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Hope E. Cenite
Oct 7, 2018
Mineral Point - Hope E. Cenite, age 91, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville. She was born in Mineral Point on May 15, 1927 the daughter of Robert M. and Mary (Smith) McLimans. She graduated from Galena High school. She married Dominic J. Cenite on June...
Robert Shawn Franks
Sep 19, 2018
Madison - Robert Shawn Franks, age 47, of Madison passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home of natural causes. He was born on July 13, 1971 in Madison the son of Ralph and Judith (Toay) Franks. He graduated from Madison Memorial High School in 1992. He worked at Advanced Employment for over 25 years. Shawn enjoyed...
Agnes Mae Knudson
Sep 12, 2018
Mineral Point - Agnes Mae "Ag" Knudson, age 88, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Mineral Point. She was born in Mineral Point, WI on March 10, 1930 the daughter of William & Mary (Kieffer) Lawinger. She was the 6th of 8 children born to William and Mary. On...
Arlene Ruth Jackson
Sep 10, 2018
Mineral Point - Arlene Ruth Jackson, age 86, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born on January 26, 1932 the daughter of Harry and Ruth (Kleppe) Hauge. Arlene grew up in Hollandale, WI. She married Kenneth Jackson in 1949. They farmed for a short time south of...
Gertrud "Trudy" Nevels
Sep 8, 2018
Mineral Point - Gertrud "Trudy" Nevels passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, Wisconsin following a sudden and brief illness. Trudy was born on April 20, 1931 in Lohr am Main, Germany to Karl and Anna (Zipperer) Werner. She was the youngest of eight children (but not the shortest). In 1958, Trudy chased...
Mary T. Trulen
Sep 5, 2018
Dodgeville – Mary T. Trulen, age 97, of Dodgeville, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at her home. Mary was born on February 19, 1921 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a daughter of John and Lilah (Reindl) Kieffer. She attended St. Boniface Parochial School and graduated from Kiel High School. She then attended Manitowoc Business School for 1 year. After moving...
Fred H. "Freddy Bear" Loken
Sep 3, 2018
Mineral Point - Fred Henry "Freddy Bear" Loken, age 87, of Mineral Point passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Fred was born on April 2, 1931, to Clara (Seigenthaler) and Curtis Loken in the Fayette Township. Raised on his family farm, Fred spent his youth doing chores, playing sports, and making the memories that...
Anna Mae Whalen
Sep 2, 2018
Dodgeville – Anna Mae Whalen, age 85, of Dodgeville, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Dodgeville. She was born on May 12, 1933 in Willow Springs, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mabel (Armstrong) Whalen. Anna worked as a waitress at the Creamland Café and The Huddle in...
Jon Stewart Miller
Sep 1, 2018
Spring Green / Dodgeville – Jon Stewart "Stu" Miller, age 80, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Greenway Manor in Spring Green, after an extended illness. His passing was peaceful and on his terms. Jon Stewart Miller was born on March 8, 1938 at Gunderson Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. He attended Central High School in LaCrosse, where he...
Gregory W. "Big G" Gorgen
Sep 1, 2018
Mineral Point - Gregory W. "Big G" Gorgen, age 79, of Mineral Point, died on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. He was born on June 7, 1939 in Dodgeville, a son of the late William P. and Gladys (Laverty) Gorgen. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1957 and attended the University of Notre...
Ethel M. Haag
Aug 30, 2018
Dodgeville – Ethel (Mickelson) Haag, age 92, of Dodgeville, died on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Ethel was born June 21, 1926 in Barneveld, Wi. to Betsy and Clarence Mickelson. She attended Barneveld schools and graduated in 1944. During high school she worked at the Barneveld Telephone Company. After high school, she worked at the Badger Ammunition plant. On June 19,...
Bruce C. Howdle
Aug 29, 2018
Mineral Point - Bruce C. Howdle, age 72, of Mineral Point died on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at home. He was born July 2, 1946 in Montfort, WI to Roscoe and Genevieve (Livingston) Howdle. Bruce purchased his building in downtown Mineral Point in 1983. Over the years, he renovated the building from the basement to the third floor apartment. He...
Michiyo T. Amacher
Aug 21, 2018
Mineral Point - Michiyo T. Amacher, age 83, of Mineral Point, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Mineral Point. Graveside service will be held at East Side Cemetery in Dodgeville.
John K. Casper
Aug 4, 2018
Dodgeville - John K. Casper, age 73, of Dodgeville, passed away on Saturday evening, August 4, 2018 following a long illness. John was born on October 8, 1944 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, to Frank and Ione (McKenna) Casper and was a 1962 graduate of Dodgeville High School. On February 19, 1966, he married Bonnie Treweek of Linden, Wisconsin. Together they purchased...
Rosemary E. Mcsherry Swingle
Aug 3, 2018
Ridgeway / Shoreview, MN - Rosemary Elizabeth (McSherry) Swingle, age 82, formerly of Shoreview, MN passed away peacefully with family at her side in Palos Park, IL on August 3, 2018. The former Rosemary McSherry was born on September 29, 1935 to John Vincent and Mary Elizabeth in Dodgeville, WI. She wass was preceded in death by her parents and...
Bernietta C. Ley
Jul 19, 2018
Dodgeville – Bernietta C. Ley, age 94, of Dodgeville, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Atrium Post Acute Care of Mineral Point. She was born on January 30, 1924 in Wadena, Minnesota, a daughter of George and Gladys (Lawson) Auel. She graduated from Wadena High School and was a member of the Leaf River Builders 4-H. After high...
Dorothy A. Forsyth
Jul 18, 2018
Dodgeville – Dorothy A. Forsyth, age 83, of Dodgeville, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison surrounded by family after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on May 27, 1935 in Holton, WI to Hattie and Joseph Hennlich. She grew up on a dairy farm in Dorchester, WI where she met the...
Larry F. Weitzel
Jul 17, 2018
Mineral Point - Larry F. Weitzel, 70, of Mineral Point died peacefully on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on January 23, 1948 to Francis and Marien (Roudebush) Weitzel. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1966. Following high school, Larry worked road construction for many years including at Iverson Construction. He...
Sharon M. Fahrni
Jul 13, 2018
Arena – Sharon M. Fahrni, age 71, of Arena, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018. Sharon was born in Sparta, Wisconsin but grew up in Mineral Point. She graduated from Mineral Point High School and on July 10, 1965, she married Lyle Fahrni at the Little Brown Church in Iowa. They lived in or near Arena all their married...
Darlene Hinkins Ayer
Jul 8, 2018
Belmont - Darlene (Harris) Hinkins Ayer of the small town of Belmont Wisconsin – Darlene Ayer, at 90 years old passed away peacefully, departing our world to take her place in her new heavenly home on July 8, 2018. Darlene was born on May 18, 1928 the only child of John A. and Bernice (Mottley) Harris. She was raised on...
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