Obituaries

Jun 24, 2023

Douglas "Jack" Mountford Age 84 of Portage, WI formerly of Green Lake, Wi died on Saturday, June 24, 2023. There will be a Memorial Service held at 11:00 a.m. on July 11, 2023, at the Kratz Funeral Home in Portage, WI (www.kratzfuneralhome.com) with Inurnment to follow in the Marcellon Cemetery in Rural Pardeeville, Wisconsin. Public Visitation will be one...

May 31, 2023

(LTC) Lisa Lynn Hendershot, the former Lisa Luedtke of Marshfield, WI, passed away at 11:30 am on Wednesday, May 31th 2023. She fought all she could but succumbed to a very aggressive cancer just ten months after diagnosis. Lisa leaves behind her husband Dan and two sons Jax (10) and Logan (8) of Oconomowoc, WI. Her loss is profound...

May 28, 2023

Christie Lee Rhinehart age 69 of Portage, WI passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI with family members by her side. Chris was born February 3, 1954, to Robert and Cloteen Rehdantz. She Graduated from Pardeeville High School and Madison Technical School in Portage. She worked for the State of Wisconsin for 34 years. Chris Married...

May 11, 2023

Kathleen "Kathy" Ann Reuter (Urfer), 60, passed away peacefully with hospice, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, surrounded by family at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Kathy was born January 21, 1963, to Edward and Gloria (Montalto) Urfer. She was one of six children and loved her sisters and brothers very much. On July 11, 1980, Kathy was united...

May 7, 2023

Richard (Dick) Lee Olson passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, at the age of 79, with his wife Barb at his side. On October 24, 1943, Nels Peter and Viola Evelyn Olson, welcomed, a son in Minneapolis, MN, joining their 10-year-old daughter Lynnette. At the end of WWII, the family moved to...

Apr 29, 2023

Donna Jean Leege, age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29 following a battle with dementia. Donna lived her life with dignity and grace. She was a kind, generous, and positive person. Donna was born on May 23, 1945 to John and Evelynn Hutchinson. She graduated from Portage High School in 1964. Following high school, she soon married her...

Apr 10, 2023

Cheryl Sue Borreson of North Bend, WI died on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. Cheryl was born in Black River Falls, WI on December 22, 1946, to Ralph and Emma (Johnson) Stevens. Cheryl graduated from Taylor High School in 1965. She married Thomas C. Borreson on August 19, 1967, at Taylor...

Mar 20, 2023

Dawn Marie LaBarge age 51 of Portage, WI died on Monday, March 20, 2023, at her home in Portage. Dawn was born on August 9, 1971, in Columbus, WI to Robert and Jenifer (LaBarge) Hollis. Dawn loved music, she would often sing and had a beautiful voice. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, she had a love...

Mar 14, 2023

Joseph Victor Parenica passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday March 14th, 2023 at the well deserved age of 98.  Joseph "Joe" Parenica was born in Middle Bečva, Moravia, Czech Republic on July 1st 1924 to Jindra & Josef Parenica.

To say Joe had an interesting life would be to put it mildly.  As a child...

Jan 22, 2023

Karla Sanders (Koehn), 74 of Baraboo, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at home with her family by her side. Her final view was of the river she has loved her entire life. Karla was born and raised in the Shorewood, WI area, but spent summers at the cottage on the Wisconsin river built by her...

Jan 1, 2023

Joseph L. "Joe" Beaven - age 68- passed away unexpectedly and suddenly at his home on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Joe was born August 31, 1954, to Opal Gladys Schroeder in Los Angeles, CA. Joe was a retired U.S. Navy veteran and loved serving his country. He was a Packer fan and loved watching Nascar. His favorite driver was...

Dec 27, 2022

Sandra Jane Hansen passed away on December 27, 2022 in Portage, Wisconsin. She was born in Sparta, Wisconsin on May 16, 1954. She is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Mike) Allen of Cushing, Oklahoma. Her son Robert (Cathryn) Monroe of De Soto, Kansas. Her sisters Linda Wells of Beloit, Wisconsin and Donna Schoen of Orfordville, Wisconsin. Her life partner,...

Dec 18, 2022

Scott "Herbie" Joseph Brown, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 17th, 2022 in Poynette, WI. Scott was born the fifth of six boys to Fredrick and Patricia (Schumacher) Brown in Madison, WI. He married Janet Fenney in 1989 and had two sons, Seth and Parker. He has always said that raising his sons to be good men was...

Nov 22, 2022

John William Johnson age 73 of Portage, Wisconsin. Died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Infinite Abilities Adult Family Home in Portage, WI. John was born on June 22, 1949, in Portage to Elmer and Lucile (Bolgrin) Johnson. John graduated from Portage High School in 1967. He worked at Black Furniture in Portage. He then attended MATC in Madison where...

Nov 20, 2022

William Gene "Bill" Schoon, age 92 died at his home in Portage on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Bill was born the seventh of eight children to George and Anna A. Schoon on their Fonda Iowa farm. Following graduation from Fonda High School, Bill served his country as a scout in the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War. He...

Nov 6, 2022

Duane "Sunny" Johnson, 91, of Blair, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Grandview Care Center in Blair. Sunny was born December 21, 1930 to Swend and Minnie (Gunderson) Johnson. He attended the Sunnyside country school during his elementary years (which subsequently led to his nickname), and later graduated from Blair High School in 1948. He was united in...

Nov 2, 2022

Brian David Calhoun, age 64, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, after hitting a deer with his motorcycle. He was born on July 2, 1958, in Rockford, IL, to Bette Jane and Darwin (Pete) Calhoun. He grew up in Loves Park, IL, and spent summers with his grandparents, Ernest & Marjorie Swanson in Loretto, WI. He loved snowmobiling, fishing,...

Oct 30, 2022

Ettrick, WI- Nathan (Tater) Alan Tenneson, 29, passed away on October 30, 2022 in a tragic accident. Nathan was born on May 9th, 1993 to Troy and Kim (Wittenberg) Tenneson in LaCrosse, WI. Nate grew up in the small town of Ettrick where everyone knew his smile and laugh. He grew up spending days in the tractor and feeding...

Oct 4, 2022

Packwaukee, Wisonsin Rickey Gordon Jahn age 70 of Packwaukee, Wisconsin died on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, WI. Rickey was born to Richard and Betty (McCulloch) Jahn at Fort Campbell Military base in Kentucky. Rickey was a master electrician for many years and a proud member of IBEW local 159. Rickey enjoyed the...

Oct 4, 2022

PORTAGE – Nelly May (Bitney) Thiessen, age 88, of Portage Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 4th, 2022. Nelly was born March 27th, 1934, the daughter of Mildred (Hibner) Bitney and Lyle Bitney. Nelly was a dedicated mother. She loved her children and grandchildren and would often spend time outdoors camping and fishing with them. It was always...