Obituaries

Jul 19, 2017

Ettrick, Wisconsin David Jerome Tranberg, Age 70, of rural Ettrick passed away on Wednesday, July 19 2017, after a short time at the Grand View Care Center in Blair, WI, after a long hard fight with cancer. Dave was born on March 28, 1947, in Ettrick, WI, to Oscar and Hilda (Sexe) Tranberg. Dave attended the Hegg School and graduated...

Jul 10, 2017

Grace R. Ebert, 67, of Portage, died July 10, 2017, at Divine Savior Healthcare in Portage. Grace was born Dec. 29, 1949, in Portage, to Gustave and Dorothy (Rihn) Ebert. Grace attended grade school in the town of Lewiston and graduated from Portage High School. Grace was an avid sports fan, enjoying the Badgers, Packers and Brewers. She enjoyed playing...

Jul 3, 2017

Elizabeth Doris (Krueger) Grinnell age 96 of Portage, WI died on Monday, July 3, 2017 at the Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City, WI Elizabeth was born on July 18, 1920 to Edward and Elizabeth (Petra) Graves. Elizabeth attended school in Caledonia, but graduated from Portage High School. Elizabeth married Wilber "Butch" Krueger who preceded her in death in 1957,...

Jul 3, 2017

Marlene Mae Poppie age 80 of Portage, Wi died on July 3, 2017 at Tivoli in Portage, WI. Marlene was born on October 29, 1936 to Dallas and Marguriete (Nitz) Johnson. She married Earl James "Jim" Poppie on December 19, 1951 in Mason City, Iowa. Marlene was active in the Briggsville community. She was a member of the Red Hat...

Jun 22, 2017

> Portage, WI Florence Elizabeth Baerwolf, age 95, Portage, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena. > Florence Elizabeth (Paske) Baerwolf was born in Caledonia Township, Portage, WI on August 17, 1921 to Gustave and Elizabeth (Falk) Paske. She was baptized at home by Pastor Max Taras of St....

Jun 20, 2017

Ken Charles Solitaire age 78 died on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Ken was born on April 28, 1939 in Milwaukee, WI Ken is survived by his wife Mavis, of Portage; six children, 24 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and one sister, Cathy Carolla. Memorial Service will be held later. Service Details. Visitation

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Jun 18, 2017

Clyde Leo Hoffer age 98 of Portage, WI died on Sunday, June 18, 2017 in King Veterans Home in King, WI. Clyde was born in Portage on December 24, 1918 to Louis and Eva (Willett) Hoffer. Clyde attended Portage Schools, but found life more rewarding by joining the Army. On March of 1942 he enlisted in the US Army entering...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...