Obituaries

Aug 20, 2018

Roger W. Schroeder, 76 of Lake Mills passed away Monday in Oconomowoc.

Roger was born on October 20, 1941 in Watertown, WI the son of Gilbert and Bernice (Hammer) Schroeder. Roger married the love of his life Nancy Stiegman on October 8, 1962 and the couple enjoyed 56 years of marriage. Roger was an avid fisherman and...

Aug 14, 2018

Joyce E. Bunnell, 86, of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Aurora Medical Center.

Joyce was born on November 15, 1931 in Vernon County, WI, the daughter of Archie and Marie (Burdick) Kidd. Joyce was a manager, waitress, and cook in restaurants for many years, she loved trying out different recipes and putting her...

Aug 12, 2018

Charles R. Darling, 81, of Watertown, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

Charles was born on October 18, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wi the son of James and Esther (Tischer) Darling. He married Joyce Stika on September 24, 1960 in Milwaukee and the couple was blessed with a son, Brian. Charles owned and...

Aug 7, 2018

Manuel H. Salas, 58, of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at UW Madison Hospital with his family by his side.

Manuel was born on March 12, 1960 in Zacatecas Zac, Mexico to Jose and Socorro (Garcia) Salas. He was an avid sports fan who loved baseball, soccer, and football. Manuel will be greatly missed...

Aug 6, 2018

Marian Lois (Royse) Blaney, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center, where she had spent the last three years.

Marian was born on December 10, 1940 in St. Louis, MO to William and Helen Royse. She married Rev. Robert Blaney on December 7, 1968. The couple moved Watertown in 1970. Rev....

Aug 1, 2018

Justin A. Gorniak Jr. 71, of Edgerton passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2018 at U.W. Hospital in Madison.

Justin was born on Feb. 4, 1947 in Chicago, IL the son of Justin and Josephine (VanHooydonk) Gorniak. He married Eileen Przeniczny on Sept. 16, 1967 in Chicago, IL.  Justin was an avid outdoorsman and especially loved to...

Jul 31, 2018

Hildegarde “Hilde” H. (Scharp) Kijewski, 84, of Watertown, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 surrounded by her loving children.

Hilde was born on October 15, 1933 in Watertown to Walter and Elizabeth (Martin) Scharp. She attended St. Mark’s Lutheran Grade School and Watertown High School.  On August 4th, 1973...

Jul 31, 2018

Adeline Ruth Behling 97, of Watertown passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

Adeline was born on April 23, 1921 in Sun Prairie the daughter of Emil and Josephine (Monson) Skalitzky.  She married Leonard Behling on Sept. 11, 1937 in Waterloo, WI.  Adeline was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Watertown and...

Jul 30, 2018

Daniel Richard Jeanson passed away on Monday July 30th, after a short, yet hard fought battle with cancer.

Though his time on earth was short, he lived an incredibly full life. He enjoyed vehicles; From cars to trucks, to motorcycles, mopeds, and go-karts, if it had a motor it was meant to be driven and driven hard!...

Jul 24, 2018

WATERLOO-Bernard Francis Broome, beloved spouse of Ruth Parr Broome, died peacefully on July 24, 2018.  Bernard was born on October 27, 1926, in Sun Prairie, WI, to Frederick and Clotilda (Weber) Broome. He was raised in Sun Prairie. He married the love of his life, Ruth Ann Parr Broome, on June 4, 1949. Shortly after marriage, Bernard and Ruth...

Jul 24, 2018

Bonnie R. Coughlin, 72 of Watertown passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Oconomowoc.

Bonnie was born in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Martin and Rose (Mayer) Topp. Bonnie was a graduate of MATC- Watertown. She married the love of her life Gerald Coughlin on April 11, 1970 and the couple enjoyed 48 years of...

Jul 24, 2018

Ronald L. Klinger 77, of Watertown passed away on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at home.

Ron was born on December 25, 1940 in Watertown the son of Mercedes Klinger.  Ron was a farmer and semi driver for Aunt Nellie’s.  He was a member of the United CO-OP and in his free time he did a lot of...

Jul 23, 2018

Harvey R. Duessler 88, of Waterloo, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 surround by his loving family.

Harvey was born on Nov. 25, 1929 in Jefferson, WI the son of Elmer and Lydia (Kaul) Duessler.  He married Doris L. Foss on June 1, 1968 at Holy Trinity Church in Marshall.  Harvey was a member of St....

Jul 13, 2018

Kaley B. Gray 21, of Waterloo passed away Friday July 13, 2018 in Waterloo, WI.

Kaley was born on September 29, 1996 in Columbus, daughter of James and Denise (Hensler) Gray. Kaley was a baker at Stella’s Bakery in Madison and most recently at Beans ‘N Cream in Sun Prairie. She was a lab assistant for the...

Jul 11, 2018

Nicholas “Nick” J. Scheidegger 87, of Waterloo passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Lake Mills Health Center surrounded by his loving family.

Nick was born on May 12, 1931 in Beaver Dam, the son of Hans and Clara (Frick) Scheidegger.  Nick was a 1948 graduate of St. John’s Military Academy and later attended UW- Madison. ...

Jul 1, 2018

Adeline Mary (Winter) Travnick 96, of Lake Mills, formerly of Waterloo, passed away on Sunday July 1, 2018.

Adeline was born on January 17, 1922 in Reeseville, the daughter of Fred and Lillian (Weihert) Winter.

Mom worked many places to help support her family, including Schwoegler’s in Jefferson and Hamlin’s in Lake Mills.  She was...

Jun 26, 2018

A memorial service to celebrate Millie's life will be held in August.

Jun 21, 2018

Vernon R. Kreuscher, 88 of Watertown, formerly of Fredericksburg, TX, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at his home.

Vernon was born on February 5, 1930 in Kenosha, Wisconsin the son of Erwin and Emma (Myers) Kreuscher. Vernon married his loving wife Marilyn Quandt on September 16, 1950 and the two enjoyed 66 years of marriage...

Jun 12, 2018

Richard ‘Dick’ Carl Massuch, 92, of Watertown, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2018 at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dick was born on May 13th, 1926 to Carl ‘Si’ and Genevieve (Scarborough) Massuch in Lansing, Michigan. When Dick was young, he dreamed of going to Michigan State University,...

Jun 12, 2018

Russell G. Loeffler, 83, of Watertown passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Dycora Transitional Health.

Russell was born on September 18, 1934 in Watertown the son of George and Malinda (Kenhammer) Loeffler. Russell served his country in the Army National Guard, discharging in 1960. After he left the Guard, Russell married his loving wife Marie...