JANUARY

LUCIUS A. EVENSON JR.

Lucius Andrew Evenson Jr., age 90, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015. He was born on August 20, 1925, at Appleton, WI, to his parents, Lucius and Anna (Saegert) Evenson.

JANET V. BABLER

Janet Virginia Babler, age 83 of Belleville, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016. She was born on June 1, 1932, in Madison, WI, to her parents, Norman and Janet (Baldwin) Buss.

LAWRENCE R. LASURE

Lawrence Robert Lasure of Belleville, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Larry was born “in a tent” February 9, 1931, in Porterville, California, to Merrill Clarence (M.C.) and Effie Grace Lasure.

FREDRICK W. MANI

Fredrick W. “Fritz” Mani, age 56 of Perry Township, WI, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday, January 7, 2016.  He was born on July 9, 1959, in Monroe, WI, to Wilhelm and Martha Ann (Stange) Mani.

LINDA LIMMEX

Ms. Linda Limmex, age 64 of Waunakee, WI, passed away on January 8, 2016. Linda was born on December 13, 1951, the eldest child of Raymond and Joan (Marx) Zweifel.

JANETTE R. STREIFF

Janette Rose Streiff, age 83 of New Glarus, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016. She was born on January 19, 1932, in Monroe, WI, to her parents, Henry and Phyllis (Freitag) Pauli.

THOMAS L. THUROW

Thomas Lee Thurow, 60, of Monticello, Wisconsin, died January 13, 2016. Tom was born July 14, 1955, in Elgin, Illinois, to George and Laura (Freise) Thurow.

JANICE E. FARMER

Janice E. Farmer, age 72 of Monroe, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Jan was born July 19, 1943, in Madison, the daughter of Alvan and Ruth (Michaels) Rothermel.

CHARLENE M. SCHMID

Charlene M. Schmid, age 89, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Charlene was born to Alvie and Elfa Eichelkraut in the family farm home at the top of the hill overlooking Paoli, WI, on September 29, 1926.

FEBRUARY

RAPHAEL L. PETERSON

Raphael LaVerne Peterson, age 79 of rural Blanchardville, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016. He was born on March 24, 1936, to his parents, Percy and Thora (Lee) Peterson, on the home farm outside Hollandale.

CAROL D. KOCH

Carol D. Koch, age 83 of Monticello, died Saturday, January 30, 2016. She was born on December 19, 1932, in rural Green County, the daughter of George and Frances (Stubbe) Ellefson.

JONATHAN M. AUSTIN

Jonathan M. Austin, age 49 of Darlington, WI, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 1, 2016. He was born July 27, 1966, in Platteville, WI, the son of Robert and Jean (Nodolf) Austin.

CLINTON D. WILDE

In the early morning hours of February 2, 2016, Clinton Duane Wilde, 87, overcame his battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s. Duane was born on July 18, 1928, in New Glarus Township to Clinton and Neva (Weir) Wilde.

KURT D. DUERST

Kurt Douglas Duerst, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was born on August 26, 1962, to his parents, Harlen and Dawn (Geske) Duerst.

MARIAN BACON

Marian “Mary” Bacon, age 93 of Monroe, WI, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016. Marian (Garvue) Bacon was born to John Garvue and Vivian (Tiedeman) Garvue, in Iola, WI, December 27, 1922.

LEE N. POTRATZ

Lee Norman Potratz, age 64 of Belleville, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016. He was born June 8, 1951, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to his parents, Eldon and Carol (O’Neil) Potratz.

DELLA B. BEIL

Della Barbara Beil, age 95 of Belleville, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016. She was born on February 10, 1921, to her parents, Gustave and Anna (Roeck) Stoelting in Kiel.

JUDITH C. DEHAAN

Judith Carolyn DeHaan, age 76 of New Glarus, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016. She was born on September 3, 1939, to her parents, Arthur and Charlotte (Stewart) Eggert, in Harvard, IL.

DIANE M. CRAPP

Diane Marie (Knobel) Crapp, age 69 of New Glarus, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at her home. She was born on July 31, 1946, the daughter of Herbert and Darlene (Froh) Knobel.

PETER A. GRABER

Peter A. Graber, age 86, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born on May 27, 1929, in Browntown, WI, son of Peter and Marie (Nageli) Graber.

MARCH

RALPH C. LANGDOK

Ralph Calvin Langdok, age 84 of Whitewater, and formerly Belleville, WI, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016. He was born on August 23, 1931, in Rhinelander, WI, the son of Gilman and Clara (Anderson) Langdok.

DAVID P. DUMBLETON

David Paul Dumbleton, PhD, died suddenly March 2, 2016. David was born April 29, 1942, in Waukesha, WI, to Paul Kenneth and Violet Z D Dumbleton. 

