Sime Funeral Home Historic Photos

Photos

04/19/2009 08:05 AM

Five Column Rock

“Near Readstown, in the Kickapoo Valley, stands Five Column Rock, one of the natural wonders of the Driftless Area…”

04/10/2009 08:18 AM

Robert Kennedy Photo

taken in Readstown gym, March 11, 1960 by Orlan Prestegrad.

12/25/2008 08:31 AM

Readstown Bandstand ReBuilt-2008

Originally constructed in 1905.

12/12/2002 08:06 AM

Photo - Sime Funeral Home-1951

Sime Brothers Funeral Home-1951-after death 1949 death of Oscar Anderson, founder. Left to Right: Furniture store truck, flower car, hearse.

12/12/2002 08:01 AM

Photo - Hearses in 1951 Viroqua Cemetery

Funeral of Entire Family Killed in July, 1951 Flood at Springville, Wis. hearses and crews from (Left to Right):Anderson-Westby; Sime-Readstown; Elver-Viroqua; E.Vance-Viroqua; Doudna-Richland Center/Jacobson-Swanson-Viroqua in charge.

11/20/2002 07:52 AM

Photo » Horse Drawn Hearse

Oscar Anderson stands by his horse drawn hearse, Elmer Sime holds reins. Taken near Readstown, Wis.

A novel about the funeral profession by Miles Keaton Andrew.

News Headlines

Jack Horkheimer-

08/22/2010

Born on June 11, 1938 in Randolph,Wis.

He was the host of the PBS show “Star Gazer”.

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Patricia Neal–1926-2010

08/11/2010

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Jimmy Dean’s Piano Tomb

06/18/2010

“Dean died Sunday at his home in Varina, Va., and that’s where he will be laid to rest in the $350,000, 9–1/2-foot long, granite piano mausoleum overlooking the James River.”

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Dennis Hopper

05/29/2010

1936-2010

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Gary Coleman

05/29/2010

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Art Linkletter

05/29/2010

from Wikipedia:

” Arthur Gordon “Art” Linkletter (July 17, 1912 – May 26, 2010) was a Canadian born radio and television personality and the former host of two long-running United States television shows: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years”

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Lena Horne

05/12/2010

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Helen Wagner

05/05/2010

(September 3, 1918 – May 1, 2010) was an American actress.^[1]^[2] She was born in Lubbock, Texas. She is best known for her long running role as Nancy Hughes on the soap opera As the World Turns.

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Hollywood mourns Munchkin actor

04/11/2010

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A Watertown native, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1937.

Fess Parker

03/25/2010

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