All Obituaries

George P. O’Hearn, 83, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek. George was born on March 17, 1937 in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of George and Lauretta (Rost) O’Hearn.  He attended school in West Allis, graduating from Central High School and earned a degree in Philosophy from UW-Milwaukee in 1959.  On August 16, 1958, he married Kathleen Babcock in Elkhorn, WI.  George taught middle school...

Sheila M. Ulsberger, 81 of Fort Atkinson, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Sheila was born on April 6, 1939 in Clintonville, WI, the daughter of Arnold and Erna (Jaeger) Anton.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1957.  On April 25, 1959, Sheila married Ronald Ulsberger at St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Helenville.  The couple had 3 sons, but later separated.  Sheila and Ron placed their personal differences aside and worked hard to cultivate a...

Pearl M. Werner, 77 of Jefferson, was called home unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Pearl was born on September 25, 1942 in Madison, WI the daughter of Oscar and Ruby (Reese) Fischer.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960 and married Eugene Werner on September 30, 1961 at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Jefferson.  The couple had 2 daughters and lived in Jefferson their entire married life.  Pearl and Eugene owned and operated Southgate Furniture...

Daniel R. Delaney, 73 of Fort Atkinson, died on  Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Oak Grove - an Abilities Group Home in Fort Atkinson. No formal service are scheduled at this time.

Mary Foskett Hove, 77, died on July 4, 2020 in Jefferson, Wisconsin.  Mary was born on January 13, 1943 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.  Her parents were Robert and Helen (Brawand) Foskett of Jefferson.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1961 and worked as an administrative assistant in the Madison area. In 1972, Mary married Don Streich and they lived most of their years in Cottage Grove. She helped him through his illness in the later years until he died in 2002. In...

Wayne J. Roth, 77 of Helenville, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. Wayne was born on October 13, 1942 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Watertown, WI, the son of Roy and Mabel (Meyer) Roth.  He is a 1960 graduate of Jefferson High School and July 6, 1963, he married Sharon Zautner at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Sullivan.  The couple had 3 children.  Wayne was employed at L.W. Meyer & Sons of Sullivan for 44 plus years,...

Darlene M. Schaefer, 98 of Jefferson, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Fort Memorial Hospital. Darlene was born on August 15, 1921 in the Town of Aztalan, WI, the daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth (Knoerr) Kuehn.  On January 14, 1956, she married C. Stuart Schaefer and the couple enjoyed 18 year of marriage until his death on April 18, 1974.  Darlene worked in banking for many years in Jefferson, Watertown, and Phoenix, AZ – retiring in 1985.  In retirement,...

Elsie M. Frohmader, 91 of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Marquardt Village of Watertown. Elsie was born on April 2, 1929 in Koshkonong, WI, the daughter of Edward and Adeline (Raabe) Schwartz.  She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1947 and was married to Merlin “Windy” Frohmader on June 28, 1947 at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church of Jefferson.  Elsie and Windy had 4 children and would have celebrated 73 years later this...

Michael Rule, age 61, of Whitewater, WI was both a man of nature and force of nature, who lost his battle with ALS on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Mike was born on March 15, 1959 to Donald and Frances Rule in Chicago, IL. He was raised in Racine, WI and graduated from J.I. Case High School. Mike attended Winona State University and later earned his M.A. in Recreation Administration from Washington State University. Mike’s passion in life was the outdoors, which garnered him the nickname...

Janet J. (Krause) Kostner, age 74, of Mukwonago, WI, (formally of Inver Grove Heights, MN) went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 31, 2020 after losing a longtime battle with breast cancer.  She was born on April 1, 1946 to Arnold and Frances (Krueger) Krause in Watertown, WI.  She was a 1964 graduate of Watertown High School where she was active in chorus, band, the National Honor Society, and a member of Youth for Christ.  After graduation, she served in God’s...