Obituaries

Ellen S. Wright, 74, died Saturday, September 17, 2022. Ellen died at her home in Vermont Township, Dane County Wisconsin at 1:00 P.M. with her husband Dale, son Aaron and his wife Kylee, and close family friend Anna Muro at her side.

Richard W Luck, age 65, of Merrimac Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday September 13, 2022 at his home in Merrimac, Wisconsin. Richard was born at the Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital on December 16, 1956, the son of Ralph H Luck and Ethel M Schluter.

Viola Martha Evert, age 98, passed away peacefully at Sauk Prairie Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.  She was born in Pennsylvania on May 31, 1924 to the late Frank and Susanna (Motznik) Gajdusek.  She was married for almost 63 years to her Navy love, Leroy Evert. He preceded her in death on June 22, 2008. 

BLUE MOUNDS- Anna Rose Loger, age 45, of Blue Mounds, passed away on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 18, 1977, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Jim and Selma Bennett. She married her high school sweetheart, Michael Loger, on June 23, 2001. 

William “Bill” John Kieffer, age 70, of Prairie du Sac, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022. He was born on January 1, 1952 to the late Edward Jr. and Mary Melanie Kieffer, the third child of eleven. Bill was raised on the family farm outside of Mineral Point.

Phyllis was a woman gifted with humor and spunk who enjoyed practical jokes. She was born at home in Loganville, WI on December 3, 1924 to Herman and Alice (Kruse) Winecke. She married the love of her life, Chalmers “Chuck” Perry (Harrisonville, KY), on July 20, 1945 at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA.

Mazomanie--Kathleen M Randall, age 87 passed away peacefully September 9, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family. She was born September 28, 1934 at St. Mary’s Hospital. The same hospital all seven of her daughters were born. Kathleen was born to the late Claude and Regina (Froh) Shackleton.

ARENA - Jerald Walter Schara, age 81, of Arena, passed away on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at home with loved ones by his side. He was born on Aug. 26, 1941, at St. Mary’s Hospital, the son of Walter Carl and Edna Josephine (Rettgen) Schara. He married Nancy Carole Borst on Jan. 2, 1960, in Middleton, Wis., at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.

Delores R Moen, age 89, passed away Monday September 12, 2022 at Maplewood of Sauk Prairie surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 31, 1933 to the late Joseph and Margaret (Williams) Baierl. Delores met Don Moen in the second grade, and after Don’s return from the Navy, he danced her off her feet and they married on June 6, 1956.

Karen K. Kroll, age 74, passed away into eternal peace on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 after a brief challenge with cancer.  She was born in Ada, Oklahoma on Feb. 5, 1948.  Karen was united in marriage to Michael Kroll on Apr.