John Gilbert Whitteberry, age 91, passed from his earthly life to his heavenly life on Monday, July 22, 2024 in Mauston, Wisconsin.  He leaves behind a legacy of humor, strength, love, and a creative mindset to his family, community, and all those he encountered. 

He was born on March 5, 1933 in Lafayette, Indiana to Lawrence Benjamin and Faye Marie (Fetterhoff) Whitteberry.  He married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Almeda Conner of Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 11, 1953 and they enjoyed 65 beautiful years of marriage together.  John and Mary had six children:  Joan (David) Jarvis of Houston, Texas; John Douglas (Carrie) Whitteberry of Dallas, Texas; Deborah (Jim) Wilson of Graham, North Carolina; Timothy (Joao) Whitteberry of Paraiba, Brazil; David (Ronie) Whitteberry of Cedar City, Utah; and Sandra (Mark) Kallian of Mauston, Wisconsin. 

John was active from his youth in the church and was a long time member and an integral part of the leadership at the Mauston Church of the Nazarene.  He served many years as Chairman of the Board, Sunday School Superintendent, Trustee, and Adult Sunday School teacher. Faith and time spent with God in the Word every morning was an essential part of his Christian Walk. 

John served in the Navy Seabees, Petty Officer 1st Class for six years, primarily stationed in the Philippines during the Korean War.  Both international and domestic travel continued to be an important part of his life while raising a family of six children. 

As a well-loved 6th grade teacher in the Mauston School District, John taught for 30 years, including time spent as a negotiator with the teacher’s labor union.  Previous students often greeted him with affection on the streets right up until the time of his passing. 

John was a creative provider for his family, teaching his children a strong work ethic.  They remember fondly and not so fondly many daily hours of chores as they helped grow and sell acres of cucumbers, muskmelon, sweet corn, and other crops on his 190-acre farm.  His children “enjoyed” chasing pigs, raising chickens, milking cows, riding horses, and a myriad of other animals and chores. John also established and built an efficient firewood business, cutting, drying and delivering 250 facecord to Chicago each year, powered by family muscle and a wood-splitter of his own creation.

After Mary’s passing, and at the age of 89, John sprightly walked down the aisle, to the delight of his children and church community, to join hands in marriage with Karon Jean Smyth of Frankfort, Kentucky.  Both John and Karon felt that God was the Architect that brought them together.  Their youth-like romantic union of over two years elated everyone around them.  

He is survived by his wife, Karon, his six children, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, and sister-in-law, MaryEllen Whitteberry.  He was preceeded in death by his parents, his first wife, Mary and his siblings: Paul Whitteberry, Irene Hasenleder, David Whitteberry, and James Whitteberry.  

A Celebration of Life was  held on Saturday, July 27 ^th at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Mauston, Wisconsin, officiated by Pastor Michael Postell. 

Mary Ann Jones, 99, of Friendship, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Villa Pines Living Center in Friendship, Wisconsin, after a brief illness.

As per Mary Ann’s wishes, she will be cremated, and her ashes will be interred next to her husband Bill at Northwoods National Cemetery in Harshaw, Wisconsin.

Mary Ann was born on July 4, 1925, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Harry Foss and Margaret Behan. She grew up in Waukesha and graduated from high school there. A proud veteran of WWII, Mary Ann served in the Marine Corps in Washington D.C., doing payroll for the soldiers until the War ended. On April 10, 1948, she married William O. Jones in Waukesha. The family lived in Waukesha before locating to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the 1950’s. They raised their 7 children there and then when the children were all in school she began working at Sears Department Store in the catalog department. Upon their retirement, they first moved to Florida, but eventually returned to Wisconsin and settled in Rhinelander, where they enjoyed many years of retirement. They shared 64 years together, till Bill’s passing in 2012. Shortly afterward, Mary Ann moved to Friendship where she had her own apartment until poor health led to her moving to Villa Pines Living Center.

