Carol Olson, age 92, a resident of Eagle River, Wisconsin, since 1995, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at Milestone Senior Living in Woodruff, Wisconsin. Carol was born May 15, 1928, to Leon and Viola Johnson. She married her husband, LaVerne, in 1949 at the Luther Valley Church. Carol […]
Patricia Ann Walmer, age 77, of Brodhead, passed away while surrounded by her family and after a long courageous battle with cancer on Feb. 14, 2021. Patricia was born Dec. 4, 1943, in Milton, Wisconsin, the daughter of Paul and Rose (Langer) Brown. Patricia married Rowland Walmer on Feb. 20, […]
George Duane Henning, age 90, of Brodhead, passed away Feb. 18, 2021, while at his home. George was born on Dec. 13, 1930, in Eau Claire County, the son of George and Myrtle (Campbell) Henning. George was married to Joan Astle on Oct. 23, 1970, in Rockford, Illinois. George worked […]
Dolores Ann Sullivan, age 92, of Brodhead, passed away on Feb. 9, 2021, while at the Janesville Mercy Hospital. Dolores was born Dec. 10, 1928, in LaFarge, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lloyd and Carol (Smith) Hutchens. Dolores married Gerald Sullivan at St. Mary’s Ridge Catholic Church in Ontario, Wisconsin, on […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent After beginning their season with a perfect record of 8-0, the Brodhead girls’ basketball team fell into a bit of a rough stretch. Their first loss of the season came by way of a 63-56 loss to Beloit Turner. The Trojans held a 38-17 lead going […]
By Margaret Plevak, Correspondent In 20 years behind the desk at Albertson Memorial Library in Albany, Laurie Thill got to know a lot of readers by name — and by the books they checked out. “I’ve had so many patrons ask me for suggestions of what to read, and I […]
By Margaret Plevak, Correspondent During her senior year in 2019, Anna Corbit enrolled in a new training program at Brodhead High School that allowed her to earn college credit while working toward her certification as a nursing assistant. It also gave her an edge at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where […]
Local health officials are calling for patience as hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this week. As of Jan. 25, those over 65 became vaccine-eligible, a group that includes about 700,000 Wisconsinites. “Wisconsin systems and operations are ready to vaccinate more people,” Department […]
David Roger Russell Goodin, age 72, of Brodhead, passed away Jan. 22, 2021, while at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin. David was born Nov. 13, 1948, the son of Roger and Phyllis (Andrews) Goodin in Rockford, Illinois. David graduated from East High School in 1966. David joined the […]
Adam Duane Eldred, age 38, of Brodhead, passed away unexpectedly while at his home on Jan. 18, 2021. Adam was born May 6, 1982, in Monroe, the son of Randy Eldred and Lorie Bliss. Adam graduated from Brodhead High School in 2002. He enjoyed bowling and played in leagues in […]