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Myrtle Alice Griffin passed away on 18 May 2022, at the age of 92. She was born on 26 October 1929, in Jefferson, WI. Myrtle was the daughter of Frank and Gertrude Alice (Schemm) Langholff. Myrtle graduated from Jefferson High School. She married Coleman J. Griffin on 26 June 1948. They resided in Fort Atkinson all of their married life. She was a homemaker known for her apple pies and making everyone feel welcome in her home. Myrtle was a member of St. John's Community Church. She was also a longtime member of the VFW Auxillary. Myrtle organized the luncheon for the blood drive several times each year. Myrtle is survived by her children: Barbara (Larry) Ketterman, Connie...

David. E "Dave" Ludwig, 67, of Helenville passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at his home unexpectedly. Dave was born on January 29, 1954 in Chicago to Sidney Simmons and Dorothy (Huff) Ludwig. He grew up in Illinois and later moved with his sister, Paulette and Wallace Gordon, to Florida. He returned to Wisconsin in 1968 and graduated from Fort Atkinson High School in 1972. Dave drove semi to transport furniture, which he truly enjoyed. Later, he worked at Generac for over five years. In 1983, Dave met the love of his life, Tena Frye, and they married in 1994 at Hebron Community Church. After retirement, Dave worked part-time at Thiesen's for a little over a year. He enjoyed...

James Emil Toennies, age 88, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at his home in Whitewater, WI. He was born on May 22, 1933, in Sheboygan, WI to Emil and Bertha Toennies. Jim grew up in Sheboygan, WI and was the youngest of two boys. He attended Sheboygan North High School, graduating in 1951. After high school Jim attended UW-La Crosse where he played college basketball. He graduated in June, 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education. In July, he married his high school sweetheart, Margaret F. Lonsdorf and in August was drafted into the U.S. Army to be stationed in Seoul, South Korea for eighteen months. Upon his return, Jim received a Master of Science degree from...

Funeral service will be held at 11AM on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson. Visitation from 10AM until the time of service. www.nitardyfuneralhome.com

Funeral service will be held at 11AM on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson. Visitation from 10AM until the time of service. www.nitardyfuneralhome.com

Robert "Bob" H. Knuth of Fort Atkinson, formerly Jefferson, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 after a two-year battle with cancer and a brief stay at Alden Estates in Jefferson. Bob was born on January 27, 1942 in Elgin, Illinois to Herman and Carolyn (nee Knaack) Knuth. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois on April 5, 1942. Bob grew up in Helenville, Wisconsin. He attended St. Peter's Lutheran School and was confirmed there in 1956. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960. He and Karen (nee Hagedorn) were married at St. Peter's Church on August 29, 1962. They were blessed with three children. Bob owned and operated Knuth Cleaning Service in...

Robert "Bob" H. Knuth of Fort Atkinson, formerly Jefferson, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 after a two-year battle with cancer and a brief stay at Alden Estates in Jefferson. Bob was born on January 27, 1942 in Elgin, Illinois to Herman and Carolyn (nee Knaack) Knuth. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois on April 5, 1942. Bob grew up in Helenville, Wisconsin. He attended St. Peter's Lutheran School and was confirmed there in 1956. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1960. He and Karen (nee Hagedorn) were married at St. Peter's Church on August 29, 1962. They were blessed with three children. Bob owned and operated Knuth Cleaning Service in...

Richard C. Preuninger, 77, of Fort Atkinson, passed away May 8, 2022 at Whispering Pines Nursing home in Ripon, WI after living with Parkinson's disease the last couple years. He is now at peace with the Lord. Richard was born on February 18, 1945 in Fort Atkinson to Clarence and Elsie (Reu) Preuninger. He grew up in Fort Atkinson on the family farm, graduating from Fort Atkinson High School in 1963. Richard was a member of the Reserves for 6 years after high school. Richard started his entrepreneurial career by purchasing a dairy farm whitewashing business. He later ran a hog farm and later got back into dairy farming. He finished his career as proprietor of Preuninger Enterprises...

