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Recent Obituaries
Kathleen M. "Kay" Horsfield
Mar 2, 2018
Dodgeville – Kathleen M. "Kay" Horsfield, age 83, of Dodgeville, went to heaven on Friday, March 2, 2018 with her husband and family by her side. Kay was born on November 17, 1934 in Peosta, Iowa, a daughter of the late Patrick and Mathilda (Mahoney) McDonald. She grew up in Peosta and attended St. John's High School, where she met...
Betty J. Schmit
Mar 2, 2018
Mineral Point - Betty Schmit, age 95, of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Upland Hills Nursing & Rehab Center in Dodgeville. She was born on April 20, 1922 the daughter of William and Fern (Greenwood) Vivian. She graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1941. In 1952, Betty married Raymond "Dutch" Schmit. She worked...
Mary Alice Franzen
Feb 18, 2018
Dodgeville / Highland - Mary (Alice) Franzen, age 83, of Dodgeville, formerly of Highland, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Ingleside Manor in Mount Horeb, WI. Alice was born in Highland, WI on June 12, 1934 to Stephen and Mary (McGuire) Doyle. Alice was a 1951 graduate of Highland High School. She attended Edgewood College in Madison and...
Jeremy "Whit" Whitford
Feb 13, 2018
Verona / Mineral Point - Jeremy K. "Whit" Whitford, age 41, of Verona and formerly of Mineral Point passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 from complications of his heart. He was born on September 4, 1976 the son of Laura and Kevin. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1995 with High Honors. He moved to California for...
Mervin Martie
Feb 4, 2018
Waldwick - Mervin Martie, age 78, of Waldwick passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at his home. He was born near Postville, Iowa on August 30, 1939 the son of Merlin and Marge (Christianson) Martie. He married Fritzie Steuri on October 7, 1960. He farmed in Iowa for several years. He worked as a cheese maker and hauled milk...
Luverne I. Rosenbaum
Jan 26, 2018
Dodgeville / Middleton - LuVerne I. Rosenbaum, age 92, of Dodgeville, Wisconsin passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, January 26, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. LuVerne was born June 12, 1925, in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Victor and Laura (Knoke) Berge. She graduated from Decorah high school in 1944, and worked as a secretary...
Cletus Luke Hying
Jan 23, 2018
Dodgeville / Mineral Point - Cletus Luke Hying, age 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. His life began on October 18, 1923, as the eighth of ten children born to Joseph and Lena (Kreul) Hying at their Oak Ridge farm in Richland County, Wisconsin. Cletus graduated in 1941 from St. John the Baptist Catholic High School in...
Joanne K. Meudt
Jan 16, 2018
Lancaster / Dodgeville - Joanne K. Meudt, age 77, of Lancaster, formerly of Dodgeville, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Orchard Manor in Lancaster. She was born on March 20, 1940 in Dodgeville, the daughter of William M. and Hazel A. (Butteris) Meudt. Joanne was preceded by her parents and her brother David W. Meudt. She is survived...
Robert Remer Davidson
Jan 13, 2018
Dodgeville / Baraboo - Robert Remer Davidson passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at Agrace Hospice on Saturday January 13, 2018. Bob was born March 10, 1935 in West Allis Wisconsin to Russell Harry Davidson and Norma Mary Davidson. Bob grew up in West Allis attending the West Allis Methodist Church. He spent much of his youth in the...
Beverly "Bev" White
Jan 11, 2018
Mineral Point - Beverly Joan White, age 83, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Beverly was born to Elmer and Helen Johnson on November 17, 1934 in Mifflin, WI. On August 21, 1954, Beverly wed Richard G. White of Waldwick, WI. Beverly was a wife, mother, sister, aunt, neighbor and dear friend. She and Richard were members of the...
Robert "Bob" Gribble
Jan 9, 2018
Madison / Mineral Point - Robert (Bob) Gribble, age 63, formerly of Mineral Point passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg after suffering a stroke. He was born on October 19, 1954 the son of Gilbert and Mabel Jayne (Terrill) Gribble. He is survived by his parents Gilbert and Mabel, a sister Debbie (Ben)...
Myron D. "Myke" Bergenske
Dec 29, 2017
Mineral Point - Myron Daniel (Myke) Bergenske passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Bloomfield Manor. He was born in Madison, WI on May 30, 1937 the son of Gordon and Sarah (Beaver) Bergenske. As a young man he attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He studied Astrophysics and taught Astronomy in the early 1960's. When he left...
Arlene Wynona Nelson
Dec 25, 2017
Mineral Point - Arlene W "Wynona" Nelson, age 93 of Mineral Point, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 25, 2017, at Bloomfield Manor after a brief illness. She was born on April 26, 1924, the daughter of Aldro and Alvina Reed. She attended various country school houses in the Pine Knob/Highland area. As a young woman she assisted various families...
William R. "Bill" Ludlum
Dec 25, 2017
Mineral Point - William Ludlum, age 64, of Mineral Point, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 surrounded by family and loved ones during his brief illness at his home. William R. Ludlum was born on March 30, 1953 the son of Willard J. Ludlum and Agnes J. (Palzkill) Ludlum in Willow Springs Township. He attended Parkinson School and St. Mary's...
Marcia Jean Geer
Dec 24, 2017
Dodgeville – Marcia Jean Kinder Geer died on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Marcia was born in Kalamazoo, MI on January 13, 1931 and was the daughter of Bern Benton and Florence (Rothman) Kinder. Her formative years were lived in Bloomington, IL where she attended Walker School, a one room school near Bloomington, and University...
Everett Harold "Bud" Buss
Dec 24, 2017
Belmont - Everett Harold "Bud" Buss, age 91, of Belmont passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Manor Care in Platteville. He was born on December 18, 1926 in Kendall township the son of William and Mayme (Perry) Buss. He graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1944. He married Florence "Bobbie" Adams on August 16, 1947 and...
Lucille E. Gorgen
Dec 18, 2017
Fairmont, Minnesota / Mineral Point - Lucille E. Gorgen, age 103, of Fairmont, MN, formerly of Mineral Point, passed away Monday morning, December 18, 2017, at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center. Lucille Eisenbarger Gorgen was born September 18, 1914 in Martin County to Hallie and Maude (Mason) Bullard. She graduated from Granada High School and took teacher training in...
Joann H. Berg
Dec 11, 2017
Mineral Point - Joann H. Berg, age 71, of Dodgeville passed away peacefully on Monday, December 11, 2017 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Mineral Point. Joann Berg's 71 years were rich with pastimes; intellectual, artistic, and civic engagement; and the love of family and friends. She was born Joann Helen Sydow on August 3, 1946, in Carlsbad, New Mexico,...
Gerald J. "Gj" Lease
Dec 8, 2017
Ridgeway – Gerald Joseph "GJ" Lease, age 85, of Ridgeway, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at his home. He was born January 9, 1932 to Edward Sr. and Mary (Kiley) Lease. He was one of 11 children raised on the family farm south of Ridgeway. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1951 serving aboard the USS Mellette...
Arlene M. Paynter
Dec 2, 2017
Dodgeville – Arlene M. Paynter, age 81, of Dodgeville, WI passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, December 2, 2017. Arlene was born on November 5, 1936 in Dodgeville, WI to Walter and Florence (Cutler) Ast. Arlene, the youngest of three children, graduated from Pleasant Ridge School. On January 4, 1958 she married Roger Paynter. Together they raised...
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