Mr. Before his retirement, Mr. Eastman operated lumber yards at Platteville, Lancaster, Cassville, and Montfort. We recognize the importance of an individual funeral service and strive to meet all expectations of your family. time of his death, was about 57. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 27,2000 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Pratt Memorial Chapel and on Monday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. [Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 27 Aug 2000 - Submitted By Jim Honer] Funeral services will be held in June. Morris Butch Christians, 76, of Sioux Falls, SD, died at Sanford Hospital on January 28, 2023 from a fall at JoAnn Ostby, 78, peacefully entered into eternal rest February 5, 2023 in Winfield, IA at Sunrise Terrace Nursing & Rehabilitation Joyce Schwietzer, 95, of St. Paul, MN, passed away January 1, 2023, in St. Paul, MN. Children of Berry Auchler He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the Northwestern Medical college of Chicago. Peter Chapman by MZ] "Who are you?" by Mary Dutcher] day of September, 1800. OBITUARIES LIFE VIDEO OPINION / COLUMNS . The family has since become widely separately, the father at 74 and the mother at 68 years of age, still living in the town of Lancaster, PLATTEVILLE, Wis., Dec 27 (Special) "Uncle Elby" of cartoon fame is dead. Upon returning home, he attended Southwest Technical College in Fennimore and graduated with a mechanical degree. ; eight grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; 26 step-great-grandchildren; two sisters: Helen (Melvin) Ingersoll, Platteville and Nina (Henry) Schweitzer, Mineral Point; and two brothers: other records. Henry Guck A memorial service Linda Clough, 63, a resident of Herman, MN, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023, at her home. The original "Wild Man from Borneo" died at Platteville, Wisconsin recently, aged 82. He was united in marriage to Kristine Vondra on September 29, 1979, in Belmont and together they had three children. Sylvester Hendershot Please browse our website to find information that may be helpful to you. She was the eldest of a family of four sons and five daughters of F. H. and Mary Ann Bonham. Christopher Macabus Jackson "I'm the wild man from Borneo," growled Hendershot. Genealogy Trails 9 (1909) Wisconsin Necrology (1876-81) page 488; transcribed by LaDena Livingston] obituaries, deaths, cemetery and Both legs were broken and her body was badly bruised. 10 (1909) Transcribed [Source: Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL) 24 Nov 1893; tr. When the officials found him he was still wearing his "wild man" Funeral services will be Thursday morning. County Surnames at WI GenWeb In 1846, he was a member of the first [Class of 1878] Laura L. Joyce. For several years, and at length with success, he urged the heating process of wheat for grinding. Archives, Grant County, Mr. Hill was 65 years of age and served in the Twenty-first Wisconsin regiment during the Civil war. U.S. Social Security Death Index 1935-2014 search this death index database of over 94 million records (Scott) Tessmer, Sleepy Eye, MN; Nancy (Brenten) Posten, Prairie du Chien; l9 grandchildren: Theresa (John) Shuck, Brian (Lynn), Mark (Jenn), Philip, Kevin, Scott (Angela), Jeff (Nicole), Jody (Jason Moen), and Chelsea Garthwaite, Jennifer (Andy) Hillmann, Jeremy (fiance Carrie Hefti), Jaime Struss, Gregory Wilinski, Justin (Rebecca) Clark, April (Chad) Mcllwee, Seth, Chase Tessmer, Audrey, and Derek Posten; two step-grandchildren Marla and Jeremy Norton: seven great- grandchildren David and Kristy Shack, and a brother, Dennis. George Henry Goodridge Email: contact@LarsonFuneralHomes.com, Copyright 2023 Larson Funeral Home, Fennimore WI | Soman-Larson Funeral Home, Montfort WI | webwisedeisgn.com. Hope area for 31 years. Historical Society. at Ever Loved He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Robert (Hedy), Fritz (Pat), Cliff, and Bill Grimm; two sisters, Kay Ludwig Sawyer and Winnifred (Lee) [Source: Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (23 Nov. 1899) transcribed by MZ], Theological Seminary, 1878; ordained Rochester, Vt., Jan. 14, 1879. [New Ulm Review (New Ulm, MN), August 24, 1892, page 6; Sub by RL] He was married to the former Loretta Loring on Feb. 11, 1947. US Obituary Collection 1930-Current search millions of obituaries in [Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 21 Jun 2001 - Submitted By Jim Honer] [Source: The Saint Paul Globe, 20 Oct 1899; transcribed by MD] Wisconsin She enjoyed watching the birds outside her window and seeing the deer and other wildlife. Leander G. Brawner by: Heather A. Turner] Hospital in Madison. 1881 - Peter Chapman died in Cassville June 9th, in his eighty-first year. Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Over 150,000 Names 1882: William Brittan, at Platteville, June 4th, aged about ninety-two years. To this union six children were born. "You're hired." JOHN'S CATHOLIC GYM in Muscoda and also on Saturday in the gym from 10 They divorced in 1975. John F. "Swampy" Meunch, 76, Prentice, Wisconsin, formerly of Lancaster 76 year old John F. "Swampy" Muench of Prentice, formerly of Lancaster passed away on Friday February 24th. John Rupert Eberlein Local Grant County, Indiana Obituaries - Legacy.com Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Karrmann funeral home here. Orvin Donald Erickson was born on August Wink (Winston Roger) Johnson, 86, of Chokio, passed away on February 11, 2022 at West Wind Village in Morris. Grant County was created as part of Wisconsin Territory in 1837. its 53rd Annual Meeting held November 9, 1905 (published 1906); p 130-142; tr by MZ] Burial will be in Cassville Cemetery Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. L. E. (Phyllis) Lightle of Dubuque, Mrs. William (June) Wheeler, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Mrs. [Source: Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - March 11, 1999; Submitted by Janet Struss] John will be remembered as a loving father, devoted brother, loyal friend and someone who could always make people laugh. Wis. State Journal, 27 Nov 2001; sub. It was in that year that he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and eventually was stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. by Jim H.] Surviving are his wife, Loretta, Belmont; six children; Verna (Tom) Pilling, and Chris (Ken) Schaaf, both of Mineral Point, Charlie Heins, Belmont, Randy (Jennifer) Heins, and Janet (Scot) Sanders, both of Platteville, and Perry Heins, Rice Lake; two step-daughters, Donna Price, Dubuque, and Patricia (Art) Nefzger, Earlville, Ia. The cause of his death was a bronchial disease of a couple years' standing. Catholic church Wednesday, Rev. Father Roger Taylor will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Francis Schmidt Pratt Funeral Service Obituaries in Richland Center, Muscoda and La Farge, Wisconsin Platteville, WI Obituaries 1871-1880, Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Over 150,000 Names, Grant County, [Source: Wisconsin State Journal (Milwaukee, WI) 9 October 1885; transcribed by Mary Deaths in Sheboygan County home were murder-suicide, deputies say Wis., and 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Lancaster, WI Obituaries [Source: "Grant County Progressive", Muscoda, WI - 18 May 1917 - Submitted By John Urban Lancaster Obituaries Recent, Lancaster Obituaries at tributes.comCasey Funeral Home Obituaries in Cuba City, WI cook. he took up his abode in Grant County, where he has since resided. Survivors include She loved living in her home in the country with all her loyal pet dogs, Missy and Pachie, and her pet cats, Sarah and Tommy. Mr. Davis received a doctorate in psychology in 1953 from the University of Wisconsin. 1871-1880 at Wisconsin Grant County, WI Obituaries at Wisconsin Local Grant County, Wisconsin Obituaries - Legacy.com Obituary and Death Index Databases US Obituary Collection 1930-Current search millions of obituaries in hundreds of US newspapers He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, James; at funeral.com He was born December 24, 1947 in Hickory Grove Township, Grant County Wisconsin. She has traded her bike for a horse and entered the rodeo royalty scene with enthusiasm and. Cuba City & Benton, WI Funeral Home & Cremation - Casey-McNett During his retirement years, he wrote his family history in a book entitled "They Are in My Genes" and collaborated on a book entitled "Threshing Days". After retiring, he took on a new adventure at Grab A Cone (Kris and , Janet (Batten) Novinski age 86, passed away peacefully on Monday January 9, 2023, at St. Marys hospital in Madison. He was a West Grant school board member for 23 years, and a cardinal 4-H leader for many years. Obituaries and Death Notices in Grant County, Wisconsin Grant County, Wisconsin History and Genealogy Obituaries and Death Notices A-J Surnames Mrs. L. G. Armstrong Mrs. L. G. Armstrong, wife of Dr. Armstrong of Boscobel, died of heart failure. Find a Grave Index 1600s-Current Grant County, Grant County Historical Society. He married Norah Stark on June 28, 1956. He was been quite successful in business, and is Jan was born on September 23, 1936, inMineral Point WI. ___ich they both had pleasing hopes. Elba Eastman Obituaries and Death Notices in Grant County, Wisconsin He died in abject poverty, protesting bitterly against the action of Poor Law authorities who insisted upon cutting off his tangled growth of hair and beard. Norma was a known athlete in her younger days, enjoying all sports and dancing. Martin, Bill Heinzelman [Source: Funeral Card; submitted by Mary Dutcher] No. [Source: Necrology They lived in Livingston where they raised their family. obituaries, deaths, cemetery and Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Larson Funeral Home, Fennimore, and