Obituaries
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:07am
September 20, 1933 — January 2, 2021
RICE LAKE - Doreatha Marie Page, age 87, of Rice Lake, WI died Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Cambridge Senior Living Center in Rice Lake.
She was born on September 20, 1933 in Sparta; the daughter of James and Emma (Sutton) Betthauser. She grew up and...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:06am
June 6, 1955— January 2, 2020
SPARTA - Paul G. “Smedley” Brandau, 65, of Sparta, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2020, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Paul was born on June 6, 1955, to Harold “Dick” and Emogene (DeWitt) Brandau in Sparta, WI.
Paul grew up in Wilton, WI and graduated...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:05am
December 30, 2020
WILTON - Dale D. Graunke, 79 of Wilton passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at his home.
A Private Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2021, 1:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 401 Mill Street, Wilton, WI.
Pastor Cathleen Morris will officiate...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:05am
January 4, 2021
SPARTA - Marie C. Wacker, 96, of Sparta, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, at the Morrow Memorial Home, Sparta.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:04am
March 1, 1950—December 16, 2020
Jan died peacefully in her sleep on December 16, 2020.
Jan was born March 1st, 1950 in Norwalk, Wisconsin. She graduated from Sparta High School in 1968. She was married to Tom November 16th, 1968.
Jan had a passion for creating crafts, especially crocheting...
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 9:34am
November 27, 1944—December 26, 2020
WESTFIELD - Verdell H. Langrehr, 76, of Westfield and formerly of Sparta and Ohio, died December 26, 2020, at his home. He was born on November 27, 1944, in La Crosse, WI.
Verdell grew up on the family farm in the Sparta area and moved to Onalaska at an...
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 9:33am
October 7, 1928—December 24, 2020
WAUKESHA - Raymond A. Scott, age 92, of Waukesha, WI, and formerly of Tomah, WI, passed away on December 24, 2020 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He was born October 7, 1928 to Jesse and Mary (Helming) Scott in Monroe County. He was united in marriage to Isabel...
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 9:33am
December 25, 2020
SPARTA - Mary Elizabeth Blackburn, 80, of Sparta, WI, passed away peacefully in her home on December 25, 2020. She was born to Hans and Jane (Spors) Jacobsen in Sparta, WI.
In the fall of 1957, Mary married her high school sweetheart and best friend, Francis “Butch”...
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 9:32am
November 17, 1939—December 23, 2020
VIROQUA - Gerald “Gary” Lowell Schmidt, 81, of Viroqua, WI, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Tomah VA Medical Center.
Born in Kenosha, on November 17, 1939, Gary was the son of the late Stanford and Luella (Allen) Schmidt.
He enlisted in...
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 9:31am
December 18, 2020
SPARTA - Cleoann Pierce, 76, of Sparta, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Sparta.
Cleoann is survived by her husband, Jerry, of Sparta; two sons, Jerry of Reedsburg, and Bradley (Lorrie) of Sparta; six grandchildren; two brothers...