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Betty E. Feigl

Betty E. Feigl

May 25, 2015

Betty Evonne Feigl, age 87, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Greenway Manor in Spring Green. She was born July 29, 1927 in the Troy Township to the late Wesley and Ellen (Witwen) Sprecher. Betty was a graduate of Prairie du Sac High School, class of 1945. She married Harlan R. "Bud" Feigl on May 28, 1949; he...

Kathleen M. Rebholz

Kathleen M. Rebholz

May 22, 2015

Kathleen "Kathy" M. Rebholz, age 70, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at UW Hospital in Madison, WI. She was born Kathleen Marie Stick in Madison, WI on October 19, 1944 to Wayne Stick and Valitha (Diske) Sprecher. Kathy grew up in the Leland-Irish Valley area and graduated from Prairie du Sac High School, Class of 1962. She married...

Lillian Ann Pope

Lillian Ann Pope

May 20, 2015

Lillian Ann Pope of Arena, WI passed away peacefully on May 20, 2015. She was cared for at Maplewood Skilled Nursing Facility in Sauk Prairie with the assistance of Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg. The youngest of eight children born to Amon Brager and Ida (Thorsrud) Brager, Lillian was raised on the Brager family farm in Vermont Township. Lily often...

Lilah Lorna Sprecher

Lilah Lorna Sprecher

May 18, 2015

Lilah Lorna Sprecher (named for the lilacs her mother saw from the bedroom window as Lilah was born), age 93, passed away peacefully at Sauk Prairie Healthcare Center on Monday, May 18, 2015. She was born at home, the only child of the late William and Anna (Wilhelm) Homuth, in Sumpter Township. She was proud of her rural upbringing and...

Char M. Lamberty

Char M. Lamberty

May 17, 2015

Char M. Lamberty, age 78, died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at her home. She was born in Madison on October 23, 1936, the daughter of the late Laurence and LaVona (Endres) Brilliott. She was united in marriage to LeRoy Lamberty on August 9, 1956 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Sauk City. She is survived by her husband, LeRoy;...

Penny J. Hall

Penny J. Hall

May 14, 2015

Penny Jenett Hall, age 69, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at her home in Sauk City. She was born in Madison on February 23, 1946 to the late Claire Lester and Inice (Wilcox) Heintz. Penny graduated from Sauk Prairie High School class of 1964 and attended University of Wisconsin Madison's School of Music. She was united in...

Louie Cecil Handel

Louie Cecil Handel

May 10, 2015

Louie Cecil Handel, age 87, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the William S. Middleton V.A. Hospital in Madison. He was born July 26, 1927 in Vermont Township to the late Richard and Ruby (Bester) Handel. He was united in marriage to Mary Helen Smith on September 15, 1945 at Middleton Lutheran Church. Louie proudly served in the...

Tracie M. Mcclung

Tracie M. Mcclung

May 9, 2015

Tracie M. McClung, age 53, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from complications of cancer. She was born on July 26, 1961 in Baraboo, the daughter of the late Dock and Iola (Canode) Thompson. She graduated from Sauk Prairie High School. She was united in marriage to Dan McClung on April 23, 1988 at Merrimac...

Ethel A. Dahir

Ethel A. Dahir

May 2, 2015

Ethel Dahir died on May 2, 2015 at the age of 97, with family at her side. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 8, 1917. Her parents were William and Louise (Gertsch) Jones. She graduated from high school at the age of 15 with a full four year tuition scholarship to Washington University. She graduated from there...

Rene R. Gasner

Rene R. Gasner

Apr 28, 2015

Rene R. Gasner, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. He was born on July 28, 1925 in Troy Township the son of the late Gilbert and Katherine (Accola) Gasner. He was united in marriage to Lucile Kleinert, his high school sweetheart, on April 12, 1947 in Sauk City, WI Rene served in...

