All Obituaries

Jerome “Jerry” David, age 86 of Necedah died on Friday Dec. 3, 2021 at his residence.  Jerry was the son of John G. and Mary (Kasperak) David and was born on February 24, 1935 in Prairie du Chien, WI.  He was a 1952 graduate of the Prairie du Chien High School. Jerry was united in marriage to Donna M. Brandl on May 13, 1971 in Illinois, they later moved to the Necedah area and have lived here for the past 54 years.  Jerry worked as a carpenter and machinist and...

Faith Trudy (Hawkins) Southworth age 75 of New Lisbon, died with her sons by her side December 1, 2021 at Crestview Nursing Home, New Lisbon, WI.  Faye was born June 22, 1946 in Mauston WI, daughter of Robert and Ann (Daus) Hawkins.  She graduated from Mauston High School in 1964 and that same month she married John Roderick Southworth. Together they resided the rest of their lives in New Lisbon where they raised their two sons Robert & Randy.   Faye worked at...

Janice Davis age 90 of New Lisbon, WI., passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Fairview Nursing Home in Mauston.  Janice was the daughter of Roy and Mildred (Ritchart) Cure and was born on October 28, 1931 in Orange Township, Juneau County, Wisconsin.  Janice graduated from New Lisbon High School in 1949.  She was later united in marriage to Harold V. Davis on October 28, 1950 at the First Baptist Church in New Lisbon.  Janice was a lifelong resident of New...

Audrey J. Anderson, age 85, of New Lisbon died on Saturday November 27, 2021, at her residences. Audrey was the daughter of Oscar and Jessie (Lawrence) Anderson and was born on April 18, 1936, in Mauston, WI.  Audrey attended the New Lisbon Public Schools and graduated from NLHS in 1954, she then attended the Juneau County Teachers College for 2 years and received her teaching degree.  She later attended numerous summer schools throughout her teaching career.  Audrey started...

Terry L. Tolbert, age 59, of New Lisbon died on Wednesday November 24, 2021 at his residence in the town of Germantown in Juneau County, WI.  He was the son of Robert and Patricia Lee (Magiary) Tolbert and was born on January 29, 1962 in Arkansas.  Terry was married to Renee Thomas, and they later separated. Terry is survived by his wife Renee of Jonesboro Arkansas, his mother Patricia Lee Winneshiek of New Lisbon, his sons Nathan Tolbert and Tyler Tolbert both of Jonesboro AR,...

Susan Joan Georgeson, age 80, of rural New Lisbon died on Friday Nov. 19, 2021, at Crest View Nursing Home in New Lisbon.  Susan was the daughter of Fred and Mary Agnes (Keating) Selkey and was born on January 19, 1941, in Chicago, IL. Susan’s family later moved to the Clifton area. Susan attended the Clifton Corners Elementary and Tomah Schools, later transferring to New Lisbon High School graduating in 1959. She then moved to Milwaukee where she worked with Milwaukee Opera...

Michael L. Fisher, age 52 of Mauston, WI. died on November 14, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, WI.  Michael was the son of Lawrence and Patricia (Umhoefer) Fisher and was born on January 27, 1969 in West Allis, WI.   Michael graduated from West Allis High School in 1987. He was united in marriage to Kimberly Jo Murphy on August 13, 2016 in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Michael was an avid outdoorsman, he loved fishing and hunting.  He was also an avid Green...

Robert J. Tafel age 63 of Necedah died on Thursday November 11. 2021 at the Serenity House in Tomah, WI.  Robert was born April 4, 1959 in Chicago, IL to Robert F. and Christine L. (Michalski) Tafel.  Robert graduated from McHenry High School in 1977.  Robert was married to Barbara Hebda on June 14, 2002 in Poland.  Robert was a car salesman for Nelson Auto Sales in McHenry, Illinois for many years retiring in 2020.  Robert loved Motocross, he enjoyed NASCAR,...

Dolores Jean Buchanan, age 89, of New Lisbon formerly of Wisconsin Rapids, WI died on Thursday November 11, 2021, at the Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston WI. Dolores was the daughter of Harold and Opal (Welch) Wheeler and was born on May 9, 1932, in Mahomet, IL. Dolores was united in marriage to George E. Buchanan on February 11, 1950, in DeLand, IL and he preceded her in death. Dolores and her husband had a paint store in Illinois before moving to Wisconsin Rapids, WI in 1968. ...

George W. Russell, age 93, of Necedah died on November 10, 2021 at the Cottage Care Center in Mauston, WI.  George was the son of Walter A. and Nora M. (Truman) Russell and was born June 26, 1928 in Coos County OR.  George was raised in Coos County and graduated from Marshfield High school in Oregon. George is a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during WWII in Vienna, Austria, and later during the Korean War. As a young man George worked at logging and was part owner of a plywood...