All Obituaries

Joyce Elaine Turkington, age 87 of Baraboo, formerly of Mundelein, IL died on Wednesday March 17, 2021 at Oak Park Place in Baraboo WI.  Joyce was the daughter of Mike and Minnie (Richter) Engle and was born in 1933 in Northfield, IL.  Joyce was united in marriage to James A. Turkington on June 26, 1950 in Mississippi.  She was employed by Kemper Insurance Co. as an Insurance Adjuster.  Joyce and James lived in Mundelein, IL for 63 years, James preceded her in death in...

Terrence W. “The Wizard” Clark age 76 of Stevens Point, formerly of New Lisbon, died on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point.  Terrence was the son of William B. and Margery B. (Carter) Clark and was born on November 16, 1944 in Sparta, WI.  Terrence was raised in New Lisbon and graduated from New Lisbon High School in 1962.  He then attended UW La Crosse and received his BS in Chemistry, and furthered his education graduating...

On Saturday, February 20, 2021, Curtiss (Curt) James Oakes, resident of New Lisbon, WI, passed away at the age of 64 at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Curt was born on July 28, 1956, in Cloquet, MN to George Malcolm and Shirley (Clark) Oakes. He graduated from Cloquet High School 1974 and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of MN Duluth. Curt married Karen Harris McNeely on October 7, 1993 and they resided in New Lisbon. Despite struggles and challenges, Curt...

Owen R. Lewis, age 21 of New Lisbon/Mauston, WI. died unexpectedly on Friday, January 29, 2021.  Owen was the son of Troy Lewis and Tonia (Haws) Hale and was born on August 22, 1999 in Mauston, Wisconsin.  Owen attended school at New Lisbon up until the 8th grade.  He then went to Mauston High School and graduated in 2018.  After graduation he started working for Scott’s Construction in Lake Delton as a Paver. He was employed at Scott’s Construction for 3...

Thomas S. Sanford age 93, of Necedah, WI. died on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 at Tomah Health in Tomah, WI.  Thomas was the son of Arlow G. and Pearl (Malmberg) Sanford and was born on May 18th, 1927 in Royal Oak, MI.  Thomas attended Royal Oak High School, graduating in 1945.  He then went into the United States Navy for a couple years.  After the Navy, Thomas went on and received his Bachelors of Science from Michigan State University in 1951.  Thomas was...

On Sunday, January 24, Gilbert (Hox, Gib, Papa) W. Saylor Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children. He told them several times in his last days that he was blessed and happy. That’s how those that knew this man, who gave without asking anything in return, felt. It didn’t matter if he coached you, worked with you, helped you..he gave you what you needed, it wasn’t necessarily what you wanted, but he loved you with his actions and honesty. He left us all...

Ronald John Baumgart age 51 of Camp Douglas died on Sunday January 17, 2021 as the result of a skid-steer accident.  Ron was the son of John and Sandra (Larson) Baumgart and was born on May 20, 1969 in Adams, WI.  Ron attended the New Lisbon Public Schools and graduated in 1987.  Ron entered into the U.S. Air Force on March 13, 1989 and served until March 12, 1993; he was stationed in Anchorage Alaska.  While in Anchorage Ron was united in marriage to Wendy M. Wallace, on...

Timothy Joseph Zupancic, age 67, of New Lisbon, WI passed away at his home on January 15th, 2021. Most of his life he was known by his nickname, TZ.  Tim was the son of Joseph Zupancic and Jean Destri Zupancic and was born on May 29th, 1953 in Peru, IL.  He was married to Sandra Kukielski and had 2 children, Christopher and Theresa. He was a great pinball player but most of all an exceptional bowler. He was well known in the area that he lived in for his bowling. He traveled...

Ronald A. Pocevicz age 78 of New Lisbon, WI died on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at his home.  Ronald was the son of Anton and Veronica (Vaicaitis) Pocevicz Jr. and was born on December 8, 1942 in Mauston, WI.  Ronald graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, IL in 1960 and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst University in Illinois.  After college he joined the US Navy as a mechanic, from 1965 to 1967 serving in the Vietnam War. ...

Cody Jeremiah McGregor, age 29, died unexpectedly on Wednesday January 6, 2021 in Baraboo, WI. Cody was the son of Richard McGregor and Julie Shaffer and was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 9, 1991.   The family later moved to the New Lisbon area and Cody attended school in Necedah where he enjoyed playing sports especially football and basketball.  He was an avid jogger.  Cody enjoyed playing games on his computer.  Cody liked to draw and paint, he was a good...