marriage to William Kuenzi, Sr....
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