Obituaries

Kenneth  D. Kluge

Kenneth D. Kluge

Jun 11, 2017

Kenneth Kluge age 97, Died on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Columbia County Health Care facility. He was born on June 6, 1920 in Caledonia Township, Portage, to Albert & Grace (Simonson) Kluge. Ken attended the Fort Winnebago and Portage School Systems. In 1938 the family purchased the current farm in Fort Winnebago Township. In 1942 Ken entered the...

Mary  J. Bassett

Mary J. Bassett

Jun 2, 2017

Portage, WI Mary J. Bassett age 94 of Portage passed away peacefully on June 2, 2017 at Heritage House in Portage. Mary was born on February 26, 1923, the only child born to Ben and Erna (Schmidtbauer) Palmer. On September 22, 1944, she married C. Lee Bassett the love of her life she met at UW Madison. They wed during...

Diana  Lynn Sutfin

Diana Lynn Sutfin

May 21, 2017

Portage, WI Diana Lynn Sutfin age 70 of portage, Wisconsin died on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Tivoli in Portage, WI Diana was born on April 26, 2017 in Portage, WI to Orin and Leona (Ashley) Sutfin. Diana is survived by and Aunt Lillian Cubik of portage; Five cousins Dawn (Lonnie) Simes of Portage; Judy Preston of Portage; Janice (Jeff)...

Ethel  Mae Clark

Ethel Mae Clark

May 19, 2017

Portage, WI Ethel M. Clark age 86 of Portage, WI went to her heavenly home on Friday, May 19, 2017 after a short stay at the Reedsburg Senior Life Center in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Ethel was born December 1, 1930 in Chicago, Il to Raymond and Alice (Anderson) Moravek. Her family moved to Wisconsin Dells when she was a teenager. She...

Alfred Anacker

Alfred Anacker

May 18, 2017

Dousman/Portage WI Alfred Anacker age 91 formerly of Portage died on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in The Three Pillars Riverside Lodge in Dousman, WI Alfred was born on May 7, 1926 in the Town of Caledonia to Edward and Esther (Richert) Anacker. Alfred married Doris Schmidt on June 13, 1953 at St. John's Lutheran in Portage, WI and were married...

Allen  David Moen

Allen David Moen

May 14, 2017

ETTRICK, WI - Allen David Moen, 76, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Gundersen Lutheran surrounded by family. Allen was born on Dec 22, 1940, Township of Preston, Trempealeau County, Wis., to Theodore and Olga (Linberg) Moen. He wed June Peters on Sept 22, 1962 at North Beaver Creek First Lutheran Church in rural Ettrick.   Allen was a proud Norwegian,...

Joan Cassellius

Joan Cassellius

May 9, 2017

Joan L (Getz) Cassellius,66, formerly of Portage, WIwent to be with the Lord after a battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Victoria, MN.   Joan was born an identical twin on July 22, 1950 in Savanna, Illinois to Jacob G and Thelma (Wurster) Getz. She was raised on the family farm in rural Savanna. Joan was baptized and...

Paul  Roger Vesely

Paul Roger Vesely

May 9, 2017

Paul R. Vesely passed away on May 9, 2017 at home.  A lifelong resident of the Portage area, he was born on March 25, 1945 & was a PHS graduate - Class of '63.  Paul married his high school sweetheart, Claudia Grabman & together, they raised 3 children:  Todd (Brenda) Vesely, Tori (Robert) Prew, & Jason (LeeAnn) Vesely. Paul was...

Darwin "Punky" Phillip Kottka

Darwin "Punky" Phillip Kottka

May 8, 2017

Endeavor, Wisconsin Darwin "Punky" Phillip Kottka age 72 of Endeavor, WI died on Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI Darwin was born on July 8, 1944 in Portage, WI to Donald E. and Edna (Jungenberg) Kottka. Darwin is the Owner/Operator of Hi-Lo Shooting Preserve. Darwin enjoyed any activity in the outdoors, hunting, fishing and...

Eugene Mountford

Eugene Mountford

Apr 8, 2017

Eugene P. Mountford Eugene P. Mountford, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, surrounded by the care-giving staff at Montello Care Center. He was born on May 28, 1931 in Moundville Township, WI. He served four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. He worked for General Telephone as a lineman for many years. Eugene was an...

