Obituaries

WILMA JEAN BROWN

WILMA JEAN BROWN

Wilma Jean Brown, age 92, passed away on Feb. 2, 2020 while at the Monroe Hospice Home while surrounded by her family. Wilma was born on Aug. 23, 1927 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Willard and Elsie (Reed) Lapp. She married Francis H. Brown on Nov. 25, 1948 at […]

 
 

Robert H. Oliver

Robert H. Oliver

Robert H. Oliver,90, formerly of Brodhead, WI. passed away Saturday, Jan.18, 2020 at Omega Hospice House in Houghton, MI. Robert was born at home in Spruce, MI. on July 18,1929 to parents Eugene Oliver Jr. and Marion (Freda) McNeil. Bob served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 101st […]

 
 

KENNETH HENRY MEYER

KENNETH HENRY MEYER

Kenneth Henry Meyer, age 89, of Brodhead, Wisconsin died on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. He was born on Jan. 3, 1931 in Mundelein, Illinois, the son of George and Edith (Wirtz) Meyer. He was a graduate of Libertyville Illinois High School and a 1952 graduate of Illinois State University, Normal, […]

 
 

Joan Johnson

Joan Johnson

Joan Johnson, 87, of Brodhead passed away peacefully on February 2, 2020, at Woods Crossing with her family by her side after a 30+ year battle with Parkinsons disease. Joan was born the daughter of Walter and Drusilla Carlson on 7/12/1932. She met the love of her life, Arnold Johnson, […]

 
 

NORMA MADGE SCHWARTZ

NORMA MADGE SCHWARTZ

Norma Madge Schwartz, age 99, passed away on Jan. 17, 2020 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. Norma was born on April 12, 1920 the daughter of Homer and Ethel (Myers) Morehouse. She married Alvin Schwartz on Dec. 1, 1938. Alvin preceded her in death in 2002. Norma […]

 
 

KENNETH HENRY MEYER

KENNETH HENRY MEYER

Kenneth Henry Meyer, age 89, of Brodhead, Wisconsin died on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. He was born on Jan. 3, 1931 in Mundelein, Illinois, the son of George and Edith (Wirtz) Meyer. He was a graduate of Libertyville Illinois High School and a 1952 graduate of Illinois State University, Normal, […]

 
 

CAROL ANN AYEN

CAROL ANN AYEN

Carol Ann Ayen, age 74, passed away peacefully at her home in Brodhead. Carol was born the daughter of Leonard and Ethel (Frey) Vogel on Aug. 9, 1945 at her family farm near Footville. She attended the little red one room school house right up the road from her family […]

 
 

Robert Wendell “Cowboy Bob” Kirchhoff

Robert Wendell “Cowboy Bob” Kirchhoff

Sutton, Ne resident Robert Wendell “Cowboy Bob” Kirchhoff, 80 passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE. In honoring his wish to be cremated there will not be any services at this time. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Bayard, NE. Condolences […]

 
 

Linda Heidi Holmes

Linda Heidi (Leatherman) Holmes, born April 5, 1940 in Oseola, Wisconsin of Wilbur and Myrtle Leatherman. She was diagnosed with a return of breast cancer in October 2017. She died peacefully at Kensington Hospice, Toronto on December 4, 2019. Heidi attended University of Chicago for her Bachelor of Nursing degree. […]

 
 

EDWARD A. RUEF JR.

EDWARD A. RUEF JR.

Edward A. Ruef Jr., 81, of South Beloit, IL, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 in his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1938 in Monroe, WI, the son of Edward A. and Frieda (Baumgartner) Ruef Sr. Edward was a graduate of Brodhead High School, Brodhead, WI. He received his Bachelor […]