Russell R. Wilkinson

Russell R. Wilkinson

Apr 28, 2015

Russell R. Wilkinson, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Agrace Hospice Care in Madison. He was born at home in Arena on April 26, 1924 to the late John and Priscilla (Poquette) Wilkinson. Russ graduated from Arena High School and farmed on the family farm on Knight Hollow Road. He later worked for Wick Buildings for...

Georgia Lee Simpson

Georgia Lee Simpson

Apr 20, 2015

Georgia Lee Simpson, 82, of Mazomanie, passed away on April 20, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital after a very fast battle with leukemia. She was born in Richland Center to Lester and Violet Ewers on July 16, 1932. She married Deverne Simpson on January 21, 1953. He was her best friend. They were blessed with four children, Monte Simpson (deceased),...

John C. Nelson

John C. Nelson

Apr 19, 2015

John Charles Nelson III, age 53, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at his home in Merrimac of natural causes. He was born Feb. 21, 1962 to the late John C. and Nancy A. (Ball) Nelson Jr. John married Cheryl Ann Schneiderwind on Nov. 19, 1981. John was formerly employed at Oscar Mayer, Chiquita Foods, J&L Truckstop in Portage,...

Alan Richard Root

Alan Richard Root

Apr 14, 2015

Alan Richard Root, age 59, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. He was born on August 15, 1955, the son of Lucille Ward. He was united in marriage to Christine "Chris" Bohan on April 16, 1997. Alan was proud to have been a concealed carrier, loved...

Richard W. Magnuson

Richard W. Magnuson

Apr 13, 2015

Richard W. Magnuson passed away Monday, April 13th, 2015 at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born October 10, 1941 in Duluth, MN., graduated from Cathedral High, then served in the Navy. Dick earned a B.S. degree in Biology from U of MN, Duluth, his Masters and Specialist from U of WI, Madison, and doctorate from U of...

Thomas D. Lucey

Thomas D. Lucey

Apr 10, 2015

Thomas D. Lucey, age 63, died April 10, 2015. He was born on November 1, 1951, the son of the late Dean and Betty (Steensrud) Lucey. He was united in marriage to Rebecca Wallenkamp in 1969. Tom was employed as a mason for many years, enjoyed to hunt and fish and loved his family and friends. He is survived by...

Margery Ruth Cruse

Margery Ruth Cruse

Apr 6, 2015

Margery Ruth Cruse, age 92, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. She was born July 30, 1922 in Compton, Ill to the late Carl and Iva (Rogers) Gardner. She graduated from Lee Center High School and later Northern Illinois University where she graduated with a Teachers Degree. Margery was proud to have taught at several...

Edwin "Junior" Sprecher

Edwin "Junior" Sprecher

Apr 1, 2015

A TRIBUTE TO OUR DAD EDWIN "JUNIOR" SPRECHER A.k.a. Junie, Junese, June Bug, JR, the Mayor of Leland, drew his last draft of beer on April 1. Leave it to Dad to go out on April Fool's Day. He enjoyed his life till the last day and greeted guests in his kitchen instead of behind the bar these past 3...

Susan Adele Jackson

Susan Adele Jackson

Mar 30, 2015

Susan Adele (Markgraf) Jackson, age 70, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at her home in Baraboo. She was born on June 22, 1944, the daughter of Kenneth and Florence (Dittberner) Markgraf. Susan graduated from Sauk Prairie High School in 1962. Susan moved to Baraboo approximately 40 years ago. She worked at Servaco Instrument Corp. for 30 years, retiring...

Vernon Alois Breunig

Vernon Alois Breunig

Mar 22, 2015

Vernon Alois Breunig, age 90, passed away peacefully March 22, 2015. He was born Sept. 24, 1924 in Roxbury the son of the late Meinrad and Ella (Pulvermacher) Breunig. Vernon was married to Rosella Reuter on Sept. 24, 1947. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1943-1946. Vernon worked for the Village of Sauk City Water and...

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