September 2016

Leona Stepanek

Leona Stepanek, age 91, of Fennimore and formerly of Montfort, died on Friday morning Sept. 30, 2016 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. Leona was born on Nov. 4, 1924 in Castle Rock Township Grant Co., WI the daughter of Anthony and Anna (Yanna) Zitka. She was united in marriage to Charles Stepanek on Sept. 28, 1943 at St. John Nepomuc Catholic Church in Castle Rock Township Grant Co., WI. She and Charles farmed in rural Montfort for numerous years until their retirement in 1976. Leona was then employed at Rayovac in Fennimore for a few years. Leona was the …

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Leila M. Schmitz

Leila M. Schmitz, age 81, of Lancaster and formerly of Bloomington, passed away on Sunday morning Sept. 25, 2016 at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster. Leila was born on July 11, 1935 in Beetown, WI the daughter of Vernon and Alta (Bishell) Laufenberg. She was united in marriage to Robert Schmitz on Feb. 6, 1952 in Lancaster. Following graduation from Lancaster High School in 1952, Leila and Robert worked hard farming in Beetown Township and raised their family of 10 children. In 1974, Leila and Robert started Schmitz Sanitary Service, which is now owned by their son Tim. Leila …

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George J. Wilkinson

Fennimore, WI-George J. Wilkinson, age 90, died on Thursday Sept. 22, 2016 at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society. George was born on Feb. 2, 1926 in Mt. Hope the son of Lewis and Hannah (Peterson) Wilkinson. He was united in marriage to Mary Sunney on Sept. 10, 1945 in Lancaster. George was passionate about farming his entire life, farming in rural Lancaster, Bagley, Mt. Hope and Fennimore until retiring in 1978. George enjoyed helping others and began volunteering at the Fennimore Good Samaritan Society for eight years until 1986. He enjoyed watching the news, keeping up with today’s current events, …

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Ruby H. Novinski

Ruby H. Novinski, age 93, of Lancaster and formerly of Fennimore, died on Sunday morning Sept. 18, 2016, at Orchard Manor in Lancaster. Ruby was born on Feb. 19, 1923 in Wingville Township, Grant Co., WI the daughter of Albert Sr. and Marie (Henry) Molzolf. She married Cletus F. Novinski on Feb. 1, 1950 in Dubuque, IA. Ruby attended rural county school and then worked at Robertson Nursing Home as a nurse’s aide. After moving to Fennimore, Ruby worked for Parker Pen, the telephone company, and waitressed. She retired from Loud Speaker Component after suffering from a heart attack. During …

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Leonard J. "Len" Mulrooney Jr.

Leonard “Len” Joseph Mulrooney Jr, age 87, of Mount Hope passed away on September 16, 2016 at Orchard Manor in Lancaster. He was born May 8, 1929 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the son of Leonard and Mary Ruth (Rooney) Mulrooney. Len graduated Fennimore High School class of 1947. He was the town chairman of Mount Hope for many years and a board member on the Scenic Rivers board. He belonged to St Lawrence O’Toole parish of Mount Hope and an active member of the Knights of Columbus. Len farmed in the Mount Hope area all of his life. He was …

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