Obituaries

RAYMOND L. TRACY

RAYMOND L. TRACY

Raymond L. Tracy of Juda passed away Sunday Jan. 15, 2023, at the age of 89. He was born on April 9, 1933, to Albert and Millicent (Hamilton)Tracy. He married Norma Brager on Jan. 15, 1959. They were married 64 years. Together they had four children, Scott, Vance (Carolyn), Tammy […]

 
 

DONNA JEAN APPLEMAN

DONNA JEAN APPLEMAN

Donna Jean Appleman, 73, Oconto Falls, passed away on Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, 2023, at home, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 9, 1950, in Monroe to Chester and Bertha (Cleaveland-Kopplin) Lewis. She grew up in Brodhead, where she attended school, later […]

 
 

DORIS C. DEAN

DORIS C. DEAN

Doris C. Dean, 89 of Brodhead passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 at the SSM Health Hospice in Monroe. She was born on March 2, 1933, in Grafton, NY, the eldest daughter of Willard and Ada (Teal) Coonradt. She lived and attended school in Sand Lake, NY; graduating […]

 
 

Merwin Philip “Phil” Brager

Merwin Philip “Phil” Brager

Merwin Philip “Phil” Brager,of Maple Grove, Minn., and formerly of Brodhead,  passed away at age 89 on Dec. 26, 2022. He was preceded in death by parents, O.W. and Burdy Brager, Brodhead; a daughter, Brenda; and sister, Karine, of Middleton. He is survived by wife, Dawn (Elmer), of Maple Grove; […]

 
 

LYNN MARIE LEDERMAN

LYNN MARIE LEDERMAN

Lynn Marie Lederman, 61, of Rockton, Ill., died suddenly at 9:30 a.m., December 27, 2022 at home. She was born Feb. 11, 1961, in Beloit,the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin and Amy (Charlton) Enstrom. She graduated from Parkview High School in Ordfordville, Class of 1979. She married Lance Lederman […]

 
 

MICHELLE “SHELLY” ANN AFFOLTER

MICHELLE “SHELLY” ANN AFFOLTER

Janesville – Michelle “Shelly” Ann Affolter, age 70, passed away on December 12, 2022 while at the Janesville Mercy Hospital. > Shelly was born on December 10, 1952 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Thomas and Martha (Kramer) Gergish. > Shelly graduated from Brodhead High school in 1971. She spent […]

 
 

ORVILLE JAMES BACKUS

MONROE – Orville James Backus, age 86, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, while at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 10, 1936, in Fond Du Lac, the son of Otto C. Backus and Lillian Johanna (Strebing). He was raised on a farm just south […]

 
 

JOHN KEVIN CONNORS

JOHN KEVIN CONNORS

John Kevin Connors, 62, of Brodhead, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at the SSM Health Hospital in Monroe. He was born March 23, 1960, the son of Martin and Mabel (McNamer) Connors. He attended Hillsboro High School.  On April 16. 2004, he married Theresa Schoonover. John worked in […]

 
 

Delores (Dee) Jean Hagedorn

Delores (Dee) Jean Hagedorn

Delores (Dee) Jean Hagedorn, 81, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family at her home in Brodhead on Nov. 27, 2022, after a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 25, 1940, in Galena, Ill., the daughter of John and Dorothy Morton. She married Gerald Brown on Dec. 2, […]

 
 

Bernice Aeschlimann

Bernice Aeschlimann

Bernice Aeschlimann, age 101, of Brodhead, passed away Nov. 24, 2022. She was born in Decatur Township on Jan. 5, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Bessie Hawkins Wendlandt. She married Werner Aeschlimann on May 28, 1948. He passed away Dec. 25, 2002. She spent her childhood in Sylvester Township […]