We offer our condolences to the family and friends of the following people. 

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Susan J. (Schlueter) Clifford

Madison – Susan J. Clifford, 76, died at home Sunday, March 6, 2022. Susan was born to Ray and Dorothy (Bohlman) Schlueter on September 15, 1945, in Watertown, Wisconsin. Susan married Gene Clifford on September 25, 1965, in Madison.

She was raised in Juneau and attended St. John Lutheran School and Juneau High School, where she graduated as valedictorian of her class at both schools. She attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees in education.

Susan then worked for several years at the UW School of Education, primarily as a publications editor but also as an academic assistant involving several educational areas. But the main focus of her career was as a teacher for 25 years in the Verona Area School District, teaching mostly math, but also science, history and social studies in the middle school. Her service was widely recognized with numerous awards and honors.

Upon retirement, she continued to busy herself with a broad range of pursuits. Among other things, these included writing, exercise and dance classes, golf, voracious reading, following her favorite sports teams, movies, playing catch, music including playing her classical guitar, working her flower gardens, vacations with her husband to Wisconsin’s North Woods and Door County, ample and quality time with her friends and family. Especially her daughter, Cathleen, and grandson Max.

Susan was an active member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Madison for 55 years, where she served as a religion class educator, teenage youth recreational and discussion group counselor, and served four terms on the Parish Council.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Susan is survived by her husband, Gene; daughter, Cathleen (John) Clifford-Cordes, Golden Valley MN; grandson, Max Clifford, Golden Valley; brother Tom (Marsha) Schlueter, Green Lake, WI; and sister, Sally Lovshin, Monona, WI; as well as nieces and nephews, extended family and relatives, and many wonderful friends.

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Ehlert, Willis J. “Bill”

MADISON – This is the story of a man-unique and unrepeatable-who left this world better than he found it, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. It’s about 97 years filled with the love of God and family, model railroading, writing and classical music, traveling the world, golf and watching his Chicago Cubs win the World Series.

Bill Ehlert was born on March 4, 1924, in Loyal, Wis., to Frank and Helen (Salwey) Ehlert. He grew up with his brother, Redmond, in Wild Rose, Wis. Bill was passionate about learning, but college would have to wait four years until he completed his service with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Panama during World War II. Thanks to the generous GI bill benefits, Bill graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. degree in education and an M.S. degree in English. It was at UW where Bill met his beloved wife, Reva Riley. On June 2, 1951, they were married and embarked on a 60-year love affair.

Bill and Reva settled in Madison, and he began his 34-year career with the Madison Metropolitan School District at West High School, teaching English and directing the school’s AV department. They built a house in the early days of the Westmorland neighborhood and raised four children there – calling it home for 52 years. The grandchildren have wonderful memories of the Paunack house-the smell of coffee and toast in the morning, playing basketball in the driveway, the beautiful flower gardens where their kickballs would hide, and, best of all, the train layout that took up half the basement. Model railroading was Bill’s passion. He achieved Master Model Railroader status for modeling excellence because he was that good. He scratch built historically accurate buildings and cars and published how-to articles so other modelers could do the same. In addition, Bill held numerous executive positions within the National Model Railroad Association and Soo Line Historical and Technical Society.

And because one hobby wasn’t enough, he played golf until he was 96 years old; wrote four books-three of which he sold-and 15 modeling articles; as well as collected stamps, coins and the Saturday Evening Post.

Bill retired in 1986, and he and Reva spent many happy years in retirement traveling to Europe and throughout the U.S. They were inseparable. When Reva died in 2011, it left a huge hole in his heart. He reconnected with a dear family friend, Helen Straw, and as he wrote in his diary, “yesterday was the first day in a long time that I felt fully alive and happy.” Helen and Bill spent the last 10 years traveling, going to concerts, plays and restaurants. And when COVID hit, they enjoyed quieter times together, reading, knitting and dining in. In August, Helen died peacefully in her sleep, and Bill lost one of the best gifts God could give him late in life.

Bill is survived by his four children, David, Nancy (Mike) Kelley, Thomas (Sandy) and Wayne (Amy); his 12 “#1” grandchildren, Kurt (Anna), Rick, Charlie, Kristin, Brian (Madi), Daniel, Mark, Allison (Wade), Jenna, Megan, Andrew, and Sierra (Dillon); and two great-grandchildren, Augustus and Florence. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother; his wife, Reva; and stillborn twin sons.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 9:30 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Madison, with Father Rich Litzau presiding.

The Ehlert family would like to thank the staff and nurses at All Saints Assisted Living and Agrace Hospice for their attention and support as Bill neared end of life. We’d also like to thank Sherry Fitzmorris for the loving care and companionship she gave her “renaissance man.” You are family now. Bill was a lifelong volunteer for the American Red Cross of Dane County, so please consider a donation in his name.

Barbara Sue Leslie (Garrott)

MADISON – Barbara Sue Leslie, age 73, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on June 24, 1948, in Madison, Wis., the daughter of William and Ruth (Atkins) Garrott.

Barbara graduated from Madison West High School in 1966 and UW-Oshkosh. She married James Leslie on Aug. 29, 1970, in Middleton, Wis. Barbara worked for Goodwill Industries for 43 years, and was acting president and CEO for the last 23 years. She retired in 2015.

Barbara loved gardening, walking, reading, baking and cooking. She was a world-renowned decorator. Barbara was a good euchre player and enjoyed playing with her friends and sisters.

Barbara is survived by her husband, James; son, Peter (Kelly) Leslie; daughter, Molly (Tim) Riedl; grandchildren, Lily Leslie and Grace and Parker Riedl; sisters, Linda Hansen and Patricia (Alan) Hanson; and brothers, William (Liza) Garrott and Robert (Jane) Garrott. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Thomas Garrott; and brother-in-law, Craig Hansen.

Funeral services will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be gifted in Barbara’s name to the CJD Foundation. A special thank you to Dr. Santiago Hernandez from St. Mary’s Hospital, Dr. Utrie from SSM Health and all the nurses at Agrace HospiceCare for their kindness and care. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Rev. Peter James Theune

(Judy Gehner Theune’s husband)

Rev. Peter James Theune, 78, of Spring Lake, passed away suddenly on the morning of Sunday, October 10, 2021, while vacationing with his wife Judy in northern Michigan.

Peter was born to Elmer and Gertrude Theune on August 8, 1943. Along with his older sister, Caroline, he grew up in the small town of Oostburg, WI, next door to his family’s church.

