Fennimore – Joyce E. Brandt, age 92 of Fennimore, died peacefully on Saturday evening Feb. 15, 2014 at her residence in rural Fennimore. Joyce was born on Jan. 17, 1922 in Dodgeville, WI, the daughter of George and Grace (Woodbury) Phillips. She married William Brandt on Oct. 11, 1947 in Fennimore. Following graduation from Dodgeville High School, Joyce worked at the Fennimore Cheese Warehouse in Fennimore. Her and William then lived in Virginia where Joyce worked as a bank teller for two years while William served his county overseas following WWII. In 1950, Joyce and William moved back to Fennimore […]
Irene K. Sweeney, age 75 of Fennimore, died on Friday evening, Feb. 14, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, IA. Irene was born on Dec. 29, 1938 in Dodgeville, WI the daughter of Eugene and Lenice (Stippich) Lomas. She married Nikkie Sweeney on May 27, 1958 in Fennimore, WI. Following graduation from Fennimore High School, Irene stayed home to raise her family. She was a very devoted mother and grandmother who supported her children and grandchildren in all of their activities. Irene enjoyed her cat Cocco, feeding the songbirds outside her apartment, and baking special treats, such as cupcakes […]
FENNIMORE – Jerry Fred (Jessie) Doan, age 79, passed away on Thursday February 13, 2014 at Boscobel Care and Rehab in Boscobel. Jerry was born on January 30, 1935. The son of Frederick John Doan and Pearl Mae (Johnson) Doan, He the youngest of nine children. He Graduated Fennimore High School in 1952 where he played basketball, football, baseball and was King of his junior prom in 1951. After high school he spent one year in Houston, TX where he played baseball in the minor leagues for the St. Louis Cardinal Farm team. He then went to work on an […]
Fennimore, WI-Mark L. Riley, age 68, died unexpectedly on Saturday evening Feb. 8, 2014 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Mark was born on April 17, 1945 in Lancaster, WI the son of Dan & Evelyn (Ransom) Riley. He was united in marriage to Christine A. Mook on June 4, 1966 at the Fennimore United Methodist Church in Fennimore. Following graduation from high school, Mark attended U.W. Platteville. His love for the outdoors and being his own boss lead him to farming, raising livestock such as Duroc Pigs, horses, along with many other animals. He also logged throughout the […]
Fennimore – Kenneth J. Adams, age 82, died on Wed. Feb. 5, 2014 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. He was born on Dec. 19, 1931 in Elkader, IA the son of James and Kathryn (Gallagher) Adams. He married Betty Kneisel on Jan. 30, 1954 in Powhattan, KS. Kenneth graduated from High School in Lamont, IA and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served from Jan. 16, 1952 until being honorably discharged on Jan. 15, 1956. Kenny returned to work with his father on the family farm. Wanting a farm of his own, Kenny and […]
Muscoda/Castle Rock Ridge – John George Yanna, Jr., 85, was born at home to Nora (Nowak) and John J. Yanna on April 23, 1928 in Castle Rock Township and died Wed. Jan. 22, 2014. He served in the Korean War from 1951-1953 and married his wife, June, on Aug. 4, 1953. Family, farming and Case tractors were his passion. John also enjoyed his annual winter gathering with friends in Texas and his trips to the Czech Republic and Europe. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lila June (Mayne); children John (Cindy), Jeanette, Jeff, Joanne and “son” Steve […]
Montfort, WI-Robert William Klindt, age 79, died peacefully and surrounded by family, on Thursday January 9, 2014 at Silverado Memory Care Center in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Bob was born near Albert City, Iowa, on December 13, 1934, to William and Christine (Momsen) Klindt. He graduated from Albert City High School in 1953, and received a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine degree from Iowa State University in 1959. He was married to Martha Marsh of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, on June 7, 1959, until her death on July 22, 2000. Bob served in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps from 1959 to 1961, as […]
Richard W. Fivecoat, age 88 of Lancaster and formerly of Mount Ida, died on Saturday Jan. 4, 2014 at Orchard Manor in Lancaster. No funeral services will be held at this time. Private burial will be held at a later date at St. Lawrence O’Toole Cemetery in Mt. Hope Twsp., Grant Co., WI.
Fennimore – Kathleen A. Stephens, age 68 of Fennimore died on Monday morning Dec. 30, 2013 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Kathleen was born on Feb. 8, 1945 in Boscobel, WI the daughter of Hollis and Beulah (Moen) Nelson. She married Steve Stephens on May 7, 1982 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Fennimore. Following graduation from Fennimore High School in 1963, Kathleen attended Roseland Community School of Radiology in Chicago and graduated in 1965. She worked for many years at Lancaster Memorial Hospital in the radiology department and later at the Grant Community Clinic, and Family Medical […]
William (Bill) Thomas Argall, 42, passed away peacefully on December 18, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City after a short illness. He was born July 5, 1971, in Dodgeville, WI, the son of Thomas and Diana (Benson) Argall. He graduated from Iowa-Grant High School in 1989 and later from UW-Platteville with a degree in Ag Business. Bill worked in sales for several chemical/fertilizer companies, most recently as Location Manager/Sales Agronomist for Landmark Services Co-op in Warren, IL. He loved selling and swapping sales stories with his father, who he thought was the best salesman in the world […]