Oct 23, 2010

Madison -- Lorraine K. Hammer died Friday, October 22, 2010 at HospiceCare.   She was the daughter of Fred and Laura Mercier of Rice Lake, Wisconsin.   She resided in Rice Lake throughout her youth.   She was married on June 24, 1947 to Arthur Hammer.   She started her volunteering in 1980 with the Red Cross, the Dane County...

Oct 23, 2010

Madison- James Zach, age 78, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on May 7, 1932 in Madison, the son of Vincent and Olive (Diebold) Zach. He is survived by his loving wife Julie, children and grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST....

Oct 22, 2010

Stoughton- Marvin A. Thorson, age 88, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Nazareth House in Stoughton. He was born in Busseyville on May 22, 1922, the son of Theodore and Melia (Peterson) Thorson. Marvin attended many rural schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for five...

Oct 22, 2010

Ashton -- William Joseph Meinholz, age 92, of Ashton, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 22, 2010. Wm was born at home in Ashton on January 25, 1918.   He was the youngest and last surviving child of ten, born to Mathias and Magdalina (Bronner) Meinholz.   He attended St. Peter Catholic Church and School in Ashton,...

Oct 22, 2010

Orville C. Long, age 60, died unexpectedly Friday, October 22, 2010 in his home.  He was born January 29, 1950, in Madison, the son of Newton and Gracia (Phillips) Long.  He was employed by Advanced Building Corp.    He loved the outdoors.  He built his own cabin , including a lot of intricate wood work on the inside, on a...

Oct 22, 2010

Gene Johnson, age 82, died Friday, October 22, 2010 in Fitchburg with his family at his side.  He was born May 31, 1928, in Marshall, the son of Allen and Dorothy (Knapton) Johnson.  Prior to his retirement, Gene was a CPA and partner of Virchow, Krause & Co.  Gene was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and a past...

Oct 20, 2010

Waunakee -- Loretta Tresch, age 91, passed away on Wed. Oct. 20, 2010 at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Aug 19, 1919 to Mike and Rose (Kruchten) Schmidt. Survivors include her three sons; Franklin (Janet) Tresch, Paul Tresch and Phillip (Nicole) Tresch. Six grandchildren; Michael (Chris) Tresch, Lynda (Steve)Osmanski,...

Oct 20, 2010

Stoughton- Ralph Thomas Bradley, age 82, passed away peacefully October 20, 2010, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born in Edgerton, on February 12, 1928, the son of Ralph J. and Cecil (Brigham) Bradley. On September 21, 1945, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Ann Vogel.              Growing up in Edgerton, Ralph loved hunting with his dog,...

Oct 19, 2010

J. Mae Wenzel, age 89, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in Edgerton.  She was born December 26, 1920, in Rock County, WI, the daughter of Herman and Adella (Ingersoll) Falk.  She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.  In her spare time, she loved reading and later had to give it up due to her sight. Prior to her retirement,...

Oct 19, 2010

MADISON--Elbert Louis ""EL"" Brooks, age 82 passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at home. EL was born in Wabbeseka, AR on July 13, 1928 to the late Louis and Sarah (Turdiman) Brooks. Elbert was educated in the Wabbeseka School System. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Wabbeseka, where he accepted Christ at an early age. EL...

Oct 18, 2010

Fitchburg - Gordon Ray Johnson, age 60, of Fitchburg, passed away at his home on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, the end result of a tough battle with congestive heart failure.

    Gordy, as he was known by most, was born Oct. 4, 1950, in Madison, to Alvin and Virginia (Swenson) Johnson. He spent most of his career enjoying his work in the maintenance industry, retiring recently from the Dane County...

Oct 17, 2010

Stoughton- Lila June Benson, age 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg surrounded by her family.  She was born in Grant County on June 5, 1927, the daughter of Choe E. and Ida M. (Bleck) Lathrop.  Lila graduated from Stoughton High School in 1945.  While at a church youth group...

Oct 17, 2010

Oct 15, 2010

Oct 15, 2010

Madison - Leonard W. Pennington, Jr. age 80, of Madison, died Friday, October 15, 2010. He was born on April 14, 1930 in Arlington, VA, to Leonard and Selma Pennington. Leonard earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1952, as well as his Masters of Science degree in Applied Psychology in 1954 from the College of William and Mary.

He was...

Oct 15, 2010

Madison -- Poet, writer, artist, and independent thinker Virginia Ohnhaus Dymond died October 15, 2010 of old age. Survivors include daughter, Jane Dymond (#401, 29 East Wilson, Madison, WI 53703); grandsons, Jason and Karl Roth of Madison; granddaughter, Jenna Kinghorn (Morgan Conrad) of Montara, California; sister, Betty Romig of Madison; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Family and friends joined...

Oct 15, 2010

Kimberly Jewel Williams was born to Darnetta Carter and Leonard Dawson on May 30, 1980.Kim affectionately known as ""Boo"" or ""Kim Bird,"" was a bubbly and intelligent young lady. Kim enjoyed being around family and friends and lit up the room with her bright, gleaming smile.Kim attended Sennett Middle School under the guidance of Lois Bell. She then entered West...

Oct 15, 2010

Barbara (Broughton) Chase, age 64, passed away on Fri. Oct. 15, 2010. Barbara was born October 31, 1945 in Colfax, Washington to W.A. (Al) and Marguerite (Erblang) Broughton. In 1948, the family moved to Platteville, Wisconsin. She graduated from Platteville High School in 1964 and obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from UW Platteville in...

Oct 14, 2010

Kast, Pearl B. Pearl Bernice Kast, age 95, passed away peacefully at the Skaalen Home in Stoughton, WI on Thursday, October 14, 2010. She was born on November 2, 1914 in Crawford County, the daughter of Henry and Vina (Mullikin) O'Kane. She was raised on the family farm in Crawford County. Pearl married Glen Snodgrass in the summer of 1932....

Oct 13, 2010

Monona-Stanley J. Knabe, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the Riverside Medical Center, Waupaca. He was born on January 23, 1923 in Madison the son of Henry & Alice (Meuer) Knabe. Stanley was a lifelong resident of the Madison area. He was honored to serve with the U.S. Army in WW II and the Korean War....