Bernice E. Dunhouse, age 98, a longtime DeForest resident, passed away on June 4, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was born in the township of Leeds, Columbia County, to Otto and Frances (Manthe) Bussian. Following graduation from DeForest High School she studied to be a beautician. She me…

Ronald J. Nimocks, age 87, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020. He was born on June 26, 1932 to Jared and Mildred (Weller) Nimocks in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Ron enlisted in the U.S. Army when he was only 15, becoming one of many underaged soldiers in the military. Ron served proudly in K…

WAUNAKEE—Robert “Bob” Pulvermacher, age 74, a resident of Waunakee since 1972 passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2020. He was born in Richland Center, WI on January 9, 1946 to the late Archie and Nellie Pulvermacher. He married Joanne (Jody Householder) on June 15, 1968 in Richland …

Eric B. Marquardt, age 46, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Agrace Hospice Fitchburg. He was born on Dec. 2, 1973 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Ralph and Amy (Panula) Marquardt. Eric attended Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnes…

Joseph “Joe” Michael Knors, age 90, passed away April 10, 2020 at the Madison VA CLC Hospice.

Neil Bernard Duppen, 86, passed away on March 26, 2020 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Neil was born Aug. 20, 1933 in Windsor, Wisconsin, to Stanley and Vera (Heisig) Duppen. He graduated from DeForest High School, then received his Bachelors from the University of Wisconsin and his Masters from t…

Thomas R. Shannon passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 after a three-month battle with cancer.

Jerome “Jerry” M. Reigstad, age 87, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020. Jerry was born on March 7, 1932 in DeForest, the son of the late Russel and Anita (Cutler) Reigstad. He was married to Nancy (Berres) at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison. Jerry was a veteran of the United States Army,…

Donald R. Schmidt, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. Donald was born on April 2, 1942 in Madison, the son of Roy and Frieda (Brodhagen) Schmidt. He graduated from Camp Badger Elementary School and Verona High School and l…

Jack McMahon, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, after a brave six-and-a-half-year battle with prostate cancer.

Stephen Samuel Sopha, age 84, died peacefully at his home in DeForest, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. He was born on Nov. 15, 1935, in Phillips to Alex and Helen (Marauski) Sopha.

David “Pee Wee” A. Peterson, age 50, passed away on Jan. 12, 2020. He was born in Madison on March 2, 1969, to Lee and Jeanette (Born) Peterson.

Clement Joseph Haag, age 98, died on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 at the Waunakee Manor. Clem was born in Perry Township, Wisconsin, one of 12 children to Albert and Mary (Sutter) Haag. From his birth on Aug. 29, 1921, to his death on Monday, Clem was a loving husband, father, brother and friend. He…

Roger Elmer Bliefnick, age 78, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. He was born in the Township of Mecan on Oct. 30, 1941 to parents, Elmer and Viola (Klawitter) Bliefnick. Roger attended Lakeside grade school and graduated from Montello high school. He was a proud v…

Renea M. Johnson, age 59, peacefully went home to her Lord and Savior surrounded by her family and friends, in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. She was born on Oct. 24, 1960 in La Crosse, WI the daughter of Roger and Judith (Schwartz) Swett. Renea grew up in Osseo, WI wher…

Jane E. Blochwitz, age 86, was reunited with her beloved husband, Bruce, on Monday Dec. 23, 2019. Jane was born on March 10, 1933 in Evanston, Illinois, to Allon and Hazel Erickson. Jane married the love of her life, Bruce Blochwitz, on Nov. 14, 1964 at Presbyterian Church in Madison, Wiscon…

Gerald D. Smith, age 83, passed away on Dec. 15, 2019 at his home with his family at his side.

Sheryl J. Helleis passed away peacefully after a long courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

Ray Arnold Mitchell, age 58, passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2019 at St. Mary Hospital. He was born on Jan. 10, 1961 in Pierce County, Washington, to Glen and Donna (Sherman) Mitchell. Ray married Valerie Herron in Madison on July 3, 1982.

Roger W. Dykstra age 80, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at his daughter’s home in DeForest. He was born on Oct. 29, 1939, in Columbus to Claude and Muriel (Hemling) Dykstra. Roger was married to Pat Ebert and had four children. Roger farmed most of his life for local area farmers. He l…

Brad J. Arndt, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 6, 1962 in Madison, the son of Dave and Dolores (Ludwig) Arndt.

Michael Alfred Peters, age 81, of DeForest, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on Sept. 4, 1938 in Milwaukee to Alfred and Leone Peters.

Kevin Patrick Brokish was born 21 July 1981 in Madison, Wisconsin. Survived by his wife Sylvia Hutchinson; his stepchildren Ledger and Lyric; his parents Jerome and Virginia Brokish; and his sister Shannon Brokish and her husband Tim Huber.

