All Obituaries

 

Rodney W. Wendt, age 83, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020.  He was born on April 11, 1937 at the family farm in Brooklyn, Wisconsin to William and Lena (Hodel) Wendt.  He married JoAnne Traino on August 26, 1967. Rodney dedicated over 30 years working as a part of the Oregon School district.  He was an avid hunter and fisherman.  In earlier years, he enjoyed hunting and fishing trips out west and in Canada.    Rodney is survived by his wife Mary (Keller);...

Linus Francis Maier, age 83, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2020, where he is enjoying a reunion with family and friends he hasn’t seen in a long time. He was the first born of 11 to Peter and Margaret (Meffert) Maier, at home on the farm on Woodland Drive in Waunakee. Linus was a lifelong learner and he could always be found at his kitchen table with either a newspaper or magazine. His pursuit of knowledge began when he attended St. Norbert Catholic School in...

Deerfield- Leonard J. Dahl, age 93, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at home.  He was born at home in Deerfield in June 10, 1927, the son of Lars and Josephine Dahl.  In 1944 Leonard left high school to join the Navy.  He was a part of the Seabee Division during WWII.  Following his discharge from the Navy Leonard returned home to complete his high school education.  On June 26, 1948 Leonard married Grace Birkrem.  Leonard spent his life farming, first...

Swanson, Douglas J. Waunakee:  On Friday, July 10, 2020, Douglas J Swanson, loving and beloved father and husband, passed away suddenly at home at the age of 64.  Doug was born on December 26, 1955 in Madison, WI to Robert and Wanda (Lipczynski) Swanson.  He graduated from Madison East High School and then earned a degree in industrial engineering from UW-Platteville.   Doug worked most of his career in business and retired in September 2019 from his last and...

(Madison) Dorothy (Manson) Omdahl passed away on July 10, 2020.    She was born on February 27, 1926 to the late Warren and Margaret Manson.   As a life-long resident of Madison, she attended St. James Grade School and graduated from West High School.  She earned an Associate Degree in Accounting from Madison Area Technical College.  She worked for University Hospital and the State of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs as a Financial...

Sun Prairie RoseMary Yerges, age 89, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born in Pullman, Washington on March 6, 1931, the daughter to Devine and Elsie (Smelcer) Martin. She was united in marriage to Dale Yerges on March 6, 1954, in Tacoma, Washington. Together they were married 35 years, and wonderful parents to four children. RoseMary was raised throughout the Pacific Northwest, and then raised her family with Dale in Wisconsin. She enjoyed reading,...

McFarland – Donald Dean Everson, age 76, died June 7, 2020 at Nazareth Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton, after a battle with ALS. Donny was born on March 13, 1944 to Alfred Richard Everson and Phyllis Elaine (Johnson) in Stoughton. He is survived by sister, Barbara (David) Amyotte and a nephew, David Warthman. He was preceded in death by his brothers Richard, Jack and both his parents. As a youth, he grew meat chickens for local markets, milked cows, harvested hay and...

Westport:  Norman E. Wildes Jr., age 79, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.  He was born March 30, 1941, the son of Norman E. Sr. and Gladys (Hainstock) Wildes.  Norman served his country in the US Army.  He enjoyed traveling, going fishing, puzzles and often could be found at a Friday Night Fish Fry.  He also liked watching Gunsmoke and the Judge shows on TV, and volunteered as a crossing guard for Waunakee schools.  Norman is survived by...

Thomas Michael McCarthy, M.D., age 85, passed away at home surrounded by his family on July 7, 2020. He was born on September 4, 1934 in Cleveland, OH the son of Michael and Catherine (Lyons) McCarthy. Thomas married Jeri M. McCarthy (Durand) on August 8, 1959, the same year he received his medical degree from Marquette University School of Medicine. He served in the U.S. Air Force during which time he completed his residency in Internal Medicine and training in Pulmonology. He was assigned...