Aug 6, 2018

Davida “Dee” Maureen Halla , age 77 of Oxford passed away Monday, August 6, 2018 at the University Hospital in Madison.  Dee was born in Harvey, IL on July 24, 1941 to Walter and Norma (Reid) Frederick.  She married William “Bill” Halla in Homewood, IL on July 23, 1984 and together they lived in Brookfield, Illinois until...

Jul 29, 2018

Walter Joseph Blada , age 86 of Neshkoro passed away at the Berlin Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 29, 2018.  Walter was born at home in the town of Buffalo, Marquette County on July 17, 1932 to Walter and Elba (Owens) Blada.  He graduated from Montello High School in 1950 and in 1952 he joined the United...

Jul 19, 2018

William "Billy" Opper, age 71 of rural Montello passed away peacefully Thursday, July 19, 2018.

In accordance with Billy's wishes, services will be private.

Jul 13, 2018

David “Dave” W. Thomley , age 68 of Montello, WI passed away peacefully at his home on July 13th, 2018. He was born and raised in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1968.  Dave received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Education with a minor in music from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He was also a...

Jun 27, 2018

Randall “Randy” Mark Tutaj , age 63 passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Wautoma.  Randy was born in Milwaukee to George and Angeline (Slivinski) Tutaj on December 15, 1954.  On October 18, 1975 he was united in marriage to Susan Goelz; together they were blessed with three sons.

Randy is survived by his...

Jun 24, 2018

Betty Rechlicz, age 88 of Westfield passed away early Sunday morning, June 24, 2018 at the Montello Care Center.

Per Betty's request, services will be private and she will be laid to rest at Wisconsin Memorial Park Cemetery in Brookfield.

Crawford Funeral and Cremation of Oxford and Montello is honored to be serving the family.  www.CrawfordFH.com...

Jun 19, 2018

Carol Susan Smith , age 80 of Oxford passed away surrounded by her family at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage on Tuesday, June 19, 2018.  Carol was born on January 31, 1938 to Chester and Daisy “Maude” (Bacon) Colburn and graduated from Adams High School in 1956.  She was united in marriage to John Smith on September...

Jun 11, 2018

Everett Gerald Metzger, age 85 of Montello passed away Monday, June 11, 2018 at The Montello Care Center with family by his side.  Everett was born in Dresden, North Dakota to Arthur and Julia (Hell) Metzger on December 11, 1932.  He worked as a linesman for a local telephone company in North Dakota until moving to Milwaukee,...

May 26, 2018

Linda Kae Meyer , age 69 of Oxford passed away peacefully at her home in the arms of her loving husband and daughter on Saturday, May 26, 2018 after losing her battle to ALS.  Linda was born on May 3, 1949 to Albert (Bernice) Ripley in Kenosha.  She graduated from Westfield High School in 1967 and married...

May 12, 2018

On Saturday, May 12, 2018, Karen (Richardson) Grant of Oxford found her peace. Karen was born March 6, 1943 to Gordon and Astrid Richardson in New York.  On December 8, 1969 she married Lester “Butch” Grant. She lived in Oxford for most of her life up until the time of her passing and was a very active member of...

Apr 29, 2018

Scott Eugene Turner , of Montello passed Sunday, April 29, 2018 after a most courageous battle with cancer. He was able to spend his final days at home, surrounded by his family and beloved pets…just as he wished. He was 51 years old.

Scott is survived by his devoted wife, Cyndi (Ripple) Turner; and his...

Apr 28, 2018

Esther May (Buchholz) Matz , age 106 passed peacefully at home in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 28, 2018.  She was born May 3, 1911 in the Township of Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin to May Bessie (Ludtke) and Gustave Buchholz.  Esther grew up on her family's farm in the town of Mecan, Marquette County.  She married Alfred...

Apr 23, 2018

Melvin Frye, age 62 of Montello (Lake Puckaway) passed away Monday evening, April 23, 2018 at his home.

In accordance with Melvin's wishes, no services will be held at this time.

Apr 8, 2018

Dorothy Erna Schwochert , age 91 of Montello passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage.  Dorothy was born in Portage on April 28, 1926 to Emil and Erna (Hutler) Fredrick.  She married Elmer Schwochert on November 26, 1947 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Poynette and together they were blessed with 48...

Apr 6, 2018

Ricky Meyers , age 64 of Montello (formerly of Milwaukee) passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 6, 2018 at his home.  Ricky was born in Milwaukee on January 27, 1954 to Charles William and Adeline (Deckow) Meyers.  He was employed by the Milwaukee County Parks and later St. Francis Hospital.  Ricky retired to Montello in 2008.  He enjoyed...

Apr 6, 2018

Glen Putnam , age 84 of Montello passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Tivoli in Portage, Wisconsin. He was the fourth-born child of nine siblings. His early childhood was spent in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The family moved to Packwaukee prior to his entering high school; Glen graduated from Montello High School. He married Velda Babcock...

Apr 3, 2018

Robert “Bob” Michael Wydra , age 60 of Portage (formerly of Madison) passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at UW-Hospital in Madison.  Bob was born on March 2, 1958 to Edward and Carol (Hollender) Wydra.  From a young age, he was raised by his step-father and mother, John and Carol Furman in Montello.  Bob was an...

Mar 30, 2018

John “Jack” Wilbur Morse , age 84 of Oxford (formerly of the Town of Delafield) passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Montello Care Center.  John was born in Waukesha on October 9, 1933 to Wilbur and Grace (Schmidt) Morse.  He served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1956 until 1958. ...

Mar 28, 2018

Adolph “Ed” Koelbl, age 66 of Montello passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.  Ed was born on January 21, 1952 in Waldkirchen, Germany to Frank and Leopoldine (Kasper) Koelbl; his family emigrated in 1957 from Germany to Chicago and then moved to Montello in 1959.  He graduated from Montello High...

Mar 26, 2018

Leon Lester Lienau, age 79 of Oxford passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison.  Leon was born in Sheboygan on September 22, 1938 to Lester and Carita (Richter) Lienau and was united in marriage to Katherine Hanson on October 10, 1959 at the United Church of Christ in Kohler.  Together they were blessed with five...