All Obituaries

     Wanda Kay Willhite, age 67, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home, Monroe, WI.  She was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a form of Parkinsonism, in 2013 and fought a strong and courageous battle with the disease until the very end.  She was born on March 18, 1952 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Ken Sr. and Thelma (Tessendorf) Lutz.  She married Dean Willhite on October 15, 1977 in Nora,...

     Roy W. Lohmeier, age 89 ½, of Davis,  IL, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, WI, surrounded by loved ones, due to complications from a surgery. Roy was born on November 21, 1929 at home in Davis, IL,  the son of Elmer and  Leona (Meinert) Lohmeier.  He was born, raised and a lifelong resident of Davis.      Roy farmed from a very...

     David Richard Kamholz, age 85, of Juda, WI, loving husband and father of eight children, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019, surrounded by his family, at Woods Crossing Nursing Home, Brodhead, WI,  due to complications of dementia.  David was born on February 10th, 1934, in Beloit, WI, the son of Richard and Fern (Baars) Kamholz. He attended and graduated from North Boone High School.       Born and raised on a dairy farm, it wasn’t...

     Howard R. Berra, age 96, formerly of Albany, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Rachel’s Choice Assisted Living, Monroe, WI.  He was born on December 27, 1922 in Mellette, SD, the youngest of seven children, to John and Elizabeth (Wolfe) Berra.  In 1936 his family moved to Wisconsin.  He married Lois Bakken in Stoddard, WI, on June 5, 1943.  She passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018.        Howard and his...

     Fritz Badertscher, age 77, of Brodhead, died peacefully with his family present after a long illness on April 25, 2019 at the Agrace Hospice in Janesville.  He was born on April 28, 1941 in Monroe, WI,  the son of Garde and Alice (Schneider) Badertscher. He married Phyllis Lohmeier on December 3, 1966 in Davis, IL      Fritz graduated from Brodhead High School in 1960.  After graduation he entered the service by joining the Navy and...

     Randy Palombi, age 77, of Orfordville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, WI.  He was born on April 17, 1942 in Rockford, IL, the son of Frank and Vira (Gornet) Palombi.      Randy graduated from Orfordville High School in 1960 and farmed with his family in Spring Valley Township. After receiving a degree from Green County Teachers College, he taught at Juda Schools,  also serving as...

     Charlotte E. McCulley, age 91, formerly of Durand, IL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Crossroads Care Center in Waukesha, WI.  She was born in Avon, WI  on October 13, 1927, the daughter of Mildred (Maveus) and Frank Hopkins.        Charlotte had lived in Avon, WI, Roscoe, IL, Durand, IL, and Waukesha, WI.  She graduated from Hononegah High School,  Rockton, IL in 1945.  She married Clair E....

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. NAEVESTAD ARE STILL PENDING.      ​Our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Roy Naevestad, went home to be with his Lord Jesus.  He was a man who loved the Lord with all of his heart, and serving Him was his greatest reward.  Roy was the son of Norwegian immigrants, Arne and Tergit (Olsen) Naevestad.  Family hardships in the 30s led the family to live for a time with Uncle Ole and Tante Olava as well as Mr....

Richard E. “Dick” Perrin, age 80, of Albany, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. He was born February 17, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the Richard and Margaret (Mannion) Perrin. Richard had worked for Illinois Bell, where he began as a telephone technician and would retire as a manager through hard work and dedication. Dick’s greatest accomplishments didn’t come from his years of climbing his career ladder, but instead from spending time...

Janette R. Earleywine, 95, of Brodhead, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Wood’s Crossing, Brodhead, WI. Janette was born on May 30, 1923, in Windsor Township, Dane County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Claude and Esther (Boehm) Shew. On June 14, 1949 she married Elmo Earleywine. Jan graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a Bachelor degree and taught school for a few years before starting their family. The couple had a daughter Betty and a son Charles....