Obituaries

Duane D. Pretsch Duane D. Pretsch, age 75, of Spring Green, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the UW Hospital in Madison.  He was born on February 7, 1946, in Plain, the son of Reinhold and Lucy (Alt) Pretsch.  Duane was married on July 17, 1965, to the former Iza Walter, spending 55 years together.  Duane spent most of his life as owner/operator of the Blackhawk Feed Mill, a portable feed mill. If he wasn’t working in the trucks, you could find him listening to Prime-mover every Saturday morning, hoping to find a deal, or at an auction with Kevin Alt.  Duane loved playing cards and his favorite pastime was playing with his four great-grandkids.  Duane was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Spring Green.  Survivors include his wife, Iza Pretsch of Spring Green; two children, Wendy (Mike) Layton of Spring Green, Duane (Lisa) Pretsch of Arena; four grandchildren, Ashley (Rylee) Vossekuil, Hannah (Luke) White, Michaela (Logan) Pyfferoen, Duane (Molly Salzwedel) Pretsch; four great-grandchildren, Bentley and Paislee White, Henesee and Kyee Vossekuil; one brother, Gary Pretsch of Plain; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, Gerald Alt, Joann Drea, Kenneth Pretsch, LeRoy Pretsch, Darlene Connors; his in-laws, Kenneth and Harriet Walter.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Spring Green with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Thursday at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of Mass.  Online condolences available at www.staffordfuneralhomes.com. The Richardson-Stafford Funeral Home in Spring Green is assisting the family with the arrangements.