Obituaries
Tracy Elizabeth VanEpps Connell
Jun 23, 2024
Tracy Elizabeth Van Epps Connell, 54, of Dodgeville, WI, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on November 4, 1969, in Dodgeville, WI, Tracy was the daughter of Mark Arthur Van Epps and Deborah Ann Collins. She graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1988 and earned an Associate’s Degree in Tourism Recreation...
Inga Amelia Schmidt
Jun 21, 2024
Inga Amelia Hilleboe Schmidt, age 91, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 21, 2024.
Born August 23, 1932, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Guy Leonard Hilleboe and Mabel Tronnes Hilleboe, Inga was raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, where she received a BS in Home Economics (Business Track - then the only...
David Norman Roelke
Jun 19, 2024
David N. (Stormin Norman) Roelke passed away June 19th, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Norm was born to Cliffford and Carolyn (Busser) Roelke on April 9th, 1954, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Norm graduated from Edgewood High School in 1972 and pursued a career as a chef and restauranteur. His true passion was cooking, and it showed. Norm’s career included working with...
Michael S Reynolds
Jun 16, 2024
Michael (Mickey) Reynolds, age 67, died on June 16, 2024 due to heart failure. He was born on July 4, 1956, the son of George and Phyllis (Neptow) Reynolds, and brother to Lou, Rex and Paul. Described as one of the kindest, sweetest, quirkiest guys on earth, radio was both his passion and a 41-year career.
His father was a broadcast...
Jared Thomas Schwert
Jun 12, 2024
Jared T. Schwert, age 47, passed away on June 12, 2024, after a brief battle with illness. Jared was unique, and could be described, as his favorite author Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, as “one of God’s own prototypes, not even considered for mass production.” He possessed a distinctive sense of humor, well-known to his friends and his beloved wife...
Margaret A Ruesch
Jun 6, 2024
Margaret Ann Ruesch was a generous soul who will be dearly missed. She died surrounded by her family at St. Mary’s Hospital on June 6, 2024 at age 74. She was born on February 10, 1950, the second of six children to Fredolin and Dorothea Ruesch. She grew up and lived most of her life in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin...
Ralph Andrew Hawley
May 10, 2024
Ralph Andrew Hawley was born October 10, 1926 and died May 10, 2024. Ralph was the oldestboy in a household of 7 children. His parents were Ralph Gordon and Arsene Perrault Hawley.He was born in Stockbridge and spent his childhood and youth in that town, and later, GreenBay. In their teens, Ralph and his brother Bob began to listen to...
Harriet Frances Norsetter
May 1, 2024
Harriet “Shari” Frances (Fuller) Norsetter was born on February 22nd 1938 in Madison, Wisconsin to Edith (Mack) Fuller and Henry Fredrick Fuller and left her earthly body on May 1, 2024.. She was the youngest of four siblings: Fred Fuller, Mary Lohr, and Edith Troia. Shari attended West High School before going to work at St. Mary’s Hospital Family Care...
Calvin Leroy Langdok
Apr 21, 2024
Calvin Langdok was born on March 7, 1962 in Madison, Wisconsin to Ralph and Sharon (Bedessem) Langdok. He passed away on April 21, 2024 with his sister Susan (Langdok) Kaja, brother-in law, Rick Kaja and best friend, Arvid Berge by his side. Calvin experienced a very sudden decline in his health and was put under the care of Agrace Hospice...
Dennis Ross Lee
Apr 17, 2024
Dennis Ross Lee, age 61, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He was born May 4, 1962, the son of Merton and Marvis Lee. Dennis graduated from Spring Green High School in 1980, after which he moved to New Glarus.
Dennis worked for Willis and Linda Disch farming early in his career. He then worked...
Dennis Russell Dokken
Apr 5, 2024
Dennis Russell Dokken, of Stoughton, WI passed away peacefully at UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin on April 5th, 2024, He was born on March 24, 1935, in Madison, WI, the first of seven children born to the late Russell and Wanda (Atwater) Dokken.Dennis attended Adams-Friendship High School, graduating in 1953. He then began his college education at the University of...
Julius "Julie" J. Nessel
Apr 5, 2024
Julius J (Julie) Nessel passed away peacefully in the care of Agrace Hospice at Four WindsManor nursing home in Verona Wisconsin on April 5th, 2024 at the age of 91.Julie is survived by three sons; Mark of Madison, WI; Jonathan of Columbus OH; and Aaron(Reni Dickman) of Evanston, IL; and six grandchildren; Addie and Rowan, Sam and Sofie, andGavi and...
Barbara R. Campbell
Mar 15, 2024
Barbara R. Campbell, 92, formerly of Elm Grove, died Friday, March 15, after a long battle with dementia.
Barb was born in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, in 1932 to Ruth and Edward Whitford. She grew up in New Jersey and Rhode Island and graduated from Lockwood High School in Warwick in 1950. She then enrolled at the University of Rhode Island, where she met A....
Brett Steven Holte
Mar 15, 2024
Brett Steven Holte, 36, of Madison, passed away Friday, March 15th, 2024.Brett was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on April 16, 1987 to Steve and Mary Holte. Brett graduated from Westby High School in 2005, and from UW-Madison in 2009, with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications Science and Rhetorical Studies. Brett was employed at American Family Insurance as a Lead...
Audrey L. Cheney
Mar 5, 2024
Audrey L. Cheney, 83 of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. She was born on March 22, 1940, the daughter of Alfreda and Herbert Long. She married Robert Cheney in 1957. She worked at Central Wisconsin Center for many years as a caregiver, a job she truly enjoyed.
She is survived by her husband Robert, daughters, Summer Faust (Eric...
Charles Edward Susmilch
Mar 2, 2024
Chuck Susmilch was one of kind, whose sense of humor will be fondly remembered by those he knew and loved. Even in his last days, Chuck was still making us smile and laugh with his smirk, sarcasm and spot on delivery. Chuck Susmilch (76) passed away peacefully on Saturday March 2nd, 2024 in the presence of his daughter, Jenny Goodlund,...
Linda Jo Contreras
Feb 15, 2024
Linda Jo Contreras, 67, passed away on 2/15/24 in her apartment in Madison, WI. She was the widowed wife of Charles Raymond Contreras. They shared many years of marriage, partnership, and love together. She is survived by her son, Sam Jo Contreras.
Lynn was the adopted and loved daughter of Arnold and Joanne Singles. She graduated high school and proudly attended...
Mary Elizabeth Clark Barbachono
Feb 11, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Clark Barbachano danced her way across the finish line of this life on February 11, 2024. At the age of 79, she was in her eightieth year of living - and though she hoped to reach 88, she was grateful for the years she had. Mary was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, grew up in Colma, California, and spent...
George Louis Findlen
Feb 2, 2024
George Louis Findlen, 80, of Madison Wisconsin, passed away on February 2, 2024. George was born on August 4, 1943, in Van Buren, Maine. George was a beloved husband, stepfather, grandfather and friend.
A man of many talents and passions, he found joy in cooking lavish gourmet meals for family and friends, organizing gatherings for “Camp Rutledge,” the neighbors on the block,...
Joyce Lynn Stenulson
Jan 30, 2024
Joyce L (Haefer) Stenulson, born February 9, 1954, passed away January 30, 2024 from Lewy body dementia at Agrace hospice. She was the third of five sisters of Willie E and Betty Lou (Hoff) Haefer. Joyce was born in Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin, went to grade school in Cashton, WI, and high school in Monroe, WI. Joyce had two children:...
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