Obituaries for Lancaster, Bloomington, Cassville, Platteville, and Potosi, WI

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

Robert J. "Booby" Kirschbaum

Robert J. "Booby" Kirschbaum

Dec 15, 2009

 

 Robert J. "Bobby" Kirschbaum, age 72, of Prairie du Chien, died on  Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Prairie du Chien Hospital. He was born on April 2, 1937, in Glen Haven, the son of Albert and Rosella (Breuer) Kirschbaum. He was a resident of the Lori Knapp Home and worked at the  Opportunity Center in Prairie du Chien for...

Marilyn J. Meister

Marilyn J. Meister

Dec 14, 2009

 

 Marilyn J. Meister, age 69, of Patch Grove, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, December 14, 2009. She was born on May 27, 1940 in  Racine, WI, the daughter of Frank Anthony and Johanna Theresa (Holler) Scholzen. On May 27, 1961, she was united in marriage to Bernard J. Meister at Holy Name Parish in Racine, WI. He preceded...

Lewis W. Groom

Lewis W. Groom

Dec 13, 2009

 

Lewis W. Groom, age 85, of Cassville, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 on the family farm where he was born. He was born on April 4, 1924, the son of Harvey and Gertrude (Webber) Groom. Lewis graduated from Cassville High School in 1942. He was united in marriage to Norma Andrew on July 28, 1956 at the Rock Church...

Donald G. Peake

Donald G. Peake

Dec 2, 2009

 

 Donald G.   Peake, age 68, of Lancaster, passed away at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, South Lancaster Township, on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, after a battle with Lymphoma cancer. He was born in Lancaster, on February 19, 1941, the son of Glenn and Bertha (Wieland) Peake. Due to his mothers illness, his grandmother, Martha (Behnke) Wieland helped raise him...

Nellie M. Altom

Nellie M. Altom

Dec 1, 2009

 

Nellie M. Altom, age 103, of Fennimore, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. She was born August 7, 1906, the daughter of Harry and Emma (Sandifer) Titus in Smithboro, IL. Nellie graduated from Mulberry Grove High School and attended Eastern Illinois Teachers College and taught elementary grades for 10 years at Walshville, Myatt, Elm Point, McCord and...

Pamela S. Lolwing

Pamela S. Lolwing

Nov 30, 2009

 

 Pamela S. Lolwing, age 53, of Bagley, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2009, at Prairie Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Bloomington with Father Bart Timmerman officiating. Burial was in Bagley Cemetery, Bagley. Friends called on Friday, December 4, 2009, from 4:00...

Suzanne L. Meir

Suzanne L. Meir

Nov 29, 2009

 

 Suzanne Suzie L.  Meir, age 76, of rural Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at home after a year long battle with brain cancer. She was born March 18, 1933, the daughter of Leon Ole and Pauline Polly (Grant) Loy in Annaton, WI. Suzie married Frank A. Meir on September 12, 1952 at the Methodist Church in Livingston....

Irene E. Beetham

Irene E. Beetham

Nov 26, 2009

 

Irene E. Beetham, age 95, of Lancaster, died on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, following a brief illness. She was born on October 9, 1914, the second child of John and Louretta (Day) Brandemuehl, and she grew up on a family farm in South Lancaster. She attended Grays Mill School, starting at age three,...

Nancy L. Stephens

Nancy L. Stephens

Nov 24, 2009

 

Nancy L. Stephens, age 72, of Platteville, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Southwest Health Center in Platteville. She was born on July 4, 1937, the daughter of LeRoy and Emma (Bartels) Stephens in Platteville , WI . Her parents were tenant farmers until early 1953 when they moved to a farm north of Belmont . Nancy attended Platteville High School and graduated from Belmont High School in 1955. She worked...

JoAnne M. Halferty

JoAnne M. Halferty

Nov 24, 2009

 

JoAnne Marie Halferty, age 71, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was born on April 7, 1938, in Hinckley, IL, the daughter of Frank T. and Edith (Blanchard) Bullock. She attended grade school in Red Oak, IA. In 1955, JoAnne graduated from Central High School in LaCrosse. She furthered her education at WI...

