Obituaries
Timothy Andrew Kaja
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...
Larry G. Thompson
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...
Audrey J. Moen
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...
Russell Dean Mcdougall
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...
Robert C. Hardie
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...
Thomas C. Coleman
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.  ...
Valerie Jean Gunderson
Jun 27, 2020
Valerie Jean Gunderson age 82 of Rural Ettrick, WI died on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, WI Valerie was born on April 7, 1938 in Whitehall, WI to Lawrence and Lucille (Mathson) Mattson. She Married Marlin Gunderson on September 6, 1958 at Zion Lutheran Church in Blair, WI Valerie is survived by her husband...
Ashley Vasquez
Jun 25, 2020
Ashley Vasquez age 30 of Portage, WI died on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at the UW Hospital in Madison, WI. Â Â Â Â Â Ashley was born in Wild Rose, WI on May 17, 1990 to Tomas Montes and Maria de la Luz Hogquist. Ashley will always be remembered as a person who loved everyone, she enjoyed spending time with her children. Her children...
Mavis Solitaire
Jun 22, 2020
Mavis B. Solitaire, age 87, of Rural Portage died on, June 22, 2020 at Divine Savior Health Care in Portage, WI A Memorial Service for Mavis will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Kratz Funeral Home in Portage. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery....
Harold E. Heitke
Jun 8, 2020
Harold Edward Heitke age 89 of Portage, WI died on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. Harold was born on July 12, 1930 to William and Clara (Kingsley) Heitke. Harold joined the Navy and served during the Korean War. Returning home, he married Donna Simonson on Feb. 25, 1956. Harold was employed for over 30 years...
Amanda Mcnelly
Jun 4, 2020
Amanda McNelly, 37, of Portage, WI died unexpectedly on June 4th, 2020. Amanda was born February 25th, 1983 in Madison, WI to Kelly Stahl and Richard McNelly. She graduated from Poynette High School in 2001. She lived in the Portage, WI area and recently moved to Mora, MN, where she resided at the time of her death with her boyfriend...
Deann Frances Roseth Greenwold
Jun 3, 2020
DeAnn Frances Roseth Greenwold, age 56, passed away on June 3 at the Mayo Clinic Health System-Osseo surrounded by her family and exceptional co-workers. She battled lung cancer so bravely for the past two years. It was said many times that she was "tough as nails" because of the way she never complained and endured so much to protect her...
Winifred Joyce Paske
May 6, 2020
Winifred Joyce Paske age 93 of Portage, WI died on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Divine Savior in Portage, WI. Joyce was born on February 11, 1927 to Max and Ida (Grover) Sainsbury in Rock Springs, WI Joyce graduated from Endeavor High school, attended Stevens Point, where she received her normal teaching degree. Her first job was at Dog Hollow...
Ronald R Chase
Apr 19, 2020
Ronald (Ron) R. Chase - Portage - Age 70 passed away on April 19, 2020. Ron was born on November 10, 1949 to Eva (Koebler) and Rodney Chase in Rockford, Illinois. Ron was a long-time resident of Portage. He worked at a wide variety of jobs through his life. Ron was a Bronze Star recipient for his time served in...
Lorelee L. Sienkowski
Apr 11, 2020
Lorelee Sienkowski (January 24, 1945-April 11, 2020) Daughter, Sister, Mother, Aunt, Seamstress, Camp Cook, EMT, Rainbow Girl, Friend to Animals, Friend to all. Lorelee has left this life to be reunited with her daughter Janina, the many animals she fostered, family and friends she has had thru her life. She is survived by her husband Bob, Son John and his...
David E. Roseth
Apr 8, 2020
David Earl Roseth, age 82, passed away on April 8, 2020 at his daughter's home in Strum, WI. He battled metastatic thyroid cancer since the fall of 2017.  David was born October 26, 1937 to Esther and Lloyd Roseth. He attended Taylor High School, graduating in 1955. David was united in marriage to Marie Walski on April 29, 1963 at...
Robert L. Rehdantz
Apr 2, 2020
Robert L. Rehdantz, 91 of Portage passed away at home with family on 4/2/2020.Bob was born 3/23/1929 in Madison to Paul and Esther (Staudenmeyer)  Rehdantz. He grew up in the Portage area and graduated from Portage High School in 1946. Bob proudly served his country from 1950 - 1953 during the Korean Conflict. He spent 14 months in Germany. Bob...
Donald E. Seymour
Mar 24, 2020
Donald Eugene Seymour, age 89, peacefully passed away of natural causes at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, Wisconsin on March 24, 2020. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on March 3, 1931 and graduated from Madison Central High School in 1949. He married his wife Irene in December of 1959. He is survived by his loving wife Irene (Meier) Seymour,...
Ethel E. Blystone
Mar 21, 2020
Portage, WI Ethel E. Blystone, age 92, Passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Our House Senior Living in Portage. She was the daughter of Roy and Ula Zo (Nichols) Blystone. Ethel want to school in Portage. She then went to Milwaukee in her teens and worked in several factories before retiring from Briggs and Stratton. She moved to St....
Donald H. Barton
Mar 8, 2020
Donald H. Barton 86 of Portage, WI is now in the arms of The Lord. Donald passed away peacefully at Montello Care Center in Marquette County, Wisconsin on March 8,2020. He was born on October 23rd, 1933 near Big Springs, WI, in the town of New Haven to Roy and Clara (Bell) Barton. Donald was united in marriage to Carol...
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