The Oregon Observer

Vicki S. May, 81, passed away at home with her family at her side, on June13, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. Vicki was born to Edna (n?e Wismer) and Arnold Bouma in Holland, Nebraska on June 26, 1940. Vicki married Marlynn May in 1959 and they had two children, Jodi Morton-May (Gary Morton) and Doug May (Dawn Larson May). Vicki married her life partner of 33 years, Susan Cary, on June 26, 2015, in a joyful ceremony with family. Vicki was a compassionate, wise, and knowledgeable psychotherapist. She earned her M.A. at the University of Wisconsin ~ Whitewater and was a founding member of Harmonia Madison Center for Psychotherapy. She enjoyed a long and successful career as she...

Shirley J. Wagner, 82 of Fort Atkinson, WI, peacefully passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Center of Johnson Creek. She is now celebrating pain free in heaven with her dearly loved friends and family who preceded her. Shirley was born February 11, 1940, and grew up in Cambridge, WI. She married Wayne Wagner, of Monroe, WI, in May of 1952. Shirley spent much of her adult life in Oregon, WI, raising her family, working in the Oregon School District and being an active member of the community and St. John's Lutheran Church. Shirley moved to Fort Atkinson in 2004 and continued contributing to the community around her while enjoying life on the farm. Shirley is...

Bert Carr III, 71, of Brooklyn, WI, fell asleep in death on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at his home. Bert was born April 19, 1951 in Dekalb, Illinois. He was a 1969 graduate of Stoughton High School. He married his high school sweetheart Jackie Orcutt on July 18, 1970. Bert was a devoted and loving father to his three children, Seth (Erin) Carr, Sarah (Josh) Fugate and Bert (Lauren) Carr IV. He taught them the value of hard work, love of the Bible, and pure appreciation for all the beautiful creation God gave us. His grandchildren Carson, Riley and Liliana were the light of his life and he made it a goal to not miss a single day of seeing them when they were babies and toddlers, and then...

Stewart "Buck" Atkinson, age 71, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022, peacefully at home with his family at his side, after a hell of a fight with cancer. He was born on August 11, 1950, in Portage, son to Wallace C. and G. Catherine (Meekma) Atkinson. Buck was united in marriage to Patty Schulz on April 20, 1974, in Oregon. Together they were married 48 years, and raised two children, Mike, and Michelle. Buck graduated from Oregon High School in 1968 and worked for the U. S. Post Office for 35 years. He enjoyed tinkering around with small engines and visiting Wayne's Automotive. He loved spending time in Oxford with his family, and he will be remembered for his love of life. Buck was the...

LAKELAND, FL - Thomas "Tom" Schmidt, age 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 surrounded by his family and wife of 52 years. He was born on November 11, 1947 to Kenneth and Doris Schmidt. After graduating high school in 1966, Tom served in the army as a paratrooper. After his service, he married the love of his life, Penny (Riesen), and was blessed with two sons, Jeffery and Christopher. He drove semi truck for Varco Pruden Buildings before going into business for himself as an owner-operator. As his family grew, he gave up over the road trucking to spend more time with them and began farming with his brother in law and best friend, Dave Pestor. Later in his life, he...

TERESA "TERI" (MERO) SCHUMAN, age 61 of Oregon, WI passed away unexpectedly on February 3, 2022, at UW Hospital in Madison. She was born on November 25, 1960, in Fort Benning, GA to Robert and Judith (Lang) Mero. Teri graduated from Jefferson High School in 1979 and attended MATC earning her LPN degree. She married Daniel Schuman on November 10, 1984, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Jefferson and baptized at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on November 18, 1984. Teri worked as a nurse at Dean Clinic in Madison, and as a preschool teacher at Precious Lamb Preschool in Oregon. She was a member of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oregon. Teri enjoyed being a mom to her son, Lukas,...

Lannice "Lee" Ann Meyer, 70, passed away on June 1, 2021, at The Villas at Middleton, a Health Care Facility in Middleton, WI, after a multiple year battle with cancer. Lannice lived in Brooklyn, WI for the last 15 years and prior to that, she lived in Janesville, New Berlin, and Brookfield, WI. She is survived by her brother, Berland (Beverly) Meyer, Wausau, WI and sister Ronice (Gary) Donovan, Rochester, MN. She is also survived by four nieces: Jennifer (Joe) Merrill, Denver, CO; Julia Meyer (Steve Lewellis), Minneapolis, MN; Eira Donovan (Jake Theros), Rochester, MN; and Moira Donovan (Ryan Nordell), Roberts, WI. She is also survived by three grandnephews: H. Josef Merrill, IV and...