Peter was called and devoted his life to ministry. After graduating from Hope College in 1965, he received his Master’s degree in Christian Education from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI, in 1969. He continued his training later in his career, and was ordained in the Reformed Church in America in 1990. He served as Director of Children’s Life for the Reformed Church in America and in a variety of capacities at a number of churches: First Reformed Church (Spring Lake); Greenville Community Church (Scarsdale, NY); Pompton Reformed Church (Pompton Lakes, NJ); American Reformed Church (Orange City, IA); and Christ Community Church (Spring Lake). After retirement, Peter served part time at First Presbyterian Church (Holland, MI).

Peter was a true disciple and a vital local leader. He was instrumental in establishing three organizations that continue to enrich the Tri-Cities community: the Little Red House; the People Center; and Bluebird Cancer Retreats of West Michigan. He also worked to establish the annual community Thanksgiving feast. Peter baptized those newly born; married those who loved each other; and remembered the deceased and comforted the survivors at funerals.

Peter loved his work, but loved even more greatly his family. Peter married Judy on August 14, 1965. They had three sons, Curt, Michael, and David. His sons and their families—Curt’s wife Susan, and their children Anna and Scott; and David’s wife Nikki, and their children Kaiya, Ellie, and Nia—were a source of pride for Peter. He felt great joy in being with them and in attending their games and events.

Peter loved the world’s beauty, which he took in during long walks and on bike and car rides. He added to the beauty with his gardening and arts philanthropy, and he shared his enthusiasms with a wide circle of friends. Peter cared deeply for this world; he tended it closely.

Visitations will be held on Friday, October 15, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., at The VanZantwick Chapel of Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services, 620 Washington Ave. Grand Haven, MI 49417. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven on Saturday, October 16, at 10:00 a.m. A brief, informal reception and a private interment will follow. Masks are required at all events. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Little Red House; The People Center; Bluebird Cancer Retreats of West Michigan; or the Theune Family Fund at the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.sytsemafh.com.

Thomas Henry Ullsvik

MIDDLETON—Thomas Henry Ullsvik, age 79, died at home in Middleton on Saturday, May 29, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was a special person who always had a twinkle in his eye. He was born in Madison on Dec. 26, 1941, to Henry and lone (Bosser) Ullsvik. Tom had many wonderful memories of growing up on Madison’s east side and working in his family’s Scandinavian market, Ullsvik’s Food Store. He graduated from East High School in 1960 and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1965, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. At the UW, Tom met the love of his life, Susan Royston, and they were married in 1966. Time magazine recognized their marriage as the first officially sanctioned by both the Lutheran and Catholic churches. Tom joined the ROTC in college and was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army for two years, serving in Vietnam in 1967. He took pride in his military experience, had a lasting interest in military history, and was grateful to return to Vietnam in 2019.

Tom had a lifelong career in banking, in which he found joy through the many relationships he made. In his retirement, Tom worked for 10 years for Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care, a true “calling” he thoroughly enjoyed. Throughout his life, Tom had a strong civic commitment. He served on the Middleton City Council for 10 years, where he was president. He was a longtime member of the Downtown Madison Rotary Club and served as treasurer for the Rotary Investment Club for 20 years. He served on the boards of numerous community organizations including Marc, the United Way, and Torskeklubben. Tom was deeply faithful and a member at Advent Lutheran for 20 years before returning to his childhood church, Bethel Lutheran, in 1993. There he served on the Church Council and the Hope House board and deeply appreciated his church relationships. Tom had a zest for life and a curiosity and desire to explore many things, but his greatest interests were gardening, woodworking and hunting. Tom was

proud of his Norwegian heritage, making traditional Norwegian foods and traveling to Norway with his family. He enjoyed traveling—especially with the Bethel Hiking Group—and spending time with family and friends at their cabin on Middle Eau Claire Lake.

Tom is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Sue; his sister, Leahrae Wenning; brother-in-law, Tom Royston (Bev); his three children and their spouses, Erica (Matt Jahnke), Trevor (Jennifer) and Kaisa (Jed Miller); and his grandchildren, Adeline Jahnke, Bryn, Sawyer, and Tryg Ullsvik, and Sulia, Maibritt, and Anders Miller. He is also survived by many dear cousins, nieces and nephews, and his dog, Daisy.

A memorial service will be held at BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 312 Wisconsin Ave., Madison, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, with the Rev. Mike Brown presiding. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 7435 University Ave., Middleton, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, and also at the church from 12 noon until the start of the service on Wednesday.

Tom loved his family, and his genuine, caring nature touched so many lives. The family thanks Agrace HospiceCare. Memorials in Tom’s name can be made to Bethel Lutheran Church and the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Larry Shapiro Obituary

COTTAGE GROVE – Lawrence Sydney “Larry” Shapiro passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. He was born on May 1, 1943, to Louis and Florence (nee Zadovnik) Shapiro in Chicago, Ill.

Larry enjoyed live music, all nature of sports, good food, and politics. Larry was pro-legalization of marijuana. He now a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include his children, Michelle “Shelli” Shapiro (Jerry “JJ” Johnson), Kenneth Shapiro, and Stephanie Shapiro Rowley; his sister, Amy Shapiro (Jeffery Olenik); and his nephew, Louis Olenik. He is further survived by many surrogate children, grandchildren and nieces and nephews, as well as friends that became family.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Florence, and his sister, Susan Trost.

A Celebration of Larry’s Life will be held Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at 2 p.m. at NORA’S II TAVERN, 1843 U.S. Highway 12/18, Deerfield, WI 53531. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

Susan Julie (Sinykin) Anderson

(Sister of Dan Sinykin)

MADISON – Susan Julie (Sinykin) Anderson, age 73, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on May 8, 2021. Sue was born in Madison on June 5, 1947. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Dorothy (Edelstein) Sinykin. She is survived by her twin brother, Philip (Joan) Sinykin; older brother, Daniel (Sheri) Sinykin; and a niece and nephews. She was joined in marriage to Steve Anderson on Nov. 14, 1970, and they had one son, Jason, whom she loved dearly, along with his two sons, Nolan and Austin.

Sue graduated from West High School in 1965 and from UW-Eau Claire in 1970. She worked for the State of Wisconsin in computer and systems security, retiring in 2005 after 30 years of service.

For most of her adult life she pursued her love of training her dogs for Championship, Rally and Obedience titles. Her 40-plus years of certifi cates, ribbons, and rosettes for Schaali, Bebe, Bang, Indy, Pacer, Ling, Cheers, Toot and Jigger are numerous. She was active for many years in the Badger Kennel Club and is well known at the UW Veterinary School of Medicine.

Growing up you could find her and her family figure skating at the Wagon Wheel, and in her 20s she had a part time job for the City of Madison teaching young skaters how to “Shoot the Duck.” She was a fan of figure skating throughout her life.

