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Doris Jane (McAllister) Blount, age 94 of Baraboo passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg with her family by her side. Doris, daughter of Edward and Helen (Ruggles) Cook was born Aug. 30, 1924 in Chicago. She was united in marriage to Thomas H. Blount on July 3, 1977 at Westminster Presbyterian Church ......

Karen Beardsley, age 71, of Fairfield passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 at St. Clare Hospital with her husband by her side. Karen, daughter of James and Genevieve (Ramsey) Girling was born Oct. 21, 1947 in Reedsburg. She was a graduate of Baraboo High School, Class of 1965. She was united in marriage to Evan Burmester; he precede......

Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Jones, nee McGaver, age 93, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Meadow Ridge Assisted Living Facility in Baraboo, Wisconsin.Betty was born on December 21, 1925 in Fairchild, Wisconsin, to Joseph and Myrtle McGaver. Growing up on the family farm, Betty learned the lessons of h......

Robert Ernest Giebel, Sr. of Baraboo, WI, died at the age of 89 on Saturday, January 26, 2019.Robert was born on July 6, 1929, to Ernest and Bertha (Linnell) Giebel. He attended Baraboo High School. He farmed with his sons in Wisconsin Dells from 1954 until he retired in 2014. Robert also owned and operated several milk routes o......

Francis "Tuff" Gonzagowski, BarabooFrancis "Tuff" Gonzagowski, age 84 of Baraboo, died on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 due to a car accident. Francis, son of Frank and Lottie (James) Gonzagowski was born Aug. 22, 1934 in Baraboo. He was a graduate of Baraboo High School. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1952 until ......

Like many clowns before me, I have moved on to the great Big Top in the sky. I concluded a long and happy life on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 when I peacefully passed away from congestive heart failure following a two-day stay at the Hospice House in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Like my favorite jockey, Earlie Fires, I raced this horse acros......

Caroline Mildred (Cecka) Nolden, age 97, of Baraboo, WI passed away Friday January 18, 2019 at St. Clare Meadows. Caroline was born in Thorp, WI on August 27, 1921 to parents Edward and Mary (Kotlaba) Cecka. Caroline married Elmer Nolden on July 1, 1941 in Sauk City, WI. Wherever she lived she was known for her beautiful gardens......

DORIS SCHILLING, 98, Baraboo, WI, formerly Dakota and Orangeville, Il, passed away January 16, 2019, at Meadow Ridge Assisted Living, Baraboo. She was a Leap Year baby, born in Chicago, February 29, 1920.She is survived by daughters Susan Schadewaldt and Karen Schilling, Baraboo, son Kurt (Charlotte) Schilling, Orangeville, gran......

Geraldine Ruth Gerken, nee Brost, age 97, of Baraboo, WI, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2019 at Our House Assisted Living, surrounded by her loved ones. We would like to thank Our House staff for their loving, tender care during her stay there. They were wonderful to her, and she was happy there.Geri was born on Septembe......

Albert L. Ertz, Jr. age 89 of Glen Haven, WI, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in rural Lancaster. He was born July 18, 1929 in Platteville, WI, the son of Albert and Mildred (Wiest) Ertz, Sr. Albert graduated from Bloomington High School in 1947. He married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis C......