Dec 3, 2020

Frank Anthony Balistreri, age 84, lost his battle with COVID-19 on December 3, 2020.  His family was able to say goodbye, and his wife and son were with him when he left this world to take his place as our guardian angel.

Frank was born December 20, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Joseph Balistreri and...

Dec 3, 2020

Madison: John Elton Ross, distinguished emeritus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison and pioneer in the study of the role of mass communication in environmental decision making died December 3, 2020.  He was 94.

John was a faculty member at the UW from 1956-1992, holding a joint appointment in Agricultural Journalism and Environmental Science.  He served as...

Dec 3, 2020

On Thursday, December 3rd, James C. Roum passed away at Crossroads Care Center of Sun Prairie.  Jim was born February 21, 1942, the son of Christian and Marie Roum. Jim lived in Sun Prairie his whole life and graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 1960.  In 1982 he married Dee Moldenhauer.

One of Jim's first jobs...

Dec 3, 2020

SUN PRAIRIE – Russell S. Melland, age 84, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Sun Prairie Health Care Center. He was born August 19, 1936 in Mount Horeb, the son of Selmer and Dorothy (Grinde) Melland. Russ grew up on the banks of the Yahara River in Madison and graduated from Madison East High School in 1955....

Dec 3, 2020

MADISON - On a regular basis, Ruth Mary Ann Kornell, our dear mother, proclaimed, “I want to live to be 100!” Sadly, Covid changed her plan. She passed away on December 3, 2020, just shy of her 94th birthday.

Ruth was born on December 12, 1926, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Samuels) Stoetzel. Ruth...

Dec 3, 2020

Madison- Elroy Alva Gunderson, age 84, passed away on Thursday, December 3rd, 2020. He was born on November 1st, 1936 to Alva and Inez Gunderson of Mount Horeb, WI.  Elroy grew up in Madison, WI, graduating from Central high school in 1954. Elroy married Lois E. Finnerty on August 24th, 1957.

He joined the Army Reserves in...

Dec 3, 2020

Mayme Eugene (Waller) Williams, Age 87 of Madison, passed away at her home on Thursday, December 3rd 2020.  She was born on September 22, 1933, to Robert Sr. and Sallie Waller.

Mayme was born in Boonville, IN. Marrying her husband Joseph (Joe) W. Williams Sir. On September 13th 1952. And to this union 8 children...

Dec 2, 2020

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Dec 2, 2020

Both Minnesota and Wisconsin were heart and home to Mary Gage who died peacefully on December 2, 2020 at Home Again Living in Waunakee, Wisconsin.

Born Mary Virginia Wheaton in Minneapolis on July 26, 1926, she grew up steps from Lake Harriet at the family home on 46th Street & Humboldt Avenue So.  Mary (or “Mame”) and...

Dec 1, 2020

Middleton:   Shirley Mae Haase, 92, went to heaven on December 1, 2020. The Beloved sister of the late Richard Onstad and the beloved identical twin to late Sharon Marie Splaine.

The loving mother of Kathryn Noelle Lawler, John Michael Haase and William Onstad Haase. Loving grandmother to the late Nathan Michael Haase, Alexandra Marie Synnott, Jessica Emily...

Dec 1, 2020

MADISON – Barbara Coyle, 88, passed away in her sleep on December 1, 2020 at Attic Angels Place, Madison. A fitting passing for one of God’s good people. She was born in Chicago to Irish immigrant parents, Anne McConnen and Martin Coyle.

Barbara served for many years as a public health nurse in Chicago and Cook County....

Nov 30, 2020

Madison - Renata Laxova died after a brief illness on the 30th of November, 2020, at age 89. Her family was at her side and close by.

Renata was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, where she spent a happy first eight years. In 1939, she was sent by her parents on one of Nicholas Winton’s Kindertransports to England...

Nov 30, 2020

Madison – Gary Harold Tucker passed away on Monday November 30, 2020 at the UW Hospital - Madison.

Gary was born on July 5, 1949 at Madison General Hospital in Madison, WI. to his parents Marian Jean (Moan) Tucker and Stanley F. “Stub” Tucker.  He graduated from Madison East High School in 1967.

Gary worked...

Nov 29, 2020

Rosemary Vargas, 88, passed away at Agrace Hospice Care surrounded by husband Joseph and their eight children; Paul ( spouse, Debbie), Philip (spouse, Linda), Dwight (spouse Jody), Gregory, Mel (spouse Suzanne), Jennifer (spouse Mark), Raymond (spouse Carmen), and James.

She was a devoted mother and wife. Her beautiful heart and motherly wisdom brought balance to the dynamics of...

Nov 29, 2020

Jane Marshall Hill, age 90 passed away November 29, 2020 peacefully at her home after a brief illness.  Jane Marshall Hill, daughter of James Grant Marshall and Margaret Pirie Marshall was born Sunday June 15, 1930 in Madison, Wi. Sister of James (Wife Patricia Peotter), and William (Wife Pat Gibson). She loved learning at Randall, West High (class of...

Nov 29, 2020

Theresa (Terri) Brussell, age 88, passed away on Sunday November 29 at UW-Madison Hospital.  She was born in Vulcan, MI on November 23, 1932, the second child of Michael and Helen Breclaw. Terri moved to Chicago, IL and received her nursing degree. She then moved to Denver, CO where she was a Public Health Nurse and met her husband James...

Nov 29, 2020

Madison – Robert Spencer, age 93, died on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at UW Hospital. He was born on April 16, 1927, in Appleton, Wisconsin. He married Barbara Nancolas of Platteville, WI, on August 23, 1952. Robert enlisted in the US Navy on May 2, 1945, and was Honorably Dishcharged on August 17, 1946. He was assigned to the...

Nov 29, 2020

Justin Patrick Block was born on August 24, 1976, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Justin was a curious and intuitive soul. He had memories of being a very young child and those early memories shaped who he was and how he viewed the world. At at young age, Justin displayed an understanding of the world that others only dreamed of late...

Nov 29, 2020

WEST, Richard Carroll

Madison- Richard passed away on November 29, 2020 at the University Hospital in Madison at the age of 76.  He was the beloved husband of Perri Corrick-West of Madison, WI, the beloved son of the late Herbert and Marion (Sullivan) West of MA, and the cherished brother of Lawrence H. (Margaret) of MA, Patricia...

Nov 28, 2020

MIDDLETON, WI. - Pamela Ann Lee, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at Attic Angel Place in Middleton, Wis.

Pam was born and raised in Detroit, Mich., attending Catholic school until college (and would happily accept sympathies about this when offered). At the University of Detroit she studied education, was a member of...