Obituaries
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Arians
Dec 12, 2024
Betty (Elizabeth) J. Arians (97) passed peacefully in her sleep on December 12, 2024, at her residence at Riverwalk Senior Living in Waterloo, Wisconsin. She was able to attend the celebration of her 97th birthday in November with her family. Many friends and relatives had a chance to visit her on the days leading up to her death. Betty was...
Robert A. Bender
Dec 10, 2024
Robert A. “Bob” Bender, 85 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.
Bob was born in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Henry and Ruth (Breslich) Bender. He attended Whitefish Bay Schools and graduated high school in 1957. Bob went on to attend Vanderbilt University for both undergraduate work and Law School,...
Phyllis A. Holland
Dec 4, 2024
Phyllis A. Holland, 88, of Rockford, Il, formerly of Watertown, WI, went to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
Phyllis was born on October 4, 1936 in Goodwine, IL the daughter of Marvin and Ella (Morris) Goin. The family moved to Anderson Indiana when Phyllis was 6 years old. Phyllis attended Anderson...
Robert F. Martens
Nov 28, 2024
Robert F. “Bob” Martens, 84 of Watertown, passed away on November 28, 2024, at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek.
Bob was born on September 9, 1940, in Milwaukee, the son of Dr. Earl and Viola (Adler) Martens. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was a 1964 graduate of Milton College. On August 27, 1966, Bob married Gretchen...
Gregory D. "Greg" Freund
Nov 27, 2024
Gregory D. “Greg” Freund, 73, of Waterloo, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at his home.
Greg was born on July 2, 1951, in Madison, WI, the son of Robert and Barbara (Heideman) Freund. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force from 1972-1976. He married his best friend Donna Standiford in 1972, and the couple enjoyed...
Guy G. Gamboeck
Nov 23, 2024
Guy G. Gamboeck, 63, of Reeseville, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.
Guy was born on September 20, 1961, the son of Fredrick and Carol (Woulle) Gamboeck. He married the love of his life Patricia Lasiewicz on October 20. 1979, and the couple enjoyed 45 years of marriage. He worked in construction as...
Richard E. Kusel
Nov 21, 2024
Richard E. “Dick” Kusel, 81 of Watertown, passed away on November 21, 2024, at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek.
Dick was born on February 12, 1943, the son of Erwin and Louetta (Schroeder) Kusel. He attended and graduated from Watertown High School. On November 25, 1961, Dick was united in marriage with Joan Griep at St. Henry Catholic Church...
Vera M. Gatewood
Nov 19, 2024
Vera M. Gatewood, 77, of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at her home with her family by her side.
Vera was born on November 19, 1947, the daughter of Charles and Josephine (Rozeck) Cantwell. Vera enjoyed watching tennis, as well as her favorite shows on TV. She was known for drinking at least 2 pots of coffee throughout...
Hannah Marie Glass
Nov 10, 2024
On Thursday, November 3rd, 2005 at 1:40 PM Hannah Marie Glass was born to David and Janean Glass. She grew quickly, full of energy, and life. Soon her love for reading, piano, and education became extremely evident. She happily practiced the piano, she tried reading everything in sight, she asked lots of questions, and was confidently determined to go towards...
Richard R. Wilke
Oct 27, 2024
Richard R. Wilke, 74, of Watertown, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Bedrock in Watertown.
Richard was born on July 27, 1950, in Columbus, the son of Roy and Verna (Reige) Wilke. He attended Waterloo High School. He worked for over 27 years as a welder at Crepaco in Lake Mills. In Richard’s free time he was an avid...
James M. Baade
Oct 18, 2024
James M. “Jim” Baade, 81, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2024, at his home with his family by his side.
Jim was born on August 25, 1943, the son of Ernst and Mary Jane (Lyons) Baade. He proudly served our country in the United States Army. Jim was a longtime active community member in Watertown; he was...
Myrtle V. Kaap
Oct 18, 2024
Myrtle Kaap, 91, passed peacefully Friday, October 18, 2024, at Spero Heritage Homes.
Myrtle was a homemaker and raised two children, a son James Kaap and daughter LaLonnie Breunig. She married the love of her life Edward Kaap on October 4, 1948, in Milwaukee, and the couple enjoyed 54 years of marriage before his passing in 2002. She enjoyed working in...
Marleen E. Witte
Oct 17, 2024
Marleen Esther Witte, 77, of Largo, Florida, passed away on October 17, 2024, in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was born on July 4, 1947, in Watertown, Wisconsin, to Leonard and Gertrude (Borchardt) Fehrmann.
Marleen’s educational journey began at Immanuel Lutheran School in Lebanon, Wisconsin, followed by Watertown High School, from which she graduated in 1965. She pursued a career in nursing...
Helen E. Thompson
Oct 15, 2024
Helen E. Thompson, 79, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, passed away on October 15, 2024 at Oak Park Place in Madison surrounded by the love of her family. Helen was born on November 3, 1944 in Columbus, Wisconsin, the daughter of Reinhold and Elsie Hafenstein. She was a lifelong resident of Waterloo, Wisconsin. She graduated from Waterloo High School in 1962...
Timothy J. Kopplin
Oct 9, 2024
Timothy J. Kopplin, 58, of Waterloo, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at Watertown Regional Medical Center.
Tim was born on October 21, 1965, in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Neal and Gail (Sullivan) Kopplin. He married the love of his life Carol LeMay on November 15, 1986 and the couple enjoyed 37 years of marriage. Tim worked as a...
Elaine A. Gruchow
Sep 30, 2024
Elaine A. Gruchow, 89, of Waterloo, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024, at Home Again in Waunakee.
Elaine was born March 10, 1935, the daughter of William and Verna (Wild) Knapton. She was a graduate of Marshall High School, Class of 1953. She married William Gruchow on August 13, 1955, at the Marshall United Methodist Church. They were married for...
Donna M. Bosch
Sep 24, 2024
Donna (Arnold) Bosch (82) of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, September 24th 2024 at Watertown Regional Medical Center, after a valiant battle with cancer. The cancer didn’t ultimately win; however, the big guy upstairs thought the only way to take her was to stop the strongest part of her and chose to stop her heart. Her heart was filled with...
Thomas Carl Udehn
Sep 23, 2024
Thomas “Tom” C. Udehn, 69, of Waterloo, originally of Moline, IL, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at his home in Waterloo.
Tom was born on May 3, 1955, in Moline, Illinois, the son of Kenneth and E. Lucille (Johnson) Udehn. Tom loved being outdoors, going on drives, and most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and...
Janice L. Van Hoosen
Sep 22, 2024
Janice L. “Jan” Van Hoosen, 88 of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family.
Jan was born on May 12, 1936, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Williams) Tutton. On May 25, 1957, she married Arnie Van Hoosen in Fort Atkinson at the Methodist Church, and the couple shared 67...
Dora H. Heiman
Sep 19, 2024
Dora H. Heiman, 81 of Waunakee, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center of Milwaukee
Dora was born on March 19, 1943, in Panama, the daughter of Marion and Henrietta (Fauve) Richardson. On September 1, 1962, she married DuWayne, and the couple shared 46 years together until his passing in 2008. Dora enjoyed Dancing to...
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