April 2022

Karen Ann Francis, age 69, of Livingston, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 12, 1953, at Memorial Hospital in Boscobel, the daughter of John and Theresa (Karasek) Mathews.  Karen graduated from Iowa Grant High School in 1971.  On January 24, 1970, she was united in marriage to Frank D. Francis at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Montfort.  After their marriage Frank was employed with Iowa County Farm for a short time before he and Karen began farming with Karen’s father between Livingston and […]

Julie Lynn Beckman, age 61, of Fennimore, WI passed away on Saturday April 16, 2022, at Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison. She was born on May 30, 1960, in Dodgeville the daughter of Clifford and Fern (Lee) Norton. Julie graduated from Pecatonica High School. She enlisted in the U.S. Army and then returned to the area following her honorable discharge. Julie worked various jobs throughout her life, but her focus was raising her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed being outdoors and taking care of her dogs. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and sister. Julie’s happy

Kermit Lester Wehrle, born February 13, 1934, to Lester and Mildred Wehrle in Fennimore, WI passed away October 30, 2021, at the age of 87. He is survived by his sister Doris Monroe, daughters Kathy Wehrle and Denise Wehrle, son Vernon Wehrle and grandson Brian Wehrle. Growing up on the family dairy farm near Fennimore, Kermit attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison after High School and graduated in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. In June of that year, he was wed to Donita Kasper and enlisted in the Air Force. From very early in his life, he had a

Arthur Delbert Freymiller, age 85, of Fennimore passed away on Thursday April 21, 2022, at his residence in Fennimore. Art was born on November 15, 1936, in the farmhouse on the family farm in the Town of Marion, Grant County, WI the son of Floyd and Lela (Brandes) Freymiller. He graduated from 8th grade at the Miller School. In 1954, Art graduated from Boscobel High School the last class to graduate from the Old Rock School. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Army from November of 1956, until September of 1958, in the Old 601st Corporal Missile Battalion in

John R. Smith, age 88, of Woodman, WI passed away on Tuesday April 5, 2022, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse as the result of a motor vehicle accident on March 24, 2022. He was born on October 2, 1933, in Blue Rapids, KS the son of John and Doris (Paxton) Smith.  John was united in marriage to Deloris Kane on March 14, 1955, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. John moved to the area when he was nine years old and attended school in Linden. He began driving truck at a young age and continued his