All Obituaries

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at McFarland Lutheran Church, 5529 Marsh Road, with Rev. Tim Dean officiating.  Live streaming of the service will take place on the McFarland Lutheran Church facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/McFarlandLutheranChurch.  Burial will follow in Lower McFarland Cemetery.  Friends may greet the family from 10:00 AM until the time of service at church on Saturday.     Virginia (Joseph)...

Janice M. Giese, age 81, passed away February 4, 2021 at Heritage Senior Living in Middleton.  She was born May 14,1939 in Conover, WI to Leonard and Pearl (Thresher) Johnson. Janice graduated from Eagle River H.S. in 1957.  She attended Marquette University – School of Dentistry where she obtained her degree as a dental hygienist. She married her high school sweetheart, Michael Giese, in September of 1961 and they made their home in Middleton where they raised three...

Visitation will be from 1-3:00 PM on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie, WI 53590. Please check back for a full obituary. 

Stoughton has lost one of it’s oldest citizens and World War II veteran.  Robert L. Schwartz, age 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Skaalen Home with family by his side.  He was born in Fort Atkinson on November 3, 1923, the son of John and Nora Schwartz.  Bob graduated from Stoughton High School in 1941.  He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 but chose to serve his country in the U.S. Navy.  Bob completed basic training at Great...

Madison - Margaret “Peg” S. Williams (Moriarty), age 100, passed away at St. Mary’s Care Center, Madison, Wisconsin, on September 17, 2021.  She was preceded in death by her husband Roger, and their son Daniel. She is survived by her sister, Rita Schutz, her daughters Joyce Scott (Mike), Donna Litecky (Larry), and Patricia Williams (Guy), and her daughter in-law, Janis Williams. She also has five grandchildren; Rachel (Joey), Della, Sara (Roger), Maia and Elena, and...

Carl Arthur Jesperson, age 80, of Madison, WI, passed away September 19, 2021, at Agrace Hospice Care.  He was born on October 1, 1940, in Kenosha, WI, son of Paul Jesperson and Dina (Westra) Jesperson. Carl served in the Naval Reserves, earning a National Defense Service Medal in March 1966, after which he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a Master’s in Computer Science in 1969.  He was an active person who enjoyed playing many sports and being...

Private services will be held. Please check back for a full obituary. 

Stoughton- Phillip R. Mell, age, died on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Agrace Hospice Inpatient Unit.  He was born in Bristol, WI October 17, 1933.  Phillip attended school in Morrisonville and DeForest, and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX.  He married Doris Mae Gramelspacher of Tell City, Indiana on August 19, 1964 in Long Beach, CA.  Phillip worked as a cattle ranch hand in Orland, CA for several years before serving in the Marine Corps and Air...

February 25, 1927 – September 18, 2021 Charlotte Spach-Morauske, 94 of Sun Prairie Wisconsin died with her family around her. Charlotte was born to Lena Rebecca Allegar and Amos Erman Price in Wisconsin.  Her siblings who also proceeded her in death were Evelyn, Erma, Mildred, Carol, Merwin, and Melford, her twin brother. She was a family lady who devoted her life and attention to her two children, five grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.  When asked to tell who...

Sanders, Phyllis D. Madison:  Phyllis Diane Sanders, age 76, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021.  A funeral service will be held at 11:30 am Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Cress Center, 6021 University Ave., Madison, WI  53705, with visitation from 9:30 am until the time of service.  A full obituary will follow. Services will be live streamed at the following link:LIVE STREAM LINK  Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com Cress...