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

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...

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...

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...

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...

David O. Olson
Apr 4, 2014
David O. Red Olson, age 88, of Cassville, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014, at his home, with his son, Davin, by his side. He was born on February 10, 1926, the son of Morris and Olga (Sether) Olson. He graduated from Dodgeville High School. Red enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country until...

Mark H. Addison
Apr 3, 2014
Mark H. Addison, age 55, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2014, as a result of an ATV accident. He was born on November 7, 1958, the son of James and Patricia (Breihan) Addison. Mark graduated from Lancaster High School in 1976. It was in that year that he enlisted in the United States Army, serving in Germany until 1979. On...

Mary E. Walker
Mar 30, 2014
Mary E. Walker, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. She was born December 22, 1925, the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Cero) Hahn. She graduated from Fennimore High School in 1943 and then worked in the Frantz Law Office, the Leo Brechler Insurance Office and The First State Bank...

Roger Maahs
Mar 26, 2014
Roger K. Maahs, age 54, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster with his family by his side. Roger was born February 16, 1960 in Lancaster, the son of Scharon Buster and Lois Maahs.
Roger enjoyed deer hunting, and was an avid logger until a motorcycle accident in 1991. In recent years,...

Jane K. Kruser
Mar 26, 2014
Jane K. Kruser, age 72, of Potosi, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at ManorCare in Dubuque, IA. She was born on August 9, 1941, in Racine, the daughter of Benjamin and Beulah (Lueke) Hader. Jane graduated from Park High School in 1959. She then worked at Racine Steel Casting. On April 15, 1967, Jane was united in...

Gerald R. Laufenberg
Mar 23, 2014
Gerald R. Laufenberg, age 74, passed away Sunday March 23, 2014 at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born August 23, 1939, son of Leo and Orpha (Klarman) Laufenberg. Gerald graduated from Lancaster High School in 1957. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and served overseas. He married Donna L. Dixon on...

Jesse Miles
Mar 20, 2014
Jesse L. Miles, age 77, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. He was born on October 11, 1936, in Slabtown, the son of Paul and Jeannette (Hickin) Miles. Jesse graduated from Lancaster High School in 1954. On May 12, 1956, he was united in marriage to Edna Schleicher. Jesse was...

Burdette King
Mar 13, 2014
Burdette King, age 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Lancaster Care Center. He was born Walter Burdette King, on the King family farm in Ellenboro Township on March 21, 1919 the son of Ivan and Lydia (Day) King. Burdette attended Kingsford country schoolhouse. He married the love of his life, Dorothy M. Bailie...

Norman Hampton
Mar 12, 2014
Norman L. Jiggs Hampton, age 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Lancaster Care Center. He was born on November 24, 1930, in Cassville, the son of Laverne and Gertrude (Kirschbaum) Hampton. Jiggs graduated from Cassville High School in 1948. After graduation, he was involved with the rodeo out West and worked in the wheat fields. On September...

Anita Moon
Mar 9, 2014
Anita Moon, age 94, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born Mary Anita McWilliams, the daughter of Michael and Emma (Sullivan) McWilliams on January 29, 1920 in New Diggings Township, Wisconsin. She grew up in the Shullsburg area, graduating from Shullsburg High School in 1938. Anita attended cosmetology school in...

Marilyn Irish
Mar 7, 2014
Marilyn R. Irish, age 87, of Potosi, died Friday, March 7, 2014, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. Marilyn was born on April 6, 1926 in Beetown, a daughter of Dustin and Ocea (Laufenberg) Potter. She was united in marriage to Richard Irish on February 3, 1945 in Lancaster.Marilyn was a farm wife, and shared her husbands passion for...