Dec 1, 2021

Rhynn Lee, age 25, passed away on Dec. 1, 2021.

Visitation will be from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM on Sunday Dec 26, 2021 at Cress Funeral Home, 5801 Hwy 51, McFarland and also from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM on Monday Dec 27, 2021.  Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison.

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Dec 1, 2021

STOUGHTON-Elaine Grace Helgestad was born to parents Otto and Marie (Bordson) in 1937 and lived in the Waunakee and Lodi areas as a child.  She attended both Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Crossing School.  Elaine passed away at home on December 1st after dealing with multiple health issues.

In May of 1960, Elaine married Robert Helgestad and honeymooned...

Nov 30, 2021

The Reverend Dr. Donald Davidson McCall, DD; Commander US Navy, retired; and affectionally known as “The Rev.”

September 27, 1929 to November 30, 2021.

Preceded in death by Rev. Dr. William A. McCall PhD, LLD, Mary D. McCall, and William A. McCall, Jr. MD

Survived by wife Barbara; children Karen McCall, Donald McCall...

Nov 30, 2021

Cross Plains – Mary L. Melby, age 81, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2021. On March 12, 1940, she was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin the daughter of Vivan and Margery (Freeman) Weber. Mary was married to Ronald Melby on December 4, 1965.

She is survived by her children, Geoffrey, Lynn (Jeff) Trinkl, Leah, and Gregory; grandchildren,...

Nov 30, 2021

Danny was born during a snowstorm on Jan. 17th, 1982. Our mother, always the warrior, had to walk to the hospital while in labor. From the moment Danny took his first breath, mom fought for him and wanted for him to survive, to thrive and to make it in this world. As the middle child in a family of...

Nov 29, 2021

Rosemary Ann Fleischman

Rosemary A. Fleischman, age 90, of McFarland, passed away at Agrace Hospice Care Center on November 29. 2021.

Rosemary was born on March 30, 1931, to Leo and Ann (Tuma) Meyers in La Crosse WI. Rosemary grew up in Lacrosse, graduated from St Thomas Aquinas High School, and attended La Crosse College...

Nov 29, 2021

SUN PRAIRIE-Kathleen Emma Louise Miller Doran passed away peacefully at home on November 29, 2021. She was known as “Connie” to her many family members and friends. She was universally liked and admired by all who were fortunate enough to know her. She was born in a small town in upstate New York as the only child of Edward...

Nov 27, 2021

Paul H. Rossman, age 77, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021. He was born on May 10, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to Earl and Marian (Bocher) Rossman. After high school, Paul went on to serve our country in the United States Navy where he was eventually honorably discharged as an E5 Petty Officer, 2nd Class.

Paul...

Nov 27, 2021

Silvana Maria Hughes (Lovey), 86, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021.  For those reading this and knew Silvana know she lived life to the fullest and beyond. A beautiful Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother (GiGi). She emigrated from Italy with her first husband and later adopted her 2 girls, Michele and Lisa.  We are her pride and soul as she...

Nov 27, 2021

Stoughton- Shirley A. Kleven passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Azura Memory Care Center in Stoughton.

She was born on February 26, 1937 to Robert and Arlette (Moe) Franklin at the family farmhouse in Evansville, WI.

Shirley attended Evansville High School, where she was a proud cheerleader,...

Nov 27, 2021

Bruce Charles Luecke died in the early morning of his 74th birthday, November 27, 2021, at Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge with his wife, Susan, at his side.

Bruce grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Grinnell College as an undergraduate. He obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri. He held an advanced...

Nov 27, 2021

STOUGHTON/SUN PRAIRIE--Dorsay G. Giddley entered heaven on Saturday, November 27, 2021. Dorsay was born July 22, 1933; the daughter of George and Dorothy Dybevik (Halverson) of Stoughton, Wisconsin. Dorsay loved the comforts of home, tending and caring for the wildlife who made daily trips to her home for meals and a kind-hearted visit. Dorsay enjoyed shopping trips with her...

Nov 27, 2021

Devin Rohe was an intelligent, kind, and caring person who tried to help others (in his own way).  He was incredibly active and energetic as a child, and amazingly physically fit, strong, and fast as a youth.  He excelled in track and field, football, wrestling, and weight training.  Devin graduated from Waunakee High School in 2014.  He was creative,...

Nov 25, 2021

James Milton Jennings, age 75, passed away on November 25, 2021 at Sienna Meadows Memory Care Facility in DeForest, WI. He was born on March 31, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of Robert and Beatrice (Waterson) Jennings. In 1980, he married the love of his life, Valerie (Bergman) Jennings in Middleton, WI. They enjoyed 32 years together,...

Nov 25, 2021

Hamilton, Gayl M.

Middleton:  Gayl M. Hamilton, age 51, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at home surrounded by family.  She was born December 28, 1969 in Florida.  She graduated from the University of Buffalo, then went on to the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical School to earn her MD. She worked as a physician in...

Nov 24, 2021

Geralyn “Geri” Kathleen (Kuehn) Murphy, 67, of Madison/Waunakee, died suddenly at University Hospital in Madison on November 24, 2021, with her husband at her side. She was born on July 26, 1954, in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Bernard “Ben” and Catherine “Kay” (Wagner) Kuehn. She married Bradley J. Murphy in 1977.

Geri grew up in Waunakee,...

Nov 24, 2021

Betty Ruth Shovers passed away peacefully on November 24, 2021.  She was 98.   Betty was an incredibly sweet, caring, nurturing soul who had a smile that would light up a room.  She radiated a warmth for others and loved her family fiercely.  Whenever someone asked her how she was doing, she would invariably answer “wonnnddderfulll ‘, a famous catch...

Nov 24, 2021

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Marit Ravnan Peters, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Agrace HospiceCare, after 9 years with Parkinson’s Disease.  She was born on April 8, 1957, in Madison,to Jorun and Marcus Ravnan.  From 1959 to 1967 they lived in Black Earth, WI.  Returning to Madison, where Marcus worked as a Cardiovascular Perfusionist...

Nov 23, 2021

Waunakee: Ralph E. Gumpf, Jr. died peacefully at home on November 23, 2021 after a long illness.  Ralph was born in Washington DC on March 22, 1933 to Ralph E. and Beata M. Gumpf (Reinhardt).  Ralph grew up in Billings, MT where he met his wife Dian.  Dian and Ralph married on August 4, 1956, and moved to Madison,...

Nov 23, 2021

Robert Wheeler Davenport, 99, of Madison, passed away on November 23, 2021. A very kind and generous person, he loved dancing, eating ice cream, golfing, collecting cars, and was committed to personal growth and watching the weather. He was raised in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. by his parents William and Pearl Davenport.

Bob attended Stevens Institute of Technology...