Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale

Mar 27, 2026

Michael “Mike” Alan Ryan, age 73 formerly of Blanchardville died on Friday evening, March 27, 2026 at The View in Johnson Creek care facility. He was born on February 3, 1953 in Blanchardville to Kenneth Raphael and Eva Marie (Weier) Ryan. Mike grew up in Blanchardville and went to Blanchardville grade and high school, graduating in 1971, the last class...

Mar 16, 2026

Susan Marie Meier, 76 years young, of Verona, formerly of Blanchardville, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2026, at her home, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. Born on April 9, 1949, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Frank and Helen Martian, Susan was the eldest of four children—a role she carried throughout her life with devotion.

Susan’s early...

Mar 14, 2026

Irene Virginia Baker, age 91 of Blanchardville, passed away on March 14th, 2026, at the Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville, with her daughters by her side.

Irene was born in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin on March 12th, 1935, to Vernell & Clara (Lehnherr) Weck. She grew up on a farm in Brigham Township & attended Clay Hill School as...

Mar 6, 2026

Lucille Evelyn (Anderson) Luitjens, age 99 of Dodgeville, formerly of Minneapolis, died at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg, Wisconsin on Friday, March 6, 2026. Lucy was born in Minneapolis on Nov 22, 1926 to Anna Bertina (Gilbertson) and John Martin Anderson. She grew up on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis with her parents and six siblings. A January 1945 graduate of...

Feb 9, 2026

Roland (Rollie) Verdell Trumble, age 94, died on February 9, 2026 at the New Glarus Nursing Home. Rollie was born on July 12, 1931, son of Chester and Viola (Paulson) Trumble. He attended rural school and graduated from Blanchardville High School in 1949. Rollie and Norma (Robb) Trumble were united in marriage on August 11, 1951. Rollie joined the Air...

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...