By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda Cardinals’ coaching staff came into the 2020 varsity football season with hopes of returning to the winning ways for which the program is known. Although they had to wait until the spring of 2021, they were able to accomplish their goal, finishing the alternate […]
By Margaret Plevak, Correspondent When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools in the spring of 2020, Parkside Elementary School second-graders couldn’t distribute May baskets around their Monroe neighborhoods as they usually would. Instead, their teachers, Kelly Knox and Toni Wellman, brought bags with assorted treats — from paper flowers and balloons […]
Brodhead – Rex Disch, age 87, of Brodhead, WI, passed away peacefully at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, WI, on Friday, August 13, 2021. He was born on December 18th, 1933, the son of Henry and Cecile (Anderson) Disch. He married Ila Andrews on September 1, 1956. Rex had worked […]
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John Wayne Lawrence, age 86, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home in rural Albany. John was born May 15, 1935, in Watertown, Wisconsin, and was raised in Janesville, Wisconsin. John began working at General Motors in 1953 and was drafted into the […]
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Albert Badertscher Jr., age 85, passed away on July 30, 2021, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. Albert was born on March 7, 1936, in Brodhead, Wisconsin, the son of Albert Sr. and Frances (Green) Badertscher. Albert married Janice Olson on April 14, 1962, at the Orfordville Lutheran Church. Albert worked […]
By Margaret Plevak, Correspondent Every Tuesday night for seven weeks in midsummer, Jenny Flory heads over to the Brodhead High School band room, joining 44 other musicians readying for the culmination of their 90-minute rehearsals: a concert at Twilight in the Park. Flory has been a member of the Brodhead […]
Merlin M. Maveus, age 82, of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Pleasant View Nursing Home. He was born the son of Maurice and Dorothy (MaCumber) Maveus on Sept. 9, 1938, in Monroe. He was a 1957 graduate of Orfordville High School. Merlin was united in marriage […]
James William Ginther, age 85, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2021, surrounded by his family after losing his long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Freda Ginther; daughter, Kandie Flannery; son-in-law, Steve Flannery; grandsons, Jason Flannery, Casey Flannery and Skylar Flannery; son, […]