Opal Fay Durfey, 96, of Holmen, Wis., and formerly of Whitewater, Wis., passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse.  She was born March 10, 1929, in Adams County, Wisconsin to Fredrick and Elsie (Colburn) Schoff. Opal was proud of the fact that she…

After a long battle with cancer, Rise (Pfeifer) Hebebrand passed away peacefully Saturday, July 26, 2025 in hospice. Rise (pronounced Ree-sah) was born on June 14, 1953 to Ray and Betty Pfeifer. She graduated from Whitewater High School in 1971 and attended UW-Whitewater. Rise was a treasured member of the…

James Marshall Leaver died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Whitewater, Wisconsin, at the age of 85. Jim was born on October 8, 1939, in Yuma, Arizona, to James and Eleanor Leaver. He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California; Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California; and Marquette University…

Updated 7/31/25 @ 10 a.m. to add a request to honor Linda by wearing colorful attire to her service. As we celebrate Linda Kinson’s life, we thought we’d share how blessed we were to learn lots of valuable lessons from “Nonny” as her grandchildren called her:   Prayer and forgiveness are…

Marcelaine (Blodgett) McCulloch passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, peacefully at home. She was born on August 4, 1934, to Lloyd and Mabel Blodgett. She graduated from College High in 1953. She married Elmer McCulloch on June 4, 1955, and they spent 70 loving years together. Together they had 5…

Mary Diane Trojan, August 10th, 1937 – July 15th, 2025 Born August 10, 1937, and living in Potosi, Wisconsin.  She is the daughter of Gwendolyn (Roesch) Kaltenbach and Celestine (Kelly) Kaltenbach.  She is survived by a brother, David Kaltenbach and (Shirley Adams Kaltenbach, with many nieces and nephews.)  Diane attended both…

James E. Holford, 91, of the Lake Geneva area passed away at his home on July 17, 2025. Jim was born at the Beloit Municipal Hospital on August 4th, 1933, along with his identical twin brother, John.  Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Marie Holford of Whitewater,…

Celebration of Life for Jerry GorbySaturday, August 2nd | 2:00–5:00 PMWillow Brook Golf CourseN9035 Hwy 89 SWhitewater, WI 53190 A short program will begin at 3:00 PM, but guests are welcome to come and go anytime during the afternoon. A light meal and beverages will be served. Please join us…

Janice Marie (Christen) Terracciano passed away the evening of July 3, 2025 at Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor, FL after a two-week battle with pancreatic cancer. Janice was born on April 20, 1956 to Werner F. and Nora A. (Downey) Christen at Fort Atkinson Hospital. Her sisters, Marcia,…