All Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth Nicholson, age 58, of New Lisbon died unexpectedly on Wednesday January 16,  2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI.  Mary was the daughter of Coleman and Barbara (Sebranek) Birkeness and was born on November 17, 1960 in Mauston, WI.  Mary was raised in the Camp Douglas area and was a 1979 graduate of the New Lisbon High School.  Mary was united in marriage to John Lee Nicholson on September 8, 1979 at St. James Catholic Church in Camp Douglas,...

William George (Bill) Greeno, age 74 of Hustler, WI, peacefully passed away at the Elroy Health Services Nursing Home on January 14th, 2019.  He was born on July 27th, 1944 to the parents of William M.  and Helen E. (Nieman) Greeno.  Bill was united in marriage to Sandra Babcock and had two children, Ryan (Kelly) Greeno of Onalaska and Troy (Lauri) Greeno of New Lisbon.  He is also survived by brothers, Conrad (Donna Rae) Greeno of Sparta, Harley (Linda) Greeno of New...

June Helen Nicksic, age 87, of New Lisbon passed away peacefully at University Hospital in Madison on Monday, January 14, 2019.  June was born to Charles Providence and Hazel Elzina (Streeter) Nibeck on February 25, 1931 in Parnell Iowa.  She moved to Mauston in 1941, and was united in holy matrimony to Joseph Francis Nicksic on October 7, 1950 at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church in New Lisbon.  June is survived by her loving husband Joe of 68 years, and sons Daniel...

On October 1, 1923 a beautiful baby girl who was named Josephine (Jo) Elinor Norris was born to Fred and Frances (Nibler) Shores in Tomahawk, WI, Lincoln County.  She joined 2 sisters Ruth and Rubie, a brother Roy ,  a sister Izzi followed 2 ½ years later. Jo enjoyed her childhood growing up on the family farm.  One of her favorite memories was her and her sister Izzi singing as they chased cows.  This singing experience resulted in them being known as the...

Gunther H. Martin, age 92 of New Lisbon, WI. died on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Crest View Nursing Home in New Lisbon.  Gunther was the son of Gustaf and Mary Martin and was born on October 18, 1926 in Germany.  Gunther was a displaced person and was sponsored by Lloyd Ristow on April 21, 1952 to come to the United States.  He worked at the New Lisbon Feed Mill, and Badger Ordinance in Baraboo, WI.  He was also a farm hand for Archie St. Clair and the Schroeder...

Brian Elwin “Big B” Olson, age 79, of New Lisbon, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at home, on January 7, 2019.  Brian was born in Madison Wisconsin, the middle of three children, on July 9, 1939, to Otto D. Olson and Iva Violet (Mead) Olson.  He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Janet Alice Olson and son Kristian Karl Olson.  A graduate of Wauwatosa High School, he played trombone in the marching band, and was active on the Tosa ’57 Reunion...

Manuel L. “Manny” Macrafic, age 61, of Camp Douglas died on Saturday January 5, 2019 at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ.  Manuel was the son of John and Eileen (Madison) Macrafic and was born on October 29, 1957 in Tomah, WI.  He was a 1975 graduate of the New Lisbon High School.  After high school he served in the US Air Force and then in the US Army.  Manuel worked for many years at the Toro Company in Tomah retiring in October of 2017.  Manuel was united in...

Russell L. Molinaro, age 41, of Necedah, WI, died on Thursday January 3, 2019 as the result of a snowmobile accident near New Minor, WI.  Russell is the son of Nick and Sharen (Steig) Molinaro and was born a New Year’s Eve baby on Dec. 31, 1977 in Kenosha, WI.  Russell lived in Kenosha until the age of 9, when his family moved to the Necedah area in 1987.     He worked as a cook/bartender at his father’s business, Hwy21 Pub & Grub, and later at...

Hugh Bradley, age 81, of New Lisbon Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at UW Hospitals in Madison.  Hugh was the son of Willard and Lorraine (Schmeling) Bradley, and was born on June 12, 1937 in Leeds, Wisconsin.  Upon graduating from Sun Prairie High School in 1955, Hugh worked at Holmes Tire and Supply for 20 years and other various employers, working toward owning the farm he always dreamed of and moving to New Lisbon in 1974 to start that chapter.  He was...

David “Dave” Schlicht age 73 of Mauston, WI passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 surrounded by his loving wife of 43 years, Janet, daughter Jaclyn and son Scott.  The youngest of 7 children, Dave was born in New Lisbon, WI on October 29, 1945, his dad’s 36th birthday, to John and Mathilda (Dvorak) Schlicht. Dave worked for General Motors for 30 ½ years before retiring in 1996.  Dave then moved his family to Mauston, WI to be closer to his roots. ...