Obituaries

Delores M. Kerl, age 97, passed away peacefully at Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.  She was born in Black Earth on March 13, 1924 to the late Milton and Alvina Parrell.   Delores married Robert “Bob” Kerl on July 7, 1945; they celebrated 71 years before he preceded her in death on Mar. 15, 2017.

MIDDLETON – Milton Sprecher, most recently of Middleton, passed away at the age of 70 on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. The son of Willard and Elizabeth (Hasheider) Sprecher of Honey Creek Township, in Sauk County, he was raised on the family farm.

Ronald “Ron” E. Lipka of Prairie du Sac, WI passed away in Fort Myers, Florida on Jan. 6, 2022 following a brief illness.  Ron was born in Madison, WI on Aug. 6, 1939, the only son of Carl and Irene (Accola) Lipka. Carl died when Ron was a child, stepfather Fred Kessler joined the family later.

William J. “Bill” Cody, age 80 of Seneca, passed away on Thursday December 30, 2021 at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse.  He was born  August 11, 1941 in Seneca.  The son of William J. and Mary L. (Becwar) Cody Sr. He married Marilyn Kramer on September 12, 1964 at St.

MAZOMANIE - Ronald Lee Calkins, age 87, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. He was born March 31, 1934. Ron was the oldest of three children, born to Ray and Lenore Calkins of Mazomanie. 

Bernadine M. Meyers, age 97, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021 at the Pines Assisted Living in Prairie du Sac, Wis.

BLACK EARTH - Paul Vernon Savage, age 78, died unexpectedly on Dec. 28, 2021, at Meriter Hospital. He was born on April 23, 1943, in Janesville, Wis., the son of Marie (Wellnitz) and Durward Savage. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in 1961 and married Sharon Padrutt on Oct. 16, 1965, at St. Barnabas Church in Mazomanie.

Donald A. “Don” Mueller, 77, Bellevue, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021. He was born on August 21, 1944 in Prairie du Sac, WI to Reuben and Esther (Wilhelm) Mueller.

Jean V. Daniewicz, age 90, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home in Sauk City on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.  She was born Oct. 21, 1931, to the late Eugene Norman, and Clara (Venne) Norman, and Clara’s second husband Earl Swette. She was united in marriage to Donald D. Daniewicz on Oct.

Wanda Mae (Cook) West, age 95, of Sauk Prairie, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the Pine Villa Memory Care.  Wanda was born October 9, 1926 in Loyal, Wisconsin to Elwin & Katy (Miles) Cook.  Wanda was one of the hardest workers there ever was.