Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale

Jan 20, 2026

Herbert M. Schraepfer, of Hollandale, WI was born on March 15, 1941, in Madison to Fred and Agnes (Brattlie) Schraepfer, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at St. Mary’s in Madison at the age of 84, surrounded by his family.

Herbert graduated from Blanchardville High School in 1959. He spent his entire life in the River Fork neighborhood, where he...

Jan 19, 2026

Ann Theres Toay, age 77 of Monroe and formerly of Ridgeway died on Monday, January 19, 2026 at her home. She was born on May 29, 1948 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dodgeville to James Vernon and Frieda Elizabeth (Wiest) Toay. Ann grew up in Ridgeway where she went to grade school, and then graduated from Dodgeville High School. After...

Jan 10, 2026

Jane Ann (Hughes) Nelson, age 84 of Blanchardville died on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the UW Hospital in Madison surrounded by family. She was born on June 6th, 1941, in Darlington, Wisconsin to Francis "Frank" Patrick Hughes and Mildred Irene (Larson) Hughes.

Jane grew up with her family in Hollandale on the family farm and went...

Jan 3, 2026

Samuel Christian Hanson, age 81 of Ingleside Nursing Home in Mount Horeb, formerly of Monroe and rural Blanchardville died on January 3, 2026, at Ingleside.  He was born in Monroe to Ever Herman & Dorothe Margaret (Johnson) Hanson.  He grew up in Argyle, where the family operated a small hobby farm.  He attended school in Argyle and graduated from...

Dec 30, 2025

Helene Elizabeth Emberson, age 81 of Deerfield, formerly of Blanchardville died at her home, surrounded by her husband and children on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.  She was born on January 18, 1944, to Oscar F. and Leona (Rothie) Anderberg.  She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Deerfield and graduated from Deerfield High School.  She worked...

Dec 3, 2025

Beverly Ann Gilbertson, 67 of rural Blanchardville passed away suddenly in a tragic fall in her home on December 3, 2025.  She was born on September 4, 1958 at St. Claire Hospital in Monroe Wisconsin, to Henry Tyler and Grace Marie (Broten) Gilbertson.  Beverly grew up in Monticello and graduated from the Monticello High School in 1976.  She attended...

Dec 1, 2025

David Lee Jeremiason, 79, passed away on December 1, 2025, surrounded by the people who loved him most. He was born on March 13, 1946, to Ole and Alice (Helmeid) Jeremiason and grew up on the family farm near Blanchardville—a place that he later raised his own family with his devoted wife, Linda.

David attended the Loyalty...

Sep 27, 2025

Melody Sue Wahl Jeglum passed away on Saturday September 27, 2025 after a 7 month battle with Glioblastoma.

Mel was born January 5, 1977 to Marita (Hughes) Wahl and the late Meldan Wahl.

She graduated from Pecatonica High School in 1995 and from MATC in 2000 with a degree in Dental Hygiene.

She...

Sep 14, 2025

Matthew Charles Perenchio, Norwalk, died Sept. 14, 2025, at home after suffering a heart attack. He was 46.

Matt was born Nov. 11, 1978, in West Allis, the son of Charles and Marie (Baum) Perenchio. The family moved to rural Bruce when Matt was an infant. Matt loved growing up in northern Wisconsin on his parents' 40-acre...

Aug 26, 2025

Catherine "Casey" J. Percell, aged 71, of Blanchardville, WI, passed away on August 26, 2025. Casey was born on April 9, 1954, to Marion and Loantafay Percell in Andrews, Indiana.

Casey lived in Andrews, Indiana until she went to Ball State University in 1973.  She lived where her schooling took her until she moved to Wisconsin in...

Aug 5, 2025

Marilyn Torkelson, 89, of New Glarus, WI, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born on August 3, 1936, in Mount Horeb, WI, to Edward and Leone Kiely. She was raised in Blanchardville and Blue Mounds before moving to South Wayne to finish her schooling. Marilyn married Robert DeNure in 1954.

Jun 23, 2025

David Joseph Underly, age 85, of Town of Moscow, Hollandale, formerly of Mishawaka, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Monday June 23, 2025 after a 6 month long illness.

Born on January 2, 1940, in South Bend, Indiana, Dave was the beloved son of Roy Joseph Underly and Eleanor Skarupinski Underly. He grew up on the family farm,...

May 30, 2025

Dennis Lee McCarville, age 77, of rural Mineral Point/Hollandale, passed away Friday afternoon, May 30, 2025, after an ATV accident while doing what he always did — taking care of the land he loved (and probably muttering to himself about how nobody else could do it right).

Born March 5, 1948, in Dodgeville to LaVerne Thomas and...

Apr 21, 2025

William Ward "Bill" Hendrickson, born to Milton and Kathryn Hendrickson on Saturday, February 27, 1943 in Dodgeville, WI, took his last breath Monday April 21, 2025 at 3:59 pm In Madison, WI with his two children by his side. His immediate family, consists of his eldest sister Nancy Mooney, younger brother Tommy Hendrickson (who preceded him in death) and...

Apr 18, 2025

Myron Alton Nelson, age 85 of Town of Perry near Daleyville, Wisconsin died on Friday, April 18, 2025 at his home on the farm.  Myron was born to Morris and Adeline Jane (Paulson) Nelson on August 27, 1939 on the family farm where he lived his whole life.  He grew up on the farm with his two siblings and...

Apr 2, 2025

Raneé Lynn Kurschner, age 60 of Blanchardville died after a struggle with Cancer on Wednesday evening, April 2, 2025 at the UW Hospital in Madison, surrounded by her family.  She was born on September 20, 1964 in Monroe to Larry "Ron" and Vicki (Skaife) Kurschner.  She grew up on the family farm in rural Blanchardville with her siblings and...

Mar 6, 2025

Daniel Michael Schutte, age 55 of rural Blanchardville died on Thursday, March 6, 2025 as a result of a tragic auto accident.  His family greatly mourns his death.  He was born on March 1, 1970 in Monroe.  His mother is Elaine Gutzmer and his father figures were Ron Brandt and Charles Walczak.  Dan grew up in Monroe where he...

Feb 28, 2025

Sandra Gail Goldsmith, age 66 of Blanchardville died on Friday evening, February 28, 2025 at Upland Hills hospital in Dodgeville.  She was born on May 23, 1958 in Vaiden, Mississippi to F. Green and Dorothy Naomi (Maness) Pinkston.  She grew up in Vaiden, Mississippi where she graduated from high school in 1978.  She later Moved to Florida where she...

Jan 30, 2025

Norbert James Day, age 86 of rural Hollandale died early Thursday morning, January 30, 2025 at Upland Hills Nursing and Rehab in Dodgeville.  He was born on December 26, 1938 in Dodgeville to Leo Joseph and Mae Elizabeth (Kosharek) Day.  He grew up with his parents and brother and sister in the rural Dodgeville area on the family farm. ...

Jan 9, 2025

Steven Kermit Jeglum, age 79 of Blanchardville died on Thursday, January 9, 2025 surrounded by his family.  Steve was born in Monroe on September 11, 1945 to Kermit Howard and Sylvia Edna (Schneider) Jeglum.  He grew up on the family farm on Hay Hollow Road with his parents and his brother and sister.  He went to the Meadowview rural...