Obituaries

Albrecht now has its own Little Free Library

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First grader Jayda Oellerich drops off a book at Al-brecht Elementary School’s new Little Free Library, located outside of office. Students and community members are welcome to donate gently-used books or take one to read.

Albrecht Elementary School recently unveiled its very own Little Free Library, allowing students to share their favorite titles with their peers, according to Kirtsten Novy, district librarian. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in Hudson, which has helped to plant more than 125,000 little libraries throughout the world. […]

 
 

JACOB BOEGLI

JACOB BOEGLI

Jacob R. “Jake” Boegli, age 28, of Darlington,, formerly of Brodhead, died unexpectedly March 27, 2022, at his home in Darlington. He was born Nov. 4, 1993, in Monroe to Jerry Boegli and Tracy Schade. He grew up in Brodhead where he lived until moving to Darlington. He received his […]

 
 

NORA MCMANUS

NORA MCMANUS

Nora Kreher McManus, 95, died April 3, 2022 at Kettle Park Senior Living in Stoughton. She was born on February 12, 1927 on a remote farm in Hamilton County, Illinois to the late Joseph and Madgalena (Karcher) Kreher. In order to attend high school, at age 14, she moved to […]

 
 

GARY BURRINGTON

GARY BURRINGTON

Gary Lee Burrington, age 71, of Brodhead, died at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, on March 29, 2022 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born on Nov. 28, 1950 in Freeport, Illinois to the late Donald and Dolores (Wiesenberg) Burrington. He worked for more than 30 years […]

 
 

RANDY ABING

RANDY ABING

Randy Joseph Abing, age 66, of Brodhead died peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 29, 2022. He was born on Sept. 19, 1955 to the late Cyril and Florentine (Wallenhurst) Abing. He graduated from Lancaster High School in 1973 and, in 1975, graduated from Southwest vocational school in ag […]

 
 

ETHOL BRYANT

ETHOL BRYANT

Ethol Louise Bryant, age 92, died on March 3, 2022 while at the Graceland Manor Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on March 23, 1929 in Pennsylvania, to the late Clifford and Margaret (Cleveland) Dart. She enjoyed doing crafts, such as quilting, crocheting, knitting afghans and making ceramics. She […]

 
 

BONNIE LEWIS

BONNIE LEWIS

Bonnie Joyce Lewis, 91, of Brodhead, died on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Agrace Hospice in Janesville. She was born to the late Albert and Harriet (Keller) Notty on Feb. 5, 1931. She attended Oakley School and married Chester Lewis on May 3, 1975 in Senneca, Wisconsin. He preceded her […]

 
 

LORI SEICHTER

LORI SEICHTER

Lori Lee Seichter, age 48, of Brodhead, died while at home on March 3, 2022. She was born on May 15, 1973 in Janesville to  Clifford and Debbra (Wolter) Bollig. She married her high school sweetheart Timothy Seichter on March 15, 1995 and started a family, proving herself an amazing […]

 
 

ARLENE FISCHER

ARLENE FISCHER

Arlene Fischer, 91, of Pecatonica, Illinois died at 5:09 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 after a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 14, 1931 in Dixon, Illinois to the late Fred and Dorothy (Kasper) Langholf. She attended grade school in Dixon through third grade and then attended Seward Grade […]

 
 

CHARLYN SORENSON

CHARLYN SORENSON

Charlyn “Char” L. Sorenson, age 59, of Brodhead, died on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, at home. She was born in Janesville on Jan. 12, 1963, to the late Walter and Ruth (Drought) Walikonis. She worked for Uniroyal as a Quality Technician for the past six years. Prior to that, she […]