All Obituaries

Karla Sanders (Koehn), 74 of Baraboo, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at home with her family by her side. Her final view was of the river she has loved her entire life. Karla was born and raised in the Shorewood, WI area, but spent summers at the cottage on the Wisconsin river built by her father. A cottage that she would later call home with her husband after retirement. She enjoyed many (sometimes loud) card games played on the porch, watching her hallmark movies and...

Joseph L. "Joe" Beaven - age 68- passed away unexpectedly and suddenly at his home on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Joe was born August 31, 1954, to Opal Gladys Schroeder in Los Angeles, CA. Joe was a retired U.S. Navy veteran and loved serving his country. He was a Packer fan and loved watching Nascar. His favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt. Joe is survived by his daughter Shannon (Dan) Meidam, two sons, Nick (Amanda) Beaven, and Brandon Beaven, his grandsons, whom he loved dearly,...

Scott “Herbie” Joseph Brown, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 in Poynette, WI. Scott was born the fifth of six boys to Fredrick and Patricia (Schumacher) Brown in Madison, WI. He married Janet Fenney in 1989 and had two sons, Seth and Parker. He has always said that raising his sons to be good men was his greatest accomplishment. Scott was an exceptional bowler and avid golfer, achieving multiple perfect 300 games and a recent hole-in-one. He...

John William Johnson age 73 of Portage, Wisconsin. Died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Infinite Abilities Adult Family Home in Portage, WI. John was born on June 22, 1949, in Portage to Elmer and Lucile (Bolgrin) Johnson. John graduated from Portage High School in 1967. He worked at Black Furniture in Portage. He then attended MATC in Madison where he received a degree in Computer Programming. John was employed for several years at CESA 12 as a key punch operator. John enjoyed listening...

William Gene “Bill” Schoon, age 92 died at his home in Portage on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Bill was born the seventh of eight children to George and Anna A. Schoon on their Fonda Iowa farm. Following graduation from Fonda High School, Bill served his country as a scout in the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War. He Later came to Portage to work in the Gambles Store managed by his Brother-in-Law, Arne Windfeldt. He met Patricia M. Koch, and they were married at Bethlehem...

Duane “Sunny” Johnson, 91, of Blair, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Grandview Care Center in Blair. Sunny was born December 21, 1930 to Swend and Minnie (Gunderson) Johnson. He attended the Sunnyside country school during his elementary years (which subsequently led to his nickname), and later graduated from Blair High School in 1948. He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Greta Olson, on June 4, 1955; and they were blessed to share 67 years together. To this...

Brian David Calhoun, age 64, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, after hitting a deer with his motorcycle. He was born on July 2, 1958, in Rockford, IL, to Bette Jane and Darwin (Pete) Calhoun. He grew up in Loves Park, IL, and spent summers with his grandparents, Ernest & Marjorie Swanson in Loretto, WI. He loved snowmobiling, fishing, camping, trap shooting, boating and wood working – his neighbors, friends and the surrounding Amish community called on him for help when...

Ettrick, WI- Nathan (Tater) Alan Tenneson, 29, passed away on October 30, 2022 in a tragic accident. Nathan was born on May 9th, 1993 to Troy and Kim (Wittenberg) Tenneson in LaCrosse, WI. Nate grew up in the small town of Ettrick where everyone knew his smile and laugh. He grew up spending days in the tractor and feeding calves on the farm. When he wasn't on the farm, he learned his love of cooking while spending time in the kitchen with his mom. Nathan was a graduate of the Class of...

PORTAGE – Nelly May (Bitney) Thiessen, age 88, of Portage Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 4th, 2022. Nelly was born March 27th, 1934, the daughter of Mildred (Hibner) Bitney and Lyle Bitney. Nelly was a dedicated mother. She loved her children and grandchildren and would often spend time outdoors camping and fishing with them. It was always a surprise to see a woman who looked like a beauty queen, yet she wasn’t afraid to get dirty putting worms on hooks or...

Packwaukee, Wisonsin Rickey Gordon Jahn age 70 of Packwaukee, Wisconsin died on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Rickey was born to Richard and Betty (McCulloch) Jahn at Fort Campbell Military base in Kentucky. Rickey was a master electrician for many years and a proud member of IBEW local 159. Rickey enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, golfing, playing tennis and working on his motorcycle. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer (Brice) Murphy their...