Daren Leonard Moran, fondly known by many as “Norm”, age 52, passed away unexpectedly at his home November 5, 2019. He was born on October 30, 1967 in Madison to parents, Donald and Dorothy (Quamme) Moran. Daren was a 1986 graduate of DeForest High School, where he was on the football and wr…

Jane Elizabeth (Koski) Bartine, age 44, passed away at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 after a battle with kidney cancer. She was born on Jan. 18, 1975 in Marshfield, the daughter of James and Jean (Lindgren) Koski. Jane was a graduate of Loyal High School and UW-Oshk…

David Michael Lavold, age 74, of DeForest, WI, passed away on October 26th, 2019, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH, from complications following a lung transplant he received in June of this year after a 5 year battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was surrounded by his famil…

August “Augie” L. Hinz, Jr., age 85, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born on a farm in North Freedom, Wis., on November 27, 1933 to August and Gertrude (Brilliot) Hinz. In September of 1953 August married Shirley (Gross) Hinz. They were happily marri…

LaVonne M. Larson, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the UW Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 2, 1941 in Sparta, WI, the daughter of Jacob and Agnes (Marx) Weiner. LaVonne married Charles Larson on October 5, 1963.

Daniel R. “Dan” Jaeger, age 60, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. He was born on Dec. 4, 1958 in Mankato, Minnesota, the son of Stanley and Ellen Jaeger. Dan graduated from DeForest High School in 1977. He worked for Wiedenbeck Inc. of Madison for 40 years unti…

George A. Schultz, age 90, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison.

Weston “Wes” Franklin Stromme, age 78, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 with his family by his side at Meriter Hospital in Madison. Weston “Wes” was born in Oshkosh on June 23, 1941, to parents Franklin and Emma (Eder) Stromme. He was a 1959 graduate of Hortonville High School. He marrie…

Marianna Cadman Vreeland passed away on July 20, 2019 at Fountainhead Homes assisted living.

Michael Charrington Mishler, age 70, of Windsor, said goodbye to this world and hello to Heaven on July 19, 2019. Michael was born on June 16, 1949 in Great Lakes, Ill., the son of William and Harriet Mishler. Michael grew up as part of a large military family and was raised in various place…

Kay Marie Gruenweller, age 59, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 with family by her side at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born May 7, 1960 in Hinsdale, IL, a daughter of Richard and Doris (Johnson) Bolke. Kay grew up in Villa Park, IL, and enjoyed many weekends and summers spen…

Harold W. Rupp, age 93, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at Waunakee Manor, on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Harold was born on October 10, 1925 in Arlington, WI to Walter and Martha (Hebel) Rupp. He married the love of his life, DoLoros “Dodie” Gefke on June 29, 1947, in Arlington. …

John A. Thompson, age 92, died peacefully on June 18, 2019, one year to the day of his wife’s passing, at Parkside Assisted Living in DeForest. He was born in the Town of Windsor on October 28, 1926, the son of Louis and Ella (Lewison) Thompson. He graduated from DeForest High School in 1944…

Marcia Lynn “Moop” Hoffman fought the good fight but lost her battle with endometrial cancer on May 31, 2019. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who is already sorely missed.

Marcia Lynn “Moop” Hoffman

Mark M. Meixensperger of DeForest passed away with his wife at his side May 18, 2019.

Rosalind Henriette Haswell, passed away Feb. 8, 2019 in Tehachapi, California. She was born to Georg Jacob Heinrich Schneider and Amelia Christina (Winger) Schneider in Waukesha, June 24, 1928.

Rosemary V. “Roni” Nelson, age 85, passed away peacefully at the Columbia Health Care Center on May, 18, 2019. By her side was Russ Nelson – her beloved husband of over 65 years; also with her were her children. She was born on Nov. 4, 1933, in Racine, the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Best) Vassh.

Rosalind Henriette Haswell

Patsy Mae Wearne was born in Portage on Dec. 24, 1945, to Walter and Alice Stibb. She lost her final battle with cancer as well as heart failure on May 13, 2019, at 3:37 am at the age of 73. She spent her final month at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, where she was surrounded by loving family a…

Earl Frederick Petzke of DeForest and formerly of Baraboo, age 87, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2019, at Agrace Hospice Center in Fitchburg of ALS and complications from influenza. Earl was born on April 10, 1932, in North Freedom; the oldest of 10 children of the late Frederick and Anna…

Beloved and respected, Beryl K. “Pete” Pullen peacefully passed away at the age of 86 years, 3 days on April 29, 2019 at home after a battle with cancer. He was born April 26, 1933 at home in Lodi to Earl and Marjorie (Smith) Pullen.

DeForest – Susan E. Jenkins, age 68, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at University Hospital. She was born on Feb. 28, 1951 in La Crosse, the daughter of John and Mary Ann (Anderson) Schmitz. She was united in marriage to Dale Jenkins on Aug. 3, 1974 in Milwaukee. Sue taught for…

DeForest – Trevin James Horn parted this world as a result of a car accident on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. He was born in Madison on Dec. 12, 1999. He spent the majority of his childhood in Poynette, graduating from Poynette High School in 2018. He enlisted in the United States Army and was …

ARENA/CROSS PLAINS/WINDSOR – Matthew Carl Molnar, age 53, of Arena, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, surrounded by his family. Matt was born Nov. 3, 1965 in Madison, the son of Louis and Joan (Weisenburger) Molnar. Following high school, Matt enlisted in the United States Army, where part o…