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George H. Heath, Jr., BarabooGeorge "Geo" H. Heath, Jr., age 83 of Baraboo, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013, at his home. He was born on March 09, 1930. Geo was united in marriage to Dorothy VonBehren on March 11, 1950. He was employed by Badger Army Ammunition Plant for 42 years as a mechanic. Geo was a member of Yell......

Clare L. Hankins, 83, of Baraboo passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at the Reedsburg Senior Life Center. Clare was born on Dec. 4, 1929 to Guy and Gussa (Williams) Hankins in Reedsburg.Clare was a proud U. S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean War. For many years, Clare worked as a mechanic with most anything with an......

Richard 'Petch' Peczkowski, 56, of Baraboo passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. He was born on September 16, 1957 to Michael and Alfrieda (Bucholz) Peczkowski in Chicago, Ill.Petch worked as a process server in the Madison area for many years. Some of his most cherished past times were sports, b......

Joyce I. (Gunderson) Braithwaite, 95, of Baraboo passed away on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 at St. Clare Hospital. Joyce was born on March 5, 1918 to George and Myrtle (Burroughs) Gunderson in Lone Rock. On April 29, 1944 she was united in marriage to Darwin Braithwaite, he preceded her in death on April 9, 1998. Joyce, along with h......

Mary L. Krueger, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 at her home with family by her side. Mary, daughter of Noble and Harriet (Hood) Sprecher was born Sept. 26, 1937 in Baraboo. She graduated from Baraboo High School. Mary worked as a dental assistant for many years. On Nov. 30, 1957 she was united in marriage to the......

Frank O. Shimniok, age 57, of Rock Springs passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013.He is survived by his children, Ann, Dustin, and Tanner Hinze; their mother, Connie Hinze; siblings, Claudia ( Richard) Galston, Carol (William) Koch, John (Jennifer) Shimniok, Mike Shimniok, Matthew (Sally) Shimniok, Jacob Shimniok, Andrew (Melis......

Dolores J. (Herritz) Griffith, formerly of Reedsburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at her residence in Verona. She was born June 7, 1929 to Harry and Ella (Klukas) Herritz of North Freedom. Dolores was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and homemaker. And, she was one of the nicest perso......

Michael J. Wise, Skokie, ILMichael J. Wise, 39, son of Terry and Deanna Wise passed away suddenly at his home in Skokie, Ill on Friday, October 11, 2013. He had bravely battled multiple sclerosis since he was diagnosed at 28 years old.Michael was born on December 9, 1973 in Baraboo. He graduated from Baraboo High School and curr......

Terrence 'Terry' Lee Olson, age 68, of Bear Valley passed away on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 at his farm. Terry was born on September 7, 1945 in Richland Center to Carl and Geneva (Johnson) Olson. He was united in marriage to Jane Muma on Dec. 6, 1968, together they resided in Baraboo.Terry spent four years in the Air Force and serve......

Shirley A. Miller, age 83, of Baraboo passed away on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Shirley, daughter of Leward and Frieda (Popp) Cook was born on May 8, 1930. She was united in marriage to Earl Miller on Jan. 20, 1952 in Madison, WI. Shirley loved to sew, bake and read books. She also enjoyed gardening and taking care of her grandkids......