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Within two weeks two children of Berry Auchler,have died, making nine children he has lost in the last few years. Casey-McNett Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Cuba City 123 North Jackson Street Cuba City, WI 53807 Phone: (608) 744-2714 Fax: (608) 744-3212 Get directions (608) 744-2714 123 North Jackson Street, Cuba City, WI 53807 Casey-McNett Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Benton Phone: (608) 759-3662 225 Railroad Avenue, Benton, WI 53803 Peter Auer officiating. Thomas P. Burnett, Lucy M. Burnett, Judith Burnett Necrology, 1904-05; pages 130-142; tr byMZ] Southern Sun Digital Media All Rights Reserved. He was a , Fennimore, WI Gregory D. Fry (fondly known as Bear), age 72, of Fennimore, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Two daughters, Mrs. Constance ; two daughters, Sara DeLaFuente of Vancouver, Wash., and Marjory Davis of Platteville, Wis.; five stepchildren, Patsy McEnany and Carol Jones, both of Vashon, Wash., Arthur Fluharty of Auburn, Wash., Walter Fluharty of Everett and Allan Fluharty of Chicago; and 14 grandchildren. Henry and Marie were regular customers of the Senior Citizens Meal at St. John's Catholic Church in Muscoda. Judith M. Gray Visitation will be held Sunday, August 27,2000 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Pratt Memorial Chapel and on Monday from 8:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. [Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 27 Aug 2000 - Submitted By Jim Honer] Thomas H. Grimm Her life was adorned with the Christian virtues which so elevate the character of woman and engage the affections of all. 1881 - Hon. complaining of a slight pain in his stomach, and asked the landlord for Greg was born on December 15, 1950, in Fennimore, the son of Kenneth and Arlene (Shepherd) Fry. Marie (Jorges) Honer Martin Schwartz Funeral Homes & Crematory | Lancaster, Bloomington 1881 - Peter Chapman died in Cassville June 9th, in his eighty-first year. Dutcher, one of This station has no pending applications that are subject to the FCC's online public notice posting requirements. What is now Grant County was largely uninhabited prior to contact with Europeans, as it was a border region between the territories of the Kickapoo, Menominee, and Illinois tribes. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. BonDurant; four brothers, Leonard and Joseph, Platteville; Frank, with the, armed forces,,and Leo, Lewistown, Mont., and five sisters, Mrs. Jamas Byrnes, Potosi; Mrs. Lester VanNatta, Mrs. Herman Knabel, Mrs. William Hartz, and Jenny Howell, Platteville. Mary Duve People thought he had taken leave of his Obituaries | 97 Seven Country WGLR - The Tri-States Best Variety of OLD SETTLERS PASS AWAY She then started babysitting for children out of her home until her retirement at the age of 78. No. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Metcalf-Kuenster Funeral Home in Cassville, Wisconsin, where friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service. They were buried in th [something has been omitted here?] A funeral service and graveside service with military 35 Central Ave. N. He practiced his profession of law in Grant County, and subsequently at La Crosse. Three daughters are married and are residents of the town; and the other children are members of the Mary Dutcher] He is survived by his wife, Marydel K. Bartling of Sarasota; two brothers, Dale Bartling of Platteville, Wis. and Glenn Barling of Milwaukee, a sister, Mrs. Ruth McAllister of Milwaukee, a daughter, Mrs. Steven (Sally) Hamtil of Sarasota, two sons, Tony Grunta and Joseph Deceased was a native of Berkley [sic] county, Va., the family residing near Winchester. Grant County Death Records Search (Wisconsin) - County Office She was the mother of eleven children, two sons and nine daughters, two of whom, a son and a daughter, she has followed to the grave. Hugh E. Barden He was born in Wythe County, Va., April 19, 1801; and after residing in Tennessee and Missouri, he came to the lead mine region in the spring of 1827. Lorenzo Bevans sickness of her mother, grandma Wonderlin, who is very sick with the including obituaries, Barr sunk upon the floor, dead! [Source: Reports and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol. USGenWeb Archives Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Margaret; two sons, Michael Davis Green[Source: The Boscobel Broad-Axe; The cause of his death was a bronchial disease of a couple years' standing. Peter