Patricia “Trish” A. Meiller, age 62 of Westfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 5, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison.  She was born on December 1, 1955 in Friendship to Herbert and Bernice (Wentland) Briese.  Trish married William J. Meiller on April 26, 1975 in Coloma. Trish was a very vibrant woman who enjoyed making the lives of the people around her brighter.  Whether she was working in her gardens, taking care of her animals, teaching Sunday School,...

Lynette Lorraine Daye, age 84 of Westfield, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Meriter Hospital in Madison.  She was born on February 5, 1934 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Joel and Gena (Larson) Hoffland.  Lynette married John D. Daye on April 16, 1955 in Fennimore, WI.  She loved spending time with her family.  Lynette was a wonderful wife, mom and grandma and will be truly missed. Survivors include her four...

David E. Anderson, age 64 of Westfield, lost his battle to cancer with his family by his side on Monday, October 22, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison.  He was born on January 8, 1954 in Poynette to Wesley and Bernice (Niehus) Anderson.  Dave worked for Alliant Energy for 28 years. Survivors include his wife of almost 40 years, Judy; two step sons, John (Karrie) and Jason Hibner; six step grandchildren; two sisters, Beverly (Guy) Harbort and Bonnie Pusley; sister in law, Betty...

Joseph Mark Adkins, age 69 of Westfield, passed away with his loving family by his side on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at UW Hospital.  He was born on September 15, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri.  Joe married Patricia Moore on August 23, 1969.  Throughout his life, Joe had a variety of careers but especially enjoyed his work in the medical field and ministry.  Joe, a gentle giant, loved sharing stories and telling jokes.  He also enjoyed reading and watching and...

Robert “Bob” William Burgess Jr., age 73 of Westfield, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at his home.  He was born on June 11, 1945 in Evergreen Park, Illinois to Robert and Mary (Mattingly) Burgess Sr.  Bob proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam.  He married Aurea Mercurio on March 17, 1990 in Montello.  They moved to Westfield in 1994 where Bob opened The Trading Post.  He was an avid gun and coin collector, outdoorsman...

Edna E. (Anderson) Ranum, age 85 of Westfield, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo.  She was born on December 15, 1932 to August and Emma (Wegend) Schiller in rural Merrill, WI.  Edna attended Barnes Creek country school and graduated from Merrill High School in 1950.  Upon graduating, Edna was employed by Ward Paper Co. until 1952 and then she worked in Madison in the health care field until her retirement.  She was a current...

Norbert H. Bednarek, age 87 of Coloma, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Dove Healthcare in Eau Claire.  He was born on April 24, 1931 in Chicago to Henry and Maxine (Tomaszewski) Bednarek.  Norbert married Frances Ann Liebner on February 6, 1952.  He proudly served his country during the Korean War with the United States Marine Corps. Norbert is survived by his six children, Jonathan, Martin (Cathy), Mariette (Charles) Webster, Fran (Trig) Dutter, Bradley...

Earl William Laine, age 80 of Dakota, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Montello Care Center.  Earl was born in Wakefield, Michigan to Tauno and Pearl (Pensala) Laine on June 27, 1938.  He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1956 and went on to valiantly serve his country as a member of the United States Army.  During his time in service, Earl was a member of the football team and remained athletic throughout his life.  Earl married Laverne Miller in...

Lily T. Pickens and lovingly known as Ma, age 87 of Brooks, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Clearview Nursing Home in Juneau.  She was born on March 31, 1931 in Chicago, IL to Henri and Margaret (Moran) DuVoisin. Survivors include eight children; 11 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother; many other relatives and friends.  Lily was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Andrew “Jay”; one sister and two brothers. A visitation for Lily will...

Robert H. Bryant Sr., age 68 of Westfield, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison.  He was born on May 13, 1950 in Burlington, WI to Willard “Woody” and Mary (Cline) Bryant.  Bob married Betty (Miller) Karcher on November 22, 1988. Survivors include his wife, Betty; five children, Robert Bryant Jr., Burlington, Rebecca (Jeff) Fabian, Burlington, Valerie (Bob Taylor) Wolf, Merrimac, Rachel (Mike) Fritsche, Montello and Amanda La Vigne,...