February 2022

JoAnn E. Hopper, age 64, of Fennimore, WI passed peacefully on Friday February 4, 2022, at Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison. She was born on February 6, 1957, in Dodgeville the daughter of Charles and LaVerne (Heacock) Ley. She was united in marriage to Michael Hopper in 1978 until going their separate ways in 1989. JoAnn proudly served in the United States Army enlisting on July 25, 1977, until being honorably discharged on June 19, 1981. She worked as a secretary for the law firm of Kinney, Urban, and Kussmaul in Lancaster for 20 years. She enjoyed […]

Gerald R. (Jerry) Shockley, 69, of Dodgeville, WI formerly of Livingston passed away peacefully on January 31, 2022, surrounded by family, after a long battle with a progressive chronic disease. Jerry was born in Darlington, WI on November 13, 1952, to Ellsworth and Kathryn (Williams) Shockley. While still an infant, he moved with his parents and six older brothers and sisters to Livingston, WI where he lived for most of his life. Jerry graduated from Iowa-Grant High School in 1971 and the following year received certification from Southwest Tech as an autobody technician. Jerry spent most of his career working

Mildred “Milly” Stephens, age 96, passed away peacefully Saturday January 29, 2022, at Divine Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Fennimore, WI. She was born January 28, 1926, in Platteville, WI, the daughter of Bert and Harriet (Tindell) Hooks. She married Clinton Stephens on September 14, 1985. Milly worked at Parker Penn in Fennimore, JCPenney in Boscobel as a salesclerk, the Boscobel Clinic in the records department for several years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and visiting with family and friends. Milly also loved wintering in Arizona with Clinton. Milly is survived by her husband Clinton, daughters: Linda (Thomas) Koenig, Reisha Bray,