Obituaries

Calvin Knuppel

Calvin Knuppel

Apr 10, 2014

Calvin C. Knuppel Waterloo, WI - God has called home the soul of Calvin Charles Knuppel. God granted a wonderful father and father-in-law a life of 86 years, 4 months and 2 days. Calvin passed away April 10, 2014 at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg, WI. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Monday April 14, 2014 at St....

Dr. Virgil Sharp

Dr. Virgil Sharp

Apr 10, 2014

Virgil L. "Doc" Sharp, 91 of Waterloo passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Marquardt Health Center of Watertown. Doc was born Virgil LeRoy Sharp on June 24, 1922 near the town of Phillips, Wisconsin to Floyd and Eva (Feight) Sharp. He was a graduate of Freeport High School, the University of Dubuque and completed his medical doctoral studies at...

Ann Geishirt

Ann Geishirt

Apr 8, 2014

Ann Josephine (Motl) Geishirt, 90 of Waterloo, passed away Tuesday April 8, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born September 18, 1923 to Bernard and Anna (Blaschka) Motl on the family farm near Waterloo. She was the youngest of 9 children. She was a 1941 graduate of Waterloo High School. She married Sylvester "Bud" Geishirt on August 5,...

Wilma Grimsrud

Wilma Grimsrud

Apr 2, 2014

Wilma C. Grimsrud, age 100, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2014 at Heritage Homes of Watertown. She was born November 20, 1913 in Fort Atkinson, WI, the daughter of William and Martha (Groehler) Gums. She was a 1930 graduate if Fort Atkinson High School and a 1934 graduate of Carroll College in Waukesha. As an English and...

Arnold Schuett

Arnold Schuett

Apr 1, 2014

Arnold "Arnie" Joseph Schuett, age 81, of Waterloo, died on April 1, 2014 at Agrace Hospice Care in Madison. Arnold was born June 7, 1932 on the family farm in Waterloo, the son of Albert and Martha (Arnold) Schuett. He served his country and was deployed during the Korean War from 1953-1954. Arnold was the recipient of the Korean Service...

James Gudmundson

James Gudmundson

Mar 26, 2014

James D. Gudmundson, 83, of Watertown passed away March 26, 2014 at home while under Rainbow Hospice care. A memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday, April 12 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Watertown with Rev. David Groth presiding. Relatives and friends may pay their respects from 10:00 AM until the time of service. At Jim's request his...

Elvira Frey

Elvira Frey

Mar 23, 2014

Elvira M. Frey, 95 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Sunday March 23, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 19, 1918 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Emil and Elsie (Jahnke) Joers. Elvira was married to Alfred Frey Sr. on June 25, 1938 at Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church in Franklin, WI...

Harold Gorder

Harold Gorder

Mar 17, 2014

Harold Charles Gorder, 96 passed away peacefully and comfortably on Monday, March 17, 2014 at Highland House of Waterloo, WI. He was born in Waterloo on December 3, 1917. He was the third of five children born to Henry and Else (Baker) Gorder. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Heiking on April 8, 1938. They had 4 children; Barbary...

Willena Silha

Willena Silha

Mar 17, 2014

Willena "Lena" R. Silha 93 of Waterloo passed away on Monday March 17, 2014 at Willowbrook Nursing and Rehab in Lake Mills. Lena was born on July 5, 1920 in Gorman, TX the daughter of William and Myrtle (Pittman) Johnson. She was retired from General Casualty Insurance Madison/Sun Prairie. Lena married Alvin Silha on July 26, 1941 in El Paso,...

William Altenburg

William Altenburg

Mar 15, 2014

William B. Altenburg, 77 of Watertown passed away on Saturday March 15, 2014. William was born on July 7, 1936 in Watertown, WI to Benjamin and Laura (Soldner) Altenburg. He was a graduate of Lake Mills High School. William farmed the family land his entire life. He enjoyed and worked with the yearly community threshing crews in the 1940's and...

