Obituaries in Blanchardville & Hollandale

Jul 20, 2022

Leah Michele Stansfield, age 59 of Hollandale died on Wednesday July 20, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family and cats after a struggle with Cancer.  Leah was born on December 8, 1962 in suburban Chicago to David Charles and Jeanne Ellen (Lachel) Stansfield.  She lived in suburban Chicago with her family until 1969 when they moved to...

Jul 13, 2022

Shirley Ruth Erickson, age 86 of Blanchardville died on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at the SSM Monroe Clinic Hospice Home.  She was born on November 27, 1935 in Monroe to Sanford and Leona (Arn) Nybroten.  She grew up in the Argyle area on the farm with her parents and sister Doris.  She graduated from the Argyle High School in...

Jul 6, 2022

Shirley Annette (Watson) Kevil, age 100, of Rivers Memory Care of Portage, formerly of the Colonial View Apartments in Sun Prairie, and formerly of Blanchardville died on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Rivers Memory Care in Portage.  Shirley was born on December 5, 1921 in Freeport, Illinois to Thomas Jefferson & Hazle Iona (Mackey) Watson.  She lived with her...

Jun 27, 2022

Dale Russell Hanson, age 69 of Hollandale, passed from this earthly life on June 27, 2022 at Meriter Hospital in Madison as a result of complications from surgery. Dale was born on July 31, 1952 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin to Norman L. and Phyllis (Anderson) Hanson.

Dale graduated from Hollandale High School in 1970. He attended college in...

Jun 25, 2022

Clifford Junior Lien, age 89 of New Glarus, formerly of rural Belleville and Blanchardville died on Saturday morning, June 25, 2022 at his home surrounded by family.  Cliff was born May 4, 1933 in Blanchardville to Clifford Arnold and Alyce Hazel (Hendrickson) Lien.  He attended schools in Blanchardville and graduated from Blanchardville High School in 1951.  In 1948 he...

Jun 9, 2022

John Paul Meade, age 74 of Blanchardville died on Thursday evening, June 9, 2022 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison after a very short illness.  John was born in Monroe January 19, 1948 to Raymond and Martha (Severson) Meade.  He grew up on County A outside of Argyle on the farm with his parents and siblings, attended the Meadowbrook...

May 15, 2022

Paula Kay Fredrickson, 76, passed away after a brief illness at SSM Health St. Mary's - Madison on May 15, 2022, with her two children by her side. Paula was born on August 12th, 1945, to Paul Davel and Patricia Foster Davel at a U.S. Army Hospital in Macon, Georgia, where her father had been stationed stateside after contracting...

May 13, 2022

Kari Ann Hofer (Nelson), age 36 of rural Blanchardville died on Friday morning, May 13, 2022, after a long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) at her home near Blanchardville.  She was born on January 24, 1986, in Dubuque, Iowa to Allen Frederick and Wendy Kay (Martell) Hofer.  Kari lived in Benton and Fennimore as an infant, and then...

May 2, 2022

Carol Ann Helmeid, age 81, of Blanchardville, died on Monday, May 2, 2022 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin.  She was born March 4, 1941 in Monroe, Wisconsin the daughter Orville and Ruth (Rufenacht) Engstad. She graduated from Blanchardville High School in 1959. She worked as an IBM key punch operator for Agricultural Records Cooperative in Middleton. ...

Apr 19, 2022

Russell LaVerne Moen, age 82, formerly of Blanchardville passed away April 19, 2022 at the New Glarus Home. He was born May 29th, 1939 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, son of Irving and Esther Moen.

Russell, who was so proud of his Norwegian farmer heritage, grew up on the family farm near Blanchardville.  He graduated from Blanchardville High School...

Feb 3, 2022

Vera Lou Nettie Emma (Sponem) Eidsmoe, age 89, of Oakwood Village - University Woods, Madison, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Oakwood Village. She was born in Green County on November 15, 1932, to Adolph and Nettie (Kably) Sponem. Vera was baptized and confirmed at Primrose Lutheran Church, rural Belleville. She attended and graduated from...

Jan 28, 2022

Ami Nicole (Hoelzel) Mundth, age 35 of DeForest died on Friday morning, January 28, 2022 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg after a 7 month battle with cancer.  Ami was born October 14, 1986 in Charlottesville, VA to Tim and Cathy Hoelzel.  They moved to Blanchardville in August of 2000.  She went to grade school in Virginia and high school...

Jan 23, 2022

Helen Cecilia Merrison, age 90 of Bloomfield Manor of rural Dodgeville, formerly of Hollandale, died on Sunday morning, January 23, 2022 at Bloomfield Manor.  She was born on February 2, 1931 in New Jersey to Robert Alexander & Helen Cecilia (Farley) Jennings.  She attended school and graduated from high school there.  She was married on February 20, 1954 in...

Jan 19, 2022

Audrey Jean Parkinson, age 91 of The New Glarus Home, formerly of Blanchardville died early Wednesday morning, January 19, 2022 at The New Glarus Home.  She was born on February 16, 1930 in rural Blanchardville to Edwin and Olive (Emberson) Kolden.  Audrey grew up on the family farm near Blanchardville, attended the Loyalty rural school, and graduated from the...

Jan 15, 2022

Richard Allen Gifford, age 87, of Blanchardville died peacefully at home on Saturday evening, January 15, 2022. Dick was born on May 11, 1934 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Melvin A. Gifford and Evelyn (Schutt) Gifford. He grew up in Janesville and moved to Blanchardville in 1952, where he graduated from high school in 1953. He served in the U.S....

Dec 28, 2021

Carol Joan Gaberell, age 80 of rural Mount Horeb passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday December 28, 2021, after a long battle with dementia.  Carol was born on October 2, 1941, in Madison, Wisconsin to Reno Le Roy and Pauline Hermina Graf Gehrke. She was one of eighteen children. Carol married Jimmie Gaberell in 1983 and moved to...

Dec 22, 2021

The family of Lloyd Friske regrets to announce that due to the illness of multiple people in the family, funeral services for Lloyd have been changed to a private burial which took place Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Graceland Cemetery in Blanchardville.

Lloyd Glen Friske, age 93, passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife by...

Nov 22, 2021

Laura "Lolly" Irene Johnson, age 82 of the New Glarus Home, formerly a life-long resident of the Blanchardville area, died on Monday evening, November 22, 2021 at the New Glarus Home.  She was born on January 3, 1939 to Palmer John and Cindy Oveda (Olson) Larson.  She attended school in Blanchardville, graduating in 1957 from Blanchardville High School.  She...

Nov 4, 2021

Randahl Leroy Peterson, age 64 of Blanchardville died early Thursday morning, November 4, 2021 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital after suffering from Pancreatic Cancer.  He was born on November 7, 1956 in Dodgeville to Maynard and Grace (Ihus) Peterson.  He grew up in the Blue Mounds and Barneveld area near Daleyville.  He attended school in Barneveld and graduated from...

Oct 8, 2021

Ruth Jeanette Hanson, age 88 of Belleville, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Friday, October 8, 2021 at home, surrounded by her family.  Ruth was born on August 7, 1933 at home to Daniel and Thea Margretha (Runden) Johnson.  She grew up in the Blanchardville area on the family farm.  She graduated from the Blanchardville High School in 1952.  She...