August 2021

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Take Action to Prevent the Spread of the Delta COVID-19 Variant

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 8:07am

On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the CDC released new recommendations based on the most up-to- date information about the Delta variant of COVID-19. The Delta variant is highly infectious and is spreading more quickly than any other strain of COVID-19.

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RUTH H. WITTENWYLER

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 8:05am

Ruth H. Wittenwyler, age 99 of rural Monticello, died on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Ruth was born on May 13, 1922, to Wilbur H. and Caroline (Graper) Poor in Chicago, IL.

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RUTH M. ZIMMERMAN

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 8:04am

Ruth M. Zimmerman, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the New Glarus Home. She was born on May 19, 1925, the daughter of Julius and Alice (Hefty) Eichelkraut.
On February 14, 1946, she was united in marriage to Jacob Walter Zimmerman Jr. at the Swiss Church parsonage in New Glarus. Ruth was a mother, homemaker, and farm wife. She was a member of the Swiss United Church of Christ in New Glarus and the Postville Ladies Aid.

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JOANNE M. KRONSTEDT

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 8:04am

Joanne M. (Alderman) Kronstedt, age 66, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Our House Assisted Living in Wisconsin Dells. She was born on February 18, 1955, the daughter of Isaac and Marion (Moritz) Alderman.
Joanne graduated from New Glarus High School in 1973. She had married Nathan Kronstedt and had one son, Isaac, who preceded her in death in 1994.
Joanne is survived by her brother, Eugene Alderman; sisters-in-law, Jenny and Beau Alderman; nieces and nephews.

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ELSBETH FREITAG

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 8:03am

Elsbeth Freitag, age 85, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on July 17, 1936, the daughter of Rufus and Mary Bess (Herrick) Freitag in Champaign/Urbana, IL.

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New Glarus Celebrates Its Heritage