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...

Jan 17, 2022

Robert “Bob” Earl Mast , age 77 of Dalton passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 17, 2022 at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida.  Bob was born in Milwaukee, the son of Earl and Marion (Crown) Mast on April 16, 1944.  He graduated from Montello High School in 1962 and furthered his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

Jan 14, 2022

Carole Ann Saylor , known to most as Dippy, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 14, 2022. Carole was born March 4, 1965 in Crystal Falls, Michigan the daughter of Robert and Carole Stockero. Dippy was a long-time resident of Coleman, where she touched the lives and hearts of many. Carole spent the last 4 years...

Jan 13, 2022

Carol Ann Frolow, age 80 of Montello (Lake Puckaway) passed away Thursday evening, January 13, 2022 surrounded by her family at her home.  Carol was born in Milwaukee on June 3, 1941 to John and Leona (Beyer) Neidhardt.  She graduated from Pius High School in Milwaukee in 1959 and married Neil Dallmann; they had one son, Scott...

Jan 5, 2022

Douglas “Doug” J. Slama , age 68 of Packwaukee passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his home.  Doug was born in Waukesha to Edward and Hazel (Arndt) Slama on May 13, 1953.  He graduated from Waukesha South High School in 1971 and married Janny Walters at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Waukesha on January 26,...

Jan 5, 2022

Peter “Ron” McHugh , age 83 of Westfield passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his home.  Ron was born in Vineland, New Jersey on January 23, 1938 to Peter J. and Helen (Barlow) McHugh.  He married Barbara Delzer in Chicago on June 30, 1956 and together they were blessed with three daughters.  Ron owned and...

Jan 2, 2022

Joanna Catherine “Joan” Cardo (née Spanovich) of Montello and formerly of Milwaukee died Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage at the age of 84.

Joanna is survived by her stepchildren: Connie Stoner of Milwaukee and Ron (Ann) Cardo of Oshkosh.  She is also survived by four grandchildren: Michael (Faithann) Stoner,...

Dec 29, 2021

Robert A. Reuter “Oso Loco” (Crazy Bear) , age 60 of Montello, died of kidney failure on December 29, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison. He was born December 21, 1961 in Beaver Dam the son of Ronald and Inez (Hadel) Reuter.

Robert graduated from Horicon High School and went on to serve his...

Dec 28, 2021

Pastor Rolfe Westendorf was born May 19, 1933 to Pastor A.F. and Laura Westendorf in Bay City, MI.  He was born again into eternal life, December 28 th , 2021, at the age of 88 years, the same number of keys there are on the pianos he loved to play. He was baptized on May 28, 1933. ...

Dec 27, 2021

Stanley Charles Romanowski , age 74 of Montello passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Montello Care Center.  Stanley was born in San Luis Obispo, California on March 12, 1947 to Stanley and Virginia (Just) Romanowski.  He was raised in Milwaukee and graduated from South Division High School and furthered his education at Western Wisconsin Technical...