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John (Jack) P. Flogel, Jr.
1929 - 2022
Jack Flogel

John (Jack) P. Flogel, Jr., 93, passed away peacefully on Nov. 21,2022, at the home of his daughter in Cocoa, Florida.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Platteville. Father John Blewett will officiate. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Platteville. Chapel military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post #42 and VFW Post #5274. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, and will continue on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of mass. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.

A complete obituary is in the November 30, 2022 issue of The Platteville Journal.

Virjeanne Brown 1936-2025
Virjeanne Brown 1936-2025
Virjeanne Brown 1936-2025

Virjeanne Ann Brown, 89, passed away on Sunday morning August 10, 2025, at the Boscobel Care and Rehabilitation. She was born on July 4, 1936, in Davenport, IA the daughter of Arthur and Elfrida (Nygaard) Larson. Virjeanne moved to Crawford County in Wisconsin in the middle of her junior year in high school.

She met her husband, Richard “Dick” Brown on the school bus. They were united in marriage on November 20, 1955, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Boscobel. They moved to a farm in Crawford County and spent their entire lifetime there.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday August 16, 2025, at the Maple Ridge Bible Church in rural Boscobel, WI. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Saturday morning. Immediately following the funeral service, everyone is invited for food and fellowship in the church hall. Burial will follow the luncheon in the Haney Ridge Cemetery in rural Gays Mills, WI.

In lieu of plants and flowers, a memorial fund is being established in Loving Memory of Virjeanne Brown. This fund will be distributed to various organizations that where dear to her and her family. The Larson Family Funeral Home in Fennimore is assisting the family.