Sep 13, 2024

Merle Sweet, age 81, passed away early on September 13, 2024, (the 10th of Elul 5784), at home in Madison, Wisconsin. The funeral will take place on Sunday, September 15th at 1:00 PM at Cress Funeral Home on 3610 Speedway Road, in Madison followed by burial at Forest Hill Cemetery. The service will be live-streamed at the following link: https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=52f1cfc4-deb2-4666-b155-5490c0517319

Merle...

Sep 12, 2024

James L. Zobjeck, age 76, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2024 in Madison Wisconsin. Jim’s love of music and dancing were his greatest passions, and his kind and gentle nature evident to all those who knew him. His daughter was the light of his life and he felt especially fortunate to have recently met his new grandson Apollo.

Jim is...

Sep 11, 2024

Darlene Augusta Wolter, age 98, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family, on September 11, 2024. She had been a resident of Dane County, Wisconsin, for the past 20 years.

Darlene was born on November 18, 1925, to Hertha and Cecil Piere, in Norfolk, Nebraska, but spent the majority of her childhood in Fremont, graduating from Fremont High School...

Sep 11, 2024

BOLTON, Kathleen Louise 73 Middleton

 Kathleen Louise Zellers Bolton, age 73, of Middleton passed away on September 11, 2024, at UW Hospital Madison WI. Kathy was born on May 3, 1951, to Archie and Ruth (Gunderson) Zellers. She married Michael Bolton on July 1, 1989, in Prairie Du Sac, WI

Kathy graduated from Mount Morris High School in 1969 and attended UW...

Sep 10, 2024

Strasia, Jessica

Verona: Jessica Strasia, age 43, passed away at home Tuesday, September 10, 2024. She was born November 9, 1980 the daughter of Tina (John) Schlough in Madison. Jessica married Rhys Strasia January 1, 2023 in Verona.

Jessica was the ultimate mom to a blended family making her kids feel special even with commonplace events. She loved to attend her children’s...

Sep 8, 2024

Benjamin “Skip” “Boo” A. Benson, age 83, died on Sunday, September 8, 2024, after courageously fighting cancer. Born in Elkhorn, WI on June 16, 1941, to Benjamin Benson and Evelyn Christensen. 

Ben served as a proud veteran of the United States Air Force from 1959 to 1963. He was also a dedicated teacher and educator for nearly 50-years, at both Van...

Sep 8, 2024

It’s impossible to encapsulate all of who Carrie was in a few short paragraphs, because the honest truth is that no amount of words would be able to describe the impact that Carrie had on the lives around her. 

Anywhere she lived, whether it was in Illinois, where she grew up or in Missouri where she started her life with Kurt,...

Sep 8, 2024

Milton Edward Hyland, known affectionately as Milt, passed away on September 8, 2024, in Madison, Wisconsin, at the age of 77. Born on July 10, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Milt spent 76 years in Minnesota, the state he always considered home.

Milt proudly served in the Army from 1968 to 1972, with postings at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Vicenza, Italy. His...

Sep 7, 2024

Stoughton - Mildred “Dolly” Bailey (Lloyd) passed away on Saturday, Sept 7th at the age of 88 at Skaalen Rehabilitation and Retirement Services in Stoughton Wisconsin. She was born in 1936 to parents Victor and LaVerna St. John (Quade) of Janesville, WI.At age 9, the family moved to a farm in Neillsville, WI, and in 1954 she graduated from Neillsville...

Sep 7, 2024

Darlene Mavis Zevnik, 88, wife of Edward Zevnik, died September 7th, 2024.

She was born on September 19, 1935, and she grew up on a farm in Primrose Township in WI. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Emma Hustad and had five brothers and two sisters. As a young girl, she collected the chicken eggs on the farm...

Sep 6, 2024

Robert “Bob” Niesen, age 88, passed away on September 6. Bob was born on November 7, 1935 to Michael and Amanda (Meyer) Niesen in Superior, WI. He graduated from Marshall High School then served in the US Army. Bob married the love of his life, Catherine “Cathy” (Ripp), on June 18, 1959 at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, Ashton. They made...

Sep 6, 2024

Dr. Anthony S. (Tony) Papalia, age 92, was born in Warren, Pennsylvania to the late Frank and Carmela (Rositano) Papalia. He graduated from Warren Area High School and went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree in teaching from Oberlin College. While at Oberlin, Tony was in the ROTC program where upon graduating he entered in to the U.S. Air Force...

Sep 6, 2024

David Sulman, 90, passed away at Agrace Hospice on September 6, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born on May 17th, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY to Leo and Caroline (Lefkowitz) Sulman. He graduated from Midwood High School, Columbia University, and SUNY Down State Medical College. He did his residency at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore and a fellowship in...

Sep 5, 2024

Sep 5, 2024

Marcus Ryan Haley passed away unexpectedly on September 5th 2024 at the age of 38. He was born on March 12th, 1986 to Vaughn and Elizabeth Haley.

Marc is survived by his father, Vaughn Haley; his brother Nik Haley; his sister Elizabeth Giesen (Ryan); his nieces and nephews Harper Giesen, Graham Giesen, Lennon Giesen and Jennings Giesen and many other relatives...

Sep 5, 2024

Arlene E. Dwyer, age 88, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024. She was born on August 15, 1936 in Marshall WI, the daughter of William Butzine and Violet Wolff. She married Harold B. Dwyer on August 26, 1961 in Richland Center. 

Arlene was a devoted wife and mother. She spent many years working outside the home as a housekeeper. She...

Sep 4, 2024

Stoughton - Rose Marie (Sue) Tarpinian, age 88, died at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, WI on September 4, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born July 5, 1936, to Mildred Maxine (Orr) and John Charles Ryan in Minneapolis, MN. After her parents divorced, her mother worked as a housekeeper which took her to various farms and small towns in...

Sep 4, 2024

Loretta J. Kalscheur, age 88, passed away on September 4, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Born on August 15, 1936, at home in Waunakee, WI, to Ted and Margaret Laufenberg, Loretta graduated from Waunakee High School in 1954. On September 6, 1955, she married the love of her life, Joseph Kalscheur Jr. Together, they continued farming the Kalscheur family homestead...

Sep 4, 2024

Edwin Ordell Boebel passed away peacefully on September 4, 2024 at St. Mary’s hospital with family at his side. Ed was born on January 21, 1943 in Boscobel, WI, the son of Ervin and Ines Boebel. He graduated from Boscobel High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Ed married his best friend, Kathy (Patt) Boebel on June 10, 1967 at Windsor...

Sep 3, 2024

Clare Ann Nordman, age 90, of Madison WI passed away peacefully on September 3, 2024. She was born on July 4, 1934 in Two Rivers, WI to Frank and Martha Bouda. She was a graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI and worked as a medical technician in Milwaukee.

On June 13, 1959 Clare married James (Jim) Nordman in Two Rivers,...