March 2014

Fennimore, WI-Dorothea R. (Koschkee) Rogers, age 99, passed away on Monday morning March 31, 2014 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society in Fennimore. Dorothea was born on Aug. 10, 1914 in Mt. Hope, WI the daughter of Walter & Nellie (Reukauf) Koschkee. Dorothea’s early childhood was spent in Montana and South Dakota. She graduated salutatorian of her high school class in Mt. Hope. Dorothea attended teachers training in Platteville and then taught in various rural schools. She was united in marriage to Charles “Tod” Rogers on July 28, 1941 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. They spent their …

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Fennimore – Michael K. Baumgartner, age 55, died on Sunday March 30, 2014 at his residence in rural Fennimore after a courageous battle with brain cancer.  Mike was born on March 18, 1959 in Lancaster, WI the son of Keith and the late Patricia Baumgartner. Mike resided and worked hard on the family farms with his brother Joe.  He graduated from Fennimore High School in 1977 with his life long best friends Mitch, Craig, and Ray.  On Sept. 8, 1984 Mike married the love of his life, Diane Prohaska.  They were blessed with two sons Josh (Bethany) and Ross.  Then …

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Livingston – Michael David Turner, age 47 of Livingston, died unexpectedly on Monday March 24, 2014 at his residence in Livingston.  Michael was born on Sept. 20, 1966 in Dubuque, IA the son of Rev. Floyd and Dorothy (Horkheimer) Turner.  He married Brenda Weist on June 15, 1985 in Cassville, WI. Michael graduated from Iowa-Grant High School in 1985.  He was the world’s best dad and loved spending time with his family.  He enjoyed fishing, shopping, working on arts and crafts, traveling, and watching his favorite TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Michael was very close to his lord and …

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Fennimore, WI-Caroline E. Freymiller, age 59, died unexpectedly on Monday morning March 24, 2014 at her residence in rural Fennimore. Caroline was born on Aug. 25, 1954 in Viroqua, WI the daughter of Leon and Jenette (Revels) Miller. She was united in marriage to Nordell Freymiller on March 8, 1975 in Fennimore. Caroline enjoyed working on the farm along side her family and husband Nordell.  She loved milking cows and wasn’t afraid of the many challenges that life on the farm presented.  Caroline also loved spending time in the outdoors fishing and hunting with family, and in her spare time …

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