Columbus High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

Shirley A. Lichtenberg 89 of Beaver Dam passed away on Wednesday December 17 2025 at Hillside Manor surrounded by family. Shirley was born the daughter of Henry and Lorena Luebke Pirkel on March 12 1936 in Columbus WI. She attended school at Woodland Road School by Hustisford and Mayville High Schoo...

James Michael "Jim" Kasper, 78, of Turtle Lake passed away on December 14, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. He was born December 25, 1946, in Amery, WI to Michael and Marie (Schaubschlager) Kasper. Jim grew up working on the family farm and graduated from Turtle Lake High School in ...

Raymond R. Greig born on January 18 1947 in Madison WI passed away on December 14 2025 at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Manitowoc WI. He was a beloved partner father and grandfather known for his dedication to family and community. Raymond graduated from Lincoln High School in 1965 and went on to earn ...

David Allan Herman, 79, of Marshfield passed away at Abbotsford Healthcare Center on Thursday, January 15, 2026 under the care of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for David at 11am Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Father Douglas...

Patricia Ann Pat Garbrecht 85 died peacefully on Saturday January 3 2026 at The Gables of Marysville following an extended illness. On April 6 1940 Pat was born in Lancaster Ohio the eldest of three children born to Loyal Stalder and Thelma Cooper Stalder. She was raised in Lancaster and graduated f...

Daniel Thomas Goulson, 63, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 18th, 2025, two years after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Born April 11th, 1962 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to Hilton and Jo Ann Pinnell Goulson, Dan is survived by his wife Nancy; children Preston,...

Jolene Schuster age 88 of Wisconsin Dells WI passed away on Thursday November 13 2025 in her home. A celebration of life will be held in Spring with details to follow. Jolene Stout was born December 25 1936 in Madison Wisconsin to Herman and Velma Winter Stout. She knew that a Christmas day birthday...

Dorothy E. Breunig age 86 of Sauk City passed away at Sauk Prairie Hospital on Friday Jan. 2 2026. She was born in Columbia Co. on Feb. 26 1939 to the late Albert and Elizabeth Falkenstein Stoltenburg. Dorothy was a graduate from Poynette High School in 1959. She was united in marriage to Carl M. Br...

Age 93 of Monroe died Wednesday December 10 2025 at Pleasant View Nursing Home. Jim was born on November 28 1932 to Daniel and Agnes Satterlee Curran. He graduated from Monroe High School and served two years in the U.S. Navy. He married the love of his life Ann Silver on April 17 1956 in Belleville...

Jeremiah L. Farrell 93 Green Bay passed away Thursday January 8 2026. He was born on July 16 1932 at 937 Gallagher Street to Thomas and Lulu Fournier Farrell. He graduated from Central Catholic High School with the Class of 1950. He earned a Bachelors Degree with honors from UWStevens Point in 1957 ...

Robert C. “Bob” Dahl, age 86, a resident of Eagle River, WI and formerly of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on January 12, 2026 at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI. Robert was born on March 1, 1939 in Milwaukee, WI to Chester and Lucille Dahl.Growing up in Milwaukee, Robert worked many od...

John P. Folmer 84 of Cuba City WI passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday December 4 2025. Funeral services will be held at 1100 a.m. on Wednesday December 10th at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Sinsinawa WI with Fr. Tom Kelley officiating. Burial with military honors acc...

Amanda E. Gehrke age 33 of Portage passed away on Wednesday January 14 2026 at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. Amanda was born on August 30 1992 in Columbus to Bruce and Ann Schilling Gehrke. She grew up in Fall River later moving to Rio and eventually settling in Portage. She attended sc...

Gordon Elvin Ehlers Gordie age 64 died on December 30th 2025. Gordon was born in Neillsville Wisconsin just 10 miles from his family farm. Gordon was the youngest of seven children born to Eugene and Mildred Maher Ehlers. Shortly after he was born his family moved to Columbus Wisconsin where his fat...

Daniel P. Dan OBrien age 46 passed away on Monday December 22 2025 at his home in Rolling Meadows Illinois. He was born March 7 1979 to Mike and Kriss Schelvan OBrien in Columbus Wisconsin. He graduated from both Columbus High School and U.W. Whitewater. Dan was a hard working courageous and genuine...

Patrick M. Pat McNulty age 87 died on Wednesday December 3 2025 at Home Again in Columbus WI. Pat was born on July 5 1938 to Clarence and Norma Erdman McNulty in Columbus. Pat graduated from Columbus High School Class of 1957. He joined the U.S. Army and served for two years along with four years in...

Daniel D. Dan Burnard age 86 died on Friday December 19 2025 at Marshfield Medical Center Beaver Dam. He was born on May 5 1939 to Clarence and Eva Lewis Burnard. He graduated from Elroy High School in 1957. In 1961 he received his Bachelors Degree from UWPlatteville. While attending UWPlatteville D...

Jeffrey Scott Jeff Van Fleet age 71 passed away on Tuesday December 9 2025. He was born on August 10 1954 to Rudy and Nancy Hughes Van Fleet in Richland Center WI. Jeff graduated from Columbus High School in 1972. He then spent the next five years at the University of WisconsinMadison and earned a m...

Kenneth W. Field age 86 passed away at his home on the morning of Wednesday November 26 2025 following a brief but aggressive battle with cancer. He was born on December 1 1938 in Fall River Wisconsin to Gilbert Cecelia Field. He graduated from Fall River High School in 1958. He married his sweethe...

David A. Dave Popowski age 70 passed after an extended battle with PSP on Monday November 24 2025 at St. Marys Hospital Madison. Dave was born on October 25 1955 to Raymond and Dolores Tomaszewski Popowski in Stanley WI. He grew up like many Wisconsin natives on a Dairy Farm up north. Dave attended ...

Kenneth Ken Edwin Waddell age 92 of Beaver Dam passed away on November 26 2025 at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. A memorial gathering for Ken will take place on Tuesday December 9 2025 at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Beaver Dam from 930 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 1130 a....

Lyle W. Elske Sr. age 87 passed away on Saturday November 22 2025 in Wagner WI. Born on April 1 1938 in Columbus WI to Walter and Dorothy Hempel Elske Lyle grew up on a farm in Lowell WI. He graduated from Juneau High School in 1956 and attended UW Madison before enlisting in the US Marine Corps in ...