Honoring the Lives and Legacies of Loved Ones in Lancaster, Bloomington, Cassville, Platteville, and Potosi, WI
Fred R. Plondke
Feb 10, 2020
Fred R. "Duke" Plondke, age 85, of Bagley, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, February 10, 2020, at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on May 14, 1934, the son of Adolph and Maxine (Houghton) Plondke. Duke graduated from Bagley High School in 1952. Upon graduation, he played in a baseball league for the...
Paul N. Valentine
Feb 9, 2020
Paul N. Valentine, age 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Unity Point Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. He was born on November 14, 1936, in Cassville, the son of Otto and Emma (Junk) Valentine. Paul attended Cassville High School and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving his country on the U.S.S. McDermott and...
Eileen M. Schneider
Feb 9, 2020
Eileen M. Schneider, age 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was born on June 27, 1929, in Greeley, Iowa, the daughter of Orin and Blanche (Kauffman) Ferris. Eileen attended a country school. On January 21, 1947, she was united in marriage to Leo F. Schneider at St. Clement Catholic...
Kathryn E. Umhoefer
Feb 8, 2020
On February 8, 2020, Kathryn E. Umhoefer finally found peace after a long battle with complications involving a stroke that happened over ten years ago which left her non-verbal and paralyzed. Despite these hardships, Kathie did her best to live life to the fullest. Her charm and humor allowed her to continue the relationships she had before the stroke and...
Carol B. Graney
Jan 27, 2020
Carol B. Graney, age 96, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Lancaster Health Services, Lancaster. She was born on August 11, 1923, in Lancaster, the daughter of Herbert and Fern (Miles) Schwantes. Carol graduated from Lancaster High School in 1942. On June 2, 1942, she was united in marriage to Rex Graney at the Bethlehem E&R...
Patricia A. Kirschbaum
Jan 27, 2020
Patricia A. "Trish" Kirschbaum, age 71 of Patch Grove, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI. She was born March 1, 1948 in Kenosha, WI, the daughter of Donald and Mary (Meyers) Mink. Pat graduated from West Grant High School in1966. She was employed at the Grant County Herald...
Gary E. Vogt
Jan 25, 2020
Gary E. Vogt, age 73 of Prairie Du Chien, formerly of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie Du Chien. He was born November 11, 1946, the son of Eugene and Lucille (Vorwald) Vogt. Gary graduated Bloomington High School in 1964. On July 24, 1965 he was united into marriage to Patricia A. "Pat"...
Donald G. Fuerstenberg
Jan 25, 2020
LANCASTER – Donald George Fuerstenberg, age 91, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Lancaster Health Services in Lancaster. He was born on August 8, 1928, in Lancaster, the son of Frank A. and Pearl M. (Peake) Fuerstenberg. Donald was a day laborer and dearly loved visiting with people, even if he did not know them. He...
Dean W. Hinrichs
Jan 23, 2020
LANCASTER - Dean W. Hinrichs, age 79, of Fort Myers, Fla, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at his home in Florida. He was born on January 23, 1941, in Littleport, Iowa, the son of Louis and Florence (Smith) Hinrichs. He married the late Jean Allbee on Sept. 19, 1959. They lived in Potosi, where they...
James J. Curley
Jan 23, 2020
LANCASTER – James J. "Jim" Curley, age 91 of Lancaster passed away peacefully Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. He was born In Fennimore, Wisconsin on April 13, 1928 the son of William and Agnes (Benish) Curley. Jim graduated Lancaster High School in 1946. He enlisted in the United States Navy before his graduation and...
Shirley E. Ellis
Jan 19, 2020
PATCH GROVE - Shirley E. Ellis, age 78, of Patch Grove, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born on April 12, 1941, the daughter of Roy and Edna (Jarms) Haberichter. Shirley, her father, and her grandmother, were all born in the same farmhouse located southeast of Monona, IA. Shirley spent...
Robert D. Long
Jan 17, 2020
Robert "Buffy" D. Long, age 74, of Potosi, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1945, in Cuba City, the son of Harold and Rita (Sheffer) Long. Robert attended Benton Schools until he returned home to help on the family farm. On September 15, 1973, he was united in marriage to...
Gary Leo Adams
Jan 17, 2020
Gary Leo Adams, age 80 of Cassville, WI, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020, surrounded by his family on the Adams family farm in rural Beetown. He was born July 20, 1939 on the Adams family farm, the son of John and Esther (Pitzen) Adams. He attended Beetown Grade School and then Cassville High School. On August 26, 1961,...
Joanne A. Cliff
Jan 16, 2020
BLOOMINGTON – Joanne Alice Cliff, age 83 of Bloomington, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home. She was born October 14, 1936, at St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse to Joseph and Alice (Stone) First. Joanne was baptized at St. Mary's Catholic Church in La Crosse. She attended Holy Trinity elementary school. The family moved to...
Eloise L. Kirschbaum
Jan 14, 2020
Eloise L. Kirschbaum, age 86 of Cassville, WI, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020. She was born on May 8, 1933, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Ruroden) Bergan. Eloise married Laverne P. Kirschbaum on December 15, 1952. She was a devout member of St. Charles Catholic Church in Cassville and its National Council of Catholic Women. Eloise was an...
Viola H. Winkler
Jan 13, 2020
Viola H. Winkler, age 83, of Cedarburg, WI, formerly of Potosi, WI, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at Cedarburg Health Services. She was born on January 22, 1936, to Leo and Magdalen (Averkamp) Reuter. They preceded her in death. She married C.C. Winkler, Jr. on September 4, 1955. He preceded her in death on Aril 30, 2014. Surviving...
Florence E. Herbers
Jan 13, 2020
Florence “Herbie” Elizabeth Herbers, age 92, of West Chicago, IL, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020. She was born on May 5, 1927, in Bloomington, WI, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Klostermann) Herbers. Florence retired as a nurse for Veteran’s Administration Hospital. She was a longtime resident of West Chicago, IL and member of St. Mary’s Church in...
James Earl "Jay" Metcalf, Jr.
Jan 1, 2020
James Earl “Jay” Metcalf, Jr., age 53 of Potosi, WI, passed away at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, WI, on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. He was born on March 16, 1966 the son of James Earl Metcalf, Sr. and Linda (Harris) Metcalf. Jay graduated from Cassville High School in 1984 and went on to a career as “the phone...
Sharon Mary (Bausch) Mcclintic
Dec 30, 2019
Sharon Mary (Bausch) McClintic, age 70, of Albany, WI, passed away peacefully in the loving care of family after a three-year, hard-fought battle with cancer on Monday, December 30, 2019. Sharon was truly a remarkable woman of uncommon courage and strength in the face of relentless challenges during her cancer journey. She exhibited a true fighting spirit until the end,...
Adeline L. Brunton
Dec 28, 2019
Adeline L. Brunton, age 103, of Platteville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Edenbrook, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 1, 1916, at the family farm by Banfield bridge, the daughter of August and Barbara (Maring) Pickel. At age 16, Adeline worked for a judge cleaning his home. She was later employed at...
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