Jun 17, 2021

Madison – Donna Jean (Holm) Hilgendorf, age 61, passed away on Thursday June 17, 2021.  Donna was born in 1959, in Madison the daughter of Roy “Ted” and Katherine “Kathy” Holm.  She was a 1978 graduate of Madison LaFollette High School.  Donna was united in marriage to the love of her life Dennis James Hilgendorf in 1980.  Donna worked...

Jun 17, 2021

Madison - M. Jeanne DeRose, age 84, passed away on June 17, 2021. Jeanne was born on June 10, 1937, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Rollin and Edna (Grubel) Hansen. She loved her family, her friends, and collecting people around her. Jeanne graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School (Kenosha) in 1954 and from Milton College in 1958 (English). ...

Jun 16, 2021

Swanson, Edward P., 90, passed away peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born on January 11,1931 in Waukegan, IL, to George and Dora (Mortensen) Swanson. On January 8, 1955, he was united in marriage to Norma Beake. They shared a good and long life together for 65 years.

Jun 15, 2021

Elaine Claire (Degnan) Fallon, age 82, passed away on June 15, 2021 at All Saints Memory Care in Madison, Wisconsin.  She was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 24, 1939 to Daniel and Frances (Flannigan) Degnan.  Elaine grew up in Toledo.  She attended high school at St. Ursula Academy, and graduated in 1956.  Elaine went on to nursing school...

Jun 15, 2021

Fitchburg - Karl Anthony Stadler, age 79, of Fitchburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Agrace Hospice, after living with the progressive effects of Parkinson’s Disease for more than a decade. He was born on September 11, 1941, in Appleton, Wisconsin, the son of William and Evelyn (Rickert) Stadler. Karl graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Menasha,...

Jun 15, 2021

Sun Prairie- Cecilia “Cele” Reindl (nee: O’Connell), age 85, of Sun Prairie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 surrounded by loved ones after a long, hard-fought battle with multiple myeloma.

Cele was born August 26, 1935 to David and Francis O’Connell in Vermont, WI.  She met Dave, the love of her life, in high school...

Jun 14, 2021

Madison - Richard Allan Johnson, 91 years old, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2021, at UW Hospital, in Madison, WI.

He was born November 6, 1929 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Edwin Nathanial and Emma Marie (Slaata) Johnson. He grew up outside of town, the youngest of three children. He started flying small private...

Jun 14, 2021

Per Aaron's request, no services will be held.

Jun 14, 2021

Madison – Richard Allan Johnson, age 91, passed away on Monday June 14, 2021 at UW Hospital in Madison. Arrangements are pending for a memorial gathering in the fall.  A full obituary will appear at a later date.

Cress Funeral & Cremation Service

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Madison (608) 249-6666

Jun 14, 2021

MADISON - Louis "Gene" Allen, 89, of Madison, passed away on Monday, June 14th, 2021.

Louis, known to most as “Gene" (and in the musical world as “Lou”), was born in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1932. His parents, Lou and Helen Allen, eventually moved to Madison into a lovely home on Lake Monona where their son would one...

Jun 13, 2021

Madison- Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Wegner, age 69, died on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Agrace Hospice Center in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born the daughter of Allan and Mary (Matthews) Wegner on May 22, 1952.

Cindy graduated from James Madison Memorial High School in 1970. She was a Madisonian her entire...

Jun 13, 2021

Ronald J. Koski, 85, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, peacefully passed away on June 13, 2021.

Ronald was born on August 22, 1935, in the upper peninsula of Michigan. He grew up in the Carlshend and Marquette areas of Michigan, where many Finnish immigrants lived.

He was married to his wife, Jeanette, for over 60 years....

Jun 13, 2021

Stoughton- Thomas E. Novak, age 86, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021.  He was born in Marceline, MO on January 19, 1935, to Anthony and Georgia (Delaney) Novak.  Tom graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines in 1952, and from St. Ambrose University in Davenport in 1956.  While at St. Ambrose he met his future wife,...

Jun 12, 2021

Anureet Singh,  age 47, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021.   The service will be live-streamed started at 12:55 pm CDT. Please register for the streaming using the following link:

https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony/?c=c2dacf54-fbe6-46a0-9715-75c13af045bd

Jun 10, 2021

Madison – Leo L. Goebel, age 94, passed away on June 10, 2021. Leo was born Sept. 13, 1926, in Mt. Horeb. He was united in marriage to the love of his life, Pauline (Weger) Goebel on October 2, 1948.

Family was central to Leo’s life. He is survived by his brother Fred (Jane) Woodstock, Illinois, his...

Jun 10, 2021

MG Julius J. Chosy, MD (Ret.) “Jack”

Jack was the fourth of six children born to Hungarian immigrants, Julia and John Chosy, in Columbus, OH. The family prioritized education, and all six children graduated from Ohio State University. Jack’s own education began at the age of four, when his mother instructed his elder sister Irene as she...

Jun 8, 2021

Madison: Carolyn (Drake) Horton died June 8, 2021 (age 84) at Hebron Oaks, Madison.  Carolyn was born January 3, 1937, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Everett A. and Ruth (Dickson) Drake, who predeceased her.  Carolyn was raised in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park and attended Northrop Collegiate Academy.  She graduated from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, and,...

Jun 8, 2021

Janet Coles MacDonald , age 83, of Middleton passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Brookdale Stonefield in Middleton, WI.

Janet was born on December 31, 1937 in Staten Island, New York to the late Roswell and Pearl Coles Sr.   Janet graduated from Staten Island Academy in 1955 and from Boston University in 1959 with a...

Jun 7, 2021

Dorothy (Gahr) Schwartz, aka “Svthrt”--yes that is spelled correctly--went to bother Bill, her late husband, on  June 7, 2021.

Dorothy was born in Chicago on Dec. 31, 1923, to Ben and Clara (Ackerman) Gahr.  Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Clara; her brother, Norton Gahr; her daughter, Marlene Schwartz; and William “Bill,” her doting...

Jun 7, 2021

James (Jim) Weiland, passed away June 7, 2021 at the age of 59. He leaves behind his wife Rita (Wirth) Weiland, many friends and family who love him. He retired from Thermo Fisher having started his 35-year career at Mattson (Nicolet.) Jim graduated from Madison Memorial, took coursework at UW Platteville and Wisconsin School of Electronics.  Jim was a...