Mar 23, 2022

Eldon Wayne Klimke, age 93 of Oxford passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at his home.  Eldon was born at home in Marquette County to Otto and Pauline (Kluth) Klimke on May 27, 1928.  He married Wilma Hollender at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montello in July of 1953.  He was...

Mar 21, 2022

Edward Hoffman, age 65 of Endeavor passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 21, 2022 at his home.

Honoring Ed's wishes, private family services will be held at a later date.

Mar 20, 2022

Hollis Willis Jones , age 92 of Branford, FL and formerly Montello passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022.  Hollis was born on June 21, 1929, in the Portage Hospital the only child of Willis and Ina Jones. At age 5, Hollis and his parents went to live on the family farm to help his grandparents. He went...

Mar 20, 2022

Leo Paul McLaughlin , age 91 of Montello (Lake Puckaway) passed away peacefully Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Patriot Place in Berlin.  Leo was born on November 17, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa to James and Mary (O’Brien) McLaughlin.  Following graduation from high school, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree from St. Norbert College as well as a...

Mar 20, 2022

Ronald Kapitanski, age 78 of rural Wisconsin Dells passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at his home.

Honoring Ron's wishes, private family services will be held at a later date.

Mar 20, 2022

Zane Zor Zweifel , age 86 of Montello passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Martha’s Assisted Living in Princeton.  Zane was born on May 14, 1935, the son of Homer and Helen (Frick) Zweifel.  His formative years were spent in New Glarus and Montello, graduating from Montello High School in 1953.  Zane furthered his education at...

Mar 3, 2022

Kathleen Mary Cotter, age 70 of Manitowoc (formerly of Montello) passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay.  Kathy was born in Portage on March 15, 1951 to Andrew and Gladys (Dahlke) Cotter.  She was a 1969 graduate of Montello High School and furthered her education at Lawrence University earning her bachelor's...

Mar 2, 2022

Alfred “Al” Nagel Jr. , age 91 of Montello passed away March 2, 2022.  Al was born on May 6, 1930 in Dodgeville, WI to Alfred H. and Laura E. (Ritcher) Nagel.  He was raised on the family farm in Cobb, WI and graduated from Cobb High School in 1948. He enlisted in the United States Air...

Feb 28, 2022

Gloria Marie Preston , age 80 of Montello passed away Monday, February 28, 2022 at her home.  She was born in Milwaukee on January 16, 1942 to Howard and Helena (Budziszewski) Preston and she graduated from South Division High School in 1960.  Gloria’s family spent many weekends in Montello along the Fox River and eventually they made...

Feb 26, 2022

Beatrice “Tootie” Ellen Calnin , age 92 of Montello passed away peacefully Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Harris Villa Assisted Living in Westfield surrounded by her family.  Beatrice was born at home in Montello to John and Sylvia (Leonard) Giencke on June 29, 1929.  She graduated from Montello High School in 1946 and married James Calnin on...

Feb 13, 2022

Donald L. Schoechert, age 88 of Montello passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage.  He was born in Watertown on March 13, 1933, the son of the late Clem and Betty (Bublitz) Schoechert.  Donald was united in marriage to Markita Ann Flora in Peru, Indiana on May 19, 1962.  He enlisted...

Feb 10, 2022

Michael “Mike” Wiencek , age 68 of Oxford (Peppermill Lake) passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 10, 2022.  Mike was born in Chicago on October 7, 1953 to Michael Sr. and Irene (Wolasiewicz) Wiencek.  He worked as a service tech and in construction for many years and married the love of his life, Mary Jarzynka on May 10,...

Feb 9, 2022

Vincent J. Metcalf answered the call of home and passed through the heavenly gates on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the age of 97. The oldest child of Walter and Jessie (Hall) Metcalf, he was born on March 18, 1924, at the family farmhouse in the Town of Packwaukee.  He graduated from Montello High School in 1942. While...

Feb 9, 2022

William “Bill” Edward Shenberger Jr. , age 88 of Montello (Williams Lake) passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.  Bill was born in Rockford, Illinois on July 16, 1933 to William Sr. and Vera (Basuier) Shenberger.  He graduated from West High School in 1951 and went into the US Navy.  Following...

Feb 7, 2022

Arden William Klimke , age 96 of Pardeeville passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Monday, February 7, 2022 at Hamilton Park Place in Portage.  Arden was born in Ripon on January 21, 1926 to William and Clara (Zellmer) Klimke.  He attended Montello High School until he was drafted into the US Army.  While serving his country...

Feb 3, 2022

Arlene Lillian Neale , age 82 of Pardeeville passed away peacefully Thursday, February 3, 2022 at the Montello Care Center.  Arlene was born on June 3, 1939 to Milton and Irene (Mittlesteadt) Messerschmidt on the family farm in Shields Township, rural Montello.  The family often enjoyed riding their Harley Davidson motorcycles to rallies and races in their...

Jan 30, 2022

Roger Henry Hillmer , age 64 of Montello passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin.  Roger was born in Portage on August 4, 1957 to Alfred and Irene (Gutsche) Hillmer.  He graduated from Montello High School in 1976 and he worked most of his years as a lineman.  Roger married Maureen Metcalf...

Jan 26, 2022

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Mugnai , age 85 of Montello passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 26, 2022 surrounded by her family at the Montello Care Center.  Betty was born in Chicago on December 6, 1936 to Alexander and Catherine (Peterson) Mugnai. Betty lived and worked for many years in the Algonquin, IL area until 2017 when she came...

Jan 20, 2022

Phil “Jocko” Eugene Nelson , age 65 of Endeavor passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at his home.  Phil was born on September 30, 1956 to Hubert and Idella (Rice) Nelson in Portage.  He grew up in Oxford, attended Oxford Grade School and graduated from Westfield High School in 1974.  Phil married Kay Raymond on November 24,...

Jan 18, 2022

Janette “Jan” I. Dahlke , age 87 of Montello passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Montello Care Center from Large B-Cell Lymphoma.  Jan was born at home in rural Green Lake County to Albert Sr. and Olive (Greene) Ewald on June 29, 1934.  She was a graduate of Berlin High School Class of 1951 and...