Obituaries
Elizabeth Rampanelli
Sep 18, 2013
Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Rampanelli, age 60 years died on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on July 5, 1953 in Portage to Arthur and Marvel (Ashley) Rampanelli. Annie has live in Portage all her life where she graduated from Portage High School in 1972. She had worked for ARC for a number of...
Betty Peterson
Sep 13, 2013
Betty Lou Peterson, age 81 years of Portage died on Friday, September 13, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on July 12, 1932 in Vandalia, IL to Martin and Viola (Miller) Freeman. Betty lived in Portage for many years where she had worked for AMPI for 26 years. She enjoyed doing puzzles and fishing. Survivors include...
Vera Thomm
Sep 13, 2013
Vera Mae Thomm, age 96 years of Portage died on Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. She was born on June 21, 1917 in Oxford to Clarence and Lillie (Lipert) Wilson. Vera was united in marriage to Francis K. Thomm on June 6, 1941 in Wisconsin Dells, he preceded her in death on May 5,...
Elaine Conway
Aug 19, 2013
Elaine A. Conway Elaine Alice Conway, age 80 of Portage/Poynette died on Monday, August 19, 2013 at her daughter's residence in Poynette following a 2 year battle with lung cancer. She was born on June 27, 1933 in Portage to Harry and Fern (Allen) Ford. Elaine lived in Beloit for many years where she was married, raised 3 children and...
Shirley Koenig
Aug 15, 2013
Shirley Jean Koenig, age 68 years of Oxford, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Tivoli Care Center in Portage. She was born on March 17, 1945 at the Town of Scott family farm to William and Augusta (Rahn) Rohde. Shirley was united in marriage of July 11, 1981 in Portage to Donald Koenig. She has lived in the Oxford/Briggsville...
Margaret Saviano
Jul 27, 2013
Margaret L. Saviano Margaret Lois Saviano, 86, of Portage, WI died at home, per her wishes on July 27, 2013 with her children at her side. She continued to live a full and vibrant life while fighting metastasized lung cancer although she had never smoked a day in her life. Mom was born March 18, 1927 in Cassville, Missouri to...
Douglas Reick
Jul 25, 2013
Douglas Reick Douglas Reick, age 75 of Portage, Wisconsin passed away peacefully Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. Memorial funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Portage with Pastor Daniel Kelm officiating. Visitation will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church on Tuesday from 9:30...
George Thompson
Jul 20, 2013
George Sherman "Shermie" Thompson, age 97 of Portage died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Our House in Portage. He was born on January 19, 1916 in Rio to George and Emily (Erickson) Thompson. Shermie served in the United States Army from 1940 until August of 1945. He was united in marriage to Delores Kundert; she preceded him in death...
Gordon Sutfin
Jul 9, 2013
Gordon Winfield Sutfin, age 82 years of Portage died on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Our House Memory Care in Wisconsin Dells. He was born on May 28, 1931 in Portage to Winfield and Leota (Kleist) Sutfin. Gordon has lived in Portage his entire life where he had worked for the City of Portage Street Dept. for many years and...
Robert Workman
May 15, 2013
Robert Leslie Workman, Jr., age 93 of Madison and formerly of Portage, died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Madison. He was born on November 30 1919 in Hewitt, MN to Robert and Matilda (Moodie) Workman. Robert grew up in Hewitt, MN and after graduating from Dunwoody Institute he moved to Tipton, IA to work as...
Gregory Mcginley
May 8, 2013
Gregory Michael McGinley, age 49, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. He was born on October 31, 1963, in Viroqua to Patrick and Lois (Croninger) McGinley. Greg grew up in the Gays Mills area where he attended North Crawford High School and later UW- La Crosse. Greg worked for the Postal Service for 11...
Ruth Clemmons
May 6, 2013
Ruth Helen Clemmons, age 83 died on Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Columbia County Health Care in Wyocena. She was born on May 22, 1929 in Wisconsin Rapids to William and Erna (Dorpat) Binnebose. Ruth graduated from Portage High School in 1947. On January 17, 1948, Ruth was united in marriage to Robert Clemmons in Portage; he preceded her...
Nina Maxwell
Apr 23, 2013
Nina Mary (Hannifan) Maxwell, 69, was born in Portage, WI on Sept. 26, 1943 and found eternal peace on April 23, 2013 in Tucson, AZ. She was the daughter of James and Eva (Bessac) Hannifan. She graduated from Portage High School. She was employed for many years at the Porterhouse Supper Club and retired from the Iron Skillet in 2006....
Velma Gaffney
Apr 15, 2013
Velma Iris Gaffney, age 86 years of Oxford died on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Oak Park Place in Baraboo. She was born on February 14, 1927 in the Town of Lewiston to Claude and Rose (Brickwell) Ellis. Velma was united in marriage to John Harold Gaffney on September 27, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Briggsville; he...
Alice Henke
Apr 13, 2013
Alice Marie Henke, age 94 died on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Heritage House in Portage. She was born on January 9, 1919 in the Town of Lewiston to William and Ella (Manthey) Crawford. Alice was united in marriage to Chester Johnson of July 26, 1941; he preceded her in death on January 17, 1988. She later married Herbert...
Eli Hogan
Apr 5, 2013
Eli Roland Hogan, age 80 years died on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. He was born on December 10, 1932 in Navarino, Shawano County to Irgens and Valberg (Gunderson) Hogan. Eli graduated from Shawano High School in 1951. He then enlisted in the US Air Force proudly serving for 4 years. On April 19,...
Arlys Weyh
Mar 30, 2013
Arlys Marjorie Weyh, 68 years of Portage died on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on November 4, 1944 in Stewartville, MN to Orville and Marjorie (King) Weyh. Arlys worked at Northwoods, enjoyed knitting and crafts. She also enjoyed three trips to Walt Disney World, liked to bowl and loved Special Olympics. Survivors...
Daniel Dittberner
Mar 9, 2013
Daniel Kenneth Dittberner SR, age 60 years of Portage passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at his home comfortably with his family by his side. He was born in Portage on August 21, 1952 to Donald and Doris (Blackley) Dittberner. Dan lived in Portage all his life and was married to Vicki Berger for 43 years. He worked as...
Bertha Dahl
Mar 8, 2013
Bertha Adeline Dahl, 87 years of Portage died on Friday, March 8, 2013 at Tivoli of Divine Savior in Portage. She was born on August 1, 1925 in Randolph to Fred and Rosetta "Sadie" (Weishoff) Dahl. Bertha grew up in the Fountain Prairie Township, moved to the family farm in 1942, then had lived in Pardeeville and later to Portage...
Carolyn Dzierlinga
Mar 4, 2013
Carolyn Stephanie Dzierlinga, 90 years died on Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Columbia County Health Care in Wyocena. She was born on January 25, 1923 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Stella (Repetowski) Staniszewski. Carolyn grew up in the Chicago area where she was married to Walter Kutay and later to Alvin Dzierlinga. She had been a bookkeeper, receptionist...
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