Obituaries

BLACK EARTH – Esther Katherine Handell, age 92, of Black Earth, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on March 4, 1928, in Arena, the daughter of Patrick and Regina (Demby) Power. 

Shirley Ann (Theisen) Reutter, age 82, of Findlay, Ohio passed into the arms of our loving Lord on Tuesday, Feb 16, 2021. Shirley was born in Roxbury, Wisconsin to the late Wilfred and Genevieve (Ballweg) Theisen.

Shirley Elaine (Bass) Hasheider of rural Sauk City was born April 17, 1926 to Floyd K. and Irene L. (Kleiner) Bass in the Town of Sumpter. Their family moved to the Town of Troy in March, 1942 after being evicted from their Sumpter home by the Badger Army Ordnance Works.

BLACK EARTH-Arlene was born to Theron “Pete” and Lucille (Sutcliffe) Thorson, joining sister Carol (Lawrence Dahmen), and followed by Dawn (Dave Esser), twins Sanford “Pete” and Sandra (Jerry Barsness), and Gayland “Butch” (Vicki Thorson).

ARENA - Catherine Mary “Kit” Thompson, age 62, of Arena, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at home surrounded by her family.  

Linda Kay Fowler, 67, of Merrimac, WI, passed away peacefully in the presence of family as she went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 6, 2021.

Ivan Springstead,  aged 100, Cambridge, WI. passed away peacefully Feb 9, 2021 surrounded by family. He was born to parents Ivan and Ora (Sloat) Springtstead, Dec 20, 1920, in Port Huron, MI. The oldest of 6 children, with a strong work ethic he often held odd jobs to help the family make ends meet.

Anna Catherine Maier, age 94, went to be with her Lord and her husband, Albert on Feb. 11, 2021.  She was born Mar. 4, 1926 in Spring Green to the late Alois and Teresia (Roth) Reisinger.  Anna was united in marriage to Albert Maier on Sept. 3, 1946 at St.

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Thomas (Bill) D. Sliter, was born on January 7th, 1936 to Raleigh and Ruth Sliter, one of five children. On October 4, 1958 he married Judy Nelson in a Lutheran church in Spring Green.  He entered eternal life on Sunday, January 24, 2021, shortly after his 85th Birthday, which he said was the best Birthday he ever had.