All Obituaries

Sally Gerianne Zodrow, age 52, of Brandon, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.  She was born on November 10, 1967, in Ripon, the daughter of Harry “Bud” and Joanne (Lashock) Zodrow.  Sally graduated in 1986 as the salutatorian of her class at Princeton High School.  For 5 years, she proudly served her country in the United States Air Force as an air traffic controller.  Sally also served in Turkey during the Gulf War.  She returned to...

Jerome N. Szweda, age 85, of Princeton, WI, passed away at the Montello Care Center on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  He was born on August 15, 1934, at home in Princeton, the son of Martha Swader.  Jerry married Jo Ann Soda on June 22, 1963, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Princeton.  He worked at Speed Queen for 20 plus years and farmed for over 40 years.        Jerry was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Princeton and the...

Richard “Rick” Julien, age 74, of Neshkoro, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at his home.  He was born on April 4, 1945, in Milwaukee, WI, a son of Alfred and Grace (Mueller) Julien.  On October 18, 1975, Rick married Donna Krause at Zion Lutheran Church in Neshkoro.    Rick was a dog lover and especially loved German Shepherds.  He enjoyed deer hunting, shooting, running and maintaining his property.  Rick spent 44 years in law...

John W. Schroetter, age 77, of Montello, passed away at home on Monday, March 16, 2020.  He was born on January 29, 1943, in Milwaukee, WI, a son of Louis and Rachel Edith (Heyer) Schroetter.  John worked as a machinist for the G & V Machine Shop in Pewaukee and Hartland and retired in 2007 from the Ixonia plant.  He loved fishing, gardening and repairing things.    John is survived by his 4 sisters, Barbara (Willard) Griswold of Oconomowoc, WI, Linda (Bob)...

Lois A. Herschberger, age 86, of Princeton, WI, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin.  Lois was born on December 3, 1933, in Chicago IL, a daughter of Calvin and Florence (Ring) Lund.  She was the oldest of three children.  Lois loved to learn and excelled in academics.  She graduated from Karl Schultz High School early, skipping ahead two grades, and graduating at the age of 16.  Lois attended Lincoln...

On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Dale Carl Seehaver was called to his forever home.  Dale had been fighting esophageal cancer since November, but he can honestly say that cancer did not kill him, a fact of which he would be very proud.  Rather, it was a trip to the bathroom that was the final straw for his body, a fact in which he would be even more proud. God decided that he needed someone to announce the tractor pulls in heaven on this day.   Dale was born in Ripon Memorial...

David M. Bennett, age 81, of Oxford, WI, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 27, 2020.  He was born on September 10, 1938, in Beloit, WI, the son of William O. and Lucretia (Calland) Bennett.  On May 14, 1966, he married Bonnie K. Shuckhart in Janesville, WI.  During his working years, he was employed as a maintenance/electrician.   David had many hobbies, he enjoyed reading, fishing, hunting and woodworking. He loved camping and being in the outdoors when he...

Jerrel (Jerry) Kohls, age 85, of Princeton, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Brown Wilcox in Berlin, WI.  He was born on October 17, 1934, in Mayville, WI, a son of Elmer E. and Alice (Schwan) Kohls.  Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1956 to 1959.  On June 2, 1962, Jerry married Mae A. Paradis in Milwaukee, WI.  They were married 56 years before Mae’s passing on June 7, 2018.  For 22 years, Jerry worked as a mail...

Gary Lee Schultz, age 66, of Marion, Iowa and Ripon, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.  He was born on March 31, 1953, in Ripon, a son of Clarence and Angeline (Szweda) Schultz.  Gary was a graduate of Ripon High School.  He moved to Marion, Iowa, where he worked for 46 years and retired as a lead technician at Rockwell Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids.  Gary enjoyed working with...

Karen Rae Hallmann, age 81, of Princeton, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2020, surrounded by her family at ThedaCare Medical Center in Berlin.  Karen was born on December 4, 1938, in Beaver Dam, WI, a daughter of Clemens and Elma (Roberts) Leisses.  After graduating from high school, she raised her three children and worked numerous jobs before going into business with her sister, Edythe.  For many years, Karen and Edythe ran Gerkes’ Korner in...