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Jack Hines Obituary

John 'Jack' Hines May 15, 1936 — March 13, 2026 Ellsworth John "Jack" Jerome Hines, age 89, a lifelong resident of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, March 13, 2026. Jack was born on May 15, 1936, in Ellsworth,...

Bruce Bieri Obituaty

Bruce Arthur “The Colonel” Bieri (74) – This cowboy took his final ride February 5th, near Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino and Resort on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. Bruce spent his final weeks road-tripping in his “traveling condo”, gambling,...

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Jeffrey Ditzenberger

Ditz grew up on small dairy farm in Wisconsin. After high school, he joined the military, and throughout boot camp in the summer of 1988 he said numerous times that he wished he was back on the farm. He married his high school sweetheart – but they only spent 32...

Jim Gavin

Jim Gavin with Gavin Bros. Auctioneers LLC of Reedsburg and Baraboo has been an auctioneer since 2006.  He is a graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City Iowa. He is a member of the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association and the National...

Kelly Hess

Girl With A Gavel is a diversified auction company and gaining experience in many areas including Benefit, Charity, Household, Consignment, Storage Units, Fundraiser, Liquidation, Antiques and Collectibles and Estate Auctions. We are supported by a knowledgeable...

Ron Mader

I started auctioneering while in high school in Kaukauna, WI. My father owned 3 liquidation retail outlets and we ran a weekly retail auction along with monthly wholesale auctions consisting of liquidation merchandise and closeouts. After many years of this, we...