Obituaries

CROSS PLAINS - James G. “Jim” Miller, age 59, of Cross Plains, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his four children. He was born on March 21, 1964, in Zion, Ill., the son of James “Sunny” Miller and Ruth (Rogers) Cross.

Prairie du Sac--Harlan Louis Klepper passed away September 9, 2023 at the Stoughton Hospital. He was born July 20, 1941 to Theodore and Mabel Klepper in Iowa City, Iowa. The family moved to Prairie du Sac in 1946, where Harlan lived the rest of his life. Harlan was a 1959 graduate of Prairie du Sac High School.

Sauk City--Evelyn M. Koenig, age 90, passed away peacefully at Maplewood Nursing Home of Sauk City, WI, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. She was born in Windsor, WI, on Aug. 19, 1933 to the late Peter and Hilda (Buttenhoff) Thomsen. She attended and graduated from Madison East High School in 1951.

David W. Lemke, age 80, passed away on the 2nd of September, 2023 at Heartland County Village, Black Earth. He was born on July 23,1943 to Ode and Eleanor (Radtke) Lemke. He graduated from Black Earth High School and attended two years at MATC. He was employed by Community Publications in McFarland until retirement.

Inez Zitlow (nee Yttri), 102, of Chicago formerly of Prairie Du Sac, WI., passed away peacefully on September 7, 2023.  She and her beloved husband Vernon were married for 66 years when he passed away in 2011.

Sauk Prairie--LaVonne K. Knuth, age 86, passed away at Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.  She was born Apr.

Black Earth--Frances I. “Fran” (Schlimgen) Michels-Beuthin, age 90, died on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, just four days shy of her 91st birthday. She was born on Sept. 8, 1932, to Arthur and Florence (Goelz) Schlimgen and grew up in Madison, Wis.

Prairie du Sac/Kenosha - Audrey Janice Sinnott, 94, passed away on July 10, 2023, surrounded by family and friends at her beloved home. As we mourn this immeasurable loss, we also celebrate a life truly well lived. She was an amazing woman, loving and kind, tender and compassionate towards all things.

Gordon Robert Bazsali Sr., 81, of Black Earth, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully in the presence of his loved ones on August 21, 2023, at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, following a stroke.

Judith “Judy” Corene Malone, aged 79 of Sun Prairie, passed away August 21, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born July 17, 1944, the daughter of the late Harold “Pop” and Alice (Schubring) Malone.