Allen Dale Zuidema
Nov 30, 2016
Allen Dale Zuidema, age 77, of rural Argyle died at his home surrounded by his family on November 30, 2016. Allen was born on September 11, 1939 in Morrison, Illinois, to Harold and Roelvina Zuidema. He grew up in Morrison, was active in 4H, showed cattle, and won a calf, which became part of his first dairy herd....
Orville Melvin Ayen
Nov 28, 2016
Orville Melvin Ayen, age 92 of Blanchardville was born at home in Town of York on April 24, 1924, and passed away from kidney failure with Hospice care on November 28th, 2016 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home outside of Monroe. The first born of three children to Oscar and Nellie (Moen) Ayen Jr., Orville grew up attending...
Jane Beatrice Rupnow
Oct 30, 2016
Jane Beatrice (Lageson) Rupnow, 90 years young, died of natural causes on Sunday, October 30th, 2016 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital with her children and two grandchildren at her side. Fierce and funny, Jane had a zest for life that was matched by few others. Born on May 14th, 1926, Jane was the 10th (by a few minutes!)...
Barbara Jean Paulson
Sep 30, 2016
Barbara Jean Paulson, age 83 of Muscoda, formerly of Highland and Blanchardville, died on Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Richland Hospital in Richland Center, Wisconsin. She was born on August 26, 1933 to Tilman and Alice (Kellesvig) Paulson in the St Clare Hospital in Monroe. She grew up between Blanchardville and New Glarus on the family farm....
Harland George Watrud
Sep 10, 2016
Harland George Watrud, 93 years young and an 89 year resident of Blanchardville died on Saturday evening, September 10, 2016. He was born on June 19, 1923 near Blanchardville to George & Martha (Lehnherr) Watrud. He attended the Blanchardville Grade School, and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in the class of 1941. On March 1, 1927 his...
Alyssia Marie Kittleson
Jul 3, 2016
Alyssia Marie Kittleson, age 26 years, of Mineral Point, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Mt. Vernon. She was born on June 29, 1990 at Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Todd and Beth Ann (Ihm) Kittleson. Alyssia graduated from Pecatonica High School in Blanchardville, Wisconsin and was...
Grant Leroy Nyhus
Jul 2, 2016
Grant Leroy Nyhus, age 89 of the rural Mount Horeb-Blanchardville area died on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus. He was born on February 22nd, 1927 in Perry Township to Arthur and Lena (Rosaasen) Nyhus and attended the Daleyville School. He was married to Delores Wahl on February 13, 1949 at the Blanchardville...
Jerome T Hendrickson
Jun 25, 2016
Jerome T. Hendrickson, age 54 of rural Blanchardville died of natural causes on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at his home. He was born on January 24, 1962 in Monroe to Homer Clayton and Avis Rosella (Gilbertson) Hendrickson. Jerome grew up on the family farm in rural Blanchardville where he worked on the farm alongside his parents, brothers and...
Marcia Colleen Peterson
Jun 19, 2016
Marcia Colleen Peterson, age 87 of Sienna Crest in Mineral Point, formerly of rural Hollandale-Barneveld, died early Sunday morning, June 19, 2016 at Sienna Crest. She was born on April 12, 1929 on the family farm to Milton Sr. and Gladys Clara (Venden) Erickson. She attended several country schools, and then the Blanchardville High School. She married Delbert...
Clara Lucille Strommen
Jun 16, 2016
Clara Lucille Strommen, age 91, formerly of Blanchardville, peacefully went home to the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Crestridge in Dodgeville. She was born on March 9, 1925 in Mount Horeb to Fred and Rose (Rettemund) Wittwer. Clara grew up on the family farm, helping with chores and working with her family. She attended school...
Hugh Ellory Hosking
May 19, 2016
Hugh Ellory Hosking, age 79 of Madison died on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born in Racine on January 29, 1937 to Joy Harriet (Peterson) Hosking. He grew up in Hollandale where he attended grade school and graduated from high school. He attended the UW-Platteville for two years, and then entered the...
Amos Lavern Peterson
May 18, 2016
Amos Lavern Peterson, age 94 of Blanchardville, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his home. He was born on February 3, 1922 in Moscow Township, Iowa County, WI, the son of Bernhardt Henry & Anna Christine (Johnsrud) Peterson. He attended Adamsville grade school and graduated from the Hollandale high school in 1939. Amos was married on July...
Ursula Hermanson
May 16, 2016
Ursula Hermanson, age 80, of rural Blanchardville passed away on Monday evening May 16, 2016, under the loving care of hospice and her family. She was born in Zweibrucken, Germany, in 1935 to Alfred and Gertrud Kostka. She lived through the horrors of World War II being evacuated to farm areas in southern Germany. In 1958 she met...
Helen May Timm
Apr 23, 2016
Helen May Timm, age 38 of Blanchardville died on Saturday evening, April 23 2016 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe. She was born on May 26, 1977 in Rockford to Eugene and Helen Neal. She later lived with her foster parents Greg & Francis Brandli near Albany. While living with them she attended school in Albany, and...
Robert Thompson
Apr 19, 2016
Robert A. Thompson (Bob, Bobby) completed the final chapter in the book of his life, writing the last line on April 19, 2016, at home in Menomonie, WI, surrounded by family. His final sentence simply written was 57 years, 11 months, 9 days. Bobby was born in Dodgeville, WI on May 10, 1958 and raised on a 400...
David Allen Benson
Apr 13, 2016
David Allen Benson, age 69 of Menomonie, WI died on April 13, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN. He was born on April 30, 1946 in Monroe, WI to Sever and Agnes (Moen) Benson. He grew up in Blanchardville and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1964. His first marriage to...
Lois Patricia Nelson
Apr 8, 2016
Lois Patricia (Disrud) Nelson, age 88 of Covina, California died on April 8, 2016. Lois was born on January 17, 1928 in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1950 with a Bachelors degree in Music. Following graduation, Lois taught music (instrumental and choral) in various schools around the Blanchardville area, including Mt....
David Dan Vermillion
Apr 5, 2016
David Dan Vermillion, age 85, of Blanchardville, WI area, died April 5, 2016 with his family nearby. He was born October 26, 1930 in Anderson, IN. His parents were Paul T. Vermillion and Rachel A. (Bolen) Vermillion. The family lived in southern Indiana and on a small farm in Sullivan County, IN. David Vermillion went to Indiana State...
Doris Mae Rear-Hustad
Mar 18, 2016
Doris Mae Rear-Hustad, age 90 of the New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Friday evening, March 18, 2016 at the New Glarus Home with her family at her side. She was born on August 25, 1925 to Oscar & Clara (Thompson) Vamstad on the family farm in rural Blanchardville in Green County, Wisconsin on York Center...
Alexandra Sue Ihm
Mar 6, 2016
Alexandra Sue Ihm, age 21 of rural Hollandale, died on Monday evening, March 6, 2017. She was born on September 23, 1995 in Madison to Douglas and Connie (Wyttenbach) Ihm. She enjoyed working with her dad on the farm she loved as she was growing up. Alexandra loved her farm kittens, and named them all. She went to...
