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 […]
On the morning of August 24, 2017, Leora “Lonnie” Mae Kolar completed her journey on earth and passed peacefully into the loving hands of her Lord and Savior. She was 89 years of age. Born April 13, 1928 in Fennimore, Wisconsin, Lonnie was the daughter of Monica M. and J. Leonard Fry. Lonnie grew up on the Green River Road family farm, Fennimore, along with her sisters, Betty and Dorothy. The farm still stands and in the past years she was able to return to the homestead sharing childhood memories with her children and the current owner, a distant Fry relation. […]
Robert William Belscamper, age 87, of Fennimore, died on Tuesday August 22, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. Robert was born on Jan. 13, 1930 in Mt. Hope, WI the son of Allen and Doris (Merry) Belscamper. Bob lived in Mt. Hope Township until 1943 when he moved with his parents to North Lancaster Township, where he farmed with them until after his marriage. On May 3, 1950, Bob married Virginia Burton at the Lancaster United Methodist Church. Bob and Virginia farmed together until they retired and moved to Fennimore in 1980. Bob loved to hunt, fish, play […]
Mt. Hope/ Fennimore – Alice Mary (Waterman) Keeney passed away on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2017, at the age of 100. She was born in her Grandma Annie (Biddick) Peat’s old rock house 4_1/2 miles southwest of Livingston in Clifton Township, Grant County, WI on April 15, 1917. Her father was Henry Hugh Waterman and her mother was Florence Adele (Peat) Waterman. Alice attended the West Crow Branch rural school near Livingston and graduated as salutatorian of her high school class in Fennimore, WI in 1934. In 1935 she graduated from Fennimore Teacher’s Training School. She taught grades 1-8 at […]
Roger G. Fuller, age 63, of Lancaster, died on Sunday morning August 13, 2017 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Roger was born on Jan. 6, 1954 in Lancaster the son of Glenn and Alice (Wieland) Fuller. He married Gloria Dickson on Dec. 28, 1995 at the First Baptist Church in Orlando, FL. Roger attended Lancaster High School and then worked as a mechanic and operated the wrecker at Pioneer Motors in Lancaster for 17 years. He then worked in the monograming department at Lands’ End in Dodgeville for 10 years. Roger and Gloria enjoyed traveling throughout the United […]
William “Bill” George Reiser passed away peacefully on July 23, 2017 in Austin, TX. Bill was born on January 14, 1934 in Platteville to George and Alva (Arthur) Reiser. Bill was a graduate of Lancaster High School, The University of Wisconsin Madison, and Roosevelt University where he received his MBA. He married Donna Addison on June 13, 1954 in Montfort; they were married for over 57 years before Donna passed in 2011. Bill retired from Cuna Mutual Insurance Society as a Senior VP after many years of service. Bill and Donna raised their family in Middleton. Bill served as Treasurer during […]
Marie B. Gildersleeve, age 80, of Fennimore died on Wednesday July 26, 2017 at U.W. Hospital in Madison. She was born on Nov. 28, 1936 in Grinnell, IA the daughter of Henry and Dora (Garrett) Koger. Marie was united in marriage to Delmar Gildersleeve on Aug. 21, 1955 in Grinnell, IA. Marie grew up in the Grinnell area, graduating from Grinnell High School in 1955. After her marriage to Delmar, Marie worked in clothing sales for some years until owning and operating Marie’s Ceramics for 20 years. She then was employed at Land’s End in Dodgeville for 10 years until […]