ELAINE M. MORRICK

Elaine Marion Morrick, age 83 of Belleville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 3, 2016. She was born on July 13, 1932, in Stoughton, WI, to her parents, Arnold and Anna (Christopherson) Swenson.

LILLIAN E. HEFTY

Mrs. Lillian E. Hefty, a former Monticello resident, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Glarner Lodge in New Glarus. Lillian was born on July 16, 1915, in Washington Township, Green County, the daughter of William E. and Louisa F. (Bidlingmaier) Klassy.

BONNIE L. WILCOX

Bonnie Louise Boger Wilcox, age 71 of Belleville, WI, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016. She was born on April 4, 1944, in Denver, CO, to her parents, John and Mae (Moschetti) Boger.

TRAVIS R. DOYLE

Travis Ryan Doyle, age 22, beloved son of Jim Doyle and Holly Ritschard, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born on December 31, 1993, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.

ALVIN J. GMUR

Alvin J. Gmur, age 72 of rural Darlington, WI, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born September 10, 1943, to Joseph and Lillian (Schuetz) Gmur.

WILMA M. POPP

Wilma M. Popp, age 72, a former Dayton resident, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. She was born on May 26, 1943, to her parents, Benjamin and Cecilia (Reich) Schwartz at Wabasha, MN.

SHIRLEY ANDERSON

On March 15, 2016, there was a clap of thunder and the gates of heaven opened to receive Shirley Anderson into her eternal home. She was born on September 17, 1928, in Monroe, WI, to her parents, William and Lena (Thoman) Bidlingmaier.

JAMES L. FRITSCH

James Lee Fritsch, age 71 of Dayton, passed away on March 16, 2016. He was born on March 14, 1945, at Monroe, WI, to his parents, George and Alice (Frauchiger) Fritsch.

DORIS M. REAR-HUSTAD

Doris Mae Rear-Hustad, age 90 of the New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Friday evening, March 18, 2016.  She was born on August 25, 1925, to Oscar and Clara (Thompson) Vamstad on the family farm in rural Blanchardville in Green County, Wisconsin, on York Center Road. 

LOUISE H. GEISLER

Louise “Sue” Helen Stuckey Geisler, age 85 of Janesville, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. She was born in Prairie du Chien on June 2, 1930, and was raised by her aunt and uncle, Joe and Goldie Walker of Eastman, WI.

APRIL

EDWIN F. SAXER

Edwin F. Saxer, age 84 of Monticello, died on Monday, April 11, 2016. Edwin was born on March 24, 1932, in Mount Pleasant Township, the son of John and Anna (Gerber) Saxer.

WILLIAM A. LEGLER JR.

William A. Legler Jr., age 86, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016. He was born on December 26, 1929, in his grandmother’s house in Belleville to his parents, William and Anna (Schmid) Legler.

MARVIN W. THOMAN

Marvin Walter Thoman, age 84 of Monticello, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Marvin was born on June 28, 1931, at home in Washington Township, Monticello, to Walter and Rose (Baertschi) Thoman.

ERIK R. WAINWRIGHT

Erik Richard Wainwright, age 32, began his angel journey on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. He was born January 23, 1984, to Michael and JoAnn Wainwright, and grew up in New Glarus, Wisconsin.

PALMER STRICKLER

Palmer “Butch” Strickler was born on April 10, 1922, in New Glarus, WI, the son of Kathryn and Eugene Strickler. Butch passed away on April 19, 2016, at the New Glarus Home.

DARLENE L. YAUN

Darlene Luella Yaun, age 89 of Columbus and former New Glarus area resident, passed away on April 19, 2016. She was born on August 8, 1926, to her parents, Tony and Hilda (Becker) Yager.

ARTHUR FLESHER

Arthur “Gene” Flesher, age 75 of Monticello, died on Friday, April 22, 2016. Gene was born on June 12, 1940, the eldest child of Pat and Kathryn (Legler) Flesher.

ALICE R. HOLLIS

Alice Ruth Hollis, age 97 of Belleville, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016. She was born on December 24, 1918, in Belleville to her parents, Edward and Lydia (Bartlett) Kuhl.

MAY

EUGENE E. WEBBER

Mr. Eugene E. Webber, age 86 of New Glarus, WI, passed away on April 26, 2016. He was born September 15, 1929, at Middleton, WI, the son Edward and Helena (Hohlstein) Webber.

MARGARET J. SALISBURY

Margaret June Salisbury, age 88 of Belleville, WI, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She was born April 6, 1928, in Readstown, WI, the daughter of William Robert Jones and Margaret Moore Jones Sayen.

