Diann Elaine Crowley
May 19, 2026
Diann Elaine Crowley, 79, of Madison, WI, passed away May 19, 2026, at Sun Prairie Senior Living in Sun Prairie, WI. Diann was born on Jan. 2, 1947, in Merrill, WI, the daughter of Raymond and Florence Rehwinkel. She was raised on a farm, a life she loved and spoke of often. She graduated from Merrill High School and moved...
Marcia McKenna
May 19, 2026
Marcia McKenna, age 85, of Verona and Madison passed away May 19, 2026 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born December 23, 1940, the daughter of Thomas and Helen (McGurk) McKenna in Chicago, IL.
Marcia held a Masters degree from UW Madison in Speech and Language and was employed as a Speech and Language Therapist at Oregon School District for...
Mary Ann Rehberg
May 19, 2026
Mary Ann Rehberg, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. She was born on August 4, 1932, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Harvey and Mildred Tenpas.
Mary Ann received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and soon after married Richard Rehberg. They traveled extensively, both within the United States and throughout the world. Together, they settled...
Anita Durst
May 19, 2026
Anita Durst, age 100, formerly of Fitchburg, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Complete Care at Maple Grove, Madison. Anita was born on November 25, 1925, to Frank and Clara Scheffer at the farm home near Humbird, WI.
She attended local grade school and high school and graduated as class valedictorian. Anita married Louis Durst on August 7, 1946,...
Michael Lane Mehtala
May 19, 2026
Michael Lane Mehtala, age 54, passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2026, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Mike was born on December 2, 1971, in Madison, the son of John and Bonnie (Mitchell) Mehtala. Mike grew up during simpler times in Sun Prairie with his sister and brother, and graduated from Sun Prairie High School. Mike followed his father‘s path...
Judith "Judy" Anne Strauser
May 18, 2026
Judith “Judy” Anne Strauser, 86, died May 18, 2026, of natural causes.
Born on March 11, 1940, to Clement and Letitia Ketchum, where they lived in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. She graduated from Two Rivers High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she met her future husband, Robert “Bob” Ross Strauser. They married on June 29, 1963.
Judy and Bob remained lovingly...
Dirk Anker Christensen
May 18, 2026
Dirk Anker Christensen, age 60, of Madison, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on May 18, 2026.
Dirk was born on October 25, 1965 in Madison to Robert and Theodora Christensen. He graduated from West High School in 1983 and then attended UW Oshkosh.
As a social young man, Dirk gravitated towards the hospitality industry, cutting his teeth on...
James R. Girard
May 18, 2026
James Robert Girard of Sun Prairie died Tuesday morning from complications of dementia.
He was a life-long Wisconsinite raised in Chippewa Falls and living in the Madison area after college. Jim worked in personnel at UW Extension for many years and enjoyed traveling the World with his wife, Pamela, after retirement.
Jim is survived by his wife Pam, his son Joel and...
Richard L. Wikander
May 17, 2026
Richard L. Wikander of Northampton, MA passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the age of 72 in Madison, WI. Richard was born in Brooklyn, NY to Lawrence and Anna Wikander. He was a long-term resident of Northampton, MA where he earned his master’s degree in biology in 1984 and PhD in Anthropology in 1991 at the University of...
Terry Nicolai
May 17, 2026
Terry Nicolai, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on Sunday, May 17th, after a six-year battle with Dementia.
Terry was born on January 6th, 1949, in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Arnold and Evelyn (Bahr) Nicolai. He was the second of their 11 children and grew up on a dairy farm outside of Bangor, Wisconsin. Arnold and Evelyn had 24 grandchildren...
Helen Elizabeth Lyngaas Myers
May 17, 2026
Helen Elizabeth Lyngaas Myers passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026 with her loving husband by her side. Helen was born in Milwaukee on August 11, 1942 to Bert and Kathryn Lyngaas. She graduated from Waukesha High School in 1960. After high school, Helen went on to attend UW-Milwaukee followed by UW-Madison. Helen went on to be a Certified Ophthalmic...
Marvin Lyle Birnbaum MD, PhD
May 17, 2026
Marvin Lyle Birnbaum, MD, PhD, passed away on May 17, 2026, at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. He was 90 years old.
Born on September 18, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Sarah and Joseph Birnbaum, Marv lived a life defined by curiosity, compassion, service, and a deep commitment to helping others. He was known for his warmth, humility, generosity,...
Thomas Ray Miller
May 16, 2026
Tom Miller, age 92 of Madison, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Tom worked in the furniture business for much of his life, eventually owning Town and Country House Furniture Store. He was an avid Packers and Badgers fan who had a wide range of interests and hobbies, including collecting railroadiana - how many train tracks did we...
Thomas Mark Rohweder
May 15, 2026
Thomas Mark Rohweder, 69, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital Hospice on May 15, 2026. Tom was born March 19, 1957, in Des Moines, IA where he spent his early years until the family relocated to Madison, WI in 1963.
He was born with Klinefelter syndrome at a time when little was known about the condition. Tom...
Joyce B. Wellman
May 15, 2026
Joyce B. Wellman of Sun Prairie/Madison, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2026, at her home at Charter Assisted Living.
Joyce was born on July 13, 1928 in her family home residing in Mount Pleasant Tennessee.
A longtime resident of the Sun Prairie area, Joyce was a devoted 32-year member of the United Methodist Church in Sun Prairie. She enjoyed a...
Dorothy E. Thompson
May 14, 2026
STOUGHTON-Dorothy E. Thompson (Chickering) passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at her home. She was born on July 27, 1930 in Waukon, Iowa to Sidney and Ila (Shift) Chickering.
Dorothy is survived by her children Jim Dawson, Jene (Patty) Dawson, Joyce DeRosia, Robert (Jane) DeRosia, John DeRosia, Jerry DeRosia, Wanda (Kim) Wilson, and Virgil (Cheryl) Thompson; son in law Gary...
Karen A. Holznagel
May 13, 2026
Sun Prairie, WI – Karen A. Holznagel, 85, passed away on May 13, 2026. She was born on December 26, 1940, in Madison, the daughter of Kermit and Marguerite (Selleck) Schiltz. She was united in marriage to Donald Holznagel on February 7, 1959.
Karen proudly spent 25 years as a Junior Bowling Coach. She was active on the Women’s and Junior’s...
John Francis Sullivan
May 12, 2026
John Francis Sullivan passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family and a lifetime of treasured memories on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Born on August 20, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, to John and Margaret Sullivan, John lived a life defined by faith, family, service, and generosity. He graduated from Austin High School in 1955 and proudly served his country...
Rebecca Anne Montross-Chalmers
May 11, 2026
Rebecca Anne “Becky” Montross-Chalmers passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Monday, May 11, 2026, at U.W. Hospital, with Doug, her husband of 39 years, holding her hand.
Becky was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, on November 6, 1951. She and her twin sister, Barb Montross, were adopted and lovingly raised by their parents Harold and Shirley Montross.
Following her graduation...
Violet Strnad-Pivo
May 9, 2026
Violet B. Strnad-Pivo of LaGrange Park, IL, and Middleton, WI, passed away May 9, 2026, in Madison, WI. She was born July 6, 1926, in Cicero, IL, the only child, of Joseph and Ruth Benes.
Vi has shared many stories of her years growing up. Our favorite is how she met our Dad, John Strnad. They grew up on the same...