Yvonne (Gulligan) Pedersen, who with her husband was a co-owner of the Juneau County Star-Times in Mauston, died Wednesday, April 28, in Madison. She was 96.
Born Jan. 16, 1925, in Camp Douglas to Wilbur “Hub” and Ella Guilligan, she graduated from Camp Douglas High School in 1942 as valedictorian of her class. In 1949, Yvonne married Kenneth “Kenny” Bogert.
The Bogerts moved to Mauston in 1962 when Kenny formed a partnership with Larry Arnold to purchase the Mauston Star and Juneau County Chronicle. The newspapers were later merged with Arnold’s New Lisbon Times-Argus to form the Juneau County Star-Times.
Pedersen was not actively involved in the newspaper business, but rather worked at Fort McCoy and Camp Williams for 31 years until retiring in 1980. She also was active throughout her life in the community and church.
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Kenny and Yvonne enjoyed their second home on Carpenter Lake in Eagle River and spent winters in McAllen, Texas, until Kenny died in 1982. Yvonne later married Orland Pedersen.
A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 16, at Mauston United Methodist Church, 420 Suszycki Drive, Mauston.
