Sep 28, 2021

Madison - Virginia Rae Johnson age 93 of Madison passed away on September 28, 2021, at Oakwood Village University Woods in Madison. She was born on: April 18, 1928, in the town of Preston, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Otto and Hattie Marie (Indahl) Kroener She married:  Alton C. Johnson on August 15, 1959, at Trinity Lutheran Church...

Sep 28, 2021

McFarland- Mary “Ginger” V. Larson, age 76, went to be with the Lord in heaven on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.  She was born in Mineral Point on July 16, 1945, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Clark.  On October 15, 1966 Mary married Richard Larson at Sacred Hearts in Sun Prairie.  Together they enjoyed traveling, especially their fishing trips...

Sep 27, 2021

Madison- Jon “Fred” Debelak, age 78, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Agrace HospiceCare Inpatient.  He was born in Madison on January 21, 1943, the son of Ferdinand and Alia Debelak.  Fred graduated from Central High School in 1961.  He graduated from MATC with an Associate degree in Business Data Processing.  Fred worked for the State of...

Sep 26, 2021

Dr. D. David Moyer, age 84, of Madison, died at Meriter on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Born April 3, 1937 in Columbia, Missouri, the son of the late Daris Daniel Moyer and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Moyer. David graduated from Prospect High School and went on to earn his B.S. and M.S. from The Ohio State University and PhD from...

Sep 26, 2021

Eleanor B. Taylor, age 96, passed away at Weber Haus in Wonewoc, Wisconsin on September 26, 2021.  She was born on December 27, 1924 in Elroy, Wisconsin and was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Elroy.

Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband Ira “Tom”, parents Ed and Martha Neitzel and sister, Shirley.  ...

Sep 25, 2021

Aldrich, Harley Warren

Madison - Harley Warren Aldrich, age 26, of Madison, was taken from us too soon on September 25, 2021. Harley spent an enjoyable last day on Earth with his friends.

Harley loved Summer, skate boarding and spending time up North with his Grandparents. His favorite pastime was listening to music and attending...

Sep 24, 2021

Visitation will be from 4-7PM on MONDAY, September 27, 2021 at Cress Funeral Home, 1310 Emerald Terrace, Sun Prairie, WI 53590.

Visitation will continue from 10-11AM on TUESDAY, September 28, 2021 at Holy Family Catholic Church-Marshall Campus (old St. Mary's Catholic Church) 120 S. Beebe Street, Marshall, WI 53559 with a Mass of Christian Burial to begin at 11:00...

Sep 24, 2021

Jeffrey Scott Ballweg, age 62, passed away peacefully Friday, September 24, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family members. He was born August 9, 1959, to Andrew and Lois (Kelter) Ballweg of Mazomanie. He married Barbara Buechner on July 17, 1982. Jeff worked for Bell Laboratories for over 40 years, retiring in March of 2019.

He...

Sep 24, 2021

Gloria (Merkel) Schmidt, age 85, of Sun Prairie, WI, died peacefully on September 24, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Susan of Alexandria, VA; son Eric and daughter-in-law Angela (Sam) of Malone, WI; three grandchildren Katherine, Zachary, and Adam; and brothers Richard (Wauwatosa) and Dennis (Menomonee) WI. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert (Bob).

Sep 24, 2021

JoAnn L. (Lemmer) Malas, age 93, died Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Barrett House, Green Lake, Wisconsin. She was born in Markesan on January 14, 1928, the daughter of Herb and Marian (Welk) Kohnke. After graduation from Markesan High School, JoAnn enrolled in a two-year business school in Milwaukee. Follow graduation, she began her business career in Milwaukee....

Sep 23, 2021

Linda Eileen Altenburg, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, after a brief battle with cancer. Linda was born on September 14, 1954, in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the eldest daughter of Arnold and June (nee Johnson) Anderson.  She grew up on the family farm helping raise tobacco, corn, and beef cattle.  At a young age,...

Sep 23, 2021

Verona – Gary Ray Messner was sent off in grand style to everlasting peace and joy on September 23, 2021.

He was born on October 17, 1933, in Iron Mountain, MI, to Ray and Dorothy (Trudell) Messner and moved to Madison two years later.  He attended St. Bernard’s School and graduated from Madison East High School in...

Sep 22, 2021

Bill Breene, age 91, of Waunakee passed away September 22, 2021 at Waunakee Manor. Bill is survived by his wife, Patricia, and brother, James. Bill was born May 10, 1930 in Adams, Wisconsin, the son of John and Freda (Hoeft) Breene. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Jr., and Fenton.

Funeral services will be...

Sep 22, 2021

Life was good for me and my husband Vic. We experienced as most couples do, ups and downs in our 71 years together. But the years moved along so quickly we used to look at each other and ask “How did we get to be so old?”

Two children were born to us – Thom (wife Robin)...

Sep 22, 2021

Frank M. Graziano passed away peacefully, at home, on September 22, 2021, after a long battle with cancer, at age 79.  He always fondly remembered his childhood in Bangor, PA.  He was preceded in death by his parents Michael and Grace (Farace) Graziano.

Frank is survived by his wife, and best friend, Mary; children, Teresa (Steve), Frank...

Sep 22, 2021

Hertha A Dederich, age 95, was born to Arnold and Anna (Johne) Zilke on August 21, 1926 in Racine, WI, loving wife, mother, caregiver, friend and the eldest of 5 daughters. She was received into the arms of God on September 22, 2021. Hertha was baptized at First Evangelical Lutheran Church on September 19, 1926 and confirmed there also...

Sep 21, 2021

Ronald E. Kalil, age 79, born October 10, 1941, died September 20, 2021 in Madison, Wisconsin.

A graduate of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ron began his scientific career at the University of Wisconsin in 1973. He established the first Neuroscience Training Program in 1975 and directed the program for 25 years. In 1988, he...

Sep 21, 2021

Stoughton has lost one of it’s oldest citizens and World War II veteran.  Robert L. Schwartz, age 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Skaalen Home with family by his side.  He was born in Fort Atkinson on November 3, 1923, the son of John and Nora Schwartz.  Bob graduated from Stoughton High School in 1941. ...

Sep 21, 2021

SUN PRAIRIE—Carmen L. Calderon passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the age of 58.   She was born on September 6, 1963 in Truth or Consequences New Mexico to Johnny and Belen (Cadena) Trujillo.

Carmen loved spending time with her grandkids, doing puzzles, art projects, crocheting, listening to music, collecting clown’s, elephant’s and spending quality time with her family cracking...

Sep 20, 2021

Aaron Arneson Howard

An accomplished Blacksmith, Artist, Fabricator and Storyteller

February 10, 1978 - September 20, 2021

The time came to take the irons out of the fire, turn the forges off and lay down the hammers on his anvil for the last time. Thanks to a...