During the week Sue enjoyed watching the different Eagle cams found around the world and on the weekends taking in a golf tournament on TV.

In lieu of flowers please donate to Belgian Tervuren Rescue, East Troy, Wis.; Grey Hound Pets of America–Wisconsin, Genoa City, Wis.; or UW Vet School Neurology Endowment Fund, Madison, Wis.

A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 13 at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 5701 Odana Road, Madison. Visitation will take place at the funeral home on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service. A private burial will take place after the service.

To view and sign this guestbook please visit www.ryanfuneralservice. com.

Paula Bunch

(Mike Bunch’s wife)

WASHBURN — Paula Bunch, age 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in her home, with her husband and relatives at her side. She was born in Chicago on June 29, 1943, known as baby girl Kintzele. Although she was adopted days later, her early life was difficult. Her first adoptive mother became terminally ill, and age 5 she was placed in a children’s home. She lived there for several years, until adopted for the second time by her much-loved parents, Bill and Carol Barnes, on the east side of Madison. Paula was always curious about her birth parents and searched for them for many years. In the days before the internet, that was particularly difficult. However, she persisted and finally made contact with one of her sisters. She went on to meet her mother, Jean Kinztele, and her four siblings in Chicago, and they became close family. Two of her siblings and her niece were with her in her last hours.

Paula was an accomplished artist, with a B.A. and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her paintings and photographs have been exhibited widely in the U.S. and abroad. Her photographs of the decaying Badger Ammunition Plant in Wisconsin were published and remain on display at the museum documenting its history.

Whilst studying at UW, she met Mike, in the endearing bar on State Street called the Kollege Klub. That three-hour meeting led to 56 years of marriage; two daughters, Shelley and Lesley; four grandchildren, Max, Dylan, Alex and Tatum; and one great-grandchild, Ozzy.

Together Mike and Paula set up Bunch Presses, designing, manufacturing and supplying etching presses to individual artists, businesses, and colleges across the U.S. Through the company they met many artists and, in the process, built a collection of prints

from artists and professors throughout the U.S. and England.

Paula loved her work as an artist. She produced work tirelessly and continued her study of art theory and history throughout her career. Her support for other artists was unwavering. She set up the Water Street Gallery in Prairie du Sac to collaborate with and promote the work of her fellow artists.

The determination, dedication and energy with which Paula approached her career hugely inspired her daughters. Shelley, a certified nurse midwife, has for many years been the Director of Midwifery at St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago. Lesley, like her mother, is dedicated to a career in art. She is a painter and photographer who has also exhibited her work widely throughout the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia.

Burial will be in the Bayfield Cemetery on June 13, and a celebration of her life and her art will be at our home, 81555 Bayview Park Road, Washburn, the same day at 4 p.m.

We ask that any memorials please be given to Regional Hospice.

You can mail your donation to: Regional Hospice 1913 Beaser Ave.

Ashland, WI 54806 To sign the guest book or express online condolences, visit us at www.bratleyfamilyfuneral home.com.

Robert August Troia 

CROSS PLAINS – Robert August Troia, 74, went into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.

Bob was born on Jan. 14, 1947, in Madison, Wis., to Joseph and Elizabeth (Johnson) Troia. Bob spent his childhood in Madison’s notorious Greenbush neighborhood. He spent many beloved years working with his parents and tight-knit extended family at The Italian Village Restaurant and Troia’s Steakhouse, where he was not only employed, but where he entertained everyone with his larger-than-life personality, smiling brown eyes and charismatic charm. Bob continued working in the restaurant business for many years in the Madison area. In 1988, with their strong work ethic and ambition, Bob and his wife, Cindi, started Badgerland Chemical and Supply Company in Middleton, where he proudly served the local community as a businessman for the past 34 years. He had a special place in his heart for employing at-risk individuals and was always able to pick out the diamonds in the rough. He impacted countless lives that left many thankful hearts.

Bob was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Madison where he loved his church family and served as a board member and devoted messenger of the Gospel. Bob was never happier than when he was hosting parties and sharing with others. Bob never met a stranger, only friends in waiting.

Family was everything to Bob, and family also included fur and four legs. He opened his home to exchange students, who quickly became part of the family. Bob was a father figure (even to his own siblings whom he loved very much and was very proud of) and mentor to many. He spent much of his time gladly attending volleyball tournaments, basketball games, church programs, plays and school events. Bob was very proud of all his children. He loved the holidays, and always made sure that all of them were home with him to celebrate in true Troia fashion. He was immensely proud of his Sicilian roots and loved celebrating with his friends and family every year at Festa Italia. Bob fought courageously to stay with his family through many illnesses for as long as the good Lord allowed.

Our dearest husband, loving father, brother and son’s love for Jesus, amazing spirit and love for others will live on through all of us. Bob brightened the lives of many, and he will be deeply missed.

Robert is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Cynthia; children, Chad (Melissa), Jessica (Tim) Jayroe, Natalie (Tony) Lage, Lauren (Marc) Brown, Andrea Troia, and Joshua (Kayleigh); grandchildren, Reagann, Cale, Tucker, Robby, Christian, Lena, Logan, Micah, Emerson, and Joshua Robert II (due in March); mother, Elizabeth Troia; brothers, Joseph (Lynn) Troia and Brett (Kimberley) Troia; sisters, Judy (John) Wettengel, Leslie (John) Menichini, and Jennifer (David) Gulbrand; grandpup, Sam; and many nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly.

Robert is preceded in death by his son, Robby; father, Joseph; brother, Gregory; sister, Leisa Douglas; and father-in-law, Robert Radtke.

A special thank you to Meriter Hospital ICU doctors and nurses for the amazing care and compassion they gave to Bob, as well as heartwarming appreciation to Pastor Jason and Laurel Zobel.

Bob’s (COVID SAFE) visitation will be at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 110 North Whitney Way, Madison, Wis., on Friday, Jan. 29 from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. His (COVID SAFE) funeral will be at Mount Olive Church, Saturday, Jan. 30 at 11 a.m. The funeral service on Saturday will be available via livestream on the Mount Olive Lutheran Church Facebook page, for those who cannot attend in person.

At a future date we will have a celebration of Bob’s life; look for an announcement of date, time, and locations in late summer or early fall.

Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Mount Olive Lutheran School: 110 North Whitney Way, Madison, WI 53705.

Published by Madison.com on Jan. 27, 2021.

Cassidy, Michael M. 

