Greetings from the Clinton Fire Station! May 14, 2015 I have been asked by Celeste Lightner-Greenwalt of the Clinton Topper to write an article each week for the Clinton Topper. This is something that has been discussed since my old friend Fred Wagner was at the paper. Well, I guess […]
CLINTON-Lois Thain, 83, of Clinton, Wis., formerly of Millburn, IL., passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Lois is survived by three children; Jim (Laurie), Kathleen Beretta, and Laurie (Mark) Luthin; nine grandchildren; and one sister Judi West. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, John. Lois […]
CLINTON – The Clinton seventh grade girls basketball team participated in the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament hosted at D. C. Everest, Wausau East, Mosinee and Marathon on April 11-12. This tournament, which was organized by The Great Northwest Basketball League, brought together 80 of the top community-based seventh grade […]
BELOIT – Robert S. Karstetter, 83, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at Premier Rehab with his family at his side. Bob was born Oct. 7, 1931 to the late Frank and Clara Mae (Sloan) Karstetter in Wonewoc, Wis. He enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps. On March 1, 1951 and […]
CLINTON- Rose A. Gestrich 80, of Clinton died Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 at Willowfield Nursing Center in Delavan. She was born March 15, 1934 to the late Harold and Alma (Berger) Whitney in Belvidere, Ill. She married Thomas N. Gestrich Sr. on Aug. 4, 1951 at St. Catherine Catholic Church […]
BELOIT – Dr. Curtis Wayne Gonstead, 80, of Beloit, Wis., died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 26, 1934 in Madison, Wis., the son of Dr. Merton J. and Emma M. (Meyer) Gonstead. Curt was a 1952 graduate of Monroe High School, Monroe, Wis., and a 1956 graduate from Palmer […]
BELOIT – Rollyn “Rolly” E. Affeldt, 82, of Beloit died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 in his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1932 to the late Robert G. and Aurelia (Streich) Affeldt in Beloit. Rolly graduated from Beloit High School, class of 1950 and completed his education at Bradley University, […]
BRODHEAD – Betty Jo Woodruff, age 75 of Brodhead, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. She was born on May 21, 1939, in Irene, Ill.; the daughter of Ted and Ila (Grenawalt) Jacobson. She graduated from Brodhead High School in 1957. Betty married James […]
BRODHEAD – Kenneth L. Roehl, age 70, formerly of Brodhead, passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice, Janesville, on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, with his niece, Bobbi Perez, and his great-niece, Monica Perez, at his side. He was born on Sept. 17, 1944 in Monroe, the son of Robert and Arlene (Bliss) […]