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WAUNAKEE Penny Lynn Ziegler, of Waunakee, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the age of 52. She was born in Madison on October 10, 1969, to Francis and Loretta (Kuehn) Ziegler. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Autumn Bartlett; her parents, Francis and Loretta Ziegler; her siblings, Jeff (Linda), Kevin (Nancy), Susan Sarac, and Rick; aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews, and cousins. Clay Bartlett, the love of her life, passed away on August 1, 2017. Penny would light up every...

Marilyn Gawlik passed away peacefully and gracefully in the evening on Sunday, January 9. She was 91 years old. Born in South Bend Indiana to Harvey and Harriet Gygi, Marilyn’s family moved to Holcombe Wisconsin in the 1930s where her father Harvey helped his father Armand operate the general store Gygi and Son. Marilyn’s family lived above the store. Marilyn attended public school in Holcombe and in 1948, after graduating from high school, she moved to the Twin Cities for...

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Mary Carol Lohr, age 67 of Madison, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2022, surrounded by family. Mary was born on October 19, 1954, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The daughter of Wayne and Esther (Fowler) Williams. Mary attended her beloved Lincoln Junior High School, Madison Memorial High School, Madison Area Technical College, and UW Madison.  Mary worked at Cuna Mutual and Madison Metropolitan School District. However, her greatest love was staying home with her...

Madison - Ardis D. Jacobson, 87, of Madison, WI, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Brookdale Madison West Memory Care. Ardis was born March 5, 1934, in Lincoln Township in Trempealeau County Wisconsin, daughter of Maynard and Myrtle (Lyngen) Christianson. Ardis was a graduate of Whitehall High School, class of 1952.  Ardis married her high school sweetheart, Charles Jacobson, on September 1, 1956, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Whitehall, WI.  Ardis and...

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MADISON- Bernardo “Marti” Martinez, age 81, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022. Marti was born on August 20, 1940 in Waco, TX to Ysaias and Carlota (Ortega) Martinez. Bernardo served in the armed forces, first in the Marine Corp and then reenlisting in the Air Force where he was stationed in Madison, Wisconsin at Truax. Bernardo served as a Firefighter for the Madison Fire department for 32 years and retired June 29, 1990 as a Lieutenant. He loved his Packers and Brewers!...