Nov 4, 2020

Madison - Paul Joseph Pellitteri, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Agrace Hospice. He was born on May 16, 1951, in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Louis and Hazel (Hintz) Pellitteri. Paul worked for the state of Wisconsin, followed by the city of Madison. In retirement, he enjoyed traveling and camping, especially with his daughter....

Nov 4, 2020

Gail Joan Packel Esqueda, 54, passed away peacefully on Nov. 4, 2020, her family by her side, after a six-year cancer journey. She was the extraordinary wife of 13 years to Carlo Esqueda; loving mother of Jonah Kibartas, her light and inspiration; caring stepmother to Corinne and Larissa Brown-Esqueda; precious daughter of Elaine Packel Sorkin (Arne Kominsky) of Estero,...

Nov 3, 2020

Columbus- Sandra Joy Kazmarek, age 81, went to her forever home in Heaven on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.  She was born in Milwaukee on July 3, 1939 the daughter of Gerald and Lillian Evans.  Following high school Sandy attended one year of business school and worked as a secretary at a bank where she met Russell Kazmarek.  On April...

Nov 3, 2020

Sun Prairie - Ronald J. Nieman, age 84, passed away on Tuesday November 3,2020 at Meriter Hospital in Madison WI. He was born January 12, 1936 in Oconomowoc WI to the late Clarence and Margaret (Johnson) Nieman. He married his high school sweetheart Marlene Anderson on August 18, 1956 in Oconomowoc.

Ronald received his undergrad in PE...

Nov 3, 2020

SUN PRAIRIE--Sharon R. Lennert, age 76, died holding her husband Steve's hand on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at the Sun Prairie Health Care Center of complications from vascular dementia.

Sharon is survived by her husband Steve Antholt, stepson Mark, stepdaughter Amanda, and her canine companion Allie. She is preceded in death by her two brothers and three sisters....

Nov 3, 2020

Longtime Rochester resident Barbara C. Buske passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 3, 2020, at age 100, at the home of her daughter. Her daughters cared for her for the past year. Barbara was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 11, 1919. Her parents, Anton and Mary Cerovski, were immigrants from Croatia, and Barb provided years of care...

Nov 3, 2020

Our Little "Scootzer"

Marie left this world sooner than she should have. She will be missed. We will always admire her creativity and love of photography. She constantly came up with fun ideas and her mantra, which she followed fearlessly, was "It never hurts to ask."

(Let's face it, we were all saved at one...

Nov 2, 2020

Madison - Flora Mathilda Berbee, age 96, passed away on November 2, 2020. She was born in Erie, PA on April 3, 1924, grew up in a German Baptist tradition in Chicago during the Great Depression, fell in love with plants, went to college during the Second World War, raised a family during the post-war baby boom and died...

Nov 1, 2020

Michael Harlan Strangstalien of Madison, Wisconsin, passed on to the eternal hunting grounds in heaven on November 1, 2020.

Mike was born on May 13, 1950, to parents Harlan Strangstalien and Onota (Huotari) Strangstalien. Mike graduated from Madison East High School in 1968 and then began his career at Oscar Mayer from which he retired after...

Oct 31, 2020

Michael “Mike” Douglas Peterson, 68, of Madison Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday October 31st, 2020.  Born October 13th, 1952 at Travis AFB in Fairfield, CA to Marjorie Ann (née Krage) Peterson and Herman Norin Peterson. A person of strong Christian values and conviction, Michael loved the Lord and celebrated with music and voice throughout his life (with perfect pitch...

Oct 31, 2020

WAUNAKEE/FLORIDA-Joyce Elaine (Wilcox) Pollock, passed away October 31, due to complications from Covid-19.  She was born on August 3, 1931 to Harold and Margret Wilcox, at the Ringling Brothers Hospital in Baraboo, Wisconsin.  She is survived by her husband of sixty nine years, Ronald Pollock and her six children, Scott Pollock, Lynn Herren, Ronna Dunigan, Jeff Pollock, Luke Pollock and...

Oct 31, 2020

Robert (Bob) B Heim, age 93, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020. He was born September 6, 1927 in Madison to the late Robert and Ruth Heim. He attended Doty School then graduated from Central High School in 1945. His family moved to Fox Avenue where he met Virginia Hayes. They were married June 3, 1950 at Blessed Sacrament...

Oct 30, 2020

MADISON – Miu Hung Kam, 85, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020 after battling with dementia. Mrs. Leung, who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1999, was the matriarch of the Leung family who have owned and run the Hong Kong Café in Madison for many years.

Mrs. Leung is survived by her sons, Siu...

Oct 30, 2020

Sheilah Rose Harrington, age 53, died on Friday October 30, 2020, at Agrace Hospice in Madison after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer.

Sheilah was born April 11, 1967, in Madison to Eugene C. Harrington and Rita K. Harrington (Luderus). She attended Blessed Sacrament School, and graduated from Edgewood High School in 1985. She attended UW-Madison and...

Oct 29, 2020

Madison – Doris Wallsch (formely Parisi) , age 90, of Madison, passed away peacefully at home on October 29 with her family nearby.

She was born on July 21, 1930, the daughter of Ann and Tony Savone.  Doris grew up in the “Bush” the Italian community of Madison.  She graduated from Central High School and married George...

Oct 29, 2020

Darlene Edith Wuethrick Olson, child of God, beloved wife and soul-mate, Mom, Nanna, sister and friend, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at UW Hospital in Madison. Darlene was born in Sheboygan, WI on November 3, 1941 to Donald “Buddy” and Amalia “Molly” (Hermann) Wuethrick. She graduated from Sheboygan Central High School in 1960, and enrolled in the...

Oct 29, 2020

Kathleen Ann (Karow) Harper “Kathy” passed away on October 29, 2020 at age of 75.   Kathy was born September 24, 1945 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to Leora and Bill Karow.   She shared a birthday with her older sister of 7 years, Bobbie Viken.  Kathy grew up in Madison, WI and lived there until 2014 when she moved to Aster...

Oct 28, 2020

Barb Quirk: In Remembrance:

A wise man once said, “Let me explain, no, there is too much. Let me sum up”. This humorous but apt quote from The Princess Bride will give you an idea of the challenge of attempting to chronicle someone’s life, especially someone as remarkable as Barb Quirk. Let’s get some of the basics...

Oct 28, 2020

Sun Prairie- Sandra Lee (Riley) Parr, age 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.  She was born on December 10, 1941, three days after Pearl Harbor.  Her parents were Ivan and Dorothea (Schultz) Riley.  Grandparents were August and Lulu (Henke) Schultz, and George and Marie (Wavra) Riley.  She attended Deansville School from second grade until seventh grade,...

Oct 28, 2020

Madison:  Ghita Hill Bessman, age 97, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. She was born on August 27, 1923, a first-generation American and the daughter of Daniel and Anna (Grossman) Hill in Lincoln, Nebraska. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in communications, Ghita married Leonard Bessman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1950.  They moved to Madison in 1960.

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