Obituaries in Columbus, WI

Beth L. Heiniger age 63 died on Monday February 2 2026 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. She was born on October 31 1962 to Delbert and LaVerne Tiedt Desjarlais in Columbus WI. Beth grew up in Columbus WI on Maple avenue. She attended Zion Lutheran School and then Columbus High School. Beth went...

Patricia A. Pat Showers age 96 died on Sunday February 1 2026 at Home Again Assisted Living in Columbus. She was born on February 8 1929 in Columbus to Harold and Letitia Babe Chadwick Freidel. Pat was raised on a farm in the Town of York where she attended a oneroom country school. She graduated fr...

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...

Lucille A. Lewke age 93 died on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Prairie Ridge Hospital Columbus. Lucille was born on September 17 1932 to Tollef and Anna Landsverk in Rio Wisconsin. Lucille began her long life on a dairy farm near Rio living in a large household with her parents and seven siblings. They s...

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...

John S. Jack Evers age 87 died on Saturday December 20 2025 at Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus. He was born on August 18 1938 in Cambria the son of John and Minnie Buwalda Evers. He was married to Jane Novenskie together raising three children. Jack was employed at WE Energies until retirement. Sur...

Robert L. Mac McIntyre age 88 died on Monday January 12 2026 at St. Marys Hospital Madison. He was born on September 24 1937 in Columbus to Lawrence and Josephine McIntyre Gay. Mac served in the U.S. Army from 19561960. He was married to Mildred Ard on July 15 1960 in Mount Holly New Jersey and toge...

Michael J. Mike Drolshagen age 70 died at home in Columbus on Saturday January 17 2026. Mike was born on July 26 1955 to Orville and Marie Ballweg Drolshagen in Columbus WI. Mike graduated from Columbus High School in 1973 where he excelled at baseball. Mike continued to play softball and baseball a...

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...

Laren D. Fisher age 78 died on Wednesday December 10 2025 at home in Poynette WI. He was born on January 22 1947 to B. Eugene and Naomi Wilkins Fisher in Henry County Hospital IN. Laren graduated from Richmond Community Schools in 1965. In April of 1966 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving for ...

Douglas Doug Alan Caldwell age 71 suddenly yet peacefully passed away in his sleep on December 26 2025 in his Columbus home. He was born June 23 1954 in Columbus WI to John and Kay Caldwell. He grew up in Columbus and enjoyed summers in Green Lake WI and Cornucopia WI. In his later childhood he play...

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...