All Obituaries

     Robert D. Mason, age 77, of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at the Monroe Clinic Hospice Home, Monroe, WI.  He was born on April 22, 1941 in Argyle, WI, the son of Loren and Irene (Lofgren) Mason.  He married Patricia A. Kissane on September 20, 1980 in Brodhead.      Bob graduated from Argyle High School in 1959.  He worked at General Motors of Janesville for 40 years, was a member of Local UAW 95 and retired in 1998. Bob...

       Timothy J. Foster, age 63, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 18, 2019,  at the Monroe Health Services, Monroe, WI, following a battle with cancer.  He was born on June 17, 1955 in Monroe, WI, the son of Vernon and Arlene (Herheim) Foster.      Tim started his work career as a truck driver and then became a forklift driver for Swiss Colony of Monroe, WI  for 30+ years.  He loved Nascar and had an extensive...

      Debra J. Sperry, age 62, of Beloit, formerly of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at her home.  She was born on September 27, 1956 in Monroe, WI, the daughter of Robert and Virginia (Brown) Hopkins.  She married Alan L. Sperry on October 18, 1975 in Brodhead, WI.        Debra graduated from Brodhead High School in 1975 and had worked at Beloit College for the past 22 years in the accounting department.  She...

     Harvey D. Morrison, age 74, of Brodhead, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Beloit Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness.  He was born on April 22, 1944 in Beloit, WI, the son of Robert and Alice (Morse) Morrison.  He married Beverly E. Willison on July 10, 1965 in Beloit.      Harvey had worked for Fairbanks-Morse, Beloit, WI,  and Morrison Auto Salvage of Edgerton, WI.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping,...

    Hazel M. Whitehead, age 92, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019, at Agrace Hospice Care, Janesville, WI.  She was born on December 3, 1926 in Argyle, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Alma (Dammen) Moe.  She married Ralph Whitehead on October 20, 1945 in Brodhead.  He passed away on February 18, 2012.     Hazel was a longtime resident of Brodhead and moved to Janesville in 2017. She had worked for APCO Mfg., United Cheese Co., Goldenrod Creamery,...

     J. Burton “Jack” Pierce passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, WI on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.  He was born in Green County Wisconsin on September 17, 1926 to Ralph and Vernis (Matzke) Pierce.  He graduated from Brodhead HS in the class of 1944.      Jack served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was assigned to the USS Topeka and toured the South Pacific. After proudly serving his country, young...

     Howard A. Krupke, age 87, of Brodhead, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019, at Woods Crossing, Brodhead, WI. He was born on January 31, 1932 in Beloit, WI, the son of Elmer and Marie (Higgins) Krupke. He married Jeanette McDonald on February 11, 1950 in Beloit, WI.      Howard had farmed in the Beloit and Brodhead area and was also the founder of Brodhead Grain Co. He also was a Brodhead school bus driver for many years and loved restoring old...

      Mary P. Runaas, age 68, of Orfordville, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 28, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, WI.  She was born on April 30, 1950 in Madison, WI, the daughter of Hershel and Gladys (Hanold) Brockman.  She married Dale R. Runaas on August 31, 1968 at Luther Valley Church, rural Orfordville.      Mary was a bookkeeper for many businesses. She was passionate about sign-language and being an interpreter for the...

     Thorvald Olson, age 97, of Brodhead, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at his home. He was born on November 4, 1921 in Freeborn, MN, the son of Thorvald and Helen (Norem) Olson. He married Pauline C. Nicholls on August 15, 1944 in Wildwood, NJ.      Thorvald had been a seed corn salesman, a dairy farmer in the Albany, WI area and a barber. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, Seaman 2nd Class and was the ship's barber, commissioned by the President...

     Dorothy Mae (Jaques) Speth, age 94, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe, WI. She was born on August 16, 1924 at her Grandmother Huxtable's home in Mineral Point, WI, the child of Lester and Alice (Huxtable) Jaques.      Dorothy attended school in Belmont, WI, graduating in 1942. She later attended Bayless Business College in Dubuque, IA for a short time before moving to Milwaukee to work at the Postal...