Honoring the Lives and Legacies of Loved Ones in Lancaster, Bloomington, Cassville, Platteville, and Potosi, WI
Ivanelle Funk
May 31, 2014
Ivanelle Winifred Funk, 89, of Lancaster, WI, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 31, 2014.
She was born June 28, 1924 in Stitzer, WI to Arthur and Winifred (Cook) Stich.
Ivanelle grew up in the Stitzer area where she attended Rock School, and Livingston High School, class of 1941. After high school Ivanelle attended college at the University of WI,...
Alberta M. Schwartz
May 29, 2014
Alberta M. Schwartz, age 91, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on May 16, 1923, in Dubuque, IA, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Purcell) Udelhof. Alberta graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy in 1941 and was a 1944 graduate of the Mercy School of Nursing in Dubuque, IA. In...
Loren Junk
May 24, 2014
Loren M. Junk, age 87, of Platteville, formerly of Cassville, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Loren was born on February 23, 1927 in Glen Haven Township, WI a son of Arnold and Marie (Esser) Junk.
Loren married Elizabeth Betty Weber on August 28, 1950 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Bloomington....
Mary E. Chappell
May 24, 2014
Mary E. Chappell, age 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Lancaster Care Center. She was born on December 15, 1928, in Cassville, the daughter of Joseph and Thelma (Craig) Caspers. Mary graduated from Lancaster High School in 1946. She received her Bachelor Degree from Iowa State University and later attended the University of...
Rosa J. Gillilan
May 22, 2014
Rosa J. Gillilan, age 86, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Grant Regional Health Center surrounded by her family. She was born on November 9, 1927, in Little Grant Township, the daughter of Wesley and Marie (Wilkinson) Welsh. Rosa attended Milner Country Grade School and graduated in 1945 from Lancaster High School. She married John Drew...
Roger VanNatta
May 18, 2014
Roger E. VanNatta, age 80, of Stitzer, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on August 27, 1933, in Lancaster, the son of Earl and Irene (Jeidy) VanNatta. Roger graduated from Lancaster High School in 1951. He served his country in Korea as a medic from December 11, 1956,...
Benjamin Retallick
May 10, 2014
Benjamin E. "Ben" Retallick, age 56, of Glen Haven, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born March 19, 1958 in Dubuque, IA, the son of Earl "Buck" and Neoma (Turner) Retallick. Ben graduated from Cassville High School in 1976, and farmed the Retallick Family Farm in North Andover. He also drove...
Beverly J. Schmidt
May 10, 2014
Beverly Jean (Noble) Schmidt, 59, of De Forest, WI passed away on May 10, 2014. She was born in Lancaster, WI on October 1, 1954 to Ralph and Wilma Noble. She married Dennis Schmidt of Bloomington, WI on February 7, 1976.She enjoyed reading, collecting bird figurines and miniature tea sets. She loved her dogs and enjoyed spending time gardening. She...
Naomi Gotto
May 2, 2014
Naomi M. Gotto, age 91 passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born November 20, 1922, the daughter of Harry and Anna (Bouzek) Benish. Naomi graduated from B. A. Kennedy High School, Prairie du Chien in 1940. She was employed with the U. S. Government in Prairie du Chien. Naomi married...
Patricia Schauff
May 1, 2014
Patricia J. Schauff, age 88, of Cassville, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born on April 6, 1926, in Cassville, the daughter of Harvey and Gertrude Weber-Groom. On June 28, 1952, she married LeRoy Schauff of Cassville. Patricia Pat enjoyed traveling, fishing, playing cards, and was well-known for her decorated cakes and...
Celestine Winkler
Apr 30, 2014
Celestine Cornelius C.C. Winkler, Jr., 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. He was born on May 5, 1936, the son of Celestine and Emma (Friesen) Winkler. Celestine Jr. lived his life in Potosi, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Navy. He married his best friend, Viola Reuter, on September 3,...
Theresa C. Richardson
Apr 29, 2014
Theresa C. Richardson, age 65, of Platteville, passed away after a twenty year battle with heart disease on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque. She was born on June 24, 1948, in Cuba City, the daughter of Elmer and Ione (Simon) Jansen. Theresa graduated from Southwestern High School in Hazel Green in 1966. She married Roger...
Mary Lee Schier
Apr 27, 2014
Mary Lee C. Schier, age 71, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. She was born January 9, 1943, the daughter of Emil and Leila (Walz) Kuenster. Mary Lee graduated Bloomington High School in 1961, and later attended Dental Assistant School in St. Paul, MN. She married Reginald L. Schier on April 28, 1962, at...
Michael Wolf
Apr 22, 2014
Michael D. Wolf, age 54, of Potosi, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. He was born on April 14, 1960, in Iowa, the son of Daniel and Helen (Gansemer) Wolf. Michael graduated from Western Dubuque High School in Epworth, IA, in 1978. On May 23, 1998, Michael was united in marriage to Shyla A. Bennett. Together with his...
Betty Cammack
Apr 22, 2014
Betty Arlene Cammack, age 90, of Cassville, WI, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Orchard Manor in Lancaster, WI.
Betty, the daughter of Herman and Sylvia (Schumacher) Hollenberger, was born on February 26, 1924, in Janesville, WI. On June 30, 1947, in Dubuque, IA, she was united in marriage to Robert L. Cammack.
Formany years, Betty and...
James Wagar
Apr 20, 2014
James R. Wagar, age 46, of Beetown, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster. He was born on March 19, 1968, in Lancaster, the son of Joseph and Elinor (Metcalf) Wagar. Jim graduated from Lancaster High School in May 1986. He then graduated from Wisconsin School of Electronics in Madison in June 1988...
Bessie A. Wopat
Apr 16, 2014
Bessie A. Wopat, age 94, of Hillsboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the Tomah Care Center, Tomah. She was born on August 2, 1919, at the family farm in Greenwood Township, Vernon, County, the daughter of Edward and Mary (Snorek) Hooker. Bessie was united in marriage to Ernest Wopat in November of 1945 and together they...
Chester L. Haas
Apr 16, 2014
Chester L. Haas, age 95, of Cassville, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the Lancaster Care Center, Lancaster. Chester was born on June 29, 1918, the first child of Henry and Edna (Cardey) Haas. When Chester was one year old, his parents moved to the farm they purchased east of Cassville. This farm was to be his home for the...
Roger P. Osterhaus
Apr 11, 2014
Roger P. Osterhaus, 85, of Bloomington, WI went home to our Lord on April 11, 2014. He was born March 16, 1929 to Joseph and Rose (Wegmann) Osterhaus.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Phyllis (Vopelak); son Daniel (Linda) Osterhaus of Bloomington; daughter Kathleen (John) Slipek of Abbotsford; daughter Victoria (Jeffrey) Crubel of Bloomington; son...
Kathleen McKillip
Apr 11, 2014
Kathleen L. McKillip, age 86, of Cassville, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home. She was born on February 1, 1928, in Iowa, the daughter of Alphonse and Catherine (Cleary) Schwendinger. Kathleen was employed at Oscar Meyer in Dubuque. On February 21, 1950, she was united in marriage to John McKillip in Prairie du...
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