All Obituaries

Hildegard A. Otto of Hustisford, was born to Eternal Life, Monday, August 3, 2020, at the age of 94 years. She was born April 8, 1926 in the township of Clyman, daughter of Edward and Martha (nee Christian) Maas.  She was baptized, and confirmed at Zion Lutheran School in Clyman and married the love of her life Arnold (‘Speed’) Otto at the Zion Lutheran Church.   Hildegard was a life-long member of Bethany Ev.  Lutheran Church, Hustisford.  She was a...

James Joseph Degenhardt of Erin, Born to Eternal Life Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the age of 81 years.  He was born August 17, 1938 in Milwaukee.  He is survived by his loving wife Mary Celine (Nee Kaestner).  He is also survived by his loving children, Cynthia (Gary) Stuesser, Michael (Michelle) Degenhardt, Celine (John) Josephson and Christine (David) Schmitt, 15 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, his brother Albert, his sister Joan, his daughter-in-law Sue Degenhardt,...

  Phyllis Ruth Poppe of Watertown, passed away July 27, 2020 at the age of 93 years. She was born June 11, 1927, in Mayville WI, the daughter of Adolph and Elizabeth (nee Uhl) Mahnke. She married the love of her life, Richard Poppe on June 26, 1948 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Mayville WI. Phyllis and her husband Richard, a cheese maker, worked together at their business ‘The Poplar Grove Dairy”, making cheese for the area farmers. She was a longtime member of...

 Richard L. Burki of Hartford, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at the age 73. Richard was born October 7, 1946, son of Edmund and Ruth (nee Casper) Burki.  He is survived by his loving wife Laura (nee Johnson) and his loving children Nicholas (Amy Shelander) Burki, Keith (Amy) Burki, and Rebecca (Samuel) Chaparro.  He is also, survived by five grandchildren, Zachary, Simon, Donovan, Dominic, Ariella, one brother Robert, and nieces, nephews, other relatives and...

Annamay “Ann” Gazinski (nee Guetschow) passed on Wednesday, July 22 at the age of 94 years and 10 months.  She was born in Hustisford, Wisconsin on September 17, 1925, the daughter of Frank Guetschow  and Ethel Guetschow (nee Ryder).  After her childhood, Ann spent the remainder of her life in the Milwaukee and Waukesha areas.  Ann loved playing bridge, yardwork, parties and crafts. She is survived by her children, Joanne Pyc, Nancy (Roger) Bengtson, Jerry...

Rita “Reetz” Marie Frasher of Juneau found peace on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at the age of 89 years.  She was born June 26, 1931 in Fergus Falls, MN, the daughter of Daniel and Victoria (nee Burniche) Peltier.  She enjoyed knitting, sewing, and quilting, and family members were the recipients of her special creations.  Rita was a voracious reader of historical romance novels.  She loved ‘dem Packers.’  Rita liked to go camping with her family,...

Robert C. Schemm of Juneau, passed away July 5, 2020 at the age 91 years.  He was born December 2, 1928 in Jefferson, WI, the son of Carl and Elsie (nee Haines) Schemm. Robert was born on a farm and worked in the dairy industry at Jones Dairy Farm for forty years. Robert served his country in the Army during the Korean War from 1950-1951. In his free time, he loved gardening, watching western movies, and his endearing dogs and cats.   Another interest of his was...

William Allen Sellhausen of Hartford, was born to Eternal Life surrounded by his family, Monday,  June 22, 2020 the age of 72 years. He was born November 15, 1947, the son of William E. and Helen (nee Offenbecher) Sellhausen. He married the love of his life, Christine A. (nee Gudwer). William was a great outdoorsman.  He loved hunting, fishing, black powder rifles, trap shooting and going up north. Trout fishing was a favorite pastime.  He loved his family gatherings! He took...

Theresa Lynn Sturdivant passed away June 18, 2020 at the age of 61. The daughter of George and Eileen Sturdivant. Terry was a quilt maker and loved to knit and crochet, she was an avid writer with one published short story and had finished a novel. She had a BA in Arts in English from UW Milwaukee. She is survived by her mother Eileen Sturdivant, her son Jarrod (Beth) Leitzke and Alex (Heather) Leitzke and her 9 grandchildren. Sister Sandra (Richard) Belyeu brothers Joseph (Vicki),...

Albert C. Soschinske of Hartford, passed away June 14, 2020 at the age of 87 years. He was born August 8, 1932 in Wauwatosa, the son of Daniel and Johanna (nee Neumann) Soschinske.  Albert graduated from Hartford Union High School in 1951. Upon graduation Albert joined the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict.  In 1957, Albert married Betty Fritz at Redeemer Lutheran Church.  In January 1969, Albert joined the Hartford Police force. He was a certified Police...