Obituaries

GERALD W. JOHNSON

GERALD W. JOHNSON

Gerald W. Johnson, 90, of Brodhead, died Friday, April 21, 2017, at Mercy Hospital. He was born on Aug. 18, 1926, in Beloit, the son of Delbert and Mabel Johnson.  He married Marlene K. Kluttermann on Aug. 21, 1999, in Brodhead. He worked at Fairbanks and Morse in Beloit for […]

 
 

NATHAN SACKER

NATHAN SACKER

Nathan “Nate” Sacker, 82, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017, while at Ridgecrest Nursing Facility, Deland, Fl.  He was born on Oct. 1, 1934, in Monroe, Wis., the son of Edward and Frieda (Pehl) Sacker. Nathan was a 1954 graduate of South Wayne High School and […]

 
 

FRANCES M. DEREMO

Frances M. Deremo, 80, of Brodhead, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, April 10, 2017.  She was born on Aug. 31, 1936, in Door County, Wis., the daughter of Lawrence and Esther (Stabler) Langoehr.  She married Glen O. Deremo on Sept. 19, 1952, in Door County. Frances babysat […]

 
 

PHILLIP D. HAFEN

PHILLIP D. HAFEN

Phillip D. Hafen, 65, died on April 14, 2017, in Fayetteville, Ark. Phil was the son of the late Harold Hafen and the late Catherine Keyes. He graduated from Brodhead High School in Wisconsin and joined the Navy soon after. After a tour in Vietnam, he was stationed in Milwaukee […]

 
 

JULIE ANN TEAL

Julie Ann Teal, 62, of Monroe, Wis., formerly of Brodhead, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2017, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe, Wis.  She was born on Sept. 12, 1954, in Monroe, the daughter of Forrest L. and Juanita C. (Smilley) Moore.  She married Frank Teal, who predeceased […]

 
 

JEAN M. PRESTBROTEN

JEAN M. PRESTBROTEN

Jean M. Prestbroten, 67, of Orfordville, Wis., passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice, Janesville, Wis., on Monday, March 20, 2017.  She was born on April 7, 1949, in Oconomowoc, Wis., the daughter of Warren and Mary Lou (Voigt) Ebert.  She married her best friend, Sven Prestbroten, on May 4, 1968,in […]

 
 

JANET L. THOMMEN

JANET L. THOMMEN

Janet L. “Grandma Jan” Thommen, 85, of Monroe, Wis., formerly of Juda, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Aster Assisted Living, Monroe, Wis.  She was born on Jan. 3, 1932, in Juda, Wis., the daughter of Ivan and Mary (Davis) Arnsmeier.   She married Ernest H. Thommen on […]

 
 

ARTHUR McGINTY

ARTHUR McGINTY

Arthur F. “Bud” McGinty, 72, of Brodhead, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his home. He was born on July 15, 1944, in Muncie, Ind., the son of William and Mernice (Valentine) McGinty. Arthur and Susan Brandenburg were united in marriage on Jan. 30, 1965, in Chicago, Ill. Arthur […]

 
 

RUTH E. ARNESON

RUTH E. ARNESON

Ruth E. Arneson, 90, of Janesville, went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2017, at Evansville Manor. Ruth was born in Newark Township, Rock County, the youngest of ten children of Lewis and Ida (Olmstead) Heyerdahl. She graduated from Orfordville High School. Ruth married Melvin C. Arneson […]

 
 

KENT JORANLIEN

KENT JORANLIEN

  Kent Joranlien, (Poynette, Wis., and Bellaire Beach, Flor.) a beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, and patriarch of the Joranlien family, died unexpectedly and peacefully in his home on March 14, 2017. Kent was born on Dec. 8, 1937.  He grew up in Waterman, Ill., attended Northern Illinois University, and […]