Mary Ann was an excellent seamstress and an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers. She and Bill became Packers season ticket holders after Bill won the tickets in a raffle and the family still holds the tickets today. Mary Ann often talked of attending the Ice Bowl in 1967.

Mary Ann was also a valued member of the Rhinelander VFW.

Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Margaret; her husband, Bill; her sons, Bobby, Michael and Tommy; her son-in-law, Todd; her daughter-in-law, Judy; her four brothers: Bob, Dick, Jack and Terry; sisters-in-law, Ginny, Marge, Marian, Pat, and Harriet; mother-in- law, Isabelle; father-in-law, Lloyd; and brother-in-law, Johnny.

She is survived by her daughter, Patty (Greg) Kobs; her sons, Dan Jones and Peter (Leigh) Jones; her daughter, Peggy (Scott) Tomczyk and her daughter-in-law, Mary Jones. Her grandchildren, Isabela (Derek) Fagen, Alex Kobs, Andy Jones, Kristin Jones, Arrin (Adam) Richter, Sarah (Paul) Selin, Jacie Jones, Jenna, Ross (DeLaney) Tomczyk, Ali (Mike) Shaw, Gary Wood, and Lynn Kutz. Her great-grandchildren, Eileen Tomczyk, James Tomczyk, Everly Richter, Eloise Richter, Charlie Richter, Makia Shaw and new baby Shaw, William Selin, Victor Wood, Maggie Wood, and Lee Kutz. Her sisters-in-law, Sue Foss and Barbara Foss and many nieces and nephews.

The family will gather at a later date at Northwoods National Cemetery in Harshaw, Wisconsin, where her ashes will be interred with military honors.

The family would like to thank the entire staff at Villa Pines Living Center for the wonderful care that Mary Ann was given. During her last years there she often referred to everyone at Villa Pines as her “family.” Many of the staff called her “Grandma” and they made her 99th birthday on this past July 4th a special time for her.

Lavonne G. Noth, 79, of Mauston, passed away peacefully with family at Our Senior Home Memory Care home on Monday evening, July 15, 2024. She was born on December 29, 1944, to Robert and Beverly Rediske, in Tomah, Wisconsin. She was united in marriage to Dean H. Noth, on August 28, 1965, in Tomah, Wisconsin.

She is survived by their six children, 14 grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, and three great grandchildren; two sisters and a sister-in-law; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins, son Robert (Ligaya) Noth and children Emmanuel and Alana; daughter Becky Noth; daughter Jeanne (Mark) Berg and children, Megan (Mike) Oppriecht and great grandchildren Audrey and Oliver, Brittany Berg, Natasha (Jacob Benson) Berg, and Isaac Berg; daughter Tammy (Daniel) Remington and children, Austin Remington, Jessica Kramer, Adam (Alora) Kramer and great grandson Weston, Crystal Cafferty, Jacob Cafferty, and Camron Cafferty; son Charles (Ruth) Noth and his children Kate-Lynn (Josh) Wrezinski, Savannah (Calvin) Pender, Mackenzie Noth, and Aiden Noth; and son John (Jill Frohmader) Noth; sister, Karen (Sydney) Jerome; sister Diane (Jerome) Scharrer; and sister-in-law, Carol Anne Noth.

She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, a niece Laura Antony, and granddaughter Kylee Noth, as well as many aunts and uncles.

Lavonne, nicknamed Bonnie, spent countless hours in the kitchen cooking and baking for her family which she loved to do and excelled. Many of the ingredients came for their expansive gardens and orchard where all sorts of berries, fruits and vegetables grew under their care. But most loved by Lavonne were the flower beds which circled the house and the songbirds that she faithfully fed throughout the year. She knew them all by name and passed that knowledge on to her children. She enjoyed traveling with a special liking for the deserts of the southwest states. She had a gift to gab which lent well to her profession of waitressing for many years, and later as she sold tickets for the Ducks and other attractions in the Wisconsin Dells. She liked to be where the action was and would be the first out on the dance floor at every opportunity that came along. She loved people and served others doing hospice for a while and assisted handicap people on traveling tours by bus. She lived a very full life and had a strong faith in God.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Bethany Lutheran Church, 701 Grove Street, Mauston, Wisconsin, with visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. followed by a brief service and a light meal and fellowship.

