Obituaries in Spring Green, WI

Shirley Rae (Lee) Olson, age 88, passed away peacefully at home with family in Spring Green, WI, on December 31, 2025, with dementia. Born on April 2, 1937, in Lorain County, Ohio, Shirley was the eldest of four children to Robert Lee and Doris (Jackson) Lee. She married Cornelius Olson on January 1...

Felix W. Ring, age 97, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather passed away on January 1, 2026 at Greenway Terrace, Spring Green, WI. He was born on February 17, 1928, the son of William and Margaret (Nachreiner) Ring.Felix’s dad died after a tragic car ac...

Charles “Chuck” Kaschub, age 75 of Lone Rock passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at the UW Hospital in Madison. Charles was born on April 25, 1950 the son of Clare and Mae (Beekman) Kaschub. He graduated from Rio High School in 1969.Chuck was an over the road truck driver for many years. One of...

Thomas J. Blum, age 50 of Plain, passed away on January 3, 2026 after a short battle with stage 4 non-small cell carcinoma. He was born on November 17, 1975 in Madison, WI the son of Kenneth and Carol (Williams) Blum. He was married on April 18, 1998 to Tricia Fechtner.Thomas John Blum was an extrao...

LaVerne (Vern) Ferdinand Ruhland, 80, Statesboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 12, 2026. He was born February 4, 1945, to Edmund and Martha (Wilman) Ruhland in Baraboo, WI.Vern served in the US Navy as a radioman on the USS Forrestal. Following his service, he graduated from University...

Kathryn “Kitty” Kritz Peterson, age 93, was born on October 16, 1932. She was the daughter of Reuben and Aurelia Schoenmann Kritz and raised on the Kritz century dairy farm in Wyoming Township, Iowa County, Wisconsin. She passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, WI...

Gary E. Reese, age 74 of Oak Creek, WI passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Country View Assisted living in Oak Creek. Gary was born on October 14, 1951 the son of Eugene and Charmaine (Pendergast) Reese in Madison, WI.Gary worked at the Good Will Industries, enjoyed playing chess and won the US De...

Elaine E. (Anding) Drachenberg, 80, of Arena passed away on Wednesday, January 28th after an extended illness.Elaine was born on April 25, 1945 to Arthur and Lorraine (Guell) Anding. She was in the first graduating class of River Valley High School in 1963. She married Ronald Drachenberg in 1963.I...

Gary A. Pletzer age 70 of Spring Green passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City, WI following a long and courageous battle with kidney cancer. He was born on August 24, 1955 in Richland Center, WI the son of LaVerne G. “Bud” and Elaine C. (Mickle) Pletzer. Gary ...

On the evening of January 12th, 2026 Susan Elizbeth Sadler of Lone Rock, passed away during a dinner with her children. She was a well-known and beloved member of the River Valley community. Everyone remembers her as a talented and creative Kindergarten teacher who went above and beyond in making a ...