Belva J. Laufenberg, 76, Mt. Hope, passed away on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held on Friday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Patch Grove with Father John Meinholz officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence O’Toole Cemetery, Mt. Hope. Family and friends may call on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 4 until 8 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Bloomington where a 3:45 p.m. scripture service will be held.  Friends may also call on Friday from 10 a.m. until time of service at St. John’s Catholic Church, Patch Grove.

The complete obituary is in the Jan. 12, 2012 issue of the Fennimore Times.