Obituaries
William E. Hein
Apr 11, 2022
William E. Hein age 89 of Portage, WI died on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. William was born on May 27, 1932, to William and Mary (Hanny) Hein. William married Arlene Helwig on September 16, 1961, in Milwaukee, WI, Arlene preceded Bill in death on August 22, 2015 Bill served in the United...
Charlotte H. Kuhn
Mar 28, 2022
Charlotte Helen Kuhn, 64, of Sheboygan, WI, peacefully passed away on March 28, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, after a brief illness. In 1976, she met Kenneth Kuhn at her family's home, and they went on to be married for 44 years. Charlotte and Kenneth had two children, Laura and Kevin. Charlotte was predeceased by her father, Joseph, her mother,...
Liam Andrew Fredenberg
Mar 18, 2022
Liam Andrew Fredenberg left for Heaven peacefully on March 18th, 2022, in the loving arms of his parents. He was born 15 weeks premature on March 1st, 2022, weighing just 13 ounces. He spent his 18 days with his parents and the Meriter NICU team. Through his short and tiny life, we have never seen such a strong little fighter...
Brady T. Alexander
Mar 14, 2022
Brady Thomas Alexander, age 19, passed away in Baraboo on March 14, 2022. He was born on March 20, 2002 in Portage, the son of Brandon Alexander and Angela Marie Larson. Brady had a love for all creatures great and small, from the tiniest spider on the sidewalk to the friendly neighborhood dog. He had a passion for art and...
John D. Skille
Mar 6, 2022
John Skille, 82, of Lake Delton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6th surrounded by his family. John was born in December of 1939 in Brainerd, MN to Hildore and Elsie Skille. He attended college at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and then began his long career as an art educator. During the early years of his career at the Cudahy...
Leona M. Schwanz
Feb 23, 2022
Leona Marie Schwanz, age 91, of Portage passed away on Wednesday February 23, 2022, at Badger Prairie Health Center (Verona, WI) She was born on October 2, 1930, in Portage, WI to Leo and Mary Gavinski. Leona grew up in Portage and later lived in Waukesha and Whitewater Wisconsin. Leona was married to Ray Schwanz on November 15, 1948, in...
Mark S. Pape
Feb 22, 2022
Mark Steven Pape unexpectedly passed away from us on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born on March 19, 1963, in Portage, Wisconsin, as a youngster he was given a nickname by his cousin Paul Besich, and was known affectionately, or notoriously, from then on as "Gordo". Gordo was a man with a big heart who deeply loved his family, friends and...
Florence Maxine Saxe
Feb 19, 2022
Rural Ettrick, WI Florence Maxine Saxe (Nelson), 87, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on February 19, 2022. She was born October 4, 1934, to Edwin and Adeline Nelson of Pigeon Falls. She married Maynard Saxe on January 17, 1953. Florence was a pattern maker and was part of starting the HECO company in Harmony, MN. In...
Jerome W. Behnke
Feb 18, 2022
Jerome "Jerry" William Behnke, age 79 of New Lisbon, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2022. He left this world in the arms of his family; and woke up in his heavenly home in the arms of Jesus. Jerome was born on July 25, 1942, to Alvin and Dorothea (Eben) Behnke in The Town of Oakland in Jefferson County, Wisconsin....
James Lee Miller
Feb 10, 2022
James Lee Miller of Portage, Wisconsin died unexpectedly on February 10, 2022, at his home in Portage, WI. Jim was born in Portage on April 8, 1947, to Roy and Marvel (Tomlinson) Miller. He was drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War and served his time in the military in Germany. He returned to Portage and was...
Dianne Marie Maher
Feb 9, 2022
On February 9th, Dianne M. Maher aged 60 of Portage, due to health complications went to be with her mother and father Roy and Beverly Ferguson, her brother David Ferguson and father-in-law Lloyd Maher. Dianne was born on October 30,1961 in Charleston, SC on a military base until her father was relocated to Oscoda Michigan where she spent the majority...
Loren W. Subra
Feb 2, 2022
Loren Wayne Subra, 82, passed away on February 2, 2022, surrounded by his daughters at Rolling Meadows of Strum, WI. He was born March 4, 1939, to Everett and Lucy (Yarwood) Subra in LeRoy, MN, the eighth of nine children. He graduated from Plainview, MN in 1957. On February 8, 1964, he married Romelle Giemza at Saint Micheal Catholic Church...
Harold W. Reick
Jan 21, 2022
PORTAGE, Wisconsin - Harold William (Bill) Reick, 86, died peacefully on January 21, 2022, at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Bill was born May 31, 1935, in Portage, WI, the son of Alfred and Evelyn (McQueen) Reick. On November 1, 1957, Bill married Karen June Paske at St. John's Church in Portage, Wisconsin. Karen proceeded him in death in...
Christina J Hileman
Jan 19, 2022
Christina (Tina) J. Hileman passed away unexpectedly on January 19, 2022. She was a sister, a friend, and a loving mother. Tina was born August 6, 1984, in Portage, Wisconsin. She will be remembered for always being a kind person that saw the good in everyone. She always believed in giving second chances and saw potential in everyone who was...
Michael B. Burch
Jan 4, 2022
Michael Burch, age 69, of Oxford, WI passed away peacefully due to complications from Covid on January 4, 2022, at the William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital in Madison, WI. Michael was born on December 1, 1952, in Menomonee Falls, WI to Merild and Antoinette (Kolbeck) Burch. Michael joined the United States Air Force in 1971 and was honorable discharged...
Deborah Lee Simonson
Dec 24, 2021
Deborah L. Simonson United in Heaven with her parents Clayton Sr. and Verna (Bartels) Simonson on December 24, 2021. Deborah was born on November 21, 1953, in Portage. Deborah attended Portage High School and was employed at Northwoods along with Edgewater Greenhouse. Debbie was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and ARC Greater Columbia County. Debbie enjoyed socializing with her...
Vada Lynn Schutz
Dec 20, 2021
Vada L. Schutz Vada Lynn Schutz, 70, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, after a 25-year battle with rheumatoid arthritis, and a recent medical, non-covid emergency. Vada was born on August 17, 1951, to Earl and Mary Nitz in Portage, WI. She graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 1970. She married...
Elizabeth "Betty" Traut
Nov 29, 2021
Portage, Wisconsin Elizabeth "Betty" Traut age 94 of Portage, Wisconsin died on Monday, November 29, 2021, at Aspirus Divine Savior in Portage, Wisconsin. Betty was born on July 15, 1927, to Paul and Lois (Simm) Langland. At the age of 19 months, along with her sister Beatrice they were placed in a foster home by their father with a family...
Marion Joyce Solberg
Nov 23, 2021
Marion Solberg, 94 passed away on November 23, 2021, at Grandview Care Center. She transitioned peacefully with her daughter Helen by her side. Marion was born to Olga and Michael Chrisinger of Hebruon Township in Northern Minnesota. The youngest of 7 children. She moved to Red Wing, MN as a teen. She met Harvey Solberg on trips to the Blair...
Craig "Tiny" Kluth
Nov 18, 2021
Craig Edward Kluth "Tiny" age 65 of Portage, Wisconsin, died on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Aspirus Divine Savior in Portage, Wisconsin. Craig was born on March 22, 1956, in Portage to Betty Kluth. Graduated from Portage High School in 1974 Tiny was an avid Packer fan, had a great sense of humor, always made people laugh. He was a...
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