Obituaries

Thomas Olszewski

Thomas Olszewski

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...

Brenda Schwantz

Brenda Schwantz

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...

Wanda Kuhle

Wanda Kuhle

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...

Gail Groth

Gail Groth

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...

Elizabeth "Betty" Wood

Elizabeth "Betty" Wood

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...

Sidney Cox

Sidney Cox

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. ...

Jeannette Schuenemann

Jeannette Schuenemann

Mar 28, 2018

Watertown- Jeannette Schuenemann , 75, of Watertown passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

Jeannette was born on Nov. 22, 1942 in Viola, WI the daughter of Alfred and Irene (Hazemann) Fosdal. Jeannette was well known and very outgoing.  In her spare time she enjoyed genealogy, crafts and donated her gifts to support military events.   She was...

Lynn Troyke

Lynn Troyke

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...

Richard Meier

Richard Meier

Mar 28, 2018

Richard Anton Meier, 82, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Agrace Hospice Inpatient Center in Fitchburg.

Richard was born on March 4, 1936 in Cross Plains, WI, the son of Matt and Christina (Marking) Meier. Richard served in the US Air Force as a Staff Sergeant from 1954-1958. He married the love of his life, Billie...

Sandra Grover

Sandra Grover

Mar 19, 2018

Another of God’s saints entered eternal glory in heaven with the passing of Sandra G. (Warmuth) Grover, who left us on March 19, 2018 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.

Cherished wife of Tim Grover, devoted mother to Trevor Warmuth, Pat (Jessica) Grover, Spencer Grover, and Cora Grover,  Sandy was born on November 5, 1965...

Gerald "Jerry" Schultz

Gerald "Jerry" Schultz

Mar 12, 2018

Gerald L. Schultz, 86, of Watertown passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018.

Jerry was born on December 9, 1931 in Watertown, WI the son of Clarence and Lucille (Rabbach) Schultz. He was raised by Delma (Rabbach) Schultz after his mother passed away soon after his birth.   He grew up in town and graduated from Watertown High...

Lorna Hennig

Lorna Hennig

Mar 10, 2018

Lorna H.L. (Zars) Hennig, 99, of Watertown, WI, died on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center in Watertown ending her ten year residence there.

Lorna was born August 8, 1918, in Addison, IL, third child of six to parents William and Clara Cohrs Zars. Lorna was Baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Addison, IL on...

Elaine Banks

Elaine Banks

Mar 9, 2018

Elaine E. Banks, 91, of Lake Mills, WI passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at Lilac Springs.

Elaine was born on August 4, 1926 in Oak Park, Illinois the daughter of Alfred and Kathryn (Schneiberger) Ernst. She met the love of her life, John Banks while he was playing basketball. He came up to Elaine and...

Kathleen Clark

Kathleen Clark

Mar 8, 2018

Kathleen M. Clark, 74, of Watertown passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Park Terrace.

Kathy was born on October 23, 1943 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of Michael and Marjorie (Jeffries) McGraw.  She married the love of her life, Dennis Clark on September 26, 1964 and the two had three loving daughters and enjoyed 51...

Fredrick Holaus

Fredrick Holaus

Mar 8, 2018

Fredrick L. Holaus, 76, of Waterloo, WI passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at his home.

Fred was born on October 3, 1941 in Vienna, Austria the son of Fredrick and Margaret (Schenk) Holaus. Fred’s family immigrated to the U.S. by boat, when he was only 13. He was a graduate Waterloo High School and he...

Lois Schoechert

Lois Schoechert

Mar 6, 2018

Lois Carole Schoechert entered eternal life on March 6, 2018 at Marquardt Health Center.

She was born on February 3, 1929, to Edward Schoechert and Lillian (Rath) Schoechert. She was a raised in a family of faith and music. She was baptized and confirmed at Watertown Moravian Church where she continued to serve her church family for...

Lloyd Hohenstein

Lloyd Hohenstein

Feb 27, 2018

Lloyd Adam Hohenstein entered eternal life on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Heritage Homes in Watertown.

He was born August 18, 1934, to Immanuel and Dorothy (Currier) Hohenstein in Hutchinson, MN.  He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, Loretto, MN.  He attended Mantorville Elementary School for six years and then stayed two years with his...

Duane Johnson

Duane Johnson

Feb 26, 2018

Duane A. Johnson, 59, of Johnson Creek passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Duane and his twin sister Diane were born on March 2, 1958 in Waukesha to Kenneth and Garnet (Johnson) Johnson. During his working years, Duane was a truck driver by trade.  He enjoyed snowmobiling, ice fishing,...

Edward Bauch

Edward Bauch

Feb 13, 2018

Edward R. Bauch, 89 of Watertown, passed away on February 13, 2018 at Dycora Transitional Health.

Edward was born on March 6, 1928 in Milwaukee, the son of Otto and Anna (nee Abuya) Bauch. He devoted himself to his late wife Eleanore whom he married on July 9, 1949.  Edward retired from AO Smith and was a...

Margo Ketelhohn

Margo Ketelhohn

Feb 10, 2018

Margo C. Ketelhohn, age 76, of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018, after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.

Margo Charlotte Wright was born on December 9, 1941 in Pontiac, MI to Hazel (Broker) and Harvey Wright.  She was baptized. The family moved to West Allis, WI in 1945. She was confirmed at Cleveland Avenue...