Marilyn was born on May 19, 1925 in Menno, South Dakota to Frederick and Mabel (Christopherson) Rittershaus. In 1947, she graduated from Lakeland College with a B.A. in Music and German, after which she received voice training at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She was recruited by the renowned Westminster Choir at Princeton, New Jersey, and then spent much of her life as a featured soloist at churches and other concerts.
On June 15, 1948, she married the love of her life, Carroll Olm. This past June, they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with their family.
One of the kindest, most selfless people you could ever meet, Marilyn infused her love into everyone she met and everything she did. Her life was devoted to her family, friends, church, and the Fairhaven ministry.
The fastest growing cooperatively-owned grocery store startup in the country, Whitewater Grocery Co. (WWGROCO), is up to almost 500 owners after a little over a … Read more
Clinton and Whitewater after the match in their pink uniforms. From Coach Bullis: The Whippet volleyball team won their lasts regular season volleyball match, defeating … Read more
Week of November 5 – 9 Week of November 12 – 16 LEAF AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION: The City of Whitewater Department of Public Works … Read more
Back Row standing (left to right) – Bob Rowley, Karen Luther, Ray Welter, Mary Holden, Jerry Pfiefer, Bonnie Lyons Pfiefer, Brian Fehly, George Behrens (Illinois), Ray … Read more
On Saturday, October 13, 10 am – 11: 30 am, the League of Women Voters of the Whitewater Area will sponsor a forum for candidates running … Read more
[text-blocks id=”1611″ slug=”bob-mischka”] The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team remained unbeaten for the 2018 season and improved to 2-0 in the Wisconsin … Read more
Earl was born to Earl and Jane (Monahan) Findlay on November 22, 1932. Earl was a dairy farmer in Cold Spring. He was called home to the farm at the age of 15, upon the death of his father, Earl Sr. Earl farmed full-time from 1947 until 1997. His farm was very special to him. The Findlay Farm is a homestead farm, established in 1840, by Thomas Findlay, Earl’s great grandfather.
Earl married Mary Ellen Merrill of Darien on October 10, 1964. Earl and Mary Ellen worked side-by-side for their entire time on the farm. They were blessed with a daughter, Karen and son, James. Upon retirement in 1997, Earl and Mary Ellen continued to live on the farm until 2008 when they moved to Fort Atkinson. From 2008 and until his passing, he was well known to drive to the farm, always wanting to keep an eye on things!
Earl’s greatest joy was his family and his farm. He was always pleased to know that the farm would continue through his daughter, Karen, her husband and their five children.
Earl was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Atkinson, Fort Rural Life Association, various farm organizations and was active in the Watertown Roller Skating Club.
Earl enjoyed anything farming, travel, and outings with his wife, reading, polka dancing and music, roller skating and his daughter and grandchildren.
From Wikipedia: Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based … Read more
St. Patrick Catholic Church is proud to announce that the following high school students from our parish were confirmed on Saturday, September 22 by … Read more
Plan and Architectural Review Commission – Monday, October 8, 2018, 6:30 pm, Whitewater Municipal Building. For agenda, Public Works Committee – Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 6:00 … Read more
Wisconsin School Board Appreciation Week | Semana de agradecimiento de la junta escolar en Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Association of School Boards has set Oct. 7-13 as Wisconsin School Board Appreciation Week as a time to build awareness and understanding of … Read more
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