All Obituaries

Ruby Faye Kaenel, age 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Montello surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  Ruby was born on November 17, 1952 in Lubbock, Texas to Claude and Marvella (Veach) Hooper.  After she graduated from high school she furthered her education and became a Registered Nurse.  Ruby married Robert Kaenel in 1976 in Las Vegas and together they lived and worked in Phoenix, AZ until moving to Montello in the early 1990’s. Ruby...

On Saturday, October 13, 2018, our beloved mother and grandmother, Phyllis Dorothy Mrazik, passed away peacefully at the age of 79 at the Markesan Resident Home. Phyllis was born on May 28, 1939 in Milwaukee to Leo and Cecelia Mueller. In June of 1966, she married Robert Joseph Mrazik and raised their family in Milwaukee.  In January of 1990, they made their permanent home in a place they loved, near White Lake, rural Montello.  Robert preceded her in death in 1993. Phyllis was a...

Evangeline “Babe” Jeroldine Bandt, age 92 of Germania/Neshkoro passed away peacefully at Martha’s in Princeton on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  Babe was born in Princeton on July 29, 1926 to Barney and Theresa (Sebert) Kuharske.  She graduated from Princeton High School and married Everette Bandt on February 4, 1950.  Together they lived in Markesan and Princeton before moving to Germania.  In 1961, they purchased the former Gust Bandt farm and lived and...

Lester Norman Brantmeier, age 74 of Montello, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 9th, 2018 at his home.  Lester was born in Sherwood, Wisconsin on Sept. 4, 1944 to Norman and Alice (Odonell) Brantmeier.  He married Sherian (Johnson) on Oct. 7, 1972 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Horicon, Wisconsin.  Together they were blessed with six children.  Les worked in the sheet metal fabrication industry for many years.  First as a fabricator and later on in other...

Britt Viola Pope, age 98 of Oswego, IL and formerly of Montello passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care in Naperville, Illinois.  Britt was born in Halmstad, Sweden on April 23, 1920 to Enoch and Olga (Johnson) Swanson.  She came to the United States in 1928 and graduated as valedictorian of her class from Bessemer High School in Bessemer, Pennsylvania.  She was the Pennsylvania State Champion in typing and stenography.  Britt...

Fred Grabow, age 72 of Montello passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 2, 2018 at Juliette Manor in Berlin. Honoring Fred's wishes, there will be no obituary and services will be private.

Robert "Bob" Chudzicke, age 91 of Montello passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at his home. Honoring Bob's wishes there will be no obituary. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 11:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Montello.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the hour service at the church.  Father Savio Yerasani will preside and inurnment will be private.  Military honors will...

Margie Elaine Mateske, age 88 of Montello (Emery Lake) passed away Monday September 24, 2018 at her home.  Margie was born in the town of Oxford, Marquette County to William and Bernice (Drew) Labrenz on June 15, 1930.  She graduated from Montello High School and married Clifford Mateske at the Methodist Church in Westfield on May 3, 1947; Clifford preceded Marge in death on October 8, 1991. Marge was employed at several local businesses throughout her life: Dairyland Poultry in...

Barbara “Barb” Mae Stelter, age 71 of Montello passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at her home.  Barb was born on April 18, 1947 in Chicago, IL to Forest and Georgia (Demas) Thompson.  She graduated from Kelly High School in 1965 and continued her education at cosmetology school.  Barb married Glenn Stelter on April 15, 1967 at The Little Mecan Lutheran Church and from that union came three daughters.  Barb enjoyed traveling to Hawaii with her family and...

Rosalie Theda (nee Beers) Milner, age 99, peacefully passed away on September 22, 2018.  She was born June 27, 1919 to Shelby and Lenore (Hiebel) Beers.  In her early years she lived in Sun Prairie and later she lived in Ithaca, New York; Deland, Florida; Maple Bluff and Montello.  After graduating from Sun Prairie High School as valedictorian, she earned her Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin, graduating as a Phi Beta Kappa.  She...