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Marlene Meinert, age 80, died Aug. 28, 2020, at the Janesville Mercy Hospital. She lived, she loved, she kept Jesus in her heart and she was blessed with two sons and their families. Marlene was born Sept. 20, 1939, in Freeport, Illinois. She was a farmer’s daughter and a country […]
Dorothy Jane (Marker) Shimko, age 94, returned to the heart of God on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. She was born Sept. 12, 1925, in Farmington, Pennsylvania, to Jesse Marker and Martha (Kunkle) Marker. Early on, Dorothy said she wouldn’t marry a farmer or a pastor because they worked long hours. […]
Rita Fey Punzel, 73, of Janesville, passed away at Riverside Terrace in Beloit on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. She was born in Monroe, WI, on Jan. 5, 1947, the daughter of Ervin and Ruth (Williams) Hauri. She grew up in the Beloit/Orfordville area and attended Orfordville High School. She married […]
The Brodhead Evening Garden Club has chosen the yards of Donald and Stella Wolters, located at 17416 Wisconsin Highway 81, for the Garden of the Month Award. After driving around, we decided on theirs. Then along came the storm, which beat up a lot of the couple’s petunias. Pick […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Halfway through the 19th century, Loring S. Fisher moved to the newly settled Brodhead area. He came from Bowdoinham, Maine, with hopes to run an inn, just like his father had. Fisher’s dream came true in 1864, when he opened the Exchange House inn on Exchange […]
Gloria Jean Alexander, 87, of Albany passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Pleasant View Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born at home, the daughter of George and Millicent (Sinks) Drew on Sept. 13, 1932, in Magnolia, IL. She attended Beloit High School. Gloria was united […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent As summer draws to a close, many are thinking ahead to the upcoming hunting seasons that accompany fall. Deer hunting is up first, starting for bow hunters on Sept. 12. Gun deer hunters begin their season a couple of months after, on Nov. 21. Albrecht Taxidermy […]
Brodhead’s Business Improvement District has made several improvements to Tinker’s Garden this year. The Brodhead Jaycees placed new mulch, and Kuhn North America donated the newly installed benches to replace the deteriorating concrete pebble stone ones. Brodhead Public Works employee Justin Schwartz installs new benches. “Tinker’s Garden is a great […]
By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Three years ago, Tina Wellnitz and Rhonda Streich were urged to share their passion for quilting with a larger crowd. Out of this idea came the Sassy Farm Chicks Quilt Company, located on West Beloit Street in downtown Orfordville. “When this building opened up, there were […]
Donna Lee (Weidman) Olsen, 82, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. She was born on Dec. 6, 1937, in Oakley, WI, the daughter of Leon and Leona (Stocker) Weidman. She grew up in Brodhead, WI, along with sisters Phyllis Seibert and Lanaya Jones. She graduated from Brodhead High School […]
