All Obituaries

Schuettler, Patricia (Cooper), age 68, died on May 25, 2020, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Patti was born on August 29,1951 in Milwaukee. She graduated from Wauwatosa East High School in 1969 and attended UW-Milwaukee for one year before transferring  to UW-Madison. After college, she was employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for five years before transferring to the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. She worked there for 28 years...

Marshall – Richard J. Adler, age 88, passed away on Sunday May 24, 2020 at his home in Marshall.  Richard was born August 24, 1931 in Fond du Lac, WI.  He was raised by Earle and Geraldine Dalton.   Richard is a 1950 graduate of Mt. Horeb High School.  He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Madison.  Richard owned and operated Heavy Duty Wrecker Service and was a member of the Teamsters since 1957. Richard is survived by his step children...

MADISON- Jean L. Newcomer (nee Barnes), Madison, died on May 23, 2020 at Agrace Hospice in Madison, WI.  She was 99 years old.   Jean was born January 28, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Olin and May (Petersen) Barnes.  She graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, TN, where she earned a BA degree in psychology.  Later she did post graduate study in library science at Northern Illinois University.  Upon graduation from Maryville, she moved to Illinois to...

Madison – Eileen E. Jensen, age 97, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at St. Mary Care Center in Madison. She was born on November 22, 1922, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, to Raymond and Henrietta (Jorgenson) Crook. Eileen was united in marriage to Donald Jensen on August 18, 1955 in Dodgeville. She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Thomas) Weber; granddaughters, Elizabeth and Rebecca; a great-grandson, Logan; her sisters, Marion Olsen, Donna (Cecil) Keehn and Jane McCloud; nieces,...

MADISON- Kali Sendeck, formerly known as Ira James Sheldon, passed away on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

MADISON/STOUGHTON James (Jim) D. Conant, age 85 passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, May 22, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. His loving wife Carol was by his side.  Jim was born on December 5, 1934 in Madison WI, to Rollie and Margurite (Klitzman) Conant.  At the age of 5, Jim and his two brothers were placed in foster homes.  Jim and his brother Duane went to stay at a farm in Mt Horeb Wisconsin and were raised by two wonderful parents, Wallace and Florence...

Madison – Dr. Charles Herbert "Charlie" Pruett, age 92, of Madison, WI, died with family at home on Friday, May 22, 2020. All will remember him for his gentle spirit, intelligence, and love for his family. Born in Corning, NY, on April 21, 1928, to Lowell and Cory (Hughes) Pruett, he lived most of his early years in Bloomington, IN, completing his PhD in Physics at Indiana University. In 1956, he moved to Madison to help construct a new synchrotron accelerator at the...

William (Bill/95) Wesley Whisenant died on May 21st, 2020. 9 years ago, he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, with a prognosis of 18 months. For nearly a decade, he kicked cancer in the teeth and was in a good health for nearly all of that time. He attributed this to lifestyle changes, his Mayhem exercise group, family support, and a faithful adherence to recommendations by his amazing oncologist Dr. Lang. He participated in several cancer studies and was glad to contribute to...

James R. Kohl, age 90, passed away peacefully with his granddaughter Kayla and dog Sadie by his side, on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on June 30, 1929 in Madison, Wisconsin. His grandmother and uncle raised him. James graduated from Central High School. James married Kathryn L. Carter on January 19, 1951. Kathryn “Kitty” Kohl passed away on July 13, 2015.   James worked for AT&T for almost 32 years and retired April 16, 1986....