June 2021

Geraldine Ann (McGinnity) Millard of Mineral Point, formerly of Fennimore earned her wings after more than 88 years of trials, tribulations and laughter in the temporal realm. Known as Dede among her Mineral Point friends and family and Gerry among those in Livingston and Fennimore, she died Saturday June 12, 2021, surrounded by her closest family members, wishing her Godspeed enroute to her divine destination. She was born Oct. 25, 1932. She is survived by her five boys: Lee (Marie), Wauwatosa; Larry, Madison; Lynn (Barb), Lancaster; Laverne, Janesville; and Lyle, Fennimore. Geraldine was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur; […]

Ethel J. Howell, age 86, of Fennimore, and formerly of Richland Center, passed away at her home on Tuesday June 1, 2021, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. With the assistance of Hospice, she was able to be at home, surrounded by her children, until the end. Ethel was born on December 29, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Jesse and Alice (Grant) McCoy. She met her husband, Wilson Howell, while he was serving at the San Diego Navy Base in California. They were united in marriage on October 18, 1952, in Yuma, Arizona and spent thirty-two

Collette Lynn Copus (née Smith), age 75, was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 30th, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Collette was born on December 5th, 1945 in Crawford County, Wisconsin to Charles and Mabel (née Koll) Smith. She graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1964 and, on November 14, 1964, was united in marriage to the love of her life, Gary Paul Copus. She worked for many years with Schultz Brothers and Homeward Bound. She also took on the noblest job as a stay- at-home mother to her two sons, Stuart