Author Archive: RVPEditor

ALYCE LILY (MEIER) GUNDERSON

ALYCE LILY (MEIER) GUNDERSON

Brodhead, WI – Alyce Lily (Meier) Gunderson, 96, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, passed away on February 26, 2024. She was born on June 29,1927, in Rock County, Wisconsin. Alyce married Robert Gunderson on June 24, 1950, at Luther Valley Church. Family was very important to Alyce and she enjoyed attending her […]

 
 

GORDON “BUTCH” DUANE TRUMPY

GORDON “BUTCH” DUANE TRUMPY

Brodhead, WI – Gordon “Butch” Duane Trumpy, passed away peacefully on February 29th, 2024, surrounded by family. Butch was born August 14, 1951, in Monroe, WI to LeRoy and Ellen (Sonsteby) Trumpy.  He was married to Donna (Indergand) Trumpy for 53 beloved years.  Butch owned his own electrical company, Trumpy Electric and […]

 
 

MARK WOLFGANG COPLIEN

MARK WOLFGANG COPLIEN

Brodhead, WI – Mark Wolfgang Coplien, passed away at home on February 17, 2024. Mark was born on March 2, 1964 in Monroe, WI the son of Gene and Juanita (Willison) Coplien. Mark worked for RR Donnelly and RFTA (touring bus driver in Colorado) for many years prior to his […]

 
 

LARRY JEROME BOOHER

LARRY JEROME BOOHER

Brodhead, WI – Larry Jerome Booher, age 76 passed away unexpectedly on February 20, 2024 while at the Monroe Hospital in Monroe, WI. Larry was born on November 28, 1946 in Hillsboro, WI the son of Jerome and Goldie (Jones) Booher. He married his first wife Kathy Trappe, his second […]

 
 

JOHN KELLER

JOHN KELLER

Orfordville, WI – John Keller, age 67 passed away peacefully at the Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL on February 9th, 2024. I was born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in Ann Arbor Michigan. I went to college for a while at the University of Michigan. I then joined the […]

 
 

WALKER SURPASSES 1,000 POINTS AS A MEMBER OF BRODHEAD BASKETBALL

Cardinals coach Tommy Meier presents Cullen Walker with a commemorative basketball to honor his 1,000th career point on Friday, Feb. 2.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead Cardinals had a pair of crossover Rock Valley Conference matchups on the schedule last week. On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Cards traveled to take on the East Troy Trojans. Later in the week, Brodhead returned home to play host to the Jefferson Eagles. While winning […]

 
 

DR. ROBERT “BOB” R. BAKER, DVM

DR. ROBERT “BOB” R. BAKER, DVM

Dr. Robert “Bob” R. Baker, DVM, 71, of Oakfield, passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 3, 1952 to the late Roman and Coyla (Mead) Baker in New Richmond, WI. He grew up on the family farm near Beloit. […]

 
 

CARMEN “CAM” EVALYN HALE

CARMEN “CAM” EVALYN HALE

Monroe, WI – Carmen “Cam” Evalyn Hale, age 28, passed away after a tragic and unexpected accident in Monroe, WI on February  2, 2024. Cam was born on June 20, 1995 at the Monroe Hospital in Monroe, WI the daughter of Kyle and Julie (Andrews) Hale and was raised on the […]

 
 

Elite squad cheers on the boys basketball team

Photo:  BECKY MALKOW The Independent Register

The Brodhead Health and Fitness Cheerleader Elite Squad performed a routine at halftime of the boys basketball game Thursday night. The squad is coached by Patrice Bentley with the assistance of Robert Brugger, the high school cheerleading coach, and the Brodhead High School varsity cheerleaders. Pick up the Jan. 31st […]

 
 

Lady Cards win four in a row

Allie Dahl joined Addison Yates with 20+ points Friday night versus Jefferson, scoring 22 of her own. The pair combined for 49 of the Cardinals 55 points in the victory.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent After a rocky start to the 2023-2024 girls’ basketball season, the Brodhead Cardinals have hit their stride. After a pair of victories over East Troy and Jefferson last week, the Cards extended their most recent win streak to four games. The run goes even further back than […]