Nancy Rasmussen

May 23, 2022

Nancy was born in Chicago, IL on April 3, 1936 to Charles F. Sweeney & Enid Blaney Sweeney, their only child. The family moved to Madison, WI in 1940, where she attended Franklin and St. James elementary schools. Nancy graduated from Edgewood High School in 1954 and Edgewood College in 1958. After graduating college, she taught kindergarten in West...

Louis Graffin

May 22, 2022

Fort Atkinson- Louis J. Graffin, age 78, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at hospice.  He was born in Madison on August 31, 1943, the son of Benno and Shirley Graffin.

Louie enjoyed tractor and truck pulls.

He is survived by his wife and family.

Burial will take place in Highland Memory...

James Snyder

May 22, 2022

James Arthur Snyder, Age 85, passed away suddenly on May 22,2022 at his home in Waunakee WI. He was born on July 25, 1936 to Arthur Henry Snyder and Elizabeth Ann Glosser in Massillon, Ohio.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Richard, half-brother Jody, and grandson Riley Weaver. James was married to Beverly...

Patrick Campbell

May 22, 2022

Patrick Leon Campbell, age 86, of Sun Prairie passed away on May 22, 2022. He was born November 21, 1935, in Dougherty, Iowa the son of James Leon Campbell and Helen Marie (Jessup) Campbell. He married DeLores (Herzog) Campbell on June 6, 1959, in Mason City, Iowa.

Patrick spent 2 years in the U.S. Navy, serving on...

Phyllis Turner

May 22, 2022

Phyllis A. Turner passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 22nd.  It’s hard to imagine that Phyllis succumbed to anything at all, since for most of her life there was almost nothing that got the better of her. Tenacious to the end, she held on despite deteriorating health, with all of her cognitive faculties in order. On her last day,...

Anthony Schoepp

May 22, 2022

Anthony R. Schoepp, age 50, of Waunakee, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at his residence.

He was born in December 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin.

After completing high school in Waunakee, he worked at Webcrafters in Madison and then at their Westport plant.  After leaving there, Tony began working and living on the Walter...

Phyllis Smith Kauffman

May 21, 2022

Phyllis Ann Smith Kauffman

Bethany, MO, Jan 9, 1932 – Madison, WI, May 21, 2022

How in the world could a Type A personality extravert manage to live happily, peacefully, and successfully with a type B personality introvert for six+ decades? And vice versa? It took two to tangle, resulting in a beautiful relationship that...

Roger Acker

May 21, 2022

Roger J. Acker, age 79, of Waunakee, died on Saturday, May 21, 2022, unexpectedly at his home. He was born on September 17, 1942, to John V. and Bernadette (Ripp) Acker. Roger farmed, all his life, on the family farm in Waunakee. One of his favorite pastimes was playing cards with his friends. He was a lifelong member of...

Allen Wrchota

May 21, 2022

McFarland- Allen “Rock” Lloyd Wrchota passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022.  He was born on May 21, 1943 to Lloyd and Agnes (McDermott) Wrchota.  Al married Edna Wipperfurth 45 years ago on November 5, 1976.

Al worked for Thorstad and the Madison School District.  He loved being with friends and family, going on road trips and...

Sandra Shaul

May 21, 2022

Winnebago, IL- Sandra (Barrick) Shaul, age 72, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Sandy is survived by her son, Brent Shaul; sisters, Janet and Karyl (Gary) Hughes; and two nieces.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Iline Barrick.

Private graveside services will take place in Hauge Cemetery in Deerfield, WI....

Timothy Schmuck

May 21, 2022

Timothy DeMuth Schmuck, 72, of Sun Prairie, WI, lived a full life, filled with family, friends, and love. He graduated from Mayo High School in Rochester, MN, After serving in the US Air Force, Tim graduated from the University of Minnesota and began a career in the grain industry, where he spent time working in export houses on the...

Tamara Hughes-Buettgenbach

May 20, 2022

Tamara Maureen Hughes-Buettgenbach was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Surrounded by loved ones, Tamara left this world on May 20, 2022, at the age of 64 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She leaves behind a beautiful family that will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest.

Born to Donald...

Robert Oncken

May 19, 2022

Robert W. Oncken, age 86 of Waunakee/DeForest passed away peacefully on May 19, 2022 at Agrace Hospice Center in Fitchburg, WI.

Born February 16, 1936 in Madison, WI, the son of George W. and Beatrice (Alsmo) Oncken. He married Kathleen Anne Young on August 17th, 1963 in Westport, WI.

Lived all his life in the...

Stephen Gilfoy

May 19, 2022

William S. “Steve” Gilfoy, age 78, of Madison passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at home. He was born on August 12, 1943, in Sturgis, South Dakota, the son of James E and Ivy M Gilfoy. He married Pat on June 8, 1989, in Madison and they enjoyed 32 years together.

He graduated from East High...

Charles Montgomery

May 18, 2022

Cress Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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3325 E. Washington Ave.

Madison (608) 249-6666

Carol Briggs

May 18, 2022

Madison - Carol Jean Briggs, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, May 18th, at her home in Madison. Carol was born on February 17th, 1924, in Marble Rock Iowa, to Roy and Alma (Bettin) Randall. After moving to Madison in 1946, she met and married her husband, Carl Briggs. They were married for 46 years, until his death in...

Leland Wollersheim

May 17, 2022

Leland (Lee) passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 just two weeks shy of his 95th birthday.

Lee was born May, 31, 1927 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Louis Wollersheim and Sabina Koenig Wollersheim.  He had one sister, Donna Jean who was married to James Butzen, both of whom are deceased.

In Manitowoc, Lee attended St....

Laurie See

May 17, 2022

Laurie E. See died on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in the Madison, Wisconsin area, where she lived most of her adult life, in the city she loved and called home. She was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on a Thursday, September 8, 1960, the only child of Doris J. (nee Ockerlander) and Robert A. "Bob" See. There she attended public...

Alfreta "Freta" Arthur

May 17, 2022

Alfreta was born on July 23, 1967 to the late Ollie Fox and Willie Burnett in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Alfreta was educated in the Saint Louis Public School system. She attended both Sumner High, and Beaumont High School. She graduated from Job Corps. She worked in various industries throughout her lifetime, but most enjoyed being a Caregiver.

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Amanda Analla

May 17, 2022

Amanda Analla, age 35, of Madison passed away Tuesday May 17, 2022, at UW Hospital. She was born on July 3, 1986, in Milwaukee WI, the daughter of Faye and Michael Analla. She married Erica Lee on November 5, 2011, in Madison.

Amanda was a proud member of the Madison Police Department serving first as a Police...