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Esther Gauden
Oct 11, 2008
Esther Gauden, age 91, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. She was born in Chicago on January 18, 1917, the daughter of the late Francis Joseph Schmall and Regina Veronica (Busch) Schmall. She had seven sisters and one brother. Esther was a young girl growing up in the age of the Great Depression. She persevered through tough times...
David Maxfield Holmblad
Oct 10, 2008
David Maxfield Holmblad, husband, father, brother, friend, age 59, passed away at home with his family in Merrimac on Friday, October 10, 2008 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 23, 1948 in Rockford, IL, the son of Eric and Olive (Cotta) Holmblad. David graduated from East High School in Rockford in 1966 and was...
Andrew M. Brunner
Oct 10, 2008
Andrew M. Brunner, age 87, passed away on Friday October 10, 2008 at Heartland Country Village in Black Earth. He was born in Dodgeville on June 4, 1921. Andrew married Lucille Statz on September 14, 1943. He was a proud veteran of World War II, having served with the United States Army. Andrew was member of the Black Earth American...
Dorothy E. Schadler
Oct 5, 2008
Dorothy E. Schadler, age 91, died on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg. She was born on November 10, 1916, the daughter of the late Alfred and Emma (Moe) Everson and baptized and confirmed at Vermont Lutheran Church. She was united in marriage to Alfred Schadler on October 9, 1940 in Mount Horeb. Together they farmed the...
Monroe A. Nolden
Oct 4, 2008
Monroe Albert Nolden, age 90, died on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison. He was born in Prairie du Sac Township on August 12, 1918, the son of the late Conrad and Philomena (Blum) Nolden. He was united in marriage to Mildred Leister on June 3, 1941. Monroe loved to play cards and go fishing, but...
Carl Oscar Jones
Oct 2, 2008
Carl Oscar Jones, age 91, died on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at his home in Mazomanie. He was born in Groton, SD on June 13, 1917, the son of the late Ralph C. and Wilhelmina (Riecke) Jones. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. Carl was united in marriage to Marguerite M. Reindl on May...
Ruth M. Culver
Oct 2, 2008
Ruth M. culver, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie, Sauk City. She was born in Pickett, WI on July 22, 1924, the daughter of the late Casper and Kathryn (Weber) Peppler. Ruth met the love of her life, George Culver, in 1943 and they married on October 28, 1944. They were...
Leonard W. Pulsfus
Oct 1, 2008
Leonard W. Pulsfus, age 89, died on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at Maplewood Nursing Home. He was born in Poynette on April 23, 1919, the son of William and Sophie (Falk) Pulsfus. He married his beloved Hildegard Auchtung on February 6, 1943, in Louisville, Kentucky, while preparing to fight in World War II. Leonard "rejoiced in the wife of his...
Cathryn Joy Borman
Sep 30, 2008
Cathryn Joy "Cathy" Borman, age 67, died suddenly on Thursday, September 30, 2008. She was born at her parents home in Mazomanie on November 15, 1940, the daughter of the late Verne and Gladys (Heald) Lawler. She attended the Mazomanie School District, graduating in 1958. She met her husband Tom at the St. Barnabas Parish Picnic on July 16, 1961...
Ruth May Accola
Sep 28, 2008
Ruth May Accola, age 83, died on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honey Creek township on July 28, 1925, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Klaetsch) Accola. She lived all of her life on the same farm. Ruth enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, her flowers, doing fancy work,...
James A. Breunig
Sep 27, 2008
James A. "Jim" Breunig, age 67, died on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee. He was born in Roxbury on July 2, 1941, the son of the late Gilbert and Ruth (Zimmel) Breunig. He graduated from Sauk City High School in 1959 and then entered the U.S. Air Force, where he served until 1963, being stationed...
Maynard C. Wood
Sep 27, 2008
Maynard C. Wood, age 76, died on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. He was born in Menomonie on November 19, 1931, the son of the late Raymond and Ruth (Wade) Wood. He was united in marriage to Delores Werla on August 17, 1950. Maynard drove school bus for 17 years following retirement. He was a member...
Costance S. "Connie" Frosch
Sep 22, 2008
Constance S. "Connie" Frosch, age 91, died on Monday, September 22, 2008 at Lodi Good Samaritan Center. She was born in Roxbury on February 18, 1917, the daughter of the late George and Margaret (Breunig) Haas. She was united in marriage to Wilfred Frosch on September 21, 1937. He prededed her in death in 1972. Connie enjoyed her many hours...
Marguerite Mary Skinner
Sep 22, 2008
Marguerite Mary Skinner, age 92, died on Monday, September 22, 2008 at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waldwick Township, Iowa County, on December 1, 1915, the daughter of the late Byron and LuLu (Chandler) Stevens. She was united in marriage to John Milton "Milt" Skinner on July 25, 1939 in Waldwick. He preceded her in death on...
Betty Jean Schuette
Sep 22, 2008
Betty Jean Schuette, age 76, passed away Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 at St. Clare Hospice House, Baraboo. She was born in Baraboo on Jan. 26, 1932, the daughter of the late George and Ila (Kinnamon) Schonasky. She was married to Robert Schuette on March 29, 1952. Betty was a loving and devoted farmers wife, mother and sister. She was a...
Bernard H. "Ben" Maier
Sep 22, 2008
Bernard H. "Ben" Maier, age 84, died on Monday, September 22, 2008 at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital. He was born in Springfield Township on July 31, 1924, the son of the late Wolfgang and Margaret (Wipperfurth) Maier. He was united in marriage to Eleanor Koellen on November 15, 1952 at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Madison. Ben was a lifelong farmer...
Therese Bauer
Sep 19, 2008
Therese Marie Bauer, age 84, died on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born July 21, 1924, in Munich Germany to the late Hans and Lina (Illing) Bauer. Therese was an accomplished singer and pianist; a skill she had learned from her mother. She graduated from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee and also studied...
Chad Michael Wagner
Sep 14, 2008
Chad Michael Wagner, age 25, died on Sunday, September 14, 2008. He was born in Madison on September 4, 1983, the son of Fredrick A. Wagner and Renee (Sprecher) Shutts. He is survived by his mother, Renee (Dan) Shutts of Endeavor; his father, Fred Wagner of Sun Prairie; two brothers, Ryan and Colton; five sisters, Shaina, Cailynn, Hannah, Heather and...
Peggy Rickey
Sep 10, 2008
Peggy Rickey, age 77, died on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, peacefully at home, surrounded by loving family. She was born in Iowa County on December 8, 1930, the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Stapleton. She was united in marriage to Marvin L. Rickey on September 25, 1947. The couple celebrated 60 years of marriage before Marvin passed...
Thomas Vincent Borman
Sep 9, 2008
Thomas Vincent Borman,age 73, died peacefully on September 9, 2008 with his family by his side after a long battle with heart disease and COPD. He was born to Cecil and Mary (Shackleton) Borman at the family farm on Palm Sunday, April 14, 1935 or like he used to say, "a bird pooped him on a rock and the sun...
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