April 2024

LIVINGSTON – Susan K. Grunenwald, age 79, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Upland Hills Health Hospital in Dodgeville. Susan was born in Cleveland, OH on January 23, 1945; the daughter of William and Georgian (Vaubel) Halverson. Susan married the love of her life, Le Roy Grunenwald, on December 20, 1963, in Mineral Point. They would have been married 61 years. Susan and Le Roy made their home in the Livingston area on the 101 Ranch, where they raised their four children. Together they were avid dancers and enjoyed traveling. Susan especially enjoyed visiting the Promise Land Winery. […]

FENNIMORE-Jack D. Davidson, age 85, passed away unexpectedly on Friday April 5, 2024, at his residence in Fennimore. He was born on December 31, 1938, in Beulah, North Dakota, the son of Steven and Rena (Cone) Davidson. He was united in marriage to Barbara Iverson on July 5, 1962. Following his graduating from high school, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he met the love of his life, Barbara. After their marriage they moved out West. During this time Jack worked for the Army Corps of Engineers. He was very proud of this experience and talked fondly about

MONTFORT/MADISON – Catherine “Katie” Frye ,97, passed away on Thursday April 4, 2024, at Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care in Fitchburg. Katie was born in 1926 to Anna and Fred Adametz of Montfort. After graduating from high school, she moved to Madison to work and met Harold “Chuck” Frye. They married in 1948 and raised two children in Montfort. Katie worked for 42 years at the bank in Montfort, retiring at age 62. After Chuck passed away in 1990, she met Theodore “Ted” Noyes from College Station, TX. They married in 1997 spending their time in Bagley, WI and College

BOSCOBEL – Diane Lou Lewis, age 86, passed away on Saturday morning, March 30, 2024, at Dove Healthcare in Fennimore. She was born on June 7, 1937, in Ithaca, WI, the daughter of Robert and Alice (Brown) Grassman.  Diane was united in marriage to William “Bill” Lewis on September 18, 1956, and after several years in the area, they moved to Waukesha. Diane worked for Waukesha County Department of Aging until her retirement. After retirement, Diane and Bill moved back to Boscobel. Diane loved to create. She was an avid sewer and enjoyed making pins with buttons and yo-yos. She

PULASKI/LIVINGSTON – Tari Lynn Novinska, age 70, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Talamore Living Center in Sun Prairie after a long illness. Tari was born on June 24, 1953; the first child of Howard and Jeanette (Biefer) Wagner. She grew up in Livingston and was a 1971 graduate of Iowa-Grant High School. Moving to Pulaski in 1979, Tari worked as an HR Coordinator for F&M Banks until their closing. Her second career was an Assistant to Athletic Department in the Pulaski School system until her retirement. She was also the proud partner of Vern’s Hardware in Pulaski