Mark Gordon O'Rourke, 44, of Wilton passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 30, 2014.  He was born to Gordon and Lois (Arndt) O'Rourke on Oct. 30, 1969, at St. Mary's Hospital in Sparta. He was baptized Dec. 7, 1969, and confirmed on May 20, 1984, both at St. Paul...

Donald H. Picha, 52, of Portage, Wis., and formerly of the Hillsboro/Elroy areas passed away Monday April 28, 2014, at his residence in Portage. He was born on Aug. 8, 1961, to Emil and Doris (Knutson) Picha in Hillsboro, where he grew to adulthood and graduated from...

Paul Raymond Brown, 88, of Ontario passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at his home with his family by his side. He was born March 28, 1926, to Millard and Ida (Shellhouse) Brown northeast of Dysart, Iowa. He attended Dysart School. Paul was inducted into the United...

Richard M. (Dick) Campfield was born in Elroy, Wis., on May 8, 1920, to Archie C. and Ida Marx. He was married to Margaret (Peg) for nearly 60 years, was the father of Richard (Kathy), Barbara, Roger (Debbie), Roland (Sandy), Joan (David) Zittnan, Dennis, Diane (Kurt)...

Paul L. Pieper, 72, of Cashton passed away at the Bland Bekkadal Center for Hospice in Viroqua onTuesday, April 22, 2014.  Paul was born May 15, 1941, in the town of Jefferson, rural Cashton, to Ludger and Anna (Brueggeman) Pieper. He attended St. Mary’s...

Raymond J. Pisha, 89, of Hillsboro died Monday, April 21, 2014, at Sauk County Health Care Center in Reedsburg. He was born July 11, 1924, to Joe and Mary (Hofricter) Pisha in Hillsboro. On Aug. 24, 1948, Raymond was united in marriage to Lillian Machovec at St....

Donna Mae Menn, 82, of Norwalk died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Morrow Memorial Home in Sparta. She was born Oct. 17, 1931, to Adolph and Clara (May) Weiland of Kendall. Donna was united in marriage to Robert “Bob” Menn on July 2, 1955. Donna attended...

Harry John Friedl, 94, of Kendall died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Heritage Manor in Elroy. He was born Feb. 8, 1920, to John and Emily (Seigel) Friedl on the home farm in the town of Glendale.  On Nov. 6, 1948, Harry was united in marriage to Marguerite Collins at...

Helen Ann Nelson (nee Kinnear) of Mequon, Wis., passed away peacefully and went home to be with the Lord on April 3, 2014, at age 78. Loving wife of the late Robert Nelson, Helen’s greatest love was her family. She is survived by her children, Terry Nelson (wife...

Pamela Kaye Askew, 49, of Sacramento, Calif., and formerly of Wilton went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, following an aortic aneurysm. Pamela was born April 2, 1964, in Sacramento, Calif., but lived most of her life in Wisconsin. Pamela was a 1983...