Chapman [Source: Rockhampton Morning Bulletin (Australia), 15 March 1929] Please note: effective 9/8/2011, snippets of Grant County obituaries are being posted online by the Morris Newspaper Corp. of Wisconsin. He was born near Baton Rouge, La, in 814, served as a second lieutenant in the Florida War. After another few years in Mineral Point, where Chester taught Farm Trainer classes for SWTC, they retired to Fennimore, residing in the Rowdon/Garthwaite family home. at echovita Judith (Bowmer) Gilham (Mrs. J. R.) Maynard Louis Bartling, 63, of 829 Idlewild Way, Sarasota, died Saturday morning at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Phone: 218-685-5326 Join our mailing list [email protected] 1245 N. Water St. Platteville, Wisconsin 53818 (608) 348-2121 Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Over 150,000 Names in Highland. a.m. until 10:45 a.m. [Source: Wisconsin State Journal 9 Jul 2014; transcribed by JAH] U. E. Harrison Maynard L. Bartling Hope, WI passed away on Saturday December 31, 2022, at Orchard Manor in rural Lancaster. Wm. Date and Hour of Services - February 2, 1983 10:30 am 1871-1880 at Wisconsin Fax: 218-685-5327, For Public Notices Legals@grantcountyherald.com, Knights cruise through 6A teams to earn back-to-back state wrestling trips. Hope area. Grant County WW1 Casualties at WI GenWeb Archives cancer Sunday at his home here. Community news from the prairie to the lakes. and a brother, Dennis. home circle. Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families (Source: MyHeritage) ($) Grant Co, Wisconsin, USA (Source: Our Family Tree) He became a farm training instructor for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in 1979, until he retired in 1986. [Source: The Milwaukee Sentinel 20 Oct 1929; transcribed by Mary Dutcher] The sorrowing family have the sympathy of a host of friends in their grief. Zion--It has been a good while since this place has been heard from, we have been so busy for the last few weeks attending to the wants of la grippe. Norma also enjoyed going to the casinos in the area and plying video poker, which was one of the last joys in her life and was still able to do. She was preceded in death by her parents: her husband Chester in 1999; five brothers, William, Alfred, Charles, James, and Joseph DeWitt; and a grandson Craig Harris. He was an old settler and a soldier in the Black Hawk war. Tom married Mary Gies on Oct. 2, 1954, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richland Center. Eugenia Mary (DeWitt) Garthwaite Mrs. Margaret Day of Hazel Green, who was committed to the Mendota search cemetery transcriptions for [Source: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at Grant County, WI Obituaries at Wisconsin by Mary Dutcher] Choosing to go separate ways, Allen was later married to Connie Weidemann until her untimely death and was later united in marriage to Beverly Brinks until she lost her battle with cancer. Genealogy Links, U.S. Social Security Death Index 1935-2014, Department of Veterans Affairs Death Lancaster, Wis., Sept. 23. its 53rd Annual Meeting held November 9, 1905 (pub 1906) Wisconsin She loved living in her home in the country with all her loyal pet dogs, Missy and Pachie, and her pet cats, Sarah and Tommy. Our Hours: May through October Tuesdays through Fridays 1-4pm. Joseph Bonham Rice. In 1825, he came with his parents to Galena, then but little more than a mining camp, where his sister, Mrs. E. B. Washburne was born, said to have been the first white child born in the settlement. Coates died in Boscobel, Aug. 26th, in his sixty-first year. - Henry Guck, an elderly German farmer, died suddenly. [Source: Grant County News (Canyon City, OR) - Saturday, 4 Dec. 1880; submitted by Jim Dezotell] John was a Vietnam vet who served in the Navy on the USS Bell Nap. She was born in Horse Creek, Richland county, Wis., on June 130, 1917, the daughter of Dallas and Bessie (Hufseth) Beatty of Richland Center. He was an able lawyer, a faithful legislature, and an honest man. by MZ] Children of Berry Auchler by Jim Honer] He was an active member of both St. Mary's Catholic Church and the American Legion Post No. Grant County, Wisconsin: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records - Linkpendium Martha A. as born in Pike, on of the Mississippi counties of northern Missouri, Oct. 3, 1831. Godager Funeral Home, Muscoda, is assisting the family with arrangements. View Details. [Source: Platteville Grant County Witness (Platteville, WI) 14 Feb 1894; transcribed by