Loretta (Udelhoven) Austin, age 95, passed away peacefully October 27, 2022, at Lancaster Health Services. Loretta was born October 12, 1927, in Potosi Township, the fifth child of William and Lillie (Swendsen) Udelhoven. She attended Holy Ghost School in Dickeyville, but she was only able to complete eighth grade as she was needed to help at home. She married Donald Austin in January of 1947. They farmed together and raised their four children on the Austin family farm. They remained there until 1979 when they happily retired and moved to their home in Montfort. While on the farm, and after […]
Martin Paul Rector, age 93, of Fennimore, WI passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning October 19, 2022, at his residence in Fennimore. He was born on June 20, 1929, in Wingville Township Grant Co., WI the son of Fredrick and Lora (Ellis) Rector. Paul graduated in 1948 from Anaheim High School in California. He worked most of his life as a mechanic and drove school bus for Fennimore Schools. On June 26, 1951, he was united in marriage to Dolores Brodt. They lived in Lancaster and Fennimore the majority of their lives. Paul is survived by his five children: Tom […]
Joseph “Lewi” James Lewis age 28, of Fennimore passed away peacefully at home on September 21, 2022, surrounded by family and loved ones. Joey was born in Dodgeville, WI on May 6, 1994, to Jim L. Lewis and Carol A. Custer. The first part of his life was spent growing up in Linden, WI where he was known for fearlessly racing around on a stunt bike. Eventually, he traded the bicycle for a dirt bike and terrorized the town. In 2004, Joey moved to Fennimore, WI. While attending a local concert, Joey was inspired by and fell in love with […]
Marcella Mary Mulrooney, age 91, of Mount Hope, passed away on September 15, 2022, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, WI. She was born on February 26, 1931, in Tennyson, WI, daughter of Maynard and Loretta Schmitz. She was determined to graduate from high school and was salutatorian of her class. She attended Teacher’s College in Platteville, WI, and taught at Military Ridge for a couple of years before starting her family. When the youngest children were in grade school, Marcella became a teacher’s aide at Mount Hope Elementary. She then proceeded to be an aide at West Grant/River […]
Lenora “Nora”, “Lennie” Jo Roper, age 19, of Belleville, WI passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family and close friends after a brief battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on June 19, 2003, the daughter of Patrick and Julie (Collins) Roper. Nora was young girl ready to chase her dreams and spread her wings at a young age. While in high school, she also attended and graduated from the Aveda Institute in Madison as an Esthetician and the Elite Nail School as a Nail Technician with aspirations of becoming a medical […]
Virgil Floyd White, 88, of Fennimore, WI was called home on September 14th of 2022. He was born on February 24th of 1934 to Fred and Alice (Cooley) White. He grew up on a farm in Little Grant Township. Virgil married his loving wife, Beverly M. Munns, on December 14th, 1957. Together, they had 3 boys, Randy White (Diane Clark) of Fennimore, Bernie White of Lancaster, and Fred (Amy) White of Bagley. Another special child in their life was Dawn Phelps of Prairie Du Chien, WI who they enjoyed taking care of for many years. Virgil served in the United […]
Eugene David “Gene” Kirschbaum, age 72, of Glen Haven, WI, passed away Friday morning, September 9, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 10, 1949, in Lancaster, the son of Norbert and Erma (Hill) Kirschbaum. Gene graduated from Cassville High School where he was a proud recipient of the National FFA Star Farmer award. His passions in life were farming, ranching, and being in the great outdoors. When he began dairy farming, he also established the Bar Diamond K Tack Shop. He was the ranch foreman at the Kickapoo Canyon Ranch in Wauzeka. […]
Rita Ann Whitish, age 57, of Lancaster, WI passed away unexpectedly on Monday September 5, 2022, at her residence in Lancaster. She was born on November 16, 1964, in Lancaster the daughter of Robert “Joe” and Janis (Laugeson) Turner. Rita was united in marriage to Ronald Whitish on February 4, 1987, in Lancaster. With this uniting, they were blessed with two boys and later chose to go their separate ways. Rita graduated from Lancaster High School in 1983. Following high school, she joined the family business, Turner Ford in Lancaster. Rita was employed there several years until the business took […]
Dorothy J. Kirkpatrick, age 87, of Platteville, formerly of Montfort, WI passed away on Wednesday August 31, 2022, at Sienna Crest Assisted Living in Platteville. She was born on October 16, 1934, the daughter of Forest and Wilma (Ellefson) Kirkpatrick. Dorothy grew up on her family farm just outside of Montfort and it was a very important part of her life. She was a very loving and caring person who spent her whole life caring for others. She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Dodgeville Hospital and Bloomfield Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center as well as taking care of […]
Timothy “Tim” Brown, age 69, of Boscobel, WI passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at his residence in Boscobel. He was born on January 8, 1953, in Boscobel the son of Fred and Eldeen (Wheeler) Brown. Tim was united in marriage to his longtime friend Cherrie Wilcox on May 20, 1972, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boscobel. Together, Tim and Cherrie raised two wonderful children: Dirk (Stephanie) Brown of Boscobel and Nikki (Andy) Brown-Huss of Oregon, WI. They were blessed with five grandchildren: Shelby (Brendan) Tisdale, Drew Brown, Nathan Huss, Carter Brown, and Ellie Huss, as well […]