MONTFORT – Stacie Lynn Dailey, age 52, passed away on Saturday afternoon August 30, 2025, at her home. Stacie was born on August 26, 1973, and raised in the town of Linden through childhood. She attended Linden elementary and middle schools and graduated from Iowa-Grant High School in 1991. Stacie soon began working at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, where she would end up staying for over 30 years. She was well respected and became close friends with coworkers in the Materials Management department of the hospital. Stacie met her husband Kent in 1997, and they were married in 1999. Stacie […]
FENNIMORE – Leonard “Len” Herman Leis, age 85, passed away on August 25, 2025, at Dove Healthcare in Fennimore. Len was born on September 18, 1939, the son of Edward and Hilda (Brueggeman) Leis. Len graduated from Cashton High School and attended Richland Teacher’s College in Richland Center. He began his career as an Industrial Engineer with Barber Coleman in Rockford, Illinois. On November 5, 1960, Len married the love of his life, Marilyn Olson, at Five Points Lutheran Church in rural Blue River. Together, they built a beautiful life, blessed with four children living in Beloit from 1960 to […]
BOSCOBEL – Sara J. Strang, age 75, passed away peacefully on Tuesday August 26, 2025, at home with her family by her side. She was born on April 13, 1950, the daughter of Maurice and Anne (Waterman) Leffler. Sara grew up in Fennimore and graduated with the Fennimore High School class of 1968, where she formed a very special bond with a group of girlfriends, that lasted a lifetime. She deeply cherished the time they got to spend together recently. Shortly after graduating high school, Sara married the love of her life, Larry Strang on April 5, 1969, at the […]
MONTOFRT – Patricia “Patty” H. Fowell, age 77, passed away on Sunday August 24, 2025, at home with her family. She was born on November 25, 1947, the daughter of Roy Sr. and Cecelia (Lemieux) Blouin. Patty was born and raised in the Chicagoland area but found her true home when her family moved to the country. She embraced country living, enjoying life on the dairy farm and later, visiting her daughters and spending time with their many chickens, geese, and dogs. After graduating high school in 1965, Patty attended beauty school and went on to open The Hair Gallery […]
FENNIMORE – Robert “Bob” K. Griffith, age 93, passed away on Thursday August 21, 2025, at Grant Regional Hospital in Lancaster. Bob was born on November 22, 1931, the son of Walter and Evelyn (Frontz) Griffith. He married Helen Bellis on March 28, 1956, at the Fennimore United Methodist Church. They shared 66 years of marriage before Helen’s passing in 2022. Bob was born and raised in Southwest Wisconsin and graduated from Platteville Highschool in 1949. He continued his education at UW Platteville where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education. After graduating from UW Platteville, Bob enlisted and […]
Marian E. (Volenec) Rossing died peacefully on August 12, 2025, at the Boscobel Care & Rehab Center, Boscobel, WI. Marian was born on June 15, 1932, in Montfort, WI, the daughter of Paul & Hazel (Anderson) Volenec. She attended Montfort Schools graduating in 1950. Marian was united in marriage to Garald V Rossing on June 1, 1951, at St. Peter Lutheran Church and they made their home in the Green River valley near Fennimore. For many years Marian managed the office at Rossing Construction. She also was a CNA at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and worked at Cabella’s in Prairie […]
Boscobel, WI-Virjeanne Ann Brown, age 89, passed away on Sunday morning August 10, 2025, at the Boscobel Care and Rehabilitation. She was born on July 4, 1936, in Davenport, IA the daughter of Arthur and Elfrida (Nygaard) Larson. Virjeanne moved to Crawford County in Wisconsin in the middle of her junior year in high school. She met her husband, Richard “Dick” Brown on the school bus. They were united in marriage on November 20, 1955, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boscobel. They moved to a farm in Crawford County and spent their entire lifetime there. As the years […]
Livingston, WI-Ernest Leroy Danz, age 69, passed away on Friday August 8, 2025, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. He was born on November 10, 1955, in Peoria, Il the son of Roy and Ruth (Lambie) Danz. Ernest graduated from Metamora High School in Illinois where his passion for farming started as a young boy. He was President of the Metamora FFA. In 1980, He and his family moved to the rural Livingston area where he continued farming until 2020. Ernest’s love for farming was second to none. This was passed down from his parents and he was proud to […]
LANCASTER – Florence “Flo” O. Peterson, age 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday August 3, 2025, at Boscobel Care & Rehab. She was born on November 2, 1932, the daughter of Ole and Sadie (Mossholder) Peterson. Flo is survived by her sister Nina Hoffland and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and nine siblings: Stanley Peterson, Olaf Peterson, Paul Peterson, Guy Peterson, Nellie Dulay, Tilmer Peterson, Mervin Peterson, Shirley Vandervort, and Vernon Peterson. Funeral Services Honoring Florence’s wishes, no funeral services will be held. Private burial of her cremated cremains will be held at […]
MADISON / LANCASTER – Trudith “Trudy” A. Runde, age 80, passed away on Tuesday July 29, 2025, at home. She was born in Lancaster on February 27, 1945, to Aelred and Pearl (Bass) Runde. Trudy grew up on a farm in Lancaster and graduated from Lancaster High School. After high school, Trudy moved to Madison and never looked back. She enjoyed everything the city had to offer, especially having everything she needed right at her fingertips. In her younger years, Trudy enjoyed fishing and taking trips to Canada. She played on a coed softball league for about 15 years and […]