Obituaries

Sauk City--Raymond “Ray” Wipperfurth, age 87, passed away unexpectedly at his home Friday, November 17, 2023.  He was born at home on April 25, 1936 to the late Werner and Florentina (Werla) Wipperfurth.  He attended Sauk City High School graduating in 1954.  Ray married Shirley Kippley November 4, 1958; she preceded him in death on August 15, 2

Mazomanie--Richard “Blue” A. Larsen of Portage and formerly of Mazomanie, age 73, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.  He was born May 21, 1950 to Reuben and Lillian (Stammen) Larsen.  He was a graduate of McFarland High School; class of 1968.  He was united in marriage to Madonna Fisher on Sept.

Prairie du Sac--Randall J. Kirch, age 81, passed away in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving wife and daughter on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  He was born Oct. 8, 1942 to the late Walter and Imelda (Schneider) Kirch.

Prairie du Sac--Judith Ann Weinke, age 79, passed away peacefully at St.

Sauk Prairie--Doug Mabie, age 74, of Sauk Prairie passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice, Janesville on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.  He was born in Baraboo on Oct.

Scott “Uno” Reible, age 62, passed away surrounded by his family on October 29, 2023 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg.   

The son of Earl and Sadie (Block) Reible, Scott was born August 18, 1961.  He graduated from Sauk Prairie High School in 1979 and attended The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. 

Shirley Ann (Howery) Danz of Black Earth, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at home surrounded by her family.

Marlene Francis Kirch, age 84, passed away peacefully at Maplewood Nursing Home, Sauk City on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.  She was born May 3, 1939 to the late Frank and Loraine (Kelly) Raba.  She attended St.

Middleton/Black Earth/Cross Plains–Karen L. Esser passed away on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, surrounded by family. She was born on June 5, 1943, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Gordon and Jeanette (Reuter) LaBelle. She graduated from Sauk High School in 1961. She met the love of her life, Norman J.

Gloria Jean Accola, age 76 of Westfield, WI, formerly of Baraboo, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at Edgewater Haven in Port Edwards, WI.  She was born on June 20, 1947 in Madison to George and Dorothy (Brunkow) Accola.