Terry Hill

Terry Hill

Mar 13, 2014

Terry R. Hill, 60, of Watertown passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center in Johnson Creek. Terry was born on March 1, 1954, in Weiser, ID the son of Raymond and Jacqueline (Panawash) Hill. He married Terri Ann Johnson on Jan 22, 1977, in Waukesha. Terry volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul. He was...

Florence Riedl

Florence Riedl

Mar 12, 2014

Florence M. Riedl, 91 of Waterloo, passed away on Wednesday March 12, 2014 at the Highland House of Waterloo. Florence was born in Watertown, WI on August 27, 1922 to Sylvester and Marcella (Roark) Thoma. On May 13, 1944 she married Gerald Riedl and enjoyed 50 years of marriage until his death in 1994. Florence grew up in the Watertown...

Gertrude Yelk

Gertrude Yelk

Mar 7, 2014

Gertrude M. Yelk 87, of Waterloo passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at her home. Gerty was born June 12, 1926 in Arlington, WI. She married Harvey Yelk on Nov. 10, 1945. She and her husband farmed in the Town of Portland and Waterloo all their lives. She was an active member of the homemakers club of Reeseville. She...

Timothy Klug

Timothy Klug

Feb 27, 2014

Timothy R. Klug, 54, of Portland (Waterloo) went to be with his Heavenly Father and Savior on Thursday February 27th, 2014 at the Columbus Community Hospital. He was born on February 1st, 1960 in Columbus, the son of Dick and Jane Klug. Tim married Cindy Saltz Theder on June 4th, 2007. Tim worked in the printing industry, beginning at Perry...

Margo Cronin

Margo Cronin

Feb 18, 2014

Margo M. Cronin Waterloo / Verona - Margo M. Cronin (Setz), age 90, passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospicecare, on February 18, 2014 supported by her loving family. Margo was born at Madison General Hospital, on October 22, 1923, the daughter of Arthur R. and Mae (Stokes) Setz. Grandparents were Henry & Anna Stokes and Robert & Ida Setz. Margo...

Bernice Weihert

Bernice Weihert

Feb 17, 2014

Bernice "Bunny" C. Weihert (nee, Schulenberg, Tracy) 87, of Columbus passed way on February 17, 2014 at Columbus Nursing and Rehab. Bunny was born on February 4, 1927 in Madison, WI to Leonard and Maude Schulenberg. She married Lester Weihert on June 18, 1977 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Waterloo. She worked for Oscar Mayer for 27 years and...

John Kasten

John Kasten

Feb 15, 2014

John L. Kasten 56, of Fort Atkinson, formally of Watertown, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2014. John was born in Watertown on February 7, 1958 to Russell and Leona Kasten, the youngest of three sons. He was an active member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church of Watertown and was confirmed in 1996. John worked at Opportunity Inc. of Fort...

Ethel James

Ethel James

Feb 14, 2014

Ethel L. James 90, of Johnson Creek passed away peacefully at her daughter's home on Friday Feb. 14, 2014. Ethel was born on July 23, 1923 in Newark, OH the daughter Clemence & Ethel (Morgan) Schilling. She was a 1947 graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts. Ethel married Ellsworth James on Aug. 29,...

Joy Garlock

Joy Garlock

Feb 13, 2014

Joy (Hess) Garlock, 84, of Watertown passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at her home. Funeral services for Joy will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Watertown with the Rev. David Groth officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 4 p.m. until the time of the service. Joy was...

Catherine Field

Catherine Field

Feb 12, 2014

Catherine P. Field 81 of Deltona, FL, formerly of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. Catherine was born on March 31, 1932 in Manhattan, New York the daughter of Clifton and Mary (Leonard) Baughman Survivors include: two sons Clifton (Patricia) Field of Hewitt, NJ and Dean (Susan) Field Jr. of Lodi, NJ; two grandchildren Clifton and Jason (Corrine);...

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