Obituaries
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...
Carolyn Sue Bratcher
Feb 27, 2013
Carolyn Sue Bratcher, 67 years of Portage and formerly of Lake Delton and Mauston died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at her residence. She was born on August 29, 1945 in Rockford, IL to Raymond and Jean (Greisen) Breese. Carolyn has lived in the area all her life where she was a cook at various restaurants and also did housekeeping....
Thomas Behnke
Feb 24, 2013
Thomas Norman Behnke, age 68 years of Portage died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Tivoli at Divine Savior in Portage. He was born on April 12, 1944 in Portage to Donald and Helen Behnke. Tom graduated from Portage High School and enlisted in the United States Army in 1965 and served two years. He worked as a driver for...
Clarence Baker
Feb 15, 2013
Clarence Alfred Baker, 83 years of Portage died on Friday, February 15, 2013 at Tivoli at Divine Savior in Portage. He was born on January 18, 1930 in Portage to Frank and Clara (Krinke) Baker. Clarence was united in marriage to Olive McDonald on October 31, 1965 in Las Vegas. He was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church...
Cerissa Straumann
Feb 10, 2013
Cerissa Pauline Straumann, 26 years of Oxford died on Sunday, February 10, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born on April 27, 1986 in Ft. Worth, TX. Cerissa was united in marriage to Jason Straumann of August 11, 2012 in Oxford. She was currently working at the Travel Mart in Wisconsin Dells and enjoyed hunting and...
Kathie Barfknecht
Feb 6, 2013
Kathie Ann Barfknecht, 65 years of Portage died on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at her residence. She was born on December 18, 1947 in Shell Lake, WI. Kathie grew up in the Shell Lake area and moved to Portage in 1979 where she was employed by Ray O Vac. She was an avid Packer fan as well as a great...
Richard Lenz
Feb 2, 2013
Richard "Rick" Alvin Lenz, 58 years of Wyocena died on February 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 2, 1954 in Portage to Leonard and Charlotte (Pate) Lenz. Rick had lived in Florida for 30 years where he was a drywall expert; he also enjoyed Nascar and riding motorcycle. He moved back to Wyocena in 2007. Survivors...
Yvonne O'Connell
Jan 28, 2013
Yvonne (King) O'Connell born in Merrill, Wisconsin September 9th, 1939, the daughter of Harland and Dorothy (Duncan) King, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends on January 28, 2013. Yvonne's passion was being a grandmother, friend, and follower of Christ. She had a love for knitting, sewing, reading and gospel music. She enjoyed teaching Bible studies and...
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