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Baumel, Rose Age 92 of Adams County
2 months
by WRJC WebMaster
in Obituaries
Mrs. Rose Baumel, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 28, 2025. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished friend to many, Rose touched countless lives with her warmth, generosity, and unwavering dedication to family.
A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, June 14 at 11:00 a.m. at the South Burr Oak Methodist Church in Coloma, Wisconsin. Reverend Leonard Capobianco will officiate. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to the service.
Rose was born on July 26, 1932, in Westfield, Wisconsin, to William and Mildred (Hayes) Reichhoff. She graduated from 8th grade in Friendship in 1947 and worked alongside her siblings on the family farm during her youth. Her life changed forever when she met the love of her life, Vic Baumel. The two were married on February 23, 1952, and together they raised four children.
Rose dedicated her life to her family, finding joy and purpose in supporting her husband, children, and grandchildren. She also worked for many years at Adams Friendship Hospital, where she was a valued and compassionate member of the team. Deeply committed to service, Rose was an active member of the American Legion and the Adams-Friendship VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Vic and Rose enjoyed fishing and gardening together, often spending quiet days outside tending to their plants or waiting for a bite on the line. Rose also had a deep love for cooking—but even more so, she cherished the smiles on the faces of her loved ones as they gathered to enjoy the meals she prepared. Her homemade rolls, mashed potatoes, and apple slice became legendary in the family, with frequent requests and playful disagreements over who liked them the most.
Rose was a woman of deep faith, finding guidance and community at South Burr Oak Methodist Church, where she was a proud member of the congregation. She generously volunteered her time and efforts to worthwhile causes and to those in need throughout her community.
Rose was preceded in death by her husband Victor, her parents Bill and Mildred, her children Roger Baumel and Terry Buzzell, her granddaughter Lindsey McFadden, and her siblings Robert, Blanche, Shirley, William, and June.
She is survived by her children: Victor (Cheryl) Baumel of Janesville, Richard Baumel of Green Bay, and sister, Jane Boer of Adams. She is further survived by her grandchildren: Victor (Christie) Baumel, Bobbi (Steve) Chapman, Holly Baumel, Peter Baumel, Gary Rickabaugh, Adam Baumel, Brian Baumel, Becky Rickabaugh, Phillip (Jackie) Baumel, and Ashley Buzzell; as well as many great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the support and kindness shown during this difficult time.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed in Rose’s memory to her family.
The Baumel family is being assisted by Roseberry’s Funeral Home. For online condolences and further information, please visit www.roseberrys.com.
Waving at Farmer Leads to Vehicle Accident Near Cashton
2 months
by WRJC WebMaster
in Local News
Late Tuesday morning, May 6, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, the Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call
reporting a two-vehicle collision on Oneida Road, rural Cashton, Wi, in the Town of Clinton.
Wayne K. Kruizenga, 64 of Rural Viroqua, was driving a 2011 Ford F150 traveling north when he looked
out his passenger window to waive at a farmer. When Kruizenga looked back to the road, he saw a 2024
Jeep operated by Duane W. Meyer Jr., 47 of Holmen, WI. Meyer was pulling away from a mailbox after
completing a postal delivery. Kruizenga braked and steered left while Meyer accelerated and went right.
The Kruizenga vehicle struck the left, rear of the Meyer vehicle.
Kruizenga and Meyer, both wearing seat belts, were seen by first responders, but refused treatment.
The airbag deployed in the Kruizenga vehicle.
Assisting the Sheriff’s Office at the scene were La Farge Area Ambulance, and Cashton Fire & Rescue.
Mauston Track & Field Shows Well at Bangor Meet
2 months
Boys
Tanner Winker
– 1st, 100m dash,
– 2nd, 200m dash
Tanner Winker has officially tied the 100 meter dash school record. He joins Dan May, Dave Ritland, Ernie Kolumbus, Jeff Komay, Jesse Witcraft, and Garron Brandt at 11.1 over 100m. He also ran the fastest fully automatic time recorded in the FAT era for any athlete at Mauston over 100m in 11.13. He is .04 seconds away from outright owning this record and rewriting the sprint record books at MHS.
Josher Ellerman
– 1st, 800m dash
Weston Pouillie
– 1st, 1600m run
Brekk Peterson
– 5th, 1600m run
Braydon Weyh
-3rd, triple jump
-5th, 300 hurdles
Cody Komiskey
– 3rd, shot put
1st, Boys 4×200 relay (Tanner Winker, Masyn Bires, Ryker Jones, Braydon Weyh)
1st, Boys 4×800 relay (Weston Pouillie, Sebastian Naquayouma, Brekk Peterson, Josh Ellerman)
2nd, Boys 4×400 relay (Braydon Weyh, Sebastian Naquayouma, Weston Pouillie, Josh Ellerman)
Girls
Catie Lavold
– 2nd, 800m run
Alexys Smith
– 4th, 800m run
Eden Finucan
– 3rd, 300 hurdles
4th, Girls 4×400 relay (Catie Lavold, Eden Finucan, Jillian Cook, Alexys Smith)
5th, Girls 4×200 relay (Catie Lavold, Eden Finucan, Jillian Cook, Alexys Smith)
Boys Team – 1st out of 15
Girls Team – 10th out of 15
New Lisbon Relay Team Sets New School Record at Bangor Meet
2 months
The New Lisbon Track and Field Teams took a light line up into the Bruce Brewer Invitational on Tuesday night to complete against other area teams as one of the last meets to prepare for conference. The Boys team finished 9th and the Girls finished 14th.
