Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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. Â 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
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
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
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
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
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. Â Â 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
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
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
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...
Reid J. Peterson
Dec 2, 2016
Packwaukee, Wisconsin Reid Jonathan Peterson age 62 of Packwaukee died on Friday, December 2, 2016 in Divine Savior Health Care in Portage, Wisconsin. Reid was born on December 13, 1953 in Mauston, WI to Harold F. and Elsie H. (Baier) Peterson. Reid was a hard worker, he enjoyed his job at the factory until his injury in 1991, he loved...
Wendy Jean (Kutz) Mckee
Oct 27, 2016
Wendy Jean (Kutz) McKee age 50 of Portage, passed away on Thursday October 27, 2016 at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg, WI Wendy was born on June 5, 1966 in Portage, WI to Harlan and Patricia (Jarret) Kutz. Wendy was employed at Rayovac for 20 years, she loved spending time in the outdoors, camping, gardening, hiking and taking pictures. She...
Melissa "Millie" Robinson
Oct 19, 2016
Briggsville, WI Melissa Robinson age 90 of Briggsville, Wi died on Wednesday' October 19, 2016 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Melissa was born on May 9, 1926 in Obora, Czechoslovakia to Jan and Emily (Faix) Urban. Melissa owned and operated the Cove restaurant with her family in Briggsville for many years. She loved traveling and socializing with friends...
Richard Harold Voight
Oct 8, 2016
Richard Harold Voight age 84 of Portage, WI died on Saturday October 8, 2016 at the Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI Richard was born in Portage, WI on October 17, 1931 to Harold and Gladys (Witt) Voight. Richard served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He then married Marina E. Quinones on May 24, 1958...
Barbara Hockerman
Oct 4, 2016
Barbara Irene (Zastrow) HockermanBarbara Irene (Zastrow) Hockerman passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, after battling numerous health conditions for the last several years. Although those who knew her gained wisdom and insight from her courageous fight, that person is not the person she would want us to remember. Barb inherited her father's sense of humor, and, like him, she never...
Duane "Deaner" Maass
Sep 17, 2016
Town of Caledonia, "Deaner" Duane Otto Maass age 82 died on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at his home after a long battle with heart disease. He is survived by a sister Phyllis Williams and a special friend Dorothy Neitzel. Deaner served his country in the Army, stationed in Germany, and was a very proud American Soldier. He is further survived...
Raymond C. Wiser
Sep 2, 2016
Town of Dalton, Raymond Charles Wiser age 73 of Dalton, WI died on Friday September 2, 2016 at his home. Raymond was born in Portage, WI on November 12, 1942 to Leonard and May (Best) Wiser. Raymond married Jeanette Dalton who preceded him in death. Ray worked and retired from the United States Post Office, where he was a sorter...
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