Richland County Wisconsin Obituaries and Death Notices

Otto J. Honer
Otto J. Honer, 82 , of Route 2, Richland Center, died Thursday, October 22, 1981 at the Richland Hospital. Mr. Honer was born October 21,1899 in Richland County. He was the son of John and Anna (Gies ) Honer. He married Catherine Killoy on June 30, 1926, and she survives him. They farmed for many years in the Richland County area before retiring. Otto Honer is survived by his wife, Catherine; three sons, Michael (Doris) of rural Cazenovia; James (Virginia) of Gainesville, Fla; and Thomas (Ellen) of Elkhorn; one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Zeller of Muscoda; two brothers, Lawrence of Muscoda and Clement of Beloit; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Richland Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 24th. Father Norbert Dall will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Lunenschloss-Hansen Funeral Home from 3 to 9 Friday where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.”
[Submitted by Jim Honer - unknown newspaper, c. October 22, 1981]

KELLEY, Bonnie L
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Dane County, Wis.) Monday, 26 Feb. 1990, page 4D; submitted by Diana Heser Morse

Richland Center --- Bonnie L. Kelley, age 56, of Richland Center, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 1990 at Meriter-Methodist Hospital in Madison. She was born on June 18, 1933 in Richland Center to Alvin and Leola (DeWitt) Vandervort. She had been Day Care Director for the Door Youth Center. Survivors include two sons, Fred (Michelle) Kelley of Monroe, Tim Kelley of Richland Center; her mother, Leola Vandervort of Richland; two granddaughters, Lacy Jo and Amber Kelley, and a grandson, Kyle Kelley, all of Monroe; a brother, Gale (Bea) Vandervort of Evansville; a sister, Wanda (Mel) Williams of Canyon City, Colorado; a special friend, Gordon Ewing of Richland Center; mother-in-law, Bernice Ray of Richland Center; several nieces; and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin; and a brother, William Alvin Vandervort. Service arrangements will be held at the Pratt Memorial Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28. Reverend Logan Holder will officiate, with burial in the Richland Center Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Pratt Chapel, and again from 8:00 a.m. until time of service on Wednesday. The family requests that flowers be omitted.

Marie C. Killoy
Marie C. (Catherine) Killoy, 75, of rural Richland Center, died Friday (Feb. 22, 1985) at the Pine Valley Nursing Home. Miss Killoy was born Nov. 14, 1909 in the Town of Ithaca, the daughter of Daniel and Mary McDonough Killoy. Survivors include one brother, Michael L. Killoy of rural Richland Center; and several cousins.
Funeral services were held Monday (Feb. 25, 1985) at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richland Center. Rev. Leonard Kaiser officiated and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
The Lunenschloss-Hansen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
[Richland Observer, 28 Feb 1985 - Submitted By James A. "Jim" Honer]

Michael Leo Killoy
Mike L. Killoy, age 81, passed away on Sunday May 22, 1988, in a farming accident at his residence. He was born on May 8, 1907 in the town of Ithaca to Daniel and Mary (McDonough) Killoy. He was married on May 9, 1946 to the former Flora Mueller. Mike was member of St. Mary's Church in Richland Center and a member of the Catholic Order of Forester. Survivors include; first cousin, Catherine Honer of Richland Center; second cousin , Mrs. (Mary) Bernard Lins of Richland Center; and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Mary Killoy; his wife, Flora Killoy on June 7 1967; a sister. Marie Killoy, in 1985. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 26, 1988 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richland Center. Father Joseph Martinson will officiate with burial in the St. Mary's Cemetery in Keyesville. Friends may call from 5:00 until 9:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 25, 1988 at the Lunenschloss-Hansen Funeral Home, where a rosary will be held at 8:00 P.M..
[Wisconsin State Journal, May 25, 1988 - Submitted By James A. "Jim" Honer]

Addison Stanley
Source: newspaper unknown; submitted by Jeanne Wallendal Jessie, former Sauk County, Wisconsin resident

Addison Stanley, 85, was dead on arrival at a hospital after heart attack Thursday (June 12, 1968).

Mr. Stanley, retired farmer was a native of LaValle. Surviving are his wife, Alice; a daughter, Mrs. Ray Casey, Richland Center; and one grandson. The funeral will be at 3 pm. Saturday in the Pratt Funeral Home where friends may call after 2pm today.

Alvin L. Vandervort
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Dane County, Wis.) Tuesday 23 Dec. 1969; page 2, section 4; submitted by Diana Heser Morse

Deaths in Area
Richland Center --- Alvin L. Vandervort, 70, died Sunday at home.

Leola M. Vandervort
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.) Thursday, 17 June 1999, page 10A; submitted by Diana Heser Morse

Richland Center - Leola M. Vandervort, age 91, of Richland Center passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 1999 at the Pine Valley HRC. She was born in Brush Hollow, Vernon County, on March 4, 1908, the daughter of Levi and Sena (Thompson) DeWitt. Leola married the late Alvin L. Vandervort on December 20, 1925 in Winona, Minnesota. Leola was a life long member of the Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include two children, Gale (Susie) Vandervort of Evansville, and Wanda Mae (Mel) Williams of Canyon City, Colorado; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Harris of Menomonee; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Leola was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin; an infant son; a daughter, Bonnie; a grandson, and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at the Pratt Memorial Chapel on Saturday, June 19, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Jeanne Jones will officiate with burial in the Richland Center Cemetery. Friends may call the Pratt memorial Chapel from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 18, 1999. Memorials can be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church in Richland Center.