Nov 28, 2008

Geraldine ""Gerry"" Salomon (nee Cornhill) died Friday, November 28, 2008, at the age of 85.   Gerry had a zest for living and was truly a resident of the world.   Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, she graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in Belleville, Illinois, and attended Notre Dame College, also in Belleville.   In the 1940s,...

Nov 27, 2008

STOUGHTON-BROOKLYN-           Sheri L. Meister, age 49, died at home on Thursday, November 27, 2008. She was born on November 20, 1959 in Madison a daughter of Ervin and Gladys (Clemetson) Meister, Jr. Sheri was a 1978 graduate of Stoughton High School. She loved flowers and plants, and enjoyed cooking for her family. Sheri enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers....

Nov 27, 2008

Stoughton/Beloit- Richard R. Favour, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home in Stoughton on Thursday, November 27, 2008.  He was born in Beloit on October 4, 1926, the son of Lawrence and Alice (Buck) Favour.  Dick graduated from Beloit High School in 1944 and from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1949.  He enlisted in...

Nov 27, 2008

Marie Luella Fisher, age 99, passed away on November 27, 2008 at home in New York City.   Marie was born on January 31, 1909 in Maple Hill, Kansas, the youngest child of Louis and Mary Halverson.   In 1916, the family moved to Oklahoma, north of Pauls Valley and established the Halverson Ranch.   Her advanced education was from...

Nov 26, 2008

Smith, Lela Mae

MADISON- Lela Mae Smith, previously of Mauston, age 88, died of natural causes on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at her home. Lela was born on August 24, 1920, to William and Irene Buckley of Rio, Wisconsin. She was united in marriage to Gerald E. Smith on June 30, 1940, and spent her life raising five children as well...

Nov 25, 2008

Stoughton- Alvira J. Miller, age 97, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the Stoughton Hospital.  She was born on August 27, 1911, in rural Union County, South Dakota, the daughter of Adolph and Josephine (Englund) Larson.  In the 1930's ""Al"" moved to Madison where she began working for Sears, Roebuck and Company.  For nearly 40 years she would continue...

Nov 25, 2008

Beatrice E. David Beatrice Elizabeth Donaldson was born in Boone, Iowa on September 12, 1912 to Carl Albert and Anna L. Berggreen Donaldson. She was married to Carl John David on April 24, 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin. He, her two brothers Carl A. and John A. Donaldson and her niece Nancy L. Hansen preceded her in death. She is survived...

Nov 25, 2008

McFarland - Robert F Tedeschi, age 67, passed away on Tuesday November 25, 2008. He was born on September 29, 1941, the son of William V. and Helen (Day) Tedeschi. Bob graduated from Wausau East HS in 1959 and from UW-Milwaukee in 1963. He received his Master degree in Business from Cardinal Stritch College. On August 17, 1963 Bob married...

Nov 24, 2008

Mazomanie -- Thomas R. ""Toby"" Kirk, age 57, passed away on Mon. Nov. 24, 2008. Toby was born in Port Washington, Wis. To Addison ""Peter"" and Phyllis (Putnam) Kirk on April 21, 1951. He attended Allegheny College in Penn. and Kent State University in Ohio. Toby was a mine geologist and later became a technical writer. His passion was motorcycling...

Nov 24, 2008

Helen Katherine Kjelson, age 93, passed away on Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 at the Don & Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center. Helen was born on January 4, 1915 in Sheboygan, Wis. To Captain Martin Anton and Anna Katherine (Jerving) Kjelson. Her father sailed his own sailing vessels on the Great Lakes. Helen was a graduate of Sheboygan High School and Madison...

Nov 24, 2008

John Nieman Stephenson, age 71, died at home on November 24, 2008. Born April 15, 1937 in Cedarburg Wisconsin with ""one foot on the farm and one in the community,"" he was the son of Ronald Stephenson and Alice Nieman. He received an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his medical degree from Boston University...

Nov 23, 2008

Madison -- Phyllis Ann Sigrist, age 76, passed away at home on Sunday, November 23, 2008, surrounded by family. For the past 10 years, Phyllis made her home between Florida and Madison, Wisconsin. She attended two years at Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio. She loved her cat, playing dominoes with her friends and being part of her church community. Phyllis...

Nov 23, 2008

John  ""Jack"" Owen Rowe, age 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 23. 2008 at HospiceCare in Fitchburg.   John was born on Sept. 28, 1926, the son of Clarence and Jennie (McWilliams) Rowe in Marinette, WI, and was raised in Porterfield, WI.   He was united in marriage to Louise Salzmann on June 28, 1952 in Arena. Jack received...

Nov 22, 2008

Nov 21, 2008

Madison -- Daniel L. Weems, age 58, died on Friday, November 21, 2008 at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. He was born on June 18, 1950 to Daniel and Adele Weems in Madison, and has two sisters, Susan Jacobs and Sally Weems. Daniel is also survived by his daughter, Karen Adele Weems of Chicago, Illinois; and his son, Jacob Daniel...

Nov 20, 2008

Jerdee, Donald

Monroe/Stoughton- Donald A. Jerdee, age 56 of Monroe, passed away unexpectedly at the Monroe Clinic Hospital on Thursday, November 20, 2008. He was born in Stoughton on February 17, 1952, a son of Arthur and Marie (Wersland) Jerdee. In April of 1975, he was married to Cathy Brugman. Cathy preceded him in death in 2000. Don worked at...

Nov 20, 2008

Madison - Michael B. Torphy Jr., beloved father, husband, grandfather, brother and friend passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 20, 2008. Mike was born on April 26, 1930 in Milwaukee Wisconsin, the oldest of three sons to Michael B. Sr. and Alma (Englund) Torphy. When Mike was six the family moved to Madison's West side which at...

Nov 20, 2008

SUN PRAIRIE   DAVIS, IRENE E.   Irene E. Davis, age 87, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 in her home.  She was born November 19, 1921, in Marshall, the daughter of Edward and Edna (Wurst) Ehlenfeldt.  On October 17, 1941, Irene was united in marriage with Dale Davis in Oregon, WI.  Irene and Dale operated the Davis Insurance Agency in...

Nov 20, 2008

Margaret Irene Anderson (Andreas) passed away at the age of 83 on November 20, 2008. Grandma Margaret was affectionately known as Dolly to her brothers and sisters, Maggie to her oldest friends and Mom to her four children. Mom loved all animals (except pigs and snakes), plants, and most people. She was an open minded, independent woman who was naturally...

Nov 19, 2008

Sun Prairie- Robert W. Devenish, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at St.Mary's Hospital with his beloved family at his side.  He was born on July 19, 1921 in Longmont, CO the son of George & Emma (Pulsifer) Devenish.  During the depression, his family moved to the New Berry Springs located in the Mohave Desert where they...