Obituaries

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...

Jun 25, 2020

Ashley Vasquez age 30 of Portage, WI died on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at the UW Hospital in Madison, WI.           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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

Mar 7, 2020

Phyllis Ann (Maass) Williams age 90 passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Tivoli in Portage, WI. Phyllis married Maurice Williams and farmed in Caledonia Township for many years. Phyllis is survived by her children, Douglas (Pam) Williams; Stuart (Mary) Williams; Susan (Russ) Bolgrin; June (Scott) Anderson; Sally Williams. 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Phyllis is preceded in...

Mar 3, 2020

Marjorie Ruth Knuteson nee Tanke, age 92 born October 23, 1927 to William August Tanke (1892-1979) and Hattie Wilhelmina Albrecht Tanke (1896-1983), went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2020. She is survived by son, Kyle (Monice) Knuteson; daughter Kristin (Roger) Hamilton; grandson Zach Knuteson; sisters Helen (Jim) Kindschi and Mary Strang; proceeded in death by brother William...

Feb 24, 2020

Roy August Wrezinski age 87, of Portage, Wi died on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Our House Assisted Living in Portage. Roy was born in Wisconsin Dells on June 3, 1932 to August and Iva (Byers) Wrezinski. He was married to Shirley Pagel on November 2, 1962 in Wisconsin Dells, she preceded him in death on October 24, 2018. Roy...

Feb 19, 2020

Ricky Steven Murray age 61 of Portage, WI died on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at his home in Portage. No services are planned at this time. The Family requests that all memorials be directed towards funeral expenses. Kratz Funeral Home 302 E. Conant St. Portage, WI 53901 Service Details. Visitation

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Feb 13, 2020

LeSandra Judy Wheeler, born December 14, 1942, in La Crosse to John N (Jack) and Lilah (Brenengen) Johnson where they lived on a farm in Stensven Coulee. She graduated High School from Galesville-Ettrick in 1961. As a child, she suffered 2 bouts of romatic fever being bedridden for weeks at a time. Sandy and Terry met outside of the theater...

Feb 7, 2020

Joseph Fredrick Bonin, age 45 passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Portage on February 7, 2020. Joe (Joey, Joe Bob) was born on August 27, 1974 in Madison, WI, the son of Joseph D. and Nancy L. Bonin (Blum). Joe was employed at Cardinal Glass in Portage. He loved to play fast pitch softball, fish, golf, play...