Dec 13, 2020

Mary Dorothy Rowe, “Marieli”

Pioneer in Media Literacy

August 13, 1926 – December 13, 2020

Mary Dorothy Rowe (“Marieli”) passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2020 at the age of 94 after a valiant battle with cancer.    Marieli was born on August 13, 1926 in Bonn Germany.   She was...

Dec 12, 2020

Mary Ann R. Meffert, age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at The Villa at Middleton Village. She was born September 18, 1926, the daughter of Wilfred and Theresa (Spahn) Schultz.  Mary Ann was united in marriage to Charles Peschl on May 18, 1944. After Charles’s death she was united in marriage to Gilbert Meffert on...

Dec 12, 2020

Sandra A. St. Clair, age 78, of Madison WI, quietly passed away on Saturday December 12, 2020 at Agrace Hospicecare after a brief illness.

Sandy was born February 12, 1942, to parents Robert and Mary St. Clair, in the beautiful hills of Virginia. The family made a move to Loves Park, Illinois, where Sandy would spend the greater portion of her life. At the age of 3, Sandra...

Dec 11, 2020

Beloved Mom. Sister. Grandma. Friend.

We will all miss Cristin Sue Valent (nee Heasley), our Cris, who passed on 12/11/20. She is survived by her daughter Laura (Ricardo) and granddaughter Ariana in Portland, OR, her sons Paul, in Williston, ND and Scott (Stephanie) in Golden, CO. and her brother John and sisters Cathy and Mary and their...

Dec 11, 2020

Madison- Richard E. Seim Jr., age 62, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Friday, December 11, 2020.  He was born in Pennsylvania on March 25, 1958, the son of Richard Sr. and Jane Seim.  Rich graduated from LaFollette High School in 1976 and from MATC in 1978 as an auto technician.  He retired from Famous...

Dec 11, 2020

Stoughton- Frances R. Ganshert, age 95, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020.  Fran was born June 22, 1925, the eldest child of Eleanor and Frank Muetz. She met Francis Ganshert in 1947 and married him 6 months later on October 4, in Madison WI. They bought their only home in Stoughton that same year, she resided there until health issues sent her to...

Dec 11, 2020

John Alan Kruse died peacefully on December 11 at age 89 in the Capitol Lakes Retirement Community’s Health Center. John was born on August 10, 1931, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, to Alfred Otto Kruse and Rose Katherine Petersen Kruse. After the death of his mother, he grew up in the loving Milwaukee home of his uncle and aunt John &...

Dec 10, 2020

Conohan, Elsie E.

Cross Plains:  Elsie Evelyn Conohan, age 91, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Milestone Senior Living.  She was born September 14, 1929, the daughter of James and Tena (Janecek) Zoha in White City, WI.  Elsie was united in marriage to Clifford Conohan June 23, 1951 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Madison. ...

Dec 10, 2020

Karweick, Betty J.

Betty J. Karweick, age 72, of Verona, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at the Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg.

Betty was born on January 21, 1948 in Green Bay, the daughter of Claude and Gen Karweick.  She has been the life partner of Robert A. Schnur since 1982.

Betty...

Dec 10, 2020

Marian M. Bardwell was born September 16, 1922, on a farm near Orient, IA to Sammie Smith and Lora (Stewart) Smith.  She passed away December 10, 2020, at 98 years old in Sun Prairie, WI. Family graveside services will be on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at the Greenfield, IA Cemetery. Marian married Robert Johnson in 1944.  They had three daughters...

Dec 9, 2020

September 6, 1932 – December 9, 2020

Shirley Jean Bergen, 88, died in hospice care on December 9, 2020. Shirley grew up speaking English and Norwegian on a small dairy farm near Iola, Wisconsin. She and her brothers (Kenneth Jr. and Russell Bergen) could boast of walking through snowdrifts to their one-room schoolhouse, where Shirley graduated as...

Dec 9, 2020

Elizabeth “BJ” Infante passed away peacefully in Madison, WI on December 9, 2020 at the age of 76. She was born on January 21, 1944 in Passaic, NJ and was the daughter of Demetrius and Josephine Sidor.

Elizabeth grew up in Elmwood Park, NJ and graduated from Pope Pius High School. She then attended Trinity...

Dec 8, 2020

Stanley Kenton Schultz “Stan”

Age 82. Passed away at his home in Middleton, Wisconsin on December 8, 2020. Stan was born on July 12, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA to Kenton Schultz and Virginia Pyle Schultz.  He always considered Los Angeles his home.  Everywhere else he lived, no matter how long, he was “just passing through”.

Stan was a...

Dec 8, 2020

Known by many as an athlete and attorney, as a volunteer and friend, a father-figure and coach,

Timothy Sweeney leaves behind a remarkable legacy of excellence that carried through in the world of sports, education, philanthropy, and law. Tim passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 8, 2020.

Tim’s life story is one...

Dec 8, 2020

Major Durwood “Rocky” M. Jones, age 37, of Sun Prairie lost his life on December 8, 2020.

Rocky was born December 28, 1982 in Roswell, New Mexico, the son of Durwood Lee & Kathryn Jones. Throughout his childhood in Albuquerque, Rocky exuded kindness, intelligence, and a zest for life that he carried into adulthood. He was a...

Dec 8, 2020

Rosemary (Berres) Heitkemper was born to George and Agnes Berres in Milwaukee, WI on June 30, 1936.  She passed away as a result of Covid-19 on December 8, 2020 at the age of 84.

Rosemary grew up in Milwaukee, WI and, for a few years, on the family farm in Allenton, WI. She graduated from Pius XI...

Dec 7, 2020

Madison – Marguerite “Rita” Gillespie Anderson, age 91, of Madison, WI, died on December 7, 2020. She was born on August 30, 1929 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Searles) Gillespie.

Rita graduated from Mineral Point High School (1947) and from Marquette University in Nursing (1952). After graduating, she worked at St. Mary's Hospital, and she taught at Marquette...

Dec 6, 2020

MADISON - Shirley Ann (McConville) Smith passed away peacefully on December 6, 2020, after a short, non-COVID-19-related stay in the hospital. She was surrounded by her children.

Shirley was born on February 22, 1937, in Mendota, Ill., to Leo and Frances McConville. She grew up on the family farm as the youngest of eight children. She had...

Dec 5, 2020

Curtis “Curt” Johnson Obituary Draft

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – Curtis “Curt” G. Johnson passed away peacefully on his own terms on Saturday, December 5th at the VA Hospital in Madison. He was 79 years old.

Curt was born October 15th, 1941 to Donald and Doris (Bosben) Johnson in Madison, WI. He was united in marriage...

Dec 5, 2020

William T. Pertzborn died on Sat. Dec 5, 2020 at his home in Portage surrounded by family. He was born in Waunakee on Feb. 14, 1954 to Roman and Margaret (Kuehn) Pertzborn. He married the former Sandy Wipperfurth on May 16, 1981 and they lived for a number of years in Portage. Bill worked in the trades as a...