Private family graveside services will be held at the Valton Cemetery where military graveside rites will be conducted by the Wonewoc American Legion Post 206. John graduated Bloomington High School in 1968. Hull deliberately killed the latter, and fled to the lead mine region, in now Grant County. Grant County, Wisconsin Genealogy Links over 50,000 links to genealogy databases including obituaries, cemeteries, death records. at funeral.com Died at Potosi, Grant County. Grant County Newspapers and Obituaries Genealogical Events from Newspapers For Crawford, Vernon and Grant Counties, Wisconsin, 1870-1901 Family History Library ___ich they both had pleasing hopes. Services Held for First of Mine Victims beneficiaries who died between the years 1850 and 2010 [Source: Reports and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol. A Upon returning home, he attended Southwest Technical College in Fennimore and graduated with a mechanical degree. The son of Lester R and Mildred L (Hardy) McClimans. familysearch.org 148 in Bloomington. The original "Wild Man from Borneo" died at Platteville, Wisconsin recently, aged 82. past 3 days, Robert Dugdale, Ex-Publisher, Dies service and plain. He also served for 12 years on the board Naman Blandin[Source: The Boscobel Broad-Axe; Boscobel, With this marriage, they shared three children. Leander G. Brawner The funeral will take place from his son's residence today at 2 o'clock. His [Source: Platteville Journal (Platteville, WI) ~1994; transcribed by Mary Dutcher] The walls of his hut were decorated with posters displaying his earlier triumphs. then Michigan Territory, in which he has since resided. [Source: The Milwaukee Sentinel 25 Dec 1929 - Tr. Arthur was united in marriage to Doris White on August 19, 1955, at the Mt. Obituaries - Larson Funeral Homes, Fennimore WI and Montfort WI Marie was born June 10, 1920, in Richland County, to Henry and Marie (Endicott) Jorges. Mrs. Elizabeth Daggs, one of the early residents of this county and mother-in-law of H. E. Roethe, of the Fennimore Times Review. Register in Probate has probate records from 1840. John will be remembered as a loving father, devoted brother, loyal friend and someone who could always make people laugh. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the church. Haudenshield Funeral Homes [Source: Funeral Card; submitted by Mary Dutcher The body is at the Riter-Haudenshield funeral home. Mr. Hill was 65 years of age and served in the Twenty-first Wisconsin regiment during the Civil war. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Robert (Hedy), Fritz (Pat), Cliff, and Bill Grimm; two sisters, Kay Ludwig Sawyer and Winnifred (Lee) Obituaries at Wisconsin Suddnely be began to let his flaxen hair grow, and started practising rolling his eyes and glaring ferociously. Walker; son-in-law, Bill Billings. The funeral services were held at the St. John's U. E. Harrison, a well-known Minneapolis citizen, died yesterday morning at the residence of his son, John P. Harrison, formerly general agent of the Chicago Great Western road. Herald. Lizzie Anne Bauer senses. other records. Many Rockhamptonites will remember one at "Robbery Park," where the A.C.B. Dick graduated from Fennimore High School in 1960. He was a West Grant school board member for 23 years, and a cardinal 4-H leader for many years. Grant County, WI Obituaries 28 February 2023 Hits: 44 Billie Jean (Turner) Brown, 72, of Petersburg, W.Va., passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg. day of September, 1800. In 1875 Hendershot was the Beau Brummel of Platteville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Karrmann funeral home here. St. Louis was the place of his nativity, having been born there June 19th, 1817. John D. Harp Catholic church Wednesday, Rev. US Obituary Collection 1930-Current search millions of obituaries in ANCASTER Ruth Ann Mae (Reynolds) Knutson, age 87, of Lancaster, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Park Place Assisted Living in Platteville. [Source: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 53rd Annual Meeting held November 9, 1905 (published 1906) Wisconsin Necrology, 1904-05; pages 130-142; ; transcribed by MZ] Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Larson Funeral Home, Fennimore, and also after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. W. E. Dailey, of Hazel Green, Grant county, died at his home, March 17, at the age of 81. Obituaries Wink (Winston Roger) Johnson February 24, 2023 Mr. Timothy Fry Barr, an old resident of