Mar 16, 2020

Born in Chicago, IL to Loretta (Pullano) and James Paradiso Sr., James (Jim) Raymond Paradiso, age 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16th, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin. A “recovering academic” at heart, Jim was forever proud of his graduate degrees in Philosophy and Business Administration with particular loyalty and affiliation to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An early adapter...

Mar 16, 2020

Marie Dodd, age 98, died at home in Madison on Monday, March 16, 2020. She was born on Sep. 12, 1921 in Lancashire, England, the daughter of Susannah and Albert Armistead.

Marie is survived by her children, Richard (Marilyn) Dodd, Joanna (Henry) Schwebach, Judith (Jim) Mills, and Jane (Wayde) Peroceschi; her grandchildren, Alex (Shawn) Kelly, Richard Schwebach,...

Mar 15, 2020

Richard “Dick” Wilder died peacefully on March 15th. Born in 1925 and one of five siblings, Dick lived most of his life in Madison, WI.

In 1943, aged just 17, Dick enlisted to help fight World War II. Assigned to the Pacific theater in the Army’s 25th Infantry Division, Dick aspired to becoming a paratrooper, but was...

Mar 15, 2020

MADISON-A few days after his 73rd birthday, John Frederick Schlinkert passed away at home March 15, 2020, following a period of declining health. He was born March 12, 1947, in Madison, WI. A gentle soul has been called to his final rest by his Savior.

John loved to be around people and to know about their families....

Mar 15, 2020

Retired US AF Colonel Thomas “Tom” O’Regan Haig died of natural causes Sunday, March 15, 2020, at 9:10 p.m. at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, WI. He was 98 years old.

Tom Haig was born on June 12, 1921, the third of four children of Robert Bruce Haig and Nellie Elizabeth Regan Haig in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where Mr....

Mar 15, 2020

Madison:  Olvi Leon Mangasarian, 86, died at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison on March 15, 2020.

The son of Leon Mangasarian and Josephine Amassian Mangasarian, Armenian refugees, who fled during the 1915 Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, he was born in 1934 in Baghdad, Iraq. He studied at the Jesuit Baghdad College and American University...

Mar 14, 2020

Sarah Peterson, known fondly as Sally, passed away peacefully at Stoughton Meadows on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the age of 88, surrounded with the love of her family.

Born on August 4, 1931, Sally was the daughter of Alden "Shorty" and Bertha Mae Bauder of Decorah, Iowa. She attended Decorah High School (class of 1949) and...

Mar 14, 2020

Richard E. Spilde, age 81, passed away on Saturday March 14, 2020.

Private family services will be held with burial service at Bristol Lutheran Cemetery.

A memorial service will be planned at Our Savior's Lutheran Church at a later date so that all who loved Dick can celebrate his life.

Cress...

Mar 13, 2020

Madison - Jean M. Nelson passed away peacefully on March 13, 2020. She was born on November 18, 1929, in the Borough of Richmond, New York City, to George H. and Mary (Brazil) King. Jean attended Rosary College (now Dominican University) in River Forest, Illinois, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she began her professional career with what...

Mar 13, 2020

On Friday, March 13, 2020, Danny Lee Ranck Jr. left his earthly body, at 38 years old, and entered eternal life, after sustaining injuries as a passenger in a car accident.

Danny was born on July 31, 1981 in Fairfax, VA to Danny Lee Ranck Sr. and Beth Ann Erickson.  He was a gifted mechanic and artist,...

Mar 13, 2020

MADISON- Eugene H. Klee passed away at All Saints Memory Care, Madison, WI, just seven days short of his 88th birthday, on March 13,2020 due to Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease.  Gene, the son of Henry and Emma (Haas) Klee, was born on March 20, 1932 in Madison, WI.

Gene attended Randall Kindergarten, Blessed Sacrament grade school and West High...

Mar 13, 2020

Deerfield - Betty Ann (Halvorson) Strand, 78, of Deerfield, WI, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, March 13, 2020. Betty was born on September 7, 1941, to Harold and Myrtle (Loftus) Halvorson. After her mother died of complications from childbirth, Betty was raised by her aunt and uncle, Ingeborg (Halvorson) and Harold Gullickson. She grew up on...

Mar 13, 2020

Madison- Lowell M. Creitz, 89, of Madison passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at home. He was born on February 4, 1931 in East Chicago, Indiana to Alford Eugene and Hazel (Miller) Creitz.

He married Joan Harrison on September 6, 1953 in Rochelle, Illinois. The couple has two sons, James and Joseph.

Lowell was in...

Mar 13, 2020

Madison - Karen Lynn Warren, age 87, of Madison, Wisconsin, died on March 13, 2020, after battling breast cancer for more than a year. She was born in the Chicago, Illinois area on July 30, 1932, and was adopted into the loving Jacobson family from Minnesota shortly after her birth. She spent her early years mostly in Iowa and...

Mar 12, 2020

Sue A. Heathman passed away on March 12, 2020, surrounded by her family at home in Waunakee.  She was born in Sparta, NC on April 12, 1917, and grew up in Odeboldt, IA where she was an outstanding student, musician, and valedictorian of her class.  After receiving her music education degree from Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI), she...

Mar 12, 2020

Sara M. Slayton, teacher, writer, artist, storyteller, and most loving friend to all who know her, died on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Family and friends were with her at that time, and we greatly appreciate the expressed love she inspired and deserved.

Please feel welcome to share thoughts and express feelings about this most  thoughtful, witty, kind and...

Mar 11, 2020

Elizabeth A. (Betty) McConnell, age 98 passed away peacefully at the Skaalen Home in Stoughton on Wednesday, March 11th just shy of her 99th birthday.

She was born Elizabeth Ann Egner on March 30, 1921 in the town of Dunn to Ole and Mabel (Krogfoss) Egner. Betty graduated from Stoughton High School.   After graduating from high school,...

Mar 10, 2020

MADISON

Donald Roth, age 90 passed away peacefully on March 10, 2020 at the Madison VA Hospital CLC Hospice surrounded by his family. He was born June 14, 1929 the son of Albert and Martha Roth. He was a lifelong resident of the Middleton/Madison area graduating from East High School, Madison, WI.

Donald served in...

Mar 10, 2020

Her smile lit up a room, her passion for equity challenged schools to improve, her love for her children nourished their lives, and her partnership with Jim gave them both strength. Upon her diagnosis of neuroendocrine cancer, Ann Ahearn’s openness and candor about her journey with the disease brought wide circles of family and friends into that heartrending experience....

Mar 10, 2020

MADISON—Janice Elaine (Kalish) DuRose, age 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

Janice Elaine (Kalish) DuRose was born to Raymond and Gena Kalish on February 3, 1929 on the family farm in Montfort, WI. After several years on the farm in Montfort, they moved to the farm in Livingston...