All Obituaries

Janice June Eastlund, age 84 of Montello (formerly of Milwaukee) passed away March 2, 2021 at The Montello Care Center.  Janice was born in Spencer on June 20, 1936 to Roy and Lucille (Brandt) Dittman and graduated from Spencer High School in 1954.  She married Glenn Eastlund in Tennessee on April 7, 1958; together they moved multiple times following Glenn’s work in construction before ultimately settling in the Milwaukee area.  Janice and Glenn found and fell in love...

Janice Marie Wiedow, age 68 of Packwaukee passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at her home with her husband by her side.  Janice was born in Oak Park, IL on April 20, 1952 to Raymond and Elizabeth (Berry) White the oldest of ten children.  She graduated from Wheaton Central High School.  Janice retired in 2002; she and her husband James relocated to Packwaukee.  She enjoyed spending time watching nature from her family room and making memories with her family. Janice leaves...

Lucille A. Barrett, age 71 of Montello passed away peacefully, Tuesday afternoon, February 22, 2021 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. She was born on November 23, 1949 in Faribault, MN the daughter of Donald and Beverly Ann (Thom) Barrett. Lucille graduated from Stoughton High School in 1968 and worked in Madison for Research Products for several years before going to work for the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation.  She retired from the State and moved...

Michael “Mike” Thomas Smith, age 43 of Westfield passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 20, 2021.  Mike was born in Milwaukee to Richard and Jayne (Lewandowski) Smith on June 30, 1977.  After graduating from West Allis Central High School, he furthered his education becoming a master mechanic.  Mike was not only a talented and gifted mechanic but also an extremely hard worker.  He owned and operated Cleveland Auto in West Allis for many years. ...

Robert “Bob” Darrell Koch, age 85 of Montello passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home with his wife by his side.  Bob was born in Antigo on October 10, 1935 to Darrell and Irene (Keough) Koch.  He valiantly served his country as a member of the US Navy from 1953 to 1956.  Bob was employed as a painter for most of his life.  His true passion was hunting and fishing, which upon retiring he gladly did almost every day.  Bob also enjoyed gardening...

Donald “Donnie” Dean Smith, age 66 of Reedsburg passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena.  Donnie was born in Fargo, North Dakota on December 30, 1954 to Donald G. and Doris (Peterson) Smith.  He graduated from Montello High School in 1973 where he excelled in FFA and 4-H.    Donnie volunteered to enter the US Air Force.  Following his time in service, Donnie attended school in Nebraska to learn how to weld...

  David Anton Olson, age 77 of Oxford passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 15, 2021 at his home.  David was born in Waukesha on February 18, 1943 to Anton and Ella (Ingalls) Olson.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Audrey and brothers: Wesley and Donald Olson. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 23 years, Marilynn (Jungenberg) in September of 2016. He is survived by his sisters: Sherry (Mark) Jacobi of Big Bend and Sandra McDonald of...

Maurice Graham, age 70 of Montello passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Theda Care Hospital in Appleton. Honoring his wishes, Maurice will be cremated and no services will be held

Helen Dorothy Krivanek, age 88, longtime resident of Packwaukee passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with dementia at Patriot Place Assisted Living in Berlin.  Helen was born in the Milwaukee area and resided there until her family relocated to Packwaukee when she was a teenager.  She married Edwin Krivanek on February 16th, 1952 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Packwaukee where she remained a devoted member until her death.  She and Edwin...

Wilma F. Klimke, age 91 of Oxford, passed into Eternal Life Sunday, February 7, 2021 at home with her family by her side.  She was born at her family home on March 3, 1929, the youngest daughter of Edward and Elinor (Jones) Hollender.  Wilma married Eldon Klimke at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montello in July of 1953. Wilma graduated from Oxford High School and UW-Milwaukee, where she initially majored in Art, then began her teaching career in elementary...