Obituaries

Dorothy Mae Riley, age 81, of Reedsburg, WI, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Harmony Hills in Loganville, WI. She was born on July 3, 1940 in Prairie du Chien, WI to Herman and Bertha (Wood) Riley.

Raymond F. Kuper, age 86, of Reedsburg, died peacefully on Friday, November 5, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born on May 25, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Benjamin and Mabel (Wachowski) Kuper. Ray was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict. On April 27, 1957, he was married to the former Marquerite R.

Frederick “Fritz” Cunningham, age 79, of Reedsburg, WI, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021. He was born on November 25, 1941 in Madison, WI, the son of Loren and Marcelle (Loy) Cunningham. On October 7, 1961 he was united in marriage to Sandra Small at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Loganville.

Betty Lou Sawisch, 88, passed on November 1, 2021 at the University Hospital in Madison. She was born on May 1, 1933 in Indiana, the daughter of Joseph W. and Cleo (King) Eskridge.

She worked for over 21 years at Hankscraft/Nuk in Reedsburg.

Arline “Lindy” Prothero, age 94, of Reedsburg, WI, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at the Reedsburg Area Medical Center. She was born on June 21, 1927 in Reedsburg, the daughter of Walter and Florence (Richert) Farber. On April 19, 1946, Lindy was married to Don Prothero in Illinois while Don was serving in the Navy.

Roger Keith Zimmerman, 95 of Reedsburg, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021. A visitation will be Thursday, November 4, 2021, at Redlin-Ertz Funeral Home 5:00 – 7:00 pm.

Nancy’s free spirit crossed over to the spiritual world on the morning of October 24th, 2021, after a short illness. Nancy had just started a new journey in her life moving up to the family’s beloved cabin in the north woods. She was looking forward to becoming one with Mother Nature and a caretaker of the land.

LeRoy E. “Pops” Judd, age 80, of Loganville, WI, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021. He was born on June 18, 1941 in Loganville, the son of Everett and Emma (Nemitz) Judd. On May 4, 1968 he was united in marriage to Gertrude “Trudy” Horkan. This marriage was blessed with five children.

Kenneth Skogen-Reeson, 31, died October 3, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona where he was attending UTI-Motorcycle Maintenance Institute, achieving his goal of being a certified Harley-Davidson technician. He could cruise past his pain on his HD with his dog Remington riding behind him.

Helen E. Rose Giese, age 94, of Reedsburg, died on Wednesday morning, October 27, 2021 at Greenway Manor in Spring Green. She was born on January 28, 1927 in the Town of Washington, Sauk County, the daughter of Kenneth and Alice (Schlueter) Phillips.