MOUNT HOPE – Alma A. Moris, age 89, of Mt. Hope, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at St. Dominic Villa in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. She was born on July 24, 1934, in rural Potosi Township, the daughter of Joseph and Mamie (Udelhoven) Dressler. She attended St. Clement’s School in Lancaster after the family moved to their farm in North Lancaster Township. When her eldest two sisters (Virginia and Anna Marie) departed for the convent, she helped care for her younger siblings while teaching them the work ethic required for farm life. She was the third-eldest of […]
LIVINGSTON – James “Jim” Kohlenberg, age 79, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Edenbrook of Platteville. James was born on December 6, 1943; the son of Carter and Lorraine (Schneider) Kohlenberg. He graduated from Lancaster High School in 1962 and then from UW-Platteville in 1966. On April 2, 1966, Jim married his high school sweetheart, Janet Breihan. She preceded him in death on December 5, 2017. Together, they raised three wonderful children. After graduation from UW-Platteville, Jim spent 9 years teaching math at Iowa-Grant. In addition to his time spent teaching, Jim served for 18 years on the […]
LANCASTER – Terrill August Novinskie, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Grant Regional Hospital in Lancaster. He was born in Stitzer, Wisconsin on August 10, 1931; the son of Mike L. & Ardys (Edge) Novinskie. Terrill graduated from Fennimore High School and then went to UW-Madison for an agriculture short course. He enlisted in the Army and was deployed to Korea as a mechanic. Terrill came home and married Shirley Bennett. They worked the dairy farm with his parents and later took over the farm in Liberty Township until the early 1980’s when their son Kirk […]
Jeffrey Allen Johll, age 58, of Lancaster, WI passed away unexpectedly on Friday afternoon, September 22, 2023, at the Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on April 16, 1965, in Lancaster the son of Gary and Joanne (Eggers) Johll. Jeff graduated from Lancaster high School and then received his associate degree from Southwest Technical College of Fennimore in small appliance repair. He worked in the local area doing small repairs until going to work for Walmart. Jeff managed the dairy department in the Platteville Walmart for many years along with assisting new management with various Walmart locations. […]
FENNIMORE – Gary Lee Schuller, age 84, passsed away on Friday, Sepetember 15, 2023, at Divine Rehabilitaton & Nursing in Fennimore. Per Gary’s wishes, no services will be held. Burial Services Prairie Cemetery Fennimore, Wisconsin
James Keith “Jim” Kramer, 80, of Fennimore, Wisconsin passed away on September 13, 2023, at the Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing in Fennimore. Jim was born November 20, 1942, in Elkader, Iowa the son of Alfred and Charlotte (Dohrer) Kramer. He grew up on his parent’s farm and attended Elkader Central High School, graduating in 1960. Following graduation, Jim enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served for five years, two in California and three in Okinawa. Jim worked in the banking industry for over 30 years. He was a loan officer for five banks in Iowa and one […]
FENNIMORE – Rosalie Loy Kretschman, age 81, passed away peacefully, on Friday, September 1, 2023, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1942, in Dodgeville, WI. She was welcomed by her parents, Leon “Ole” Loy and Rose Pauline Grant Loy, as well as 2 older brothers, Grant and Lincoln, and 2 older sisters, Helen and Suzanne, to their family home in Annaton (Stitzer), WI. Rosalie was the youngest of the family. As a young child, Rosalie spent a great deal of time with her father, Ole. The older children were in school, […]
Fennimore, WI-Elizabeth J. “Betty” Kroll, age 92, passed away on Sunday August 27, 2023, at the Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing with her family by her side. She was born on June 15, 1931, in Highland the daughter of Edward and Cecilia (Prochaska) Nechvatal. Betty was united in marriage to Cletus Kroll on August 23, 1950, in Montfort. Betty graduated from Fennimore High School. After her marriage to Cletus, they began farming in Cobb until purchasing their farm by Preston located in Fennimore Township. Together they farmed until the early 1980’s until their son Gary took over the family farm. Betty […]
MOUNT HOPE – Michael Robert Lamb, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Divine Nursing & Rehabilitation in Fennimore. He was born in Lansing, MI on February 6, 1956; the son of Robert and Winifred (Lyons) Lamb. Mike graduated from West Grant High School and went on to drive truck for Kussmaul, and later Dairyland Seed. He retired in 2018 following an injury where he fell off his truck. Mike enjoyed getting together with his friends every morning at Home-A-Gins. He was an avid Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers fan and enjoyed watching the games. Mike […]
FENNIMORE – Glenda Marie (Dietzman)Holzer, age 72, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Divine Nursing & Rehabilitation in Fennimore. She was born on March 1, 1951; the daughter of Glenn and Evelyn (Chandler) Dietzman. She graduated from Iowa-Grant High school in 1969 and went on to obtain certificates as a Certified Nursing Assistant and daycare provider. On June 28, 1969, Glenda was united in marriage to Frederick Holzer. Glenda’s favorite season was county fair time. She loved participating in fair events not only as an exhibitor, but also as a superintendent and licensed judge. She enjoyed conjuring up […]