South High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

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....

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 ...

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...

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...

Ona Marie Cruts, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on December 10, 1940, in Dovre, Wisconsin, the daughter of Olin and Mildred (Davis) Brekken.Ona was a 1959 graduate of New Auburn Hi...

Barbara Pauline Gugliucci Hathaway, age 88, passed away peacefully at home on January 12, 2026. Barbara was born on December 11, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Anthony Gugliucci and Pauline Testa Gugliucci. Barbara attended P.S. 181 and Thomas Jefferson High School, graduating in 1955....

Michael “Mike” P. Matthews, age 63, of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9:00 am until the time of s...

Lowell attended Prairie du Chien High School graduating in 1956. During his school years he was very involved in local athletics from basketball baseball track and football. His favorite sport to play was definitely football where he played punter and kicker and during his senior year in high school...