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  • Renee F. Spensley

    Renee F. Spensley, 60, of Platteville, WI died Sunday, May 10, 2026 after a brief illness at SSM Health- St. Mary’s, Madison. Renee was born December 15, 1965, the daughter of Eugene and Wanda (Duncan) Bartow. Renee graduated from Platteville High School in 1984. Renee married Mark Spensley at the United Methodist Church, Platteville, on…

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  • Susan “Sue” Foley

    Susan “Sue” Foley, age 80 of Highland, peacefully passed away at home with her loving husband by her side after a very courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Following Sue’s wishes, no formal services will be held. Online condolences may be made at www.houckfuneralhomes.com McGuire-Peterson-Houck Funeral Home Highland 608-929-4815 www.houckfuneralhomes.com

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  • Marion G. (Flattem) Blabaum

    Marion G. (Flattem) Blabaum, age 90 of Dodgeville/Highland, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on May 18, 2026, at Upland Hills Heath after a brief illness. She was born on December 20, 1935, in Edgerton, WI, to John and Lucille (Richard) Flattem. Marion graduated from Edgerton High School in 1953. On June 19, 1953,…

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  • Fredric Gordon Deines

    Plan and attack the day. So begins the last journal entry of Fredric Gordon Deines on May 11, 2026, words written again and again by a man who for eighty years launched himself out of bed before sunrise and charged at the world like a bull moose, much like his hero Teddy Roosevelt. Born to…

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  • Joyce Alberta Harris

    Joyce Alberta Harris, 93, of rural Barneveld, passed away on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 at her home. Born on July 20, 1932, to Charles H. and Eunice (Howard) Yeager, Joyce grew up on the farm in Iowa County, where she developed a deep appreciation for family, hard work, and rural life. She and her sisters,…

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  • Robert (Bob) Edwin Hill

    Robert (Bob) Edwin Hill, age 95, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 17, 2026. He was born on January 10, 1931 in Madison, WI to parents Harold and Grace Hill. He graduated from East High School in Madison, WI in 1949. He married Betty Bergen in September of 1960. Although they divorced…

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  • Beaulahmae Tomas

    Beaulahmae Tomas, age 93 of Cobb, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Beaulahmae was born on February 28, 1933, in Dodgeville to Henry and Florence (Fingerson) Fritsch. She was a graduate of Cobb High School and grew up helping on the family farm. On May 6, 1953, she…

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  • Roland “Pete” Dyreson

    Roland “Pete” Dyreson, age 74, of Ridgeway, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 9th. Pete was born on July 12th, 1951 to Milo and Melva (Mickelson) Dyreson. Pete graduated from Barneveld High School in 1969 and went into the Marine Corps. Pete married Lana Oimoen on August 12, 1972 in Daleyville, WI, sharing almost 54…

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  • Mary Pamela Egli

    Mary Pamela Egli, age 77, of Mazomanie, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at her home. She was born on September 4, 1948, in Dodgeville, Wis., the daughter of Donald and Ann (Schaaf) Cutler. Mary grew up in Ridgeway and graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1966. After high school, she started her family…

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  • Arthur “Karl” Pustina

    Arthur “Karl” Pustina, age 70 of Dodgeville, passed away unexpectedly as the result of a farming accident on April 26, 2026. Karl was born on July 5, 1955, to Darold and Marion (Schroeder) Pustina, the third of six children. A hard worker most of his life, he felt the reward of earning money mowing lawns…

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