MADISON – Michael Monod Cassidy, born on Feb. 2, 1946, the fourth child of Frederic and Hélène (Monod) Cassidy, died on Jan. 3, 2021, after a year-long battle with MDS and leukemia. Mike is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn; son, Nick (Jenny); daughter, Danielle (Jake); grandchildren, Emerson and Ione; brother, Victor (Donna); sister, Claire (John); nieces, Jennifer, Charlotte, and Julie; and nephews, Alexander and Mark. A lifelong Madison resident, Mike attended West High where he met his high school sweetheart, Jackie. In 1966, Mike volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army, eventually reaching the rank of Specialist (E-5). Married in 1967, Mike and Jackie spent their honeymoon driving the ALCAN Highway to Anchorage, Alaska, where Mike was stationed. Anchorage became their first home together. Mike was honorably discharged in 1969. He went on to obtain a B.S. from UW–Madison (1972) and a J.D. from UW Law School (1974). In 1978, Mike and Jackie welcomed their daughter into the world, followed by their son in 1979. They celebrated their 53rd anniversary on Nov. 11, 2020. Mike was a caring and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend who was always there to provide sound advice, a bit of wit or wisdom, or a shoulder to cry on. Among his many charms was his radiant joie de vivre. He couldn’t resist doling out an affectionate ribbing to family, friends, and strangers alike. Generous and kind to all who knew him, Mike enjoyed learning regardless of the subject, word play, poetry, badinage, problem solving, good food, and brown Birkenstocks. He adored surprising Jackie with clever, original verse and thoughtful gifts, and cherished their travels together. Mike also enjoyed fishing with John, football

games with Nick, botanizing with Danielle, shamelessly doting on his grandchildren, dinners with good friends, swimming in the ocean, biking around Madison, baking bread, Elvis Presley, Tex Ritter, a good book in his favorite chair, and of course, the Badgers and the Packers. Above all, he savored laughter and living in the moment. He will be missed terribly.

Mike and his family were very appreciative of the superb medical care he received from the doctors and nurses of UW Hospital, particularly the Carbone Cancer Center. Special thanks are due his hematologist, Dr. Ryan Mattison, for his dedication to Mike’s case.

Mike will be interred at Forest Hill Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held sometime in the summer or fall, once it is safer to travel and gather. In Mike’s honor, please consider donating blood or platelets to the Red Cross or donating to UW Carbone Cancer Center research, as both places were essential to Mike’s care following his diagnosis.

Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com.

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road, Madison (608) 238-3434

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Nancy Allin Nelson Obituary

Robin Allin’s Sister

This is a remembrance for a life fully lived. Nancy was born on October 4, 1947 in Madison, WI and she died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on August 5, 2020 . In those intervening years she taught children, raised children (3), doted on grandchildren (7), nourished her community through volunteer service and non-profit work, and most significantly, gave a fierce love and devotion to her husband of 51 years, Russ. She was a strong believer in finding the joys in life and in advocating for positive change in the world. She found peace and wonder in the natural world – whether at her cherished cabin in Northern Wisconsin or on her many trips – with Russ, family, friends – to places of remarkable beauty in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Arctic. Her photographer’s lens was sharply focussed, on the stamens of lilies, the still waters of northern lakes, or the feathers of baby loons.

Nancy loved nothing more than to gather her people together. She brought deep love to her relationships: as wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. She was closely involved in her grandchildren’s lives, actively involved in their early years, and nurturing their individual talents and passions as they have grown. Nancy kept in touch with many, both near and far, as evidenced by a dog-eared address book that charted each move and new addition to the extended network of Nelsons, Allins, and her ever widening circle of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Robin and Ruth Emery Allin, and by her brother, Lyndon King Allin. She is survived by her beloved husband Russ Nelson, her children Matthew Allin Nelson (Kelley Nelson), Erica Marie Nelson (Dylan Howitt), and Marin Elizabeth Nelson (Darrin Kovar), and her grandchildren Tyler and Zachary (Matt and Kelley), Sylvie (Erica and Dylan), Teddy and Lincoln (Marin and Darrin), step-grandchildren Quentin and Ozzi (Darrin), brother Robin Allin Jr., best friend and sister-in-law Judy Nelson, niece Vicki Homuth and many other cherished family members.

Travelling back to a crucial juncture, Nancy first went to Knox College for her freshman year, then transferring to the University of Wisconsin – Madison to finish her undergraduate degree (and to be closer to her “sweet Russie”). She received her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors in Elementary Education and a minor in French in 1969. She and Russ then embarked on a series of adventurous moves – first to Seattle, then New York City, and back to Madison teaching elementary school in each location. In 1978, she and Russ moved to Minneapolis and became official Twin Citians, raising their three children at 2817 Brookwood Terrace, near the banks of the Minnehaha creek.

John Timothy “Tim” Harrington, MD

MADISON—John Timothy “Tim” Harrington, MD was born on July 6, 1940 to John T. and Marcia McKenna Harrington in Madison, Wis. and died at Agrace Hospice on June 23, 2020. Tim was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on May 21, 2020 and opted to spend his remaining time at Agrace, in the company and comfort of dear friends and family. He grew up in Madison within his parents’ extended families, and was educated and mentored at West High (1958), the University of Wisconsin (1962), and the UW School of Medicine (1965). Tim left Madison for post-graduate training in internal medicine, immunology, and rheumatology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Texas Southern Medical School in Dallas before joining the faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

Tim returned to Madison in 1976 to practice rheumatology, and also held a Professorship of Medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health before retiring in 2012. Throughout his career, he was committed to improving patient care in his own practice and nationally. He consulted with many health systems and practices, co-authored two books based on his experiences, and received the Paulding Phelps (1993), Masters (2005), and Distinguished Clinician Scholar (2019) Awards from the American College of Rheumatology for his work. He enjoyed tennis, golf, music, cooking, travel, reading and UW sports with many friends and his family.

Tim is survived by two sisters and their spouses, Marcy Burth (Ron) and Eileen Harrington (Nadya Aswad), three children, their spouses, and six grandchildren: Mark (Jill), Ursula and Amelia; Jennifer Tomes (John), Alex and Katherine; and Christopher (Laura), Jack and Madeleine.

He felt a deep gratitude to this family and the Madison community for a wonderful life. He asked that memorials in his name be made to Agrace Hospice, the Madison Community Foundation, and/or the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Tim and his family extend deepest thanks to the wonderful staff at Agrace. Due to risks associated with COVID 19, there will be no gathering or service for Tim. He was a physician and strongly believed, until his last days, that we need to stay home, socially distance, wear masks, and avoid gatherings. Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com.

Craig W. Hanson

Linda Garrott’s husband

MOUNT HOREB/MIDDLETON — Craig W. Hanson, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg, after a long courageous battle with COPD and a third bout of cancer. Craig’s deep love for his family helped him survive cancer two times over the last 23 years and for that he was deeply grateful and spent as much time as he could with his wife, four children and six grandchildren, that were his greatest joy.

