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Anne Forbes of Baraboo passed away quietly on September 4, 2024, at SSM St. Clare Meadows.  She was 106. Anne Webster Seeley was born on July 26, 1918, in Topeka, Kansas, the first of two children by James A. Seeley and Maud Elkington, both of Sauk County, Wisconsin.  Jim worked as an inspector for the railroad, a......

Joan Faye Coughlin, age 94, of Baraboo passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.  Joan, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Franzke) Dennis, was born on September 10, 1929 in Baraboo. She was a Baraboo Senior High School graduate, Class of 1947. Joan was united in marriage to the love of her life, Jerry Coughlin, on April 4......

Robert W. “Bob” Covoloskie, age 88, of Baraboo, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo. Robert was born the son of Michael Sr. and Anna (Aklinski) Covoloskie on April 9,1936 in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Fenger High School, Class of 1954.  He married th......

Joshua “Josh” Steven Haney, son of Douglas and Edith (Golding) Haney, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the age of 33.Josh was a graduate of Baraboo High School (class of 2009), and an accomplished wrestler that participated in many tournaments and State competitions.  His love for wrestl......

John Bodnar, age 76, of Wisconsin Dells, WI, passed away at home on Thursday, August 8, 2024, surrounded by family.John was born to Gertrude (Manka) and Frank Bodnar on January 6, 1948, in Racine, WI. He graduated from Horlick High School, Class of 1966. As a young man, he played drums and sang vocals in many Racine rock and rol......

 Theodore Duane “Ted” Meisel, age 85, of Baraboo, died on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, surrounded by his loving family. Ted, son of Theodore and Hazel (Nieman) Meisel was born on July 28, 1939 in Baraboo. He attended and graduated from Baraboo High School, Class of 195......

Mary E. Beach, age 96, died on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at Oak Park Place in Baraboo with family by her side.Mary was born on August 11, 1928 to Sherman and Floy Knutson on the family farm in Grant County. She attended the Henry Country School, as did her six sisters and three brothers. At age 16, Mary’s parents retired fr......

BreeAnn Lyn Meadows, nee Baumgarten, passed away with family by her side at home on Sunday, August 11, 2024, after a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 35. BreeAnn, daughter of JoAnn Frame and Danny Baumgarten, was born March 15, 1989. She graduated from Baraboo High School, Class of 2007. After high school, Bree atte......

Edith M. Anstett, age 99, of North Freedom, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Meadow Ridge Assisted Living.Edith’s parents, Ernst Paul and Malchen Hiltrude (Schlegel) Schulze, emigrated from Germany following the end of World War I, eventually settling in East Chicago, Indiana where Edith was......

Gary Robert Meske, age 90, of North Freedom, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.Gary was born to Lawrence and Hazel (DuBois) Meske on May 1, 1934 in LaRue. He attended McCoy Elementary School in LaRue and Webb High School in Reedsburg.  He served his country in the US Army from 1957 until 1959 and ......