Obituaries

Thomas Carl Udehn

Thomas Carl Udehn

Sep 23, 2024

Thomas “Tom” C. Udehn, 69, of Waterloo, originally of Moline, IL, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at his home in Waterloo.

Tom was born on May 3, 1955, in Moline, Illinois, the son of Kenneth and E. Lucille (Johnson) Udehn. Tom loved being outdoors, going on drives, and most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and...

Janice L. Van Hoosen

Janice L. Van Hoosen

Sep 22, 2024

Janice L. “Jan” Van Hoosen, 88 of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. 

Jan was born on May 12, 1936, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Williams) Tutton. On May 25, 1957, she married Arnie Van Hoosen in Fort Atkinson at the Methodist Church, and the couple shared 67...

Dora H. Heiman

Dora H. Heiman

Sep 19, 2024

Dora H. Heiman, 81 of Waunakee, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center of Milwaukee 

Dora was born on March 19, 1943, in Panama, the daughter of Marion and Henrietta (Fauve) Richardson. On September 1, 1962, she married DuWayne, and the couple shared 46 years together until his passing in 2008. Dora enjoyed Dancing to...

Randall D. Klein

Randall D. Klein

Sep 6, 2024

Randall D. Klein, 80, of Adams/Friendship, WI, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024, at Bedrock Health Care Center in Watertown.

Randall was born on August 22, 1944, in Chicago, the son of Gilbert and Gladys (Baumgardt) Klein. He had a passion for music and played guitar and sang in a multiple of bands for over 40 years, he started with...

Shirley Ann Voegeli

Shirley Ann Voegeli

Sep 2, 2024

Shirley Ann Voegeli, 81 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2024, at Shorehaven in Oconomowoc.

Shirley was born on October 12, 1942, in Emmet, the daughter of Benjamin and Erna (Giese) Seefeldt. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran church and had a lifelong unshakeable faith in God. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1960 and...

Norine B. Hasbrook

Norine B. Hasbrook

Aug 31, 2024

Norine B. Hasbrook, age 88, of Fall River, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at home surrounded by her family.

A time of visitation will be held will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 2 pm, followed by a memorial service at 3 pm, and a meal immediately following, all to take place in the Wisconsin Academy Seventh-day Adventist...

Charles J. Dantuma

Charles J. Dantuma

Aug 24, 2024

Charles “Chuck” J. Dantuma, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 at home.

Chuck was born on May 6, 1950 in Columbus, WI the son of Edward and Mary (Gassen) Dantuma. Chuck served our country in the US Air Force from 1976-1982. In his free time, you could find Chuck spending time on his land up North. He enjoyed bowling, camping...

Charles Ray Hoffman

Charles Ray Hoffman

Aug 22, 2024

Charles R. “Chuck” Hoffman, 85 of Watertown, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at his home in Watertown. 

Chuck was born on November 25, 1938, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Charles G. and Lena M. (Gilbert) Hoffmann. He graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a degree in Economics, and read the Wall Street Journal regularly to continue his learning. On...

Irene E. Katzenberger

Irene E. Katzenberger

Aug 7, 2024

Irene E. Katzenberger, 83, of Pardeeville, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at her home.

Irene was born on January 1, 1941, the daughter of Harvey and Alice (McGovern) Kilian. She married Clarence Katzenberger on January 17, 1968, and the couple enjoyed 30 years of marriage before his passing in 1998. She was proud of owning/operating the family service/repair shop...

Patti Jo Craig

Patti Jo Craig

Aug 5, 2024

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Patti Jo Craig of Watertown, WI.

She was born in Beaver Dam, WI to Robert and Jeanne Hoevet.

Patti Jo had an adventurous life where she loved to ski, travel, enjoy time with her family and friends, and relax up north. She was avid sewer and horse enthusiast, and she loved to ride her...

Duane A. "Butch" Mayer

Duane A. "Butch" Mayer

Aug 5, 2024

Duane A. “Butch” Mayer, 83 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 5, 2024, at The Marquardt of Watertown.