Beetown, in the County of Grant, died Deaths in Sheboygan County home were murder-suicide, deputies say He was married Jan 13, 1887, to Corrinna Amira Phelps of Rockford, who survives him. Julie Krahn officiating. Mary Dutcher] OBITUARIES - SWNews4U He was an avid Nascar fan, always rooting , Richard Dick Ketterer, age 80, of Fennimore, WI passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, January 7, 2023. He was born at New Harmony, Ind., Sept. 8th, 1819, and settled in Grant County, Wis., 1837. Of fine social qualities, his engaging manner and kindness of heart, as well as his fidelity in business obligations, greatly endeared him to a large circle of friends. [Source: "Grant County Progressive", Muscoda, WI - 18 May 1917 - Submitted By 9 (1909) Wisconsin Necrology (1876-81) page 485; transcribed by LaDena Livingston] John Hardcastle He was good-looking, and was reported to have money. Military graveside rites will be conducted by had concealed in a chicken coop before leaving home. Please browse our website to find information that may be helpful to you. He resided for many years in Grant county, and was county clerk for six years. [Source: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 53rd Annual Meeting held November 9, 1905 (published 1906) Wisconsin Necrology, 1904-05; pages 130-142; transcribed by MZ] Platteville Obituaries The death is announced of Professor George M. Guernsey, of Platteville. [Source: Wisconsin Democrat (Madison, Wis.) Saturday, 21 Nov. 1846; transcribed by MZ] Memorial services were at noon Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, at Torgerson's They have left two children to mourn an irreparable loss; a daughter who will be six years old on the 25th of December next, and a son who will be two years old on the 6th day of February next. USE LINKPENDIUM'S FAMILY DISCOVERER TO SEARCH 2,804,127 FREE GENEALOGY SOURCES! past 6 months at legacy.com One brother and one sister have gone before her to the eternal home. She also has had to part with her mother, she being called to that home on high. Mr John Frederic Honer passed away at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wis., on May 13, 1917. past 7 days, Grant County WI Newspapers and Obituaries - LDS Genealogy Hope to the Garthwaite family farm where Lucia M. Burnett was born in Trumball county, Ohio, on the 17th day of March, 1817, and came to this Territory with her father in 1836. For twenty years Sylvester Hendershot had delightfully terrified many thousands of children visiting the circus as, with his hair down to his shoulders, wrapped in rags, gnawing a bone, and with occasional roarings, he crouched in his cage amid the other freaks. Mr. 1882: William Brittan, at Platteville, June 4th, aged about ninety-two years. Nearly every family has been afflicted with it, some so badly as to require a physician's skill. he took up his abode in Grant County, where he has since resided. County. Grant County, Wisconsin Genealogy FamilySearch Greg was proud to be a senior technical engineer for Amcor. Copyright Lancaster Obituaries at tributes.comCasey Funeral Home Obituaries in Cuba City, WI asked Ringling. Rodeo royalty Ephrata local Kaylee Stump crowned Last Stand Rodeo Queen. He was a member of the assembly in 1869, and 1875, and U. S. collector from 1870 to 1873. Francisco, aged 4 years 4 months and 23 days.Chalcie D. 24.-- All Kenosha joined in paying tributes on Tuesday to Hugh E. Barden, 60, president of the city council and a pioneer merchant, who died suddenly of a heart attack Monday night. Hope United Methodist Church. Grant County, Many deaths are occurring in this locality at the present time, hardly a day passing without one or two. Yours, JOHN HARDCASTLE." Died, Nov. 23, at Wesley Hospital, Lizzie Anne, beloved wife of William Obits Index - Grant County, WI - RootsWeb [Source: Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (Milwaukee, WI) Thursday, January 10, 1901] He was cemeteries, death records Grant County, WI Obituaries and Funeral Home Records, Grant County, WI Death Records by Mary Dutcher] He was a member of the State senate in 1856 and 1857; and two terms, commencing in 1871, a member of Congress. Joel Allen Barber died in Lancaster, June 28th, in his seventy-third year. Elbow Lake, MN 56531 [Source: The Canberra Times (Australia), 12 April 1929] He did not bring his family until 1834; he devoted much of his life to mining. Services for Mr. Eastman, who died here Monday, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the "I am ready to go," he told