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Bernice Aeschlimann, age 101, of Brodhead, passed away Nov. 24, 2022. She was born in Decatur Township on Jan. 5, 1921, the daughter of Frank and Bessie Hawkins Wendlandt. She married Werner Aeschlimann on May 28, 1948. He passed away Dec. 25, 2002. She spent her childhood in Sylvester Township […]
Dan Calhoon, 61, of Brodhead, passed away on Nov. 17, 2022, at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in Portage, Wis., to Merlin and Elaine (Frank) Calhoon on Oct. 23, 1961. He was the first of four children. He grew up in Milton and graduated […]
Jennie Kay Schmitz, age 74, passed away on Nov. 9, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on May 8, 1948, in Monroe, the daughter of Robert and Viola (Johnson) Tschabold. She married Stanley Charles Schmitz Sr. on June 17, 1967, at the Avon Community Church in Avon. She […]
Mary Jean Weihmeir of Brodhead passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at her home. She was born June 5, 1934, in Nokomis, Ill., to Lucia and Bernard Marley. She had six brothers: Bernard, Clement (CF), Raymond, Carl, James and Paul; and three sisters: Josephine Cronin, Lucia Johnson, and Teresa Knobeloch. […]
By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent Brodhead-Juda’s football team gave it their all in 2022. After the way their 2021 season came to an end, the Cards were hungry to prove themselves in 2022. They did just that by finishing the regular season at 7-2 and making another deep postseason run. […]
By Tony Ends, editor Phil and Sandy Fransen of Belleville enjoyed the annual Green County Veterans Day meal with close friends this past Saturday, Nov. 5, at Albany Lions Club. While Phil Fransen, who spent 4 years in the Air Force in the 1960s, honors other military veterans for their service, […]
Marlo “Shorty” James Shere, age 77, passed away while at his home on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. He was born on July 11, 1945, in Sterling, Ill., the son of Charles and Helen Shere. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and working in his garden. He enjoyed spending time with his children and […]
By Paul Roemer, Brodhead School District Thanks to the family of Charles and Nora McManus, the M.J. Blackford Brodhead School Arboretum Fund is on solid financial ground. Besides a generous monetary contribution, the family also built six Aldo Leopold benches and donated them to the Brodhead School District for the […]
Phyllis I. Conway, age 91 of Brodhead, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at Monroe Health Services. She was born on Aug. 7, 1931, in Slayton, Minn., the daughter of George and Hattie (Parish) Wentzel. She attended school at Currie, Minn., and worked at Suntree Country Club in Florida for many […]
Viola J. Tschabold, 100, of Davis, Ill., died at 12:49 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Escanaba, Mich., after a lengthy illness. She was born April 16, 1922 in Roscoe, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John and Stella (Knutzelman) Johnson.She married Robert Tschabold on Jan. 11, 1943, in […]
