Vivian Julia Alcott (Eck), 88, of Montfort passed away on February 17, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Center in Fennimore surrounded by her family. She now joins family and friends in heaven. Vivian (Eck) Alcott was born October 28, 1927 in Ellenboro Township to Raymond and Berniece (Hall) Eck. Vivian attended elementary school at the rural Elmdale School and graduated from Cassville High School in 1945 and then earned a two-year teaching degree from Platteville Normal School. Vivian taught grades 1-8 at the Dixon School near Preston. It was then she met John Alcott, an area farmer, whom she married […]
Montfort – Mary J. Jenks, age 80, of Montfort, died unexpectedly as the result of an automobile accident on Feb. 12, 2016 at University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville. Mary was born on Nov. 2, 1935 in Montfort, WI the daughter of Albert and Anna (Rose) Wienkes. She married Douglas Jenks on Oct. 10, 1953 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Highland, WI. Mary and Doug farmed outside of Cobb until purchasing the farm where they currently live in Wingville Township in 1972. Mary worked at the Cobb Canning Factory and then did bookkeeping for Swiss Colony, Midwest Livestock, Farm […]
Platteville – James D. Harris, age 82, died on Saturday Feb. 6, 2016 at Southwest Health Center in Platteville. James was born on April 12, 1933 in Bagley, WI the son of Carson and Dorothy (Markley) Harris. He married Dorothy Larson on Nov. 14, 1998. Following graduation from Bagley High School, James joined the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War from Jan. 1954 to Jan. 1956. After returning home, he farmed outside of Lancaster. He began driving semi over the road as an owner operator in 1977 and continued driving into his late 70’s. J.D. traveled all of […]
Boscobel – Linda A. Loomis, age 65, died on Saturday morning January 30, 2016 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Linda was born on June 28, 1950 in Lancaster, WI the daughter of Roger and Lois (Stuckey) Wehrle. She married Robert Loomis on Dec. 27, 1969 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boscobel, WI. Linda graduated from Fennimore High School in 1969 and shortly after she and Robert moved to Georgia for two years while Robert was in the service. In 1971 Linda and Robert moved back to Boscobel and Linda began working at Advance Transformer. Linda worked at advanced for […]
Mount Hope – Robert F. Moon, age 95, died on Wednesday morning Jan. 20, 2016 at his residence in Mt. Ida Township. Robert was born on August 21, 1920 in Stitzer, WI the son of George and Mina (Michel) Moon. He married Mary Thompson on March 24, 1945 in Platteville, WI. Following graduation from Platteville High School, Bob received two years of on the farm training from the University of Wisconsin. He served as a Marine in the Pacific Theater during WWII earning both a certificate for bravery and a Purple Heart. Bob farmed his entire life and his registered […]
Woodman – Oscar W. Peterson, age 68, of Woodman, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at his residence in Mt. Ida Township. Oscar was born on April 11, 1947 in Hickory Grove Township, Grant Co., WI the son of Otinius and Sadie Mae (Armfield) Peterson. He married Connie Wachter on Aug. 3, 1968 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Fennimore. Following graduation from Fennimore High School in 1965, Oscar attended Madison Area Technical College where he earned a degree as an Electrical Technician. He and Connie then moved to California where Oscar worked for the Lockheed Corp. for two […]
Nancy Jane (Meininger) Horn, age 55, of Fennimore, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 peacefully at home after a two year battle with brain cancer. Nancy was born on July 8, 1960 to James and Elizabeth (Treder) Meininger in Toledo, OH and moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin when she was five years old. She attended Goodrich High School where she met her best friend and husband, Charles (Chuck) Horn. Nancy & Chuck were married on December 27, 1980 and lived in Janesville, Wisconsin for four years before moving to their current home in Fennimore, Wisconsin. Nancy and Chuck […]
Woodman – Herman Wachter, age 91, of Woodman, died on Monday evening January 11, 2016 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. Herman was born on June 2, 1924 in Midland, South Dakota to Herman and Mertie (Kaiser) Wachter. He married Bernadine Freymiller on Oct. 20, 1946 in Prairie du Chien, WI. Herman grew up in Midland South Dakota before moving to the Millville area at the age of 14. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1944-1946. Upon returning home from the Air Corps, Herman and Bernadine began farming in Marion Township. Herman could do anything around the farm […]
Cobb, WI – James C. O’Flahrity, age 87, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2015, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Fennimore, WI, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on April 1, 1928, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dodgeville, WI, the only child of James Patrick and Bertha (Hugill) O’Flahrity. Jim spent his early years on his grandfather’s (Thomas O’Flahrity) section of land in Wingville Township. He proudly told many stories of the days that he lived there and how much his grandfather meant to him. At the age of 10, Jim and his parents moved to an […]
Montfort – Ervin M. Prochaska, age 82, of Montfort, died on Saturday morning Dec. 26, 2015 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. Ervin was born on Oct. 14, 1933 in Castle Rock Township, Grant County, WI the son of Ed and Mayme (Nechvatal) Prochaska. He married Jean Schultz in 1963 in Greendale, WI. Ervin excelled in football and basketball at Montfort High School, graduating in 1952. Following graduation, he farmed with his brother Lavern on Snowbottom Road until joining the U.S. Army in 1954. Upon returning from the Army in 1956, Ervin went to work for Earl Droessler in construction. […]