James "Suds" E. Nemo, age 74, of Lancaster passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday February 2, 2021. He was born on February 5, 1946, in Lancaster the son of Paul and Ruby (Heberlein) Nemo. Jim graduated from Fennimore High School in 1964 and U.W. Platteville in 1969. His first marriage to Marilyn Galer brought into his life two precious children, Kara and Kraig. On March 1, 1989, Jim married Verda (Rideout) Fralick at St. Pauls Liberty Ridge Church in Lancaster. Jim was employed by Grant County as the Zoning Administrator for 32 years, retiring in 2001. One of Jim's loves was fastpitch softball, having played with numerous teams for over 50 years as a catcher, his...

Leon "Grant" Loy, age 89, of Stitzer, WI passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning January 6, 2021 at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. He was born on August 15, 1931 in Platteville the son of Leon "Ole" and Pauline (Grant) Loy. He was united in marriage to Beverly Fitzsimons on June 16, 1952 at the Livingston United Methodist Church. Grant attended Annaton Country School and then graduated from Livingston High School. He furthered his education at U.W. Platteville double majoring in Biochemistry and Agricultural Education while playing football there. Grant's passion in life was farming, and he eventually took over the family farm. By his hard work and dedication, he grew his farming...

Michael J. Kirschbaum, age 89, of Lancaster formerly of Mt. Hope passed away on Wednesday December 16, 2020 at Lancaster Health Services in Lancaster, WI. He was born on September 29, 1931 in Cassville the son of Michael and Goldie (Jones) Kirschbaum. He was united in marriage to Janice Lester on April 4, 1974. After high school, Mike enlisted in the United States Navy serving his country for 10 years. With an honorable discharge, he returned home and farmed in Mt Hope Township. Mike retired in 1995 from farming and then was employed at McDonald's in Prairie du Chien for 15 years. He enjoyed fishing, loved spending time outdoors on his farm, and being with family and friends. He was a...

Bonnie Lou Wiese, age 83, of Dubuque, Iowa, formerly of Maquoketa, IA and Fennimore, WI, passed away on Sunday morning November 15, 2020 at the Luther Manor Communities in Dubuque. She was born on February 12, 1937 in Berlin, Wisconsin, the daughter of Alfred and Emline (Reetz) Timm. Bonnie was united in marriage to Arwayne Wiese on June 9, 1956 in Berlin. Together they raised their five children. Bonnie graduated from Berlin High School with honors. She was involved in music and art throughout her school years and was the drum majorette and baton twirler for the high school marching band. She loved horses and horseback riding on her family farm. Bonnie attended the University of...

Robert M. "Bob" Witzig, age 96, of Fennimore passed away on Tuesday evening September 29, 2020 at the Lancaster Health Services in Lancaster. He was born on August 24, 1924 on the family farm in Annaton the son of Charles William"Will" and Winifred (Millard) Witzig. Bob was united in marriage to Helen Bock. Together they had two children Betty Lou and Tyrone. He later married Marcia Smith and became the proud father of their daughter Gina. Bob graduated from the Livingston High School in 1942. In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Navy serving aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis serving in the south Pacific. He was apart of eight battles and survived the infamous torpedo attack from the...

Julaine "Junie" Udelhofen - Cassville Our mom went to Heaven to be with dad on August 25, just shy of her 80th birthday. She was born September 6, 1940, to Doc & Irene Kowalski and grew up in Dickeyville. At the young age of 17 she married our dad, Wilfred Udelhofen, on September 4, 1958, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Dickeyville. They were married 59 years before dad's death on May 31, 2017. Together they had 5 children. Mom taught us the importance of family, hard work and keeping things fair. When giving birthday or Christmas presents to us it would be equal almost to the penny. She loved to cook big family dinners, always wearing her apron. Flapjacks on weekend mornings was a...

Marguerite C. "Marge" Novinska, age 92, of Fennimore passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon August 10, 2020 at her residence in Fennimore. Marge was born on November 4, 1927 in Jefferson, South Dakota the daughter of Jasper and Claire (LaBrume) Gareau. She was raised and attended school in Jefferson graduated from St. Joe's Nursing School in Sioux City, Iowa. Marge was united in marriage to Joe Novinska on May 22, 1950 in Jefferson. The couple made their home in Fennimore. Marge worked as a Registered Nurse for the Lancaster Hospital for 40 years before retiring in 1990. She enjoyed baking and cooking for her family and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of...