Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale
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Eileen Lucille Johnson
Sep 18, 2015
Eileen Lucille Johnson, age 83 of Sienna Crest Assisted Living in Dodgeville, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Friday evening, September 18, 2015 at Sienna Crest. She was born on April 5, 1932 in Blanchardville to Elmer and Geneva (Larson) Johnson. She attended the Bainbridge country school and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1951. She was married...
Hazel Marie Doran
Sep 17, 2015
Hazel Marie Doran, age 81 of Blanchardville, and formerly of Hollandale, died on Thursday morning, September 17, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on April 3, 1934 in Menasha, Wisconsin to Martin and Rowena (Carpenter) Arno. She went to school in Menasha, including the St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School, and the Menasha High School. Following...
Mayme Berniece Hanson
Aug 28, 2015
Mayme Berniece Hanson, age 95 of the New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville died on Friday morning, August 28, 2015 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born in Lafayette County, Wisconsin on April 22, 1920 to John and Velma (Larson) Ingwell. She grew up on the farm her parents ran with her 2 brothers and 4 sisters....
Arthur "Leon" Nelson
Aug 25, 2015
Arthur "Leon" Nelson, age 87 of Covina, California died on August 25, 2015 at the Masonic Homes of Covina. He was born in 1928 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Leon enlisted in the Marine Corps immediately upon graduation from high school and was honorably discharged in 1948. Following his time in the military, he attended Tulane University and ultimately graduated...
Carolyn Jeanne Wood
Jul 11, 2015
Carolyn Jeanne Wood, age 73 of Columbus died on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Larson House in Columbus. She was born on December 13, 1941 in Monroe to Myrto and Stella (Gilbertson) Gilbertson. She grew up in the rural Argyle, Blue Mounts and Mount Horeb areas, and graduated from the Mount Horeb High School in 1959. Carolyn...
Ronald Joseph Cleary
Jun 18, 2015
Ronald Joseph Cleary, age 70 of Westfield, WI, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Thursday evening, June 18, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Madison. He was born in the St. Joseph's Hospital in Dodgeville on November 11, 1944 to Harry Michael and Henrietta Ilene (Tonkin) Cleary. He attended the Bainbridge country school near Blanchardville, and graduated from the...
Grace Caroline Larson
Jun 18, 2015
Grace Caroline Larson, age 80 of Blanchardville/Argyle died on Thursday evening, June 18, 2015 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on May 18, 1935 in Wilton, Wisconsin to George and Helen (Backhus) Nelson. She grew up in the Argyle area, and then the Blanchardville area on Horseshoe Bend Road. Grace attended the Ingwell-Watrud country school, and...
Louise Eunice Kammerud
Jun 4, 2015
Louise Eunice Kammerud age 82 of Blanchardville, died on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her home in Blanchardville.
She was born on April 9, 1933 in Houston, TX, the daughter of James Samuel and Molly Elizabeth (Blackburn) Irons. She traveled with her dad's lumberjack job, went to many schools and graduated from high school in Oklahoma. On...
Jim Frederick Rufenacht
May 16, 2015
Jim Frederick Rufenacht, age 72 of Blanchardville died on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe. He was born in Monroe on August 11, 1942 to Warner and Esther (Broders) Rufenacht. He grew up in the Twin Grove area south of Monroe, and Mount Horeb, attending school in those towns. Through the years he...
Norma Elaine Mckeon
Apr 23, 2015
Norma Elaine McKeon, age 70 of Blanchardville died on Thursday evening, April 23, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 10, 1944 in Dodgeville to Amos and Verna (Steensland) Moen. She grew up and went to school in Blanchardville, graduating from the Blanchardville High School in 1962. She was married on November...
James Norman Nelson
Mar 16, 2015
James Norman Nelson, age 90 of Blanchardville died on Monday afternoon, March 16, 2015 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital after a long life. Jim was born on December 1, 1924 to Ole and Rose (Frislie) Nelson in the Blanchardville area where he also attended school. He served in the US Army as a combat engineer in Korea. Jim...
Patricia Olson
Jan 26, 2015
Lucille "Pat" Patricia Olson, age 88 of Hollandale died surrounded by her family late Monday evening, January 26, 2015 at the Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville, and now joins her beloved late husband, DeLyle, in Heaven. Pat was born in Lewiston, Montana on February 8, 1926 to Alexander James and Mary Magdalen (O'Neil) McNeill. She...
Inez Josephine Gratton
Jan 11, 2015
Inez Josephine Norton Gratton, age 93, formerly of Hollandale, WI passed away at Riverview Hospital, Wisconsin Rapids, WI January 11, 2015 after a short illness. Inez was born in the Town of Moscow, Iowa County, WI on January 25, 1921 to Isaac and Anna Norton. Inez had three older brothers; Ed, Martin, and Grant Norton. She attended Hollandale...
Donna Jo Burkoth
Dec 13, 2014
Donna Jo Burkoth, age 49 of Blanchardville, formerly of Argyle, Monroe and Kenosha died on Saturday evening, December 13, 2014 at her home with her family at her side. She was born on May 4, 1965 in Rosières-en-Haye, France to her parents Kenneth Eugene Jr. and Evelyn Annette (Gardner) Miller. Her father was in the U.S. Army, and...
Dennis Wayne Gordon
Dec 5, 2014
Dennis Wayne Gordon, age 71 of Blanchardville died on Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Ingleside Nursing Home in Mount Horeb. He was born on July 29, 1943 in Hollandale to Virgil and Eleanor (Swingen) Gordon. He grew up in rural Hollandale in the Sandy Rock area on the family farm. He went to the Clay Hill rural...
Marlene Louise Markhardt
Nov 22, 2014
Marlene Louise (Gabbei) Markhardt, 73 of rural Barneveld passed away early Saturday morning, November 22, 2014 at the University Hospital in Madison after a 16 year battle against Parkinson's disease. She was born on February 5, 1941 in Madison, to Harold and Jane (Hansen) Gabbei. She grew up in the Madison area where she graduated from Madison West...
Norma Jean Paulson
Nov 14, 2014
Norma Jean Paulson, age 74 of Blanchardville died on Friday evening, November 14, 2014 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus. She was born on May 3, 1940 to Raymond & Helen (Wahl) Haugen. She grew up near Blanchardville, attended the Blanchardville grade school, and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1958. She was married on...
Otis Leroy Gilbertson
Oct 27, 2014
Otis LeRoy Gilbertson, age 88 of Hollandale died on Monday evening, October 27, 2014 at the St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on January 8, 1926 on the family farm in rural Hollandale to Martin and Nellie (Vamstad) Gilbertson. He grew up in rural Hollandale where he worked with his family on the family farm and...
Jeffrey Michael Lund
Oct 25, 2014
Jeffrey Michael Lund, age 51 of Helenville, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Rainbow Hospice in Johnson Creek after a long battle with cancer. Jeff was born on June 29, 1963 in Milwaukee, the son of Michael and Ardys (Disrud) Lund. He grew up and attended school in Pewaukee, graduating from the Pewaukee High...
Wendy Jean Gordon
Oct 18, 2014
Wendy Jean Gordon, age 60 of Dodgeville, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville. She was born on February 19, 1954 in Richland Center to Donald and Arlene (Brown) Marks. She attended school at the LaFollette school in Madison. She was married on October 22, 1976 in the Perry...
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