All Obituaries

Allen P. Shambaugh of Montello (formerly of Milwaukee) passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage one day after his 80th birthday.  Allen was born in Milwaukee to Delbert and Rose (Scheer) Shambaugh.  He married Rosemary (Dolan) Langer in Milwaukee on June 7, 1973 and together resided and raised their family in Milwaukee; Rosemary preceded him in death on May 7, 2001.  He recently moved to Montello to be closer to his daughter. Allen was a...

Elaine Helen Liegel, age 94 of Madison passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena.  Elaine was born in Plain on February 13, 1926 to Albert and Elizabeth (Kraemer) Liegel.  She graduated from St. Luke's Catholic High School.  Elaine held several different jobs throughout her career, ultimately retiring from the State of Wisconsin as a computer operator.  She enjoyed sewing, cooking and continued to be an active member...

Carol J. Smith, age 73 of Oxford went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Tivoli in Portage.  Carol was born in Adams to Donald and Edna (Jungenberg) Kottka on February 7, 1947.  She graduated from Westfield High School in 1965.  Carol married her High School sweetheart, Howard S. Smith on July 15, 1967, while he was in the Navy; together had four children: Stewart, Donald, Cynthia and Rebecca. Carol is survived by her husband of 53 years,...

Ellen Pegler (née Gabelmann), age 85 of Oxford (Peppermill Lake) passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Worms, Germany on October 16, 1934. Around the age of seven, she became a refugee in her own country during WWII when she was separated from her family by government mandate.  She was eventually reunited with her family in time to see the Allies liberate the region of Germany she and her family lived in.  In 1956, she moved to the United...

  Carolyn Joyce Rosenthal, age 80 of Packwaukee passed away amidst the beautiful sunset on Monday, August 31, 2020 at UW Hospital in Madison.  Carolyn was born in West Allis on January 30, 1940 to Walter and Leona (Bottler) Nienow.  She grew up attending Oklahoma Avenue Lutheran Church and West Allis Johnson Elementary before graduating from Nathan Hale, West Allis in 1958. Carolyn furthered her education attending Spencerian College in Milwaukee.  On August 20, 1960...

Mildred “Millie” E. Bond, age 97 of Montello passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Joanie’s Home in Montello.  Millie was born in Spokane, Washington, the daughter of William and Lena (Schroeder) Rattray on January 26, 1923.  Millie married Chalmer “Mike” Bond on November 9, 1943 in Spokane; together they lived in the Roscoe, IL area for several years before moving to Montello in 1973.  She and Mike owned and operated B and B Auto...

Mary Francis Shuckhart, age 94 of Oxford passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, August 21, 2020 at her home.  Mary was born on September 24, 1925 in Brodhead to Samuel and Myrtle (Boyles) Colby, the youngest of three children.  She graduated from Clinton High School and married Roy Shuckhart on October 6, 1945.  They lived in Janesville for many years and then moved to Packwaukee; they were married for 50 years and had three children.  Roy preceded...

Andrea Jorgensen was born January 31st, 1942 in Racine and passed away August 16, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 78.  She leaves behind by her children: Sarah (Rick) Nelson, Jerry Jorgensen, Andrew (Kim) Jorgensen and Amber (Matthew) Kath. She was also survived by four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many other family and friends.  Andrea is preceded in death by her husband, Homer Jorgensen, son, Steven Jorgensen, two brothers: Rheinhardt and...

Carol Mary Valde, age 83 of Montello passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage.  Carol was born in Lake Delton on July 6, 1937 to Frank and Amber (Rickon) Kaminski.  She graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in 1955 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Carol married Joseph Valde in 1961 in Baraboo and he preceded her in death in 2019. Carol worked for many years as a nurse at St....

Robert “Bob” W. Kelm, age 85 of Montello passed away peacefully Saturday, August 15, 2020 surrounded by his family at his home.  Bob was born in Manitowoc on May 7, 1935 to Clarence and Edna (Krohn) Kelm.  He graduated from Central High School in Sheboygan in 1953 and furthered his education at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.  Bob served his country in the United States Navy (Seabees) as well as the Naval Reserves for a total of 31 years.  He was united...