Finishing in the top 3 and earning medals were:
Jamesen Pfaff in the long jump with a first-place finish
And
The 4 x 100 relay team of Jamesen Pfaff, Brandon Voss, Jude Keltner, and Austin Berndsen finishing second and breaking their own school record time with a new school record time of 44.76.
Next up for the Rockets is a meet Thursday in Hillsboro to continue to work on fine tuning our line up for the Conference meet.
Local Prep Scores from Tuesday 5/6
2 months
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
Baseball
Nekoosa 13 Mauston 10
Mount Horeb 5 Reedsburg 1
Wisconsin Dells 6 Westfield 4
Wautoma 8 Adams-Friendship 7
Royall 15 New Lisbon 4
De Soto 12 Hillsboro 0
Onalaska Luther 5 Brookwood 4
Softball
Bangor 8 Necedah 4 (Syvannah Schumer 3×3 RBI for Necedah)
Royall 4 New Lisbon 2
Hillsboro 19 Boscobel 1 (Haper Sullivan 2×2, Carmen Erickson, Maddie Herritz each 2×3 for Hillsboro)
Tomah 3 Onalaska 1
Brookwood 10 La Farge 0
Nekoosa 9 Westfield 5
Wisconsin Dells 13 Wautoma 6
Baraboo 9 Reedsburg 4
Adams-Friendship 15 Mauston 0
Girls Soccer
Holmen 4 Tomah 0
Reedsburg 1 McFarland 0
Wisconsin Heights 1 Mauston 0 (Monday)
Mauston Cant Sustain Early Lead in Baseball Loss to Nekoosa
2 months
The Mauston Golden Eagles baseball team let a game get away from them Tuesday night. Mauston could not hold on to an early 3-0 lead in at 13-10 loss to Nekoosa. Mauston took an early 3-0 lead in the third on shaky defense by Nekoosa but Nekoosa go back in the game and took the lead getting to the Mauston bullpen. Nekoosa scored 2runs in the 5th 4 in the 6th and 7 in the 7th to pull away for the victory. Mauston tried to rally down 7 in the final frame scoring 4runs but it wasn’t enough. Isaac Steinke, “Beef” Massey, Connor Newlun, and Evan Parsons all had a pair of hits in the loss for Mauston. Matthew Winters had 2hits and 2RBIs for the Papermakers. Mauston drops to 3-2 in the conference and 5-8 overall. Nekoosa improves to 4-1 in the conference and 5-3 overall. Mauston will travel to Adams-Friendship Thursday afternoon.
Local Prep Scores from Monday 5/5
2 months
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
Softball
Cashton 7 Hillsboro 5
Wonewoc-Center 9 Royall 2
Brookwood 6 Necedah 3
Bangor 2 New Lisbon 0
Mount Horeb 5 Reedsburg 2
Poynette 11 Westfield 0
Baseball
Wisconsin Dells 7 Portage 2
Tomah 14 Sparta 2
Weston 3 La Farge 0
Royall 14 Wonewoc-Center 1
Bangor 10 New Lisbon 0
Brookwood 16 Necedah 0
Hillsboro 10 Cashton 0 (Complete Game shutout from Reed Urban for Hillsboro)
2 Found Dead in Wyeville
2 months
by WRJC WebMaster
in Sports
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of two people who were located in the East Fork Lemonweir River on Sunday (5/4/25) in Wyeville.
The Sheriff’s Office received a call around 2:45pm from a subject advising that they had located what they believed to be a body in the water. The caller advised they had come to the area to look for two subject who had not been seen since the night before.
Upon further investigation, the Sheriff’s Office found that the two people had left the Backwater Bar & Grill the night before and no one had seen them since. The Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of Ft. McCoy Water Rescue, Tomah Rescue Techs, and Oakdale Fire Department. A search was conducted of the waterway behind the property and the bodies of the man and women who had been missing were located and recovered from the water.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Medical Examiner’s Office continue to investigate, however there is no indication of foul play at this time.
Attend Upcoming MBMC-Necedah Health Fair May 15th
2 months
by WRJC WebMaster
in Local News
Reserve your spot at the upcoming health fair being held at Mile Bluff – Necedah Family Medical Center Thursday, May 15 from 7 to 10 am. Receive free blood pressure and blood sugar testing, and learn what your risk factors are for developing heart disease and diabetes.
Appointments are required for all services, so call 608-565-2000 to reserve your spot today!
To see more events like this, check out the upcoming events page at milebluff.com.
Cashton Defeats Hillsboro Takes Control of SBC Softball Race
2 months
The Cashton Eagles now control their own destiny to a SBC Championship after downing Hillsboro 7-5 Monday evening. If Cashton wins out they will do no worse than share the conference championship. Hillsboro despite the loss is in the same position. Cashton used a big 3 run 3rd inning to seize the lead and hang on for the victory despite a furious Hillsboro rally. Cashton led 4-0 going into the 6th inning but Hillsboro struck for 3 runs in the 6th charged by a 2 run bomb by Michelyn Hansen, Cashton answered back with a 3 run bottom of the 6th to go up 7-3. Hillsboro loaded the bases in the 7th with nobody out but Hansen hit a line drive to 3rd which was caught and the fielder was able to double off the baserunner at 3rd to halt the Tiger comeback attempt. Hayden Bohn and Kiana Liska each had a pair of hits in the Tigers loss. Sophie Lucazewski and Peyton Brueggen each had 3 hits for the Eagles. Cashton improves to 6-3 in the conference and 9-7 overall. Hillsboro drops to 4-3 in the conference and 8-6 overall.
