Obituaries
Kathy L. Braatz
Mar 11, 2025
Kathy Lee (Vaughn) Braatz passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the age of 76 in Watertown, WI. Kathy was born in Oakridge, TN on December 31, 1948, to parents Margaret Hawkins and Alfred Vaughn.
Kathy opened KC’s Driving School in 1986 and was one of the first female driving school owners in Wisconsin, if not the first. She will be...
Linda S. Kohlhoff
Mar 4, 2025
Linda S. Kohlhoff, 73, of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Marquardt Memorial Manor in Watertown.
Linda was born on July 3, 1951, in Watertown, the daughter of Clarence and Irene (Dobrick) Stanke. She was a 1970 graduate of Stoughton High School, and a long-time member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Watertown. In her free time, she...
Kathleen Marie Hedges
Mar 3, 2025
Kathleen Marie Duckert Hedges passed away on Monday, March 3rd, 2025.
Kathy was born on March 28, 1954, in Columbus, Wisconsin. Kathy went to Saint John’s elementary. She graduated from Waterloo High School. She graduated from University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. Kathy married Dan Hedges and moved to Texas, where she went to work for Cabot Corporation for several years. Kathy...
Allen O. Krause
Mar 2, 2025
Allen O. Krause, 85 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home.
Allen was born on August 26, 1939, in Postville, IA, the son of Oscar and Elda (Tesch) Krause. Allen attended and graduated from Watertown High School in 1957. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving actively from 1957 to 1960,...
Barbara M. Fischer
Mar 1, 2025
Barbara M. Fischer, 89, of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Marquardt Healthcare Center in Watertown.
Barbara was born on January 2, 1936, in Rome, IA, the daughter of Robert and Fannie (Hawley) Swailes. She married Nelson Fischer on January 19, 1957, and the couple enjoyed 68 years of marriage. She was a member of Watertown Moravian Church,...
James A. Kannenberg
Feb 25, 2025
Pastor James A. Kannenberg, 89, of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Marquardt- Park Terrace in Watertown.
Jim was born January 5, 1936, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Milwaukee, the first son of Wilbur and Mariele Kannenberg. He was privileged to be united in the Holy Estate of Matrimony with Joan Phyllis Berg on December 17, 1960, at...
Armond P. Schmidt
Feb 25, 2025
Armond P. Schmidt, 84 of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at his home.
Armond was born on July 25, 1940, the son of Bernard and Anna (Fredrick) Schmidt. He attended and graduated from Watertown High School. Armond proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He married Janice Linde and the couple shared almost 50 years of...
Alma F. Warren
Feb 23, 2025
Alma F. Warren, 86, of Watertown, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Marquardt Healthcare Center in Watertown.
Alma was born in Central City, Kentucky on November 28, 1938, the daughter of Clarence and Myrtle (Fulkerson) Bowen. She married Clarence Warren on June 27, 1958, in Central City, Kentucky, and the couple enjoyed 66 wonderful years of marriage. Alma was...
Rita A. Fugger
Feb 21, 2025
Rita A. Fugger, 84 of Watertown, WI, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025 at The Marquardt Healthcare Center.
Rita was born in Trempealeau, WI on November 3, 1940, the daughter of Edward and Kathryn. Rita married James W. Fugger in 1976 and they shared many happy years together until his passing in 1999. Rita loved Johnny Depp, Wisconsin State Fair...
Aimee N. Keever
Feb 18, 2025
Aimee Nicolette Keever, 52 of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at her home.
Aimee was born in Oconomowoc on October 23, 1972 to Gary and Sandra (Cox) Keever. She attended Watertown High School and played the violin in the school's orchestra and was a manager for the high school track team. She graduated in 1990. Aimee was a...
Chris C. Detert
Feb 15, 2025
Chris C. Detert, 66, of Waterloo, WI passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Chris was born on May 4, 1958 in Columbus, the son of Milo (Mike) and Lorraine (Holzhueter) Detert. He married Kristie (Filter) Detert on June 16, 1990, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waterloo, and the couple celebrated 34 years of marriage. He spent 19 years...
John F. McKay
Feb 14, 2025
John F. McKay, 72, of Waterloo, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Watertown Regional Medical Center.
John was born on June 30, 1952, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of James and Katheryn (Beecher) McKay. He proudly served our country in the United States Army in the 440th Signal Battalion during Vietnam. He worked many years in the Union...
Mary Lynn Leifer
Feb 8, 2025
Mary Lynn Leifer, 83 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at her home in Watertown.
It Broke Our Hearts
It Broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone;
for parts of us went with you,
the day God called you home.
Your memory is our keepsake with
which we'll never part.
God has you in His keeping,
we have you in...
Marvin C. Hill
Feb 3, 2025
Marvin C. Hill, 84 of Waterloo passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Monday, February 3, 2025 at his home.
Marvin was born on February 17, 1940, the son of Clifford and Lilly (Johnson) Hill. He married Betty Duerst on May 7, 1994 and the couple enjoyed 25 years of marriage together before her passing in 2020. Marvin proudly...
Kenneth E. Buss
Jan 31, 2025
Kenneth E. Buss, 82, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.
Ken was born on April 26, 1942, in Watertown, the son of Erwin and Hazel (Tjugum) Buss. On May 12, 1962, he married his high school sweetheart, Betty Mickelson, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waterloo. Together, they shared 62 years of...
Kaye M. Griepentrog
Jan 31, 2025
Kaye M. Griepentrog, 63, of Waterloo, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, at her home with her family by her side after a brave 2 years battle with cancer.
Kaye was born on December 28, 1961, in Columbus, the daughter of Harold and Myrtle (Wendt) Korth. She married Steve Griepentrog on May 13, 1989, at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church...
Percy D. Meyer
Jan 30, 2025
Percy D. Meyer, 100, of Fitchburg, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Meriter Hospital in Madison.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the Schmutzler-Vick Funeral Home in Watertown. Visitation will take place at the funeral home from 10:00am until the time of service.
Rachel L. Archie
Jan 19, 2025
Rachel L. Archie, 91, of Waterloo, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Azura Memory Care in Oak Creek.
Rachel was born on December 10, 1933, in Waterloo, the daughter of Marvin “Mike” and Edna (Skala) Mosher. She married the love of her life James “Skip” Archie on April 4, 1956, and the couple enjoyed 58 years of marriage before...
Marjorie A. Schwefel
Jan 8, 2025
Marjorie A. Schwefel, 85 of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at AngelsGrace in Oconomowoc.
Marjorie was born July 17, 1939, in Mitchell, South Dakota, the daughter of Edwin and Freda (Klein) Knittel. She attended and graduated from a Lutheran High School in South Dakota, then went on to attend DMLC in Minnesota where she attained her degree in...
Mary J. Nilsen
Dec 31, 2024
Mary J. Nilsen, 83, of Watertown, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
Mary was born on May 13, 1941, in Ely, MN, the daughter of Anton and Mayme (Lobe) Kotchevar. Mary married the love of her life Edwin Nilsen on July 22, 1961, in Ely, Minnesota and the couple enjoyed 58 years of marriage. She was a...
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