Obituaries

Oct 30, 2015

Paste Obituary Portage, WI Edgar Martin Jr. age 65 of Portage Died on Friday, October 30, 2015 in his home in Portage. Edgar was born on Feb 10, 1950 in Merrimac, WI to Edgar Sr. and Audrey (Kirchstein) Martin. Edgar Married Nancy Pack in Honolulu, Hawaii. Edgar is Survived by his mother Audrey of Merrimac, WI; wife Nancy of Portage;...

Sep 24, 2015

Merlene S. Hanson age 79 of Blair, WI died on Thursday, September 24, 2015 in the Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in the Blair Lutheran Church East Building, Rev. Barbara Bruneau is officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 till 7 p.m. on Monday September...

Sep 22, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Baxter Poole, 93, passed away unexpectedly on September 22, 2015 in her home in Garden City, New York. Mary was born in Portage, Wisconsin to George and Mabel Baxter on August 27, 1922. After serving as an Army Nurse in WW II, she married George T. Poole II and has resided at her present home since 1954. She...

Sep 9, 2015

Alvin "John" Leeg, age 85 of Portage, Wisconsin passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at his residence with his loving daughters by his side. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Picha Funeral Home in Portage with Gloria Stubitsch officiating. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Portage with military honors....

Sep 9, 2015

Heaven has welcomed a very special person home.  Frances Marie Collins (Johnson) age 94 died peacefully Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at her home in Portage, Wisconsin. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 309 West Cook Street, Portage with Father Gary Krahenbuhl celebrating. Burial will take place...

Sep 4, 2015

Pat Dowsey    Lodi,WI- Heaven has a new angel in it--Patrick Dowsey. Many of you knew him as "one of the boys", that I grew up with.  Pat was an incredibly special soul who did not have a mean bone in his body. Pat always had a smile on his face and welcomed everybody with a warm hug. He touched everyone...

Aug 22, 2015

Portage, WI   Arlene Ann Hein age 80 of Portage, WI died on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Divine Savior Health Care in Portage, WI. Arlene was born on July 26, 1935 in Webster, SD to James and Clara (Wika) Helwig. Arlene was raised in Roslyn, SD and received her nursing degree in Aberdeen, SD Arlene married William Hein on...

Jul 30, 2015

Ted Barton Portage, WI   A full life. That is all that any of us can hope for.  Ted Barton left us July 30, 2015 after more than a decade of battling cancer. He has lived that full life.  He cared most about us, his family and his friends. Yes, he was the consummate fisherman & hunter, but in many ways...

Jul 29, 2015

Robert Guy Rupers Robert Guy Rupers, 86, passed away at his Pardeeville, WI home on Wednesday, July 29, 2015.  He was born on August 14, 1928, to Guy F. & Elizabeth (Thompson) Rupers in Milwaukee, WI.  Robert is survived by his son, David R. Rupers (Pamela) of Tacoma, WA; his son, Daniel R. Rupers (Laura) of Hull, GA; his son,...

Jul 15, 2015

Baraboo, WI Michael E. Lorence Jr. age 24 of Baraboo, WI died on July 15, 2015 in Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg, WI with his family by his side. Michael was born on December 4, 1990 in Maywood Illinois the son of Michael and Teresa (Thomason) Lorence. No services are planned at this time. Service Details. Visitation

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Jul 15, 2015

PORTAGE - Joan Foley, age 84 of Portage, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. Joan was born June 20, 1931 in Superior, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joseph and Berdie (Trojnick) Ryan, Jr. A 1949 graduate of Cathedral High School, Superior, she married Thomas S. Foley in Superior, Wisconsin, in August of 1955....

Jul 12, 2015

Paul Henry Baker age 83 of Portage, died on July 12, 2015 in the Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca, Wisconsin. Paul was born on November 28, 1931 in Saskatchewan, Canada to William and Hazel (Gibbons) Baker. Paul joined the US Army during the Korean war. He was discharged in 1953 with the rank of Sergeant.  He was employed for many...

Jul 12, 2015

Portage, WI. Helen R. "Sis " Sutfin age 80 of Portage, WI died on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Divine Savior Health Care in Portage with her friend Mary by her side. Helen was born on December 21, 1934 in Portage to Jess and Mabel (Parsons) Sutfin. Helen is survived by her Special Friend Mary Ringham, and many nieces, nephews...

Jun 28, 2015

ENDEAVOR -- Roberta "Buckie" Dawn Simerson, 73, of Endeavor, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015. Buckie was born March 1, 1942, to Emery and Lillian (Pollitt) Simerson in Portage. Buckie worked at the shoe factory, and she enjoyed fishing, hunting and socializing. She is survived by her brother, Lawrence (Joanne) Simerson; sisters, Lila Barton (Fiancé Tom Smith), Marge Putman and...

Jun 27, 2015

Portage, WI Geraldine A. Kluge age 79 of Portage, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born on June 13, 1936 in Beaver Dam, WI to Clarence and Lena (Beacraft) Lentz. She Married Charles Kluge Sr. on June 20, 1953        . Geraldine was employed at AMPI for many years and later at Open Arms...

May 1, 2015

Portage, Wisconsin  Rosellia Minnie Irene (Spaudie) Radtke, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, May 1, 2015 at The Heritage House in Portage. Rosellia was born June 2, 1928, in Portage, to William and Minnie Spaudie. On June 14, 1946, she was united in marriage to George H. Radtke. He preceded her in death December 15, 2006. Through the years, Rosellia was...

Apr 29, 2015

Dateline: Endeavor/Oxford/Portage After 89 years of living life to the fullest, Ruth Cora (Jones) Sweney was welcomed into Heaven on April 29, 2015     Ruth was born on July 10, 1925 in Moundville, WI to Walter and Elizabeth (Topping) Jones.  She attended the Endeavor School where she met F. LeRoy Sweney.  They were married in July, 1944 at the Endeavor Congregational...

Apr 25, 2015

Leo Ronald Cottine passed away peacefully on April 25, 2015. Leo was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 6, 1927 to Rudy (Horton) Cottine of Briggsville, WI and Leo M. Cottine of Collodi, Italy.  From an early age, Leo began traveling north to the family farm in Briggsville.  He spent summers at the farm and truly loved farming.   Leo was...

Mar 30, 2015

Portage, WI Dorathy L. Lamphear age 76 of Portage, WI died on Monday, March 30, 2015 at her home in Portage. Dorathy was born on September 22, 1938 in Portage to William and Isabelle (Smith) Miller. She married Floyd Lamphear at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Portage, WI. Dorathy's enjoyment was spending time in the outdoors,...

Mar 25, 2015

Portage, WI Phyllis Leone (Raimer) Martin, age 95 of Portage died on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena. She was born September 2, 1919 in the City of Portage, Columbia County to Harry and Goldabelle (Neale) Raimer. Phyllis "ran away" to Dubuque, Iowa, with Leo R. Martin- the love of her life- where they...