Local obituaries for Southwest Wisconsin.
Edwin P. "Ed" Banfield
Oct 23, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Edwin P. “Ed” Banfield, 93, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died Friday, October 23, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2020, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Cuba City, Wisconsin, with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in the church...
Sr. Estelle (Mary Cabrini) Wiltz
Oct 21, 2020
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin Sister Estelle (Mary Cabrini) Wiltz O.P., died Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa. Private services will be held. Sister Estelle taught or served as principal for 42 years in parish elementary schools in Illinois, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. She served in various ministries at the Sinsinawa Motherhouse from 1989 to 1995. She...
Jacquelyn G. Brewer
Oct 16, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Jacquelyn G. Brewer, 79, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died Friday, October 16, 2020, at Prairie Ridge, Galena, Illinois. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at St. Rose of Lima Church, Cuba City, Wisconsin, with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A public...
Bunny Findley
Sep 21, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Bunny Findley, 68, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. Per Bunny’s request there will be no service. Casey-McNett Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cuba City is assisting the family. Bunny was born on October 5, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Richard and...
Sr. Carla Sonnenberg
Sep 21, 2020
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin Sister Carla Sonnenberg, O.P., died at St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, on Monday, September 21, 2020. Private services will be held at Sinsinawa. Friends and family can view her wake service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24th and her funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 25th at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/sinsinawa/ . Sister Carla’s life was one of cheerful,...
Lois J Booth
Sep 18, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Lois Jean (Butson) Booth, age 87, of Cuba City, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Epione Pavilion. A private service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2020, at United Methodist Church in Cuba City with Pastor Jessica Graham officiating. Services will be live streamed through the funeral home Facebook page. Burial...
Mary T. Roberts
Sep 9, 2020
Hazel Green, Wisconsin Mary T. Roberts, 87, of Hazel Green, Wisconsin, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2020, at St. Francis de Sales Church, Hazel Green, Wisconsin, with Rev. Kenneth Frisch officiating. Burial will be in the church...
James F. Mcauliffe
Sep 7, 2020
Hazel Green, Wisconsin James F. McAuliffe, 74, of Hazel Green, Wisconsin, died Monday, September 7, 2020, at UW-Madison Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Casey-McNett Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Services will be live streamed through the funeral home Facebook page. Friends...
Patricia L. "Tricia" Dean
Sep 7, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Patricia L. “Tricia” Dean, 70, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, formerly of Potosi, Wisconsin, died Monday, September 7, 2020, at Southwest Health Center Hospital in Platteville, Wisconsin, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 14, 2020, at St. Rose of Lima Church in Cuba City with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Burial will be...
Sr. Patricia Charissa Smith, O.P.
Sep 2, 2020
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin Sister Patricia (Charissa) Smith, O.P., died at Sinsinawa on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Private services will be held. Sister Patt taught in parish schools in Illinois, Wisconsin and New York before serving in Bolivia for ten years. She taught at Regina High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was then elected to the SE Provincial Council. After earning a...
Lewis H. Richardson
Aug 29, 2020
Shullsburg, Wisconsin Lewis H. Richardson, 88, of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, died Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Private family services will be at Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City. Burial will be at a later date in Shawnee Cemetery. Lewis was born on October 18, 1931, in New Diggings, Wisconsin, the son of...
Lawrence L. "Larry" Timmerman
Aug 21, 2020
Dickeyville, Wisconsin Lawrence L. “Larry” Timmerman, 83, of Dickeyville, Wisconsin, died Friday, August 21, 2020, at home surrounded by family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Dickeyville with Rev. Bernard Rott officiating. Services will be live streamed through Facebook on the funeral home page. Burial...
Joann Mae Lutes
Aug 18, 2020
Benton, Wisconsin JoAnn Mae Lutes (Shireman), passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones, at UW-Hospital, Madison, WI, on August 18, 2020, at the age of 77 years. A Celebration of Life will be held at Lawrence’s Pub & Eatery from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020. Casey-McNett Funeral Home of Benton is assisting the family. JoAnn...
Harold J. "Harry" Kaiser
Aug 9, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Harold. J. “Harry” Kaiser, 76, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, formerly of Haltom City, Texas, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa, surrounded by his family. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2020, at St. Joseph’s Church, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, with Rev. Kenneth Frisch, Rev. Bernard Rott and Rev. Bart Timmerman...
Sr. Barbara (Richaria) Hutfless
Aug 6, 2020
Sister Barbara (Richaria) Hutfless, O.P., died at St. Dominica Villa, Sinsinawa, August 6, 2020. Private services will be at Sinsinawa. Her culinary skills were evident in her ministry at the Motherhouse; Annunciation Convent, Minneapolis; and St. Joseph Convent, Sioux Falls, during the early years of her religious life. After receiving the B.S. degree from Edgewood College in 1979, she...
Bernell C. "Pete" Pickel
Aug 6, 2020
Kieler, Wisconsin Bernell C. “Pete” Pickel, 79, of Kieler, Wisconsin, died peacefully Thursday, August 6, 2020, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, surrounded by his two daughters. Private services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Church in Kieler with Rev. Bernard Rott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Close family and friends...
Lavern D. Wiederholt
Aug 4, 2020
Kieler, Wisconsin LaVern D. Wiederholt, 78, of Kieler, Wisconsin, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa, surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Church, Kieler, Wisconsin, with Rev. Bernard Rott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A...
Sister Ruth Mary Coleman, O.P.
Jul 29, 2020
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin Sister Ruth Mary Coleman, O.P., entered eternal life on July 29, 2020. Private services will be held at the Sinsinawa Motherhouse. After religious profession in 1954, Sister Ruth Mary taught in parish schools in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Ventnor, N.J.; Peoria and Dixon, Ill. She was a religious education coordinator in several Illinois parishes (Streator, Dixon and Ottawa);...
Ray W. Figi
Jul 23, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Ray W. Figi, age 90, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, passed away at his home Thursday, July 23, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at St. Rose of Lima Church, Cuba City, Wisconsin, with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Services will be live streamed through Facebook on the...
Vernon A. Jansen
Jul 20, 2020
Cuba City, Wisconsin Vernon A. Jansen, 87, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Immaculate Conception Church in Kieler, Wisconsin with Rev. Bernard Rott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Services will be live streamed through the funeral home Facebook page. Visitation will...

