Obituaries
Donita R. Gruber
Apr 23, 2025
Donita Ruth Gruber, age 71, was born to eternal life at her home in Jefferson WI, on April 23, 2025.
Donita was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 7, 1953, to George and Edna (Martin) Gruber.
Donita moved to Bethesda Lutheran Communities in her 20s and lived there for over 40 years before moving to St Coletta of WI. She was a...
Lynn R. Zimmerman
Apr 21, 2025
Lynn R. Zimmerman, 77 of Reeseville, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025.
Lynn was born on October 31, 1947, in Watertown, the son of Lloyd and Evelyn (Duckert) Zimmerman. He attended and graduated from Lake Mills High School. In 1974, Lynn married the love of his life Linda Jine at the Moravian Church in Lake Mills and the couple shared...
Richard L. Weber Sr.
Apr 14, 2025
Richard (Dick) L. Weber, Sr., 82, passed away at his home April 14, 2025. He was born on August 12, 1942 to Arnum and Leona (Fisch) Weber. He married Susan (Sue) Zehren. They were blessed with 62 years of marriage.
Richard worked after high school hauling bulk milk for his father. He purchased the business and after several years sold it...
Elsie J. Callison
Apr 13, 2025
Elsie J. Callison, 87 of Johnson Creek, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Sunset Ridge of Johnson Creek.
Elsie was born on January 3, 1938, in Bruce, WI, the daughter of Phillip and Emma (Dunahey) Adams. She was the youngest of 11 children and considered the ‘baby’ of the family. On June 6, 1959, Elsie was united in marriage...
Kimberly Jean Pick
Apr 12, 2025
Kimberly Jean Pick, a loving mother, daughter, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Kimberly was sweet, stubborn, and full of heart. She cared deeply for others, loved animals (especially cats), and had a love for sweets, music, songwriting, and horror movies. Her greatest joy was raising her three children, Brandi, Joseph, and Shiann, and she was...
Clarence W. Warren
Apr 11, 2025
Clarence W. Warren, 85, of Watertown, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Marquardt Healthcare Center in Watertown.
Clarence was born in Central City, Kentucky on May 7, 1939, the son of William and Thelma (Wiggins) Warren. He married Alma Bowen on June 27, 1958, in Central City, Kentucky, and the couple enjoyed 66 wonderful years of marriage. Clarence proudly...
JoAnn A. Muehrcke
Apr 9, 2025
2 Corinthians 5:7
“We live by faith, not by sight.”
Beloved mother and sister to many JoAnn A. Muehrcke, 86, of Watertown, feeling Jesus on her shoulder, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Angels Grace in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
JoAnn was born on August 19, 1938, at home in Hankinson, ND, daughter of Alfred and Gertrude (Klawitter) Medenwaldt, the middle of nine...
Eugene P. "Gene" Coughlin
Apr 2, 2025
Eugene “Gene” Patrick Coughlin, 84 of Watertown, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Park Terrace in Watertown.
Gene was born on July 11, 1940, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Watertown, the son of Ervin and Stella (Stangler) Coughlin. He married the love of his life, Vicki Eberle, on August 25, 1962. They were...
Vernon R. Mondl
Apr 2, 2025
Vernon “Vern” R. Mondl, 73 of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at his home in Watertown.
Vern was born August 25, 1951, in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of John and Muriel (Rhoda) Mondl. Vern was united in marriage with Sharon Marozick on April 16, 2005, at St. John Ev Lutheran Church in Watertown, and the couple enjoyed...
Jerry H. "Shorty" Lemke
Apr 1, 2025
Jerry H. “Shorty” Lemke, 72 of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at his home.
Shorty was born on May 5, 1952, in Columbus, the son of Harold and Joyce (Engelke) Lemke. He was a 1970 graduate of Waterloo High School. On October 21, 1989, Shorty married Cindy Schneider in Lake Tahoe. Shorty was a car enthusiast, and also...
Betty Sue Zimmerman
Mar 30, 2025
Betty S. Zimmerman, 74, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Hillside Rehabilitation and Care Center in Yorkville, Illinois.
A funeral Service will be held at the Schmutzler-Vick Funeral Home at 11:00am on Friday, April 4, 2025, with Pastor Linnea Bailey presiding. Visitation will take place at the funeral home from 10:00am until the time of service. Burial will take...
Jan A. Hendrickson
Mar 28, 2025
Jan Adaire Hendrickson went to be with God after living with chronic illness on Friday, March 28, 2025. Jan was born in Chicago, IL to Gerald John and Adaire Ann (Spittal) Hendrickson on January 4, 1969. Jan was a happy, healthy baby, adored by her parents and three sisters. At the age of one, a medical error changed the course...
Paul V. Schroedl
Mar 26, 2025
Paul V. Schroedl, 72, of Waterloo, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Columbus Health and Rehab.
Paul was born on June 22, 1952, in Madison, the son of Francis and Della (Sukowatey) Schroedl. Paul proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corps from 1971-1973. He married Roxanne Ricco on December 22, 1983, and the couple enjoyed 41...
Donald G. Buss
Mar 22, 2025
Donald G. Buss, 96 of Lake Mills, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Donald was born on March 21, 1929, in Ixonia, the son of William and Marjorie (Frank) Buss. He attended school close to home at St. Stephen Lutheran Church of Concord, walking and eventually riding his bike to get there. On...
Dorothy J. Nico
Mar 20, 2025
Dorothy J. Nico, 77 of Watertown, passed away with her family by her side on March 20,2025, at the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek.
Dorothy was born on April 2, 1947, in Oshkosh, the daughter of Harvey and Donna (Schaefer) Dumdie. For over 30 years, Dorothy worked as a CNA at Bethesda Lutheran Homes in Watertown providing excellent care...
Peter J. Niesen
Mar 18, 2025
Peter J. Niesen, 77, of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the VA Hospital in Madison.
Peter was born on December 24, 1947, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of George and Margaret (Coughlin) Niesen. Peter proudly served our country in the United States Navy where he was a POW in the Vietnam War and was a part of...
Karen K. Holley
Mar 18, 2025
Karen K. Holley passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.
She was born in Waterloo on April 23, 1936, the daughter of Katherine Bossa. She was the last member of her immediate family.
On October 13, 1984 she was united in marriage to Lawrence (Hank) Holley at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waterloo. Karen graduated from...
Kathy L. Braatz
Mar 11, 2025
Kathy Lee (Vaughn) Braatz passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the age of 76 in Watertown, WI. Kathy was born in Oakridge, TN on December 31, 1948, to parents Margaret Hawkins and Alfred Vaughn.
Kathy opened KC’s Driving School in 1986 and was one of the first female driving school owners in Wisconsin, if not the first. She will be...
Linda S. Kohlhoff
Mar 4, 2025
Linda S. Kohlhoff, 73, of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Marquardt Memorial Manor in Watertown.
Linda was born on July 3, 1951, in Watertown, the daughter of Clarence and Irene (Dobrick) Stanke. She was a 1970 graduate of Stoughton High School, and a long-time member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Watertown. In her free time, she...
Kathleen Marie Hedges
Mar 3, 2025
Kathleen Marie Duckert Hedges passed away on Monday, March 3rd, 2025.
Kathy was born on March 28, 1954, in Columbus, Wisconsin. Kathy went to Saint John’s elementary. She graduated from Waterloo High School. She graduated from University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. Kathy married Dan Hedges and moved to Texas, where she went to work for Cabot Corporation for several years. Kathy...
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