Francis "Tony" Brewster

Jul 22, 2020

Francis Anthony (Tony) Brewster.

January 28, 1929 - July 22, 2020.

Francis Anthony (Tony) Brewster died peacefully in Sauk City, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. He was father to seven daughters, grandfather to 15 and a great-grandfather to 13, and is also survived by his wife Susan Dene Brewster.

Born in Fuzhou,...

Betty Fuhrman

Jul 21, 2020

Stoughton- Betty R. Fuhrman, age 92, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2020.  She was born in Shawano on October 13, 1927, the daughter of Frank and Frieda (Martens) Sperberg.  Betty spent her childhood in Shawano, graduating from Shawano High School in 1945.  On June 12, 1954 Betty was united in marriage to Herbert Fuhrman at the Shawano United...

Terry Rhodes

Jul 21, 2020

Terry Asa Rhodes, age 81, of Madison, WI and Muscatine, IA, passed away on July 21, 2020 at

Agrace HospiceCare in Madison, surrounded by his family.

He was born In Boise, ID on May 10, 1939 to Kenneth L. and Mary Rhodes. Terry graduated

from Boise High School in 1957 and...

Karen Knight

Jul 21, 2020

Karen M. Knight, age 74, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Although Karen courageously battled Multiple Sclerosis for over 25 years, she ultimately lost her fight to an acute onset of multi-cell leukemia. Born in Columbus, OH to John “Jack” and Leahada “Lee” McClintock, she graduated from Upper Arlington High School. After graduation, her family...

Thomas Zwettler

Jul 20, 2020

Thomas J. Zwettler, our beloved dad, quietly slipped away in the early hours of the morning on Monday, July 20, 2020, at age 90 at Four Winds Manor in Verona.  Dad was born on the family farm in the Town of Blue Mounds to Frank and Alice (Boyle) Zwettler, the ninth of 10 children and youngest son.  He married...

James Bailey Jr.

Jul 20, 2020

(Madison) James Orville Bailey, Jr. died at the age of 90 on July 20, 2020 in Madison, Wisconsin.  He was born on September 28, 1929 in La Junta, Colorado, but grew up in California where his parents moved when he was six months old.  After graduating from the University of Southern California he served three and a half years...

Doris Spencer

Jul 20, 2020

Doris Butler Spencer, aged 96, died on Monday, July 20, 2020.  She was born in Madison, Wisconsin on October 30, 1923 to Ralph and Laurene Butler.  Doris married Rodney Spencer on April 20, 1949 and they raised 3 children and one grandson in the Madison area.

Doris was devoted to her children, loved playing bridge with her...

Ramona Laufenberg

Jul 19, 2020

Ramona M. Laufenberg, age 82, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2020. She was born on November 3, 1937 in Sauk City, the daughter of Walter and Dorothy (Heydon) Leykauf. She graduated from Sauk City High School. On June 25, 1955, Mona was united in marriage to Robert A. Laufenberg at St. Aloysius Church in Sauk City.

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Marjorie "Peggy Joan" Metzner

Jul 19, 2020

MIDDLETON/MADISON.  Marjorie June (a.k.a. Peggy Joan) Metzner, age 101, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2020 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg after a short illness.  She was a longtime resident of Madison but for the last eighteen years had resided at Attic Angels Place in Middleton.  She was born in Chicago on December 21, 1918, to Margit Dorthea Stokes...

Irene Burkert

Jul 18, 2020

Irene Gladys Burkert, née Schanbacher passed away peacefully at The Meadows Assisted Living of Fall River, WI on July 18, 2020.  Irene was born on November 25, 1919 in West Orange, New Jersey to William Leonard and Agnes Marion Schanbacher.  She grew up in the “Oranges” of New Jersey and lived with her parents and sister, Helen Schanbacher, until...

Nancy Ferrill

Jul 18, 2020

MADISON/BLUE MOUNDS - Nancy Karen Steinmetz Ferrill passed away on July 18, 2020.  Nancy was born on September 28, 1934 in Madison, WI to George P. Steinmetz and Helen Carlson Steinmetz.

She was a resident of Madison until 1994, spending a short time with her family living in Washington D.C. where her father was stationed...

Earl Sherry

Jul 18, 2020

Earl Orvin Sherry, age 84, died peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Sunset Ridge Memory Care.  Earl was born on the family farm outside of Readstown, Wisconsin, on March 12, 1936, and was the fifth of six children of Albert and Gladys Sherry. He enjoyed his childhood farming with his Dad and loved to share stories of milking...

Earl Herscher

Jul 18, 2020

Cress Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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Steven Kelley

Jul 18, 2020

MADISON- Steven Henry Kelley, age 69, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020.  He was born on March 23, 1951 in Madison, the son of Henry and Velma (Bollig) Kelley.  He graduated from Madison East High School, Class of 1970.  He went on to work with his dad at Gisholt before their closure.  Steven then worked at Oscar Mayer,...

Eileen Morgan

Jul 17, 2020

MADISON/SUN PRAIRIE—Eileen M. Morgan, age 88, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was born on May 9, 1932 in Manchester, England to Arthur and Ellen (Hooper) Travis.

Eileen worked as a nurse in Cambridge, England before coming to the U.S. in 1960.  She always had a caring heart for others and volunteered at the UW...

Andrew Buechner

Jul 17, 2020

Andrew L. Buechner died peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Meriter Hospital.  He was born on Feb 18, 1929 to Carl P Buechner & Catherine (Hellenbrand) Buechner.  He married Adella Hefty on Aug 29, 1953.  She preceded him in death on July 6, 2005.  He is survived by his children, Linda (Dave) Ripp; Mary Buechner & Janice (Mike) Sutcliffe...

Sharon Mulak

Jul 17, 2020

Sharon Mary Mulak, 69, of Madison died on July 17, 2020, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. She was born on April 7, 1951, in Janesville, the daughter of Richard S. and Mary G. (Barriage) Overton. She married Lloyd F. Velicer on July 6, 1984.  Sharon attended the University of Wisconsin—Madison from which she received a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a...

Sharon Wachholz

Jul 16, 2020

MIDDLETON-Sharon Ann Wachholz died July 16, 2020. Sherry was born January 23, 1949 in Manitowoc, WI the first child of five to Norman and Dorothy Dirkman Wachholz. Sherry had a long challenge with depression and more lately Parkinson’s. Sherry is survived by her husband, Robert Chapman and his daughters, Amber Andrianokos (husband Jim), Kathleen Espich, (husband Sam) and granddaughters...

Doreen Forcier

Jul 16, 2020

MADISON- Doreen Forcier, age 79, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on October 21, 1940 in Madison, the daughter of Margaret and Eugene Germain. She married Virgil Forcier on October 15, 1960 at Blessed Sacrament Parish.

She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, master...

Michael Holt

Jul 16, 2020

Michael Allen Holt (Mike), age 59, passed away on Thursday, July 16 th at the Agrace Hospice Care Center surrounded by his loving family.

Mike was born in Gary, Indiana in 1961. In 1966 the family relocated to the Orchard Ridge neighborhood of Madison where they made many life-long friends. Mike graduated from Memorial High School in...