First son to Willard and Viola, he was born and schooled in the Fox Valley. He attended UW-Madison, eventually earning his MBA. He met and married Patricia in Madison. Following a job, he moved his family to UW-Whitewater. There they raised a son and spent 30 years with the University. As the century closed Brad and Pat went condo in Fort Atkinson. He spent the next 20+ years with grandchildren and personal pursuits. He left with his ducks in a row and his books in order. And if this is all you ever know of him, know that he was both remarkable and unremarkable at the same time. He never stopped learning and he never stopped loving. We will miss him dearly and remember him fondly. Thank you...

Charlene Rindfleisch Powers, 67, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., died Tuesday May 3 at University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison, Wis. She was being treated for throat and tonsil cancer. Known by her friends and family as Char, she was born on Jan. 26, 1955, in Watertown, Wis. to Howard and Lydia (Drews) Rindfleisch. Char grew up in Lake Mills, Wis., and attended schools there. She graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1973. Char worked at restaurants and convenience stores and was employed at Hamlin in Lake Mills for 20 years until the business closed. She was a hard worker and took pride in quality work. As a young woman she married and later divorced. The last nine years were...

Charlene Rindfleisch Powers, 67, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., died Tuesday May 3 at University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison, Wis. She was being treated for throat and tonsil cancer. Known by her friends and family as Char, she was born on Jan. 26, 1955, in Watertown, Wis. to Howard and Lydia (Drews) Rindfleisch. Char grew up in Lake Mills, Wis., and attended schools there. She graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1973. Char worked at restaurants and convenience stores and was employed at Hamlin in Lake Mills for 20 years until the business closed. She was a hard worker and took pride in quality work. As a young woman she married and later divorced. The last nine years were...

Curtis Chester Millard, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 3. Curt was born on November 12,1955 to parents Chester and Harriet (Kienbaum) Millard in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Curt grew up in Whitewater and graduated from Whitewater High School in 1974. He went on to study at Madison Area Technical College. In 1985, he married Maureen Schindler of Fort Atkinson at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson. Curt worked for 30 years as a pressman at W.D. Hoard & Sons. He was always willing to help colleagues and friends, and earned a reputation of reliability among all who knew him. He would not hesitate to help a neighbor in need by shoveling driveways or driving over to fix...

Charlene Rindfleisch Powers, 67, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., died Tuesday May 3 at University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison, Wis. She was being treated for throat and tonsil cancer. Known by her friends and family as Char, she was born on Jan. 26, 1955, in Watertown, Wis. to Howard and Lydia (Drews) Rindfleisch. Char grew up in Lake Mills, Wis., and attended schools there. She graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1973. Char worked at restaurants and convenience stores and was employed at Hamlin in Lake Mills for 20 years until the business closed. She was a hard worker and took pride in quality work. As a young woman she married and later divorced. The last nine years were...

Judith Ann Sweat, 81, found her peace with the Lord on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Judy was born December 2, 1940 in Elgin, Illinois at St. Joseph Hospital. Her parents were Clayton Wood and Martha Colberg Rohr. Her growing up years were in Elgin and after she married Richard Sweat, they lived in Canada for several years. She moved back to the states with her four children and settled again in Elgin. She worked a number of years for the Methodist Board of Pensions in Evanston, Illinois before moving to Whitewater 20 years ago. She brought her granddaughter, Angela Garcia, with her at this time. Judy enjoyed reading, puzzles and having coffee with a friend. She left behind four...

Thomas H. Lueck died on April 17, 2022, in Fort Atkinson at his home. He was born August 16, 1931, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He was with the Northern Trust Bank of Chicago for 30 years and retired in 1994 as President of Northern Trust Services. Lueck received his BSBA in 1956 from the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He served as a director of The Chicago Chapter of The American Institute of Banking and on The National Board of Risk Insurance Management Society in New York. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Shirley; two nieces, Susan (Terry) Harrison of Leander,...

