South High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

Born on April 8 1958 in Winchester KY to James P. and Anna Moore Caudill Lindas Journey eventually took her to Colorado where she graduated from Longmont High School in 1976. She met Gerard Horger working at MiniScribe in Longmont Colorado. They were married July 17" 1987 at Old Mill Park in Longmon...

Paula L. Leonard, age 77, of Stoughton, WI, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 20, 1948, the daughter of the late Paul and Elsie (Stuewe) Gliege, and was a graduate of Luther South High School, Chicago. Paula married Richard...

Keith T. Montgomery age 74 of Sheboygan. Heaven gained an Angel on Friday January 9 2026. He was a caring brother to Dale Montgomery Paula Dan Switalski and Anne Steven Moe. He enjoyed his many nieces and nephews and countless friends. Keith was born on March 31 1951 in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin to th...

Cindy M. Hoeft 67 of Sheboygan passed away on January 20 2026 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. Cindy was born in Sheboygan to the late Herbert and Ruth Mertz Haack on March 6 1958. She graduated from Sheboygan South High School. Cindy was united in marriage to Albert Hoeft on April 4 1984 at Our...

Ida Pearl Curtis 89 of Stevensville MI formerly of Tigerton WI passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held 11 AM on Saturday January 10 2026 at Oakridge Community Church 766 Oakridge Rd. St. Joseph MI 49085....

Crystal Leigh Schermerhorn 47 of Roscoe IL passed away on February 3 2026. Born in Ft Wainwright Fairbanks Alaska on June 11th 1978 to her parents Les Schermerhorn and Cynthia Johnson Lutes. Crystal graduated from South Beloit High School in 1996 and went on to Rockford Career College for massage th...

David Halvorsen age 69 of Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin passed away peacefully at home on Monday February 9 2026. A Celebration of Life and luncheon will be held on Sunday March 8 2026 from 1200 Noon to 300 P.M. at the Briggsville American Legion Post 329 W8539 Highway 23. Please wear your best Packers ...

Lila Caroline Proffit 102 daughter of the late Leon and Elizabeth Fenske Peltzer born April 20 1923 in Broken Bow Nebraska passed away peacefully Saturday January 31 2026 at Middle River Health Rehab. South Range Wisconsin. Lila had a twin sister Lela and they were the youngest of 9 siblings. The f...

Carlene Ann Kavajecz lived her life with generosity selflessness and style. Her 86 years were centered around caring for others family members friends and patients. She was born on July 11 1939 to Carl and Martha Haarstad in Duluth Minnesota. She attended South Shore High School in Port Wing WI and ...

Wszola Karen Cookie Age 81 passed peacefully on January 31 2026 at Milwaukee Catholic Home. Karen is survived by daughter Wendy Pero Ethan Munson grandson William Pero Raynie sister Sallie Andrus niece Tami Busateri Robert nephew Dave Gardner and many greatnieces and nephews. She was preceded in de...

Jeffrey George Winter 44 passed away peacefully on January 27 2026 at his home in Superior WI surrounded by his wife and children after a short battle with Metastatic Melanoma. He was the deeply beloved husband of Jennifer Winter and together they shared 10 beautiful years 7 of those married. Born i...

Peter Harold Gregerson age 84 of Wisconsin Dells WI passed away on Sunday December 21 at home with his family by his side. This was also the way Pete spent his life surrounded by family and wonderful friends. Pete was born Sept. 14 1941 in Portage Wisconsin the son of Gordon Gregerson and Agatha McD...

Beverly Kay CarrPhason 72 of South Beloit Illinois passed away at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit Wisconsin on Saturday January 10 2026. Beverly was born in Beloit Wisconsin on Friday October 9 1953 the daughter of Cleve Willaim and Celestine Savage Carr. Beverly grew up in South Beloit Illinois....

ObituaryKent Melvin HodgesMay 30, 1958 – January 26, 2026Kent Melvin Hodges, 67, passed away at the Wyoming Retirement Center on January 26, 2026. Kent was born on May 30, 1958 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the third child born to Wesley Curtis and Donna Joan (Armstrong) Hodges. He spent his early years in ...

Ronald J. Castle 79 of Thomasboro died at 346 p.m. Saturday February 7 2026 at Waters of Covington Covington Indiana. A Funeral Service will be held at 1000 a.m. Thursday March 5 2026 at Baier Family Funeral Services 406 E. Pells Street Paxton with Rev. James Lehmann officiating. Burial will follow ...

A celebration of Annes life will be held on Wednesday February 18 2026 1130 am at Christ Church United Methodist 5109 Washington Avenue with Rev. George Kafer officiating. Visitation will be from 1030 am until the time of the service. Burial will follow at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemete...

Stephen Andrew Shaw, “Steve” 59-year-old resident of Winona, died unexpectedly on January 23, 2026 at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, WI. He was born on January 28, 1966 to Stewart and Kay Shaw in Allentown, PA. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from Central High School. He graduated from Winona...

Grant George Grotte, age 91, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2025, in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He was a longtime resident of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Grant was born on April 2, 1934, in Cornell, Wisconsin, to Mikal Dehart Grotte and Laura Marguerite Grotte. He grew up alongside his three siste...

Rev. Keith Munneke 89 a devoted husband father grandfather and servant of God passed away peacefully on February 1 2026 at his home in Edwardsburg Michigan with his loving wife Ruth and family by his side. Keith was born on November 18 1936 to the late Albert Munneke and Clara Haugum Isaakson. On Se...

Bill Paape of Westfield WI passed away on December 19 2025 at Aurora Hospital in Grafton surrounded by family and friends. He was 83 years old. Born February 9 1942 on Northwoods Road in Port Washington Wisconsin to Loyal and Irene Zuelsdorf Paape. Bill worked his family farm milking cows picking st...

Dan Kling, age 84, passed away peacefully at Dove Healthcare, Spooner, Wisconsin, on Monday, December 8, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Dan was born on February 23, 1941, in Cochrane, Wisconsin to Kenneth and Myrtle Kling. As a young child his family moved to Spooner, Wisconsin, where Dan grad...

After a rich life filled with family and friends Sydna Lou Cheever ne Riedesel of Minneapolis peacefully died on January 18 2026 at age 85. While afflicted with dementia she succumbed to breast cancer. Sydna was born on June 16 1940 to Loyd and Bertha Conner Riedesel in Carroll Iowa. After moving to...

Patrick Lee Thompson passed away at his home in Boerne Texas on Thursday, December 4, 2025, having moved to Kendall County in June of 2023. Patrick was born on August 8, 1951, at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, to Kenneth Crain Thompson and Anna Elizabeth (Ninnemann) Thompson. He was the youngest of three...

Cynthia Lenga Nalencz 78 a resident of Zachary and longtime resident of Metairie Louisiana and a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 11 2026. She is survived by her daughter Carolyn Nalencz Merritt and husband Kenneth Merritt of Colorado Springs Colorado her so...

The Rev. Dr. Arthur Theodore “Art” De Hoogh, age 92, of Orange City, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, February 13, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. ...

Jane Elizabeth nee Odekirk Butieb 94 of Perth Amboy NJ passed peacefully at her daughters home in Perth Amboy on Saturday February 7 2026. She was the youngest daughter of the late John and Edith Iverson Odekirk. Jane was born in Plymouth Wisconsin and had three older sisters that preceded her in de...