Obituaries
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...
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,...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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);...
Flora Bergman
Feb 11, 2014
Flora B. Bergman, 78 of Watertown passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Golden Living Center of Watertown. Flora was born on November 28, 1935 in Vermont Township, WI to Joseph and Clara Tollefson. She graduated from Black Earth High School and in her senior year, was voted homecoming queen. On September 8, 1956 Flora was married to the love...
Joyce Squires
Feb 9, 2014
Joyce R. Squires 77, of Kendall (formerly of Sullivan) died February 9, 2014 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born on February 11, 1936 in Shawano County, WI to Neil and Helen (Hunt) Larson. She was one of 6 children. She was married to Dorwin L. Squires on June 15, 1957 in the town of Tigerton, WI....
Ruth Dede
Feb 7, 2014
Ruth Lillian (Koehler) Dede, 85, of Watertown, died suddenly Friday while on an afternoon drive with her husband, Albert. An afternoon drive was an activity she still loved even after Alzheimer's disease had taken so much of her life's enjoyment. Ruth grew up in Detroit, MI, with her mother, Clara, and siblings Doc, Ted, and Dorothy, where her father, Louis...
Robert Colden
Feb 1, 2014
Robert "Bob" L. Colden 73, of Marshall passed away on Saturday February 1, 2014 at Agrace Hospice in Madison. Bob was born on July 17, 1940 at home to Alvin and Nellie (Ayen) Colden of Hollandale, WI. He attended and graduated from Hollandale High School. He served his country as a United States Army Reservist. He was married to Bertha...
Clarence Butzine
Jan 31, 2014
Clarence H. Butzine 85, of Watertown passed away on Friday Jan. 31, 2014 at home. Clarence was born on Feb. 16, 1928 in Watertown the son of Herman and Meta (Puhle) Butzine. He attended Watertown schools. Clarence served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War 1952-54. He married Janet Dantuma on May 22, 1954 at the Watertown Moravian Church....
Delbert Westenberg
Jan 24, 2014
Delbert "Butch" W. Westenberg 77, of Watertown passed away on Friday Jan. 24, 2014 at Watertown Regional Medical Center. He was born on Aug. 16, 1936 in Watertown the son of Charles and Louise (Schoenike) Westenberg. He served in the U.S. Army 1959-61. He married Phyllis Wiser on April 20, 1963 at Zion Lutheran church in Ashippun . Butch farmed...
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