Lancaster – Ruth E. Freymiller, age 95 of Lancaster and formerly of Fennimore, went peacefully to heaven on Thursday morning, May 22, 2014 at the Lancaster Care Center. Ruth was born on August 30, 1918 in Marion Township, Grant Co., WI the daughter of August and Grace (Lampert) Stenner. She married Raymond Freymiller on December 29, 1937. Ruth and Raymond farmed together in Mt Hope until retiring and moving to Fennimore in 1971. She was a former leader of the Mt. Hope Cardinal 4-H Club, member of the Grant County Holstein Association, Marion E&R Church (UCC), and the United Methodist […]
Boscobel, WI – Brady Ray Jacobs, age 23 days died on Wed. May 14, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN due to complications from a hypo plastic left ventricle. Brady was born on April 21, 2014 in Rochester, MN the son of Dwayne and Elizabeth (Moore) Jacobs of Boscobel. Brady is survived by his parents, brother Sam at home, step-sister Angel Jacobs of Boscobel, maternal grandparents Chris and Rita Moore of Fennimore, paternal grandmother Jane Jacobs of Prairie du Chien, uncles; Christopher Moore of Fennimore, Charles Moore of Fennimore, Scott (Evelyn) Jacobs of Prairie du Chien, Leroy Jacobs […]
Lake Mills, WI-Ivan Arnold Hollenberger, age 75, died on Monday May 12, 2014 at Freedom Plaza Care Center in Peoria, AZ after a brief battle with pneumonia. Ivan was born on Dec. 18, 1938 in Dubuque, IA the son of Joseph & Goldie (Nickel) Hollenberger. He was united in marriage to Nancy Kappel on May 7, 1960 in Lake Mills. Following graduation from high school, Ivan attended U.W. Platteville. He moved to Lake Mills and worked at various small jobs until being hired at BouMatic Dairy in Madison as a welder for 36 years. Ivan also farmed in rural Lake […]
Montfort, WI-Joseph Charles Straka, age 86, died on Saturday April 26, 2014 at Crestridge Assisted Living in Dodgeville. Joseph was born on Jan. 27, 1928 in Montfort the son of Wencel and Margaret (Winters) Straka. He was united in marriage to Hazel Vesperman on Jan. 26, 1952 in Fennimore and together they had 11 children. After returning home from serving in the US Army, Joe went to work driving Semi for Russell Fortney for a few years and then worked at the Cobb Canning Factory. In 1955 he began farming in rural Montfort. He continued farming until moving into Montfort […]
Theodore J. “Ted” Griswold, age 93 of Livingston, Wisconsin passed away on April 23, 2014 at UW Hospital in Madison. The son of Theodore E. and Delphia Griswold, he was born on August 4, 1920 in the township of Clifton. He married Dolores Beerkircher in 1941 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agriculture in 1942. He was a renowned cattleman, livestock breeder and steward of the land. He leaves behind a legacy of community service, having served as the first president of the Iowa-Grant school district as well as a candidate for Wisconsin State Senate. He is […]
Madison – Betty Lou Spoerle, age 79, died unexpectedly on Mon. April 21, 2014 at her residence in Madison. Betty Lou was born on Jan. 18, 1935 in Fennimore, WI the daughter of James and Madeleine (Cordts) Spraggon. She married Richard Spoerle on Nov. 29, 1958. Following graduation from Fennimore High School, Betty Lou moved to Madison and worked for Farmers Mutual Insurance. Betty Lou then stayed home and raised her family including Michael Everson who became an extended member of the family. When her children were grown, Betty Lou worked for 10 years in food service at Huegel Elementary […]
Lancaster, WI-Thomas James Wall, age 65, died unexpectedly on Monday March 31, 2014 at his residence in North Lancaster Township, Grant Co., WI. Tom was born on March 13, 1949 in Lamont, IA the son of Clement Sr. & Virginia (Adams) Wall. He was united in marriage to Vivian Root on April 24, 1971 in Lancaster, WI. Following graduation from Lancaster High School in 1967, Tom worked for Kelly Springfield in Freeport, IL and then farmed on the family farm. He later worked for Frito Lay in Monroe before returning back to the family farm while also working at Skyline […]
Fennimore, WI-Dorothea R. (Koschkee) Rogers, age 99, passed away on Monday morning March 31, 2014 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. Dorothea was born on Aug. 10, 1914 in Mt. Hope, WI the daughter of Walter & Nellie (Reukauf) Koschkee. Dorothea’s early childhood was spent in Montana and South Dakota. She graduated salutatorian of her high school class in Mt. Hope. Dorothea attended teachers training in Platteville and then taught in various rural schools. She was united in marriage to Charles “Tod” Rogers on July 28, 1941 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They spent their […]
Fennimore – Michael K. Baumgartner, age 55, died on Sunday March 30, 2014 at his residence in rural Fennimore after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Mike was born on March 18, 1959 in Lancaster, WI the son of Keith and the late Patricia Baumgartner. Mike resided and worked hard on the family farms with his brother Joe. He graduated from Fennimore High School in 1977 with his life long best friends Mitch, Craig, and Ray. On Sept. 8, 1984 Mike married the love of his life, Diane Prohaska. They were blessed with two sons Josh (Bethany) and Ross. Then […]
Livingston – Michael David Turner, age 47 of Livingston, died unexpectedly on Monday March 24, 2014 at his residence in Livingston. Michael was born on Sept. 20, 1966 in Dubuque, IA the son of Rev. Floyd and Dorothy (Horkheimer) Turner. He married Brenda Weist on June 15, 1985 in Cassville, WI. Michael graduated from Iowa-Grant High School in 1985. He was the world’s best dad and loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed fishing, shopping, working on arts and crafts, traveling, and watching his favorite TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Michael was very close to his lord and […]