March 2026

BLOOMINGTON – Robert LeRoy Parkins, age 96, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Bob was born on August 2, 1929, to Rolla and Pauline (Hampton) Parkins, Glen Haven, WI. He attended and graduated from Patch Grove High School in 1948. After high school, Bob worked as a mechanic at Grass Motors and painted cars at Marquette Body Shop which undoubtedly fueled his passion for cars. He was in the US Army stationed in England from 1951 – 1953 during the Korean War and a member of the Bloomington American Legion. Bob […]

FENNIMORE – Donna J. Blackbourn, age 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was born on March 3, 1931, in Lancaster, Wisconsin to Donald and Gladys (Muender) Pettera. Donna was united in marriage to Roger Blackbourn in May of 1950 at the Fennimore United Methodist Church. Donna graduated from Fennimore High School where she proudly played drums in the school band. She continued her education at Southwest Technical College, earning a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license. Following the untimely passing of her husband, she moved to Florida in 1978,

MONTFORT – Lois Jean (Leix) Clifton, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, March 23, 2026 at CrestRidge Memory Care in Dodgeville. She was born on October 30, 1931, in her family’s farmhouse in Montfort, the very place where her life began and where her roots were deeply planted. Lois was the daughter of Milton and Fern (Everson) Leix. Lois graduated from Cobb High School in 1949 and continued her education at the Madison School of Business. When her father needed help in his Rural Insurance office in Dodgeville, she willingly returned home to support him. Lois met the

MONTFORT – Ruby Lou (Grunenwald) Moen, a woman of remarkable spirit, love, independence, and faith, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2026, at the age of 95. She was surrounded by loving family and her faithful companion, Pepper The Cat, at The Legacy at Noel Manor in Verona, WI. She faced her final weeks with the same good fight she applied to all of life’s challenges. Born on October 17, 1930, in Iowa County, Ruby was the second of four children born to Benjamin and Jacqueline Mae (Garvey) Grunenwald. Raised on the family dairy farm in rural Livingston, Ruby graduated

FENNIMORE, WI – Arlene Martin, age 64, passed away on Friday morning March 13, 2026, at her residence in rural Fennimore. She was born on May 30, 1961, in Lebanon, PA, the daughter of Aaron and Katie Oberholtzer. Arlene was united in marriage to Albert Martin on March 14, 1981. They made their home in Pennsylvania until 1998 when they moved to a farm in Fennimore, WI. Arlene is survived by her husband Albert Martin of Fennimore; 11 children: Christine (Sanford Lem) Martin of Rutledge, MO, Quentin (Betty) Martin of Riverton, WY, Jay Lloyd (Krista) Martin of Power, MT, Arlene