also after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. After another few years in Mineral Point, where Chester taught Farm Trainer classes for SWTC, they retired to Fennimore, residing in the Rowdon/Garthwaite family home. - John D. Harp died yesterday at his home in [Source: Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (Thursday, 3 Aug. She was a talented quilt-maker and greatly enjoyed making quilts for family and friends. Eugenia is survived by her sister, Mary Frost, Miami, Fla, nine children, David (Shirley) Garthwaite, Manitowoc; Paul Zeke (Karen) Garthwaite, Blanchardville; Janet (James) Struss, Fennimore; Susan Garthwaite, Evanston, Ill; Betty (Rick) Wilinski, Milwaukee; Margaret Clark, Janesville; Carol (Eugene) Harris, Bagley; Judy Later he purchased a firm (farm?) Died at Fennimore, Sept. 12. Milwaukee Obituaries | Obits for the Milwaukee, WI Area - Legacy.com Funeral services at Trinity Episcopal Church at Platteville, Came to Wisconsin in 1836. Eldon was later united in marriage , Dorothy Margaret France, age 97, of Platteville, formerly of Livingston, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Sienna Crest Assisted Living in Platteville. Archived Obituaries. Mary's Catholic Church in Fennimore with Father George Horath Anna Elizabeth Honer He entered the work force and was employed at Meister Cheese in Muscoda and later Skyline in Lancaster. by Mary Dutcher] Suddnely be began to let his flaxen hair grow, and started practising rolling his eyes and glaring ferociously. Fax: 218-685-5327, For Public Notices Legals@grantcountyherald.com, Knights cruise through 6A teams to earn back-to-back state wrestling trips. ATV/UTV rental offers riders choices and lots of acres to ride, Giants make impression on Lafayette County, Potosi Community Band Christmas - Dec. 5, 2020. Grant County, WI He was a retired science teacher and athletic coach in Platteville; a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Platteville, Wis.; he attended St. Boniface Episcopal Church in Sarasota; a member of the American Legion; a Mason, a Kiwanian; a member of The Men of St. Boniface; a director of the Grant County Historical Society; Beta Pi Epsilon and a member of the State Athletic Rules Committee of Wis. Add Photos Add a Memory Ray Smallwood Mr. Ray Smallwood, age 90, of LaGrange, passed away on Feb. 19, 2023. Member of B.P.O.E. "The Wild Man of Borneo"--the circus freak whose name was a catch-word all over the world some years ago--is dead. How many reminders we have of the uncertainty of life." Mt. Harvey Brandt The loss of this highly esteemed and virtuous woman is attended with that sincerity of regret which alone attends true worth. Platteville Cleric Writes Directions For Own Funeral February 21, 2023 Steven J. Fairbrother Steven J. Fairbrother, age 74, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at the Richland Hospital. past 7 days, Please note: effective 9/8/2011, snippets of Grant County obituaries are being posted online by the Morris Newspaper Corp. of Wisconsin. Gina, Emily Maggie, Dillon Garthwaite and Noah Moen: two step-great grandchildren Ryan and Scott Henneboehle. She will be greatly missed by all her friends and family, but is at peace now from all her suffering. Three children were born of that union: Cindy, Jeff, and Dan. Her husband, Lawrence died in 1954. Henry was employed at Pierick and Schwingle Hardware Store in Muscoda. Lorenzo Bevans Mr. Dugdale was a member of the Platteville board of education for 18 years and was prominent in Grant county educational affairs. Henry was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Edith Marie Honer; and a sister-in-law Madelyn Honer. [Source: The Milwaukee Journal 31 Dec 1956 - Transcribed by Mary Dutcher] Galena, Ill., Nov. 21. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bloomington, with Father John Meinholz officiating. It was named after an Indian trader; his first name, origins, and eventual fate are all unknown. Angus Cameron for U. S. senator in 1875. The sorrowing family have the sympathy of a host of friends in their grief. John was a Vietnam vet who served in the Navy on the USS Bell Nap. [Source: The Milwaukee Sentinel, 18 Jul 1961] Mr. Franklin was the first to describe the New Orleans Mardi Gras on radio, first to broadcast ship to shore, and first to broadcast the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. Officers have found $4,105 (?) (Mrs. Honer was the sixth of seven children. Obituaries - Larson Funeral Homes, Fennimore WI and Montfort WI Wildford P. Hill, 81, 5600 Beachway Drive, Saratosa, died Thursday at a local nursing Funeral services and burial will be held Wednesday in Platteville, Wis. Lew Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. He resided for many years in Grant county, and was county clerk for six years. W. E. Dailey, of Hazel Green, Grant county, died at his home, March 17, at the age of 81. - State Journal. They have left two children to mourn an irreparable loss; a daughter who will be six years old on the 25th of December next, and a son who will be two years old on the 6th day of February next. it. He became a farm training instructor for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in 1979, until he retired in 1986. Local obituaries for Grant County, Indiana 2,087 Results Saturday, February 25, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Franklin D Bennett Franklin D Bennett January 29, 1942 ~ February 22, 2023. He was the last of four brothers. One day Ringling's Circus came to town. He was born on December 9, 1942, in Fennimore, WI. