Honoring the Lives and Legacies of Loved Ones in Lancaster, Bloomington, Cassville, Platteville, and Potosi, WI

Jack Cardey
Oct 28, 2015
Jack Norman Cardey, age 93, of Potosi, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. He was born on August 30, 1922, in Potosi. Jack was married to Helen Louise Weller of Blue Rapids, Kansas, on October 6, 1945. They had three daughters: Cheryl, Leslie, and Sue Ann. Jack served his country in the...

Gary S. Buss
Oct 26, 2015
Gary S. Buss, age 71, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015, at Unity Point Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque, IA. He was born on February 6, 1944, in Lancaster, the son of Adolf and Elinor (Salis) Buss. Gary graduated from Lancaster High School. He was employed at Dubuque John Deere Works as a machinist for over thirty years until his...

Floyd Wilder
Oct 20, 2015
Floyd L. "Frog" Wilder, Jr., age 61 of Mount Hope, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse. He was born on August 24, 1954, in Flint, MI, the son of Floyd L. and Nona L. (Dunnington) Wilder, Sr. Frog worked at Crossing Rivers Health, formerly Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, for 15 years as...

Margaret Lorenz
Oct 14, 2015
Margaret C. Lorenz, age 100, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Great River Care Center in McGregor, Iowa. Margaret was born on January 1, 1915, on the family farm in Buena Vista, IA, the daughter of Frank and Catherine (Hauck) Adams. In her teen years, she moved to Lancaster and married Max Lorenz in 1936...

Judith Underhill
Oct 13, 2015
Judith A. Underhill, age 71 of Bagley, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born December 6, 1943, in South Dakota, the daughter of Vernon (Nitzie) Cleveland and Grace (La Vern) Dusso. Judy graduated from Beloit Memorial High School. She was united in...

Edward Wentz
Oct 9, 2015
Edward A. Wentz, age 77 of Cassville, passed away Friday October 9, 2015 at his home. He was born January 27, 1938 the son of Alvin and Leona (Pickel) Wentz. He graduated from Cassville High School, and later served in the U. S. Army as a rifleman. Edward worked with his father at Beetown Feed and Hardware. He was...

Jeffrey Butson
Sep 29, 2015
Jeffrey L. Butson, age 65, passed away peacefully at his home in Platteville on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Jeff was born in Cuba City, WI on October 4, 1949, the son of Donald and Bette (Harty) Butson. He was a 1967 graduate of Platteville High School. Jeff served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 with the 4th Infantry Division, attaining...

Eric Yager
Sep 29, 2015
Eric P. Yager, age 39, of Cassville, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on June 23, 1976, in Dubuque, IA, the son of Larry Yager and Christine Russell. Eric attended Cassville High School and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore where he earned a CNC certificate. He worked...

Carol C. Moris
Sep 26, 2015
Carol C. Moris, age 88 of Bloomington, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. She was born June 26, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Breuer) Hampton. Carol married John C. Moris on October 15, 1945, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bloomington. She was employed at Bloomington State Bank and...

Bonita Kasper
Sep 23, 2015
Bonita L. "Bonnie" Kasper, age 63, of Cassville, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was born on January 6, 1952, in Mineral Point, the daughter of George and June (Martin) Eckstein. Bonnie attended Cassville Schools. She was united in marriage to Gary Kasper in 1970 in Prairie du Chien. In 1974,...

Carmella Eddy
Sep 19, 2015
Carmella A. Eddy, age 98, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Williams Bay. She was born August 27, 1917, in Mineral Point, one of ten children to Italian immigrants Joseph and Victoria (Bertucci) Filardo. Carmella proudly carried her Italian heritage with her always. After high school, she attended Spenserian Business College in Milwaukee. Carmella...

Dennis Reed
Sep 18, 2015
Dennis L. Reed, age 68, of Stitzer, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015, at his home. He was born on April 23, 1947, in Lancaster, the son of Leonard and Lois (Fullbright) Reed. He graduated from Cassville High School in 1965. On October 31, 1966, Dennis was united in marriage to Linda L. Reed. He served in the...

Dorothy Allbee
Sep 16, 2015
Dorothy F. Allbee, age 96, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was born on July 28, 1919, in Beetown the daughter of Dustin and Ocea (Laufenberg) Potter. Dorothy attended Beetown rural school. On November 22, 1937 she was united into marriage to Frank M. Allbee. Together they farmed in Waterloo...

Jeffrey Engbretson
Sep 15, 2015
Jeffrey T. Engbretson, age 56, of Potosi, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at his home. He was born on July 27, 1959, in Seattle, WA, the son of Gerald and Joyce (Krumpos) Engbretson. Jeff spent his childhood in Rockford, IL, Arlington Heights, IL, and Cedar Rapids, IA. He graduated from Linn-Mar High School in Marion, IA. After...

Ambrose Mumm
Sep 7, 2015
Ambrose Adam Mumm, age 82, of Cassville, WI, passed away September 7, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Ambrose was born to Adam and Susan (Rauch) Mumm on September 25, 1932. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1953-1955. Ambrose married Geraldine Esser on September 17, 1957 at St. Charles Catholic Church...

James Davies
Sep 6, 2015
James "Jim" E. Davies, age 71, of Platteville, died Sunday, September 06, 2015, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. Jim was born on January 14, 1944 in Lancaster, the son of Ray and Dorothy (Treloar) Davies.
Jim graduated from Platteville High School. He then was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he drove a transport truck in Panama....

Elizabeth Kittoe
Sep 3, 2015
Elizabeth Lu "Betsy" Kittoe passed away September 3, 2015 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, WI. Betsy was a wonderful mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend to hundreds. Her overwhelming, outgoing, all-inclusive, friendly demeanor, gentle nature, and eternal optimism will be missed by her children Jordane, Sydney, and Brooks, her grandson, Cobus, and her husband of 37 years,...

Dale Phelps
Aug 31, 2015
Dale L. Phelps, age 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015, following a brief illness, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. He was born on July 15, 1923, in Elkport Iowa the son of Levi and Katherine (Wentz) Phelps. Dale graduated from Cassville High School in 1941. He worked several jobs before his career began...

Mary I. Hoffman
Aug 30, 2015
Mary I. Hoffman, age 84, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday August 30, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at her home. She was born on June 29, 1931, the daughter of Clarence and Rose (Henseler) Tiber. Mary graduated from Tomah High School and attended nursing school in Marshfield, WI. She married LeRoy A. Hoffman on June 10, 1953, at St. James Catholic...

Judy Paulus
Aug 29, 2015
Judy K. Paulus, age 59, of Bloomington, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at UW Hospital & Clinics in Madison. She was born on June 22, 1956, in Prairie du Chien, the daughter of Charles and Irene (Long) Enke. Judy graduated from West Grant High School in 1974. After graduation, she began her career at Bloomington State Bank....