BLUE RIVER – Maxine Elaine Hassman, age 89, of Blue River went to meet her Lord and Savior on Monday, April 15, 2024. She was born on October 15, 1934, to Archie and Lillian (Studnicka) Novak of Highland, WI. She received Jesus Christ as her personal savior on November 20, 1945, while walking to Oak Dale Country School. She understood the truth of Romans 10:9: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Maxine graduated as valedictorian of the …
MONTFORT – Michael “Slick” J. Laufenberg, age 76, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at his home in rural Montfort. He was born June 30, 1947; the son of John and Gwen (Beran) Laufenberg. Mike graduated from Muscoda High School in 1966. In 1973, he graduated Southwest Tech’s auto mechanics program. On September 22, 1973, Mike married Helen Curtis, and they recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Mike worked at Marathon Cheese and later spent many years at Badgerland Agri-Systems before retiring in 2009. Mike is survived by his wife Helen; children, Aaron (Annamarie) Laufenberg and Trina (Justin) Pettit; and …
Fennimore, WI-Audrey Ann Doan, age 89, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning April 11, 2024, at her residence. She was born on September 9, 1934, in Dodgeville the daughter of Clarence and Clara (Moen) Trankle. Audrey was united in marriage to Glenn Doan on September 26, 1954, at the Fennimore United Methodist Church. As a young girl, Audrey grew up outside of Montfort on a farm until her parents relocated to Fennimore. She graduated from Fennimore High School and then attended Madison Business College. Audrey worked as a secretary at Parker Pen in Fennimore and later stayed at home to …
Sheboygan Falls, WI formerly of Fennimore, WI-Ruby Rosella Jahnke, age 85, went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning April 7, 2024, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls. She was born on August 4, 1938, in Wyalusing Township Grant County, WI; the daughter of Louis and Lela (Ariss) Braudt. Ruby graduated from Patch Grove High School. Ruby was united in marriage to Clifford Jahnke on August 12, 1956, at the Mount Hope United Methodist Church in Mount Hope, WI. Clifford and Ruby raised beef cattle outside of Lancaster for 25 years. Ruby was employed as …
FENNIMORE/ONALASKA – Judith J. Winkers, age 82, died on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Judy was born on June 3, 1941, the daughter of Rudy and Hazel (Howell) Vogel. She married Jim Winkers on April 28, 1962. Judy graduated from Fennimore High School with the class of 1959. She worked as a hairdresser and when she and Jim became parents, she happily stayed home to raise her daughters. As they grew older, she went to work as a cook for Fennimore schools. She was never afraid of hard work and lived her life with a servant’s heart. She cleaned and painted …
LIVINGSTON – Susan K. Grunenwald, age 79, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Upland Hills Health Hospital in Dodgeville. Susan was born in Cleveland, OH on January 23, 1945; the daughter of William and Georgian (Vaubel) Halverson. Susan married the love of her life, Le Roy Grunenwald, on December 20, 1963, in Mineral Point. They would have been married 61 years. Susan and Le Roy made their home in the Livingston area on the 101 Ranch, where they raised their four children. Together they were avid dancers and enjoyed traveling. Susan especially enjoyed visiting the Promise Land Winery. …
FENNIMORE-Jack D. Davidson, age 85, passed away unexpectedly on Friday April 5, 2024, at his residence in Fennimore. He was born on December 31, 1938, in Beulah, North Dakota, the son of Steven and Rena (Cone) Davidson. He was united in marriage to Barbara Iverson on July 5, 1962. Following his graduating from high school, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he met the love of his life, Barbara. After their marriage they moved out West. During this time Jack worked for the Army Corps of Engineers. He was very proud of this experience and talked fondly about …
MONTFORT/MADISON – Catherine “Katie” Frye ,97, passed away on Thursday April 4, 2024, at Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care in Fitchburg. Katie was born in 1926 to Anna and Fred Adametz of Montfort. After graduating from high school, she moved to Madison to work and met Harold “Chuck” Frye. They married in 1948 and raised two children in Montfort. Katie worked for 42 years at the bank in Montfort, retiring at age 62. After Chuck passed away in 1990, she met Theodore “Ted” Noyes from College Station, TX. They married in 1997 spending their time in Bagley, WI and College …
BOSCOBEL – Diane Lou Lewis, age 86, passed away on Saturday morning, March 30, 2024, at Dove Healthcare in Fennimore. She was born on June 7, 1937, in Ithaca, WI, the daughter of Robert and Alice (Brown) Grassman. Diane was united in marriage to William “Bill” Lewis on September 18, 1956, and after several years in the area, they moved to Waukesha. Diane worked for Waukesha County Department of Aging until her retirement. After retirement, Diane and Bill moved back to Boscobel. Diane loved to create. She was an avid sewer and enjoyed making pins with buttons and yo-yos. She …
PULASKI/LIVINGSTON – Tari Lynn Novinska, age 70, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Talamore Living Center in Sun Prairie after a long illness. Tari was born on June 24, 1953; the first child of Howard and Jeanette (Biefer) Wagner. She grew up in Livingston and was a 1971 graduate of Iowa-Grant High School. Moving to Pulaski in 1979, Tari worked as an HR Coordinator for F&M Banks until their closing. Her second career was an Assistant to Athletic Department in the Pulaski School system until her retirement. She was also the proud partner of Vern’s Hardware in Pulaski …