October 2025

FENNIMORE – Dale Adolph Vogel, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday October 2, 2025, surrounded by family, after a courageous 20-year battle with Leukemia and Lymphoma. Dale was born on February 10, 1936, in Dodgeville, WI, to Gladys (Dale) and Rudy Vogel. His arrival came during a fierce snowstorm. Sadly, his mother passed away when he was just two weeks old. Dale was then raised by his father Rudy, a Swiss Cheesemaker and his stepmother, Hazel (Howell) Vogel. During his childhood, he spent summers with his grandparents, Alfred and Lydia Dale, on their farm in Edmund. Those […]

MOUNT IDA – Linda J. Zart, age 74, passed away at home on Thursday October 2, 2025, surrounded by her family, after a long courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gerhig’s disease). She was born on January 1, 1951; the daughter of Edward & Dorothy (Trygstad) Hofstetter. On December 6, 1969, Linda married her high school sweetheart, Glenn Zart at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Fennimore. Linda spent her entire adult life on the family farm with Glenn, where she worked hard, raised her children, and later welcomed her grandchildren. She was a stay-at-home Mom and farm wife until her children

FENNIMORE – Dean L. Rindy, age 63, passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 1, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 13, 1962, the eighth child of Richard and Helen (Spears) Rindy. He was united in marriage to Michelle Ellis on August 13, 1983, at the Fennimore United Methodist Church. Dean was born in Mount Vernon but spent his years growing up in Cuba City, where he graduated from Cuba City High School in 1980. A proud member of the FFA, Dean’s love for the land and animals carried over to his hobby farm, which

MONTOFRT – Patricia Ann “Pat” Jones, age 84, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday morning October 1, 2025, at her residence. She was born on January 7, 1941, in Dodgeville, the daughter of Francis and Blanche (Nechvatal) Wienkers. Pat was united in marriage to Dale Jones on November 26, 1960, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Montfort. Pat graduated from Montfort High School and then attended Beauty School in Madison where she received her degree. She worked as a beautician in Mineral Point for a few years as she and Dale raised their family. Pat gave up