Obituaries

Jackaline Jane (Preuss) Johnson/Schumann, age 86, passed away peacefully at Spring Brook in Onalaska on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

She was born on May 27, 1938 in Elroy to Arthur and Fannie (Searles) Preuss.

Jackie married John Johnson on April 6, 1957.  John preceded her in death on July 2, 1976.  She later married Kenneth Schumann on May 23, 1980 and Kenny preceded her in death on June 6, 2011.

Jackie worked on the family farm growing up, then she went to work for the Elroy School in the office.  After she married, she was a housewife until John’s death, then she worked for Jensen’s Market in Elroy, Hike n’ Bike, farmed again, and at Heritage Manor. 

She volunteered at the Elroy Legion Hall cooking.  Both Jackie and Kenny volunteered for God’s Feeding People and the Elroy Fair, later Jackie drove for meals on wheels.

She is a member of the Elroy United Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary.  She enjoyed playing cards, spending time with family and friends, planting flowers and cooking.  She was a good cook.

Survivors include her children, Jeff (Sue), Jim (LaLani), Judy (Dennis), June (Wyatt); stepchildren, Kerry (Shelly), Chris (Paul), Carla (David); grandchildren, Troy, Tricia (Dennis), Nickie (Ryan), Mandi, John (Kim), Jacob, Allie (Martin), Jewel; step grandchildren, Jessica (Claudio), Zach, Justin, Brandon (Monica), Ethan, Cassie, Kyle (Mia), Kira and 16 Great Grandchildren.

Jackie was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; sister, Doreen; son, Jerry; stepson, Kevin; stepdaughter, Colleen and friend, Mary Skinner.

She was assisted during the end by Gundersen Hospice and the Staff at Spring Brook Onalaska.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Elroy, with Pastor Jill Nowlen officiating.  A time of visitation will be held on Monday, July 22, 2024 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Picha Funeral Home in Elroy and on Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Church.

The Picha Funeral Home in Elroy is assisting, for online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com

A Mass of Christian Burial for William “Bill” Roberts Sr., age 79, of Mauston, Wisconsin, will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Mauston with Fr. Jey Yobu celebrating. Visitation will be held at church from 9:00 A.M. until the time of mass. Bill will be laid to rest following mass at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Mauston.

Bill is survived by his loving wife Elsie; two sons William (Tracy) Roberts Jr. and Jeffrey (Alison) Roberts, and a daughter Loretta (Daniel) Roberts. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Rachel Kopplin, Ryan Roberts, Brandon Ray, Dylan Ray, Jordan Roberts and Olivia Roberts, along with 2 great-grandchildren, brother Ernest Roberts, and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Conway-Picha Funeral Home and Crematory of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin assisted the family with arrangements. For On-Line condolences and information, go to www.pichafuneralhome.com.

Marjorie A. “Tootie” Quist, of Kendall/Clifton, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2024, at the
age of 90, in Tomah, Wisconsin at Touch of Home.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church at Indian
Creek. Father Peter Raj will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Family and friends are
invited for visitation Friday, July 12, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a rosary beginning at 4:00
p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Family and friends are also invited for visitation on
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. The Torkelson Funeral Home of Tomah
is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at

Robert Harry Allen, 96, of Mauston, Wisconsin passed away at Springbrook Village, La Crescent, Minnesota on Friday, June 21, 2024.  He was born on September 30, 1927 in  Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Alma (Severson) and Harry Allen and soon moved back to their home town of Mauston, Wisconsin.  

In August of 1946 he enlisted in the Army with several friends because he heard he could receive up to 30 months of schooling if he served for 18 months.  After basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama he was sent to Korea and assigned to the 76th Signal Battalion where he was then sent to school for electronic training.  He then began his assignment setting up teletype communication and long-distance telephone equipment.  He left Korea in January of 1948 and that fall enrolled in DeVry Technical School in Chicago to become an electronic engineer.  He worked for a short time in La Crosse, Wisconsin at WLCX Radio but was anxious to get back to Chicago because during the summer he had met a wonderful girl named Betty Haglund from Chicago visiting Woodside Ranch in Mauston on vacation with a friend.  Fortunately, he was called there to repair their juke box.  He and Betty Lou were married on August 18, 1951 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Chicago. They returned to Mauston in 1952 to be near family before the birth of their first son, Bobby, who was born on his father’s 25th birthday.  He said it was the best birthday gift he had ever received.  He worked at Badger Ordnance and in 1954 opened Allen’s TV Clinic and operated the business until he retired in 1973 at the age of 45.

Robert is survived by son, Robert (Laurel) of La Crescent, Minnesota; grandchildren Ryan (Elizabeth) and Kyle (Victoria) Allen of Onalaska, Wisconsin and Olivia (Sean) Bowes of Tampa, Florida; great grandchildren Jedrick and Sophia Prairie; Prometheus, Henry, Ruby and Lorelai Allen and River Lily Bowes; nephew Alan (Karen) Haglund of Rockwood, Tennessee, Ed (RJ) Rogers of Mauston, Wisconsin, Jody (Sandy) Rogers of San Antonio, Texas and niece and goddaughter Judy (Jim) Droster of Mauston, Wisconsin.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Betty, his sister and brother-in-law Betty and Ed Rogers of Mauston, Wisconsin and his son, Michael, of Tampa, Florida.

The family would like to thank Springbrook Village of La Crescent and Moments Hospice for their kind and loving care.  Funeral arrangements will be scheduled in September.  Memorials may be directed to Bethany Lutheran Church, Mauston, Wisconsin