All Obituaries

John Wellmann Jr, 83 of Jefferson, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Alden Estates of Jefferson. John was born in the country of Romania on February 24, 1936, the son of John Sr. and Sara Wellmann.  The family left Romania, and moved the United States when John was a teenager.  On May 21, 1960, John married Helen Draeger in Grellton.  The couple had 3 children and enjoyed 64 years of marriage until her death in 2014.  John worked at Schweiger Industries of...

Roberta J. “Bobbie” Emerick, 82 of Rome, WI passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. Bobbie was born on June 9, 1936 in Dayton, OH the daughter of Robert and Martha (Smith) Cost. She spent her childhood in Dayton and graduated from Stivers High School . Bobbie was a cheerleader in high school and as such she would cheer at the football games. She and the captain of the football team, Larry Emerick grew very fond of each other and...

 Marjorie A. Tremain, 95, of Jefferson, WI previously of Aurora, IL passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Jefferson Memory Care. Marj was born on February 21, 1924 in Elgin, IL the daughter of Leslie and Grace (Youngs) McCartney. She spent her childhood in Sugar Grove, IL and then the majority of her life in Aurora, IL. On July 27, 1945, Marj married her loving husband Burton Tremain in Sugar Grove. God blessed their union with two children. The couple would go on to...

Beatrice J. Nelson, 75 of Fort Atkinson, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Wellington Meadows of Fort Atkinson. Beatrice was born on July 3, 1943 in Jefferson Co., WI the daughter of Alvin “Doc” and Lola (Hale) Eilenfeldt.  On April 22, 1961 she married Raymond Nelson in Jefferson Co. and couple had a son, Danny.  Beatrice’s interests included playing cards, crocheting and she was a master quilt maker. Beatrice is survived by: her son Dan (Bridget) Nelson...

Elmer M. Horwath, 94 of Jefferson, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at Sylvan Crossing of Jefferson. Elmer was born on September 22, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Joseph and Eva (Ratz) Horwath.  He attended Arrowhead High School in Hartland and Elmer served his country in the US Air Force as a test pilot.  On May 12, 2012, Elmer married Christine Diane Brown.  He loved cars, was a shrewd negotiator – loving a good deal, and was known for his honesty.  He...

Jonathan A. Loeber, 55 of Oconomowoc, died peacefully at home on Sunday, March 31, 2019 Jon was born on October 21, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Arthur and Pearl (Marten) Loeber.  He was a salesman in retail fixtures and displays for his entire working career.  On October 28, 2016, he married Denise LeFave.  Jon loved being on or near the water and summertime was his favorite.  Boating was a passion and he and Denise planned on “snowbirding” near the...

Allan Shafer, 82 of Helenville, went home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2019. He was a wonderful and giving man, friend to many, loved by all.  He was born January 26, 1937, son of Edward and Viola Shafer. Graduating from Wessington Springs Academy, SD in 1955, Allan went on to become a carpenter journeyman after serving as a carpenter apprentice from 1955-59. He married the love of his life Patsy Vick in 1960, then served in the Army, Artillery Division from 1960-1962, and was...

Dr. Peter R. Barry, 87 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, passed away March 31st at Fairhaven Whitewater.  Peter was born December 26th, 1931 in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada and lived in Fort Kent, Maine until he attended Saint Anselm’s College (AB history), Boston College (MA history), and UW Madison (PhD history). Peter’s first teaching position was at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee.  While working at Cardinal Stritch, he was finalizing his...

Shirley M. Betschler, 91 of Jefferson, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2019. Shirley was born on January 14, 1928 in Fort Atkinson, the daughter of Irving and Dorothy (Floerke) Streich.  On April 30, 1949 she married Wilbert Betschler at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Fort Atkinson.  The couple had 2 children and enjoyed 37 years of marriage until his death in 1986.  She worked alongside Wilbert on the farm...

Gerald W. Volhard, 78 of Fort Atkinson (formally of Whitewater), died on Friday March 15, 2019 at Dycora Transitional Health and Living of Fort Atkinson. Gerald was born on December 13, 1940 in Wausau, WI, the son of Alois and Irene (Michalski) Volhard.  He attended the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and earned an undergraduate degree in elementary education.  He went on the to earn a master’s degree in same field of study at the University of Wisconsin –...