Kenneth Leroy Johnson born March 4, 1934, to Oscar H. and Ellen A. (Stavrum) Johnson passed away on May 6, 2026. Ken grew up on the farm with three siblings and graduated from Menomonie High School. He married the love of his life, Valerene E. Donnelly, on December 19, 1952. They began married life on the Johnson farm. They moved to Racine and Beloit for work. Then Ken was drafted in the Army and served at Fort Polk, LA for two years, later serving in the Wisconsin National G

Valerene Evelyn Johnson (nee Donnelly) born on April 22, 1934, to James Keith and Alta (Gardiner) Donnelly, passed away on May 2, 2026. Val grew up on the farm with 9 siblings. She graduated from Dunn County Normal High School (Aggie). She married the love of her life, Kenneth Leroy Johnson, on December 15, 1952. They began married life on the Johnson home farm. They lived in Louisiana while Ken was in the military. They lived and worked in the Beloit/Racine area before movin

Catch up on the latest local podcasts: Chamber Chatter The Menom Podcast Coffee at the Cottage Menomonie Talk Infinite Rabbit Hole Arbor on the Air Boys and Girls Club Podcast Blue Devils Unscripted UW-Stout's School of Art & Design Senior Show is Friday, May 8th. Find more information HERE. Here's a promotional VIDEO. UW-Stout's Unspooled Film and Animation Festival is this weekend. Here is an article from Volume One with more information. Here are some prior posts with mor