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Jackie J. Peterson
Aug 3, 2011
Jackie J. Peterson, age 84, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 with his loving family at his side. He was born in Arena on October 1, 1926, the son of the late John and Mabel (Hottmann) Peterson. He was united in marriage to Yetta Brunner on January 17, 1950. The couple were lifetime farmers in Arena Township. He is...
Desiree Marie (Larsen) Drake
Jul 30, 2011
Desiree Marie (Larsen) Drake, age 27, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 30, 2011. She was born in Madison on December 2, 1983, the daughter of Theresa J. (Bauman) Larsen and William J. Larsen. She graduated from Sauk Prairie High School in 2002 and later married Mark Drake. Desiree was a devoted employee of Ace Hardware, Sauk City and also a...
Evert William Reeve
Jul 26, 2011
Evert William Reeve, age 75, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth with his family by his side. He was born October 25, 1935 at his home on Reeve Rd. in Mazomanie to the late Vernon and Edna (Evert) Reeve. He married Lois Jordan on June 18, 1955 at St. John's Lutheran Church in...
Dr. William W. Wenzel
Jul 25, 2011
William Wallace Wenzel, born February 6, 1923 at Huron, South Dakota, the son of Harry F. Wenzel and Bertha E. (Dahl) Wenzel, died July 25, 2011 at 6:35 PM. He grew up in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and graduated from Menomonee Falls High School in 1941. He enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in September 1941. On December 7, 1942 he...
Helen M. Knight
Jul 17, 2011
Helen M. Knight, age 88, died on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Greenway Manor in Spring Green. She was born on November 9, 1922, the first of nine children, to the late Theodore and Ida (Olson) Swenson. She graduated from Barneveld High School in 1941 and was united in marriage to Burdette Knight on November 2, 1946. The couple were...
Reginald "Reggie" Ruhland
Jul 16, 2011
Reginald "Reggie" Ruhland, age 68, died on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on March 7, 1943, the son of the late Walter and Agnes (Parr) Ruhland. He was united in marriage to Linda Peterson on August 15, 1970 at St. Barnabas Catholic Church in Mazomanie. Reggie was employed as a carpenter and...
Lester Laverne Schulenburg
Jul 15, 2011
Lester LaVerne Schulenburg, age 89, of Sauk City, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2011, at Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City. Lester was born on June 20, 1922, the son of William and Alma (Scheele) Schulenburg. He was united in marriage to Thresa M. Handel on November 26, 1947 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Cross Plains. They moved from...
Lenore E. Bruck
Jul 15, 2011
Lenore E. Bruck, age 83, died on Friday, July 15, 2011 at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth, surrounded by her best friends, Pat and Joanne. She was born in Chicago on November 8, 1927, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Serena (Jensen) Bruck. Lenore worked as a lab technician at University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics for twenty...
Clifford G. Kohlman
Jul 11, 2011
Clifford G. Kohlman, age 84, of rural Prairie du Sac, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011, after a long illness. He was born on August 9, 1926, in the Township of West Point, the son of the late Harry and Rose (Marx) Kohlman. Farming was in Cliff's blood. From cows and pigs to geese, ducks, and chickens, Cliff loved...
Arlene C. Butson
Jul 9, 2011
Arlene C. Butson, age 69, passed away at home Saturday, July 9, 2011 surrounded by family. She was born in Cassville, WI on January 20, 1942 to the late Herman and Helen (Hampton) Dresen. She married Walter Butson on July 2, 1960. Arlene worked at Swiss Colony in Monroe, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and most recently at Lands End...
Harold G. Kruse
Jul 9, 2011
Harold G. Kruse, age 86, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011. A memorial service is tentatively planned for late September and will be announced prior to that date. For more information, contact gretchenkruse@msn.com
George M. Culver
Jul 7, 2011
George M. Culver, 88, of Prairie du Sac, died on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital with family at his side. Our father was born in Dodgeville in 1922, the son of Earl and Nellie (Williams) Culver. Dad met the love of his life, Ruth (Peppler) Culver, in Milwaukee in 1943 and they married a year later...
Cooper Shane Berghoefer
Jul 4, 2011
Cooper Shane Berghoefer was born on July 4, 2011 and died shortly thereafter following delivery complications. He was dearly and deeply cherished, and is survived by his loving parents, Adam and Jenny (Polito) Berghoefer; paternal grandparents, Ray and Maureen Berghoefer; maternal grandparents, Marcia and Roger Russell and Perry and Mary Polito; great-grandmother, Nira Torgerud; 8 uncles Jesse, Brian and David...
Alice Marie Bolton
Jul 2, 2011
Alice Marie Bolton , age 94 ,died on July 2, 2011 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. She was born in Richland Center on May 16, 1917, the daughter of George and Stasia (Borchardt) Fogo. She was united in marriage to Clifford Crapser on September 8, 1939. He preceded her in death in 1976. They owned and operated Crapser's Drive-In, located...
Frances L. Giese
Jun 29, 2011
Frances L. Giese, 88, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. She was born June 28, 1923 in Troy Township, the daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy (Heydon) Leykauf. She was united in marriage to Edward Giese on April 13, 1965. He preceded her in death on December 8, 2006. Frances was employed as a waitress,...
Carla Marie Skinner
Jun 13, 2011
Carla Marie Skinner, age 27, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital. She was born in Prairie du Sac on July 20, 1983, the daughter of Paul and Karen (Welsch) Skinner. Carla was a graduate of Sauk Prairie High School in 2002. She was employed at Culvers of Sauk City for over 10...
Larraine Anne Horak
Jun 13, 2011
Death robbed the world of a truly loving heart and gentle spirit when Larraine passed away at her home the evening of June 13, 2011, surrounded by those she loved and who loved her deeply. While cancer may have won this battle, it was never able to rob Larraine of those attributes which enabled her to make the lives of...
Bernetta Kelter Reuter
Jun 10, 2011
Bernetta (nee Breunig) Kelter Reuter, age 90, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2011 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. She was born in Roxbury on June 28, 1920, the daughter of the late George and Katherine (Frey) Breunig. Bernetta was married to Alfred Kelter from 1939 until 1955 when he passed away. She married Joseph Reuter in 1959 and he...
Delmar D. "Butch" Ireland
Jun 3, 2011
Delmar D. "Butch" Ireland, age 60, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 in Baraboo, where he had recently returned after many years in the states of Oregon and Washington. Butch was born on May 26, 1951 in Madison, WI. He spent most of his youth growing up on Lake Wisconsin and attended Sauk Prairie High School. Butch proudly served his...
Edward Neumaier
Jun 1, 2011
Edward J. Neumaier, age 85, died June 1, 2011. He was the son of Edward L. and Anna (Ganser) Neumaier. He served in the Navy during WWII and received a bronze star at the battle of Okinawa. Ed married Cynthia Turkelson in 1950. During his life he owned a gas station and a billiards hall. He also worked at Badger...
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