Dodgeville - Joseph B. Balk of Dodgeville, WI passed quietly at Siena Crest Assisted Living in Mineral Point, WI on April 21, 2014 at the age of 86. He was born of Joseph and Anna Balk on May 23, 1927 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. During WWII he served as an amphibious vehicle instructor in Florida. After the war he returned to Prairie du Chien where in 1949 he married Mary Joan Polodna. Joe and his family moved to Dodgeville in...

Mineral Point - Richard L. Miller, age 64, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Friday, April 18, 2014 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. He was born on February 22, 1950 the son of Lloyd and Aletha (Gibbon) Miller. He was a lifelong Iowa Co. resident. He graduated from Iowa Grant High School in 1968 and later graduated from UW Platteville with a Agriculture Degree. He married Bobbi Kieffer on December 6, 1986. He was a High...

Dodgeville – Anthony J. "Tony" Miess, age 56, of Dodgeville, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. Tony was born on May 24, 1957 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Dodgeville, a son of Robert and Betty (Miller) Miess. He graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1976, where he was part of the wrestling team and continued to follow his nephews' high school wrestling careers. Tony was always quite the...

Spring Green – Charles D. "Chuck" Davis, age 67, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, April 14, 2014. Chuck was born on September 17, 1946, in Stanley, Wisconsin, to Charles and Beverly (Clifton) Davis. Chuck grew up in Madison, attended East High and served in the Air Force from 1963 to 1965 as a Transportation Specialist. He spent 20 years at Springs Window Fashions in Middleton, WI. After retiring from Verona Septic Systems in 2009 ...

Dodgeville - Charles R. "Chuck" Williams, age 88 years young, of Dodgeville, left this earth to dance among the stars in his Heavenly home, at his daughter's home in Dodgeville on Sunday April 13 after a brief illness. Chuck was born on July 8, 1925 in Dodgeville to Russell and Blanche (Fine) Williams. He married Ione Van Epps on February 20, 1954 in a candlelight ceremony. They lovingly enjoyed their life together for over 60 years. He...

Linden – Alyce M. Stapleton, age 69, of Linden, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on March 23, 1945 in Shullsburg, WI, a daughter of the late Frederick and Melissa (Dietzman) Butteris. She married Leo J. Stapleton in Dubuque, Iowa in 1966. He preceded her in death in 1970. She owned a cleaning service for many years and retired from Lands' End in 2007. Alyce enjoyed going to...

Don Arthur Johnsen, 79, of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away peacefully late Tuesday evening on March 25, 2014 at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI. He was born in Chicago, Ill. to Leroy and Helen Johnsen. He was predeceased by his brother, Glen in 1996 and his parents. Don will be missed by his two daughters and three sons: Donna Johnsen, Dodgeville, WI; Clifford Johnsen, Anchorage, AK; Deborah Johnsen Olson, Viroqua, WI; Arthur...

Mineral Point - Donald G. Mundth, age 68, of Mineral Point passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014. He was born June 29, 1945 in Fort Atkinson, WI to Donald G. and Betty (Ebner) Mundth. The family moved to Mineral Point in 1959, where he attended Mineral Point High School. Don served as a law enforcement officer in Dodgeville for several years and after completing school at UW Platteville, continued his work and subsequently was hired by...

Milwaukee - Mildred Caroline Wolf was born March 10, 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She died at The Lutheran Home in Milwaukee on March 13, 2014. Mildred was a resident of Milwaukee her entire life. She grew up on Milwaukee's Southside, at the S. 38th Street location of her family home and family business, the Chas. G. Wolf Trucking Co. In 1943 she enlisted in the US military WAC corps. After her discharge in 1945, Mildred Wolf...

Mineral Point - Paul E. Whitford, age 84, of Mineral Point, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 30, 1930 in Darlington, the son of Thurl and Mabel (Peterson) Whitford. He married Rita Schaaf on October 6, 1949 and they were blessed with 54 years of marriage. He is a member of the Ss. Mary & Paul Catholic Church. Paul was a heavy equipment operator his whole life. Paul is...