All Obituaries

LeEllen M. Jordan, 60 of Oregon, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at Jefferson Memory Care. LeEllen was born on September 3, 1960 in Madison, WI, the daughter of Warren and Mary (Oesterle) Hardin.  She attended Monona Grove High School and graduated in 1978.  She went on to earn a degree in nursing and worked as an RN in the ICU department of Meriter Hospital in Madison and cared for her patients like they were her family.  LeEllen served her country in the US Army...

Susan C. “Susie-Q” Jung, 71 of Lake Mills, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at her home. Susan was born on February 20, 1949 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Melvin and Bernice (Rosenberg) Ames.  She attended school in the Milwaukee area and furthered her education at MATC, studying computers and earning a CNA certificate.  She worked for 25plus years, most recently at Sylvan Crossing of Jefferson, until her retirement in 2019.  She sincerely enjoyed her...

The Lord is in charge and in His infinite wisdom called Robert Clarence Lemke, age 95, to his heavenly home while at Sunset Ridge Memory Care in Jefferson, on Tuesday, November 10th, 2020. Bob (Chief) was born on October 4th, 1925 in the Town of Koshkonong to Henry and Alma (Umland) Lemke.  He met the love of his life, Dorothy B Roth on a hayride (I’m sure you’ve heard the story) and they were married November 25th, 1948 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in...

Wallace J. Hafemann, 95 of Jefferson, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Fort Health Center. Wally was born on February 17, 1925 in Jefferson, WI, the only son of Henry and Emma (Mattes) Hafemann.  He attended school at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran School and began working on the family farm at the age of 13.  Wally loved farming with his dad and missed that life when the farm was sold in September of 1966.  Soon after, he began a 25-year career at Schweiger...

Lena M. “Lee” Rammelt, 100 of Jefferson, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Fort Health Center. Lee was born on June 2, 1920 in King City, MO, the daughter of Donald and May (Gilbert) Wildish.  She lived in the state of Missouri until age 16, when her father moved the family to the Waukesha area.  On September 12, 1936, she married Roy Rammelt in Chicago, IL.  The couple had twin daughters and enjoyed 64 years of marriage until his death in 2000. ...

Ruth (Luebs) Frohmader, born December 20, 1926, died November 6, 2020 at St. Camillus Life Plan Community, Wauwatosa, WI. Born in Milwaukee, WI, Ruth was the daughter of Henry and Hilda (Tamms) Luebs. Ruth could always hold her own with her twin brother, Ray and two older brothers, Harold and Art. She grew up in Milwaukee’s Tippecanoe neighborhood and attended Bayview High School. She played cello in the high school orchestra – and often said wearing a formal gown for...

Geraldine L. Finger, 69 of Watertown, passed way on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Marquardt Village of Watertown. Geraldine was born on December 31, 1950 in Sandusky, OH, the daughter of Willard and Mabel (Harrison) Montaque.  She graduated from Lincoln Park High School in Lincoln Park, MI in 1970.  On May 10, 1975, she married Eldon Finger in Hinkley, MN.  The couple had a son, Jeffrey in 1976.  Geraldine loved jewelry, watching Hallmark movies, appreciated antiques,...

Dustin G. Hines, 35 of Whitewater, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Dustin was born on February 2, 1985 in Texas, the son of Wallace and Rebecca (Smith) Hines.  He is a 2003 graduate of Cambridge High School and studied psychiatry at MATC in Fort Atkinson.  On December 29, 2014, he married Cynthia Carroll in Jefferson.  The couple had 2 children, Mary and Samual.  Dustin enjoyed the outdoors, spending time fishing and hunting.  He loved anything...

Leroy W. Gronert, Sr., of Fort Atkinson, died on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Fort Atkinson Healthcare Center. Leroy was born on June 28, 1933 in Watertown, WI, the son of Elmer and Leona (Beske) Gronert.  Leroy attended school in Watertown and joined the US Army in 1953.  On February 14, 1956, he married Marilyn Heine in Dubuque, IA.  The couple had two children and enjoyed 24 years of marriage until her death in 1980.  Leroy owned Gronert’s Auto Salvage in...

Jeanine A. Heling, 65 of Jefferson, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at her home. Jeanine was born on July 24, 1955 in Watertown, WI, the daughter of Walter and Eunice (Beinfang) Heling.  She attended many schools in the Southern Wisconsin area and returned to complete her High School diploma at the age of 60.  She was an avid baker and cook and loved to share her talents with the people she loved.  Jeanine “marched to her own beat”, and...