September 2017

Gilda J. Welsh, age 86, of Oconomowoc and formerly of Fennimore and Prairie du Chien, died on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 11, 1931 in Marion Township Grant Co., WI the daughter of Lou & Elizabeth (Bender) Freymiller. Gilda was united in marriage to Loren Welsh on Sept. 5, 1956 at the Marion Church. Gilda had a passion for farming her entire life. She and Loren purchased a farm just west of Fennimore in 1961 and affectionately named the farm “Lovebug Acres”. Gilda meticulously and lovingly took great care of the animals, …

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Jim H. “Moose” Winkers, age 83, of Onalaska and formerly of Fennimore, died on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his residence in Onalaska. Jim was born on Jan. 4, 1934 in Wingville, WI the son of Henry J. and Louisa (Fritsch) Winkers. He married Judy Vogel on April 28, 1962. Jim graduated from Montfort High School with the class of 1952. He worked as a carpenter all his life, taking great pride in his work. He also served in the US Army with the medics. Jim and his wife Judy lived in Fennimore all of there married lives until moving …

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Margaret “Midge” Ann Newberry, age 92, of Madison, died on Monday morning Sept. 11, 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Margaret was born on August 25, 1925 in North Lancaster Township, Grant County, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Rothe) Novinska. She married Raymond Newberry on April 3, 1948, in Fennimore, WI. Margaret attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Fennimore and The School of Nursing in Wausau. She and Raymond lived throughout the country and abroad, including Kansas City, Texas, Taiwan, Colorado and Wisconsin. Margaret worked as a registered nurse all her life and was an excellent caregiver who …

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Michael G. Vavricka, age 67, of Fennimore, died on Friday morning Sept. 8, 2017 at his residence in Fennimore. Michael was born on April 18, 1950, in Dodgeville, WI the son of Joseph and Daisy (Timmens) Vavricka. He married Alana Harms on July 9, 1977 at the Highland Presbyterian Church. Mike graduated from Iowa Grant High School in 1968. He then attended Southwest Tech. in Fennimore where he received a degree in auto mechanics before being drafted into the US Army; serving from 1972 – 1975.  Mike had been working at HyPro Inc. in Platteville for the past 12 years …

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