August 2025

Boscobel, WI-Virjeanne Ann Brown, age 89, passed away on Sunday morning August 10, 2025, at the Boscobel Care and Rehabilitation. She was born on July 4, 1936, in Davenport, IA the daughter of Arthur and Elfrida (Nygaard) Larson. Virjeanne moved to Crawford County in Wisconsin in the middle of her junior year in high school. She met her husband, Richard “Dick” Brown on the school bus. They were united in marriage on November 20, 1955, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boscobel. They moved to a farm in Crawford County and spent their entire lifetime there. As the years […]

Livingston, WI-Ernest Leroy Danz, age 69, passed away on Friday August 8, 2025, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. He was born on November 10, 1955, in Peoria, Il the son of Roy and Ruth (Lambie) Danz. Ernest graduated from Metamora High School in Illinois where his passion for farming started as a young boy. He was President of the Metamora FFA. In 1980, He and his family moved to the rural Livingston area where he continued farming until 2020. Ernest’s love for farming was second to none. This was passed down from his parents and he was proud to

LANCASTER – Florence “Flo” O. Peterson, age 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday August 3, 2025, at Boscobel Care & Rehab. She was born on November 2, 1932, the daughter of Ole and Sadie (Mossholder) Peterson. Flo is survived by her sister Nina Hoffland and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and nine siblings: Stanley Peterson, Olaf Peterson, Paul Peterson, Guy Peterson, Nellie Dulay, Tilmer Peterson, Mervin Peterson, Shirley Vandervort, and Vernon Peterson. Funeral Services Honoring Florence’s wishes, no funeral services will be held. Private burial of her cremated cremains will be held at

MADISON / LANCASTER – Trudith “Trudy” A. Runde, age 80, passed away on Tuesday July 29, 2025, at home. She was born in Lancaster on February 27, 1945, to Aelred and Pearl (Bass) Runde. Trudy grew up on a farm in Lancaster and graduated from Lancaster High School. After high school, Trudy moved to Madison and never looked back. She enjoyed everything the city had to offer, especially having everything she needed right at her fingertips. In her younger years, Trudy enjoyed fishing and taking trips to Canada. She played on a coed softball league for about 15 years and