Jan 12, 2020

Madison - Luella Mae Hamre, age 97, passed away at her home on January 12, 2020. She was born May 16, 1922, in West Salem, Wisconsin, to Lloyd and Tilda Gudmundson. She had been a Madison resident since 1930, when her family joined "Old Bethel" Lutheran Church, on Hamilton and E. Johnson, and where Dr. Morris Wee confirmed...

Jan 12, 2020

Madison:  Robert “Bob” W. Swanson, age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born in Chicago on March 11, 1925, the son of Helen (Buhler) and Walter Swanson. He graduated from Madison East High School and met the love of his life, Wanda Lipczynski, at a roller skating rink in Rochester, New York, while he was...

Jan 12, 2020

Warren Ferris Downs, age 94, cellist and environmentalist, died January 12, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, from complications of a stroke and dementia. He was born March 23, 1925, to Marion Stowe Downs and Chester Arthur Downs, in Salem, Oregon, and always retained a special affection for the Northwest. Warren attended schools there through a first year in Willamette...

Jan 11, 2020

Sharon R. Clark, age 80, of Middleton, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020.  She was born September 24, 1939 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Willard and Dorothy Roat.  She married Barney Clark on August 8, 1959, in LaGrange, IL.  Sharon enjoyed reading and was in a book club.  She had many great times with the...

Jan 11, 2020

Cadott/Deerfield- James Richard Lee ,"Leeker", age 78 formerly of Deerfield passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Jim was born on May 30, 1941 in Granton, WI to Marion and Mildred Lee. He attended Granton high School where he met and married his high school sweetheart Betty Downer. Jim and Betty were married on September 20, 1958,...

Jan 11, 2020

Stoughton- Richard "Dick" Traxler went to eternal rest on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Dick was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin on October 14, 1938 to Claude and Linnie (Meracle) Traxler. After graduating from Whitewater High School in 1956, he enlisted for four years in the United States Air Force. In 1957 Dick married Alberta (Bert) Sudbrink and the first...

Jan 10, 2020

MADISON—Marianne F. (Hebblethwaite) Boyd, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Oakwood Village East surrounded by family. Marianne was born at Madison General Hospital on December 19, 1923 to Harold & Frances (Olsen) Hebblethwaite. Marianne was married to her high school sweetheart, Bradford B. Boyd on July 9, 1944.

Marianne is survived by her...

Jan 10, 2020

Stephen James Riggins Stephen James Riggins, 66, of Poynette/Sun Prairie WI, passed away suddenly on January 10th 2020 alongside his faithful companion Ruby the lab, in a car accident. Steve was born on July 19 1953, to William and Rhoda Riggins in Milwaukee WI. In High School he found his passion for track and cross country. After graduating...

Jan 10, 2020

Dorothy Jean Farley, age 90, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care. She was born March 31, 1929, to Arnold and Hilda Jocheck Moeller. On August 22, 1948, she married Robert Levi Farley. Dorothy was a wonderful wife, teacher, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, school volunteer, and friend. She was preceded...

Jan 10, 2020

Stoughton- Lorraine "Lori" Bose passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 after a courageous battle with ALS. Born in Kenosha on November 29, 1956 she attended schools there and graduated from Bradford High School. Lori continued her education in Maine studying photography. That was one of Lori's passions as well as bird watching, nature in general and she...

Jan 9, 2020

Oregon- Cheryl Haugen passed away on January 9, 2020 at Agrace Hospice, Fitchburg, WI. She was 73 years old. Cheryl was born on June 20, 1946 in Rockford IL, the daughter of Orrin and Marjorie (Holden) Christianson. In kindergarten, she met her future husband and on May 23, 1970, she married James Haugen, at St. John Vianney Church...

Jan 9, 2020

Suzanne Hodgman was born on July 16, 1925 in Chicago, the daughter of Richard H. Hodgman and Barbara (Sands) Hodgman. She was raised in suburban Chicago, graduating from Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL in 1943. She attended Northern Illinois State Teachers College, the University of New Mexico (B.A.), the National University of Mexico, Tulane University (M.A.), and...

Jan 8, 2020

Waunakee WAUNAKEE - William R. 'Bill' Dahmen passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 8, 2020 at UW Hospital after suffering a stroke shortly after returning home from a night of his favorite past time of pitching horseshoes. Bill was born on November 2, 1938 to Joseph & Cyrilla (Endres) Dahmen of Middleton. He was their...

Jan 8, 2020

MADISON- Gary D. Williams, age 67 of Madison, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 with his loving wife of 44 years by his side. He was born in Princeton, IL on November 16, 1952, the son of Bill “E.I” and Mary (Pelinka) Williams. He was a long-time resident of Green County and Madison, WI.

Jan 8, 2020

Beverly Belle Gingles (nee Woof), Madison, WI, enjoyed life for 90 years, passing away on January 8, 2020 under the care of Agrace Hospice. Bev was born in Winona, MN to parents Harold and Ruth Woof (nee Gullickson). Bev moved to Minneapolis, MN where she worked as an elevator operator, and then married Gilman Hardon in 1951; they lived...

Jan 7, 2020

Jean Ellen (Babler) Shippy, age 73, of Middleton passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Brookdale Madison West. She was born November 11, 1946 in Monroe, WI, the daughter of the late Herman and Emma (Wyss) Babler. Jean attended Monticello High School. She was very active in high school plays and drama, playing the oboe in band,...

Jan 7, 2020

Madison - Walter Grengg passed away on January 7, 2020. Born in 1925, in Chicago, IL, he and his immigrant parents lived behind their "Mom & Pop" grocery store. Walter graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1946, majoring in chemical engineering. He also earned a Master's degree in Physics in 1963 from the University of Wisconsin...

Jan 7, 2020

Carol Jean Reimann (nee: Nelson) (Formerly: Crocker), age 92, of Madison passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. She was born April 1, 1927 the first of two children to the late Ray W.  (owner of RW Nelson Jewelers) and Coyla Nelson.   She married Omar Crocker in 1950.   Carol Jean was Omar’s #1 fan and attended all his boxing...

Jan 7, 2020

Susan Jean Byrns, lover of Austrian eiderdown quilts, birds in Christmas trees and straw nativities, passed away unexpectedly at her home at the age of 73. She was born Oct. 3, 1946 in Madison, Wis. to John and Jane (Newcomb) Byrns, the second of 4 children. After graduation from Wisconsin High School in 1964, Susan attended and graduated from...

Jan 6, 2020

The Celebration of Marian's Life, originally planned for June 14, 2020, has been postponed. Further information will follow.

Marian Haney Lefebvre, age 71, died on January 6, 2020, in Stoughton, Wisconsin, after a long and hard fought battle against Parkinson's. She was born on January 14, 1948, in Richland Center, Wisconsin,...