July 2016

Fennimore, WI – Charles S. “Chuck” Weist Jr., age 45, died on Tuesday afternoon July 12, 2016, in the town of Sterling in Vernon Co., WI as a result of an automobile accident. Chuck was born on May 7, 1971, in Lancaster, WI, the son of Charles Sr. and Barbara (Watchorn) Weist. Chuck attended Fennimore High School and was in the class of 1989. He went to work for Croft’s Lime and Gravel and Mathy Construction as a heavy equipment operator until 2005. Chuck then worked for Pattison Sand in Clayton, IA until being employed for the past three years […]

Montfort – Douglas C. Jenks, age 82, of Montfort, died peacefully on July 3, 2016 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, from injuries received in an automobile accident in Knoxville, TN. Douglas was born on June 17, 1934, in Mifflin Township, the son of Orval and Laura (Holmes) Jenks. He was raised on the family farm south of Cobb. Upon his graduation in 1952, he attended UW Madison in Agriculture short course. After graduation he returned to farm with his parents. On October 10, 1953, he married his high school sweetheart Mary Wienkes at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Highland, WI.

Marolyn Ruth Galbraith, age 82, of Hartford, died on Saturday July 2, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Marolyn was born on Dec. 14, 1933 in Mount Hope, WI the youngest of nine children to Oral and Marjorie (Braudt) Monroe. She married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, William Galbraith on Jan. 22, 1952 at the Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Marolyn spent her childhood on several farms in the Mount Hope area and graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1951. Marolyn and Bill then moved to the Milwaukee area where Marolyn worked as a timekeeper