Greg John Adrian

Greg John Adrian

Nov 22, 2009

 

Greg John Adrian, age 24, of Glen Haven died Sunday, November 22, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born October 8, 1985 in Lancaster, WI at Lancaster Memorial Hospital. Greg Chuck Charlie grew up in Glen Haven; where he graduated from River Ridge High School in 2004. While at River Ridge, he played football and excelled in wrestling as a two-time, state...

Virginia A. Knodle

Virginia A. Knodle

Nov 18, 2009

 

 Virginia A. (Metcalfe) Knodle, age 67, of Madison, formerly of Bloomington, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at University Hospitals in Madison of heart failure. She was born June 21, 1942, in Lancaster and grew up in Bloomington. Her parents were Robert and Mary Metcalfe. Ginny graduated from Bloomington High School and attended UW-Whitewater, where she met her future husband,...

Dorothy E. Klein

Dorothy E. Klein

Nov 18, 2009

 

 Dorothy E. Klein, ae 96, formerly of Potosi , passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Orchard Manor in rural Lancaster . She was born on October 21, 1913, the daughter of Walter and Ada (Crowther) Kuster in Potosi Township , WI . Dorothy graduated from Franklin High School in Potosi in 1932. She was united in marriage...

Nilus B. Oyen

Nilus B. Oyen

Nov 17, 2009

 

 Nilus B. Oyen, age 76, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home in Lancaster. He was born on August 16, 1933, in Sinsinawa Mound Township, the son of Peter and Celestine (Brink) Oyen. His family moved to Potosi, where he helped on the farm and also drove milk truck for Potosi Cheese Factory. In 1948,...

Betty A. Haberlie

Betty A. Haberlie

Nov 17, 2009

 

Betty A. Haberlie, age 69, of Lancaster, Wisconsin died on November 17, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, after a brief illness. She was born on March 22, 1940, in Lancaster Wisconsin, the daughter of J. Stanley and Retha (Jack) Noble. On October 10, 1959, she married James Haberlie in Lancaster, Wisconsin.

She was employed by Croft Shur-Save and...

Beverly Ann McCabe

Beverly Ann McCabe

Nov 13, 2009

 

 Beverly Ann McCabe, age 77, of Platteville , WI passed away on November 13, 2009, at Southwest Health Center following an extended illness.

Beverly was born August 3, 1932 to Georgina and Kenneth Hudson in Galena , IL . She moved to Platteville as a young girl and graduated from Platteville High School in 1951. She was the editor of the PHS Yearbook and...

Robert G. Leibfried

Robert G. Leibfried

Nov 12, 2009

 

 Robert G. Bob Leibfried, age 79, of Lancaster, Wisconsin died on November 12, 2009 at Finley Hospital in  Dubuque, Iowa. He was born on April 17, 1930, in Potosi Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Catherine (Reynolds) Leibfried. On July 2, 1955 he married Marcella Sally Burggraf at St. Charles Catholic Church in  Cassville, Wisconsin.

In 1947, he enlisted in...

Mildred B. Wolf

Mildred B. Wolf

Nov 12, 2009

 

 Mildred B. Wolf, age 93, of Lancaster, died on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home, rural Lancaster. She was born on August 12, 1916, the daughter of Ulysses and Augusta (Rossow) Boyd in Ellenboro township. Mildred was united in marriage to Charles W. Wolf on January 1, 1942 at the Methodist Parsonage in Lancaster. He preceded...

William M. Brewer

William M. Brewer

Nov 10, 2009

 

William Murrish Bill Brewer, age 59, of Boscobel, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Boscobel Area Healthcare in Boscobel, Wisconsin. He was born July 1, 1950, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin to William Emmett and Mary Jane (Murrish) Brewer.

Bill grew up in Lancaster, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Lancaster Senior High School in 1968. He attended the University of Wisconsin Platteville...

Bonita I. Waldman

Bonita I. Waldman

Nov 3, 2009

 

 Bonita I. Bonnie Waldman, age 56, of Stitzer, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at her home. She was born on November 9, 1952, in  Iowa, the daughter of James and Tillie (Sauvell) Allington. In 1970, Bonnie graduated from Seneca High School. She furthered her education at the  University of Wisconsin at Platteville. On September 14, 1985, Bonnie was...