Obituaries
Earl Smith
May 18, 2017
Earl J. Smith age 89 of Watertown passed away on Thursday, May 18th surrounded by his family. Earl was born on April 28, 1928 to Joseph and Nellie (Fleming) Smith in the town of Erin. On May 19, 1956 Earl married Donna A. Maass and together they dairy farmed their whole lives until retirement. Earl, a lifelong farmer in the...
Ted James
May 16, 2017
Ted Rogahn James, 80, Hustisford, died May 16, 2017, after a long illness at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1936, to the late Clifford and Esthyr (Rogahn) James. He attended numerous schools and graduated from Burlington High School in 1955. At BHS he was an outstanding basketball player and was selected by the coaches as first Team All...
Thomas Brom
May 13, 2017
Thomas Edward Brom, 71, of Watertown passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 13th, 2017 at UW Hospital. Tom was born on July 2nd, 1945, in Kearney, Nebraska, the son of Frank and Lilly (Maas) Brom. He married Sandra Parker on April 7th, 1984. After his dad retired from the Air Force, the family settled in Watertown where Tom graduated from...
John Denk
Apr 29, 2017
John F. Denk age 94 passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at his residence. He is survived by his children Catherine (Don) Turner and Charles Denk. He is the proud grandpa of 6 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Also survived by a brother Ronald (Marcia) Denk. He is preceeded in death by his wife Lucille.
Shirley Bergholz
Apr 29, 2017
Shirley M. Bergholz, age 89 of Marshall paased away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Columbus Health and Rehab Center. Shirley was born on April 1, 1928 and was trhe daugher of Charles Sr., and Minnie Detert and grew up in Marshall, WI. She then married Eldon in 1945 and the both were known in the Marshall Comunity for...
Lydia Valdez
Apr 25, 2017
Lydia A. Valdez, age 80 of Watertown passed away Tuesday April 25, 2017, at Marquardt Health Center in Watertown. She was born on January 9, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois to John and Amparo (Mariscal) Ramos. She married Raymond Valdez on June 18, 1955, in Chicago; together they raised their three children. Lydia was a record keeper at Dun and Bradstreet...
Freida Raether
Feb 25, 2017
Freida J. (Zimmerman) Raether, age 89 of Marshall/Sun Prairie, passed away at Prairie Gardens Assisted Living Saturday, February 25, 2017. Freida was born June 19, 1927, the daughter of Richard and Elenora (Starker) Zimmerman in Sun Prairie Township. She was united in marriage to Arnold E. Raether October 19, 1946 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Marshall where she has...
Phyllis Dittmann
Feb 24, 2017
Phyllis June Dittmann, age 86 of Watertown, passed away peacefully Friday February 24, 2017 at her home. She was born June 22, 1930 in Watertown. She attended a graduated from Watertown High School. She was united in marriage to John Dittmann November 11, 1972 At St. John Lutheran Church in Watertown. She was employed at Watertown Memorial Hospital in the...
Meredith Thomson
Feb 21, 2017
Meredith C. Thomson (Tom) of Watertown passed away on February 21, 2017 at Rainbow Hospice. Meredith was born in Stoughton, WI November 15, 1921 to Dewey and Emma (Hansen) Thomson. He grew up in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School.Meredith joined the army in October 1942 and was discharged in January of 1946. He served in Europe with the...
Virgil Hager
Feb 14, 2017
Virgil W. Hager 90 of Fort Atkinson, passed away peacefully February, 14, 2017. Virgil was blessed with one son and four daughters. He worked as a painter for many years along with many other things. Virgil had many hobbies from hunting, fishing, a love for woodworking, and a special passion for the collection of clocks and trains. Survivors include children...
William Connor
Feb 9, 2017
William T. Connor, age 83, of Watertown, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Watertown Regional Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1933, to L.J. and Lydia (Ponath) Connor. Bill, a Watertown native, has been actively involved in the community for decades. St. Bernard's Boy Scout Troop 44 gave Bill first taste of that involvement. His work career began...
Lillian Theobald
Feb 8, 2017
Marshall- Lillian R. Theobald, 95, of Marshall, passed away on Wednesday, February 8th at Faith Living. Lillian was born on July 16, 1921 in Barneveld, WI, the daughter of Louis and Mabel Kelly. She raised a family of eight children. Later, she worked for Marshall Public Schools as a cook. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing, and spending time with her...
Terry Lynch
Jan 15, 2017
Terry J. Lynch age 68 of Marshall passed away January 15, 2017 in Panama City Beach Florida. Born on September 23, 1948 in Madison, Wisconsin to John J Lynch and Ernestine G Mundt Lynch. He graduated from Marshall High School in June of 1966 and entered the US Navy from January 1967 to October 1970 and served on the aircraft...
Edna Parker
Jan 12, 2017
Edna Ida Parker (Horn) Watertown - Edna Ida Horn was born on February 26, 1914 in Marshall, Wisconsin. She was one of nine children born to Leonard and Mary (Drews) Horn. She married the love of her life, Elmer Parker Sr. in 1932, shortly after catching his eye at the local roller rink. Edna had a strong work ethic her...
Ralph Trapp
Jan 10, 2017
Watertown - Ralph Raymond Trapp, age 87, passed away on January 10, 2017 while at the Watertown Regional Medical Center in Watertown. Ralph was born on April 17, 1929 in Milwaukee, the son of Edwin and Margaret (Hintze) Trapp. Ralph married Mabel Schultz on July 20, 1957 at the Trinity Evangelical Reformed Church in Brookfield. Ralph served his country in...
Raymond Vick
Jan 6, 2017
Watertown - Raymond G. Vick, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2017 while at the Watertown Regional Medical Center in Watertown. Ray was born on November 6, 1952 in Waukesha, the son of Raymond and Ruth (Klussendorf) Vick. Ray married his wife, Janet F. Kruschke on August 17, 1974 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Ray became a...
Helen Hart
Jan 6, 2017
Helen R. Hart, age 88, of Marshall, passed away at home on Friday, January 6, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 22, 1928, in Lake Mills, the daughter of Walter R. and Ruth (Strasburg) Crossman. Helen graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1946 and was proud to be crowned the only "Miss Lake Mills". On...
Joanne Drolshagen
Jan 3, 2017
Watertown - Joanne Drolshagen, age 86, passed away on January 3, 2017, while at Clearview Nursing Home in Juneau. Joanne was born on August 30, 1930 in West Allis, the daughter of Erwin and Irene (Murray) Diehl. She later married Donald Drolshagen on May 26,1956. He preceded her in death on June 4, 1998. Joanne was a foster parent for...
Virginia Geneman
Dec 30, 2016
Watertown - Virginia Kay Geneman, age 59, passed away suddenly on December 30, 2016 at the Watertown Regional Medical Center. Virginia was born on July 18, 1957 in Watertown, the daughter of William and Alice (Thomaschke) Benninger. She later married John Carl Geneman in 1975. Her hobbies were going thrift store shopping, doing crafts, and going to church and spending...
Genevieve Stein
Dec 29, 2016
STEIN, GENEVIEVE V. Genevieve V. Stein, age 95 of Watertown, passed away on Thursday December 29, 2016 at Marquardt Health Care. Genevieve Veronica Schramka, was born on April 14, 1921 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Roman and Helen (Nawrocki) Schramka. In 1941 she married William Stein and he preceded her in death in 1976. Genevieve had been employed by the...
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