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

Dec 12, 2016

 

Leona "Lona" M. Leighton, age 92, of Lancaster, passed to her heavenly home on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. She was born on February 27, 1924, the daughter of Samuel and Rose (Garvey) Murphy, in Willow Lake, South Dakota. Lona was employed at Savanna Proving Ground in Illinois, an ammunition plant, from 1943...

Dec 10, 2016

 

Gerald L. "Jerry" Fruit, age 80, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. He was born on November 17, 1936, in Lancaster, the son of Harold and Esther (Belscamper) Fruit. Jerry graduated from Lancaster High School in 1954. He served his country in the United States Army Reserves for six...

Dec 9, 2016

Dec 9, 2016

 

Leary L. Fischer, age 80, of Mount Hope, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2016, at his home. He was born in September of 1936, in Woodman Township, the son of John and Ruth (Koening) Fischer. On October 8, 1960, Leary was united in marriage to Maurice A. Riley. After their marriage, the couple farmed Maurice's uncle's farm....

Dec 8, 2016

 

Modesta A. Scott, of Oregon, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. She was born on November 23, 1923, the daughter of Charles P. and Inez (Sedbrook) Adams. Modesta attended Hurricane country school. On October 27, 1942, she was united in marriage to Dorman Scott at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dubuque, IA. After...

Dec 4, 2016

 

Joyce A. Udelhofen, age 85, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on February 22, 1931, in Bellevue, IA, the daughter of William C. and Catherine (Silverding) Yeager. On February 20, 1954, she was united in marriage to Wilford Ryan at St. Joseph...

Dec 1, 2016

 

Clayton L. Fischer, age 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster. He was born in Woodman Township on November 19, 1934, the son of John and Ruth (Koenig) Fischer. Even though Clayton had challenges, he supported himself by working for area farmers and then at the cheese factory in Fennimore...

Dec 1, 2016

 

Tina M. Fetzek, age 41, of Potosi, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at her home. She was born on July 19, 1975, in Lancaster, the daughter of Curtis A. and Joan C. (Hoskins) Fetzek. Tina attended school in Potosi. She babysat for area families before she earned her CNA certification and was employed at Cornerstone in Fennimore...

Nov 25, 2016

 

Donald R. Reynolds, age 81, of Potosi, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Epione Pavilion in Cuba City. Don was born on January 16, 1935 in Potosi, the son of Raymond & Marie (Wiedman) Reynolds.

Don married Charlotte Oellrich on July 13, 1953. He worked at Dubuque Pack for 26 years, and farmed for over 50 years. Don...

Nov 25, 2016

 

Phyllis E. Biggin, age 98, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016, at Dubuque Specialty Care. She was born on June 12, 1918, the daughter of Thomas and Susan (Hillary) Biggin. Phyllis graduated from Cassville High School. She attended State Teacher's College in La Crosse and later Bayless Business College in Dubuque, IA. Phyllis was employed as a secretary at Montgomery Ward in...

Nov 23, 2016

 

Neva I. Meyer, age 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Morning Side Assisted Living. She was born on April 20, 1928, in Pontiac, IL, the daughter of Henry and Hazel (Smith) Berlett. On July 19, 1945, Neva was united in marriage to Raymond H. Smith in Washington, IL. He preceded her in death on...

Nov 22, 2016

 

Robert J. "Bob" Schumacher, age 91, of Potosi, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Lancaster. He was born on July 25, 1925, in Potosi, the son of Rudolph and Marie (Mai) Schumacher. Bob graduated from Potosi High School. He served his country in the United States Air Force as a B-29 Ground Crew member, serving in...

Nov 21, 2016

Nov 18, 2016

 

Patricia L. "Pat" (Erickson) Hall, age 62 of Ellenboro, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, due to multiple medical complications after open heart surgery. She was born in Lancaster on July 28, 1954, to Robert and Irene (Duve) Erickson. After graduating from Lancaster High School, she worked at Loudspeaker Component Corporation where...

Nov 15, 2016

 

Virgil E. Bennett entered his eternal reward on his 94th birthday on November 15, 2016, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born in South Lancaster Township on November 15, 1922, the son of Grant and Margaret (Ertz) Bennett. Virgil married Sophie Stadelman on February 18, 1946, at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lancaster. Together they farmed in Little...

Nov 11, 2016

 

Anita E. Funk, age 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. She was born on October 13, 1921, in Tipler, the daughter of Otto and Jennie (Anderson) Daumitz. Anita taught both in the public and parochial systems and became the first lay teacher at St. Clement School where she...

Nov 7, 2016

 

Daniel A. Bark, age 41, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016, at ManorCare in Platteville. He was born on March 31, 1975, the son of Roger and Donna (Mumm) Bark. Dan graduated from Bloomington High School in 1993 and from the University of Wisconsin Platteville in 1998. On July 29, 2006, he was united in marriage to...

Oct 26, 2016

 

Joyce C. Oates, age 89, of Bloomington, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was born on February 25, 1927, in Milwaukee, the daughter of John "Pat" and Marguerite (Ryan) Murphy. Joyce graduated from Kenosha High School in 1944. On February 23, 1946, she was united in marriage to Charles L. Oates...

Oct 24, 2016

 

Donald P. Pagni, age 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. He was born on January 3, 1937, the son of Arnold and Maria (Zarlenga) Pagni. Donald graduated from Lane Tech High School and furthered his education at the Cosmopolitan School of Music and Roosevelt University, both in Chicago, earning...

Oct 22, 2016

 

Lorraine M. VanNatta of Potosi, age 84, passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at Orchard Manor in Lancaster, Wisconsin on October 22nd, 2016. She is survived by her husband Robert E. VanNatta, Potosi, her sister June Ruchti of Stockdale, Texas, four children, Eugene VanNatta of Lancaster, Luann Cauthorn (Jonathan Cauthorn) of Brooklyn,...