Obituaries

Apr 19, 2022

Noreen “Renie” E. Holzhueter, 85, of Waterloo passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Meriter Hospital in Madison.

Renie was born on May 15, 1936, the daughter of Ewald and Alrude (Hart) Beitz. She married Jerome “Jerry” Holzhueter on September 12, 1959 at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Waterloo. She helped farm with her husband...

Apr 14, 2022

Myrtle E. Korth, 97, of Waterloo, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Columbus Health and Rehab.

Myrtle was born on January 22, 1925 in Waterloo, the daughter of Walter and Lenora (Neupert) Wendt. She married the love of her life Harold Korth on October 20, 1945, and the couple enjoyed 55 years of marriage before...

Apr 13, 2022

Geraldine I. “Geri” Heling (formerly Zellmer), 96, of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 with her family at her side at Sienna Crest in Marshall.

Geri was born on July 4, 1925 in the Town of Portland, the daughter of Minor and Alma (Gehrke) Haseleu. She was married to Kenneth Zellmer for many years, she...

Apr 4, 2022

Deborah L. Roser, 62, of Johnson Creek, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at her home.

Deb was born on December 22, 1959 in Yankton, South Dakota, the daughter of Rev. William and Roberta (Durstewitz) Roser. Deb loved going to Bible studies and attending church, also watching Disney movies, listening to music, attending Brewer games, people...

Apr 3, 2022

Kevin “Kip” Luker, 63, of Watertown passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Marquardt Health Center.

Kip was born on January 30, 1959, in Champaign, Illinois, the son of Tom and Carol (Wroblewski) Luker. He married the love of his life Beth Moore on August 28, 1981 in Madison and the couple enjoyed 40 years of...

Mar 29, 2022

Mary Ruth “Ruth” Becker, 98, of Menasha, WI, joined the company of her savior on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. For the past two years she had lived at Heritage Homes in Watertown.

Ruth was born on September 20, 1923 to John and Mary (Evans) Scanlon in Menasha, WI. A member of the National Honor Society, she was...

Mar 26, 2022

Jenny (Jen) K. Riederer, 95, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Watertown Regional Medical Center.

On January 26, 1927, Jen was born in Ironwood, MI, to Emanual and Delphina Gabos. She graduated from St. Ambrose Catholic High School in Ironwood. While in high school, Jen and a friend helped the war effort...

Mar 23, 2022

Marvin A. Braunschweig, 90, of Marshall passed away on March 23, 2022 at Lilac Springs Assisted Living surrounded by his loving family.

Marvin was born on December 1, 1931 in the township of Medina, Wisconsin. The son of Albert and Ruth (Chadwick) Braunschweig. He married the love of his life Lois Schroeder on July 24, 1954 at...

Mar 23, 2022

Viola Olson, 93, of Watertown, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Riverview Assisted Living Center in Watertown.

Viola Grace (Hanson) Olson was born on July 5, 1928 in Winchester, WI, the fourth daughter of Gayhart and Nora Hanson. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Grace Lutheran Church in Winchester. Her first husband, Merton R....

Mar 21, 2022

Donald (Don) R. Hanson, 94, of Watertown passed away peacefully on March 21st, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

Don was born on July 1, 1927 in Merrill, Wisconsin, son of Rex and Anna (Stimers) Hanson. He married Phyllis D. Goecke on June 9, 1951 at the First Congregational Church in Watertown. They had two children and...

Mar 18, 2022

Josephine “Josie” Marie Williams, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the age of 84.

Born in Chicago, IL on February 12, 1938, her parents Ben and Lillian Plechaty moved their family to Fort Atkinson, WI in 1944, where Josie attended school and graduated high school in...

Mar 18, 2022

Betty R. May, 75, of Watertown, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Watertown Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Betty was born on October 1, 1946 in Watertown, the daughter of Herbert and Evelyn (Schultz) May. She was a graduate of Lakeside Lutheran High School. She was a long time active member of...

Mar 16, 2022

Leroy H. Berkhahn, Jr., 56, was greeted in Heaven by his mom and dad, Karen (Rosner) and Leroy Berkhahn on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Leroy was born on July 4, 1965. He loved looking outside at the birds. Leroy’s biggest gift was his contagious smile. He cheered for the Badgers, Brewers, Packers, especially Aaron Rodgers.

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Mar 16, 2022

Marilyn Knowles, 92, formerly of Waterloo, WI passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Assisted Living Facility, Brook Gardens in Lake Mills, WI.

Marilyn was born at home outside of Fredericksburg, IA; the daughter of Fred and Zerilda Richardson. She married Bill Knowles on May 25, 1958 at the Fredericksburg Methodist Church, and they enjoyed 61...

Mar 7, 2022

Marcus Fred Buch, 83, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on March 7, 2022.

Marcus was born in Watertown, South Dakota, on Dec. 30, 1938, to Pastor Herbert and Elvira (Klug) Buch. He became a child of God through holy baptism on Jan. 8, 1939, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in South Shore, South...

Mar 6, 2022

John F. Schwefel, 81, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, March 6, 2022 at Marquardt Health Center in Watertown.

John was born on March 18, 1940 in Watertown, the son of Charles and Elsie (Born) Schwefel. There he graduated from St. John's Lutheran Grade School, attended Northwestern Prep School and Watertown High School.  At the age...

Mar 6, 2022

Jeremy Matthew Hatch, age 44, was born on June 22nd, 1977 in Neenah, Wisconsin to Bill Hatch and Debra Lorenz. He was called to rest on March 6th, 2022 in Summit, Wisconsin. Jeremy resided with his family in Watertown, WI. He married Sarah Miller in 2005 and had 17 wonderful years of marriage. Jeremy had 11 children and loved...

Mar 3, 2022

Arthur C. Klahold, 78, of Watertown passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at U.W. Hospital in Madison.

Arthur was born on January 4, 1944, in York, Pennsylvania, the son of Albert and Katharine (Eckorth) Klahold. Arthur was a simple man, he loved sitting outside enjoying the sunshine with a diet Coke in his hand. Above all...

Mar 1, 2022

My Mom, Charlotte (Saniter) Holt, 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Marquardt Health Center due to complications from COVID-19.

She was a lifelong resident of Watertown, born on July 2, 1928. She was the daughter of Lillian (Zabel) and Frank Saniter. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1946. While working at Mid-State Shoe...

Feb 22, 2022

John Franklin Hartwig, 85, (better known as “Dad/Grandpa or Sr”), son of the late Frederick Hartwig and Alma (Draeger) Hartwig of Johnson Creek, passed away at his home on February 22, 2022 after a long and valiant fight with heart disease and Parkinson’s disease.

John was born on Feb. 28, 1936.  The day he was born, it...