Doug Lee Baker
Sep 6, 2011
Douglas Lee Baker, "Bumpa", age 91 of Blanchardville died on Tuesday morning, September 6, 2011 at the Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville. Doug was born in the Blanchardville area on October 24, 1919 to Dwight and Doris (Parkinson) Baker. He attended school in Blanchardville, and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1938. He never missed a...
Lyla Marian Vinje
Sep 6, 2011
Lyla Marian (Anderson) Vinje, age 94 of The New Glarus Home, formerly of Hollandale, Wisconsin died on Tuesday evening, September 6, 2011 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus. She was born on January 4, 1917, in rural Hollandale, the Town of Moscow, Iowa County, Wisconsin to James and Ella (Watrud) Anderson. She went to school...
Russell Glenn Ballard
Sep 1, 2011
Russell Glenn Ballard, age 83 of Monroe, died on Thursday morning, September 1, 2011 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. Russell was born March 28, 1928 to Arie and Hilda (Lofgren) Ballardon on a farm between Gratiot and Dunbarton. Later, his parents moved to Blanchardville and Russell attended the Loyalty Rural School and helped on...
Alberta Frances Esposito
Aug 31, 2011
Alberta Frances Esposito, age 67 of Mountain Home, Arkansas died on Wednesday evening, August 31, 2011 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus. She was born on July 17, 1944 in Chicago to James and Frances (Blaszczyk) Anderson. She grew up in Chicago where she graduated from grade and high school. After graduation she started working for Rohm...
Agnes Odella Benson
Aug 30, 2011
Agnes Odella Benson, age 96 of the New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the New Glarus Home. She was born on August 11, 1915 on the home farm in Dane County, Perry Township, the daughter of August and Mabel (Swenson) Moen. She attended River Forks rural school. Agnes was married on August...
Dolores Mae Nyhus
Aug 14, 2011
Dolores Mae Nyhus, age 82 of the rural Mount Horeb-Blanchardville area died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison following a farming accident. She was born on May 9, 1929 in Green County, Wisconsin to Iren and Alfa (Hanson) Wahl. Dolores grew up working on her parent's farm. She attended the Bem...
Leona Josefa Rundhaug
Jul 7, 2011
Leona Josefa Rundhaug, age 86 of Blanchardville, died on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on July 25, 1924 in Forward at the Perry Center Cheese Factory, the daughter of Henry and Christina (Gruenenfelder) Gruenenfelder. She grew up there and attended the Forward School for eight years, then moved with her parents to...
K. Robert "Bob" Larson
Jun 10, 2011
K. Robert "Bob" Larson, age 89 of Blanchardville died on Friday afternoon, June 10, 2011 at the New Glarus Home. He was born on January 6, 1922 in rural Blanchardville to Palmer & Ida (Watrud) Larson. He attended the Ingwell country school near Blanchardville, and graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1939. He grew up on the family...
Kathleen Harding Rakow
May 21, 2011
Kathleen Harding Rakow, age 55, of Lone Rock died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the University Hospital in Madison. She was born December 1, 1955 Sycamore, IL the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Holderness) Harding. She moved to the Blanchardville area in 1970 and graduated from Pecatonica High School in 1974. Kathleen loved to crochet and taught many people...
Charles Harding
Apr 18, 2011
Charles Harding, age 88 of Mankato, Minnesota, formerly of Blanchardville, died Monday, April 18, 2011 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. He was born on December 5, 1922 in Luverne, MN to William and Oella (Cragne) Harding. After graduating high school in DeKalb, Illinois, he served in the Air Force from 1944 to 1946. On September 20, 1946...
Loantafay Martha Percell
Apr 13, 2011
Loantafay Martha Percell (aka Lanny) ,87, passed away at approximately 7:30 am Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the New Glarus Home, located in New Glarus, WI, just 15miles from the home she shared with her daughter in Blanchardville for the past 16 years. Lanny was born on January 26, 1924 in Huntington, Indiana. She was one of ten children...
Barbara Elsbeth Retrum
Apr 13, 2011
Barbara Elsbeth Retrum, age 89, formerly of Hollandale and Spring Green, passed away while surrounded by members of her family on Wednesday evening, April 13, 2011 at Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City after a brief illness of pancreatic cancer. She was born on June 6, 1921 in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, the daughter of Adolf and Lena (Youngen) Schneider....
Henry Joseph Gruenenfelder
Apr 11, 2011
Henry Joseph Gruenenfelder, age 90, of Blanchardville, died on April 11, 2011 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, WI. He was born February 10, 1921 in Perry Township, Dane County, WI the son of John Henry and Christina Gruenenfelder. Henry attended the Forward country school. He made cheese with his dad at the Perry Center Cheese Factory in...
Joseph Robert Sigg
Mar 30, 2011
Joseph Robert Sigg, age 79 of Hollandale died on Wednesday morning, March 30, 2011 at the Saint Mary's Hospital in Madison after a brief illness. He was born on April 14, 1931 in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin to Herman and Alice (Herger) Sigg. He grew up in Mount Horeb and Riley, living with his uncle Alois Herger after his father...
Robert "Bob" Thomas Mcgowan
Jan 30, 2011
Robert Thomas "Bob" McGowan, age 73 of Blanchardville died on Sunday morning, January 30, 2011 at the UW Hospital in Madison after a brief battle with Leukemia. He was born on February 26, 1937 in Lafayette County, Argyle Township, Wisconsin to Harty & Jane (Meylor) McGowan. He grew up in rural Blanchardville and attended the Farmer's School, and then...
Thomas "Tommy" David Skattum
Jan 21, 2011
Thomas "Tommy" David Skattum, age 22 of Blanchardville, formerly of Belmont, died Friday morning, January 21, 2011 as a result of an auto accident. He was born on July 22, 1988 in Dubuque, Iowa to Erik & Kay (Burkholder) Skattum. Tommy grew up in the Belmont area, and attended the Belmont schools until 2002 when they moved to Platteville,...
Margaret Elaine Wahl Gruenenfelder
Jan 10, 2011
Margaret Elaine Wahl Gruenenfelder, age 84 of Blanchardville daughter of Palmer and Monica Daly Wahl, died Monday January 10, 2011 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital surrounded by her family. Margaret was born November 21, 1926 on a farm in Blanchard Township. She attended Blanchardville Public Schools all but two years that were spent at Einerson Rural School and graduated...
Lila Irene Finhert
Dec 19, 2010
Lila Irene Finhert, age 92 of Blanchardville died early Sunday morning, December 19, 2010 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus. She was born on September 28, 1918 in rural Hollandale to Melvin and Otilda (Peterson) Retrum. She grew up in the River Forks area of rural Hollandale, attended the River Forks rural school, and graduated...
Paul Elliot Vinje
Dec 18, 2010
Paul Elliot Vinje, age 60 of Argyle died on Saturday morning, December 18, 2010. He was born on April 9, 1950 in Dodgeville to Edwin and Lyla (Anderson) Vinje. He grew up in Hollandale, and graduated from the Hollandale High School in 1968. He attended community college for a year in Maryland, and then attended the UW-Superior. He spent...
Bernard "Buzz" Larson
Dec 5, 2010
Bernard "Buzz" Laverne Larson, age 87 of Hollandale, died on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at his home in rural Hollandale. He was born on October 25, 1923 in the Town of Brigham in Barneveld, Wisconsin, the son of Lewis and Pearl (Owens) Larson. He attended Barneveld schools. He served in the US Army for over 6 years during World...