Duane was born October 22, 1940, in Beaver Dam, the son of Arnold and Jeanette (Johnson) Mayer. On October 12, 1959, Duane was united in marriage with Hazel Borck and the couple shared many happy years of marriage together before her...

Thomas J. Frakes

Thomas J. Frakes

Aug 1, 2024

Thomas J. Frakes, 82, of Watertown, passed away on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital.

Thomas was born October 24, 1941, in Milwaukee, the son of Raymond and Elizabeth (Perusick) Frakes. In 1963, Tom married Linda McDow.

Thomas loved and lived life to its fullest. He possessed a strong work ethic that he instilled in others. Thomas was mischievous and...

Linda L. Goetsch

Linda L. Goetsch

Jul 27, 2024

Linda L. Goetsch, 72, of Watertown, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Linda was born on November 29, 1951, in Milwaukee, the daughter of John and Patricia (Kubicek) Lord. She married the love of her life Ken Goetsch on October 23, 1976, at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church in Oconomowoc and the couple...

Jose Guadalupe Campos Jimenez

Jose Guadalupe Campos Jimenez

Jul 23, 2024

Jose Guadalupe Campos Jiménez, 61 of Marshall, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at his home surrounded by family.

Jose was born on May 14, 1963, in San Gabriel, the son of Leonides Campos Guerrero and Higinia Jiménez Gomez. In 2014, he married Maria De Lourdes Montes De Oca Perez. In his free time, Jose enjoyed fishing and hunting. He...

Roy Lewis

Roy Lewis

Jul 19, 2024

Roy Lewis, 76, of Watertown, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, at his home.

Roy was born on October 2, 1947, in Earle, Arkansas, the son of Jeff and Rosetta (Jones) Lewis. He was baptized early in life at the Baptist church in Earle. He was a graduate from Dunbar High School in Earle. Roy was a retired interstate semi-truck...

Mary Ann Harter

Mary Ann Harter

Jul 16, 2024

Mary Ann Harter, 85, of Waterloo, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mary Ann was born on July 5, 1939, in Woodstock, IL, the daughter of Frank and Katherine (Behlke) Urban. She worked at Perry Printing in Waterloo for over 33 years, retiring in 2003. In Mary’s free time she enjoyed gardening,...

RitaRae M. Prahl

RitaRae M. Prahl

Jul 15, 2024

RitaRae M. Prahl 82, of Lebanon, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024 at Aurora Medical Center in Summit.

RitaRae was born on Jan. 3, 1942 in Stevens Point, WI the daughter of Ray and Rita (Checolinski) Kaskey. She graduated from Wausau Senior High in 1959 and attended UW- Stevens Point. RitaRae held various office jobs during her career, including children's...

Gaynel E. Christensen

Gaynel E. Christensen

Jul 9, 2024

Gaynel E. Christensen of Tomahawk, passed away July 9th, 2024, while in the care of her daughters.

Gaynel worked at Briggs and Straton, Big Boys, Hartland Plastic, Arn and Dales, Johnson Tool as well as working in health care.

As a child, she dragged saplings out of the swamp in Lugerville, Wi. for a penny a tree. She later trapped and sold...

Patricia Ann Svatos

Patricia Ann Svatos

Jul 8, 2024

Patricia Ann Svatos, 71, of Watertown, passed away on July 8, 2024, following a rapid decline with Dementia. She is living her eternal life in Heaven with her Lord and has been reunited with her husband once again.

Patricia was born on November 15, 1952, in Watertown, the daughter of Leslie and Francis (Behling) Engelke. At the young age of 21,...

Venus C. Lemke

Venus C. Lemke

Jul 1, 2024

Venus C. Lemke, 62, of Waterloo, passed away surrounded by her loving family at St. Luke’s Hospital of Milwaukee.

Venus Cobacha was born on March 20, 1962, in Dulag, Leyte, Philippines, the daughter of Dioscoro and Lourdes (Mangantilao) Cobacha. She delighted in recounting childhood stories, sharing fond memories of growing up with her siblings in the Philippines.

Driven by the virtue for...