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Bruce A. Wagner, formerly of Brodhead, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Aug. 3, 2022. He was born to Arthur F. Wagner and Elsie M. (Beckman) Wagner on Oct. 18, 1947. He is survived by his wife Jo of 51 years; daughters Jenna (Tom)Tasto, and Dana (Griffin) […]
Olga Zavodny, 93, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Aug. 1, 2022. She was born on Jan. 9, 1929, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Daniel and Susan (Zeman) Panik. She graduated from Harrison High School (Chicago) in January 1947. On Nov. 15, 1947, she married Milan Zavodny at Saints […]
Catherine Corry Blakemore of Albany, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. She was born on December 21, 1933, in Springfield, Ohio. Born Catherine Stewart Corry, she was the daughter of Home and Cornelia (Black Adams) Corry. She graduated from Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Ohio in 1951 and was […]
Hubert Alan Creed, 85, passed away on July 30, 2022 at the Riverwalk Assisted Living in Waterloo, Wis. He was born on Sept. 7, 1936, in Coretta, West Virginia, the son of Shade and Selma Creed. He married Rozella Kennedy on Feb. 3, 1962, at the Truax Airbase in Madison. […]
Dr. Theodore Joseph Mertens, DVM, 72, of Brodhead, passed away on July 21, 2022, in the Cloud Peak Wilderness in Buffalo, Wy. He was born Easter Sunday morning, April 9, 1950, to Clement T. and Ida Mae (Stockman) Mertens. He was proud to have been raised on a dairy farm […]
Laurie Ann Thrun, 60, passed away while at home on July 3, 2022, after an extended illness. She was born on Aug. 24, 1961, in Beloit, the daughter of McKinley and Donna (Real) Alf. She married Gordon Thrun on July 7, 1979, at the Brooklyn Lutheran Church. This Thursday they […]
Robert John Ross, 97, of Brodhead, died on June 26, 2022. He was born March 5, 1925, to Howard and Ruth (Johnson) Ross in Marquette, Mich. He wanted to join the military when he was 17, but he needed his parents’ consent. His mother wouldn’t sign, so when he turned […]
Linda A Church-Flynn, 72, of Evansville, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at her home. She was born on Oct. 21, 1949, at Stoughton Hospital, the daughter of Lois R. Flynn Thompson and William B. Flynn, Jr. She graduated from Brodhead High School in 1968, and she graduated from […]
Charles Edward “Ed” Trow entered eternal life with his Lord and Savior peacefully on Sunday, May 22, after making a difference in this world for 95 years. Ed was a Christian man who enjoyed the fruits of the earth and farmed his entire life working sunup to sundown with cattle, […]
By Rob Scheidegger, Brodhead Fire Chief Imagine that you call 911 and someone shows up 30 minutes later. Everyone would feel this is an unacceptable situation. After all, most 911 calls are made because some sort of help is needed as soon as possible. Unfortunately a delayed response is becoming […]
