Obituaries
Betty Hoffer
Jan 15, 2010
Betty Ilene Hoffer, age 82 years, of Portage, died on Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Divine Savior Hospital. She was born on November 28, 1927 in Hillsboro, WI to Harold and Mable (Sutherland) Mitchell. Betty graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School also receiving a secretarial degree from MATC. On December 23, 1945, she was united in marriage in Wisconsin...
John Simon
Jan 7, 2010
John "Jack" L. F. Simon, age 69 years, of Portage, died on Thursday, January 7, 2010 in Portage. He was born on July 11, 1940 in Horicon to Lewis and Talke (Renken) Simon. Jack has lived in Portage most of his life where worked for Columbia Generating for 18 years and had previously worked as a foreman for Weyenberg Shoe...
Clair Townsend
Jan 2, 2010
Clair Arryault Townsned, age 98 years, of Portage, Died on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Divine Savior Extended Care in Portage. He was born on May 10, 1911 in Galesburg, IL to Fay and Iva (Rhidenhour) Townsend. Clair had worked for the C B & Q Railroad in Galesburg, IL, enjoyed farming and had been the Parts Manager for...
Jessie Hays
Dec 23, 2009
Jessie Margaret (McClyman) Hays, age 90 years, of Portage, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Wausau Manor, Wausau. She was born on March 31, 1919 to Frank H. McClyman and Frona M. Smith in the town of New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin. Following the death of her mother in May 1919, she was cared for by her grandmother...
Donald Kiefer
Dec 22, 2009
Donald Leslie Kiefer, age 86 years, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena where he has resided since September 2006. He was born on November 17, 1923 on the family farm in rural Dalton, the son of George and Capitola (Sherman) Kiefer. Donald married, bought the farm and worked it his entire life....
August Pokrywka
Dec 15, 2009
August "Augie" George Pokrywka, age 80 years, of Briggsville, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. He was born on November 12, 1929 in Chicago to August and Bernice (Kurdys) Pokrywka. August was united in marriage to Dorothy Felish on October 10, 1953 at the St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Chicago. Augie has lived in Briggsville for 40 years where he...
Gordon Jensen
Dec 14, 2009
Gordon A. Jensen, age 64 years, of Portage, died on Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Divine Savior Extended Care in Portage. He was born on August 23, 1945 in Chicago to John and Laura (Tinnes) Jensen. He had attended the Dorothy Balliet School in Pardeeville, loved working at Northwoods, had been a bagger at the Pick n Save, enjoyed...
Joseph Kalble
Dec 10, 2009
Joseph Donald Kalble, age 72 years, of Briggsville and Sun City West, AZ, died on Thursday, December 10, 2009 in Sun City West, AZ. He was born on August 21, 1937 in Chicago to Frank and Helen (Biegl) Kalble. Joseph was united in marriage to Katherine Burns on December 19, 1958 at the Wagon Wheel in Rockton, IL. He was...
Helen Stone
Dec 4, 2009
Helen Olive Stone, age 79 years, of Portage, died on Friday, December 4, 2009 at her residence after a battle with cancer. She was born on October 6, 1930 in New York to Joseph and Myrtle Morris. On January 31, 1959, Helen was united in marriage to William Stone in Chicago. Helen was a secretary for the Chicago Fire Department...
Dorothy Carlson
Nov 22, 2009
Dorothy Alice Carlson, age 88 years, died on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the Divine Savior Extended Care in Portage. She was born on June 23, 1921 in Waltham, MA. Dorothy was married to Clarence Carlson, he preceded her in death on July 26, 1986. She had lived in Chicago where she was an administrative assistant. According to her wishes...
Helen Cottine
Nov 4, 2009
H. Gail Cottine, age 71 years, of Briggsville, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at the St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo. She was born on November 27, 1937 in Chicago to Bennett and Helen (Koho) Underhill. Gail grew up in the Lyndon Station area and graduated from Mauston High School. She moved to Briggsville in 1976 when she was united...
Ronald Palmquist
Nov 2, 2009
Ronald N. Palmquist, age 74 years, died on Monday, November 2, 2009 at his residence after a battle with cancer. He was born on September 27, 1935 in Warroad, MN to Helge and Nellie (Christiansen) Palmquist. He was united in marriage to Shirley St. Martin on November 4, 1961 at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN....
Leroy Eriksen
Oct 19, 2009
LeRoy "Lee" J. Eriksen, age 90 years, of Portage died on Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Divine Savior Extended Care in Portage. He was born on October 28, 1918 in Askov, MN to Christ and Thora (Larsen) Eriksen. On March 30, 1968, Lee was united in marriage to Frances Gould in Dubuque, Iowa. He has lived in Portage since...
Wendi Fisher
Oct 18, 2009
Wendi L. Fisher, age 42 years, of Oxford, died on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Divine Savior Healthcare in Portage. She was born on May 23, 1967 in Stoughton to Clarke and Bonita (Anderson) Petersen. She graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in 1985. Wendi lived in Oxford most of her life where she was a receptionist for Portage...
Richard Smith
Oct 11, 2009
Richard "Dick" Darvis Smith, age 70 years, died on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the Divine Savior Healthcare. He was born on July 30, 1939 in Portage to Donald and Florence (Nitz) Smith. Dick has lived Portage most of his life where he worked for 28 years for United Parcel Service and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had also served...
Betty Brown
Oct 5, 2009
Betty Jane Brown, age 87 years, of Portage and formerly of Packwaukee, died on Monday, October 5, 2009 at the St. Clare Hospice House in Baraboo. She was born on April 4, 1922 in Madison to Irving and Hattie (Gruhn) Steinbach. Betty was united in marriage to Hollie Brown on December 31, 1949 at the Grace Episcopal Church in Madison;...
Wilmer "Bill" Gay
Sep 28, 2009
Wilmer Ira "Bill" Gay, age 88 of Portage, Wisconsin passed away peacefully September 28th, 2009 at the Hospice House in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Bill was born October 31st, 1920 to Joseph and Edith (Gray) Gay. He was a 1938 graduate of Portage High School, where he was a member of the varsity boxing team and enjoyed wood working. Bill worked on...
Lillian Johnson
Sep 24, 2009
Lillian Irene Johnson, age 80, died on Thursday, September 24, 2009 in Portage. She was born on August 1, 1929 in Johnston City, IL to John and Mamie (Seagel) Lucas. Lillian was united in marriage on June 15, 1947 to Dwight F. Johnson, SR in Kincaid, IL. She worked in Wisconsin Dells for many years at the Super Diamond Dollar...
Lois Pfeil
Sep 23, 2009
Lois Fay Pfeil, age 78 years, of Green Valley, AZ and formerly of Portage, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. She was born on May 29, 1931 to Otto and Myrtle (Fay) Pfeil. Lois was a public school teacher for many years, a member of the Portage United Methodist Church, Wisconsin Retired Educators Association and the American Association University Women....
Ava Vogel
Sep 22, 2009
Ava Mae Vogel, age 14 days, of Portage, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Divine Savior Healthcare, Portage. She was born on September 8, 2009 at the Divine Savior Healthcare, Portage to Benjamin and Alexis (Berry) Vogel. Survivors include her parents, Benjamin and Alexis Vogel of Portage; Grandparents, Randy and Sandy Becker of Westfield, Gale and Linda Vogel...
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