Obituaries

Ronald Hassel

Ronald Hassel

Nov 14, 2014

Ronald E. Hassel, 84 of Watertown, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 14, 2014 surrounded by his family. Ron was born on July 6, 1930 in Mitchell, SD to Sophus John & Laura (Camp) Hassel. Ron married Elizabeth Davis on July 25, 1957 in Coconut Grove, FL and the couple was blessed with 57 years of...

Allen Nelson

Allen Nelson

Nov 8, 2014

Allen H. Nelson, 76 of Ixonia, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Marquardt Health Center of Watertown. Allen was born on April 23, 1938 in Watertown, WI - the son of Harvey & Vera (Copsey) Nelson. He married Erline Liermann on August 5, 1961 at St. John's Lutheran Church of Ixonia and the couple raised 5 children. He...

Doris Benesch

Doris Benesch

Nov 1, 2014

Doris Margaret Benesch, 94, of Marshall, died Saturday at Meriter Hospital in Madison, surrounded by her loving family. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Parish/St. Mary of the Nativity with the Rev. Jorge Miramontes officiating and burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Marshall. St. Mary of the Nativity is located at 112 S. Beebe St., Marshall....

Janice Weihert

Janice Weihert

Oct 30, 2014

Janice E. Weihert, age 80 of Waterloo, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 27, 1934 in the Town of Medina, the daughter of John and Evelyn (Chadwick) Johnson. Janice was a graduate of Marshall High School. She married Vernon Weihert on September 11, 1954 in Marshall, who preceded...

Orville Collins Jr

Orville Collins Jr

Oct 28, 2014

"Joe" Orville Collins Jr. 72, of Watertown was ushered home to heaven by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and is currently "at the feet of Jesus". Joe was born on March 3, 1942 in Letcher, KY. The beloved son of Orville Collins Sr and Beulah (Campbell) Collins. Joe was a 1960 graduate of Daytona Beach High School. He married...

Barbara Herried

Barbara Herried

Oct 24, 2014

Barbara Anne (Lenz)Herried 68, of Watertown passed away on Friday October 24, 2014 at the Watertown Regional Medical Center. Barbara was born in Watertown on July 31, 1946. She was the daughter of Clarence and Evelyn (Rabbach) Lenz. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1964 and attended Milton College. Throughout the years, Barbara worked at Crepaco, Maranatha Baptist University,...

Gunar Klass

Gunar Klass

Oct 23, 2014

Gunar Klass, 89 of Wisconsin (originally of Chicago), passed away on Thursday October 23, 2014 with his family by his side. Gunar was born in Latvia, the son of the late Sigurd and Gerda (Steinhardt) Claassen. Gunar and his late wife Birute raised two sons. He was industrious, strong-willed and very direct. Gunar was an electrical engineer, quite mechanically inclined;...

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Oct 21, 2014

Richard R. Harris 77, of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday Oct. 21, 2014 at home. Richard was born on Feb. 18, 1937 and was raised by his foster parents Alex and Martha Woelffer, who brought him up as a child of God. He graduated from Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown. On Nov. 1, 1958 he married Carolyn Heller. While Dick...

David Trotts

David Trotts

Oct 21, 2014

David L. Trotts 63, of Janesville, formerly of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday Oct. 21, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. David was born on Jan. 15, 1951 in Watertown the son of Edwin and Phyllis (Cronkrite) Trotts. He was a 1970 graduate of Watertown High School. He served his county in the U.S. Navy from 1970-1976. He worked with...

Manette Dahlke

Manette Dahlke

Oct 16, 2014

Manette M. Dahlke 90, of Waterloo passed away on Thursday Oct. 16, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Watertown. Manette was born on Jan. 15, 1924 in Lake Mills, the daughter of Herman and Dorothy (Frey) Hasel. She married Russell Dahlke and later worked at Van Holten's Pickle Factory in Waterloo for 30 years, retiring in 1989. Above all...

Helen Ronner

Helen Ronner

Oct 13, 2014

Helen F. Ronner 90, of Watertown passed away on Monday Oct. 13, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Watertown. Helen was born on Nov. 26, 1923 in Ohio the daughter of Morris and Esther (Schwartz) Fleisher. She married Alfred B. Ronner and later worked as a supervisor for a book publisher. Helen enjoyed spending time with her family and...

W. Bolin

W. Bolin

Oct 10, 2014

Kathryn Bolin, 87 of Watertown, WI (formally of West Frankfort, IL), went home to her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 10, 2014, following a three year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on September 15, 1927, in West Frankfort, IL. She was the daughter of the late William and Ruth (Menees) Culpepper. Kathryn was a devoted wife, loving...

Donald Faultersack

Donald Faultersack

Oct 4, 2014

Waterloo -- Donald D. Faultersack passed away on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. Donald was born in Hancock, WI on July 21, 1930, and lived there until his junior year in high school, when his family moved to Waterloo, and he graduated from Waterloo High School in 1947. He met and married Jean Schutz and...

Toni Dunneisen

Toni Dunneisen

Sep 29, 2014

Toni J. Dunneisen 56, of Waterloo passed away on Monday Sept. 29, 2014 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. Toni was born on March 15, 1958 in Norwalk, CA, the daughter of Robert and Nancy (Radtke) Thurlo. Toni was an RN in the U.S. Army and later enjoyed working in the ICU and ER. She married Douglas Dunneisen on Feb. 19,...

Armella Klinger

Armella Klinger

Sep 18, 2014

Armella M. Klinger, 94 of Waterloo, passed away at home on Thursday, September 18, 2014. She was born on August 9, 1920 in the Town of Bristol, the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Speth) Bronner. She married Claude Klinger on September 19, 1944 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Sun Prairie. The couple raised 7 children and worked hard together...

Beatrice Draves

Beatrice Draves

Sep 16, 2014

Beatrice M. "Bea" Draves, 72 of Watertown, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek. She was born on July 4, 1942 in Watertown, the daughter of Ira and Eleanor (Kerr) Weber. She married Merlin D. Draves on September 26, 1959 at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Watertown. Bea enjoyed reading, gardening, boating and...

Betty Miller

Betty Miller

Sep 16, 2014

Betty Lou Miller, 83 of Watertown (formally of Waterloo), passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Heritage Homes of Watertown. She was born on March 21, 1931 in the Town of Portland, the daughter of Rudolph and Emma (Raether) Riedeman. She was a 1949 graduate of Waterloo High School. She married LeRoy Schoen on September 10, 1952 and he...

Dickie Millard

Dickie Millard

Sep 6, 2014

Dickie M. Millard, 80, of Waterloo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Columbus Nursing and Rehab center after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Dickie was born on June 14, 1934 in Poynette, WI the son of Durward and Ferne (Kelsey) Millard. He married Gloria Will on Dec. 1, 1956 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waterloo....

Carolyn Lewellin

Carolyn Lewellin

Sep 2, 2014

Carolyn (Kay) Christie Lewellin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in Lake Mills, WI with her family at her side. Kay was born in Stockbridge, WI on May 23rd, 1927 to the late James and Monica (Grogan) Christie. She wed James Lewis Lewellin on February 15, 1947 and moved to Waterloo, WI where she lived for all of...

Leonard Gardner

Leonard Gardner

Aug 28, 2014

Leonard J. Gardner, 70 of Waukesha, WI (formally of Monongahela) went to be with his Savior on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital of Brookfield, WI. He was born on May 14, 1944 in Johnstown, PA the son of James and Luella (Custer) Gardner. Leonard worked for the U.S. Postal service for 41 years and retired in 2004....