Obituaries for Lancaster, Bloomington, Cassville, Platteville, and Potosi, WI

May 14, 2017

 

William Herbert Whyte, Jr., age 86, of Cassville, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. He was born on January 7, 1931, in Youngstown, OH, the son of William H. and Elizabeth M. (Dittmar) Whyte, Sr. William graduated from Struthers High School, Struthers, OH. On January 17, 1952, he was united in marriage...

May 12, 2017

 

Katherine M. Schwab, age 98, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Friday, May 12, 2017.

Katherine was born August 13, 1918, the daughter of James and Mary (Fecht) Holzer, and was the youngest of 16 siblings. She grew up on a farm in Platteville, Wisconsin, and graduated from Platteville High School. Katherine would have liked to have gone on...

May 5, 2017

 

William F. Axtell, age 82, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Lancaster. He was born on August 2, 1934, the son of Raymond and Aughelle (Ryan) Axtell. William graduated from Cuba City High School. He farmed for a short time before building grain bins. In June of 1954, William was united in marriage...

May 3, 2017

 

Mary F. "Itsey" Wagner, age 98, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born on November 26, 1918, the daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth (Krogman) Welchert. Mary graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Bloomington. On December 29, 1938, she was united into marriage to William "Bill" Wagner...

May 1, 2017

 

Donald W. "Donnie Little" Johnson, age 45 of Potosi, passed away on Monday May 1, 2017 at his home. He was born November 2, 1971, the son of Donald and Nancy (Tischendorf) Johnson. Don graduated from Potosi High School in 1989. On May 18, 1996 Don was united into marriage to Christie L. Cull. He was employed by the...

Apr 30, 2017

 

Dale E. Kirschbaum, age 61, of Dubuque, IA and formerly of Bloomington, WI, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. He was born July 12, 1955, the son of Pete and Delores (Mumm) Kirschbaum. Dale graduated from Bloomington High School 1973. He was employed at Tri County Structures and Bloomington Produce - Kent Feeds....

Apr 30, 2017

Debra Ann (Koelker) Wadsworth, age 63, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away April 30, 2017, at St. Rose Dominican Hospital after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family. Debbie was born October 7, 1953, at Mountain Home AFB Hospital, Idaho, to the parents of Gale "Ike" Koelker (deceased) and Louise (Pierce) Koelker. Deb spent her formative years in Cassville,...

Apr 28, 2017

 

Henry J. "Hank" Stohlmeyer, 81, of Potosi, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Lancaster, WI. He was born on October 8, 1935, in Potosi, the son of Clarence and Evelyn (Schmelz) Stohlmeyer. Henry graduated from St. Andrew Catholic High School in 1953. He entered the US Naval Reserve. On April 11, 1955,...

Apr 19, 2017

 

Wayne W. Sagehorn, age 87, of Cassville, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Lancaster, WI.

Wayne was born on February 9, 1930, the son of Dietrich "Dick" and Hulda (Kassube) Sagehorn. He grew up in Bertha, MN, and graduated from Bertha High School in 1948. Wayne was an outstanding athlete in football, basketball...

Apr 19, 2017

 

LaVetta M. "Skip" Hixson, age 93 of Prairie Du Chien, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster.She was born on April 2, 1924, the daughter of Henry and Mary "Rene" (Standorf) Kovars. She only weighed one and one half pounds at birth.She was put in a shoe box and placed on the oven...

Apr 19, 2017

 

Leland W. Anderson, age 100, of Bagley, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at his home.

He was born on December 30, 1916, in Patch Grove, the son of George and Wessie (Key) Anderson. Leland graduated from Patch Grove High School. He then worked in Chicago for a short time, where he met the love of...

Apr 18, 2017

 

Gloria A. Briggs, age 82, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Platteville, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at UW Hospitals and Clinics, Madison. She was born on January 22, 1935, in Platteville, the daughter of Charles F. and Annabelle (Seemeyer) Austin. Gloria graduated from Platteville High School in 1953. She furthered her education at Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she earned...

Apr 16, 2017

 

Kenneth Lee Earl Williams, age 92, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, the son of John and Edna (Wolf) Williams. On June 12, 1950, Kenneth was united in marriage to Delores Kress at Platteville. Three children were born to this union: Rodney, Douglas, and Keevin. Kenneth worked many years on farm...

Apr 15, 2017

Cheryle L. Hesseling, age 59, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, May 27, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory, 1234 S Madison, Lancaster.

Apr 4, 2017

 

Shirley M. Holzinger, age 90, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Just as Shirley was always a step ahead of everyone, she had written her obituary in her own words:

I was born in Beetown Township on October 5, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Viola (Spiegelberg) Johnson. I attended the Five Points one-room...

Apr 3, 2017

 

Carol A. Mumm, age 66, of Bloomington, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster surrounded by her caring family. She was born on September 7, 1950, in Prairie du Chien, the daughter of Gerald and Dolores (White) Ploessl. Carol graduated from Bloomington High School in 1968. She then attended Madison Area Technical...

Apr 1, 2017

 

Sally A. Radsek,age 83, ofPotosi, WI, was welcomed into her heavenly home on April 1, 2017. With family at her side, she passed peacefully in her sleep at her son's home in West Bend, WI.

Sally was born inPotosi, WI onMarch 9, 1934; the daughter of Floyd and Dorcas (Fritz) Retallick. She graduated fromPotosi High School in 1952. Sally...

Mar 31, 2017

 

Julia L. Raisbeck, age 85 of Lancaster, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 26, 1931 the daughter of Adolph and Olga (Janisch) Juhnke. Julia met the love of her life, Raymond L. Raisbeck, while he was employed at the General Motors Plant in Janesville. They married on July 25, 1948...

Mar 30, 2017

Mar 30, 2017

 

Harlan L. Eggers, age75, of Potosi, passed away peacefully, Thursday, March 30, 2017, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born September 6, 1941, in Rockville, WI to LaVern & Frances Eggers. He married Jane Durni on July 13, 1963. Harlan retired from John Deere Dubuque Works, where he worked 30 years. In addition, he worked part-time in...