Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale

Jul 20, 2023

Connie Sue (Rear) Moen, age 58 of Blanchardville, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2023, at BeeHive Homes of Mt Horeb, Wisconsin with family by her side after a four-year progression of Frontal Temporal Dementia. Connie was born on February 21, 1965, to Clifford Jerome and Doris Mae (Vamstad) Rear and grew up on the family farm on Badger...

Jul 12, 2023

John Duwayne Clayton Carr, age 82 of rural Hollandale died on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Lafayette Manor in Darlington.  He was born on April 17, 1941 to Harry and Marie (Norby) Carr in Beloit.  He attended Sweet rural one room country school and graduated in 1959 from the Hononegah High School in Rockton IL.  John served in...

May 30, 2023

Norma A. Peterson, age 92 of the New Glarus Home, formerly of rural Blanchardville on Buckeye Road, died on Tuesday evening, May 30, 2023 at the New Glarus Home.  She was born on November 13, 1930 in Dodgeville to Henry and Elizabeth (Leuthold) Peterson.  She grew up in southern Wisconsin in Cobb, Highland, and then Blanchardville.  She attended grade...

Apr 23, 2023

Audrey Jean (Fowell) Klosterman age 88 of New Glarus passed away on April 23, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Audrey was born on February 27, 1935 in Richland Center WI to A. Hollis and Beulah Fowell.  She joined two older brothers, Darwin and Dwight.

Growing up on a farm, she walked several miles, to attend the small...

Apr 3, 2023

"Peg" Peggy Jean Kapke, age 71 of Blanchardville died on Monday morning, April 3, 2023 surrounded by her family after a very short illness.  She was born on October 4, 1951 at the St. Clare Hospital in Monroe to Eldridge Burnell & Barbara Jean (Paulson) Erickson.  She grew up in the Argyle area farming with her parents and family,...

Feb 26, 2023

Lowell Thomas Hanson, age 83 formerly of Blanchardville and Beloit, recently of Monroe, died early Sunday morning, February 26, 2023 at Azura Memory Care in Monroe.  He was born on September 17, 1939 in Rockford, IL to Lloyd Bennet and Ella Marie (Larson) Hanson.  Lowell grew up in Blanchardville on the family farm with his parents and siblings.  He...

Feb 23, 2023

Ryan Joseph Kurschner, age 51 of Blanchardville died on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the SSM Monroe Clinic Hospice Home, after a battle with cancer.  He was born on April 17, 1971 in Monroe to Larry Ron and Vicki (Skaife) Kurschner.  He grew up on the family farm (the same farm he would one day live on and operate)...

Feb 15, 2023

Janelle Ann Thompson, age 70 of Blanchardville died Wednesday, February 15, 2023.  She was born on November 27, 1952, to John "Jack" Alfred and Phyllis Marie (Mosley) Whitford in the Darlington hospital.  They lived in the Darlington area where she attended Holy Rosary Catholic school and graduated from the Darlington High School in 1970.  She worked as a nurse's...

Feb 4, 2023

Hedwig Angela Wahl, 96 of The New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville died on Saturday afternoon, February 4, 2023 at the New Glarus Home.  She was born on May 18, 1926 at the Perry Center Cheese Factory that her parents operated.  She was the youngest of 8 children of Henry and Christina Gruenenfelder.  She grew up helping her parents...

Jan 30, 2023

Stacy Jo (Vamstad) Lynch, age 54 of Cross Plains, formerly of Blanchardville, died on January 30, 2023 at the St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.  She was born on October 17, 1968 in Freeport, Illinois to Ole Kenneth and Jean Francis (Gross) Vamstad.  The family lived in Freeport for her first year, and then moved to Blanchardville when Ole bought...

Jan 8, 2023

Harold James Merrison, Sr, age 91 formerly of Hollandale died on Sunday morning, January 8, 2023 at the Edenbrook Care Facility of Platteville.  He was born on January 19, 1931 to Harry Williams and Violet Marie (Schanck) Merrison in Avalon, New Jersey.  He grew up and attended school in Avalon until he joined the United States Army.  In 1954...

Dec 20, 2022

Sylvan "Paul" Sardeson, age 96 of Blanchardville, died on Tuesday morning, December 20, 2022 at the Upland Hills Hospital in Dodgeville. He was born on August 1, 1926 in Lafayette County in Argyle, the son of Maurice and Stella (Moe) Sardeson. He attended the Apple Branch School and graduated from the Argyle High School. Paul farmed with his father,...

Dec 8, 2022

Vicki Renee Cleary, age 68 of Mount Horeb passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at UW Hospital, Madison, WI.  Vicki was born on August 26, 1954 in Rantoul, Illinois, daughter of Rollie and Norma (Robb) Trumble.  She grew up in the Blanchardville area and attended grade school at the Durkin Country School across from the family farm...

Nov 24, 2022

Norbert Alois Haag, age 71 of the Forward area of rural Mount Horeb, WI entered into the eternal hunting grounds on November 24, 2022 at the University Hospital in Madison.  He was born on September 24, 1951 in Monroe WI to Alvin and Dorothy (Bindl) Haag.  Norb grew up on the family dairy farm south of Mount Horeb and...

Oct 31, 2022

Jeanne Ellen Stansfield, age 85 of Hollandale died on Monday, October 31, 2022.  She was born on October 27, 1937 in Chicago to Harold Eugene & (Henrietta) Hazel (Campbell) Lachel.  Jeanne grew up in Chicago where she attended Catholic school.  Jeanne was married in 1953 in Algonquin, Illinois to David Charles Stansfield, Sr.  They settled in the Chicago area...

Oct 23, 2022

Charles "Charlie" Schenkel, age 89 of New Glarus died early Sunday morning, October 23, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on November 7, 1932 in Madison to Karl and Elsie (Schumacher) Schenkel.  He grew up in New Glarus, and went to grade and high school there, graduating from the New Glarus High School in...

Oct 21, 2022

Wayne Herman Zweifel, age 89 of Blanchardville died on Friday, October 21, 2022 at his home.  He was born on March 21, 1933 in Dayton, Wisconsin to Herman Peter & Lois (Pernot) Zweifel.  He grew up on the family farm in the Dayton area.  He attended school in Dayton.  Wayne started working for several Dayton area farmers.  He loved...

Oct 14, 2022

David Malcolm Johnson ("Dave Mac"), age 69 of rural Blanchardville, born March 19, 1953, passed away at 3:18 PM on October 14, 2022. The youngest of three children to Malcolm and Elizabeth (Bruehlman) Johnson, Dave lived most of his life in the Blanchardville area as a cheese factory worker, fire department volunteer, electrician, and propane truck driver. Dave was...

Sep 1, 2022

"Tony" Anthony Arthur Kirch, age 61 of rural Barneveld died unexpectedly on Thursday evening, September 1, 2022 in Bagley, Minnesota while there bear hunting. He was born on December 28, 1960 in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin to Arthur Anthony and Helen Margaret (Marty) Kirch.  He grew up with his family living in Madison for his early years until they...

Jul 30, 2022

Doris Myrtle Larson, age 88 of Blanchardville died on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe.  She was the daughter of James and Ethel (Youngren) Bennett, she was born on August 1, 1933 in Monroe.  Doris grew up on a rural Argyle dairy farm with her parents and younger brother Clinton, and graduated from Argyle...