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Elvin Robert Busjahn, age 92, of Brodhead, passed away on June 8, 2021, while at the William Middleton VA Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Elvin was born Nov. 4, 1928, in Lena, Illinois, the son of Herman and Florence (Shank) Busjahn. He married the love of his life, Sara Ann Becker, […]
Jana Lynn Olsen, age 57, of Rock City, Illinois, passed away Sept. 4, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Sept. 29, 1963, in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of Roger and Susan (Daughenbaugh) Flack. Jana married Tom Olsen on Dec. 21, 1981. She was the […]
Robert G. Bagley, age 90, of Brodhead, passed away on Sept. 1, 2021, while at his home. Robert was born on June 19, 1931, in rural Albany, the son of Burr and Emma (Freitag) Bagley. After graduating from Albany High School in 1949, he returned to farming and married Margaret […]
Marilyn Jean Saunders, age 79, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at Collinwood Assisted Living in Brodhead. She was born Dec. 30, 1941, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Godfrey and Goldie (Amacher) Nussbaum. She married the love of her life, Gary Saunders, on June 9, 1962, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent It was 90 degrees and humid just before kickoff on Aug. 27, but the weather was not the hottest thing in Brodhead, as the Cardinals football team is off to a scorching start in their 2021 campaign. Despite transferring to a new conference, the Southwest Conference, […]
Colorful craftsmanship will be featured in downtown Orfordville on Saturday, Sept. 11, as the Sassy Farm Chicks Quilt Co. holds its annual Airing of the Quilts outdoor exhibition. The show will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until dark at 203 W. Beloit St. and in nearby Purdy Park. The […]
Elizabeth “Liz” Widmer, age 88, of Albany, passed away on Aug. 14, 2021, at Collinwood Assisting Living in Brodhead. She was born on Feb. 26, 1933, in Magnolia Township to Ernest and Beatrice (Setzer) McCaffrey. She married the love of her life, Conrad Widmer, on April 20, 1952. Liz was […]
Donald W. Bucholtz, age 77, of Albany, was taken from his earthly home to his heavenly home on Aug. 21, 2021. Don was born on Dec. 25, 1943, to Walter and Harriet Bucholtz in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Don attended Alaska Grade School in Alaska, Wisconsin, and graduated from Algoma High School […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals’ coaching staff came into the 2020 varsity football season with hopes of returning to the winning ways for which the program is known. Although they had to wait until the spring of 2021, they were able to accomplish their goal, finishing the alternate […]
By Margaret Plevak, Correspondent When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in the spring of 2020, Parkside Elementary School second-graders couldn’t distribute May baskets around their Monroe neighborhoods as they usually would. Instead, their teachers, Kelly Knox and Toni Wellman, brought bags with assorted treats — from paper flowers and balloons […]
