West High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

Ronald K. Bessert age 96 a longtime resident of the Reedsburg and Mauston Wisconsin areas passed away on January 5 2026 at his daughters home in Lewisville Texas. Ron was born in Rantoul Wisconsin on February 23 1929 to William and Wilhelmina Ohm Bessert. Raised on the family farm he carried fond me...

Kris was born June 13 1952 in Green Bay Wisconsin the second of fourteen children to Harvey Webster and Alice Jean ne McFarland. She graduated High School from Green Bay East High in 1970 then went on to Sacred Heart School of Practical Nursing graduating in 1974. Kris started working at St. Joseph ...

Steven Blake Redd age 61 of Slinger Wisconsin passed away peacefully on December 17 2025 surrounded by family following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 13 1964 in El Paso Texas the son of John Michael Redd and Barbara Jeanne Overton. Steve graduated from John Jay High...

James Howard Edwards age 74 of Jackson WI quietly passed away at his home on Wednesday December 24 2025. Jim was born on May 31 1951 in West Bend to the late Hubert and Lois Gruendemann Edwards. He graduated from the old West Bend High School in 1970. On July 5 1975 he was united in marriage to Kare...

Dave was born on November 28 1947 at his family home in Glencoe Kentucky to Jack andEsther Elliott. He attended St. Henry High School alongside Kathy where their story began.After graduating in 1965 Dave and Kathys bond grew and on a hot July dayJuly 51969they married and went on to share more than ...

Priscilla May Skoug, age 66, of rural Eleva, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 9, 2026.She was born on July 26, 1959 in Merrill, WI to Leslie and Irene (Digman) Steckling. She attended Wausau West High School and went on to attain an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing. She wor...

Priscilla May Skoug, age 66, of rural Eleva, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 9, 2026.She was born on July 26, 1959 in Merrill, WI to Leslie and Irene (Digman) Steckling. She attended Wausau West High School and went on to attain an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing. She wor...

Laura M. Johnson 90 of Holmen and formerly of Sparta passed away on Tuesday December 16 2025 at Emplify Health by Gundersen La Crosse. She was born on February 28 1935 to Leslie and Bernice Tallman Jerome in the Town of Burns La Crosse County. She grew up in Burns La Crosse and Onalaska. She graduat...

Serena Catherine Polster, 96, formerly of New Holstein, passed away on January 12, 2026, at Ivy Manor Assisted Living in West Bend, where she has been a resident the last two years. She was born on April 25, 1929, in Charlesburg, to Frank and Frances (La Croix) Weber.She attended St. Mary’s Catholic...

Lila M. Saunders age 97 of New Glarus passed away on Sunday December 7 2025 at Monroe Health Services. She was born on August 18 1928 a daughter of Robert and Florence Haessig Duerst. Lila attended the Dividing Ridge School and graduated from New Glarus High School in 1945. She would continue her ed...

Carolyn Madelyn Nyen age 100 of Blair passed away on Tuesday December 30 2025 in the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in Pigeon Falls. Carolyn was born on August 15 1925 in LaCrosse to Christ and Tina Lund Christopherson. She attended Blair High School Eau Claire Vocational School American Tool Manag...

Allen Al Mark Rolbiecki 83 of Lake City Minnesota passed away at his home in Lake City on Saturday December 6 2025 with his family by his side. He was born on December 9 1941 in Arcadia Wisconsin to Roman and Bernadine Drazkowski Rolbiecki. In his youth he lived in the Fountain City Wisconsin and Wi...

Richard Lee Yoder 88 of rural West Liberty went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 19 2025. He was born in Bellefontaine on February 9 1937 to the late Harold L. and Nina Shumaker Yoder. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years Darlene D. Yoder and their three children Mich...

Daniel Gerard Wisniewski born on December 2 1960 to Alphonse and Clare Wisniewski passed away on January 4 2026. Dan will be remembered for his charismatic personality kindness humor generosity love of gardening and deep musicality. Dans beautiful life will forever be cherished by his childrenDaniel...

Jeanette, Rodriguez, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at The Aspen at Cedar Lake in West Bend. She was 92 years old.Born on September 27, 1933, in Hartford, she was the beloved daughter of Charles and Clara (née Linstedt) Ol...

Wayne George Wilfuer age 87 of New London passed away on Tuesday December 30 2025. He was a beloved husband father grandfather and greatgrandfather born on April 4 1938 the son of the late George and Mildred Behnke Wilfuer. He attended a one room school house in his younger years and graduated from ...

Gary Dean Jorgensen age 85 of Gillett passed away on January 9 2026 surrounded by his family. Gary was born on October 22 1940 in Green Bay Wisconsin. He graduated from Green Bay West High School and St. Norbert College w Gary was one of the kindest people I ever met and definitely the most gregario...

Steve Louis Clementi 81 of Palmyra WI passed away peacefully on Sunday December 7 2025 at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. Steve was born on January 20 1944 in Milwaukee the son of Steve and Dorothy Kozlowski Clementi. He grew up in the Milwaukee area and graduated from West Division High School. Durin...

Carol Ann Lee Jenswold age 82 of Mayville passed away on Monday November 10 2025 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac after a complication from surgery. A memorial gathering for Carol will take place on Friday November 28 2025 at Cornerstone Funeral Cremation Services 135 Keller Blvd. Beaver Dam ...

Barbara Ann Bobbie Fontenot 74 of Bath Maine passed in her sleep surrounded by family on a snowy Saturday March 23 2024 after a protracted illness. Barbara was born in Dailey West Virginia to the late Charles and Martha White on May 4th 1949. She was a graduate of Tygarts Valley High School of West ...

WEST BATH Robert Bob W. Deans age 75 of Quaker Point Road in West Bath Maine passed away on December 27 2018. He passed away at his home with his family after a fiveyear battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Biddeford Maine on May 30 1943 the son of William and Pauline Walker Deans. He graduat...

Mary Martine Kozlowski was born on Christmas 1948 denying her father Peter J. A. Green his traditional Christmas dinner for the first and only time. This year Mary enjoyed the chaos of her grandchildren decorating her 9ft tree. Mary passed into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior in the early ho...

Born April 7 1937 to John and Edith Spear Sanders Richard grew up in West De Pere Wisconsin and graduated from Nicolet High School in 1955. On October 24 1959 he married Carol Jane Vanden Heuvel of Allouez Wisconsin. They were married for 37 years and blessed with three beloved daughters Kim Anne an...

Carol Elaine Slach 95 passed away Friday October 31 2025 at the University of Iowa Downtown Campus in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 1100 A.M. Thursday November 6 2025 at the HendersonBarker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be Thursday from 1000 A.M. until service time at th...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...