July 2020

George F. Hrubes, Sr., 67 of Montfort, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on August 3, 1952 in Dodgeville the son of John and Dorothy (Kratochwill) Hrubes. He graduated from Fennimore High School in 1970. George married Jeanna Arms on September 9, 1978 in Boscobel. They had two sons George Jr. and Eric. Together they raised a nephew and niece, Billy and Michell Haberkorn. George farmed on the home farm and milked until 1992. They transitioned to beef cattle and they […]

Mount Hope – Greg L. Wehrle age 70 of Mount Hope passed away on Monday, July 27th, 2020 at the Lancaster Health Unit in Lancaster Wisc. He was born on February 8, 1950 in Lancaster the son of Harles and Nelda (Cohen) Wehrle. He was united in marriage to Debra Myers on December 23rd, 1972 at the Livingston United Methodist Church. Greg graduated from West Grant High School in 1968. After his high school graduation, he continued his education at Southwest Tech in Fennimore in the AG/Auto Tractor course which he was part of the first ever SWTC graduating class.

Larry E. Mook, age 60, of Fennimore, WI passed away on Tuesday July 21, 2020 at the Riverdale Healthcare Center in Muscoda. He was born on April 30, 1960 in Lancaster the son of Roland and Joyce (Ohlert) Mook. Larry was united in marriage to Mary Rider on October 26, 1985 at the Congregational Church in Boscobel. Larry graduated from Fennimore High School in 1978, where he was very active with the FFA. He was passionate about farming, taking over the family farm where he ran his dairy and hog operations. Larry retired in 2010 but still remained a farmer

Elizabeth Frances Ihm, age 50, of Lancaster, WI passed away on Sunday afternoon July 12, 2020 at the U.W. of Madison. She was born on March 14, 1970 in Madison the daughter of Clifford and Denise (Schroeder) Ladwig. Liz was married to “Skip” Marshall in September of 1999 and in 2015 was united in marriage to Roger A. Ihm on July 4. Liz graduated from Fall River High School and then attended the Southwest Technical College in Fennimore receiving her degree in marketing. Wanting to help others, Liz furthered her education by receiving her Certified Nursing Assistant degree from Madison

Ruth Jean Danz, age 88, of Livingston, WI passed away on Saturday morning July 11, 2020 at the Southwest Heath in Platteville. She was born on October 13, 1931 in Peoria, IL the daughter of James and Grace (Knott) Lambie. Ruth graduated from Spring Bay High School in Spring Bay, IL. She was united in marriage to Roy Danz on November 27, 1953 in East Peoria, IL. Together they farmed in East Peoria for many years. In 1980, they purchased a farm in rural Livingston for their boys. After being apart from her family for a few months, Roy and