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William Frank Wild, Jr.
Nov 29, 2014
William Frank Wild, Jr., age 89, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 23, 1925 at Verona, WI to his parents William and Dora (Hageman) Wild, Sr. Willie graduated from high school and then went on to attend vocational school. On June 5, 1948 he was united in marriage to Genevieve Miller....
Olga Elsbeth Hess
Nov 29, 2014
Olga Elsbeth Hess, age 96, of New Glarus passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on January 10, 1918 to her parents Fred and Magdalena (Krieg) Voegeli in the Town of New Glarus. Olga attended the Pioneer School. In 1939 she was first united in marriage to Arol Berge at the Swiss...
Adeline Schmidt
Nov 26, 2014
Adeline May (Hammen) Schmidt, daughter of Elmer and Olga (Johnson) Hammen, age 88, born May 9th, 1926 (on Mothers Day) in Madison, WI. She is the beloved mother of Jean (Randy) Rogers, N. Ft. Myers, FL, Rita (David) Off, Fitchburg, WI, Patricia (Larry) Jelle, New Glarus, WI, and Harvey (Tracy) Schmidt, Lake Delton, WI. Loving grandmother of six and great-grandmother...
Doris E. Jeglum
Nov 18, 2014
Doris E. Jeglum, age 88, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 6, 1926 at Monroe, WI to her parents Olen and Irene (Sponem) Hustad. Doris graduated from New Glarus High School. On June 15, 1944 she was united in marriage to Enos Jeglum. Doris was a mother and...
David R. Hollis
Nov 15, 2014
David R. Hollis, age 72, of Attica died peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born on April 21, 1942 at home at Dayton, WI the son of Cloyce and Genevieve (Pernot) Hollis. David attended Belleville High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1966. On April 18, 1964...
Rosemary Adele Doyle Gion
Nov 14, 2014
Rosemary Adele Doyle Gion, age 89, of Madison passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. She was born on February 16, 1925 to her parents John and Rose (Gaffney) Doyle at Dayton, WI. Rosemary graduated from Belleville High School. On September 17, 1949 she was united in marriage to Alphonse Gion at St. James...
Mark Vanblarcom
Nov 10, 2014
Mark A. VanBlarcom, age 53, of Belleville passed away peacefully after a hardfought battle with cancer on Monday, November 10, 2014 at AgraceHospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. He was born on Septemer 3, 1961 at Dubuque, IA to his parents James and Barbara (Massey) VanBlarcom. Mark graduated from Wahlert High School and Clarke College. On September 6, 1996 he was united...
Linda Lee Sommer
Nov 10, 2014
Linda Lee Sommer, 60, passed away on Monday, November, 10, 2014 at her home in New Glarus with family by her side. Linda was born on July 7, 1954 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin to Vernus and Mildred (Bystol) Watkins. A long-time resident of New Glarus, she graduated from New Glarus High School in 1972 and worked as an Assistant Manager of...
Kathleen Sue Blum
Nov 10, 2014
Kathleen Sue (Willoughby) Blum, age 77, of Belleville passed shortly after celebrating her sixty first wedding anniversary on November 10, 2014. She was born on May 1, 1937 in Madison, WI to her parents Lester and Clarice (Gander) Willoughby. Kathleen attended Belleville High School and on November 6, 1953 she was united in marriage to Darold Blum at her parent's...
Walter Zimmerman
Oct 16, 2014
Jacob Walter Zimmerman, Jr., age 93, of New Glarus passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the New Glarus Home. He was born April 14, 1921 in the Town of York to his parents Jacob Sr. and Maria (Schachtler) Zimmerman. On February 14, 1946 he was united in marriage to Ruth May Eichelkraut at the Swiss Church Parsonage in...
Richard E. Hagen
Oct 10, 2014
Richard E. Hagen died peacefully at his home in New Glarus, Wisconsin on October 10 at age 82. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on November 5, 1931 to Evelyn R. and John W. Hagen. Richard (Dick) spent most of his adult life in the field of advertising. He was advertising manager of Ray-O-Vac International for five years and traveled...
Allen Lavern Haak
Sep 28, 2014
Allen LaVern "Red" Haak, age 85, passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg on Sunday, September 28, 2014. He was born on September 21, 1929 in Livingston, WI, an only child to Ralph and Reta (Weir) Haak. He moved to West Middleton and graduated class of 1947 from Verona. July 14th, 1951 he was drafted into the US...
Olga C. Hoesly
Sep 17, 2014
Olga Hoesly, age 91, of New Glarus passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on May 29, 1923 in Monroe the daughter of Louise and Otto Leiser. Olga graduated from Monroe High School in 1941. On May 16, 1948 she was united in marriage to Robert Hoesly. Olga was a member of...
Ruth H. Collins
Sep 12, 2014
Ruth Helene Collins, age 92, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 11, 1922 in the Town of Richford in Waushara County the daughter of Julius and Adeline (Schaefer) Schwanke. Ruth was baptized in March 1922 and was confirmed in December 1935. She attended East Richford grade...
Stephen J. O'Brien
Sep 9, 2014
Stephen Jerome O'Brien, age 65, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran's Hospital in Madison. Steve was born on May 24, 1949 to Paul and Mary Ann (Chlan) O'Brien in the Town of Magnolia, WI. Steve graduated from Evansville High School in 1967 and later the...
Ruth M. Erickson
Sep 8, 2014
Ruth M. Erickson, age 87, passed away on September 8, 2014 at Four Winds Manor in Verona. She was born on October 1, 1926 in Dale, WI to her parents Emil and Marie (Moser) Krummenacher. Ruth graduated from Menasha High School and then earned her Bachelor's degree at UW-Madison and years later, a Master's from UW-Oshkosh. On December 27, 1952...
Donald A. Ward, Sr.
Sep 8, 2014
Donald A. Ward, Sr., age 73, of Oxford passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Montello Care Center in Montello, WI. He was born on September 10, 1940 at Richland Center, WI to his parents Howard and Avis (Bradley) Ward. Donald graduated from Belleville High School in 1958. On June 4, 1960 he was united in marriage to...
William A. Smith
Aug 30, 2014
William A. Smith, age 92, of Belleville passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on May 19, 1922 to his parents William and Nettie Mae (Knutson) Smith in the Town of Caledonia near Baraboo, WI. Bill graduated from Wisconsin High School and then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then served in...
Dennis Lee Gaserude
Aug 29, 2014
The final checkered flag flew for Dennis L. Gaserude of Belleville, WI on Friday, August 29, 2014. He was born June 8, 1957 in Sherman, Texas, but moved with his family to Jefferson, Wisconsin at age 3. Dennis attended St. John the Baptist School and Jefferson High School, graduating in 1975 (on his 18th birthday). All who knew Dennis recollect...
Delmar Nicholas Zentner
Aug 26, 2014
Delmar N. Zentner, age 91, of New Glarus passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on August 19, 1923 to his parents Nicholas and Alma (Legler) Zentner on the family farm in Legler Valley. Delmar graduated from New Glarus High School and was a lifelong dairy farmer. On August 23, 1942 he...
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