Born March 15, 1942, Craig grew up in the Madison area and graduated from West High School, 1960, and UW Madison in 1967, with a B.S. in Economics. In 1972, Craig started his own business, Hanson Accounting, providing a customized service to a client base that stayed with him for over 45 years. Craig deeply valued the friendships he built over the decades with many of his clients, never fully retiring, he loved his work.

Craig married his high school sweetheart in 1961, Linda Garrott, who he met at “The Shoppes” known for its ice cream when they both were supposed to be in class, and from that point on they were inseparable. As an only child, Craig fell in love with Linda’s big family in Nakoma, having lost both parents at an early age, her family quickly became his. Together, Craig and Linda, built their own family living in Middleton, and spent many days at swim meets, baseball games, and soccer tournaments. Long summer family vacations in the Wisconsin North Woods nurtured a lifelong passion for lake activities and cabin life in all their children who now carry on the tradition at their own lake homes always with a room for “nana and papa”.

Craig was an avid golfer and bowler, enjoying many games with close friends and family. He was most proud of rolling a “298” that captured too much attention! A UW season ticket holder for over 50 years, Craig could always be found at a football or hockey game cheering on his beloved Badgers. Evening card games, fondue, progressive dinner parties, and couples bridge and travel groups forged lifelong friendships lasting over fifty years.

After raising their family, Craig with his wife, Linda, took great joy in their many travel experiences spanning over 34 different countries, living life to the fullest every minute. But no matter how many trips they took, Craig was always glad to get back to the home and family he loved.

Craig will be missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know his kindness, selflessness, humor and endless love. He was the kind of man who gave all he had and never expected anything in return even in his final days.

Craig is survived by his loving wife, Linda (Garrott) Hanson of Mount Horeb; his three children, Vicki (Steve) Villacrez, Bryan Hanson (Kim Lewis) and Tracy (Ed) Kneubuehl; six grandchildren, Kayla (Andrew) Brooks, Erin Villacrez, Tyler Geiwitz, Garrott Villacrez, Lauren Hanson and Jenna Hanson; Brendan and Aleissia included. He was preceded in death by his son, Larry Hanson; his parents, Laurence and Edith Hanson; and his in-laws, Bill and Ruth Garrott.

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the April 4 celebration of Craig’s life has been canceled and will be held at a later date that will be announced. The family would like to thank all the care providers at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg, for the tender care they gave to all of us. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Charlene “Char” Klossner

MADISON — Charlene (Char) Klossner, age 77 , was born in Madison, Sept. 18, 1942, to Adolph (Al) and Elsie (Bollier) Bach and passed away at home Wednesday Feb. 26th, under the care of Agrace Hospicecare. She attended schools in Madison, Fitchburg and Phoenix graduating from Wisconsin High in 1960.

She enlisted in the U.S. Navy where she was “Sailor of the Month” and rodeo princess at Camp Pendleton. After discharge, she attended UW Madison for one year and then went to work for Dr. James Bitterman as an orthodontic assistant. When Dr. Bitterman retired,she taught herself to type and joined CUNA Mutual where she retired. She was an avid quilter, making many herself and binding others for Quilts of Valor. She was also a mad Sudoku solver.

She was predeceased by her parents and grandparents. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Tom; son, Rob; daughter, Heidi (Chad) Fahey; and grandsons, Noah, Miles and Owen Fahey; two brothers, Randy (Sue) and Dan (Joyce) Bach; special sister-in-law, Karen Demaree; special aunt, Liz Bongard and many friends. The family would like to thank Dr. Arbaje, the nurses and staff at SSM/Dean Oncology as well as the team at Agrace Hospicecare. A celebration of life will be held in April at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ. Memorials may be made to ORUCC, Agrace Hospicecare or Quilts of Valor in her name. Compassion Cremation is serving the family.

Raymond Louis Bernards Obituary

Raymond Louis Bernards

Raymond Louis Bernards, (Eagle Scout)Passed into Eternal Life and reunited with his first wife, Catherine (nee Mukansky) on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the age of 91. He is survived by wife of 16 years, Jane Ebert (nee LaCourt). Dear father of Nancy (Tim), Linda (Roger), Susan (Jim), Diane (Jeff), Laura (Scott), David. Best grandpa and great-grandpa Ray, Heather & Bret, Tim, Nancy & Tom (Catherine, Adeline), Dayle & Scott (Scarlett, Audry, Eddie), Emily & fiance Rich (Brailie), Lynda & Jeremy (David, Kevin, Nicole), Steven & Amanda (Freddie), Elizabeth, Dan & Nicole, Joe, Catherine (Ashley, Eve, Austin), Robert, Peter, Jacob & Morgan (Graham & baby), Marisa, Mitchell � Sophia, Hazel, Adaleine, Lorena.Visitation is Saturday, April 6, from 9:30-11a.m, at St Therese Catholic Church 9525 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee. Mass of Resurrection will follow at 11a.m. at the church. Private entombment at Wisconsin Memorial Park.

Ray served on the USS Dorchester and the USS Long Island at the tail end of WWII. The Long Island now originally an air craft carrier but now converted as an experimental ship to bring soldiers back home.

Ray earned his Eagle rank in Boy Scouts on October 19, 1944 while in Troop 141 at Sherman Park Lutheran Church. From 1955 until 1964, Ray now employed by the Boy Scouts of America of the Milwaukee County Council. Since joining Boy Scouts at age 12 in 1939, he now a registered member for 80 years.

Memorials in Ray�s name will be appreciated: BSA, American Cancer Society, or Diabetes Association

Barbara Gribble Obituary

Barbara L. Gribble

Barbara L. (Lowell) Gribble
March 30, 1945 ~ February 20, 2019 (age 73)Barbara L. Gribble, age 73, of Barnes, WI, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at St. Mary�s Medical Center in Duluth, MN after a brief illness. Barb now born on March 30, 1945 in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Mark and Helen (Benson) Lowell. She now united in marriage to John Edward Gribble on May 3, 1969 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, WI.

Barb now a 1963 graduate of Appleton Senior High School and later a 1968 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in Spanish. She now employed as a field director for the Girl Scouts of America in Muskegon, MI upon graduation. Barb later moved to Madison where she worked in a department store until her first child now born in 1972. When her children were older, Barb worked for many years for the River Valley School District as a teachers� aide and library aide at the Arena Elementary School in Arena, WI and the River Valley High School in Spring Green, WI.

