All Obituaries

Alan "Al" C. Johnson, 88, of Rio, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary to follow.

Dwight James Marshall was born on St Patrick’s Day 1945 and graduated to heaven November 28, 2020. Dwight had a childhood full of adventure, growing up on the Century Family Farm near Cambria. Dwight walked nearly a mile to the 1-room school for 8 years before advancing to Cambria-Friesland High. Becoming an adult in the Vietnam era, Dwight enlisted in the US Navy (1962-1966) at age 17. He not only ventured the other hemispheres on the USS Frank Knox (DDR 742) but gained an...

Karen E. Williams, 78, of Randolph, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Randolph Health Services. A complete obituary to follow.

Joseph A. Agnew, 71, of Fall River, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary to follow.

Daniel John Peterson, age 58 Pardeeville, passed away November 20, 2020 at his home with his beloved wife by his side.  Dan was born October 10, 1962, in Stoughton, the son of John and Nancy Peterson. Dan was quite the handyman and jack of all trades.  Whatever it was that needed repair he could fix it.  He enjoyed working in his pride and joy, a 1967 Pontiac Firebird, fishing, hunting, and working on his Hobby Farm, his lifelong dream to live on a farm. Dan enjoyed listening...

Frederick J. Oehler, 84, of Waunakee, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at U.W. Hospital in Madison. No formal services will be held.

Thomas Freund passed away on November 18, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI.  He was born August 31, 1951, in West Chicago, IL to Arnold and Bernice (LaBuda) Freund, the fifth of seven children.  Tom graduated from Northern Illinois University and taught school before discovering his true life career in sales.   Tom’s primary love was his daughter, KT, whom he cherished and lovingly tormented with endless “dad jokes”, wild tales and...

Judith Diane (Jerome) Simonson of Pardeeville, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the age of 77.  Judy was united in marriage to Alan Simonson May 11, 1963 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portage and celebrated 57 years together. Judy worked at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage from 1961 to 1968. Judy and Alan purchased the Gamble Store in Columbus in 1968. After running a successful business for ten years, they sold it in 1978. She and Alan relocated to Portage and...

Michael Rodger Amend “Mike” died quietly at home with his daughters by his side on Monday, November 9, 2020 in DeForest, WI at the age of 76. Mike was born on December 25, 1943 in Portage, WI to Irene (Amend) Porter and George Amend and raised by Irene and Lawrence “Sporty” Porter. He graduated from Rio High School in 1962 as well as being a certified Printing...

Elizabeth “Betty Moll” (Bulthuis) Bandsma, 94, of Fall River/Rio, passed away peacefully November 8, 2020 at Agrace Hospice Center.  She was born April 6, 1926 to Peter and Elizabeth (Bandsma) Bulthuis.  She was extremely proud of the fact that she was number 12 out of 16 children.   She loved that she was from a large family and could name all of her siblings in order along with their birthdates.  On October 31, 1942 she married Robert Moll.  They...