Belleville High School Alumni Obituaries

Sonja Rose Tootsie Olson age 85 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on December 25 1940 in Madison WI the daughter of Roy and Florence Bavery Olson. Sonja graduated from Belleville High School in 1959 and she started working at Manchesters Department S...

Roger L. Hendrickson age 71 passed away on Wednesday December 10 2025 at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam WI. He was born on March 31 1954 in Madison WI the son of Bernard and Roberta Schliem Hendrickson. Roger graduated from Belleville High School in 1972 where he excelled as an athlete in f...

It is with great sadness we share the passing of Richard Jerome Donahue age 72 on Friday December 19 2025. He was born on August 19 1953 in Dodgeville WI a son of Jerome and Ruth Haas Donahue. Growing up as the oldest son on the farm Richard learned many skills from his parents. He attended parochia...

Alfred P. Thomann 88 of Fort Atkinson died suddenly on Sunday January 11 2026 at St Marys Hospital in Madison of kidney failure. He was born on June 9 1937 in the Town of Brooklyn Green County WI the oldest of four sons of Paul and Leona Gilbertson Thomann. He was baptized with his mom and three bro...

Ralph David Rothwell 76 of Damascus died on Tuesday November 18 2025 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 55 years the former Marilyn Ann Giordano. The couple married on October 10 1970. Born on January 4 1949 in Newark NJ he was the son of the late Ralph Lester Rothwell and Mona OConnor Rothw...

John H. Weeks of Denville New Jersey passed away peacefully on October 30 2025 surrounded by the love of his family. Born on December 8 1941 in Newark NJ John was the son of the late Harry and Dorothy Weeks. He was raised in Belleville alongside his brother Brian and sister Karen and graduated from ...

Eichorn John Michael passed away peacefully Thursday December 18 2025 at the age of 73 in St. Louis Missouri after a lifelong battle with complications from multiple sclerosis MS. John was born in St. Louis to Ernst and Pearl Eichorn but he spent most of his youth in Belleville Illinois. He attended...

Matthew A. Pica, 89, born in Newark, NJ, long time resident of Belleville and Manahawkin, NJ, son of Samuel and Irene Pica (Pettinari), brother to Samuel H. Pica was proud to serve his country and his community. A graduate of Belleville High School, class of 1955, and Fairleigh Dickinson University...