William Bracken Johnston
Oct 7, 2019
Mineral Point - William Bracken Johnston, age 89, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Lafayette Manor in Darlington after a long illness. He was born in Mineral Point on August 3, 1930 the son of Charles and Dorothy (Bracken) Johnston. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1948. Bracken married Patricia Parkos on...
William "Bill" Francis Amenda
Sep 16, 2019
Mineral Point - William F. Amenda "Bill", age 86, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Mineral Point. He was born on August 6, 1933 the son of Clyde "Tobin" and Tassie (Toay) Amenda. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1951 and later was drafted into the U.S....
Phyllis A. Fritsch
Aug 14, 2019
Cobb – Phyllis Ann Fritsch, age 77, of Cobb, born April 20, 1942 died on August 14, 2019 at Upland Hills Health Nursing and Rehabilitation center due to pancreatic cancer. Phyllis was the oldest daughter of Burral and Freda (Davies) Jones and graduated salutatorian from Ridgeway high school. After high school Phyllis worked for the State of WI for a...
H. Dale Mortimer
Aug 11, 2019
Dodgeville - H. Dale Mortimer, age 94, of Dodgeville, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, heaven got the best of the best when Dale was called home. Dale was born in Valton, WI on Jan. 11, 1925 to Herbert and Florence (Beier) Mortimer. He is survived by his wife Nancy of 34 years; his children Vicki (Jeff) Rolland of...
B. Dale Sporle
Jul 30, 2019
Mineral Point – B. Dale Sporle, age 95, of Mineral Point, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, just 2 hours before turning 96, surrounded by his loving and caring family. He was born on July 31, 1923 in Grant County, the son of Benjamin and Zelma (Stead) Sporle. He attended school in Platteville and graduated from Platteville High School...
Louis A. Coogan
Jul 29, 2019
Kenosha / Mineral Point – Louis A. Coogan, age 86, of Kenosha, formerly of Mineral Point, died on Monday, July 29, 2019 Froedert South Hospital in Kenosha. He was born on September 11, 1932 in Willow Springs Township, Mineral Point, the son of John and Nellie (Carey) Coogan. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1950, where he was...
Thomas D. Radtke
Jul 23, 2019
Mineral Point – Thomas D. "Tom" Radtke, age 65, of Mineral Point, passed away after heart complications at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. He was born on August 5, 1953 to Lawrence and Helen (Benson) Radtke. Tom married Anna Aurit on March 16, 1973. They had two children Chris and Carrie. Tom operated and ran the family farm with his brother...
David "Scrappy" Edl
Jul 21, 2019
Ridgeway - David "Scrappy" Edl came wailing into this world on the 1st day of summer 1955 (6-21-55). Exactly 64 years & 1 month later (7-21-19) Dave passed peacefully away surrounded by his family who were the ones doing the wailing on his way out of our lives. Born 8th of 10, Dave admitted to being a "handful" from an...
Richard W. U'Ren "Dick"
Jul 20, 2019
Mineral Point - Richard W. "Dick" U'Ren, age 74, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 21, 1945 the son of Homer and Elizabeth (Casey) U'Ren. Dick was born and raised in Mineral Point and spent his entire life there. On August 22, 1964 he married Elaine Dolphin...
James C. Murn
Jul 17, 2019
Dodgeville - James C. Murn, age 94, of Dodgeville, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 after a long and fruitful life. He was the third son of Frank and Jane (Pakiz) Murn of Eagle, WI, who emigrated from Slovenia before World War I. Jim was born and raised on the family farm during the Great Depression and got his...
Alfred J. Ernzen
Jul 10, 2019
Dodgeville - Alfred J. Ernzen, age 86, of Dodgeville, WI passed on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Upland Hills Health surrounded by family. Alfred was born March 21, 1933 in Potosi, WI to Nicholas and Mary (Schmitz) Ernzen. On August 18, 1956, he married Mary Rose McGuire of Galena, IL. They raised three sons: Daniel, Michael, and Joseph, and one...
Berniece C. Holmes Graber
Jul 5, 2019
Dodgeville - Berniece C. Eggers Holmes Graber passed away July 5, 2019, at Upland Hills Health Nursing and Rehab Center in Dodgeville, WI. She was born on October 9, 1929, in Injun Creek, WI, to Caroline Ginter and John Eggers. She married Reuben Holmes on October 13, 1953, and they were blessed with four children. They made their life in...
Satyanath "Sath" Menon
Jun 30, 2019
Dodgeville - Satyanath (Sath) N. Menon, age 71 of Dodgeville, passed away unexpected on Sunday, June 30, 2019. He was born in Baroda, India to T.K. and Kamila Menon on November 3, 1947. Sath was a graduate of the University of New York at Plattsburgh with a BA in Economics & Business Administration and a MBA in Human Resources/Marketing from...
Eleanor Mary Janssen
Jun 27, 2019
Dodgeville - Eleanor M. Janssen, age 95, of Dodgeville, passed away on June 27, 2019 surrounded by love. She was born on February 6, 1924 in Blanchardville, WI, the daughter of John and Alice (Edelmann) Raess. She graduated from Mineral Point high school in 1942. Along with helping her Dad at his butcher shop, she worked at the County Office...
Joyce Elaine Klusendorf
Jun 26, 2019
Dodgeville - Joyce Elaine Klusendorf, age 89 of Dodgeville, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Bloomfield Manor. Joyce was born in Dodgeville on June 2, 1930 to Walter and Alice Mae (Peterson) Urfer. She attended first through eighth grades at Prairie View School and graduated Valedictorian of Spring Green High School's class of 1948. She majored in Home...
Elaine Alma Bratton
Jun 25, 2019
Dateline - Pewaukee/Mineral Point Elaine A. Bratton (nee-McCarville) of Mineral Point went home peacefully to the Lord on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the age of 92. She was born on September 27, 1926 the daughter of Leo and Celia (Mongold) McCarville. Beloved wife of the late Charlton Bratton and Charles Palzkill. She loved spending time with her family. She...
Karen Jane Greenwood
Jun 18, 2019
Mineral Point - Karen Jane (McGettigan) Greenwood, age 79, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. She was born on June 13, 1940 in Darlington, Wis., the daughter of William and Beryl (Meade) McGettigan. Karen graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1959. She married her high school sweetheart, Lee Greenwood, on May...
Elaine L. Devoss
Jun 13, 2019
Dodgeville - Elaine L. DeVoss, age 72, of Dodgeville, WI passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, June 13, 2019, after a year and a half struggle with multiple myeloma. Elaine was born May 26, 1947, in Dodgeville, the daughter of Marvin and Marion (Smith) Peterson. Elaine was a lifelong area resident attending the Garrison Grove Country...
Lyle H. Fahrni
Jun 12, 2019
Arena - Lyle Fahrni, age 75, of Arena, died suddenly of a heart attack on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Lyle was born on March 5, 1944 in Monroe, Wisconsin, graduated from Mineral Point High School and in July 1965 married Sharon Shafer. They resided in Arena and were married over 50 years. Lyle kept himself busy over the years making...
Gary William Ellery
Jun 12, 2019
Mineral Point / Columbia, KY - Gary William Ellery, age 81 of Columbia, KY and formerly of Mineral Point, WI passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born in Dodgeville on December 28, 1937 the son of John and Charlotte (Sanders) Ellery. He graduated from Mineral Point...
