Obituaries
Gertrude Fox
Jan 10, 2016
Gertrude Fox, 100 of Watertown, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 18, 1915 in Flanagan, IL, the daughter of Frank and Tillie (Smith) Fox. She enjoyed doing bead work, making jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets. She was a resident at Bethesda Lutheran Communities of Watertown for over 70 years. She was...
Audra Beer
Jan 3, 2016
Audra A. Beer, 61 of Johnson Creek, died on Sunday, January 3, 2015 at Rainbow Hospice Center. Audra was born on October 12, 1954 in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Ron & Patricia (Wolfe) Whittington. She married Richard Beer on February 15, 1976 in Chicago, IL. The couple raised three children. Audra enjoyed crocheting, loved her cats, and most of...
Wayne Simon
Dec 28, 2015
Wayne J. "Joe" Simon, 88 of Watertown, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015 at Watertown Regional Medical Center. Joe was born on June 10, 1927 in Watertown, the son of Joseph and Marcella (Oestreicher) Simon. He was a 1945 graduate of Watertown High School, earned a BA in Education from UW-Whitewater, and in 1965 earned a MA in Elementary...
Barbara Oelke
Dec 24, 2015
Barbara A. "Barb" Oelke, 79 of Waterloo, went home to rest on Thursday, December 24, 2015. Born in Lake Geneva, WI on Jan. 25, 1936, she lived in Lake Como, and in 1954, she graduated from Elkhorn High School. She married Herman "Skip" Oelke, Jr. at Lake Como Community Church on Feb. 19th, 1956 with Reverend Wallace Christians presiding. She...
Scott Simons
Dec 22, 2015
Scott L. Simons, 52 of Watertown, passed away on December 22, 2015 at his home. He was born on September 24, 1963 in Belvidere, IL, the son of Larry and Eileen (Grossen) Simons. Scott was baptized at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Marengo, IL and confirmed at United Presbyterian Church of Hustisford. Scott is a 1982 graduate of Watertown High...
Ramona Sullivan
Dec 16, 2015
Ramona M. Sullivan, 84 of Waterloo, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born on August 4, 1931 at home in Columbus, WI, the daughter of Merlin and Hazel (Nickerson) Will. Ramona was the oldest of 13 children and the mother of 6 children. She married George Sullivan in November of 1949 at St....
David Steuerwald
Dec 16, 2015
David F. Steuerwald, 69 of Watertown, went to be with his Heavenly Savior on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 20, 1946, in Sheboygan, WI, the son of Floyd and Loretta (Muhs) Steuerwald. He was a 1964 graduate of Random Lake High School and earned his BA from Bob Jones University and...
Russel Matthiesen
Dec 10, 2015
Russel E. Matthiesen, 92 of Watertown, WI, went to be with his Heavenly Savior on Thursday, December 10, 2015 following a short illness at Golden Living Center of Watertown. Russel was born on February 18, 1923 near Curlew, IA, the son of Bruno G. and Grace I. (Gross) Matthiesen. He graduated from Curlew High School and attended Northwestern Bible College...
Dorothy Korth
Dec 9, 2015
Dorothy O. Korth, 96 of Waterloo, went to be with her Heavenly Savior on Wednesday, December 09, 2015. Dorothy was born on March 20, 1919 in Deansville, WI the daughter of William and Anna (Scheel) Kodwitz. She was baptized on April 20, 1919 and confirmed September 29, 1932 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Marshall. She married Herbert Korth on...
William Graske
Dec 3, 2015
William J. Graske, 64 of Johnson Creek, passed away on Thursday, December 03, 2015 at his home. He was born on October 19, 1951 in Fort Atkinson, WI, the son of Edwin and Arlene (Purucker) Graske. William moved to Bethesda Lutheran Communities of Watertown in 1959 and was a distinguished member of the "50 Year Club" at Bethesda. He was...
Mary Cummins
Dec 1, 2015
Mary Lee Ballard Cummins was born April 26, 1929, in Pavo, Georgia. She went home to the Savior she loved on December 1, 2015, from Rainbow Hospice of Johnson Creek. Mary met David Loyal Cummins in high school at Toccoa Falls Bible Institute in Georgia, and they married June 24, 1950, after she graduated from St. Paul Bible Institute in...
Jeremy Becker
Dec 1, 2015
Jeremy M. Becker, 40 of Sheboygan, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. He was born in Beaver Dam. He was recently married to Cassie Siegel on January 17, 2014 and spent every moment together since. Jeremy was a champion wrestler; he worked for Sigma Aldrich in Milwaukee as a Chemical Control Lab Tech. Jeremy was able to work...
Kevin Yahn
Nov 19, 2015
Kevin A. Yahn, 55 of Watertown, was called home to rest on November 19, 2015. He was born on March 1, 1960. Kevin is survived by his Mother Lorraine, Brother Keith, and Nephew Brandon (Erika). He is preceded in death by his Father Gilbert, Sister-in-law Kaye, and Niece Erin. An avid biker and sports fan, Kevin's strength and resolve in...
Gordon Baumann
Nov 5, 2015
Gordon F.H. Baumann, 81 of Geneva, FL, passed on November 5, 2015. Our Dad was the son of Edward and Martha Baumann of Waterloo, Wisconsin born on November 14, 1933. He was the youngest of five brothers, Edwin, Wilber, Harley, Eugene, and Gordon. Our father was married to our mother, Anna Mae in the autumn of 1953. The two of...
Suzanne Warren
Nov 4, 2015
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, Suzanne (Stauss Cowan) Warren, 84, went to be with her Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, from her home in Watertown, Wis. She was born November 3, 1931, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Herbert and Katherine (Werner Platt) Stauss and was later adopted by her stepfather Marion "Jack" Cowan. While enrolled at San Francisco State College (now...
Donald Anderson
Oct 31, 2015
Donald D. Anderson, 77 of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his home. Don was born on August 24, 1938 in Rockford, IL, the son of David and Mildred Anderson. He spent the first 17 years of his life in Rockford, but moved to Bethesda Lutheran Communities on July 3, 1955 and was a proud member of...
Abbigail Haberkorn
Oct 28, 2015
Abbigail Rose Haberkorn, 19 of Waterloo, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Watertown Regional Medical Center. Abbi was born in Madison, WI on October 18, 1996, the daughter of Liz Kiersten and Curt (Laurie) Haberkorn. She attended Waterloo High School and earned her diploma in 2015. Abbi had a bubbly personality with an infectious demeanor that was so...
Matthew Nowatka
Oct 24, 2015
Matthew J. Nowatka, 23 of Princeton, died on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his home. He was born on February 28, 1992 in Ottawa, IL the son of Dennis and Melony (McDonald) Nowatka and Matthew R. Hancock. Matt attended LaSalle-Peru High School and earned his GED in 2009 at age 17. He met the love of his life, Jasmine Kunkel,...
Floyd Usher
Oct 22, 2015
Floyd "Bud" W. Usher, 91 of Watertown, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek, surrounded by his family. Floyd was born on January 26, 1924 in Watertown, WI the Son of Walter and Estella (Kehr) Usher. He was a 1942 Graduate of Watertown High School and later earned an Engineering Degree from...
Leroy Maass
Oct 15, 2015
LeRoy L. Maass, 96 of Watertown, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Marquardt Memorial Manor. He was born on January 24, 1919 in Sugar Island, WI the only son of Hugo and Lillian (Mallow) Maass. On January 18, 1942 LeRoy married Leona Schuett at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Ixonia and enjoyed 48...
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