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Florence Oligney will look back at 22 significant individuals and families in the Iola-Scandinavia area at the Oct. 26 meeting of the Iola Historical Society. The membership meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Machine Shed at 222 Depot Street. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Also on the agenda for the […]
Phyllis Mae (Harms) Pettit February 2, 1933 – October 13, 2020 Phyllis Mae (Harms) Pettit, 87, North Manchester, passed away October 13, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. On Feb.2, 1933, Phyllis was born in North Manchester, to Herman and Elvah (Bolinger) Harms. Phyllis graduated from Central High School in 1951 and then from […]
Richard Binley August 12, 1939 – October 15, 2020 Richard L. Binley, 81, of Scandinavia, Wisconsin, passed away on Oct. 15, 2020. A Visitation will be the Voie Funeral Home in Iola, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. followed by a Graveside Service at the Iola Riverside Community Cemetery at 1:30 […]
Robert Harold Wasrud August 28, 1932 – October 15, 2020 Robert Harold Wasrud, Sr., age 88, passed away at home on Oct. 15, 2020. He was born Aug. 28, 1932 to Royal V. Wasrud, Sr. and Josephine M. (Moser) Wasrud. He met and married Margaret C. (Malone) Wasrud on Dec. 19, 1959, in Iola, Wisconsin, […]
Robert L. Rollyson June 29, 1931 – September 26, 2020 Robert L. Rollyson, 89, of Iola, passed away on Saturday Sept. 26, 2020. He was born on June 29, 1931, to Blaine and Madge (Hornor) Rollyson in Roanoke, West Virginia. On Aug. 9, 1958, he married Charlene Jones. Bob was in the US Coast Guard, […]
Dorothy Irene (Dahlen) Larson August 6, 1927 – September 23, 2020 Dorothy Irene (Dahlen) Larson, from Rosholt, Wisconsin, peacefully passed away on Sept. 23, 2020. She was 93 years old. Dorothy was born on Aug. 6, 1927, on the family farmstead, “the farm,” in the township of Alban, Wisconsin, to Fred and Inga Dahlen, who […]
The Iola Historical Society will meet on Monday, Sept. 28, in the Machine Shed at 222 Depot Street. Norman Mortenson will present a vintage player piano musical recital. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. The membership meeting will commence at 6:30 p.m. Items on the agenda include: Past year was like no other Some […]
The Iola Lions and American Red Cross will co-sponsor a Blood Drive on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 12-5 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness & Aquatic Center. “There is a huge demand for blood right now, according to Red Cross,” said Blood Drive Coordinator Lion Sandi Moore. The need for blood has not ended due to […]
Janice Poulin Buffo December 13, 1926 – September 14, 2020 “You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your Mountain is waiting, So … get on your way! Dr. Seuss, “The Places You’ll Go” I’m off on my next adventure, but what a wonderful life I’ve had! I, Janice Poulin Buffo, was born Dec. 13, 1926, […]
