Lancaster, WI formerly of Cobb, WI- Lyle Molzof, age 76, died on Monday morning June 6, 2016 at the Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on July 2, 1939 in Annaton, WI the son of Edward and Elnora (Kitelinger) Molzof. Lyle was united in marriage to Mary Ann Klais on May 6th, 1967, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. Lyle worked as a licensed cheese maker and milk truck driver for several cheese factories thru out Grant and Iowa Counties. He later worked at Walnut Hollow Farms is Dodgeville before retiring in 2002. Lyle was a […]
Mt Hope, WI-Paul H. Becker, age 91, died on Wednesday June 1, 2016 at Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital in Boscobel. He was born on Sept. 25, 1924 in Kewanee, IL the son of Charles & Flora (Klopp) Becker. Paul was a city kid whose dream of living a life in outdoors, raising horses, and playing music became a reality. After graduation from high school, Paul moved to Texas and worked on a ranch until he entered the U.S. Air Force on Jan. 19, 1946. While in service, Paul became the assistant band director of the Air Force Band. After being […]
Fennimore – William A. Brandt, age 93, of Fennimore, died on Sunday evening May 29, 2016 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. William was born on Jan. 29, 1923 in Lancaster, WI, the son of William J. and Edith (Austin) Brandt. He married Joyce Phillips on Oct. 11, 1947 in Fennimore. Following graduation from Fennimore High School in 1941, Bill volunteered for the US Military serving as a Supply Sergeant during WWII. In 1949, after eight years of service, Bill returned home to Fennimore where he would later take over the family farm in 1951. Bill farmed full time […]
Fennimore, WI- Rev. LeRoy G. Peterson, age 93, died on Sunday morning May 29, 2016, at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. LeRoy was born on March 10, 1923, in Westby, WI the son of Anton & Martha (Ruud) Peterson. He was united in marriage to Wilma Christopherson on June 21, 1975, at Castle Rock Lutheran Church. LeRoy graduated from Westby High School on May 28, 1941. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army serving from 1945 until being honorably discharged in 1946. LeRoy attended and received a B.A. Degree from Luther College in Decorah, IA in May of […]
Stitzer/Poynette, WI-Elinor A. “Ellie” Barr, age 82, died on Thursday May 26, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Ellie was born on July 14, 1933 in Stitzer the daughter of Edwin G. & Edna F. (Becker) Briel. She grew up in Stitzer and graduated from Lancaster High School in 1951. She was united in marriage to Glenn Barr on March 24, 1956 in Liberty Township Grant Co., WI. Ellie was a devoted member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ where she served on the church council and played organ for many years and she was also a member […]
Fennimore, WI-Catherine M. Riemenapp, age 96 died on Wednesday May 25, 2016 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. She was born on Aug. 15, 1919 on Irish Ridge in Mt. Hope Township the daughter of James & Nellie (Durnen) O’Shaughnessy. Catherine was united in marriage to Vernon Riemenapp on Nov. 17, 1949 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fennimore. Catherine graduated from Mt. Hope high school in 1937 and then attended and earned her teaching degree from the Platteville Teachers College. She taught throughout the area in four country schools over her 11-year teaching career until her […]
Stitzer, WI-Virgil George Bendorf, age 84, left for his eternal home on Wednesday May 25, 2016. He was born Aug. 4, 1931 in rural Lancaster to Lewis and Nellie (Wieland) Bendorf. He graduated from Lancaster High School with the class of 1949. On December 9, 1952 Virgil left for army basic training at Indian Town Gap, Pennsylvania. This led him to Korea where he proudly earned the rank of sergeant first class of a rifle company. His separation came on June 15, 1954. From the time of the draft notice until his release papers were given, his plan was “To […]
Helen V. Yerke, age 94, of Fennimore, died on Tuesday May 17, 2016, at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. Helen was born on July 2, 1921, in Fennimore Township, the daughter of William and Julia (Lemanski) Worley. She married LaVerne Yerke in April of 1939. Helen and LaVerne farmed outside of Fennimore on Wood Road until LaVerne’s untimely death in 1969. Helen then moved to nearby Preston and began working at the bowling alley in Fennimore where she waitressed and made pizzas. “Helen Waite” as many people knew her, enjoyed listening to the jukebox and was known to have danced […]
William L. Frankenhoff, 79, of Boscobel and formerly of Fennimore, died Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital. William was born on June 1, 1936, in Madison, to Kenneth and Esther (Pasold) Frankenhoff. He lived most of his life on the family dairy farm located on Hwy. 61 north of Fennimore, purchasing the farm from his father in the mid-1960s. The first eight years of his education were at the one-room Rock School near the family farm; his was the last class to go through all the grades there before the school was closed. He graduated from […]
Fennimore/Werley-Daniel J. “Dan” Jones, age 61, passed away suddenly on Saturday afternoon May 7, 2016 doing one of the things he enjoyed most, riding his Harley (Ridin’ and a Glidin’). Dan was born on Sept. 28, 1954 in Crawford Co. the son of Paul and Estelle (Smith) Jones. He was united in marriage to Joanne “Jo” Moll on June 28, 1980 at the Boscobel United Methodist Church in Boscobel. Dan had many joys in life but family came first and foremost. Summertime couldn’t come fast enough for him. It meant that school was getting out and he knew that one […]