All Obituaries

Thomas J. Kochom, 60 of Rio, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at The Bay at North Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Manitowoc. He was born October 15, 1959 in Illinois, the son of Robert and Jennie (Rudzinski) Kochom. He attended Rio High School and graduated in 1977. He worked several jobs throughout the years. Tom had a passion for baseball, coaching 20 plus years for the Rio Little League and coaching a couple of years for high school. He was also active in the Columbia County Little...

Richard Allen Kvale, 84 of Rio, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at At Home Again Assisted Living in Rio. He was born August 11, 1935 in Hampden Township, the son of Theodore and Viola (Fahrenkopf) Kvale. He attended Columbus High School and graduated in 1953. Richard proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960. He was united in marriage to Ruby L. Junior November 1, 1966 in Reno, NV. He was employed as a parts manager for several businesses throughout the years,...

Gary L. Dennis, 63 of Wyocena, passed away at home Sunday, October 6, 2019. He was born September 13, 1956 to Floyd and Isabelle (Hamm) Dennis in Madison. He was a 1974 West High School graduate. In June 1980, he married Mary Ann Nemetz. Gary worked many years as a purchasing agent. For the love of the outdoors, he was an avid hunter and fisherman. Gary’s passion was being a HAM radio operator. His call letters where KG9FL. He is now a silent key. His dream of song came to life with...

Christopher O. Landsverk, 45, of Middleton died tragically after a brief illness on Friday, October 4, 2019, at UW Hospital in Madison.  He was born October 14, 1973 in Portage, Wisconsin to Owen and Jill (Jurgerson) Landsverk.    He graduated from Pardeeville High School in 1992.  He was a union concrete finisher currently working for Findorff on a variety of Madison area projects.  He worked in the construction trades for most of his adult life, setting examples...

Gerald “Jerry” Francis Jevens, beloved husband, father, grandfather,  and brother, passed away October 2, 2019. He and his family lived in Windsor, Wisconsin throughout his childhood.  In 1950 they moved to Rio, where he graduated with the class in 1954. Jerry served in the US Army for two years, where he played football, played in the Army Band, and was a paratrooper.  This experience led to a hobby of flying light weight planes. He worked as a union bricklayer in...

Eugene "Michael" Schliesman, 74, of Rio, passed away Tuesday, October 1 at U.W. Hospital in Madison.   He was born October 9, 1944 to Mark and Adeline (Warmke) Schliesman at the Columbus Hospital. He graduated from Rio High School in 1963 and served in Vietnam in 1965.  On September 20, 1980 he married Kathleen Gleiter. He worked at Mosinee Converted Products in Columbus for 39 years. Mike was a member of Wings over Wisconsin, Ducks Unlimited, and Rio Conservation...

Leonard Schlender, 68 of Wyocena, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his home. Per Leonard's wishes, no formal services will be held.

Marilyn Jean Smith, 87, of Rio, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at At Home Again Assisted Living in Rio. Marilyn was born November 8, 1931 the daughter of Darvin and Leona Froehlich. She was married on November 12, 1949 to Russell Smith. Marilyn along with Russell went into farming with his father in Randolph, then to Cambria and Lodi. They moved to the Lowville location in 1953 where she remained until March of this year. Marilyn was involved with the daily chores of farming...

George E. Schepp, 82, of Pardeeville, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the VA Hospital in Madison. George was born in Ripon, Wisconsin on July 29, 1937. He attended Salemville Grade School through 8th grade, then to Cambria-Friesland High School.  George loved to act and was in every play he could. This is also why George was such a good storyteller. After graduating in 1955 he farmed a little with his dad. He worked for a neighbor’s business where he plumbed, did...

Mary Roberta Hemling, 88, of Rio, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at home.  She was born October 19, 1930, to Robert H. and Mary Ellen (Gorman) Roche. Mary graduated from Columbus High School in 1948. She married Donald “Wild Bill” Hemling on May 8, 1954. Through the years, Mary worked at Borden’s in Columbus, the Fall River Canning Factory office in Fall River and retired from National Exchange Bank in Cambria in 2009, at the age of 79.  She was a...