Lois Menninga

Sep 25, 2022

Madison - Lois Ruth (Swart) Menninga, age 88, of Madison, formerly of Mifflin, passed away on September 25, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born October 7, 1933, to John and Grace (Rynders) Swart, at her grandparents’ home in Chicago, Illinois.

Lois valued her connection to her church. She was brought up in the First Christian...

Dorothy Krenz

Sep 25, 2022

Madison / Stongsville, Ohio - Dorothy Margaret Krenz (nee Veith), 93, of Strongsville, OH, passed away September 25, 2022. Dorothy is predeceased by her parents Evan and Min and by her husband, Don. She is survived by her children Robert (Jeanine), Kathy (Chris), and Cindy (Toby); by her grandchildren Jordan (Chris) and Evan (Hannah); and by her great-grandchildren Chip...

Joanne Vander Zanden

Sep 24, 2022

Stoughton – Joanne R. Vander Zanden, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday September 24, 2022, in Lake Mills.  Joanne was born November 23, 1942, in the Town of Forest, WI to the late Alois and Bernice Braun.  She loved to have grown up on the family dairy farm.  She married Howard C. Vander Zanden...

Sherwood Zink

Sep 23, 2022

Madison - Sherwood K. Zink, age 79, died Friday, September 23, in Madison, surrounded by family. He died after a courageous four-year fight with blood cancer. He was born on May 23, 1943, in Madison, the son of Marcel and Rachel (Richardson) Zink, and spent his childhood between Blaisdell Lake, WI, where his parents owned a resort, and Punta...

Scott Tyre

Sep 23, 2022

Scott Patton Tyre, age 60, of Middleton, Wisconsin passed away unexpectedly, peacefully in his sleep on September 23, 2022. A Southern gentleman through and through, Scott was born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 20, 1962 to Travis Allen Tyre Sr. and Janet Patton Tyre. Scott  attended St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School and later graduated high school from The Bolles...

Lucille Hall

Sep 22, 2022

Lucille M. Hall, age 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, September 22, 2022, at Attic Angel Place in Middleton, WI.  Lucy was born in Milwaukee, WI on April 16, 1931.  She lived in Appleton, WI during part of her childhood, attending Wilson Junior High School.  As a teen, she aspired to be a nurse.  The family moved back...

Carl Reuter

Sep 22, 2022

Carl Harold Reuter, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones, on Thursday, September 22, 2022. He was born in Madison on July 25, 1943 to the late Russell and Frieda (Mueller) Reuter. Carl grew up in Madison and was raised in the Vilas Park area. He graduated from Central High School. He received his bachelors degree...

Charles Bylsma

Sep 22, 2022

Charles R Bylsma, 87, a longtime resident of Madison, died at home on September 22, 2022, after a short illness.

Charlie, Chuck or Chas, depending on when you knew him, was born in Delavan, WI on April 8, 1935, the son of Clarence and Helen (Behrend) Bylsma.

Charlie was raised in Racine and graduated from...

Addison Dahlke

Sep 21, 2022

Marshall, WI - Addison Jean Dahlke “Goose”, age 11, passed away along with her father on September 21, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on November 15, 2010 in Madison, WI to Melissa and BJ Dahlke. Addison was a 6th grader at Columbus Middle School. If Addison wasn’t at a racetrack cheering on her...

Sally Agarwal

Sep 21, 2022

Sally Winter Agarwal, aged 92, of Middleton, WI (formerly of New Philadelphia, OH) died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sept. 21, 2022.

Sally was born on July 23, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA to Thomas Albert and Florence McCullough Winter. Sally went away to college at the University of Iowa where she graduated in 1952.  Sally returned to...

Elizabeth "Betty" Sullivan

Sep 21, 2022

Madison - Elizabeth J. “Betty” Sullivan, age 96, was born to eternal life on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Betty was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1925. She grew up on the family farm, homesteaded by her great grandparents in 1847, in Lena, Illinois. She was the youngest daughter of Edward J. and Jane (McConville) Sullivan....

Robin Hill

Sep 21, 2022

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Russell Wipperfurth

Sep 21, 2022

WAUNAKEE-Russell C. Wipperfurth passed away September 21, 2022 at Brightstar Senior Living in Waunakee. He was born on September 17, 1931 in Waunakee, Wisconsin, to Anton and Christine Wipperfurth. While skating at Tenney Park, he met the love of his life. He wed Elizabeth Stewart on September 1, 1956. Their marriage was an adventure especially for a woman who...

Ok Park

Sep 20, 2022

Ok Park, age 97, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.    She was born on April 2, 1925, in South Korea.   Ok (pronounced Oak) was married for many years to Yong Lee, after he passed away in 1995, she moved to Madison, WI without knowing a single word of English.   She came to the US to help raise her...

Celeste Wencel

Sep 20, 2022

Madison - Celeste S. Wencel died peacefully on September 20th, due to complications of dementia and diabetes. She was born in Chicago, IL. to William and Celestine Witteman Smith, of Irish and German descent. Celeste lived most of her life in Madison, where she attended St. Patrick’s Elementary School, and graduated from Edgewood High School and the UW School...

Lisa Morrick

Sep 20, 2022

Lisa Marie Morrick (60) of Middleton, WI passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday September 20th, surrounded by her family in Madison Wisconsin at UW Hospital. She was born on January 14, 1962 the daughter of Robert and Joan (Hanson) Morrick.

Lisa grew up in Middleton Wisconsin. She was a server at Perkin's for many years....

Jon Schmidt

Sep 18, 2022

Jon M. Schmidt, age 58 of Sun Prairie, WI passed away peacefully in the early morning of September 18, 2022 after an 8 year battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Jon was born March 16, 1964 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Richard and Geraldine (Bull) Schmidt.

Jon graduated from Lakeville (MN) High School in 1982.  After graduating...

Elizabeth "Liz" Gill

Sep 18, 2022

Madison - Elizabeth (Liz) Ann Walker Gill, age 78, died peacefully on Sept. 18th with her family. She was born in College Park, MD, on April 21, 1944, to Irene B. Walker and Earnest A. Walker. A graduate of Wellesley College, she went on to earn her Masters at UW-Madison.  She married John Arthur Gill on June 14, 1969,...

Lenore Loewen

Sep 18, 2022

Lenore Loewen passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on September 18, 2022.

Lenore was born Lenore Jean (Harkins) Loewen. She was born in a shack with the help of a midwife, on April 17th, 1930 in Gagen, WI.

Lenore grew up in Rhinelander, WI where she lived with her five siblings....

Patricia Marshall

Sep 18, 2022

Madison- Patricia Ann Marshall, aged 87, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2022 at Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI. She was surrounded by the stories and the love of her family in the days leading up to her passing. She was born August 19, 1935, in Appleton, WI. The eighth child or Frank and Flora  Gresenz Peotter, and the...