Obituaries

Nov 15, 2020

Donna J. Heitke age 84 of Portage, WI died on Sunday, November 15,  2020 Donna is survived by three children Terry (Keith) Russell of Cottage Grove, WI; Craig (Lisa Buchholtz) Heitke of Deforest; and Connie Heitke-Lentz of Portage. Four grandchildren Kyle and Ryan Russell, Chad and Keana Lentz also six great grandchildren. Donna was preceded in death by her parents,...

Nov 7, 2020

Endeavor, WI Lodean Ann McFarland age 77, of Endeavor, WI died on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at home with her loving husband by her side. Lodean was born in LaFarge, WI on March 15, 1943 to Roy and Elaine (Rolfe) Hartley. Lodean married Joseph McFarland in August of 1986 Lodean enjoyed hunting and fishing, she loved to paint and was...

Nov 4, 2020

Lonnie Vern "Butch" Sines, age 76 of Portage, WI died on November 4, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI. Lonnie was born on April 25, 1944 to Samuel and Velma (Lafler) Sines.  He is a veteran of the USAF and served at DaNang AFB from 1964-1965.  He was employed by Martin Marietta/Unimin Corporation as a heavy equipment operator/mechanic...

Oct 31, 2020

Lawrence D. Simerson age 76 of Adams, WI died on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, WI Lawrence was born on September 7, 1944 in Portage, WI to Emery and Lillian (Reppine) Simerson. Lawrence married Joanne Wright in Beloit, WI on August 11, 1967. Lawrence retired from General Motors after 30 years of employment, they then...

Oct 30, 2020

Elliott Allen Heller, age 82 of Portage, formerly of Fond du lac, Wisconsin died on Friday, October 30, 2020 at Tivoli in Portage, WI Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2020 at the Kratz Funeral Home in Portage, WI Burial will be at the Randolph Cemetery in Randolph, WI Service Details. Visitation

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Oct 11, 2020

Born May 30th, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Herbert & Evelyn Kraemer, it was not long before little "Bobby" spent a part of his childhood in Annapolis, Maryland while his father served in the US Navy during World War II.  Eventually the family made their way back to Milwaukee after the war was over and his father's time in...

Oct 2, 2020

Loretta Dorothy Weisenberger, age 86, of Blair, WI died on Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, WI Loretta was born on December 10, 1933 to Eli and Tracy (Kampa) Marsolek in Rural Galesville, WI Loretta married Ralph Weisenberger on September 7, 1953. They were Married for 60 years. Loretta and Ralph owned and operated the...

Oct 1, 2020

Laura M. VanWagner age 83 of Portage, WI died on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Tivoli in Portage. Laura was born on July 7, 1937 in Krumville, NY to Myron and Astella (Barley) Hummel. Laura was employed for 20 years at the Days Inn in Portage as a Hospitality Manager. Laura was always a fan of something, the latest was...

Sep 27, 2020

Laurena A. Wakershauser,93,  of Portage, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27 at St Claire's Hospital in Baraboo. Laurena was born in Springfield township near Westfield on Feb 19, 1927 to Leo and Emma(Wobschal) Spath. She also attended school there. On April 5, 19 45 she married Edward Wakershauser. They farmed together for many years. She then worked at Portage...

Sep 8, 2020

Marie Christine (Haag) Buttchen age 90, died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at the Villa at Middleton Village. Marie was born to Lawrence and Genevieve (Bilse) Haag on January 2, 1930. Marie's favorite pastimes were crocheting and making blankets for others. She volunteered by driving for RSVP, Meals on Wheels, and enjoyed spending time at the senior center in Mt....

Aug 29, 2020

On Saturday, August 29, 2020 Dennis Richard Baerwolf passed away at the age of 80. Dennis was born February 25, 1940 in Portage, WI to Hugo and Madeline Baerwolf.  Dennis served in the US Army from 1956-1964.  On March 10, 1963 he married Joyce Roberts.  They were married for 25 years and had nine children together.  He enjoyed collecting old...

Aug 18, 2020

Irene Anne Seymour peacefully passed away at her residence at Our House Senior Living in Portage, Wisconsin on August 18, 2020.  She is survived by daughter Kimberly Seymour of Madison, son Kevin (Lori) Seymour of Baraboo, grandson Owen Seymour of Madison, and granddaughter Sidney Seymour of Baraboo.  She was recently preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Donald...

Aug 17, 2020

Sandra Rae (Fawcett) Blum Sandra Rae "Sandy" Blum, age 74, passed away late Sunday night.  In late June, Sandy suffered a stroke.  This led to open heart surgery.  During her recovery, they discovered stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  Throughout it all, her radiant optimism continued to be an inspiration to all who encountered her. She was born July 26, 1946, in...

Aug 16, 2020

Lisa Fey Linares Born July 20, 1960 in Chicago IL to parents Oscar V. Linares and Roberta E. Linares (Lupu) Lisa grew up in south Florida (Palm Springs). Her love of the ocean inspired her at a young age to become a certified scuba diver and participate in an FSU sponsored marine archeology summer project in the Dry Tortuga Islands. ...

Aug 9, 2020

Timothy Andrew Kaja age 62 of Portage, WI died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI Tim is a Wisconsin Dells High School graduate. Lived in several group homes in the area. Timothy is survived by foster brothers, sisters extended family and friends. A celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, August...

Aug 6, 2020

Larry Thompson passed away peacefully Thursday, August 6, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Our loving husband and father was born at home on November 10, 1941, in Blair, Wisconsin. Soon after, the family moved to rural Hixton, Wisconsin. In 1948, they moved to the current family farm in Hegg, Wisconsin. Larry lived and farmed on Sky View Acres for...

Aug 4, 2020

Audrey J. Moen, 82, of Blair passed away unexpectedly Tuesday August 4, 2020, at her home. Audrey was born March 9, 1938 in Whitehall, to Alden and Ruth (Hanvold) Lyngen.  She married Clifford Moen on June 8, 1963.  They were married until Clifford passed away in August of 1988.  Audrey remained on the home farm until her death. Audrey loved...

Aug 2, 2020

Though our hearts were broken, Our Lord God reached out to grasp the hand of Russell Dean McDougall, 83, of Blair, on Sunday, August 2, 2020. Russell was born on August 21, 1936, to Donald and Mary (Haskin) McDougall in Lyle Township, Mower County, MN.  Growing up in a farming family, Russell learned the value of hard work at a...

Jul 4, 2020

Robert C. Hardie, 82, a longtime dairy farmer in rural Taylor, died Saturday, July 4 at his town of Franklin home. Bob was born Dec. 15, 1937 in La Crosse, to Keith and Cecile Hardie. He grew up in the town of Franklin, where he attended a one-room schoolhouse. He graduated from Melrose High School, where he was the captain...

Jul 2, 2020

Thomas C. Coleman, lifelong resident of Fort Winnebago township passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.    Tom was born July 20, 1955 into the loving family of Tom and Florence (Crawford) Coleman.   Growing up, he was a huge help working on the family farm and loved nothing more than working alongside his Dad, Mom and siblings.  ...