Bethany Rose Soboleski was born on Sept. 4, 1991, in Beaver Dam, to Danny and Leigh (Mertig) Soboleski. She attended school in Beaver Dam and was currently a junior at Beaver Dam High School. Bethany had a passion for animals and really enjoyed her work at the Dodge County Humane Society. She constantly went out of her way to help others and she wanted to continue that by going to school for a career in nursing after high school. She loved spending time with her family, her friends and her five dogs. Bethany was a very courageous person who impacted many people's lives. Bethany will always be loved and never be forgotten. She is at home in peace with God and is watching over all of us. Survivors include her parents, Dan and Leigh Soboleski, Beaver Dam; her sister, Jessica Soboleski (Kevin Kuehn), Beaver Dam; her grandparents, Karla Mertig, and Ray and Lois Soboleski, all of Beaver Dam; six aunts and uncles, Shelley Mertig, Beaver Dam, Beth (Dennis) Lutz, Minnesota, Jerry (Dawn) Mertig, Beaver Dam, Donna (Ralph) Woodke, Beaver Dam, Larry Soboleski, Madison, and Cheryl Prest, Beaver Dam; special friends, Katie Rabehl, Justin Gulke, and Sarah Starr, all of Beaver Dam; many cousins, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Thomas Mertig.