Joseph J. Martin, age 93, of Highland, Wisconsin passed away, with his family by his side, on Saturday February 8, 2020 at the Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation rural Dodgeville. He was born March 19, 1926 on the family farm in Eden Township Iowa County, Wisconsin the son of Anthony and Mabel (Harms) Martin. Joe was united in marriage to Mary Straka on June 5, 1950 at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Montfort. Joe was engaged in farming his entire life. He became the third generation to operate the family farm and loved all the day-to-day chores. Joe never retired […]
Phyllis A. Leeser, age 73, of Fennimore passed away surrounded by her beloved family on Saturday February 1, 2020 at her residence in Fennimore. She was born on May 26, 1946 in Lancaster the daughter of Carol and Myra (Wilcox) Edgington. She was united in marriage to Karl Leeser. Phyllis attended High School in Potosi and then went to work in Lancaster. She worked at the A&W Restaurant in Lancaster and the Lancaster Care Center for numerous years. Phyllis became a full time employee for Land’s End in Dodgeville for 28 years and later worked at Morningside Assisted Living in […]
Linda J. Daugherty, age 70, of Fennimore passed away, with her children by her side, on Wednesday February 5, 2020 at her residence. She was born on November 30, 1949 in Boscobel the daughter of Marvin and Bertha (Hollingshead) Jors. Linda was married to Terry Lang Sr., Paul Loy, and then married Greg Daugherty. Linda graduated from Boscobel High School. She resided in Janesville for a few years until returning back to the area and going to work at Advance Transformer in Boscobel. Linda was a dedicated employee, working for over 30 years until her retirement in 2007. She enjoyed […]
Ann Marie Novinska, age 78, of Fennimore passed away on Monday February 3, 2020 at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing in Fennimore. She was born on October 14, 1941 in Madison the daughter of Frank and Isabelle (Hood) Doyle. Ann was united in marriage to Keith Novinska on February 27, 1965 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fennimore. Ann graduated from Fennimore in 1959 and then received her degree in English from the University of Wisconsin Platteville. She worked for the Fennimore School District for several years and also assisted Keith’s business with bookkeeping. Ann and Karen Petrick also began […]
Cary O. Turner, age 61, of Onalaska, formerly of Prairie du Chien, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 31, 2020 in Janesville. He was born on July 15, 1958 in Boscobel, the son of Richard and Madonna (Hill) Turner. Cary was united in marriage to Laurie Conner on August 25, 1986 in Las Vegas, NV. Cary graduated from Iowa-Grant High School then attended Southwest Tech in Fennimore, where he obtained his Auto Body degree. In 1980 after working at several body shops he started working at Dagnon Motors in Prairie du Chien, where he managed the body shop. In 1988, […]
Jerome “Peck” A. Hauk, age 102, of Fennimore passed away on Saturday February 1, 2020 at Orchard Manor in Lancaster. He was born on July 20, 1917 in Waterloo Township, Grant County the son of William and Louisa (Grosser) Hauk. Jerome was united in marriage to Irma Thole on November 30, 1942 at St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville. Peck graduated from Cassville High School and worked with his brother Bill to electrify rural farms in Grant County. He then went to work for Cassville Lumber where they also sold Purina. Peck was drafted into the US Army in 1941 […]
Kathleen P. Nemec, age 61, of Boscobel, WI passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday morning January 26, 2020 at her residence in rural Boscobel. She was born on July 22, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Bill and Toni (Rettler) Anderson. Kathleen was united in marriage to Larry Nemec on August 1, 1981 in Lake City, MN. Kathleen graduated from Lake City High School and then attended U.W. Eau Claire. She received her Bachelors degree in history. After her marriage to Larry, they moved to St. Paul so Larry was able to finish his education and […]
Sarah Kymberly Walker, Yakima, Washington passed away on January 10, 2020. She was born on February 27th, 1982, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. When Sarah was in third grade, her family moved to Bruce, and later moving to Fennimore when she was a Freshman. Sarah graduated from Fennimore in 2000, and would attend UW-La Crosse. In 2005, Sarah moved to Granite City, Illinois, with her parents, where she would eventually meet her soulmate, Donnie McNeil while playing cribbage online. Sarah then moved to Spokane, Washington to be with Donnie and his children, Naomi and Jacob. They had their only child, Brayden […]
Mervin S. Bresee, of Fennimore, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday January 29, 2020 at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing in Fennimore, WI. He was born on September 25, 1935 at home in Harrison Township near Platteville, WI, the son of LaVerne and Dorothy (Bisbach) Bresee. He attended Platteville Schools where he completed 8th grade and went on to work to help support his mom and siblings. In 1954, he joined the United States Army at the age of 19. During this time, he married his forever sweetheart, Marion Russell. Together, they had three children. Merv worked various jobs […]
Raymond Schildgen, age 99, of Cassville, WI passed away on Friday morning January 17, 2020 at the Orchard Manor in Lancaster. He was born on September 28, 1920 in Flora Fountain, WI also known as “Slabtown”, the son of John and Louise (Vogt) Schildgen. Ray was united in marriage to Stella Schmit on September 23, 1941 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bloomington, WI. They were married for 57 years until her passing in 1998. He worked as a farmhand until the Pride Seed Company was established. He then became the Production Manager there. In 1970, Ray went into farming […]