All Obituaries

Visitation for Nancy prior to mass will be private.  Friends may join the family at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 1, 2021 at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, 2420 St. Albert the Great Drive, Sun Prairie for a Mass of Christian Burial for Nancy.  All are welcome to bring Nancy to her final place of rest at Sacred Hearts Cemetery in Sun Prairie immediately following mass. A full obituary will appear soon.

Franklin “Frank” August Raemisch, 86, of Lodi, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. He was born on August 18, 1934, to Frank and Lillian Raemisch. Frank graduated from Waunakee High School before serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  While serving, Frank earned the rank of Sergeant.  After returning from Korea, Frank joined his father’s construction business, F.H. Raemisch and Sons, retiring as the Owner/Operator. Frank married Marlene Ann Domini...

Mary G. Schwartz, age 99, of Dane/Waunakee passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center. She was born in Ashton on September 4, 1921 to John and Susan (Dorn) Wagner. She married Frank J. Schwartz on May 24, 1945 and he preceded her in death in 2013. Mary grew up on a farm west of Waunakee where she attended St. Peter’s Catholic School in Ashton, WI. She met Frank at a dance at Eagle Hall. Mary worked at the University Union Hall cafeteria until her...

Deforest June A. Harrington, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at The Legacy of Deforest. She was born on June 17, 1935 in Washington D.C., daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Skinner) Norris. She was united in marriage to Darell B. Harrington on April 23, 1960, they were married for 52 years until his passing in 2012. Together they raised two sons and one daughter. June worked as an office manager for Kraus Builders and obtained her...

Stoughton- Marilyn J. Nelson, age 66, passed away peacefully on her beloved family farm Thursday, January 21, 2021 with her family by her side.  She was born in Madison on May 26, 1954, the daughter of Parker and Leona (Clary) Ellingson Sr.  Marilyn grew up in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1972.  She worked for Nelson Industries for 30 years.  Marilyn loved to read, shop with her sister, travel, dance, decorate for all seasons, and had a beautiful...

Madison  Nancy R. (Schumann) Vogt died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in Fitchburg. She was born June 27, 1934 in Madison to Raymond H. and Irene E. (Clark) Schumann.  She was a 1952 graduate of West High School in Madison.  In 1955 she married William M. Day.  They divorced in 1963.  Nancy was employed at Wisconsin General Hospital, (now University Hospitals) as department secretary in neurosurgery, then as a medical assistant for Dr. George A. Berglund.  In 1963...

Ronald Francis Ballweg, age 69, of Waunakee passed away on January 19th, 2021.   He was born on February 11th, 1951.  Raised on a farm in Waunakee, the son of Alfred and Ethel Ballweg.   A Waunakee High School graduate of 1969, he was often found cruising Main St. in his burnt orange ’69 javelin. His wife of 47 years, was his high school sweetheart, Michele Ballweg (Thomas) who he always referred to as the “pick of the litter”. He went on to study...

Muriel Rotter, 92, died on January 19, 2021.  Born in Madison, Muriel was the third of four children of Sara and Arthur Sweet.  Muriel attended Randall Elementary School, just a block from the family home on Spooner Street, Madison West Junior High School, and Milwaukee Downer Seminary, from which she graduated.  After a year at the University of Wisconsin, she transferred to the University of California—Los Angeles, where she received a degree in psychology. She became...

Townsend, John “Jack” G. Madison / DeForest:  John “Jack” G. Townsend, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 18, 2021 at home. Jack was born January 22, 1926 in Montfort, WI.  He is the 3rd youngest of 10 children.  Jack graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1943, and worked along with his siblings on the family’s 500 acre farm.  He joined the US Navy in 1946 and was stationed in Norfolk and then the Mediterranean on the USS...

Jean Kittleson Oliversen, age 88, died on January 18, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital due to bacterial pneumonia and COVID-19, in addition to other health issues.  Jean was born on Feb. 23, 1932, to Arthur and Magda (Nelson) Kittleson of Madison, Wisconsin, a few hours after her twin, Janice Kittleson Kelly.  Jean was one of nine children in the family.  Jean went to elementary school in Stoughton Wisconsin, where she and her twin sisters were one of five sets of twins in...