Charles O. Bickford, age 88, of Montfort, WI passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. He was born on September 3, 1932 in Livingston the son on Bert and Laura (Draves) Bickford. He was united in marriage to Janice Joy Swan on December 29, 1962 at the Calvary Evangelical and Reformed Church in Wauwatosa. Charles graduated from Montfort High School in 1950. He enlisted in the Navy in March of 1956 and served overseas in the Philippines as part of the “Seabees” Construction Battalion. After his honorable discharge, Charles came back to Wisconsin to farm with his […]
JoAnn O’Flahrity, age 85, of Cobb, WI passed away peacefully after a short illness, on Sunday March 14, 2021, at UW Hospital in Madison, WI, surrounded by her loving family. JoAnn was born on September 7, 1935, the youngest daughter of Ray and Clara Harty. She had many fond memories of growing up on the Harty family farm. She graduated from Shullsburg High School in 1953 and went on to attend Edgewood College majoring in Business Education. Following graduation, she began her lifelong career as a Business Education teacher for the Highland School District. After retirement, she continued as a […]
Rita Elizabeth Cordts, age 94, of Montfort, WI passed away peacefully at Edenbrook of Platteville on Saturday, March 6, 2021. She was born on May 22, 1926 in Highland the daughter of Edward and Katherine (Wolfe) Laufenberg. Rita attended St Anthony’s Catholic School and Highland High School. She worked at Parker Pen Company in Fennimore and Jimmy’s Spaghetti House in Madison. Rita was united in marriage to Ralph Cordts on November 18, 1946 at St Thomas Catholic Church in Montfort, WI. Ralph and Rita farmed until 1982 when they moved to Montfort. Rita was involved in 4-H as a Leader […]
Duane K. Gilbertson, age 71, of Fennimore passed away on Thursday evening February 25, 2021 at University Hospital and Clinics in Madison. He was born on May 3, 1949 in Lancaster the son of Keith and Lois (Calvert) Gilbertson. Duane was united in marriage to Diane Ladika on May 10, 1985 and was later married to Judy Lis on October 8, 1998. Duane graduated from Fennimore High School. He began driving dump truck for Needham Trucking for numerous years until trucking for Croft’s and later Bard until he retirement. Missing the time behind the wheel, Duane later did seasonal and […]
Patrick Zenus Chapman, age 80, of Montfort, WI died on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at his residence in Montfort. He was born March 16, 1940 in Superior, Wisconsin the son of Patrick A. and Verna (Lagar) Chapman. He had a normal childhood. In June 1958, he graduated from Superior Central High School. Then went to Superior State Teachers College (now part of the UW system). He graduated with a BS degree, majored in History with minors in English, Political Science and Drivers Education. He taught for 10 years in Wisconsin. The first six years at Slinger, then Highland and Seneca […]
Arno Leslie Biddick, age 84, of Montfort, WI passed away on Saturday morning February 20, 2021 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, WI due to natural causes. He was born on October 11, 1936 in Platteville the son of Hobart and Margaret (Stephens) Biddick. Arno lived a simple life. He loved working on the family farm, playing and listening to music along with being a big sports fan. He would listen to all sporting events and especially his beloved Chicago Cubs. Arno adored his family and liked getting together for their family reunions. Arno is survived by his brother […]
Elizabeth K. “Betty” Duff, age 59, of Fennimore passed away peacefully on Monday morning February 15, 2021 at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing Services in Fennimore. She was born on May 23, 1961 in Boscobel the daughter of John and Mary (Stanek) Kohout. Betty was united in marriage to Stephen “Jeff” Duff on November 4, 1994 in Las Vegas, NV. Elizabeth graduated from Fennimore High School in 1979. She went to the U.W. Madison and received her Bachelor’s degree in 1983 majoring in Fiber Chemistry. She furthered her education at North Carolina State where she received her Master’s degree in Fiber […]
James “Suds” E. Nemo, age 74, of Lancaster passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday February 2, 2021. He was born on February 5, 1946, in Lancaster the son of Paul and Ruby (Heberlein) Nemo. Jim graduated from Fennimore High School in 1964 and U.W. Platteville in 1969. His first marriage to Marilyn Galer brought into his life two precious children, Kara and Kraig. On March 1, 1989, Jim married Verda (Rideout) Fralick at St. Pauls Liberty Ridge Church in Lancaster. Jim was employed by Grant County as the Zoning Administrator for 32 years, retiring in […]
Loretta C. Kelley, age 87, of Fennimore, died on Monday February 1, 2021 of a stroke at Gundersen Lutheran hospital in La Crosse, WI. She was born January 11, 1934, in Fennimore, the daughter of Frank and Beatrice (O’Shaughnesy) Straka. She married Virgil Kelley on April 16, 1956, in Fennimore. They farmed in Blue River and Muscoda before moving to farm near Fennimore in 1965 until retirement in 1991, and moving to Fennimore. Loretta enjoyed attending daily mass, her hour of adoration, spending time with her grandchildren, and bowling. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Loretta is survived by […]
Margaret I. Knapp, age 92, of Mount Hope, WI passed away on Friday January 15, 2021 at her residence one day before her 93rd birthday. She was born on January 16, 1928 in Rockville, WI the daughter of Alfred and Irene (Shaw) Klein. Margaret was united in marriage to Cecil Knapp on December 14, 1946 in Lancaster. In her younger years, Margaret was employed at the Mount Hope Cheese Factory along with helping out on the farm with the daily chores. She was later employed at the West Grant School District as a cook for 35 years until her retirement. […]