Dawn Mravik

Dawn Mravik

Apr 6, 2017

Dawn was born in the Town of Pershing, Wisconsin to Reuben Lester Powers and Flossie Mae (Drought) Powers.  She attended the Donald grade school, 1st through 8th grade.  From there she graduated from Gilman High School in 1953.  In High School, she met her High School Sweetheart Emil Mravik, her future husband.  They married May 30, 1953 in Gilman, WI...

Patricia Raimer

Patricia Raimer

Mar 19, 2017

Patricia Lynn (Jarrett) Raimer aka Patti, 70, of Portage, WI passed away on Sunday March 19, 2017 with her family by her side.   Patti was an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota. Her Ojibwe name was Zhooniyaawaabikbinesikwe (Silver Bird). She was born on October 16, 1946 in Oxford, WI to Luben and Kathleen...

George  F. Sparks

George F. Sparks

Feb 18, 2017

George F. Sparks, 87, of Portage, passed away peacefully on February 18th at his home. He was born May 25th, 1929 in the Town of Cassian, Wisconsin, the son of Hanford and Lily (Iverson) Sparks. He enlisted in the Army and served as an MP in Korea from 1951-53. He married Vivian Retherford in April, 1953 and they enjoyed 45...

Linda  Susan Millard

Linda Susan Millard

Feb 11, 2017

Linda Susan Millard (Flickner), 63, of Endeavor, Wi., passed away peacefully on Saturday February 11, 201, at her home. Linda was born in Baraboo, Wi. on July 14, 1953. The daughter of Jack and Carol Flickner. Carol remarried Wayne Sloggy, who helped raise her until her Mother's death. Linda was married to John Frederick Millard Jr. on January 18, 2013,...

Lois Heacox

Lois Heacox

Jan 13, 2017

Lois Marie Heacox Fellows (nee Luger), 94, passed away peacefully with her daughters at her side on January 13, 2017 at SSM St. Clare Meadows Care Center in Baraboo, WI. Lois Marie Luger was born on the Luger family farm in rural Oxford, WI to Louis and Mary Huber Luger on May 12, 1922. She graduated from Portage High School...

Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson

Dec 28, 2016

CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF RAYMOND EARL JOHNSON Raymond Earl Johnson was born in Platteville, WI to Ernest and Irma (Heins) Johnson on June 15, 1927. He was baptized at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Platteville and later confirmed there in 1944. He was raised on a farm. He graduated from Gays Mills High School when almost 17, then attended...

R.  Paul Armson

R. Paul Armson

Dec 24, 2016

R. Paul Armson Dec. 10, 1930 - Dec. 24, 2016 Paul Armson, age 86, of Lewiston Township (Columbia County) died Dec. 24, 2016 at the Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena, WI after an extended stay.     Paul was born Dec. 10, 1930 at home on the Armson homestead in Big Springs, WI (Marquette County) to Merle and A. Neita (Learmonth)...

Eva  May Fredrick

Eva May Fredrick

Dec 18, 2016

Endeavor, WI Eva May Fredrick age 92 of Endeavor, WI died on Sunday, December 18, 2016 in The Residence assisted living in Montello, WI. Eva was born on August  8, 1924 in the Town of Fort Winnebago, rural Portage, WI to Frank and Elizabeth (Meyer) Koebler. Eva Married Rodney Chase on May 20, 1946 they divorced and Eva later married...

Donna Mae Louise Cook

Donna Mae Louise Cook

Dec 6, 2016

Donna Mae Louise Cook Donna Mae Louise Cook, 87, of Arden, North Carolina, during a sudden decline in her health, went home to be with her Savior on December 6, 2016.  Donna was born May 30, 1929, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to Mr. Eldred Staab and Francis (Knoll) Staab.  She was an only child and spent her childhood in Beaver...

Donald  H. Levzow

Donald H. Levzow

Dec 6, 2016

Portage, WI Donald H. Levzow age 91 of Portage, WI passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. He was born June 16, 1925 in the Township of Marcellon in Columbia County. Donald was the son of Joseph and Clara Greenwald Levzow. He was the youngest of eight children. Donald served his country in the...