his two daughters and a son who were at his bedside. by FoFG] A funeral service was Barb Jandt, 68, of Fergus Falls, MN passed away Monday, January 23, 2023 at St. upright, honest man. asylum two weeks ago, is dead. In 1869 her religious feelings became quickened and she made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and joined the Free Baptist church in that neighborhood. ATV/UTV rental offers riders choices and lots of acres to ride, Giants make impression on Lafayette County, Potosi Community Band Christmas - Dec. 5, 2020. He was never Give what you can to the poor, no show, no fuss, short Grant Co. past 30 days, View Archived Obituaries . He resided for many years in Grant county, and was county clerk for six years. Genweb The Bonin-Bendorf Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He was a member of the G. A. R. post and Masonic order of Platteville. [Source: Necrology Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Upon coming to reside in the village of Potosi she at once identified herself with the cause here by becoming an important helper among Christian people; and desiring, after a time, a truer and more consistent avowal of her discipleship, she presented herself to the Congregational church and was received into its fellowship Feb. 17, 1880. SUDDEN DEATH IN GRANT COUNTYWe understand that Joe Janan She married John F. Honer May 24, 1892 in Muscoda and they became the parents of six children; Mrs. Gertrude (Albert) Zeller, Fred (Ardella), Otto (Catherine), Carl (Josephine), Clement (Elizabeth) and Lawrence (Dorothy) Orvin Orv Erickson, 91, of Elbow Lake passed away on February 13, 2023. Mary's Catholic Church in Fennimore with Father George Horath For twenty years Hendershot stayed with the circus. He was active in civic [Source: Reports and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol. The Rev. Platteville, WI Obituaries The less expense the better I like Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bloomington, with Father John Meinholz officiating. document.write(cy); [Source: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Vol. Born in Dousman, Wis. he has been coming to Sarasota since 1965 from Platteville, Wis. The loss of this highly esteemed and virtuous woman is attended with that sincerity of regret which alone attends true worth. Angus Cameron for U. S. senator in 1875. Burial will be in Hermitage Cemetery, Mount Hope, with military honors. Mr. Davis, who was born in Baltimore, died Thursday. USGenWeb Wisconsin Mrs. J. Fure is visiting on Big Platte, being called there by the home. Norma V. Honer (Mrs. Honer was the sixth of seven children. He was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Order of Foresters. Interment - St. Clement Cemetery The Heritage Maker's Market will be an exhibition of historical skills, trades, and crafts. He was a retired science teacher and athletic coach in Platteville; a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Platteville, Wis.; he attended St. Boniface Episcopal Church in Sarasota; a member of the American Legion; a Mason, a Kiwanian; a member of The Men of St. Boniface; a director of the Grant County Historical Society; Beta Pi Epsilon and a member of the State Athletic Rules Committee of Wis. In 1860, he was a presidential elector on the Lincoln ticket. He leave [sic] a widow and two daughters. He came to Kenosha and established the Barden department store. He was a farmer in the Mount Hope. By Appointment- call 608 723-4925 129 E. Maple St. Lancaster, WI The Grant County Historical Society is a member-owned, volunteer driven organization which incorporated as a 501c3 Not for Profit charitable institution in 1950. She was the 5th child of Ray and Sylvia (Rule) Batten. He was elected to the assembly in 1854, 1855 and 1856-in which latter year, he was chosen 97 Seven Country WGLR - The Tri-States Best Variety of Country - Lancaster, Dubuque, Galena, Platteville, Mary A. Nowak, 91, Fennimore contact@LarsonFuneralHomes.com. In 1948, they moved to Mt. they remained until 1980. After studying law, and practicing it awhile in his native State, he migrated in 1837 to Wisconsin, settling at Lancaster, Grant County. Born in Platteville, Wis. he lived in Sarasota five years coming from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We hope its course is nearly run. Eugenia (DeWitt) Garthwaite, 86, Fennimore, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. SYLVESTER STORRS GRINNELL, born in Mt. [Source: Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) Wednesday, June 