All Obituaries

Brodhead – Carol Ann Ayen, age 74, passed away peacefully at her home in Brodhead. Carol was born the daughter of Leonard and Ethel (Frey) Vogel on August 9, 1945 at her family farm near Footville.  She attended the little red one room school house right up the road from her family farm, where she worked on the dairy farm until 2005.  Carol liked to attend various bible study groups, she enjoyed listening to NPR Radio, cooking, scrap booking and collecting recipes. The...

Kenneth Henry Meyer, age 89, of Brodhead, Wisconsin died on Saturday, January 18, 2020.  He was born on January 3, 1931 in Mundelein, Illinois, the son of George and Edith (Wirtz) Meyer.  He was a graduate of Libertyville Illinois High School and a 1952 graduate of Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.  He served in the Marine Corps from 1952 until 1955 and was stationed in Korea.  He was a member of Illinois Farm Bureau, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, VFW Post #6858, a...

  Brodhead – Norma Madge Schwartz, age 99, passed away on January 17, 2020 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. Norma was born on April 12, 1920 the daughter of Homer and Ethel (Myers) Morehouse.  She married Alvin Schwartz on December 1, 1938.  Alvin preceded her in death in 2002. Norma is survived by 3 children, Pat Smith, Priscilla (Paul) Kaderly and Mike Schwartz; 8 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren and one niece. Norma...

Brodhead - Shirley Sue (Streiff) Gray passed away on January 10, 2020, in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on December 27, 1933, on the family farm Northwest of New Glarus WI. She was the daughter of Peter and Dorothy Streiff. She graduated from New Glarus High School in 1951. She worked in Madison for the state for a short time, then was married in 1952 to Arthur Colvin and lived in Monroe while she raised her children. Later, she met and...

Brodhead – Mary Catherine (Sommers) Lancaster, age 79, passed away on January 12, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born on April 21, 1940 in Darlington, WI the daughter of Ezra and Eva (Kendall) Sommers.  She married Norman L. Lancaster on April 23, 1960 in Darlington.  Norman preceded her in death on December 7, 2013. Mary worked for many years at Swiss Colony as a special orders supervisor before her...

Ervin J. Stadelman passed away on 12/25/19 at the age of 88. He was born in Freeport, Il in 1931 to Josef and Anna Roosli Stadelman. He graduated from South Wayne High School in 1950 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a music major. Ervin was also a member of the 132nd Army National Guard Band. He married Jeanne Newmark on September 20th, 1952, in Madison, Wisconsin. Ervin was a resident of Brodhead, WI for 47 years. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne, daughters Melinda...

Albany/Monticello -  Caroline Mae (Broughton) Malkow, age 81, of Monticello/Albany, passed away from her battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 surrounded by her family at home.  She was born on July 10, 1938 in Albany, WI to the late Coburn and Rose (Lederman) Broughton. She was a graduate of the Smiley country school, she continued her high schooling at Albany, but decided to return to the family farm prior to graduation.  Soon after she met her husband Nelson...

FAYE AYRES, age 99, Brodhead, Wisconsin, passed away on December 20, 2019 at Janesville Mercy Hospital. Faye was born on May 4, 1920 in Baileyville, Illinois, to Benjamin and Alice (Zweep) Schuur. She is survived by her daughter Marla Ayres-Laney of Stamford, Connecticut, eight grandchildren, and a multitude of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews living all over the US. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond C. Ayres, her daughter Bonnie Jean Ayres,...

Jefferson – Gloria Margaret (Lunde) Haroldson, age 95, departed this life on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at Sunset Ridge Assisted Living in Jefferson, WI.  She was born on April 12, 1924 in Brodhead, WI, the daughter of Tilman and Gladys (Bliss) Lunde.  She graduated from Brodhead High School in 1942, attending Milton College for a short time studying music/opera and working at the Bank of Brodhead before she married Curtis R. Haroldson on July 20, 1946 at her home in...

Brodhead – Charlie Pax, age 61, of Brodhead and formerly of Belvidere, passed away at his home on December 18, 2019 Charlie was born on January 8, 1958 in Freeport, IL, the son of Roland and Evelyn (Schwoob) Pax.  He married Annette Frederick on May 15, 1978 in Belvidere, IL. Charlie attended Belvidere High School and was proud of his cross country teams many achievements.  He loved music, with artists like Mark Farner and Grand Funk Railroad, he was a die hard Green Bay...