All Obituaries

Fredric T. (COACH) Williams, Age 85 of Madison passed away on January 24th, 2023 surrounded by family and friends. He was born on March 8th, 1937 in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Dr. David L and Leta B Williams. He married his loving wife Joyce M. (Wentland) on June 27th, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended Madison West High School, University of Wisconsin-Madison BA, University of Illinois MA and The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He was a teacher for 29 years at MATC...

McFarland – Audrey Mae Kampmeier, age, 59, passed away on Thursday January 26, 2023, at UW Hospital in Madison.  She was born August 19, 1963, in Madison to the late Maurice and Donna (Olson) Kampmeier.  Audrey is a 1981 graduate of McFarland High School. Audrey worked for Swanson’s and also Oscar Mayer and retired in 2014 for health reasons.  She was an animal lover and had many pets through the years and enjoyed doing puzzles. Audrey is survived by her son...

Mae K. Fetzer, 89, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2023 with family by her side. Mae was born on April 29, 1933 in Taylor County, Wisconsin to John and Elizabeth (Danen) Habermeyer.  She is survived by her daughter, Nan (Dave) Laufenberg of Waunakee Wisconsin and her son, Clark Fetzer of Brooklyn Wisconsin.  She is further survived by her loving granddaughters Tina (John) Wolf of Evansville Wisconsin and Kelsey (Luke Doedens) Laufenberg of Deforest Wisconsin, and several...

Judith Ann “Judy” Broman (Hastings), age 81, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Judy was born in Neenah, WI on April 8, 1941, to the late Elmer and Mabel (Hanthorn) Hastings. Judy grew up in several places in east central Wisconsin and northern Michigan.  She graduated from high school in Menomonee Falls in 1959 and then she received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Carroll College in 1963. She started her career as a hematology supervisor at Mt. Sinai Hospital...

Ann Margaret Richards was born August 26, 1961, in Madison, Wisconsin to James and Charlotte Richards. She grew up in Madison and Stoughton, graduating from Stoughton High School and earning her Bachelor’s degree from UW-Platteville. She worked for years in the restaurant industry, ending that career with management of various Ovens of Brittany restaurants. She then became involved in managing finance and operations of a family business. Ann was hard-working, quick-witted,...

Sylvia Brakarsh passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Madison, Wisconsin at age 99. As the mother of Amy, Daniel and Jonathan and wife of Jack Brakarsh, she lived a unique life. Growing up from Jewish immigrant parents in Brooklyn, NY she received a teaching degree from the Jewish Teachers Seminary and returned to school, thirty years later, to obtain an undergraduate and graduate degree in Social Work. She then worked at Mt. Sinai and North Shore Hospitals in New York as...

Judith A. (Rekers) Braucht went home to be with God on Saturday, January 14, 2023. She passed peacefully after a progressive battle with Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s, surrounded by family who loved her dearly.   Judy was born on June 13, 1936, in Sibley, Iowa to Ernie and Vera Stachour. She has one brother, James Stachour who remains in Iowa. During her youth, Judy and her brother worked at the root beer stand her family owned and operated. Encouraged by her parents,...

Victor P. Statz, age 89, of Dane, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 at Sauk Prairie Hospital. He was born on May 9th, 1933, to John and Margaret (Karls) Statz, one of 13 children in his family. Victor completed the 8th grade before starting work as a farm hand. His Dad passed a love of wood and carpentry to Vic. He used that interest as a Journeyman Carpenter with Findorff in Madison. In 1956, he joined the Navy and served two...

Janet Gail Spratlin (Sept 30, 1945 - January 21, 2023), 77, died peacefully at New Perspective Senior Residence in Sun Prairie where she had resided, cared for by staff and visiting friends as she lived for more than a decade with Alzheimer’s.  Janet was born in Denver, Colorado to Dr. Edward Spratlin and Hope Spratlin, the oldest of their three children. She immediately became the apple of her father’s eye and remained so until his death at 69, also from Alzheimer’s....

SUN PRAIRIE--Kelly, Kimberly Kay (née Johnson)– Age 55, of Sun Prairie, WI, passed into eternal life, surrounded by her beloved family at their home, on January 21, 2023. Wonderful wife of 30 years to Kevin M. Kelly. Loving mother of their five children: George William, Clare Therese, Frances Marie, John Paul, and Thomas Edward. Born in Glendale, CA, on January 20, 1968, raised in Plymouth, MN, along with her sister Suzanne, by their parents Sharon and LeRoy Johnson. Kim...