February 2017

Fennimore – Lawton Albert Alderson, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Center. The only child of William and Ethel (Hunter) Alderson, Lawton was born at the Iowa County Hospital in Dodgeville, WI on November 11, 1929. He spent his youth on the family farm in the Mt. Hope/Mt. Ida area, attending school at Irish Ridge and Mt. Hope. On February 28, 1949, Lawton married Lorraine Frances Yanna of Castle Rock Township, WI at St. John’s Nepomuc Catholic Church, Castle Rock Ridge. From this union, 11 children were born: Linda (Eldon) Washburn, […]

Lancaster – Glennie Marie Rewey, age 96, of Lancaster, formerly of Fennimore, died on Monday Feb. 20, 2017, while a resident of Orchard Manor, Lancaster. Glennie was born August 12, 1920, the daughter of Roy and Ethel (Culver) Klinger. She married the love of her life George Clark Rewey June 30, 1951 in Dubuque, IA. Glennie will be remembered by her smile, chocolate chip cookies, banana bread and a friendly wave from her kitchen window. One would never know what she’d say with her quirky remarks. While living in Madison, Glennie was a waitress in many well-known supper clubs of

Fennimore, WI-Vern D. Lewison, age 82, died on Saturday morning Feb. 18, 2017 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. Vern was born on Nov. 22, 1934 the son of Orvie & Mamie (Ames) Lewison. He married Gretchen Simmons in 1958 until 1978, and then was united in marriage to Sue Mittelstadt in 1982. Vern graduated from Viola High School the class of 1952. After a brief two years in the US Army, Vern farmed in the Viola area from 1960 to 1969. He then received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics from U.W. Platteville in 1973. He

Mildred G. Vine, age 99, of Mt. Horeb and formerly of Mt. Hope and Fennimore, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at Ingleside Manor in Mt. Horeb. Mildred was born on Sept. 6, 1917 in Barneveld, WI the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Phiel) Binius. She married Charles Vine on May 20, 1936 in Montfort, WI. Mildred and Charles farmed in the Mt. Hope area until his untimely death in 1974. Mildred then moved to Fennimore until moving to Mt. Horeb to be closer to family in 2009. Mildred enjoyed raising chickens on the farm, knitting, and crocheting. Mildred is

Rollande J. Krandall passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in the early hours of the morning of February 5, 2017 from a pulmonary embolism.  She had been away from home, helping her father in Minnesota.  She was 52 years old. Rollande was born on August 17, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan to Norman and Rosalie Krandall.  She spent her early childhood in the Detroit area.  When her parents divorced, she went with her mother to Denver, Colorado and attended grade school and high school there.  She then returned to Michigan and briefly attended college, but did not then graduate (Antioch College in Ohio