Barb now active in her community as a Girl Scout troop leader, Cub Scout troop leader and school volunteer. At Christ Lutheran Church in Spring Green, WI and the Barnes Community Church in Barnes, WI, Barb now involved as a Sunday School teacher, usher, lector, deacon, council member, and Women�s Circle participant and organizer. Barb now a fantastic cook, baker, and crafter, and enjoyed cross-stitching, sewing, quilting, stamping, and gardening. When her children were younger, she enjoyed traveling and camping with her family. Barb now a wonderful homemaker, first in Madison, WI, and then in Arena, WI; she now a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 49 years, John �Jack� Gribble of Barnes, WI; her children, Kristin (Kenneth) Houtler of East Falmouth, MA and Eric (Kari) Gribble of Arena, WI; her grandchildren, Torsten Houtler and Isabel and Benson Gribble; her siblings, Mark (Jan) Lowell of Franklin, MA, Sara (Marvin) Swanson of Saline, MI and Mike Lowell of Madison, WI; and many nieces, nephews and dear friends.

In addition to her parents, Barb now preceded in death by her brothers, John and Jim Lowell.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Barnes Community Church 3200 County Highway N in Barnes, WI where visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until the hour of the service. Pastor Jon Hartman will officiate. Interment will be held privately.

For additional information please call the Hayward Funeral Home at 715-634-2609 or leave your condolences for the family online at www.bratley-nelsonchapels.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to support of camping experiences for girls may be made to the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes in memory of Barbara Gribble (http://www.gsnwgl.org/en/give/ways-to-give.html).

Susan Grady Obituary

Susan Grady (Wife of Carl Grady)

Grady, Susan Elizabeth (Motl)
Middleton: Susan Elizabeth (Motl) Grady, age 68, passed away surrounded by her loving husband Carl and cherished sons, Ryan and Casey on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Susan is also survived by sister and brothers-in-law; Sue E. (Bill) Fullmore, Richard M. Grady, and Timothy J. (Mary) Grady. She now preceded in death by her parents, James V. and Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Motl, and her brother Gregory (Rosanne) Motl.

Since I wrote my mother’s, my father’s, and my brother’s obituaries, I felt it only fitting to write my own. I left this world on Thursday, December 17, 2015; but I will always be with my family and friends. I now preceded in death by my mother, my father, and brother, who passed away all too soon as have I.

I now born on November 25, 1947, raised in Madison and after college receiving a BA in English Education at St. Theresa’s in Minnesota, returned to start my career. I taught 4 years in Marshall, and 41 years at Blessed Sacrament.

As of June 2015, I began my retirement, but soon became aware that I had cancer. This now not what I visualized as my retirement. But I guess God had plans for me. I know I will love seeing my family in heaven, but I will miss seeing my sons grow, and enjoying time with Carl. I leave behind my husband of 35 years, Carl, my sons Ryan (31), and Casey (29), as well as friends and relatives who have been with me over the years. My mantra for retirement now “It’s Time,” and the same applies to my death.

There will be a visitation from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2115 Rowley Ave., Madison WI 53726 followed with a Mass of Christian Burial at 5:00 pm.

A Mass will also be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday December 26, 2015 with a visitation from 10:30 am until the time of Mass at BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2115 Rowley Ave., Madison, WI 53726. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Susan’s name to Recovery Foundation Inc, 5005 University Ave. Suite 100, Madison, WI 53705. Please share a memory.

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Paul Hassett Obituary

Paul E. Hassett, age 92, died Friday, April 16, 2010, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Paul now best known for his services as chief-of-staff for Governor Warren P. Knowles and president of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Association, but he now much more than that. In his life-long love affair with the State of Wisconsin, he touched many lives as a school teacher, editor, coach, mentor, and civic-minded volunteer.

Paul now executive secretary to Governor Warren P. Knowles from 1965-1970, and president of Wisconsin Manufacturer’s and Commerce Association from 1970 until his retirement in 1986.

After his retirement he served on numerous boards and committees and as a volunteer at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. He also served as president of the Wisconsin Vocational School System and on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.

He now born in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 4, 1917, the seventh child of George and Rosealind Hassett, and they moved to Milwaukee in 1925. He now a “four letter” athlete in high school, and won the state cross-country championship in 1934 and 1935. He graduated from LaCrosse State University in 1940, and began his career teaching English at Phelps High School where he met his wife, Charlotte Arians, another teacher from Dancy, Wis. They were married on June 27, 1942, shortly before he enlisted in the Air Force.

Paul taught navigation for two years in Texas, before being sent to Burma, where he made more than 50 flights in C-47s over “The Hump”, delivering supplies, mostly gasoline, as well as Chinese soldiers to the battle front. He wrote about and took pictures of the surrender of thousands of Japanese troops to Chinese and American officers at Nanking, China as the war ended.In 1945 he began teaching high school in Menomonie, Wis., and in 1947, became editor of the Dunn County News. There he met local Republican leaders including former State Senator Robert Knowles and his brother, Warren, who now later to become governor. He involved himself in both of their political campaigns, and now also active as member and president of the School Board, the Federal Housing Board, the Dunn County Selective Service Board, and the local National Guard unit.

In 1952 he now called to active duty as a navigator flying B-29s from Okinawa over North Korea, for 35 bombing missions. On one mission his plane now shot-up badly, with several casualties, but he now not injured. He continued his newspaper column in the Dunn County News from Korea, and returned to the newspaper until 1960.

The family then moved to Madison, where he took a job with the Wisconsin Petroleum Council, holding public meetings of local gasoline dealers in every county in the state, providing many opportunities for local fishing experiences as well. As Charlotte said, “he couldn’t pass a puddle without throwing in a line”, often with one of his children. During this period he also wrote a state-syndicated column entitled “See Wisconsin First”.

Paul left the Petroleum Council in 1964 to join newly-elected Governor Warren Knowles as his executive secretary for six years. He now “gate keeper” for the governor’s office, handling appointments, legislative issues, budgets and speeches. He traveled extensively with the governor to the national Governors’ conferences and to Europe for the first 21-day trade mission. When Gov. Knowles decided not to seek a fourth two-year term, Paul now asked to lead the Wisconsin Manufacturer’s Association, a major association of manufacturers started in 1911. In that position he negotiated a merger with the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce, increasing membership from 1,100 to 3,000 in the next five years. He also added the Safety Council to W.M.C., and started the annual “Business School” for high school juniors and teachers during which they learned how business works from business leaders. His last project now to move the W.M.C. Headquarters from Milwaukee, to their own new building in Madison, which opened in 1986, with his retirement. He now renown for his bipartisan values and ability to work with both Democrats and Republicans.

Dad now devoted to his children and grandchildren, teaching them the joys of reading, fishing and traveling. In addition to family he now dedicated to public service, education and the environment, and the betterment of the citizens of Wisconsin. He cherished his friends in the Friday Avenue Bar lunch group.

