All Obituaries

Allen C. Boldon, age 63 years, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at UW Hospital in Madison on Friday, December 1, 2023. He was born on July 31, 1960 to Bill and Bonnie (Henry) Boldon of Wonewoc.  Al attended Wonewoc-Center Schools and graduated in 1978.  He later attended Madison Area Technical College. Al worked as a cheesemaker at AMPI in Hillsboro and then went on to work at Grede Foundries in Reedsburg for 33 years and was a Gage and Calibration Technician. He...

Esther M. Vlasak, age 98 years, of rural Elroy, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 9, 1925 to Christen and Christina (Petersen) Thonesen at home in the Town of Glendale, Monroe County and graduated from the Kendall High School in 1943. Esther was united in marriage to Adolph Vlasak on April 7, 1945 at the Federated Church in Kendall.  They were lifelong residents of the Town of Glendale, where they...

Dale E. Berndt, age 90 years, of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Milestone Senior Living in Hillsboro. He was born on December 1, 1932 to Ernest and Elsie (Filter) Berndt.  Dale went to Hillsboro Schools thru 8th grade and then farmed with his Dad and worked out for other farmers and at the Hillsboro Farmers Coop until he was able to buy his own farm where he resided for 62 years until moving to Milestone Senior Living. Survivors include his children,...

John F. Weger, age 93 years, of Elroy, Wisconsin, died on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at the Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  He was born on October 6, 1930 in Elroy to John Jack and Hilda (Vogler) Weger.  He graduated from Elroy High School in 1948 and earned Bachelors and two Masters Degrees from UW-Platteville.  John was united in marriage to Beverly O. Henthorn on July 18, 1951 in Elroy.  He started teaching Biology/Science at Elroy in 1956.  In...

Robert James Kretche, 94, of Hillsboro passed away November 24, 2023 at his home. He was born November 24, 1929 to Phillip and Amelia (Prucha) Kretche in the Township of Union. Robert was united in marriage to Mary Jean Wopat on June 27, 1951 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Dilly. They farmed in the area until 1966 when they moved to Madison, where they lived for 24 years. In 1988 they retired and built a new home back in Union Township. Robert and Mary were married for 71 years,...

Dennis L. Olson, age 70 years, of Elroy, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 at the Serenity House in Tomah, following a short but difficult battle with lung cancer.  He felt like a king when he got his heart repair work done and could go and do, and feel like he could breathe again.  And then his devastating news of lung cancer hit hard.  Although he tried hard to fight, and gave it his all, this time the treatment was worse than the disease.  For the...

Betty L. Jensen, age 87 years, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at the Reedsburg Area Senior Life Center. She was born on June 10, 1936 to John and Eva (Boldon) Garrity at Trippville, Wisconsin. Betty was united in marriage to Marvin Jensen on April 10, 1953 in Mauston. During her life, she worked as a CNA and dairy farmed with her husband, Marvin in Elroy and later in Hillsboro.  She enjoyed going to bingo, cooking, baking and having her family get...

Margaret E. “Margie” Butler, age 80 years, of rural Wonewoc, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 11, 1943 at the Peoples hospital in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Erma (Ross) Smith.  Margie graduated from Oelwein High School with the class of 1961. Margie was united in marriage to Wayne Klug on June 2, 1963.  To this union came two children, Shelley and Tim.  They made their home in rural...

Dorothy M. Lawrence, age 87 years, of rural Hillsboro, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 28, 1936 to Harold and Violet (Schultz) Johnson and grew to adulthood in the Elroy area.  Dorothy was united in marriage to Norman Lawrence on July 19, 1953 in Elroy.  They lived in the area for many years and he preceded her in death on March 25, 2011. Dorothy worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Joseph’s...

Richard L. Fronk, age 92 years, of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Elroy Health Services in Elroy. He was born on July 19, 1931 to Wencil and Victoria (Wopat) Fronk at Hillsboro. Richard farmed along with his family in the Town of Greenwood for many years.  He also became a skilled welder and an avid hunter.  He loved family and local history along with old farm tractors.  Richard was a very good brother to his siblings. He was an active...