All Obituaries

Nancy Jean Reuter, age 81 Beaver Dam and formerly of Montello passed away peacefully Friday, January 10, 2020 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Beaver Dam.  Nancy was born in Fox Lake on June 13, 1938 to Arthur and Mildred (Durant) Litscher and graduated from Fox Lake High School.  She married John Reuter in Mayville on August 22, 1959.  Together they raised three children and vacationed on Lake Puckaway until moving there permanently in the early 1990’s.  John...

Betty Jean Murray, age 96 of Montello passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg surrounded by her family.  Betty was born in Portage to Julius and Naomi (Schult) Thurler on April 4, 1923.  She graduated from Portage High School in 1941 and married Thomas “Tom” Murray in New York City on August 10, 1942.  Together they were blessed with 75 years of marriage and three children.  Tom preceded Betty in death on October 20,...

Virginia “Ginny” Ann Wilson, age 87 of Montello passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at her home.  Ginny was born at home in the town of Buffalo, Marquette County on December 14, 1932 to John and Madeline (Markofske) Atkinson.  She attended grade school at the Frank Country School in the town of Packwaukee and was a 1951 graduate of Montello High School.  Ginny married Francis Wilson on June 14, 1952 at St. Andrew Catholic Church; he preceded her in death on...

Eboly M. Tremblay, age 81 of Montello passed away peacefully Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the Montello Care Center. Honoring Eboly's wishes, private family service will be held at a later date.

Billie Ruth DeVelde, age 80 of Montello passed away peacefully Thursday, January 2, 2020 at her home. Honoring her wishes, private family services will be held.

Joan Lucille Byers, age 76 of rural Oxford passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on January 1, 2020.  Joan was born in a farmhouse near Brooks, WI on January 4, 1943 to Harvey and Ollie (Rathbun) Ellinger.  She married Myron Byers on April 18, 1964 in Oxford and from that union came three children.  Joan was a fantastic gardener, raising countless flowers and thousands of hostas over the years.  She was very interested in and spent a lot of time...

Phyllis Ann Campbell, age 80 of Montello passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.  Phyllis was born on March 9, 1939 in Portage to Clayton and Deloris (Paulson) Campbell.  She graduated from Montello High School in 1957 and went on to work for Wausau Insurance which took her to Los Angeles, CA for several years.  Phyllis returned home to care for her parents and went to work for Brakebush Bros.  She had a love for horses, owning and...

Jenifer “Jenny” Marie Joswiak, age 58 of Montello passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 27, 2019 at her home.  Jenny was born in La Crosse, WI on September 19, 1961 to John and Rosemary (Wolf) Joswiak.  She was a graduate of Pewaukee High School.  Jenny worked and raised her family as a single mother in the Waukesha area.  In 2007, she relocated to Montello because she loved the area and to be closer to family.  Jenny was a great mother and...

Gabriel Lewis Kepler, infant son of Morgan Lewis Link and Lucas Kepler, was surrounded by the love of his family, when he left our Earth.  Heaven received our precious little angel on December 26, 2019.  Gabriel will be greatly missed and never forgotten by his parents and proud brother, Grayson, who was looking forward to being his big brother.  His maternal grandparents: Calvin and Julie Lewis of Richland Center and paternal grandparents: Kevin and Joan Kepler of Hillsboro...

  Shirley Ann Krueger “Oma”, age 86 of Montello passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Harris Villa Assisted Living.  Shirley was born on May 22, 1933 to Herman and Isolene (Carruthers) Calbaum in Withee, Wisconsin.  She graduated from Colby High School in 1951 and married Victor Krueger on December 27, 1952 in Colby.  Together they lived in the Milwaukee area while raising their children and retired to rural Montello in 1997.  Victor...