April 2018

Edward J. "Eddie" Vavricka

Edward J. “Eddie” Vavricka, age 87, died on Saturday afternoon April 28, 2018 at Bloomfield Healthcare in rural Dodgeville. Edward was born on June 16, 1930 in Wingville Township Grant Co., WI the son of Joseph and Flora (Dyer) Vavricka. He was united in marriage to Doris Crawford on Sept. 30, 1950 in Prairie du Chien. After graduating from Montfort High School, Eddie continued farming on the family farm. As the years passed, the farm was recognized as a Century Farm by the state of Wisconsin and had been owned and operated by four generations. Eddie thoroughly enjoyed farming with his […]

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Aydin Glen James Mischel

Aydin Glen James Mischel, age 17, of Fennimore, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April 26, 2018. Aydin was born on Sept. 30, 2000, in San Diego, CA the son of Steven Mischel and Aimee Maples. Aydin was a playful and creative young man in his junior year at Fennimore High School. He had an interest in computer science, literature, and video game design with hopes of attending UW Stout after graduating from high school. Aydin loved spending time in the outdoors, skateboarding, and listening to music, especially the likes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Primus. Aydin will be remembered

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Richard W. "Dick" Roghers

Richard W. “Dick” Roghers, age 75, of Fennimore, died on Monday morning April 23, 2018, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Richard was born on Oct. 12, 1942, at home in Crawford County, WI, the son of Hilbert and Irene (Miller) Roghers. He married Dolores Edge on August 22, 1987 in Fennimore. After graduating from Boscobel High School, Dick farmed on the home farm until 1972. He then farmed in Hickory Grove Township before purchasing his current property, “Rocky Top Acres” in 1983. In addition to farming, Dick worked for Rossing Construction for 13 years. He later started his

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David G. Everson

David Everson, age 68, of Fennimore, died on Thursday morning, April 19, 2018, at his residence in Fennimore. David was born on May 6, 1949 in Dodgeville, WI the son of Wilbur and Alice (Olson) Everson. He married Ruth Martin on Sept. 8, 1979 at the Lancaster United Methodist Church. After graduating from Lancaster High School in 1967, Dave went on to receive a degree in business from UW-Platteville. He worked at several area businesses over the years including Bloomington Produce, Fennimore Roller Mills, and Rural Insurance until most recently working for Town and Country Insurance Services and Kwik Trip.

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Ronald C. Snider

Ronald “Ronnie” Clinton Snider, age 73, of Beetown, WI passed away at his residence on Tuesday April 17, 2018. He was born on Sept. 10, 1944 in Lancaster the son of Clinton and Betty (Bennett) Snider. Ronnie was united in marriage to Linda (Bown Laufenberg) of Cassville on Oct. 6, 1973 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bloomington. Ronnie farmed his entire life in the Lancaster area. He loved the simple life of working on the farm and being close to his family. Ronnie loved to tractor pull, pulling on both the local and national levels. He was eventually inducted

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