Harold L. ‘Duffy’ Brockway Jr.
SENECA, Wis. — Harold Lloyd “Duffy” Brockway Jr., 67, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008, at his home in Seneca.
He was born Nov. 7, 1940, in Mt. Sterling, Wis., the son of Harold and Anna (Olson) Brockway Sr. He graduated from Seneca High School in 1958. He married Norma Marie Sandy on June 30, 1962, in Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church. Following high school, he worked at American Motors, Kenosha, Wis., for 10 years; and then worked at Trane Co., La Crosse, for over 30 years, retiring in 2002. During many of his working years, he also raised tobacco in the Mt. Sterling area. He loved to pitch horseshoes, traveling throughout the state for tournaments, and was a member of the WHPA. Other activities were playing softball, fishing, and squirrel and rabbit hunting; but most important was the time he spent with his kids; “Dad, after all the years of you taking care of us; now, God is taking care of you.”
He is survived by his wife, Norma, Seneca; by their sons, Ron (Kimberly), La Crosse, Richard, Holmen, Wis., Bob (Vicki), Prairie du Chien, Wis., and Russ (Diane), Seneca; and by seven grandchildren, Josey and Wade, Brianna and Danielle, Andrew, Rachel and Ronnie Jr.; by his sisters, Eloda (Edwin) Everson, Madison, Phyllis (Jim) Argennia, Leicester, N.Y., Patti (Joe) Micholski, Beloit, Wis., Betty (Elling) Knutson, Janesville, Wis., Diane (George) Caya, Brooklyn, Wis., Sharon (Buster) Varo, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Bonnie (Joe) York, Washington D.C.; and brothers, Roland (Donna) Brockway, Janesville, and John Brockway, Seneca.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two nephews, Brett Varo and James Argennia III; and a niece, Cheryl Mikkelson.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church. Pastor Steve Fossum will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Dommersnaes-Bertram Family Funeral Home, Gays Mills, Wis., (608) 735-4524, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church.
Earl R. Ghelf
DE SOTO, Wis. — Earl R. Ghelf, 83, of De Soto died early Sunday morning, May 4, 2008, at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse. Services are pending and will be announced by the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home of De Soto.
Donald H. Grams
Donald H. Grams, 84, of La Crosse died Sunday, May 4, 2008, in his home. A funeral Mass will be held at Mary, Mother of the Church Parish at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. A complete obituary will follow. The Blaschke and Schneider Funeral Home are assisting the family.
Loren C. Helwig
ARCADIA, Wis. — Loren C. Helwig, 81, of Arcadia died Saturday, May 3, 2008, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Parish, with the Rev. Michael Klos officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Arcadia. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Wozney-Killian Funeral Home, Arcadia, where there will be a 7 p.m. prayer service, and from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Online condolences can be sent to wozneykillianfh@aol.com.
Edna D. Pelz
TOMAH, Wis. — Edna D. Pelz, 90, of Tomah died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at the Morrow Memorial Home, Sparta, Wis. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tomah. Pastor Donald R. Buch will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service Wednesday at the church. Memorials in memory of Edna Pelz may be given to St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Easter Seal Society. The Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, Tomah, is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Theodore ‘Ted’ R. Riley
BOSCOBEL, Wis. — Theodore “Ted” R. Riley, 73, of Boscobel passed away Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Boscobel Area Health Care in Boscobel. According to Ted’s wishes, there will be no visitation or formal service. For those wishing to send memorials, they can be sent in Ted’s name in care of the Boscobel Rescue Squad. The Kendall Funeral Service in Boscobel is assisiting the
family.
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