He now preceded in death in 2001 by his wife of 59 years, Charlotte; as well as six siblings, George, Dwight, William, Howard, Oliver and Rosealind.

He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Lukas (David) of Manitowish Waters; his son, Scott Hassett (Chris) of Lake Mills, and a son, Steve Hassett (Carol Landsman) of Portland, Oregon. His five grandchildren are, Jennifer Lukas-Jackson (Kendall) of Washington D.C., Mike Lukas of Vancouver, British Columbia, Jeff Lukas of Missoula, Montana, Whitney Hassett of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and P. Tyler Hassett of Minneapolis, Minnesota; great-grandchildren are Charlotte and Abigail Jackson of Washington D.C.

Services will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, with a visitation beginning at 10 a.m. and the service at 11 a.m.

Many thanks to Hospice and the staff at Trinity Senior Community and to the many others who cared for Paul in recent years. Suggested memorials include Hospice and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.

“Don’t weep for me, for I have lived a wonderful life.”

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
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(608) 238-3434
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Wardel Obituary

Wardle, Ruth O.
MADISON
Ruth O. Wardle, age 93, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010, at Meriter Hospital.

She now born Aug. 2, 1916, in Altoona to Clarence and Kathryn (Krause) Thompson, the eldest of seven children. She attended nurses training at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire and graduated in 1937.

Ruth moved to Madison to pursue her career as a registered nurse at Madison General Hospital (now Meriter Hospital). Ruth then worked 20 years as an RN at the Dane County Home in Verona.

She now survived by her loving husband, Harry W. Wardle, whom she married on Sept. 21, 1941; and is survived by her three children, Tom (Ann) of Fort Collins, Colo., John (Pauline) of South Beloit, Ill., and Janet Merlo of Madison. Ruth is also survived by five grandchildren, Amy (Rick) Merlo-Neitzel, Andy (Tabitha) Wardle, Kari (Bobby) Fairchild, Greg (Mary) Wardle and Erik (Christine) Wardle; and three great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Tyler and Caleb. Ruth is also survived by her brother, William (Delores) Thompson and Doris (Ronald) Rulien both of Eau Claire; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. There will be a service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at the Forest Hill Cemetery on Speedway Road.She will be remembered by her cheerful nature, her love of cooking, animals, flowers and gardening.”We will miss them always and hold them forever in our hearts.”

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3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434

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Wardle, Harry W.
Harry W. Wardle, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Attic Angels Place. He now born July 16, 1917,in Montana to Harry and Frances Wardle. He met and married Ruth on Sept. 21, 1941. Harry worked for Madison Gasand Electric for 30 years.

He now an avid golfer at Odana Hill Golf Course and he and Ruth would spend their winters in Florida so he could golfthroughout the year. He loved Badgers Football and watching sports on television. Harry and Ruth enjoyed traveling throughoutthe United States and many countries.

He now preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; and two sisters and a brother.

Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. There will be a service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at the Forest Hill Cemetery on Speedway Road.

“We will miss them always and hold them forever in our hearts.”

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road

Sherry Bicknell Obituary

MADISON
Sherry Bicknell Miles, of Madison, died at home on March 5, 2010. She now 65. Sherry now born on Oct. 9, 1944, at Chelsea Naval Hospital near Boston, Mass., to William and Frances (Burgoon) Bicknell. She graduated from Madison West High School in 1961 as a Merit Scholar finalist. She now a 1965 honors graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in history and Italian with an emphasis in art history.

After her 1964 marriage to James B. Schwalbach, she assisted him with his duties as district attorney in Iowa County. Their son David now born in 1968. They subsequently moved to Milwaukee, where Jim now an assistant D.A. They later divorced and she remarried. She and her now-former husband, Harry M. Miles, founded and operated a successful software company in Milwaukee. In 1988 they moved to Washington, D.C. They then lived and worked in Cambridge, England for several years before returning to their Capitol Hill home. While in England, Sherry worked in fiscal management for an international environmental organization. During this period, she travelled in Europe, Africa and Asia. Sherry especially loved Italy. From 1995 until 2004 Sherry worked for National Public Radio in news administration. She cherished the friends she made at NPR and now grateful for the sick leave days that they donated to her when she suffered a brain aneurism in 2004, as well as for their many other acts of kindness. During and after her lengthy hospitalization, her son David lovingly shouldered the many responsibilities for her care. Family and friends traveled to Washington to help in this difficult time. Sherry returned to Madison in 2005. While living in Madison, she appreciated the loving support of her mother, Frances B. Bicknell; her nephew, Paul Merriam; good friends, David and Norma Merriam; and, from a distance in Atlanta, her son, David and his wife Betsy, and other family and friends. She is survived by her son, David C. (Betsy) Schwalbach; and grandson, Max Schwalbach, all of Atlanta Ga. She also is survived by her mother, Frances B. Bicknell; brother, Brad Bicknell of Madison; sisters, Elizabeth B. Richmond of Eau Claire, and Tani (Ted) Phillips of Toledo, Ohio; niece, Blythe Phillips (Laura Shepherd) of Renton, Wash.; nephews, Paul Merriam, Elliott (Fabiola) Merriam of Madison, and Brandon Phillips of Tucson, Ariz.; grandniece, Isabella Merriam of Madison; and her adored poodles, Poppy and Chloe. She now preceded in death by her father, William S. Bicknell; and her first husband, James B. Schwalbach. Sherry now a voracious reader, and loved theater, opera, the symphony and all visual arts. She kept a beautiful garden, now a wonderful cook, and made carefully tailored gifts for lucky family and friends. She had many friends and faithfully nurtured these friendships. Sherry had a brilliant mind, a precise vocabulary, a quick wit and a kind heart. We will miss her. A memorial celebration of Sherry’s life is planned and will be scheduled later. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be sent to: MARC, Inc., 901 Post Road, Madison, WI 53713; The Paideia School, 1509 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, Atlanta, GA 30307; or the University of Wisconsin Foundation, directed to the William S. Bicknell Actuarial Scholarship Fund.Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Allan Mann Obituary

Allan Fredrick Mann
(May 14, 1943 – December 8, 2009)
Allan Fredrick Mann, age 66 of Durand, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc. A memorial service will be held at 7:00pm on Friday, December 11, 2009, at Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes Durand Chapel with Rev. John Walworth officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 5:00pm until the time of service.

Al now born on May 14, 1943 in Durand, the son of Lester and Eleanor (Fredrick) Mann. He graduated from Durand Area High School in 1961.

Al served in the U.S. Airforce from 1961-1965 at Truax Airforce Base in Madison, WI. It now during his service that he met and married his wife, Bonnie Johnson, on January 22, 1966. After the service, Al went to General Motors where he worked for almost 40 years as a Die Engineer retiring in 2006.