LINUS H. LOEFFELHOLZ SR.

Mr. Linus Henry Loeffelholz Sr., age 89, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016. He was born February 27, 1927, at Dickeyville, WI, the son of Charles and Amelia (Salzman) Loeffelholz.

PAUL G. RICHARDSON

Paul G. Richardson, age 37 of Blanchardville, WI, died at home in a house fire on May 1, 2016.  Paul was born on January 23, 1979, in Dodgeville, WI, the son of Wayne Richardson and Jane Rux. 

ERNEST O. RUFENER

Ernest O. Rufener, age 88 of Monroe, WI, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.  He was born on September 17, 1927, in Sylvester Township, Green County, the son of Jacob and Elise (Janzi) Rufener.  

GLORIA E. RUFENER

Gloria E. Rufener, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016. She was born on July 25, 1930, in the Town of Cadiz, Green County, WI, to her parents, Harold and Reatha (Cline) Norder.

MARY S. SHANAHAN

Mary Steussy Shanahan, born in Madison, WI, in 1937, the daughter of Edwin and Helen Freitag Steussy, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in New Glarus, WI, after a brief illness.

JANET A. LEGROS

Janet A. LeGros, age 81, was called to rejoin her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her husband in heaven on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. She was born on April 28, 1935, in Milwaukee, WI, to her parents, Harvey and Hazel (Burns) Daniel.

MARY K. STAMPFLI

Mary K. Stampfli, of rural Bancroft, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Mrs. Stampfli was born on January 16, 1936, to the late Walter and Lena (Elmer) Zweifel.

WERNER SAXER

Werner “Johnny” Saxer, age 89 of Monticello, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016. He was born on January 18, 1927, in Monroe, the son of John and Anna (Gerber) Saxer.

CAROLYN BUNNELL

Carolyn Bunnell, age 87, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Carolyn was born on November 13, 1928, in Madison, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Alma (Hendrickson) Olson.

JUNE

ROBERT SCHNEIDER

Robert “Robbie” Schneider, 85, died at home in Greeley, Colorado, on Saturday, May 21, 2016, with Annette by his side. Robbie was born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1931, to his parents, Robert and Rosa (Buchi).

NORMAN R. ACE

Norman R. Ace, age 82 of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016. He was born on March 6, 1934, the son of Oral and Elizabeth (Freitag) Ace, in the Town of Exeter.

VIRGINIA K. STETTLER

Virginia Kay (Thompson) Stettler, age 84 of Brodhead, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Virginia was born to Alvin and Mary Ellen (Sullivan) Thompson on December 28, 1931, in Monroe, WI.

STANLEY A. BOWMAN

Stanley A. Bowman, age 88 of Monticello, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. He was born on February 5, 1928, in the Town of Adams to his parents, Selmar and Tina (Pederson) Bowman.

ALPHONSE F. GION

Alphonse Francis Gion, age 96, passed away on May 26, 2016. Alphonse was born on Sunday, 25 April 1920, on the homestead farm of his parents, Michael and Margaret (Kilzer) Gion, near Regent, ND.

GLADYS E. SCHMID

Gladys Emma Schmid, 97, passed away on June 2, 2016. She was born on July 22, 1918, in Monticello, WI, to Wilbert and Ida Hoesly.

OLGA ANTON

Olga Anton, age 87, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2016. She was born on August 17, 1928, on the family farm in rural Clayton, WI, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Koruc) Fall.

EDWARD A. RIESE

Edward A. Riese, age 79 of Monticello, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Ed was born on August 3, 1936, in Monticello, the son of Frank and Ardys (Wallom) Riese.

MARY LOU RYAN

Mary Lou Ryan, age 85, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016. She was born on January 24, 1931, at Trego, WI, to her parents, Dean and Della Smith.

CLARA L. STROMMEN

Clara Lucille Strommen, age 91, formerly of Blanchardville, peacefully went home to the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2016.  She was born on March 9, 1925, in Mount Horeb to Fred and Rose (Rettemund) Wittwer. 

ROBERT D. SNIDER

Robert D. Snider, age 70 of Juda, died on Saturday, June 18, 2016. He was born on December 25, 1945, in Madison, the son of Clifford and Eleanor (Sonsteby) Snider.

IONA D. AEBLY

Iona Doris Aebly, age 95 of New Glarus, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016. She was born on August 28, 1920, near Blanchardville to her parents, Thomas and Marella (Severson) Helmeid.

PHILIP H. JOHNSON

Philip H. Johnson, age 79, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at his home in rural Belleville. He was born September 11, 1938, in Dodgeville, WI, to Lenore (Syse) and Howard Johnson.