All Obituaries

Theron J. Anderson, age 74, passed away peacefully at Home Again in Columbus. A complete obituary to follow.

Verlyn A. Schuette, age 88 of Loganville, passed away peacefully March 23, 2024 at the Maplewood of Sauk Prairie. He was born January 21, 1936 in Loganville to Arold and Dorthea Schuette. Verlyn was a graduate of Reedsburg High School. He proudly served his country in the US Navy from April 29, 1957 to April 4, 1961. He then married Karen A. Luetkens October 8, 1966 in Hillpoint. Verlyn was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church his entire life. His fond memory he...

Shirley Marie Kruger (Irish) was called home Tuesday April 30, 2024 at the age of 79. She was born December 5 ,1944 to the late Stacy Leaver and Zita (McGrath) Irish in Wabasha Co., MN. She was known for her witty comebacks and sense of humor. She loved camping, cookouts and 4 wheeling with family and friends.  Shirley is survived by her loving sister Gail (Loren) Pugh; daughters Stacy Metcalf and Wanda (Jeff) Hembree; grandchildren Erica (Mark) Piekarski, Jenna (Bill) Holland, Lynn...

Luella J. Woodward, age 87, of Pardeeville, passed away peacefully April 29, 2024. A complete obituary to follow.

Betty Jensen Licitar Purves was born on July 23, 1929, in Big Flats township, Adams County, Wisconsin to Stella and William Jensen. The family moved to New Haven Township, southern Adams County, when she was 8 years old.  She attended Ward School and continued to Wisconsin Dells High School.  On September 28, 1946, Betty married Steve Licitar, the boy living just across the road.  Betty was a stay at home wife and mother while Steve worked in excavating near Milwaukee. ...

Merlin G. Yohn, age 85, of Fall River, WI passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at home. He was born July 18, 1938 in Fall River, the son of Gustave and Hazel Yohn. He married Darlene Acker August 1, 1959 in Columbus, WI. Merlin served 6 years in the Air Guard in Wisconsin. He was employed at the Fall River Foundry for 50 years, before his retirement. He loved spending weekends camping at Lake Arrowhead Campground in Montello, WI. He enjoyed fishing, farming, and watching the Green Bay...

Mildred Ann Lessl (née Eagan) entered our world August 30, 1930 and passed into the next April 27, 2024.  She was born in a farm house in Marcellon WI, in the same front bedroom where her father Harry Eagan was born twenty-nine years before.  Her mother, Elizabeth Joyce Eagan (née Wing), also a farmer’s daughter, grew up just outside Pardeeville on Highway P.  During Mildred’s high school years, she played the French horn for the school band, did...

Thomas LeRoy Abbott, age 87, of Portage, went home to be with his Lord Sunday, April 21, 2024. He passed peacefully in his home and surrounded by his family. He will be greatly missed by all. Tom was born September 24, 1936, in Cherokee OK, the son of Lee Raymond and Gladys (Dunkin) Abbott and settled in Wisconsin in 1959. He was united in marriage to his wife, Jane M Schultz, September 18, 1965. They enjoyed 58 years together. He was a member of Faith Bible Church in Rio WI, and lived out...

Jack L. Woodward, age 96, of Portage, passed away on April 15, 2024, at Our House Senior Living in Baraboo.  A complete obituary will follow.

Theodore “Ted” Manicki passed away unexpectedly at home, April 15, 2024. He was born September 23, 1945 at St. Mary’s of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, IL. He served in the Vietnam War. Ted was an avid fisherman and always knew where the good spots were. If you knew Ted he was often in the garage, beer in hand working on many different muscle cars. He is now reunited with his mother Annette and his father John Manicki.  He is survived by his loving grandchildren...