Patrick S. "Chobey" Young, 58, of Fort Atkinson passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022 after a long battle against pancreatic cancer, at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center surrounded by his loving family. Pat was born on May 23, 1963 at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii to Rex and Peggy (Calero) Young. Pat's father was a career navy officer, so Pat spent a lot of his early years moving to places including Baltimore, Southern California, and Florida. After his father's retirement, the family now of five moved to Fort Atkinson, where Patrick's father grew up, as well. After graduating Fort Atkinson High School in 1981, Chobey attended MATC where he received his Associate of Accounting...

Allan (Al) Dale Peters, formerly of Jefferson, passed away on April 14th, 2022 at Reena Senior Living in Fort Atkinson. Al was born on November 4th, 1931 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Wilbert W. and Ethel (McPetrie) Peters. He grew up and attended Storm Lakes very first kindergarten, which is when he first met Norma Ellis, his future wife. Al attended Storm Lake public schools, where he excelled in sports, particularly in football and track. Al started dating Norma during his Junior year. They eloped to North Carolina in 1952 during his Junior year at college. They enjoyed 69 years of marriage before her passing on September 26th, 2021. They lived in Manchester, Keokuk, and Eagle Grove in Iowa...

Joy S. Stuckey, a loving mother, ascended peacefully on butterfly wings to the gates of heaven on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born in Berwyn, IL on May 27, 1943, the daughter of the late Raymond and Helen (Zuetel) Rode. On January 19th, 1963 she was united in marriage to the late Bruce Stuckey at Faith Lutheran Church in Brookfield, Illinois. She was currently residing in Fort Atkinson, WI. Joy worked as an administrative assistant at Jefferson County Human Services, Parsons Chiropractic Services, and Dr. Moulton's Dental Clinic. She made many friends over the years that brought laughter and smiles to those around her. She loved any and all flowers, especially...

Randy O. North, 51, of the Cambridge area, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 19th, 2022. Randy was born on February 23rd, 1971 in Stoughton, WI to Marvin and Eldray (Webb) North. He spent much of his early life in Stoughton, Edgerton, Greenwood, and Cambridge; eventually graduating from Cambridge High School in 1989. For years after graduating, he worked at his high school before doing farm work for various Cambridge area farms. Randy joined the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Department in 1998 and was elected to be an Assistant Chief in 2008; a position which he held up to the time of his passing. He was the CVFD representative in the Jefferson County Chiefs Association and the...

Randy O. North, 51, of the Cambridge area, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 19th, 2022. Randy was born on February 23rd, 1971 in Stoughton, WI to Marvin and Eldray (Webb) North. He spent much of his early life in Stoughton, Edgerton, Greenwood, and Cambridge; eventually graduating from Cambridge High School in 1989. For years after graduating, he worked at his high school before doing farm work for various Cambridge area farms. Randy joined the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Department in 1998 and was elected to be an Assistant Chief in 2008; a position which he held up to the time of his passing. He was the CVFD representative in the Jefferson County Chiefs Association and the...

Shirley M. Meisner, 89, of Whitewater passed away peacefully on March 16th, 2022, with her family by her side. Shirley was born on February 9th, 1933, in Hebron, Wisconsin to Franklin and Irma (Pelchen) Koepke. She spent much of her early life in Hebron, going on to graduate from Whitewater High School. On January 20th, 1951, she married Arthur Meisner and together they raised a family in Whitewater. She enjoyed sewing; she became a seamstress and worked with Art Lein's Men's Clothing Store. She also loved to work on puzzles and watch her grandkids. Shirley is survived by her children, Bruce (Elizabeth) Meisner of Wolcott, IN, Scot (Kellie) Meisner of Chetek, WI, Vicki (Ray) Garlock of...