February 2023

Allen Gratz, age 66, of Boscobel, WI passed away on Monday February 13, 2023, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on June 7, 1956, in Prairie du Chien the son of Gerald and Viola (Bunts) Gratz. Allen was united in marriage to Sandra Udelhoven in 1973. With this marriage, they shared three children. Choosing to go separate ways, Allen was later married to Connie Weidemann until her untimely death and was later united in marriage to Beverly Brinks until she lost her battle with cancer. As a young boy, Allen loved farming and continued […]

Gordon Robert Bender, age 88, of Fennimore, WI passed away on Saturday February 4, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, IA. He was born on June 27, 1934, in Boscobel, the son of Robert and Agatha (Perkins) Bender. Gordon was united in marriage to Patricia “Pat” Steiner on July 1, 1954, in Prairie du Chien. Gordon loved to take things apart and put them back together, he had a natural curiosity that was with him throughout his life. He was a mechanic, working at Young & Sime Chrysler in Boscobel, and the Boebel Farm Store in Fennimore. He was a