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

Edith E. Long
Mar 19, 2008
Edith E. Long, age 98, of Prairie du Chien, formerly of Bagley, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Prairie Maison in Prairie du Chien. She was born June 12, 1909 in Patch Grove Township, WI, the daughter of Frank and Elta (Pendleton) Ellis. Edith graduated from Patch Grove High School. On January 17, 1927, she married William Long in...

Rudolf E. Rudy Long
Mar 18, 2008
Rudolf E. Rudy Long, age 53, of Glen Haven died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at his home. He was born on April 7, 1954, in Germany, and was an only child of Rudolph A. and Helma K. (Jantzen) Long. He graduated from high school in Granby, MA and married Donna Ertel on December 18, 1978. He was...

Mildred G. Carroll
Mar 17, 2008
Mildred G. Carroll, age 102, of Lancaster, died on Monday, March 17, 2008 at the Lancaster Care Center. She was born on September 18, 1905 on a farm in South Lancaster Township, the first of two daughters born to John and Johanna (Pink) Hoffman. Mildred graduated from Lancaster High School and then married Thomas J. Carroll on December 27,...

Victor H. Recker
Mar 16, 2008
Victor H. Recker, age 88, of Bloomington died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. He was born December 16, 1919, in Bloomington, WI, the son of Andrew and Josephine (Oval) Recker. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Bloomington and then farmed in the Bloomington area. On February 14, 1950, he married Alice Ann Blum...

Clifford T. "Cliff" Bailey
Mar 15, 2008
Clifford T. "Cliff" Bailey, age 73, of Potosi died Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Grant Regional Hospital in Lancaster. Cliff was born on April 20, 1934 the son of Henry "Cad" and Jeannette (Mead) Bailey. He married Linda Churchill on December 31, 1964.
Cliff was a logger for many years. Later he was employed by the City of Dubuque as...

Mildred M. Moris
Mar 15, 2008
Mildred M. Moris, age 82, of Glen Haven, died on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on November 1, 1925, in Cassville Township, the daughter of Adam and Susie (Rauch) Mumm. Mildred graduated from Cassville High School in 1943. She graduated from Platteville Normal Teachers College in 1945 and taught in...

Alice M. Hill
Mar 15, 2008
Alice M. Hill, age 72, of Platteville, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Southwest Health Center in Platteville. She was born on July 6, 1935 in Beetown, WI, the daughter of James and Melinda (Block) Atkinson. Alice married Lavern Hill on August 1, 1979 in Mt. Vernon, IL. She departed this life surrounded by her loving husband and family.
Alice was a member of the VFW Womens Auxiliary Post #5274 of Platteville and the 40...

Gwendolyn M. Nihles
Mar 14, 2008
Gwendolyn M. Nihles, age 77, of Lancaster, died on Friday, March 14, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, IA. She was born on October 21, 1930, in Garnavello, IA, the daughter of Joseph and Monica (Winch) Berns. Gwen graduated from St. Clement Catholic High School in Bankston, IA, as Valedictorian. On June 21, 1955, she was united in...

Ruth I. Percival
Mar 13, 2008
Ruth I. Percival, age 91, of Lancaster, formerly of Potosi, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born on August 26, 1916 in Bismarck, North Dakota, the daughter of Ralph and Matilda (Envick) Turner. On November 10, 1936, she married Delbert C. Percival at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Tennyson. Together they...

Joseph M. Moraski
Mar 12, 2008
Joseph M. Moraski, age 66, of Cassville died on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in Cassville. He was born on October 13, 1941, in Kewanee, IL, the son of Joseph and Josephine (Shuster) Moraski. He attended Kewanee High School and was a member of the graduating class of 1959. Joe entered into the United State Army and served his country...

Earl J. "Whitey" Klaas
Mar 9, 2008
Earl J. "Whitey" Klaas, age 84, of Lancaster, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born June 15, 1923 in Louisburg, WI, the son of Aloys and Elizabeth (Lange) Klaas. Earl graduated from Livingston High School in 1941. During WWII, he served as a corporal in the U.S. Army from 1943 -...

Blanche M. Edge
Mar 5, 2008
Blanche M. Edge, age 91, of Lancaster, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. She was born on July 5, 1916, in Mount Hope, WI, the daughter of James and Mabel (Neeley) Clark. Blanche married Edward Walker on December 1, 1935, in Galena, IL. He preceded her in death in 1980. Blanche was...

Francis M. "Frank" Schmidt
Mar 4, 2008
Francis M. "Frank" Schmidt, age 64, of Bloomington, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born at home on January 15, 1944, the son of Martin and Alice (Bausch) Schmidt. Frank graduated from Bloomington High School and farmed until 1994. He started his own agricultural sales business, Francis Schmidt Sales. Frank also served in the U.S. Army...

Phyllis I. Payne
Mar 1, 2008
Phyllis I. Payne, age 88, of Lancaster died Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on September 27, 1919 in Wyalusing Township, WI, the daughter of Abraham and Elma (Woodman) Key. Phyllis attended Brodtville Grade School and Brunson country school. She graduated from Patch Grove High School, where she was an avid...

Rev. Benjamin C. Govier
Mar 1, 2008
Rev. Benjamin C. Govier, age 47, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, after a long, courageous battle with ALS. He was born on June 29, 1960, in Prairie du Chien, the son of Vernon and Geraldine (Olson) Govier. Ben graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1978. He received his...

Mildred E. Bendorf
Feb 29, 2008
Mildred E. Bendorf, age 79, of Lancaster died Friday, February 29, 2008 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on July 11, 1928 in Baker, Montana; the daughter of Frank and Ruby (Haven) Bellis. After Mildred was born, her family left Montana and moved to Steuben, WI. On March 21, 1946, she married J. Donald Bendorf...

Genevieve M. Losch
Feb 29, 2008
Genevieve M. Losch, age 93, of Lancaster died Friday, February 29, 2008 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on March 2, 1914 in Lima Township, WI; the daughter of William and Cordelia (Holzer) Sherwin. She attended Franklin School in Lima Township through the eighth grade. After her mothers premature death, Gen raised her siblings and...

Edward Flesch
Feb 29, 2008
Edward Flesch, age 88, of Platteville, died on Friday, February 29, 2008 at Heartland Health Care Center in Platteville with his family surrounding his bedside after enduring Alzheimer
s Disease. Beany, as he was known to all, was born on December 22, 1919, at home in Potosi to Edward and Emma (Duve) Flesch. He graduated from Potosi High School...