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Betty L. Voie October 19, 1933 – August 18, 2021 Betty L. Voie, age 87, of Scandinavia, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. She was born on Oct. 19, 1933, in the Town of Lind, Waupaca County, to the late Louis and Lydia (Leppen) Balthazor. On Dec. 22, 1951, she married Carvel Voie […]
February 27, 1947 – August 16, 2021 Stephen Kay Gregg, age 74, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. He was born on Feb. 27, 1947, in Ohio to the late Edsel and C. Pauline (Cress) Gregg. Steve married Carol McDonald on June 25, 1988, in Milwaukee. She preceded him in death […]
Mark L. Beske June 29,1971 – August 5, 2021 Mark L. Beske, age 50, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. He was born on June 29, 1971, in Elgin, Illinois. On March 18, 1995, he married Megan Aasen at The First Church of Lombard, in Lombard, Illinois. Mark is survived […]
David Allen LaStofka March 3, 1923 – August 1, 2021 David Allen LaStofka, age 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at his home in Iola, Wisconsin. David was born March 3, 1923, to Ben and Bertina (Severson) LaStofka at his grandparents’ home in rural Ogdensburg and was the oldest of three children. […]
Joel Edler Joel Thomas Edler, age 79, of Iola, Wisconsin, formerly of Green Bay, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. He was Born on August 19, 1941, in Freeport, Illinois, to Russel and Margaret (Smith) Edler, Joel attended Northern Illinois University, where he studied business and played center for the NIU Huskies. Joel […]
The Iola Lions Club will hold its annual Stuff the Bus event on Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Sentry Grocery Store in Iola. As its name would imply, the goal of Stuff the Bus is to “stuff” the bus with school supplies. “Together, we can make a real impact in […]
Jim D. Cady May 31, 1961 – July 28, 2021 Jim D. Cady, age 60, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. He was born on May 31, 1961 in Iola to Lowell and Gwendolin (Dain) Cady. Jim’s life was full of laughter and love. His love for his sons and helping people […]
The recent Iola Car Show hosted 121,500 visitors at the July 8-10 event. According to the car show: The numbers for the Iola Car Show are finally in, and it was an impressive year. Beautiful weather and rebounding from a year of closures, the Iola Car Show had a fantastic year. Camping was up 25 percent […]
Alan G. “Al” Klug January 13, 1944 – July 20, 2021 Al King of Brookfield, Wisconsin, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at the age of 77 surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was the beloved husband of Sharon (nee Christensen) for 50 years. He […]
The Iola Historical Society will have its monthly meeting on Monday, July 26, in the Machine Shed on the IHS campus. The business meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. The topics include: Looking Back: Our Emergence from the Pandemic; Looking Ahead: What’s Ahead for Taste of Norway 2021, Improvement Project, and Handicapped Pathways Development. The membership […]
