Roger E. Hugill, age 79, passed away on Monday morning May 14, 2018 at his residence in Cobb. He was born on Sept. 8, 1938 in Dodgeville, the son of Percy and Ione (Edwards) Hugill. He was united in marriage to Lois Vickerman on Nov. 10, 1956 in Montfort. Roger graduated from Cobb High School and then went to work for Fisher Body of Janesville for a few years. He then returned home and attended Platteville Mining School studying mechanical engineering. Roger was employed with the State of Wisconsin working as a Dam Surveyor for several years. He became involved […]
R. Joseph “Joe” Pluemer, age 83, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, formerly of Montfort, WI, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018, at his home in Fort Walton Beach, FL with his family by his side. Joe was born June 30, 1934 in Harrison Township, Platteville, WI the son of Andrew and Lorraine (Fuerstenberg) Pluemer. Joe joined the United States Army where he served his country in the Korean War in 1952. After returning home, he was united in marriage to Patsy R. Matthews on Aug. 19, 1961. She preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 2004. They farmed in Rewey […]
Montfort – Danny Ray “Harry” Johns, age 63, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning, May 6, 2018, at his residence in rural Montfort. Danny was born on July 14, 1954, in Dodgeville, WI, the son of Harry and Melva (DiVall) Johns. He married Sandy Bryant on March 28, 1981 in Reno, Nevada. After graduating from Iowa-Grant High School in 1972, Dan attended UW-Platteville for two years before pursuing his true passion of farming. Dan eventually purchased the family farm in 1978, which has since been proudly recognized as a Century Farm by the State of Wisconsin. In addition to farming, Dan […]
Donald L. Gabel, (Wisconsin Don), age 60, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday May 3, 2018, and is dancing with the angels tonight. He was born on June 6, 1957 in Prairie du Chien, the son of Leroy and Joyce (Rice) Gabel. Don grew up in the Fennimore area graduating from Fennimore High School in 1975. He worked for CUNA Mutual, at their Madison location for many years. Returning to his roots, Don retired in 2011 and moved back to Prairie du Chien. He was the original Pi-rat (cross between Key West Pirate and Mississippi […]
Montfort – John A. Kreul, age 89, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 1, 2018, at Bloomfield Manor in rural Dodgeville. John was born on Dec. 6, 1928 at home in Highland Township, the son of Anton and Mary (Kroll) Kreul. On November 22, 1952, John married the love of his life, Fern Frederickson at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Highland. John earned a degree in teaching from the Platteville Normal School and taught at one room schools in the Highland area in addition to working nights at the Torque Gas Station. When the rural schools closed in 1960, John […]
Edward J. “Eddie” Vavricka, age 87, died on Saturday afternoon April 28, 2018 at Bloomfield Healthcare in rural Dodgeville. Edward was born on June 16, 1930 in Wingville Township Grant Co., WI the son of Joseph and Flora (Dyer) Vavricka. He was united in marriage to Doris Crawford on Sept. 30, 1950 in Prairie du Chien. After graduating from Montfort High School, Eddie continued farming on the family farm. As the years passed, the farm was recognized as a Century Farm by the state of Wisconsin and had been owned and operated by four generations. Eddie thoroughly enjoyed farming with his […]
Aydin Glen James Mischel, age 17, of Fennimore, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April 26, 2018. Aydin was born on Sept. 30, 2000, in San Diego, CA the son of Steven Mischel and Aimee Maples. Aydin was a playful and creative young man in his junior year at Fennimore High School. He had an interest in computer science, literature, and video game design with hopes of attending UW Stout after graduating from high school. Aydin loved spending time in the outdoors, skateboarding, and listening to music, especially the likes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Primus. Aydin will be remembered […]
Richard W. “Dick” Roghers, age 75, of Fennimore, died on Monday morning April 23, 2018, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Richard was born on Oct. 12, 1942, at home in Crawford County, WI, the son of Hilbert and Irene (Miller) Roghers. He married Dolores Edge on August 22, 1987 in Fennimore. After graduating from Boscobel High School, Dick farmed on the home farm until 1972. He then farmed in Hickory Grove Township before purchasing his current property, “Rocky Top Acres” in 1983. In addition to farming, Dick worked for Rossing Construction for 13 years. He later started his […]
David Everson, age 68, of Fennimore, died on Thursday morning, April 19, 2018, at his residence in Fennimore. David was born on May 6, 1949 in Dodgeville, WI the son of Wilbur and Alice (Olson) Everson. He married Ruth Martin on Sept. 8, 1979 at the Lancaster United Methodist Church. After graduating from Lancaster High School in 1967, Dave went on to receive a degree in business from UW-Platteville. He worked at several area businesses over the years including Bloomington Produce, Fennimore Roller Mills, and Rural Insurance until most recently working for Town and Country Insurance Services and Kwik Trip. […]
Ronald “Ronnie” Clinton Snider, age 73, of Beetown, WI passed away at his residence on Tuesday April 17, 2018. He was born on Sept. 10, 1944 in Lancaster the son of Clinton and Betty (Bennett) Snider. Ronnie was united in marriage to Linda (Bown Laufenberg) of Cassville on Oct. 6, 1973 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bloomington. Ronnie farmed his entire life in the Lancaster area. He loved the simple life of working on the farm and being close to his family. Ronnie loved to tractor pull, pulling on both the local and national levels. He was eventually inducted […]