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Ksenia Ashley, 34, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Pflugerville, Texas. She was born July 25, 1988, in Mendota, Illinois. Ksenia graduated from high school in 2006 and later from Northern Illinois University. She married Jacob Lawson on April 27, 2020. Her life cannot be summed up in the space of this writing, but we w......

Kenneth Charles Godemann, age 69, of Baraboo, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at St. Clare Hospital. Kenneth, son of George Melvin and Sigrid Elvira (Christiansen) Godemann was born January 13, 1954, in Evanston, Illinois. Ken worked as an auto mechanic. He was married for 30 years to Heather (Walsh). Ken like to spend hi......

Virginia "Ginny" Albrecht died unexpectedly at age 62 on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 at St. Marys Hospital in Madison with family by her side. Ginny was born on May 16, 1960 to Everett and Eleanor (Shaw) Albrecht. She was raised on a family farm in the Town of Fairfield. Ginny was a graduate of Baraboo High School. She spent most of h......

Dean Joseph Sonsalla, age 62, of Baraboo, passed away unexpectedly at St. Clare Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Dean, son of Everest and Dorothy (Habermeyer) Sonsalla was born Nov. 27, 1960 in Portage. He was a graduate of Baraboo High School, Class of 1979. Dean served an apprenticeship in the Tool and Die Industry and was a......

Arlene A. 'Dee-Dee' Towns, Age 80On February 15th, 2023, Arlene Towns, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, to Elynor and Edwin Seefeld on July 20th, 1942. Arlene's childhood was less than stable, with frequent moves and stays with va......

Mildred 'Milly' E. Berry, age 72, left us to write the final chapter in her book on Saturday, February 11, 2023, after a brief but ferocious battle with cancer. Milly was born on June 16, 1950, to Obert and Irene Severson in Soldiers Grove, WI. She attended most of her school years in the Sauk-Prairie area. Shortly after high s......

Dennis F. "Denny" Holtz, age 73 of Baraboo, passed away at his home in Baraboo on Feb. 13, 2023. Dennis was born March 6, 1949 at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, the son of LeRoy and Donna Lee (Meyer) Holtz.Dennis grew up in Rock Springs and graduated from Reedsburg High School and UW-Whitewater with an accounting degree. On June......

Donna Lee Luther (Duffy), 78, passed away unexpectedly on Friday February 3, 2023 at her home in Rock Springs. She was born on July 24, 1944 in Chicago, IL to Rose (Lorene) and Henry J. Duffy. After High School, Donna worked as a Nursing Assistant with her mother Lorene at St. Mary's Hospital in Baraboo, WI. Donna was always a c......

David passed away unexpectedly Feb. 4, 2023 at the age of 55.After growing up in Walworth and Fontana (Country Club Estates), David joined the Army and served in Germany as a Specialist in computer systems repair and program analyst.He returned to Wisconsin, living in Spring Green and then in Baraboo. David loved the Wisconsin a......

Valeria C. "Val" Griffith, age 99, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 at Oak Park Place with her family by her side. Valeria, daughter of Roman and Caroline (Dischler) Heiser was born March 18, 1923 in Plain. On Jan. 16, 1943 she was united in marriage to Thomas W. Griffith; he preceded her in death on A......