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Clement Catholic Church, Lancaster, with Father William Vernon officiating. Wm. Genealogy Links, U.S. Social Security Death Index 1935-2014, Department of Veterans Affairs Death Thomas Funeral Home [Source: Funeral Card; transcribed by Mary Dutcher] Lancaster, Wis., Jan. 8. The remains will be sent to Platteville, Wis., for interment. Born: November 4, 1936 - At Rest: August 18, 1988 [Source: Funeral Card; submitted by Mary Dutcher "WILD MAN FROM BORNEO" [Source: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 53rd Annual Meeting held November 9, 1905 (published 1906) Wisconsin Necrology, 1904-05; pages 130-142; ; transcribed by MZ] Martin Schwartz Funeral Homes Obituaries in Arthur graduated from Lancaster High School and then served his country in the U.S. Army. to reside there till 1840, when he removed to Gratiot's Grove. He arrived safely and began to "fill up his keg" freely, in consequence of which he lost his way in recrossing the river, and, nearly opposite the residence of Governor Dewey, at Cassville he and the horses entered an air hole in the ice, went down, and were seen no more. Eugenia Mary (DeWitt) Garthwaite Coates He came to Kenosha and established the Barden department store. Herald. [Source: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.) Friday, 1 Apr. Gray will officiate, and burial will be in Calvary cemetery. the McGuire-Longmeier VFW Post 9440 held at St. John the Baptist He leave [sic] a widow and two daughters. Judith M. Gray The sisters are: Mrs. Mary Effinger, Mrs. Kate Witherel, Mrs john Feaster and Mrs. Clara Kenyon. He worked as a custodian for Riverdale Schools for twenty years. Manitowoc County Historical Society receives Wisconsin Humanities Mini [Source: Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) Wednesday, June 11, 1980; submitted by Alice Horner, who add this Note: She is buried in the Cassville Cemetery in Grant County, Wisconsin] Died, Nov. 23, at Wesley Hospital, Lizzie Anne, beloved wife of William Date of Birth - February 28, 1929 | Date of Death - December 24, 1985, Age 56 [Source: Reports and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol. Marie was born June 10, 1920, in Richland County, to Henry and Marie (Endicott) Jorges. Also, same day, Lucy M. Burnett, his wife, aged 29 years. He was an avid Nascar fan, always rooting , Richard Dick Ketterer, age 80, of Fennimore, WI passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Join our mailing list [email protected] 1245 N. Water St. Platteville, Wisconsin 53818 (608) 348-2121 had concealed in a chicken coop before leaving home. Obituaries 28 February 2023 Hits: 44 Billie Jean (Turner) Brown, 72, of Petersburg, W.Va., passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg. Toale Brothers Gulf Gate Chapel, 6903 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, is in charge of local arrangements. He was married Jan 13, 1887, to Corrinna Amira Phelps of Rockford, who survives him. Preached Rochester, Vt., 1878-80; student Andover Theological Seminary, 1880-81; preached Green River, Wyo., 1881; Des Moines, Iowa, 1882-84; Rockford, 1884-87; Lancaster, Wis., 1887-90; River Falls, Wis., 1890-94; Alpena, Mich., 1894-96; without charge, Pasadena, Cal., 1896 to the time of his death. Wis., Nov. 26. at funeral.com Benjamin Wm. OBITUARIES - SWNews4U He was a mechanic, working at Young & Sime Chrysler in Boscobel, and the Boebel Farm Store in Fennimore. Obits Index of Grant County, Wisconsin-Obituary Index Grant County, WI--This particular page exists for the purpose of indexing obituaries of individuals born in Grant County, Wisconsin.-Name Born Age Birth_Place Died; Abing Dressler, Walter H. "Tony" 06/08/1921: 87: Potosi Township, WI: 03/19/2009: Obituaries With this marriage, they shared three children. County. Spent Day on Baskets for Poor; Was Born in Platteville. John Ingebritsen Regional Publisher. Services Held for First of Mine Victims Grant County Obituaries and Newspapers at LDS Email: contact@LarsonFuneralHomes.com, Phone: 608-943-6906 Obituaries | 97 Seven Country WGLR - The Tri-States Best Variety of then Michigan Territory, in which he has since resided. She was born on October 20, 1931, in Hickory Grove Township Grant County, WI the daughter of Edward and Lena (Wienkes) Rasque.