All Obituaries

Adelgunde Sindermann, 86 of Jefferson, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek. Adel was born on May 8, 1933 in Germany, the daughter of Christoph and Ida (Buss) Perschke.  The family boarded the Hershey Ship when Adel was 18 and moved to the Lake Mills, WI area.  Adel worked for her passage in the kitchen, dancing while others were seasick.  Upon arriving in Lake Mills, Adel met Franz Sindermann and the two were married...

Stuart “Stu” C. Hellwig, 73 of Jefferson, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at his home in Jefferson surrounded by love. Stu was born on April 2, 1946 in Coon Valley, WI the son of Carl and Bernice (Herold) Hellwig.  He graduated from Onalaska Lutheran High School in 1964 and from Martin Luther College in 1968.  On August 3, 1968, he married Jean Wistenberg, and the love they shared was an inspiration to us all.  Stu was a jack of many trades.  He...

Mary Ann E. Strohbeen, 79 of Jefferson, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Jefferson Memory Care. Mary was born on March 8, 1940 in Milford, WI, the daughter of Leo and Margaret (Menzel) Topel.  She attended Johnson Creek High School and on November 18, 1967, she married Calvin Strohbeen at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Johnson Creek.  Mary worked at Schweiger Industries as an upholsterer for more than 35 years, retiring in 1995.  Mary was a talented baker and...

Neil “Buck” R. Stults, 68 of Lake Mills, died on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at UW Hospital of Madison. Neil was born on December 19, 1950 in Port Washington, WI the son of George and Helen (Icke) Stults.  Soon after his birth, he was given the nickname “Buck” by his uncle and the name stayed with him his entire life.  He graduated from Johnson Creek High School in 1969 and started his working career as a Mason in with the Local Bricklayers Union, retiring...

Rev. Richard E. Frohmader, 90 of Jefferson, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home. Richard was born on April 10, 1929 in Jefferson, the son of Clarence and Elizabeth (Sauer) Frohmader.  He attended high school and college at Northwestern in Watertown and earned his master’s degree in theology from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. During his seminary education he spent a semester at Lutherische Theologische Hochschule in Oberursel, Germany and...

Sylvia Johnson, 63 of Helenville, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at Angels Grace Hospice Center of Oconomowoc. Sylvia was born on August 25, 1956 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Raymond and Lillian (Wojnicz) Johnson.  She is a 1975 graduate of Whitnall High School in Hales Corners and later earned an associate degree in Police Science.  In 1979 she graduated from the City of Milwaukee Police Academy and started her 25-year career.  Areas within the department in...

Edward L. Sufka, 72 of Whitewater, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Alden Estates of Jefferson. Eddy was born on March 22, 1947 in Harvard, IL, the son of Frank and Eva (Deegan) Sufka.  His family lived in Bigfoot, IL for a short time and later moved to Delevan, WI during Eddy’s youth.  He worked at many jobs throughout his life but was a long-time employee at Hillside Cemetery in Whitewater until his retirement in 2009.  He was an avid fisherman, loved to...

Nicolette “Nicki” E. Neipert, 65 of Jefferson (formerly Waukesha), passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Sylvan Crossing of Jefferson. Nicki was born on January 14, 1954 in Columbus, WI, the daughter of Robert and Phillis (Ziegler) Wolf.  She grew up on the family farm in Stoughton and she attended Stoughton High School, graduating in 1972.  On May 13, 2000 she married Alan Neipert at St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church of Helenville.  Nicki was employed...

James “Jim” J. Salaj, 72 of Jefferson, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019, at his home. Jim was born on July 7, 1947, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of George and Marie (Groenan) Salaj. Jim is a 1965 graduate of Granville High in Brown Deer and was drafted into the US Army soon after graduation.  On September 15, 1984, Jim married Cheri Janus in Green Bay and the couple raised four children.  Jim started his career at “the Phone Company” (Ma Bell, Wisconsin...

Rosemarie "Rosie" (Thelen) Lenz, 93 of Jefferson, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at her son’s home. She was born on September 25, 1926, in Janesville, to Clay and Betty (Robbins) Thelen. She married John Lenz on February 3, 1951, in Jefferson. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1991. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lake Mills. Surviving are her two children, Jean (Rev. Mark) Neitzel of Plymouth, Minnesota and Joel (Robin) Lenz of Lake...