Lynn Newswanger Zimmerman, age 17, of Livingston, WI passed away unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon August 8, 2020 as the result of a swimming accident. He was born on October 19, 2002 in Clifton Township Grant County, WI the son of Nelson and Pauline (Newswanger) Zimmerman. Lynn is survived by his parents, ten siblings; Darlene (Kevin Daniel) Imhoff, Ray, Andrew, Julia, Nelson Lee, Leonard, LouAnna, Aaron, Daniel and Delores Zimmerman, paternal grandparents James and Susan Zimmerman and maternal grandfather Daniel Newswanger along with many aunts, uncles and cousins. Lynn was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Edith Newswanger, aunt Louise […]
Joan V. Riley, age 84, of Boscobel, WI passed away on Thursday August 6, 2020 at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing in Fennimore. She was born on April 7, 1936 in Lynden, WA the daughter of Lee and Lola (Hillhouse) Markin. Joan was united in marriage to Ted Riley on Jan 23rd, 1955 in Mt. Zion and soon began their family of eight children. Joan loved her role as a homemaker and farm wife. She took great pride in taking care of her family, maintaining the home and was a great cook. Joan was very proud of each of her children […]
Dennis John O’Flahrity, age 70, of Lancaster passed away on Wednesday August 5, 2020 at the Orchard Manor in Lancaster. He was born on November 24, 1949 in Boscobel the son of William Victor and Mary Janet (Smith) O’Flahrity. Dennis loved spending days on the farm and being around his family. His personality was truly one of a kind could always bring a smile to ones face. Dennis was received, with open arms, into the eternal kingdom by our Lord and his dear family and friends who have gone before. The family would like to thank the Orchard Manor for […]
Keith Monroe Baumgartner, age 83, of Fennimore passed away on Saturday August 1, 2020 at the Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Keith was born on March 16, 1937 the son of Robert and Cecelia (Lemanski) Baumgartner. He graduated from Fennimore High School in 1954. Keith married the love of his life, Patricia Miller on June 22, 1956 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They took over the family farm and together farmed for nearly 40 years before retiring and moving to Fennimore. Wanting to keep busy, Keith was hired as a custodian for the Fennimore Elementary School […]
Fennimore/Eau Claire – Elaine A. (Shimpach) Pomerening, age 87, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at her home in Eau Claire, WI in the presence of her daughters. Elaine was born August 16, 1932, the daughter of Edward and Anne (Forman) Shimpach. She graduated from Boscobel High School with the class of 1950, after which she attended Platteville Teacher College. She returned home to teach at the Homer one-room school. She was united in marriage to Glenn W. Pomerening on June 19, 1955, and together they embarked on numerous ventures, including farming in rural Wauzeka, on what continues to […]
George F. Hrubes, Sr., 67 of Montfort, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on August 3, 1952 in Dodgeville the son of John and Dorothy (Kratochwill) Hrubes. He graduated from Fennimore High School in 1970. George married Jeanna Arms on September 9, 1978 in Boscobel. They had two sons George Jr. and Eric. Together they raised a nephew and niece, Billy and Michell Haberkorn. George farmed on the home farm and milked until 1992. They transitioned to beef cattle and they […]
Mount Hope – Greg L. Wehrle age 70 of Mount Hope passed away on Monday, July 27th, 2020 at the Lancaster Health Unit in Lancaster Wisc. He was born on February 8, 1950 in Lancaster the son of Harles and Nelda (Cohen) Wehrle. He was united in marriage to Debra Myers on December 23rd, 1972 at the Livingston United Methodist Church. Greg graduated from West Grant High School in 1968. After his high school graduation, he continued his education at Southwest Tech in Fennimore in the AG/Auto Tractor course which he was part of the first ever SWTC graduating class. […]
Larry E. Mook, age 60, of Fennimore, WI passed away on Tuesday July 21, 2020 at the Riverdale Healthcare Center in Muscoda. He was born on April 30, 1960 in Lancaster the son of Roland and Joyce (Ohlert) Mook. Larry was united in marriage to Mary Rider on October 26, 1985 at the Congregational Church in Boscobel. Larry graduated from Fennimore High School in 1978, where he was very active with the FFA. He was passionate about farming, taking over the family farm where he ran his dairy and hog operations. Larry retired in 2010 but still remained a farmer […]
Elizabeth Frances Ihm, age 50, of Lancaster, WI passed away on Sunday afternoon July 12, 2020 at the U.W. of Madison. She was born on March 14, 1970 in Madison the daughter of Clifford and Denise (Schroeder) Ladwig. Liz was married to “Skip” Marshall in September of 1999 and in 2015 was united in marriage to Roger A. Ihm on July 4. Liz graduated from Fall River High School and then attended the Southwest Technical College in Fennimore receiving her degree in marketing. Wanting to help others, Liz furthered her education by receiving her Certified Nursing Assistant degree from Madison […]
Ruth Jean Danz, age 88, of Livingston, WI passed away on Saturday morning July 11, 2020 at the Southwest Heath in Platteville. She was born on October 13, 1931 in Peoria, IL the daughter of James and Grace (Knott) Lambie. Ruth graduated from Spring Bay High School in Spring Bay, IL. She was united in marriage to Roy Danz on November 27, 1953 in East Peoria, IL. Together they farmed in East Peoria for many years. In 1980, they purchased a farm in rural Livingston for their boys. After being apart from her family for a few months, Roy and […]