Obituaries

Loren D. Schoenwetter

Loren D. Schoenwetter

Sep 24, 2026

Loren “Schoenie” Schoenwetter, 82, of Waterloo, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Loren was born on May 11, 1944, in Columbus, WI, to Clarence and Dorothy (Stark) Schoenwetter. He graduated from Waterloo High School with the Class of 1962.

On August 31, 1968, Loren married the love of his life, Kathy (Hammer). Together, they shared 58...

Sandra L. Smith

Sandra L. Smith

Sep 23, 2026

Sandra L. Smith, 67, of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at her home after her battle with lung cancer. Those close to Sandie, know she was a strong, tough woman who did not give up easily when figuring out a problem.

Sandie was born on November 23, 1958, in Wisconsin Rapids, the daughter of Clarence and Mary Jo...

Lloyd L. Kling

Lloyd L. Kling

Sep 23, 2026

Lloyd L Kling, age 99 yrs, 10 mo, passed away Sept. 23, 2026, at Sunset Ridge, Johnson Creek, WI. Memorial service will be held at Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home, 213 S 5th St., Watertown, WI, Wed., Sept. 30, 2026, at 12 noon, with Pastor Karl Walther, officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation at 11 am, until time...

Alice K. Woolever

Alice K. Woolever

Sep 22, 2026

Alice K. Woolever, 84 of Waterloo, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

Alice was born on February 19, 1942, in Madison. The daughter of Kenneth and Leona (Bradley) Coughlin. She was married to Dale Woolever for 25 years. Alice spent 30 years of her career at WPS of Madison, in the accounting department where she worked until retirement in...

Cathleen R. Van Acker

Cathleen R. Van Acker

Sep 21, 2026

Cathleen R. Van Acker, 62, of Watertown, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026, at her home.

Cathleen was born on June 7, 1964, in Janesville, the daughter of Kenneth and Carolynn (Oertel) Van Acker. Cathleen had a love for horses and gardening. In her free time, she enjoyed traveling, fishing, camping, canoeing, and watching horror movies. Above all she enjoyed...

Grace L. Howard

Grace L. Howard

Sep 20, 2026

Grace L. Howard, 81 of Edgerton, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on September 20, 2026.

Grace was born January 16, 1945, in Waterloo, the daughter of Harvey and Alice (McGovern) Kilian. She graduated from Waterloo High School. Grace spent her early years in Madison, where she got married and started a family before moving...

Kathleen A. Jensen

Kathleen A. Jensen

Sep 17, 2026

Kathleen A. Jensen, 80, of Marshall, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center in Johnson Creek with family by her side. Kathy was born on August 3rd, 1946, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. The daughter of Earl and Mary (Bartel) Campbell. She married Gary Jensen Sr. on February 13th, 2004, in Madison. Kathy grew up in the...

Gary W. Krueger

Gary W. Krueger

Sep 11, 2026

Gary W. Krueger, 73, of Waterloo, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026, at Columbus Health and Rehab after a brief fight with cancer, surrounded by his loving family.

Gary was born to Violet (Krueger) and Jerome Riege in August 1953 and had two siblings. Early in life, he married Lynn (Langer) Sullivan, and together they had two daughters. Following their...

Rebecca L. Peplinski

Rebecca L. Peplinski

Sep 11, 2026

Becky was born on May 9, 1958, in Hartford, the daughter of Palmer and Bernice (Kollath) Kirchoff. She married the love of her life Raymond Peplinski on October 20, 1984, and the couple enjoyed 41 wonderful years of marriage.

Becky had a deep, unwavering love for her family and her love was something she shared wholeheartedly. Her faith in God was...

Marshall E. Corrick

Marshall E. Corrick

Sep 7, 2026

Marshall E. Corrick Jr., 87 of Reeseville, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek.

Marshall was born on November 11, 1938, in Laporte, Minnesota, the son of Marshall and Hazel (Underhill) Corrick Sr. On June 20, 1959, Marshall was united in marriage with Peggy Ann Bartlett in Derry, New Hampshire. Marshall was...

