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Our beloved Diana Jane Cone, age 65, of Baraboo, peacefully entered through Heaven’s gates while surrounded by family and friends on Friday, March 28, 2025. Diana was born in Baraboo, the daughter of Robert and Donna (David) Burgess on May 24, 1959. She was the second oldest in a family of five siblings. Diana graduated f......

Patricia Sue “Pat” Naquin, age 86, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at St. Clare Hospital. Patricia, daughter of Lt. Colonel Boyce Denny Ceaglske and Patricia Ann (Selover) Johnson was born April 6, 1938 in Merrill, Wisconsin. She attended and graduated from Our Lady of The Holy Cross H......

Rochelle M. Vickio, age 86 of Baraboo, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at St. Clare Hospital with family by her side. Rochelle, daughter of Byron and Evelyn (Derosier) Kadletz was born on March 26, 1938 in Wakefield, MI. Rochelle was one of 11 children and grew up in Glidden, WI. She married William “Bill” V......

Martha Ann Gibbons Rau, aged 90, went home to glory on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by love. Martha was born on April 19, 1934 to Esther and Harry Gibbons in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin.  She was baptized and then later confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Baraboo.  She ......

David W. “Dave” Cole, age 85, of Fairfield Township, died on Sunday, March 9, 2025. “Death steals everything from us but our stories.” -- Jim Harrison Dave was fond of telling the story of a Literature class where a poem of William Carlos Williams came up for discussion and one of the students excl......

It is with heavy hearts we come to announce the passing of our beautiful daughter Brittany... the pride and joy of our lives, on Thursday March 6, 2025... one week before her 34th birthday. Brittany suffered and died from complications from pneumonia left untreated. Brittany Rose was born March 13, 1991 and adopted by Roger and ......

Betty “Boots” Jane McNamara (nee Smith) passed away peacefully on March 5, 2025, at St. Clare Hospital-SSM Health in Baraboo, WI at the age of 87. Betty was born on November 1, 1937 to Catherine R. (Read) & Raymond C. Smith in Lyons (now West Baraboo).  Betty grew up in Lyons and was surrounded by extended ......

James A. Sanner, age 76, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 at his Baraboo home after a brief battle with cancer.   James was born to Harold and Evelyn Sanner on February 1, 1949 in Sparta WI and spent his younger years in Wonewoc. He graduated from Baraboo High School and ......

Bevra P. Cole, age 80, of Fairfield Township, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at her home with family by her side.   Bevra was a dead ringer for Jackie Kennedy and kept her unusual and exotic beauty for all of her 80 years.   She was the world’s most competent and logical woman, too smart to be ruled ......

Gary J. Heintz, age 78, of Baraboo, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at the Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital with family by his side.  Gary was born to Leo and Marjorie (Kerska) Heintz on April 10, 1946 in Norwalk, WI. He graduated from Baraboo High School in 1964.  He answered the call to his......