All Obituaries

Madison – Doris Parisi Wallsch(formel , age 90, of Madison, passed away peacefully at home on October 29 with her family nearby. She was born on July 21, 1930, the daughter of Ann and Tony Savone.  Doris grew up in the “Bush” the Italian community of Madison.  She graduated from Central High School and married George Parisi and raised a family.  George and Doris were married for 25 years before his passing In 1977 Doris married Orville Wallsch for 30 years...

Clarence C. Olson died where he was born, October 28, 2020, in Westby, WI.  Clarence was born on January 2, 1923 to Otto and Ella Olson on the family farm homesteaded in 1848.  He attended a country school and graduated from Westby High School with honors in 1942.  He attended Platteville State Teachers College, leaving to join the Navy in during WWII.  In the Navy he was a member of the V-12 program where he played in its concert, marching, ceremonial and dance...

Sun Prairie- Sandra Lee (Riley) Parr, age 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.  She was born on December 10, 1941, three days after Pearl Harbor.  Her parents were Ivan and Dorothea (Schultz) Riley.  Grandparents were August and Lulu (Henke) Schultz, and George and Marie (Wavra) Riley.  She attended Deansville School from second grade until seventh grade, a one room school house with a wonderful teacher, Ms. Meta Kroetz.  While attending...

Robert “Bob” Harold Cisna, 82, of Madison, WI, formerly of Appleton, WI, passed away on October 23, 2020, from aspiration pneumonia. He was born in Des Moines, IA, on August 11, 1938, the son of Maxwell (Max) and J. Maxine Cisna. Bob graduated from East Des Moines High School with the class of 1956, where he lettered in swimming. He then furthered his education at Grandview Junior College. His career path led him to United Way where he became the director of the non-profit...

Gertrude Lang, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Brookdale Memory Care in Madison. Gertrude was born in Vona, Colorado, on November 20, 1926, to Jessie and Henry Eisma. She had a twin sister, Elaine, and two brothers, John and George. On December 12, 1945, Gertrude married Robert Lang in Fox Lake, Wisconsin and they had two children, Barbara and Tom. Gertrude was a skilled seamstress and quilter, and made flags and banners for her church,...

MERRIMAC-Ronald Ray Swann, age 79, of Merrimac passed away due to COVID-19 on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Meriter Hospital.  He was born on February 6, 1941 in Madison, WI, the son of the late Ray and Maybelle Swann.  He married Fran on June 8. 1963.   Ron was a proud member of Madison West High School Class of 1959 .  He sold road construction equipment in southern Wisconsin for 35 years.  He was an avid Badger football fan, having missed only 9 home football...

MADISON - Arnold J. "Arnie" Urban of Madison, Wis., passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020, at home with family. He was born August 12, 1938, in Hillsboro, Wis., the son of Frank and Velma (Kolash) Urban.    Arnie married Margaret Thorson on October 3, 1964, in Kendall, Wis.  Arnie was in the Air Force and a surgical technician at Madison General Hospital before he began working for the Madison Police Department in 1960.  Arnie received numerous commendations...

Madison - Barbara Ann DeRoo, age 72, passed away at Attic Angel Health Center on October 23, 2020. Barbara was born November 20, 1947 in Muncie, Indiana to Eleanor (Rush) and Robert F. DeRoo. Barbara grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois and graduated from York High School in 1966. She attended Oberlin College before graduating from Northern Illinois University. Barbara worked for over 30 years at the Department of Children and Family Services in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Madison in 2015,...

MIDDLETON    Dalia Devi (Seng) Dannenberg, 45, of Middleton passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23 with her parents and husband by her side after her journey with cancer came to an end.   She was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Kim and Naychy (Hak) Seng. Days after her birth, her family fled Cambodia and came to the U.S. as refugees as part of Operation New Arrivals. Soon thereafter, Dalia, her parents, and her large extended family settled in Minneapolis, MN...

Norman A. Ripp, 84, of Dane, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. He was born on June 7, 1936 to Mathias “Math” and Odelia “Tillie” Meinholz Ripp. Norman married Betty Hendrickson on November 15, 1985 and they resided in Dane.  He was employed at Mendota Mental Health Institute until his retirement.  Norman always enjoyed tinkering with his Farmall tractors and was proud to drive them in parades each...