Berdine G. Bothe

Berdine G. Bothe

Sep 4, 2026

Berdine G. Bothe

November 14, 1930 - September 4, 2026

Watertown- Berdine Grace Bothe, age 95, of Watertown passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026 at The View at Johnson Creek. Berdine was born November 14, 1930 in Stratford to Adolph and Helena (Ploman) Ross. She was united in marriage to Oscar Bothe February 17, 1949 in Edgar. They were blessed with...

Emerald Grace Dowling

Emerald Grace Dowling

Sep 3, 2026

Emerald G. “Emmy” Dowling, 21 of Waterloo, passed away on September 3, 2026, with her family by her side.

Emerald, born in Maryland on February 6, 2005, was a loving daughter to John and Tammy Dowling. She was the granddaughter to Mary Rusell. Emerald had five siblings: Jade Dowling, Samantha Dowling, Alex Webb, Ronnie Bunch, and Ryan Bunch. She was an...

Doris J. Pirkel

Doris J. Pirkel

Sep 2, 2026

Doris J. Pirkel, 88, of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at The View in Johnson Creek.

Doris was born on September 10, 1937, in Richwood, Wisconsin, the daughter of Wilfred and Adeline (Wolff) Nickels. She married the love of her life John Pirkel on May 18, 1957, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Watertown, and the couple enjoyed...

Susan F. Nerge

Susan F. Nerge

Sep 2, 2026

Susan F. Nerge, 71, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam.

Brendan M. Timm

Brendan M. Timm

Aug 9, 2026

Brendan Michael Timm, 31, of Long Island, New York passed away on Sunday, August 9th, 2026 following a motorcycle accident. Brendan, born on February 28th, 1995, was the son of Dustin Timm and Katie (Degner) Eske. Along with his parents, he is survived by his younger siblings Sabrina, (DJ Kemmerling), Zayland, and Olivia Timm. He was extremely thrilled to have...

Steven C. Miller

Steven C. Miller

Aug 1, 2026

Steven "Steve" Miller passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Steve was born on December 11, 1954, in Watertown, Wisconsin, to Clarence and Dorothy (Baumann) Miller. He graduated from Hustisford High School and earned an associate degree in Diesel Mechanics from Moraine Park Technical College.

Steve began his career in dairy farming before working as a carpenter for Loppnow Builders. He later...

Ellen K. Burbach

Ellen K. Burbach

Aug 1, 2026

Ellen K. Burbach, 85, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2026, just shy of her 86th birthday.

Ellen was born on August 19, 1940, in Watertown, the daughter of Edward and Esteve (Garity) Meyers Sr. A proud graduate of Watertown High School. She married the love of her life Robert Burbach on March 27, 1960, and the couple enjoyed...

James A. White

James A. White

Jul 29, 2026

James A. White passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on July 29, 2026, at LakeHouse assisted living in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.

Jim was born on May 14th, 1933, on the family farm. He attended Waterloo High School where he met his lifelong love Delores “Dee” Wilke whom he married after graduation.

Jim started in farming at his family’s farm in...

Riley J. Norenberg

Riley J. Norenberg

Jul 28, 2026

Riley J. Norenberg, of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Riley was born on September 15th, 2005, the son of Steve and Traci (Staude) Norenberg. He was a 2024 graduate of Lakeside Lutheran High School. Riley served faithfully in the Army Reserves, something that he had wanted to do since he was a child. Riley was pursuing a career...

Norma E. Cox

Norma E. Cox

Jul 24, 2026

Norma E. Cox, 95 of Madison (formerly Waterloo), passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Madison Pointe Senior Living.

Norma was born on October 22, 1930 on the family farm near Cambridge, WI, the daughter of Harlan and Ludmilla (Kostner) Armstrong. She was united in marriage with Jim Cox on December 15th, 1951 in Edgerton, WI and the couple...