Spencer "Sj" Artman

Aug 12, 2022

Deerfield - Spencer Joseph Artman, also known as “SJ”, of Deerfield, Wi, died peacefully on August 12th surrounded by his family.

Spencer was born on October 12th, 1941, to Lauretta and Merrill Artman in Freeport, Illinois. After graduating from Freeport Memorial High School in 1959, he went on to study Biology at the University of Wisconsin at...

Philip Trapp

Aug 12, 2022

McFarland- Philip Trapp, age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2022.  He was born to Oscar and Irene (Morrison) Trapp on December 20, 1932 in Chicago, IL.

Philip graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI in 1955 with a degree in Accounting.  He then furthered his career with a CPA certification.  While in college...

Cason King Phd.

Aug 11, 2022

Cason Robert Douglas King PhD.

Our beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle and friend, Cason King, passed away suddenly on August 11th, 2022, at the young age of 32.  Our family was not expecting for Cason’s life to be cut short so soon.  We are heartbroken and devastated by this huge loss and we know that...

Mary "Josie" Laine

Aug 11, 2022

Mary Josephine "Josie" Laine passed away suddenly, of natural causes, on August 11. Josie was an amazing mother, sister, and friend. Her working years were spent as a Registered Nurse supporting the healthcare of a variety of patients.

In retirement, Josie lived in Madison, WI. She was a volunteer for the local election voting polls, managed her Condo Association, and...

Angelina Grunert

Aug 10, 2022

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Peter Dohr

Aug 10, 2022

Madison—Peter R. Dohr, age 87, died on August 10, 2022. He leaves Joy, his soulmate of 58 years and his dear children, Deborah and Paul Siciliano, Julie Dohr, and Ray and Amy Dohr. He always told his eight grandchildren: Paul, Maria, and Joseph Siciliano, John, Alexis and Patrick Podlesnik, and Peter and Nicholas Dohr that he loved...

David Ankley

Aug 9, 2022

David Lloyd Ankley, age 85, passed away on Tuesday August 9, 2022, at Oakwood Village in Madison, WI.

David was born on May 26, 1937, in Eau Claire, WI to Anne (Kohel) and Lloyd Ankley. He was always proud that he grew up on a farm, where he had to milk cows and do farm chores before...

Larry Studesville

Aug 9, 2022

Madison - Larry L.  Studesville, age 75, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at his home. He was born on March 31, 1947, in St. Louis, MO, the son of Alfonso and Margaret Studesville.  Larry had three brothers – Alfonso Jr., Donald, and Orlando – who were his best friends growing up.

Larry called Madison...

Thomas Reynolds

Aug 9, 2022

Fitchburg- Thomas P. Reynolds, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at his home following a brief battle with Stage IV pancreatic cancer.  He was born in Madison on July 10, 1948, the son of Thomas and Dorothy Reynolds.

Tom graduated from Madison East High School in 1966.  He was drafted into the US Army...

Kenneth Then

Aug 9, 2022

Kenneth M. Then, age 72 passed away at his home in Sun Prairie, WI on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.  He was born August 31, 1949, in Ashland WI, to Marie I. (Flaherty) Then and Theodore R. Then.  He married Valerie Wyer on March 11, 2000, in Madison, WI.

Ken graduated from Ondossagon HS, Bayfield County WI in...

Ralph Reda

Aug 8, 2022

Madison/Waupaca- Ralph C. Reda, age 96, passed away in his sleep on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King.  He was born in Madison, the youngest child of 11, to Joseph and Elisina (Canepa) Reda. Ralph served his country honorably in the US Army as a Staff Sargent in WWII.

Ralph worked as a barber until...

Judy Feder

Aug 8, 2022

Madison - Judy Feder passed away in Madison, Wisconsin on August 8, 2022 at the age of 99. She was born Judith Marian Salwen in Brooklyn, New York on June 22, 1923.  She was the middle child of Ethel Katzenellenbogen and Moe Salwen. Judy and her two beloved brothers, David and Ernie, grew up among many cousins and other...

Ruby Hauge

Aug 7, 2022

Ruby Louise Hauge 97, passed away on August 7, 2022.

Ruby was born on July 31, 1925 in Stoughton, WI. She was the daughter of Myrtle and Parker Lee.

She graduated from Stoughton High School. She went on to receive a degree in elementary education from The University of Whitewater.

Ruby taught in...

Michael Jordan

Aug 7, 2022

Madison/Verona - Michael Carl Jordan, age 92, of Verona, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Meriter Hospital after a short stay. He was born in Madison, WI, on June 29, 1930, the son of Carl and Marie (Haak) Jordan. Michael was the youngest of three boys. He was married on December 26, 1953, to Patricia McGilligan, also...

Karen Adler

Aug 5, 2022

Karen Elizabeth Adler passed away peacefully on August 5th at age 81, after a brief illness.

Karen was born October 15, 1940 to Louis and Wilma Nalepinkski. She graduated from Madison Central High school in 1958 where she met her future husband, Ron Adler. They were married on April 23, 1960. Together they raised their son Scott;...

John Dziobko Jr.

Aug 5, 2022

John Dziobko Jr., born October 10, 1932, in Newark, NJ, passed away August 5, 2022, two months short of his 90th birthday, in Madison, WI.

He was uniquely a one in a lifetime kind of guy. An original. His voice, chuckle, childlike curiosity, gifted extraordinary intellectual aptitudes and exceptional rail photography will be remembered and never forgotten....

Charles "Chuck" Arnold Ii

Aug 4, 2022

Charles “Chuck” Eastman Arnold II passed away at University Hospital on August 4, 2022.  Born on July 8, 1947, to parents Ruth and Charles Arnold in Madison, Wisconsin, Chuck shared 49 years with his cherished wife Linda Susan “Sue” Thomas whom he married in November of 1972.

Chuck was a 1965 graduate of East High School in Madison, a...

Sylvia Schmidt

Aug 4, 2022

Schmidt, Sylvia (Wolverton)

Middleton:  Sylvia Ann (Wolverton) Schmidt, age 89, passed away August 4, 2022.  She was the daughter of Fern (Miller) Wolverton, and Milton Morton Wolverton.  She was born in Mason City, Iowa.  However, it was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where in the 8th grade, she met her future life partner and husband, Dr. Clemens S. Schmidt. ...

Richard "Dick" Mckenzie

Aug 3, 2022

What does it say about a marriage of nearly 70 years when spouses die just five months apart? Both lives well lived together. Richard McKenzie, strong and independent until the end, let go of life on August 3, 2022, following his wife, Jean, who died on February 11, 2022.

Richard McKenzie, “Dick,” was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin,...

Evelyn Acker

Aug 3, 2022

Evelyn “Evie” F. (Ballweg) Acker, age 93, died at Waunakee Manor on August 3, 2022. She was born in Roxbury, Wisconsin on June 28, 1929, to Florian and Emma (Breunig) Ballweg. Evelyn married Jerome H. “Jim” Acker on September 2, 1947, at St. Norbert’s Church in Roxbury. Jerome preceded her in death on May 5, 2002.

Evie...