CARL ANDERSON, age 67, of Friendship, WI, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 12, 2024. Visitation services will be held on Wednesday, August 7th from 4 – 7 pm and Thursday, August 8th from 10 – 11 am. Celebration of Life to follow at 11 am, all at Roseberry’s Funeral Home 512 Main Street, Friendship, WI. A luncheon will follow the Celebration at the VFW Post #6279 172 N Linden Street, Adams, WI 53910.

Carl Anderson was born in Madison, WI on May 30, 1957, to Charles R. and Patricia M. (Turner) Anderson. He married Mary Walter on November 14, 2020. Carl served in the United States Air Force between 1976-1980, working with the White House Communications staff in Washington DC. He traveled with White House staff to many places under two administrations. Carl had the honor of introducing the “President of the United States” on one occasion. He continued working on computer communication systems as a career for many years, moving to Minnesota, Illinois, and eventually back to Wisconsin.

Carl’s core was his Christian faith. He was raised attending church with his family and in the past few years became increasingly more confident displaying his faith. He faithfully attended all church services, was actively involved in men’s Bible studies, and helping in any way possible at his current church. Mornings would find him reading his daily devotions, drinking his tea with George sitting on his lap. Carl was a fun-loving man who shared in a lifetime of treasured memories with family and many friends. He had a soft spot for his cats, especially Herbie and George. There is an emptiness now in our hearts. Carl was a motorcycle enthusiast, having taken numerous road trips across the country with his Dad, uncle Earl, and cousin David. He covered over 300,000 miles. Of course, this included a few trips to Sturgis, South Dakota. In recent years, he and Mary would hit the road frequently on their cycles, riding several multi-state trips. Carl became an enthusiastic member of Castle Rock HOG chapter in Mauston. For all motorcycle enthusiasts, please consider riding your motorcycles to the services, to honor Carl.

Carl was an avid outdoorsman, hunting deer and turkey, and spending much time outdoors on his multi-acre homestead.

Carl will be dearly missed by his Wife, Mary, of Friendship; Sister: Cynthia (Mike) Peterson of Oregon, WI; Niece: Erin (Adam) Chisman of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; Niece and Godchild: Annie Peterson of Las Vegas, Nevada; Great Nieces: Elisa (Joel) and Natalee Kaether, and Odessa Chisman; former Brother-in-Law: Bernard Peterson Jr of Hillsboro, WI; Godchild: Amanda (Anthony) Zimmerman; Carl’s First Cousins: James Wylie of Texas, David (Angela) Wylie of Winnsboro, TX, Daniel (Laura) Anderson of Richland Center, Denise (Larry) Rudersdorf of Pulaski, Doreen (Jason) Fehlauer of Watertown, Jerome Johanning of Rochelle, IL, Eric (Lori) Johanning of Rochelle, IL, Roger (Patty) Johanning of Rochelle, IL, Brian Johanning of Rochelle, IL, and John Anderson of Almena. Mary’s Children: Jeannie (Aaron) Symicek of Cottage Grove, MN, Katie (Jason) Karl of Marshfield; Grandchildren: Riley and Samantha Symicek and Brynlee and Hazel Karl.

He was preceded in death by his Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles: Mary and William Wylie, Wanda and Darwyn Anderson, Earl Turner, Kenneth and Kathleen Anderson. First cousins: Dennis Anderson, Dianne Rudersdorf, Kirk Johanning, Pamela Schmidt.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to either the American Legion Red Cloud Post in Friendship where he was an active member, or to the VFW Post #6279 in Adams in honor of Carl’s Dad Charles R. Anderson.