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...

Dec 5, 2020

Ronald V. (Connie) Hellenbrand, age 89 of Waunakee, passed away on Saturday, December 5th at Home Again Assisted Living in Waunakee.

He was born on March 1, 1931 to Mathew and Lucille (Kalscheur) Hellenbrand.  Ron graduated from Waunakee High School in 1949. He served in the US Army for 2 years, 1951-53.  Ron married Joanne E. Domini...

Dec 5, 2020

It’s with deep sadness we announce the passing of Ardis Jean Gyland. She was born on March 12, 1933 and died on December 5, 2020 at the age of 87 from COVID-19.

She grew up on a farm outside of Deerfield, Wisconsin before moving to Stoughton to go to high school. Upon graduation she was offered full...

Dec 5, 2020

Willy Straubhaar was born in Thun, Switzerland, in 1928 as the last of 10 children.

In 1951, he followed his cousin Fred’s invitation to come to Madison and to join his brothers Alfred and Rudy as well as his sister Erna. In 1966, he married Verena who had recently immigrated to the United States from Zurich, Switzerland....

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...