Donna M. Bickford, age 82, died on Wednesday evening Oct. 4, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 10, 1935 in Walworth County, WI the daughter of Hiram and Lodema “Deem” (Matthews) Baker. Donna’s early years were spent on a farm in rural Burlington, WI, then moving into town where she attended Burlington Elementary and High School graduating in 1953. She was active in school activities as well as church and community, especially involving music. Donna then enrolled in St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Racine, WI graduating in […]
Evelyn R. Calvert, age 85, died on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at her residence in Fennimore. Evelyn was born on Feb. 28, 1932 in Woodman, WI the daughter of James and Clara (Weir) Elliott. She married Robert Calvert on Oct. 24, 1953 in Boscobel. Evelyn graduated from Boscobel High School with the class of 1950. She was employed at Rayovac in Fennimore from the early 1970’s until retiring in 1994. Evelyn had a love for life and kept very active line dancing, playing bingo, shopping, going to the boat and tending to her many flower gardens. She enjoyed cheering on […]
Robert “Bob” G. Mueller, age 89, died on Thursday morning Sept. 28, 2017, at his residence in rural Livingston surrounded by his family. He was born on June 16, 1928, in Platteville the son of John and Lillie (Schuster) Mueller. He was united in marriage to Mary Knutson on Feb. 10, 1951, at the Livingston United Methodist Church. Robert graduated from Livingston High School and then took an agriculture short course at U.W. Madison. Bob returned to what he loved, farming. He farmed in the Livingston area his entire life. After the many years of hard work, Mary and Bob […]
Patrick (Pat) Keyes, age 77, of Verona, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Pat was born on March 24, 1940 to Bill and Velma (Levake) Keyes. Patrick married Corrine Esser of Highland and together had five children: Kevin (Julie) of Verona, Dan (Kelly) of Verona, Kathy (Steve) Kalscheur of Cross Plains, Kelly of Verona and Kim of Madison. Patrick and his three brothers; Dave, Steve, Dan and sister Donna, grew up in Cobb, WI. Patrick was a talented athlete in several sports and was recruited to play basketball […]
Gary R. Kroll, age 64, of Arlington, died on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison surrounded by family and loved ones. Gary was born on Dec. 5, 1952, in Dodgeville, WI the son of Cletus and Betty (Nechvatal) Kroll. Gary graduated from Fennimore High School with the class of 1971. He received a degree in Ag Mechanics from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore. He purchased the family farm south of Preston from his parents in 1982 and farmed until selling in 1996. Gary then went to work for FS Frontier in Cobb and Sturgeon Bay […]
Kathryn J. Dresen – Surrounded by her girls, on Sept. 15, 2017, the angels came to take their mother to join her beloved husband, Walter, in Heaven. Kathryn was a loving mother and will be fondly remembered by family and friends for her handmade quilts, afghans, rugs, rice bags, etc – all to be cherished by those who loved her. Kathryn was the true definition of a farmwife. Kathryn was born on March 11, 1938, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dodgeville, the daughter of Clyde and Mary (Winters) Lemanski and spent her entire life on the family farm in Wingville […]
Gilda J. Welsh, age 86, of Oconomowoc and formerly of Fennimore and Prairie du Chien, died on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 11, 1931 in Marion Township Grant Co., WI the daughter of Lou & Elizabeth (Bender) Freymiller. Gilda was united in marriage to Loren Welsh on Sept. 5, 1956 at the Marion Church. Gilda had a passion for farming her entire life. She and Loren purchased a farm just west of Fennimore in 1961 and affectionately named the farm “Lovebug Acres”. Gilda meticulously and lovingly took great care of the animals, […]
Jim H. “Moose” Winkers, age 83, of Onalaska and formerly of Fennimore, died on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his residence in Onalaska. Jim was born on Jan. 4, 1934 in Wingville, WI the son of Henry J. and Louisa (Fritsch) Winkers. He married Judy Vogel on April 28, 1962. Jim graduated from Montfort High School with the class of 1952. He worked as a carpenter all his life, taking great pride in his work. He also served in the US Army with the medics. Jim and his wife Judy lived in Fennimore all of there married lives until moving […]
Margaret “Midge” Ann Newberry, age 92, of Madison, died on Monday morning Sept. 11, 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Margaret was born on August 25, 1925 in North Lancaster Township, Grant County, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Rothe) Novinska. She married Raymond Newberry on April 3, 1948, in Fennimore, WI. Margaret attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Fennimore and The School of Nursing in Wausau. She and Raymond lived throughout the country and abroad, including Kansas City, Texas, Taiwan, Colorado and Wisconsin. Margaret worked as a registered nurse all her life and was an excellent caregiver who […]
Michael G. Vavricka, age 67, of Fennimore, died on Friday morning Sept. 8, 2017 at his residence in Fennimore. Michael was born on April 18, 1950, in Dodgeville, WI the son of Joseph and Daisy (Timmens) Vavricka. He married Alana Harms on July 9, 1977 at the Highland Presbyterian Church. Mike graduated from Iowa Grant High School in 1968. He then attended Southwest Tech. in Fennimore where he received a degree in auto mechanics before being drafted into the US Army; serving from 1972 – 1975. Mike had been working at HyPro Inc. in Platteville for the past 12 years […]