Stratford High Alumni Obituaries

Diana Marie Ballard passed away on October 13 2025 in Virginia at the age of 51 surrounded by her chosen family including her safe place Katie Timmy Layla and Terri Wright as well as her high school and life long best friend Chris Mann. Diana was born on July 11 1974 to Russell Noel and Mary Cecile ...

James E. Biechler, 96, formerly of Madison, passed away at Wells Nature View Assisted Living on Adams in Marshfield on January 13, 2026.A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:00am at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Marshfield with Father Douglas Robertson offi...

Sally K. Ackerman, 69, Marshfield, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026 at Wells Nature View in Marshfield surrounded by family.Sally was born on January 29, 1956 in Wisconsin Rapids to Henry R. Jr. and Mary (Levers) Ebsen. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids and went on to ...

Janice M. Schmitt of Marshfield, WI, Town of Lincoln, passed away on January 12, 2026. She was 78 years old.Jan was born to parents Warren and Gladys (Quigley) Thompson on Nov. 11, 1947. She was born and raised in Duluth, MN and was a graduate of Central High School. She also obtained a degree in el...

Willard “Bill” J. Dieringer, 92, of Marshfield, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026 at House of the Dove, Marshfield.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 16th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Marshfield, with Father Douglas Robertson officiating. Vis...

Judge John Adam Kruse, age 70, of Marshfield, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at home on January 12, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the love of his family.John was born to Dr. Francis Kruse Jr. and Charlotte Kruse and grew up in Marshfield, a community that remained the...

The intertwining of grief and laughter is one of life’s most profound gifts. We will always remember Marianne’s laughter.Marianne Miller was born on September 2, 1941, in San Francisco, California. Shortly after her birth, she and her mother, Jean, joined her father, Richard Miller, who was statione...

Mary J. Pavloski, age 82, of Wisconsin Rapids, WI passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Edgewater Haven Nursing Home in Port Edwards, WI.Private family funeral services were held at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Burial rites were held at Restlawn Memorial Park in...

Annette Claire Lynch 96 passed away peacefully on July 10 2024 at Spring Village in Danbury after a long and hardfought battle with dementia. She will be deeply missed and forever loved by her family and friends and those that knew her are grateful for the precious moments that were spent together. ...

Pamela Dickson, who idolized the famous movie star German Shepherd, Rin-Tin-Tin, as a child and eventually did groundbreaking work using pet therapy to help ease the pain and suffering of countless patients, young and old, died at her home on Nov. 1 in Middleburg, Virginia, where her Fursman Kennels...

John A. Tetz, age 96 of Delaware and formerly of Elmira, New York, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 7, 2026, three months after the passing of his beloved wife Verna (Whitmore) Tetz, indeed from a broken heart.He was born on May 12, 1929, in Elmira, New York, to the late Frank and Helene (...

Sandra Iuliucci Edge Sandy passed away on Friday January 9 2026 at the age of 82. She was surrounded by family and the sounds of college football playoffs resonating in the backgrounda perfect sendoff Born in California she moved to FayettevilleFort Bragg as a young teenager with her fathers militar...

Arley was born in New Haven CT. He resided in Connecticut for 50 years and in Massachusetts for 32 years and Mainefor the past 3 years. He was the beloved husband of Ann M. C. Hutchinson for 62 yearsand father of Holly Hamilton of Danbury CT Heather Hamilton and her husband Newell Augur of Yarmouth ...

YARMOUTH Clarissa Vanderbilt Dundon 92 died peacefully on May 31 2017 at the Brentwood Center in Yarmouth. She was born Dec. 27 1924 in Stratford Conn. the daughter of Florence Lewis and Merritt David Vanderbilt. After graduating first in her class at Stratford High School she entered Mount Holyoke...

Brunswick David Joel Tuttle 74 of Bath Me passed away on January 9 2025 due to complications. He is survived by his loving husband Gil Short. After graduating from BGSU in Ohio he entered to Navy as a teacher at the Great Lakes Training Center in Chicago where he met Gil. Later they moved to Nashua...

Dennis W. Delmonico Jr 56 of Fryeburg ME formerly of Stratford CT passed away on November 27 2020 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a brief illness. His beloved wife of 32 years Debra W. Delmonico was by his side. He is survived by their daughter Elizabeth I. Delmonico his mother Lor...

Wilma Elizabeth DeTar Kinney was born on January 26 1923 in Anthony Kansas and passed away on December 17 2014 in Portland Maine. Right after her high school graduation in Kansas she moved to Stratford Connecticut at the incredible and life changing invitation to live with her older brother Don his ...

Kim Regina Poindexter 70 of Voorhees New Jersey passed away unexpectedly on December 26 2025 at Virtua Hospital in Marlton NJ. Her sudden loss has deeply affected all who knew and loved her. Kim was born on August 14 1955 to Joan Poindexter and the late Charles Christy in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. ...