All Obituaries

Emma L. “Louise” Peffers, 87 of Jefferson, died on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson with her family by her bedside. Louise was born on December 6, 1932 in Edenton, NC, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Bullock) Brabble.  She is a 1952 graduate of Edenton High School and soon after, she married William Hoppe and the couple moved to Wisconsin.  Louise and William had 4 children and owned Paradise Bar in Helenville.  The couple...

Dorothy R. Wergin, 90 of Sullivan, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Alden Estates of Jefferson.                 Dorothy was born on February 20, 1929 in Sheboygan, WI, the daughter of Otto and Edna (Reichardt) Richter.  She grew up and attended school in Sheboygan.  Dorothy was a very independent woman whom raised her three younger siblings after the death of her parents.  Dorothy worked...

Chris Mellinger, 51, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at his home in Jefferson, WI.  Chris was born July 28, 1968 in Seattle, WA and was adopted by Donald & Carol Mellinger.     As a young adult, Chris relocated from Washington to Wisconsin where he lived his adult life.  He struggled with drug addiction for many years, and finally broke free from his addiction in 2010 and enrolled in Madison Area Technical College, where he graduated, with high...

Ella M. Krause, 72 of Pewaukee, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home. Ella was born on October 27, 1947 in Pineville, KY, the daughter of Woodrow and Ramona (Brassfield) Cox.  Her mother passed away from an illness when Ella was a young girl, and she was raised by Shirley Cox – Woodrow’s second wife.  Ella graduated from high school in 1966 and married Wayne Krause in Dayton, OH on November 29, 1975.  Ella was employed by M&I Bank, now BMO...

Donald H. Fritz, 72 of Jefferson, died on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home. Don was born on May 27, 1947 in Lancaster, WI, the son of Frederic and Lela (Pien) Fritz.  He graduated from Custer High School in Milwaukee in 1965 and on April 20, 1968, he married Cathy Osuski.  Don was employed as a cabinet maker for many years and retired from Kitchen Craft Builders in 2011.  Don was an avid sports fan and coached his kids in years past.  He was a talented bowler and had...

Dianne R. Hebbe, 77 of Jefferson, died on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Fort Memorial Hospital with her family at her bedside. Dianne was born on September 18, 1942 in Watertown, WI the daughter of Wilber and Ruth (Michel) Gourlie.  She was raised in the Neosho area until 1956, when she moved to Jefferson during her freshman year of high school.  Her family lived on Fifield Ave., where she caught the eye of Bill Hebbe.  Dianne graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960 and...

Vivian M. Cote, 93, passed away January 8, 2020 at the Rainbow Hospice Center in Johnson Creek from complications following a stroke on New Year’s Eve. She was born at home in Seif Township, WI on July 17, 1926, the daughter of Gerald and Eurma (Bruhn) Davis.  She married Raymond Cote on December 27, 1947.  He preceded her in death on November 21, 1979.  She worked at Cutler-Hammer in Milwaukee for 37 years until retirement and then moved from Waterford to...

Cheryl L. Higgins, 75 of Jefferson, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek. Cheryl was born on April 17, 1944 in Watertown, WI, the daughter of Leon and Leone (Chamberlain) Dickhut.  She is a graduate of Jefferson High School and started working at the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles as a Clerk in 1978.  She met her husband Jeff at the DMV in Racine and the couple were married on January 26, 1982.  Cheryl loved the...

Shaena Davis age 59, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on Monday, December 23, 2019. She was born Joan Ann Bouchette on August 6, 1960 in Watertown, WI to Richard Bouchette and Joan (Lemminger) Struble. Joanie changed her name to Shaena Davis later in life. Shaena graduated from Jefferson Senior High in 1978. She was employed at Work Partnership as a job coach for 7 years. She was a member of the HighPoint Church for over 7 years. Shaena had a huge...

Ronald F. Grunewald, 74 of Jefferson, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Aurora Summit Medical Center. Ron was born on June 12, 1945 in Watertown, WI, the son of Carl and Viola (Weber) Grunewald.  He attended Watertown High School and graduated in 1964.  On August 27, 1966, he married Karen Hanke at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Rome.  The couple had 2 children, Dan and Wendy and enjoyed 53 years of marriage and were together for 55 years. ...