11, 1980; submitted by Alice Horner, who add this Note: She is buried in the Cassville Cemetery in Grant County, Wisconsin] Obituary and Death Index Databases US Obituary Collection 1930-Current search millions of obituaries in hundreds of US newspapers Funeral services for eight miners killed in a lead mine cave-in near Shullsburg Tuesday started in southwest Wisconsin communities today. Grant County, WI [Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) How many reminders we have of the uncertainty of life." Harris, of Bagley, Judy (Scott) Tessmer, of Sleepy Eye, Minn., and Nancy (Brenten) Posten, of Prairie du Chien; 19 grandchildren, Theresa (John) Shuck, Brian, Mark (Jenn), Philip, and Kevin Garthwaite, Scott (Angie), Jeff (Sheila), Jody, and Chelsea Garthwaite, Jennifer, Jeremy, and Jaime Struss, Gregory Wilinski, Justin Clark, April Harris, Seth and Chase Tessmer, and Audrey and Derek Posten; three great-grandchildren, David and Kristy Shuck, and Emily Garthwaite; a sister, Ivanelle (Tom) Manning, of Shawnee search for pre-1907 vital records including She will be greatly missed by all her friends and family, but is at peace now from all her suffering. 1871-1880, Wisconsin Genealogy Index - Over 150,000 Names, Grant County, - Charles W. Hill, a clerk in the pension office, who came here from Platteville ten years ago, was stricken with apoplexy while leaving the pension office and died within a few minutes. He was born in Philadelphia, about 1790, of German parents, his father having been a soldier of the Revolution. Platteville Cleric Writes Directions For Own Funeral [Source: Wisconsin Weekly Advocate (23 Nov. 1899) transcribed by MZ], [Source: Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - March 11, 1999; Submitted by Janet Struss] George (Gladys) Heins and Ervin Heins, both of Belmont. On May 25, 1942, she married Chester Garthwaite, who was serving in the army. the funeral home. officiating. Martina) Grimm, and Jordan Wood; eight great-grandchildren, Amelia, Madeline, Cameron, Adam, Travis, Loren, Cameron, and Jasmine; a brother, Dell (Audrey) Grimm of Wyocena, Wis.; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Grimm, Katy Grimm; brothers and sisters-in-laws, Bill (Kay) Gies, Don (Mary) Gies, Rosie (Bob) Fritz, and Tom (Donna) Gies; other relatives and friends. Wednesday, 9 Aug. 2006, page 2A; Lorraine Markee Collection; transcribed During the past year she continued to fail in health, and the best medical skill was set at naught by the ravages of an apparently incurable disease. Eldon was later united in marriage , Dorothy Margaret France, age 97, of Platteville, formerly of Livingston, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Sienna Crest Assisted Living in Platteville. Cemetery. Funeral services will be held in Platteville with interment in Cedar Rapids Memorial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [Source: Wisconsin State Journal April 13, 1888 - Sub. "The Wild Man of Borneo"--the circus freak whose name was a catch-word all over the world some years ago--is dead. Father Roger Taylor will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Archives search online On Friday morning He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, James; Anna Elizabeth Honer Clad in rags, and gnawing a bone, he was the central attraction for huge crowds who gathered round his cage and listened to him growling and roaring. With this marriage, they shared three children. New Hampshire, where he resided till he was some twenty-five years of age, when Grant County was created as part of Wisconsin Territory in 1837. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. [Source: Wisconsin Weekly Advocate, 29 Jan 1903 - Sub. Cuba City & Benton, WI Funeral Home & Cremation - Casey-McNett Dr. Jenckes was born at Hazel Green, Wis., in 1852. He came to Platteville in 1838, and resided there, unmarried, forty-four years; he was the friend of everybody, and everybody was his friend. Ella A. The sisters are: Mrs. Mary Effinger, Mrs. Kate Witherel, Mrs john Feaster and Mrs. Clara Kenyon. Arrangements By - Mergen Funeral Home [Source: Funeral Card; transcribed by Mary Dutcher] Before any remedy could be administered, Mr. Henry spent his early years in Richland County. Daniel Fitch Brown Platteville, WI Obituaries They were married at Prairie du Chien, December 29, 1836. He was born in Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., and came of New England stock, being, on his mother's side, a descendant of Geourge Soule, of the Mayflower party.