All Obituaries

WAUNAKEE/WESTPORT--The world lost a beautiful soul on July 25th, 2021 when Paul Willihnganz, of Waunakee, passed away at home surrounded by his family.    Paul was born on December 6, 1944 in Iron Mountain, MI, to Sylvester and Beatrice Willihnganz.  Paul graduated from Beaver Dam High School and attended UW Whitewater, “the Harvard of the Midwest” as he liked to call it.  He married the love of his life, Terri (Cloyd) Willihnganz, in 1965. Together they...

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    Madison – Norman Lee Raberding (“Bumpa”), 92, passed away July 23, 2021.  He was born October 25, 1928 in Anthony, Kansas to Wesley and Lillian Raberding.  After graduating from Harper High School (KS) he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950 and served 2 years in the Corp of Engineers during the Korean War.  Upon his discharge, he attended Kansas State University graduating in 1957 with a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural...

Beverly Jane Powers, age 87, of Monona, WI, passed away on Friday July 23rd 2021 at the hospital. She was born on April 20th 1934, in Madison, the daughter of Earl N. and Myrtle (Sveum) Powers. She lived in Madison most of her life and surrounding areas in later years, she graduated from West High School in 1952. She worked for Doring Lincoln – Mercury in her early adult life & then went to Cuna Mutual where she worked for the remaining years, where she had many roles while...

Agnes C. Acker, 92, passed away peacefully at home on May 11, 2020 surrounded by her family.  Agnes was born January 18, 1928, in Ashton, WI to Al & Rose (Spahn) Meinholz.  She was the second of six children who grew up on the family dairy farm. Agnes loved to be outdoors and helped milk cows and work in the fields.  Her life-long love of horses began with the farm’s work-horse team. Agnes attended St Peter’s Catholic elementary school in Ashton.  She was...

Madison – Joanne (Stevenson) Sprecher, age 76, passed away on July 17, 2021, at Sienna Meadows in Oregon, Wisconsin, after a long struggle with early-onset vascular dementia.   She was born on July 7, 1945, in Madison, Wisconsin, daughter of Kenneth and Agnes (Ulvestad) Stevenson. The youngest of four children, Joanne grew up on the farm in Dane that’s been in her family since 1880. In her youth, she was a member of Arlington Prairie Church, 4-H and FHA. She graduated from...

Madison - Henry Klimowicz Jr. passed away peacefully at home from Parkinson's disease on July 21, 2021. Hank was born on September 29, 1945 on the near south side of Milwaukee. After he moved to West Allis with his family in 1953, Hank found his passion for the outdoors and natural world, spending countless hours exploring the fields around his house and investigating the various rocks, critters, and plants. He enjoyed learning about and collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils for the...

Madison - Dennis Carl Bruggink of Madison, Wisconsin, age 69, passed away on July 21, 2021 at Agrace Hospice.  He was born on May 3, 1952 in Sheboygan Wisconsin to Dirk John (John) Bruggink and Sarah Dorothy (Lubbers) Bruggink. Dennis was married for 40 years to Joan.  He was especially proud of his Dutch heritage and always wondered why people had such a hard time pronouncing his last name.  Dennis came to Madison to study engineering in 1970, right after the Sterling...

Sun Prairie Earl V. Weisensel, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, after a long three-year battle with health issues. He was born December 24, 1940, in Columbus, son of Le Roy and Evelyn Traver (Gugel) Weisensel. Earl worked for the University of Wisconsin- Madison, as a security officer for 40 years. He enjoyed his time as a hunter safety instructor and enjoyed teaching trapper’s education. His favorite pastime was the outdoors. He is survived by his children; Wendy...

SUN PRAIRIE-Darrel Alberts, age 79, was called to heaven on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.  He was born on August 18, 1941, in Britton, SD the son of Joe and Violet (Leuning) Alberts and lived most of his life in Dell Rapids.  Darrel graduated from Trent High School.  Shortly after, he joined the Army Reserves.  He started a job in radiology in Madison and met Janice.  He was united in marriage to Janice Stelter on November 26, 1966, in Tomah.  Together they were...