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. […]
Madison/Cobb – Mildred (Nagel) Bowen, age 88, passed away Saturday Dec. 19, 2015 at UW Hospital in Madison. Mildred was born April 20, 1927 in Cobb, WI the daughter of Melvin and Amy (Merritt) Nagel. Mildred graduated from Cobb High School in 1945. She married Wayne Anderson on August 21, 1948. Mildred stayed at home to raise her children until moving back to Cobb in 1963 where she worked at the Cobb State Bank. Mildred married William Bowen in 1971 and moved to Owensboro, Kentucky where they managed a motel before returning to Wisconsin. She resided at the DeForest Senior […]
Shirley “LaVon” Hahn, age 92, of Fennimore, died on Tuesday morning Dec. 15, 2015 at Morningside Assisted Living in Lancaster. LaVon was born on June 6, 1923 in Grant County, WI the daughter of George and Gladys (Hickin) Foreyt. She married Cletus Hahn on Oct. 7, 1944 in Milwaukee. After the war she and Cletus moved back to Fennimore where she lived in her own home until August 2015. LaVon was a cook for Fennimore Schools for several years before joining Cletus in the family business, H&N Plumbing and Heating, upon the death of Cletus’ partner. She worked at H&N […]
Dodgeville – Joseph Walter “Joe” Washa, age 57, of Dodgeville and formerly of Montfort, died on Monday evening Nov. 30, 2015 at his residence in Dodgeville. Joe was born on March 21, 1958 in Boscobel, WI the son of Harold and Dorothy (Daggett) Washa. He married Deb Klar on Sept. 25, 1999 in Montfort. Joe first lived in Castle Rock and then rural Montfort before moving into Montfort in 1970. He attended Montfort Grade School and Graduated from Iowa-Grant High School in 1976. Joe worked for the Village of Montfort from 1976-2010 and then Lands End in Dodgeville from 2011-2015. […]
Fennimore – Avis L. Edge, age 89, died peacefully on Sunday November 29, 2015. Avis was born on June 5, 1926 in Richland County, WI the daughter of Earl and Melinda (McNamer) West. She was united in marriage to Harry Edge on September 21, 1947. Avis and Harry enjoyed playing cards and dancing with their friends. Avis was known around the area for her baking of wedding and birthday cakes. She was an aide for the disabled for the Fennimore and River Ridge Schools for many years. She loved her job and considered the students an extension of her family. […]
Fennimore, WI-Caroline J. Eisele, age 86, died on Monday morning, November 16, 2015 at her residence in Fennimore. She was born on July 28, 1929 in Boscobel, the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Swenson) Nelson. Caroline was married to Harold Lester on June 2, 1951 until his untimely death and then was united in marriage to Francis Eisele on April 12, 1958. Caroline’s quick sense of humor, generosity, honesty, spunk and passion for life came through in all she did. As described by one of her admirers, “she had a way of making each person she met feel special and […]
Woodman, WI-Laurel E. Mook, age 94, died on Friday morning Nov. 13, 2015 at the Gundersen Medical Center in LaCrosse. Laurel was born on July 25, 1921 in Clayton Township Crawford County, WI the son of Fred and Bessie (Huffman) Mook. He was united in marriage to Nelda Stimpson on Jan. 3, 1947. Laurel graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1939 where he excelled in baseball, track and basketball. Laurel joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 and proudly served 33 months overseas in the Pacific during WWII. His last stop was Okinawa before being honorably discharged in 1946. […]
Rewey, WI – David “Wolf” Wilkinson, age 56, of Rewey, died on Friday November 6, 2015 at UW-Hospital and Clinics in Madison. David was born on July 2, 1959 in Lancaster, WI the son of Edgar and Laurene (Carter) Wilkinson. He married Susan Smith on August 22, 1992 in Rewey. Following graduation from Iowa-Grant High School in 1978, David attended Southwest Tech in Fennimore where he earned a certificate in auto mechanics. He worked as a carpenter at Skyline in Lancaster for many years until spending 13 years as a beekeeper. David was forced to retire due to being diagnosed […]
Carrie (Corcilius) Merrill, Age 54, died peacefully in her home in Fennimore late October 22nd surrounded by family. Carrie was born in Round Lake, IL, the youngest daughter of August “Jack” Corcilius and Nancy (Oehme) Corcilius and spent many years in Arizona where she worked as a nursing assistant and gave birth to her daughters before returning to the Midwest to be nearer to family. She made her home in Potosi and Lancaster, returning to her work as a caregiver before settling in Fennimore. Carrie struggled for many years with poor health and spent her final days with her daughters […]