George Leroy Torkelson
Oct 21, 2018
George LeRoy Torkelson, age 96 of The New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Sunday evening, October 21, 2018 at The New Glarus Home surrounded by his family. He was born on November 22, 1921 in Wiota to Levi & Clara (Gilbertson) Torkelson. He went to school in Argyle. He lived with area farm families and worked on...
Vicki S (Skaife) Kurschner
Oct 12, 2018
Vicki S. Kurschner, age 77 of Blanchardville died on Friday, October 12, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born November 3, 1940 in Madison to Milton & Wilma (Olson) Skaife. She grew up in Hollandale and went to the Hollandale grade school, then the family moved to Blanchardville where she finished grade school and graduated...
Dr. Roswitha Anna Flach, Phd
Sep 29, 2018
Dr. Roswitha Anna Flach, PHD, age 71 of Stoughton died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday evening, September 29, 2018. She was born on March 13, 1947 in Nomborn, Germany. Roswitha grew up in Nomborn with her parents and sister. She attended a nearby Catholic school where she graduated from high school. She then attended and graduated from Goethe University...
Cleo Esther Kundert
Sep 19, 2018
Cleo Esther Kundert, age 94 of Monroe, formerly of New Glarus and Blanchardville died on Wednesday evening, September 19, 2018 at the Monroe Clinic Hospice House. She was born on June 6, 1924 in Rock Grove, Illinois to Harold & Esther (Myers) Bennehoff. She lived with her family on their farm while she was growing up. Cleo...
Jasper Lane Vatter
Aug 30, 2018
To watch the memorial photo video for Jasper, please click the following link: Jasper "Bubba" Lane Vatter, age 22 of rural Blanchardville died in an auto accident on Thursday morning, August 30, 2018. He was born September 12, 1995 in Dodgeville. His parents were Caleb and Elizabeth (Vatter) Harris. He grew up and lived with his family in...
Richard Melvin Paulson
Aug 14, 2018
Richard Melvin Paulson, age 78, of Monticello died Tuesday morning, August 14, 2018, at the Pleasant View Nursing Home. He was born to Orion and Myrtle (Johnson) Paulson on July 19, 1940, in New Glarus where he grew up and graduated from New Glarus High School. In his adult life, he worked as a shipping clerk at Moore's...
Henry Tyler Gilbertson
Aug 1, 2018
Henry Tyler Gilbertson, age 82 of Monticello died early Wednesday morning, August 1, 2018 at the New Glarus Home. He was born to Henry Tyler and Clara (Dammen) Gilbertson on June 15, 1936 in York Township near Blanchardville. His father died when he was an infant. He grew up with his mother and siblings farming in rural Blanchardville....
Joan Kammerud
Jul 25, 2018
Joan Kammerud, age 86 of Blanchardville died on Wednesday morning, July 25, 2018 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on February 9, 1932 in Darlington to Joseph and Mary (Brick) Smith. She grew up in Darlington, Fayette and Blanchardville. She raised six children early in her life and was a dedicated, hard working...
Bertha Willborn
Jul 16, 2018
Bertha Willborn, cherished mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018, at age 86 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. Bertha was born Jan. 14, 1932, in Monticello, the daughter of Swiss immigrants Gustav and Klara (Bauman) Bruehlman. She grew up on the family's farm near Argyle and attended school in Argyle. She married Lester Willborn...
Salvatore John Lombardo
Jun 19, 2018
Salvatore "Sal" John Lombardo, age 87 of Blanchardville, formerly of northern Wisconsin and before that, the Chicago area, died on Tuesday morning, June 19, 2018 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. Sal was born on April 27, 1931 in Chicago to Joseph and Anna Marie (DiCarlo) Lombardo, both born in Sicily. Sal grew up in Chicago...
Douglas Lorimer Caldwell
May 28, 2018
Douglas Lorimer Caldwell, Blanchardville, WI, age 77, passed away on May 28, 2018 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy Louise (Johnson) Caldwell. Doug was born to Malcolm G. and Bertha (Lorimer) Caldwell, 30 June 1940, at Concord, Massachusetts. Doug spent his younger years in that area and graduated from Concord High...
Jerica Heather Peterson
Mar 13, 2018
Jerica Heather Peterson, age 38 of Blanchardville, formerly of Wyoming and Tennessee, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 as a result of a motorcycle accident. She was born on May 21, 1979 to Terry & Rose (Ike) Peterson in Spearfish, South Dakota and lived in Hulett, Wyoming where she went to grade school and graduated from Hulett High...
Rita Rae Moen
Feb 14, 2018
Rita Rae (Ryan) Moen, age 76, born on the 4th of July, 1941, went to heaven on Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2018 with family by her side at Community Living Home Options in Monroe where she has resided for the past 10 months. Rita was the daughter of Kenneth and Eva (Weier) Ryan, and grew up in Blanchardville,...
Cathy Marie Hoelzel
Feb 12, 2018
Catherine Marie "Cathy" Hoelzel (née Brady), age 53 of Blanchardville died unexpectedly in a car accident in Verona, Wisconsin on February 12, 2018. She was born on December 15, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio to Stanley and Priscilla (Shumake) Brady. She graduated from Blue Ridge Community College in 1994 with a degree in Accounting. She married Timothy Scott Hoelzel...
Cindy Jo Howe
Jan 28, 2018
Cynthia (Cindy) Jo Howe (Ihm), age 57 of Roscoe, Ill. died on January 28, 2018 at home surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer. Cindy was born on August 24, 1960 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin to Robert and Jeraldine (McDermott) Ihm. She was one of seven children raised on the Ihm Farm in rural Hollandale....
Gloria R Hershberger
Jan 8, 2018
Hollandale/Madison, WI – Gloria R. Hershberger, age 83, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018. She died from complications of a life well-lived. Gloria was born on October 15, 1934 to Otis and Gladys (Nelson) Retrum in Dodgeville, WI. Gloria started her education in a one-room schoolhouse and never stopped her desire for learning. She graduated from the...
Sigrid Evelyn Bratrud
Jan 2, 2018
Sigrid Evelyn Bratrud, age 96 of Blanchardville, presently at the New Glarus Home, died on January 2, 2018 at the New Glarus Home, surrounded by family. She was born on April 18, 1921 in Bagn Valdres Norway, the daughter of Hermman & Kjerstine (Thorsrud) Bratterud. She attended school in Norway and belonged to the Bagn Church. At the...
Mark Alan Ranum
Dec 9, 2017
Mark Alan Ranum, age 63 of rural Darlington died early Saturday morning, December 9, 2017 at his home north of Fayette. He was born on April 3, 1954 in Mount Horeb to Edward and Gertrude (Zurfluh) Ranum. Mark grew up around Mount Horeb, and went to the Daleyville grade school, graduated from the Mount Horeb High School, and...
Ardell E Lien
Nov 27, 2017
Ardell Lien, age 83, of Blanchardville, Wisconsin, passed away while surrounded by loved ones at his home on Monday, November 27th, 2017. Ardell was born May 1st, 1934 on the family farm to his Norwegian immigrant parents, Andrew and Elise Lien. The farm was the beautiful sanctuary for Ardell and his siblings, Inga (Hanson), Marie (Henning), Ole Lien,...
Elaine Mary Hardyman
Oct 27, 2017
Elaine Mary Schaffner Hardyman, age 84 of Blanchardville, formerly of Shullsburg, died on Friday, October 27, 2017 at home surrounded by family after a long illness. She was born on March 2, 1933 in Shullsburg to George and Mary (McManus) Schaffner. She grew up in Shullsburg where she went to parochial school at St. Matthews and then to...
