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RICHARD “DICK” COWAN

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Richard “Dick” Cowan died peacefully Saturday, May 18, surrounded by family. He passed with a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Dick was born in Beloit, WI July 8, 1944 to Leslie J. Cowan and Myrtle O. (Smestad) Cowan, and grew up in Brodhead, WI. Dick graduated Brodhead High School in […]

 
 

JEANNE ADELE PAGEL

JEANNE ADELE PAGEL

Fort Mohave, AZ/Brodhead, WI – Jeanne Adele Pagel, age 79, passed away on May 4, 2024 at the Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead City, AZ. Jeanne Adele Pagel was born May 12th, 1944 in Monroe, Wisconsin to Delyle and Frances (Schrader) Rostad. She attended Brodhead High School and […]

 
 

GILBERT ALLEN RIEMER

GILBERT ALLEN RIEMER

Rock City, IL – Gilbert Allen Riemer, age 81, passed away on May 11, 2024 while at the SSM Monroe Hospital in Monroe, WI. Gilbert was born on August 1, 1942 in Freeport, IL the son of Glen and Evelyn (Horstmeier) Riemer. Gilbert married Shirley Marty on December 14, 1963 […]

 
 

DIANE LYNN JORGENSON

DIANE LYNN JORGENSON

February 28, 1956 – May 11, 2024 Diane Lynn Jorgenson (Sopher), 68, of South Wayne, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Sienna Crest Memory Care after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. She was born February 28, 1956, in Monroe, WI, the daughter of the late LaVern […]

 
 

MARGARET MARIE SMITH

MARGARET MARIE SMITH

Brodhead, WI – Margaret Marie Smith, age 96, passed away at the SSM Monroe Hospital in Monroe, WI on May 14, 2024. Margaret was born on April 25, 1928 in Springville, Iowa, the daughter of Clelland and Vernie (Hoag) Port.  She married William Smith in 1947 at the Prairie Chapel Church […]

 
 

Back to back Rock Valley Conference Softball Champions

PHOTO COURTESY BRODHEAD SOFTBALL The Independent-Register
	The Brodhead Cardinals captured their second consecutive Rock Valley Conference softball cham-pionship.

By Trenten Scheidegger, CORRESPONDENT The Brodhead Cardinals captured their second consecutive Rock Valley Conference softball championship with a blowout victory over the Evansville Blue Devils, last week. The conference championship run began all the way back at the start of the season, however. Thirteen league games later, the Cards held a […]

 
 

LANE GARWELL

LANE GARWELL

Lane Garwell, 72, of Edgerton, WI passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Froedert Medical College, Milwaukee. Lane was born on September 26, 1951 in Green County to the late Frank and Catherine (Douglas) Garwell. He graduated from Brodhead High School in 1969 and attended UW Rock County to […]

 
 

RICHARD MARVIN WEEDEN

RICHARD MARVIN WEEDEN

Brodhead, WI – Richard Marvin Weeden, of Brodhead WI, passed away at age 91 on May 7, 2024, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. Dick was born July 1, 1932 in Beloit, Wis. to Marvin and Bessie (Opsahl) Weeden, the oldest of five kids. His father was a barber […]

 
 

ROBERT DAVID OLSEN

ROBERT DAVID OLSEN

Brodhead, WI – Robert David Olsen, age 86, passed away on April 24, 2024 while at his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born on March 9, 1938 in Afton, WI, the son of Charles and Blanche (Jones) Olsen. Bob married the love of his life, Donna Weidman on […]

 
 

TOMMY M. BUTTS

TOMMY M. BUTTS

Tommy M. Butts, age 68 of Brodhead, was called to his heavenly home on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024, while being cared for with love, by his best friend, Susie Coplien. Tom was born on December 3rd, 1955 at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL, the son of Frank and […]