Obituaries

Jun 7, 2018

Kathleen H. Usher, 89 of Oconomowoc, was born into Eternal Life on Thursday, June 7, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.

Kathleen was born on Oct. 2, 1928 in Marshfield, WI the daughter of William R. and Helen (Scanlan) Winner.  On July 2, 1949, Kathleen married her loving husband, Floyd in Madison and the couple enjoyed 66...

Jun 2, 2018

Manden L. Sampson, 97, of Watertown, formerly of Clyman, passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

Manden was born on October 5, 1920 in Northwood, MN the son of Henry and Inga (Ellefson) Sampson. Manden entered the United States Army during World War II as a radio operator and working a 50 Cal....

May 31, 2018

Margaret E. Ellington, 88 of Watertown went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

Marg was born on April 11, 1930 the daughter of George and Elsie (Miles) Wieborg. Marg married John Ellington on May 6, 1950 in Springfield, IL and the two enjoyed 21 years of marriage together until...

May 26, 2018

William L. J. Belongia 56, of Watertown passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 with his loving family by his side.

Bill was born on July 20, 1961 in Washington D.C., the son of Clyde and Fuji (Higa) Belongia. Bill was united in marriage to Wendy Blawat on September 22, 1979 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in...

May 23, 2018

Roger A. Schimmel, 63, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Sylvan Crossings.

Roger was born on September 13, 1954 the son of Charles and Freida (Jaeger) Schimmel. Roger married Susan Scheel on September 20, 1997 at St. Paul’s in Waterloo. Roger was a family man. He loved spending time with his family...

May 16, 2018

Kenneth C. Foote, 68, of Fort Atkinson passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Fort Atkinson Hospital.

Ken was born on November 27, 1949 in Baldwin, Wisconsin, the son of Wival and Esther Foote. Ken enjoyed many years working at Opportunities Inc. in Fort Atkinson. He enjoyed watching T.V., going for rides, sitting in his recliner...

May 10, 2018

Fred S. Babcock Sr., 58, of Reeseville, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018  at Watertown Memorial Hospital.

Fred was born on August 24, 1959 in Oconomowoc, the son of John and Carolee (Orsborne) Babcock. Fred grew up in the Watertown area and graduated from Watertown High School. He married his loving wife, Patti Bartz on October...

May 10, 2018

Susan Bentley (Zinser) Hinchcliffe, of Beaver Dam, WI, entered into eternal rest on May 10, 2018.

She was born January 1, 1943, in Torrington, CT., daughter of the late Guy and Marion (Doyle) Zinser. Susan attended Litchfield High School in Litchfield, Ct., where she was active in cheerleading, field hockey and softball. After graduating in 1960,...

May 9, 2018

Shirley J. (Beyer) Thomsen, 87, of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

Shirley was born on January 14, 1931 in Waterloo, the daughter of Edward and Josephine (Klecker) Beyer. Shirley grew up in Waterloo and worked on the family dairy farm.  As an adult, she worked in the Personnel Department at...

May 7, 2018

Inez Harris, 86, of Verona passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Dycora in Watertown.

Inez was born on April 8, 1932 in Americus, Georgia the daughter of Tobe and Mattie (Hall) Lincoln. She was blessed with 7 children. Inez worked at UW-Madison for many years and enjoyed her time there. Inez had a zest for...

Apr 29, 2018

Virginia M. Harris, 92, of Hartland, WI passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Matthew’s Senior Living in Hartland.

Virginia was born on November 5, 1925 in Burlington, WI the daughter of Alvin and Elsie (Buckau) Brook. She spent her childhood in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. Virginia married LeRoy Harris on November 6, 1944 in San Diego,...

Apr 23, 2018

Marilyn Mae (Chipman) Eske, 91, left her earthly home to be with the love of her life Wilbur on April 23, 2018 in Waupun.

Marilyn was born on July 9, 1926 in Watertown to Veness and Marian (Ceithamer) Chipman. Marilyn married the late Wilbur Eske on April 22, 1945, they would have been married 73 years. They...

Apr 17, 2018

Earl R. Maas passed away on April 17, 2018

He was born July 23, 1920 in Mauston, WI, the eldest of four children to Albert W. Maas, Sr. and Jennie (Caldwell) Maas.

Earl grew up in Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School in 1938 and UW- Madison with a degree in civil engineering. On...

Apr 10, 2018

Thomas C. Olszewski, 68 of Watertown, Wi passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at his home.

Tom was born on May 17, 1949 to John and Josephine (Lubinski) Olszewski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married Mary Chartier on September 16, 1967 in Illinois and the two enjoyed 50 years of marriage together and were blessed with 4...

Apr 7, 2018

Brenda L. Schwantz, 54, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Saturday April 7, 2018 at home.

Brenda was born on August 28, 1963 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Robert and Arlene (Pizzala) Kaiser.  As a child she lived in the Columbus, WI area and always stayed close to that area in her adult life.  Brenda loved...

Apr 5, 2018

Wanda J. Kuhle, 91 of Waterloo, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Oak Ridge Living of Sun Prairie.

Wanda was born on January 18, 1927 in Blackhawk, IA the daughter of Herbert and Edna (Gibbs) Korth.  On June 18, 1949, she married Fred Kuhle at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Sun Prairie.  Fred and Wanda worked...

Apr 4, 2018

Elizabeth “Betty” Wood, 88 of Watertown went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

Betty was born on April 10, 1929 in Monmouth, Illinois the daughter of Maurice and Florence Downes. After residing in Illinois for several years, Betty and her family moved to Wisconsin in...

Apr 4, 2018

Gail Noreen Groth (nee Bird), of Watertown passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at the age of 56.

Born in Newark, New York, Gail grew up in Elm Grove, Wisconsin.  She graduated from Brookfield Central and then from UW-Madison as an Occupational Therapist.  Gail met her husband, David, at Calvary Lutheran Student Chapel in...

Mar 29, 2018

Sidney L. Cox 98, of Watertown passed away on Thursday March 29, 2018 at Agrace Inpatient Center in Janesville.

Sid was born on Dec. 18, 1919 the son of Clarence and Adaline (Earp) Cox. He served as a staff Sargent in the US Army during WWII with the Red Arrow 32nd Division in the New Guinea Campaign. ...

Mar 28, 2018

Lynn S. Troyke, 68, child of God, died March 28 at Marquardt Health Center in Watertown.

A service to celebrate her life and witness to Resurrection will be on Thursday, April 5 at 11 a.m. at Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home with the Rev. Victor Tegtmeier of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church officiating. A visitation will be held...