Keith Bowers
Dec 28, 2020
Dodgeville – Keith Bowers, age 86, of Dodgeville, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Grant Regional Health Center with his boys by his side. Keith was born on December 4, 1934 in Dodgeville to Melvin and Elinor (Richards) Bowers. He graduated from Montfort High School in 1952. After high school, he went to the service for two...
Loren A. Farrey
Dec 27, 2020
Mineral Point - Loren Andrew Farrey, local historian, educator, husband and father, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2020, at age 80. Loren and Arlene, his wife of 55 years, resided in Mineral Point. Born May 24, 1940, in the Lafayette County village of Leadmine, Wisconsin, Loren maintained strong connections to the area throughout his life. Historian: Loren collected and...
David L. Kjelland
Dec 21, 2020
Blue Mounds/Mineral Point – David L. Kjelland, age 69, of Blue Mounds, formerly of Mineral Point, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 after a long illness. He was born August 7, 1951 to George and Kathryn Kjelland in Dodgeville, WI and grew up in Mineral Point, WI. Since attending Mineral Point High School, Dave was passionate about music. He studied...
Muriel J. Mccarville
Dec 9, 2020
Mineral Point – Muriel Jean McCarville, age 91, died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 at her home in rural Mineral Point. Muriel was lovingly cared for by her three youngest daughters and numerous grandchildren, as her health faded with various illnesses in her last two years of life. She was born on Sept. 28, 1929 in Dodgeville, to Milo...
Carol Joy Skala
Dec 8, 2020
Dodgeville – Carol Joy Skala, age 64, of Dodgeville, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her home, after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer. She was born on August 20, 1956 in Dodgeville, a daughter of the late Wendell and Virginia (Harker) Brown. She graduated from Iowa Grant High School in 1974. On April 29, 1977, she married...
Dorothy B. Johnson
Dec 7, 2020
Dodgeville – Dorothy B. Johnson, age 98, of Dodgeville, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home in Janesville, WI, after a short illness. The former Dorothy Retrum was born on December 21, 1921, in Moscow Township, Iowa County, WI to Conrad and Maude (Hamman) Retrum. She married Reuben Johnson on June 21, 1944. The couple...
William V. "Bill" Anderson
Nov 29, 2020
Dodgeville - William "Bill" Anderson, age 58, of Dodgeville, passed away at home, on Sunday November 29, 2020, with his wife and children by his side, after a three and a half year battle with cancer. Bill was born on March 30, 1962 in Dodgeville, son of the late Vernon and Dorothy Anderson. Bill grew up on a farm in...
Ronald "Ron" Eugene Murphy
Nov 28, 2020
Mineral Point - Ronald E. Murphy, age 79, passed away peacefully after a short illness on November 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at St. Mary's Hospital. Ron was born on July 8, 1941, in Dodgeville, the son of Ernest and Ruth (Richards) Murphy. Ron grew up in Dodgeville, attending Dodgeville High School where he excelled on both the...
Clifford J. Anderson
Nov 19, 2020
Mineral Point - Clifford James Anderson, age 92, of Mineral Point, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. He was born on November 3, 1928 to James and Lydia (Sieber) Anderson in Loves Park, Illinois. In his youth, he moved numerous times in the Monroe, WI area and then to the Montfort and Cobb areas until they settled on a...
Vickie Lynn Mowbray
Nov 19, 2020
Hollandale – Vickie Lynn Mowbray, age 59, of Hollandale, died on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on September 29, 1961, a daughter of Phillip and Judy Mowbray. She graduated from Cuba City High School. She worked at Advance Transformer, Lands' End for 25 years, the VIP and Stroz Inn in Hollandale. Vickie...
Arlene L. Pluska
Nov 15, 2020
Dodgeville – Arlene L. Pluska, age 81, of Dodgeville, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 26, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of Stanley and Mildred Fugiel. She graduated in 1956 from Tuley High School in Chicago. On October 15, 1960, she married John Pluska. She worked at Dominick's Grocery Store...
Eugene William Gross
Nov 13, 2020
Mineral Point - Eugene W. "Gene" Gross, age 84, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. He was born in Calamine on April 25, 1936 the son of William and Gladys (McKillip) Gross. He was raised in the Darlington area and graduated from Darlington High School in 1954. He enlisted...
Randall "Randy" John Polkinghorn
Nov 11, 2020
Mineral Point - Randall John Polkinghorn, age 65, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Edenbrook Nursing Home in Platteville after an extended illness. He was born in Dodgeville on May 3, 1955 the son of Donald and Jean (Rundle) Polkinghorn. He is survived by his siblings Mike (June) Polkinghorn of Middleton, Colleen Ingwell of...
Darlene J. Dunbar
Nov 7, 2020
Mineral Point – Darlene J. (Ariss) Dunbar, age 81, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in rural Dodgeville. She was born in Woodman Township (Grant County) on December 21, 1938, the daughter of Alfred and Lenice (Foster) Ariss. She attended elementary school in Millville, Wisconsin, and was graduated from...
Lillian J. Flesch
Nov 7, 2020
Mineral Point / Madison - Lillian Flesch, age 101, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Saint Mary's Care Center in Madison. Lillian was born on January 13, 1919 in Linden, WI, the oldest daughter of Jack and Marion Adams. Lillian married Clarence Flesch on March 9, 1946 at her family home in Mineral Point,...
Helen Ann Hemming
Nov 6, 2020
Pewaukee - Helen Hemming, age 80, of Pewaukee, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 6, 2020 after a short battle with dementia. No services will be held. Private inurnment will be held later in Athens, IL.
Sandra Marie Foreman
Oct 31, 2020
Cobb – Sandra Marie Foreman, age 52, of Cobb, died on Saturday, October 31, 2020 peacefully in her home. She was born on February 3, 1968 at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, North Carolina, daughter to Tracy and Marie (Williams) Gibson. Sandy's greatest joys in life were her two children and her two grandchildren. She would spend as much time...
Merle Elwood U'Ren
Oct 28, 2020
Mineral Point - Merle Elwood U'Ren, age 94, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2020 at Upland Hills Health Nursing and Rehab Center in Dodgeville, WI. Merle was born on February 28, 1926 in Jonesdale, WI as the son of Willie and Myrtle (Harris) U'Ren. Merle married Darlene Betty (Powell) on June 3, 1951 at The First United Methodist Church...
Jean Marie Weitzel
Oct 26, 2020
Mineral Point - Jean M. Weitzel, age 84 of Mineral Point passed away peacefuly in the night on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Sienna Crest Assisted Living in Mineral Point. She was born in Antigo, WI on April 9, 1936 the daughter of Ed and Marie Hill. She attended Mineral Point High School. She married her high school sweetheart Bill...
