Obituaries

L. Marian Bernabei, 93, of Prairie du Chien, passed away Wednesday, April 8, at the Prairie Maison Care Center. 

She was born July 25, 1921 in La Crosse, the daughter of Edward and Mae (Weighner) Bock. She married Louis Bernabei on Jan. 6, 1949 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Prairie du Chien. He preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 1990. Marian was an active member of St. Gabriel’s Parish. 

Dinah “Diane” Benhart, 74, of Oelwein, Iowa, passed Sunday morning, April 5, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

Dinah Diane Ames was born June 3, 1940 at Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Austin D. and Helen (Huffman) Ames. In 1958, she graduated from Mar Mac High School in Marquette, Iowa. On April 18, 1959, she was united in marriage to Henry Frank Benhart in McGregor. Diane was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Oelwein. She enjoyed trips to the casino, vacationing with her sisters, camping, fishing, knitting, crocheting and taking pictures of her grandchildren. 

Glenda M. Wolfram, 76, of Oxford, Ohio and formerly of Prairie du Chien, passed away Thursday, April 2, at The Knolls of Oxford Retirement Community in Oxford, Ohio. 

She was born Sept. 16, 1938 in Shullsburg, the daughter of Floyd and Jennie (Peacock) Bennett. She married John Wolfram on June 1, 1957 in Shullsburg, and he preceded her in death on April 16, 2014. 

 Donald Robert Yohe of Gilbert, Ariz., passed away March 30, in Chandler, Ariz. at the age of 95.

Donald was born in Clayton, Iowa to George and Elsie Yohe. Donald was raised on the family farm near the Mississippi River in Clayton and graduated from Guttenberg High School. He served in the Civilian Conversation Corps and for over four years in the United States Army during World War II as a training sergeant in California and later in the Italian Campaign. After the War, he farmed, played minor league baseball, and then attended Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato State University, and the University in Northern Iowa.