All Obituaries

Robert F. Dunham age 78 of Necedah, WI., died on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home.  Robert was the son of Harold and Erma (Ertel) Dunham and was born on October 13, 1940 in Racine, Wisconsin.  Robert was born and raised in the Racine, WI area and spent most of his life residing there.  Robert was united in marriage to Janice Wilson on September 9, 1961.   After the death of his wife Janice in 2012, he moved to Necedah to be closer to his daughters.  Robert...

Richard Orin “Dick” Olson, age 79, of Camp Douglas died on Sunday March 10, 2019 at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, WI.  Dick was the son of Edward and Fern (Richardson) Olson and was born in Hillsboro, WI on April 3, 1939.  Dick has lived all his life in Camp Douglas, and he graduated from the Tomah High School in 1957. Dick was united in marriage to Sarah “Sally” Scaffidi on July 19, 1958 at the United Methodist Church in Camp Douglas.  To this union 3...

Janie D. Wilson age 72 of New Lisbon, WI. died on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, WI.  Janie was the daughter of Daniel and Jackie (Skaggs) Orr and was born on July 17, 1947 in Modesto, California.  Janie was born and raised in California.  She was united in marriage to Robert Wilson, and he preceded her in death in 2002.  They later moved to Texas, where their only daughter Shannon was born.  They later moved back to California and...

Linda A. Babcock age 71 of West Bend, WI., died on Monday, March 4, 2019 at her home.  Linda was the daughter of Clarence and Bonnie (Gibney) Visgar and was born on August 23, 1947 in Hillsboro, WI.  Linda worked at Vacuum Platters for 20 years, and waitressed for another 15 years at Grandma’s Kitchen and the Bunkhouse.  Linda married Ralph E. Babcock Sr. on November 22, 1963 in Mauston WI.  She enjoyed dice and card games with family and friends, crocheting...

Gerald A. Enz age 51 of Mauston, WI died on February 24, 2019 at his home.  Gerald was the son of Dallas and Sharlene (DeJardin) Enz and was born on July 06, 1967 in Green Bay, WI.  Gerald graduated from High School and then attended three years of college, studying Anthropology.  He enjoyed reading, along with medieval history and Viking History.  Gerald used to work for the Fudge Factory in the Wisconsin Dells.  Gerald is survived by his father Dallas Enz of...

Dorothy Adella Gibbons, age 87 of Camp Douglas, WI. passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019 at her home.  Dorothy was the daughter of Ray and Catharine (Milne) Gordon and was born on July 18, 1931 in Vernon County, Wisconsin.  As a child she worked alongside her father on the family farm in Glendale Township.  Later the family purchased a farm in New Lisbon where Dorothy graduated from High School in 1948. She married William Gibbons on July 3, 1948 on the Gordon farm in...

Richard D. Valloni, age 85 of New Lisbon WI died on Monday February 18, 2019 at his home.  Richard was the son of Salvatore and Grace (Giacobe) Valloni and was born on November 18, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois.  Richard graduated from Austin High School in Chicago in 1958.  He lived in Chicago, then moved to Antioch Ill., and later purchased a summer home in Juneau County, Wisconsin.  Richard joined the US Army on May 26, 1956.  Richard enjoyed fishing, old cars,...

Loretta Balgord, age 83, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at her home of 57 years.  Her son and daughter, their spouses, and her grandson were by her side.  She was born on November 27, 1935, in Lemonweir Township, Juneau County, the oldest of four children of Roland and Adeline Langer.  She graduated from Mauston High School in 1954 and from Juneau County Teachers College in 1956.  That same year she married Richard Balgord of New Lisbon.  She taught in...

Robert C. Slater age 76 of Chicago, IL., died on Sunday February 10, 2019 at the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago, IL.  Robert was the son of Ervin and Ellen (Deford) Slater and was born on December 12, 1942 in Kenosha, WI.  Robert was united in marriage to Carol Hehhenberger on March 16, 1974 in Mauston, WI.  Robert was employed by Venus Laboratory in the Chicago for many years. Robert is survived by his wife Carol of Chicago, IL, children: Dawn Lamarche, Robert...

Mary Martha Koca, Age 94 of New Lisbon passed away peacefully early February 9th, 2019 at Crest View Nursing home in New Lisbon. She was born December 7th 1924on the family farm and was the youngest of five children born to the marriage of Charles and Tereza (Lipnichun) Vesely. She grew up on that farm and attended elementary and high school in New Lisbon. After graduation she was united in Marriage to James Joseph Koca Sr. on April 28th, 1943 at St. James Catholic Church in Camp...