Memories are what my loved ones, family, and friends will cherish since I, David Charles Riese M.D. age 81 of Monroe, WI, have passed from this earth on January 1, 2022. My loving wife and family surrounded me and cared for me until the end. I was born June 20, 1940 the son of the late Lee Martin Riese and Bernice W. (Howe) Riese in the old Deaconess Hospital in Monroe. As a … [Read more...] about David Charles Riese M.D. Obituary
Obituaries
Obituary: Alma Thurlemann
Alma Thurlemann, age 96, of Monroe, died on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the home of her caretaker and good friend, Carrie Raisbeck. Alma was born on April 2, 1925 in Lauterbach, Germany, the daughter of Victor and Anna (King) Haberstroh. Alma was adventuresome as a young girl traveling to Switzerland to work as a maid and later to England to learn English. She wrote a letter to a … [Read more...] about Obituary: Alma Thurlemann
Obituary: Barbara K. Chesrow
Barbara K. Chesrow, age 75, of Monroe, died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Barbara was born on December 19, 1945 in Chicago, the daughter of Chester W. and Mary (Preiser) Wachowski. She graduated from Main Township High School in Park Ridge, IL. She worked as a clerk at Wal-Mart for several years and enjoyed working in her yard. She is survived by … [Read more...] about Obituary: Barbara K. Chesrow
Obituary: Robert “Greg” Anderson
On January 11, 2021, Robert “Gregory” Anderson, age 65, of Monroe, ended his fifteen year battle with cancer at Agrace Hospice in Janesville, WI. His courage and spirit gave his family ten years longer than doctors expected. Greg was born January 29, 1955 in Freeport Memorial Hospital to Robert M. and Helen R. (Stubbe) Anderson. He was a member of the FFA and loved working on … [Read more...] about Obituary: Robert “Greg” Anderson
Obituary: Merlin J. Olson
Dr. Merlin J. Olson, age 97, of Monroe, died peacefully on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Monroe Clinic Hospice Home with family at his side. Merlin was born on July 12, 1923 in South Wayne, WI son of Melvin and Viola (Johnson) Olson. He attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN and the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he was awarded his medical degree in 1947. He met … [Read more...] about Obituary: Merlin J. Olson