Honoring the Lives and Legacies of Loved Ones in Lancaster, Bloomington, Cassville, Platteville, and Potosi, WI
Delores "Toddy" Ames
Feb 7, 2011
Delores E. Toddy Ames, age 72, of Potosi, died on Monday, February 7, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 9, 1938, at home, the daughter of Clinton and Edith (Fritz) Russell. Delores graduated from Lancaster High School in 1956. On June 4, 1957, Delores was united in marriage to Udell B. Ames at the Evangelical and...
Garnett M. Schwantes
Feb 7, 2011
Garnett M. Schwantes, age 57, of Lancaster, died on Monday, February 7, 2011, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on September 14, 1953, in Lancaster, the son of Mark and Dorothy (Irish) Schwantes. Garnett graduated from Lancaster High School in 1971. On July 8, 1972, he was united in marriage to Ruth Johll at St. Clement...
Chris Walker
Jan 29, 2011
Chris Walker, age 91, of Lancaster, formerly of Beetown, died on Saturday, January 29, 2011, at the Lancaster Care Center. He was born on October 17, 1919, in Waterloo Township, the son of Chris and Mary (Walker) Chase. On September 20, 1947, he married Lois M. Clark at the Fennimore United Methodist Church. Since 1951, he has owned and...
Wilma Sisley
Jan 25, 2011
Wilma E. Sisley, age 83, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born on July 30, 1927, in Lancaster, the daughter of Archie and Vera (Elwell) Reynolds. Wilma attended school in Beetown. She was employed with various families in Lancaster as their housekeeper. On November 24, 1943, Wilma was...
Carol J. Brouillard
Jan 22, 2011
Carol J. Brouillard, age 80, of Lancaster, formerly of Cassville, died on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at the Lancaster Care Center. She was born August 17, 1930, in the Potosi area, the daughter of William and Florence (Wolfe) Weber. Carol was united in marriage to Robert Brouillard on May 28, 1949, in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The...
Geneva M. Bennett
Jan 22, 2011
Geneva M. (Weeks) Bennett, age 76, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born on August 18, 1934, in Makanda, IL, the daughter of Oather and Helen (Denison) Weeks. Geneva attended school in Marion, IL, and graduated from Kankakee High School in 1951. In 1954, she married Harold A. Fager at the Zion Lutheran Church...
Harley R. Walter
Jan 19, 2011
Harley R. Walter, age 87, of Potosi, died on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. He was born on September 26, 1923, in Waterloo Township, the son of Homer and Florence (Schaal) Walter. On July 26, 1946, Harley was united in marriage to Hazel Harris in Kieler, WI. Harley was employed as a fork lift...
Loretta R. Manuel
Jan 15, 2011
Loretta R. Manuel, age 94, of Platteville, died on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Our House Assisted Living, Platteville. She was born on February 29, 1916, in Platteville, the daughter of Thomas and Ellenora (Schroeder) Manuel. Loretta graduated from Platteville High School. She was employed at O'Neill's Shoe Store, Schultz's Department Store and the A&P Store, all in Platteville....
Marcia L. Moore
Jan 14, 2011
Marcia L. (Fuller) Moore, age 88, of Lancaster,died Friday, January 14, 2011, at the Lancaster Care Center after an extended illness. She was born on December 8, 1922, in Lancaster, the daughter of John A. and Thelma (Leighty) Fuller. Marcia grew up in the Lancaster and Beetown area. She was employed with the Lancaster Community School District in the kitchen for...
Edward J. Herbers
Jan 12, 2011
Edward J. Herbers, age 92, of Bloomington, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Evansville Manor in Evansville. He was born on May 5, 1918, in Bloomington, the son of Frank and Mary (Klosterman) Herbers. Edward attended St. Marys Catholic School in Bloomington. In September of 1942, he entered the United States Army and served his country during World War II in five...
Evelyn A. Sturmer
Jan 12, 2011
Evelyn A. Sturmer, age 93, of Lancaster, formerly of the Bloomington/Beetown area, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Lancaster Care Center in Lancaster. She was born on May 2, 1917, in Bancroft, IA, the daughter of William and Mary (Schneider) Sudmeier. Evelyn attended school in Bloomington. On July 2, 1940, Evelyn was united in marriage to Alton...
David J. Schultz
Jan 6, 2011
David J. Schultz, age 79, of Lancaster, formerly of Milwaukee, died on Thursday, January 06, 2011, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on July 3, 1931, in Richmond, West Virginia. David lived most of his youth in the Milwaukee area. He was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1955 until 1961. In 1968, David married Margaret...
Emma E. Hampton
Jan 6, 2011
Emma E. Hampton, age 91, of Lancaster, formerly of Bloomington, died on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the Lancaster Care Center in Lancaster. She was born on July 21, 1919, in Beetown Township, the daughter of Sidney and Wessie (Dudley) Gates. Emma graduated from Bloomington High School. She was employed at the Bloomington Telephone Company as an operator. Emma later...
Clayton A. Martin
Jan 4, 2011
Clayton A. Martin, age 76, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Lancaster. He was born on June 23, 1934, the son of Arthur and Elva (Ellis) Martin. Clayton married Dorothy B. Hardy on June 27, 1952, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Platteville. After their marriage, he farmed, drove milk tuck...
Helen M. Duncan
Jan 2, 2011
Helen Marie (Yost) Duncan, age 91, of Lancaster, passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the Lancaster Care Center in Lancaster. She was born on April 14, 1919, in Butler County, Iowa, the daughter of Chauncey Sr. and Anna (Christopherson) Yost.
Following graduation from Aerdale, Iowa High School in 1937, she attended Normal...
Joan L. Klein
Jan 2, 2011
Joan L. Klein, age 72, of Cassville, died on Sunday, January 2, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer at her home. She was born on March 27, 1938, in Prairie du Chien, the daughter of William and Mary (Harwood) Dechow. Joan attended Elwell Grade School in Waterloo Township and graduated from Cassville High School in 1955. On September 8,...
Patricia A. Chapman
Dec 27, 2010
Patricia A. Chapman, age 76, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Lancaster, died on Monday, December 27, 2010, after a brief illness at the Lancaster Care Center in Lancaster. She was born on September 2, 1934, in Liberty Township, the daughter of Glen and Mildred L. (Holmes) Roesch. Pat graduated from Lancaster High School in 1952. On June 13, 1953,...
Belva Beattie
Dec 26, 2010
Belva E. Beattie, age 89, of Cassville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 26, 2010, at Lancaster Care Center in Lancaster. She was born on November 7, 1921, the daughter of Henry and Cora (Donaldson) Wiest. Belva was employed at Allis Chalmers in Harvey, IL, where she met and married Alexander Beattie on April 20, 1946. She enjoyed reading, word puzzles, Bingo, needlepoint...
Donald E. Klossing
Dec 24, 2010
Donald E. Klossing, age 75, of Cassville, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster.
He was born on October 7, 1935, in Carmen, IL, the son of Elmer and Dorothy (Lund) Klossing. Don graduated from Gladstone-Oquawka High School and attended Western Illinois University and was then called to serve in the U.S. Army. He married...
James L. Greene
Dec 19, 2010
James Lincoln Greene, age 80, of Gainesville, FL, formerly of Madison, died on Sunday, December 19, 2010. He was born on February 12, 1930, in Madison, the son of George and Mildred Greene. Jim attended Franklin Elementary School and West High School. An avid athlete, Jim played volleyball (1948 state champs), baseball, basketball, football, and hockey (leading scorer and state...
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