Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale

Jan 7, 2013

Jerry Kendall Erickson, age 66 of Blanchardville died on Monday, January 7, 2013 at the UW Hospital in Madison after an 8 year battle with cancer. He was born on September 25, 1946 in York township, Green county, Wisconsin to Milton & Gladys (Venden) Erickson. He grew up on the family farm, working in the fields and the barn...

Dec 31, 2012

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Dec 18, 2012

Funeral services for Gerhard Engen planned for Friday at 11 AM at the Primrose Lutheran Church in rural Belleville will be delayed until Saturday at 11AM due to the current blizzard. Gerhard Silas Engen

Funeral services for Gerhard Engen planned for Friday at 11 AM at the Primrose Lutheran Church in rural Belleville will be...

Dec 11, 2012

Quinten Jerome Syse, age 93 of Blanchardville died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. He was born on August 18, 1919 on the Syse home farm in York Township, Green County, WI to Glenn & Tena (Retrum) Syse. He grew up on the family farm, working the farm with his parents and siblings, and going...

Dec 11, 2012

Dennis George Novinski, age 82 of Blanchardville, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in a car accident. He was born on January 19, 1930, in Montfort, Wisconsin to Raymond and Dora (Dempsey) Novinski. He attended Montfort Grade and High School. Dennis served in the United States Army in Korea from 1951 - 1953. On November 4, 1953, he married...

Dec 1, 2012

Lillian Ula, age 98 of Blanchardville died on Saturday morning, December 1, 2012 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on December 10, 1913 in Perry Township, Dane County, Wisconsin to William & Stella (Helland) Kittleson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Perry Lutheran Church in Daleyville. She went to the Meadow View rural school and graduated...

Nov 30, 2012

Franklyn Edward Rear, age 65 of New Glarus, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Friday evening, November 30, 2012 at Harbor House in Monroe. He was born on January 24, 1947 in Monroe to Clifford & Doris (Vamstad) Rear. He went to school in Blanchardville and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1965. He went to the UW-Platteville, and...

Oct 29, 2012

William B. Doran, age 70, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on October 29th, 2012 at his home in McFarland, WI after a long and valiant battle with myelofibrosis. Bill was born June 10th, 1942, in Hollandale, WI where he graduated from high school, and was raised in the proud farming traditions of southern Wisconsin, and for him, the...

Oct 21, 2012

Gruenenfelder H. Paul

Paul H. Gruenenfelder, age 64 of Blanchardville passed away surrounded by his family and friends on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the U. W. Hospital in Madison after recently being diagnosed with cancer. Paul was born in Blanchardville on April 8th, 1948, the son of Henry and Margaret (Wahl) Gruenenfelder. He was...

Oct 19, 2012

Nina Bennetha Wahl Erickson, age 90 of The New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville died on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on July 10, 1922 to Guy and Nettie (Helmeid) Wahl in York Township, rural Blanchardville. Her mother died shortly after giving birth and so Nina was raised by her mother's sister,...

Sep 21, 2012

David Charles Stansfield, Sr., age 80 of rural Hollandale died on Friday night, September 21, 2012 at the Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville. He was born on January 4, 1932 in Chicago to Albert and Ruth (Anderson) Stansfield. He attended a one-room schoolhouse for grade school in Morton Grove, Illinois, graduated from the Niles High School in Skokie, Illinois,...

Sep 4, 2012

Marian Ione Bredeson, age 85 of Orchard Manor near Lancaster, formerly of the Argyle/Blanchardville area, died on Tuesday evening, September 4, 2012 at Orchard Manor. She was born on September 16, 1926 in Mount Horeb to Frank and Selma (Julson) Dearth. She grew up on the Dearth homestead farm in the Yellowstone area. She attended the Farmer rural school,...

Sep 2, 2012

Elizabeth Ann Novinski, age 84 of Blanchardville died on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville. She was born on January 3, 1928 in rural Fennimore, Wisconsin to Leo and Anna (Straka) Fuerstenberg. She attended St. Mary's Parochial school and graduated from the Fennimore High School in 1946. She was married on...

Aug 31, 2012

Gordon Dennis Peterson, age 85 of Blanchardville died on Friday evening, August 31, 2012 at the Monroe Manor in Monroe. He was born on October 27, 1926 in York Township, Green County, Wisconsin to Peter & Martha (Lokken) Peterson. They lived in Lee Valley in Perry Township for a bit, and then in 1935 the family moved to the...

Jun 29, 2012

Charles Thomas Burke, age 89 of the Hollandale and Blanchardville area died on Friday morning, June 29, 2012 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on November 16, 1922 on the family farm in Waldwick Township, Mineral Point, Wisconsin to Thomas J. & Genevieve (Schaaf) Burke. Charles attended the Waldwick school until starting his farming career. On June...

Jun 29, 2012

Jerome Michael Johnson, age 31 of Lancaster, formerly of Blanchardville died on Friday, June 29, 2012. He was born on June 8, 1981 in Monroe to David and Debra (Kainz) Johnson. He grew up in rural Blanchardville with his parents where they lived until 1993 when the family moved to rural Lancaster. He went to the Pecatonica Grade School...

Jun 10, 2012

Vernus L. Watkins, age 86 of New Glarus passed away peacefully on June 10, 2012 at the New Glarus Home where he had lived for the past several years. His children were by his side. Vernus was born on February 15, 1926 in Blanchardville, WI, the son of George and Ella (Johnson) Watkins, and the stepson of Lee Morris....

Jun 1, 2012

Laurie Ann Rear, age 51 of Monroe, formerly of Blanchardville, died after a short battle with cancer on Friday, June 1, 2012 at her sister, Nancy's home in Palm Harbor, Florida surrounded by her family. She was born on August 9, 1960 in Dodgeville to Betty Colleen (Swenson) Griffiths. She grew up in Hollandale and graduated from the Pecatonica...

May 19, 2012

Betty Marie Hanson, age 84 of Madison, formerly of rural Blanchardville and New Glarus, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on November 10, 1927 in York Township, Green County, Wisconsin to Morris and Beulah (Everson) Strommen. She was baptized and confirmed at the Blanchardville Lutheran Church. Betty attended the Loyalty...

May 3, 2012

Kathleen Elizabeth Bredeson, age 84 of Blanchardville, formerly of Rockford, died on Thursday, May 03, 2012 at the Southwest Health Center in Platteville after a long illness. She was born on December 2, 1927 in rural Argyle to Owen Francis & Mazie (Munson) Kelly. As a child Kathleen loved her pony Merry Legs, and loved telling stories about her...