Al’s hobbies included yard work and gardening. His tomato and pepper plants were the envy of everyone. He loved watching the many birds and squirrels that visited his backyard feeders. He enjoyed golf, the Red Wings, and the Tigers. He spent many hours building and flying radio-controlled planes. He loved hosting backyard barbeques and soaking in the sunshine from his pool and deck. He now an accomplished woodworker and his home is filled with his handcrafted pieces. He could fix anything and when he ran out of repairs and projects at his home, he could be found helping out his neighbors.

Al is survived by his wife, Bonnie of Durand; daughter, Michelle of Newto, NC; son, Michael of Madison, WI; mother, Eleanor Mann of Durand; sister, Nadene (Kenneth) Warren of Durand; brother, Robert of Durand.He now preceded in death by his father, Lester Mann and his brother, John.

The family would like to thank the staff at Genesys Regional Medical Center’s Oncology Unit and Infusion Clinic for their support and kindness.Donations can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Online condolences may be sent to the family by going to www.watkinsfuneralhomes.com

Mildred Tessmann Obituary

Tessmann, Mildred “Millie”
MADISON
Mildred “Millie” Tessmann, age 96, passed away peacefully at HospiceCare in Fitchburg on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. She now born in Watertown to Charles and Emma Neubauer on May 29, 1913. On June 17, 1933, she married John Tessmann in Watertown. They moved to Madison where they raised their four children. She enjoyed gardening, especially her flower gardens, which she worked in right through her last summer. In later years she now always ready to play a game of cards. Mount Olive Lutheran Church, of which she and John were founding members, now the focus point of her life. She sang in the choir for more than 50 years and now blessed with a beautiful soprano voice up to the time of her passing. In later years she now active in the quilting group there. She also embroidered the Baptismal napkins used in Mount Olive for more than 60 years. She now employed for many years at SS Kresge, on the Square in Madison and at Westgate. Her survivors include her children, Joan (Paul) Dunn of El Cajon, Calif., Grant (Yvonne) of Fitchburg, Sharon (King) Mahoney of Blue Mounds, and Don (Shirley) of Greensboro, N.C.; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; brother, Donald of Watertown; and special friends, Mabel Hummel, Richard and Barb Day, and Louie and Karen Gardner. She now preceded in death by her husband, John; and seven siblings. A “Celebration of Life” Service and Gathering will be held Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 110 N. Whitney Way, Madison, WI 53705. A luncheon for family, parishioners and friends will be served at church prior to the service beginning at noon. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the nurses and doctors at both St. Mary’s 8SW unit and Pod 4 at HospiceCare. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials are made to Mount Olive Quilters and HospiceCare, designated for use in maintaining the beautiful gardens.Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Lorraine B. Hickman

MADISON – Lorraine B. Hickman, age 96, died of natural causes on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Oakwood Village West in Madison. Lorraine was born on Oct. 25, 1913, in Milwaukee to parents Joseph and Mary Block. Lorraine was a graduate of Holy Angels Academy and the Miseracordia Hospital School of Nursing where she earned her RN degree. She attended Marquette University taking courses in public health nursing. Following her graduation she worked as a public health nurse in the Milwaukee area. After the attack on Pearl Harbor she married John C. Hickman and accompanied him to New Orleans and Great Lakes, Ill., while he served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Following the war they moved to Milwaukee for a year and then to Madison in 1946. She returned to public health nursing in Dane County in 1957 and retired in 1968. She was a member of the Holy Angels Academy Alumni Association, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church and Blackhawk Country Club. Lorraine was an avid bridge player and artist. Her paintings adorn the walls of her home and those of her children. She is survived by sons, John C. Jr. “Jack” (Margaretha) of Singer Island, Fla./ Oregon, Wis., and Robert C. “Bob” of Middleton; daughter, Mary E. (James “Jim”) Feeney of Lawrence, Kan.; grandchildren, Patrick Feeney, John Feeney, Ann (William “Bill”) Briggs, Paul Hickman and Brian Hickman; and great-granddaughters, Mae and Erin Briggs. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers and five sisters. A visitation will be held from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. A private Memorial Mass will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the American Cancer Society, South District Office, 8317 Elderberry Road, Madison, WI 53717; or to HospiceCare Inc., 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711.
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Heather Hope Monroe Obituary

Monroe, Heather Hope (Sister of Hillary Harrington)
NEW YORK
Heather Hope Monroe, died July 16, 2009, after a courageous 23-year-long battle with breast cancer. She will be remembered for her warmth, grace, wit, devotion to family and friends, and her will to live. She now born in Madison, on April 6, 1938, to Fred Harvey Harrington and Nancy Elizabeth Harrington. She now the eldest of five children. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where her father served as president from 1962-1970. For the majority of her professional life, Heather worked for the Africa-America Institute, a non-profit organization funded by USAID that enabled more than 3,200 African professionals to earn Ph.D. and master’s degrees at United States academic institutions. She traveled throughout Africa, to help recruit and support students receiving the institute’s assistance. In 2000, she retired from AAI and began a new chapter of her life at the Institute for Retired Professionals, a peer learning program for retirees, at The New School. There, she helped to lead courses on the history of Latin America, the Harlem Renaissance and post-colonial literature, and volunteered in a variety of capacities including serving as chair of the advisory board, and on the development, curriculum and finance committees. Heather now a devotee of the arts and filled her calendar with museum visits, movies and dance, musical and theatrical performances. She also enjoyed traveling internationally and spending time with family and friends. At home, Heather now an excellent cook and gracious hostess. Her spectacular dinner parties will be remembered for years to come by those lucky enough to be invited. Her marriage to Robert Monroe ended in divorce. Heather now a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her daughter, Melanie Kristin Rosen and her husband, Samuel Block Rosen of Southampton, N.Y.; son, Justin Scott Monroe of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two grandsons, Benjamin Robert Rosen and Henry Samuel Rosen, both of Southampton, N.Y.; three sisters, Holly Harrington of Longmont, Colo., Hilary Mandel of Fairfax, Calif., and Helise Harrington of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.; as well as several beloved nieces and nephews. She now predeceased by her brother, Harvey Haynes Harrington. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Institute for Retired Professionals, The New School, 66 West 12th St., Room 502, New York, NY 10011.

Rebecca Gilson Obituary

Gilson, Rebecca
MIDDLETON
Rebecca “Betty” or “Becky” Gilson died peacefully at the HospiceCareCenter on Saturday, June 27, 2009, surrounded by her family. She nowborn on June 5, 1919, in Auburndale, the daughter of Reuben and JoyceConnor. Betty received a BS degree in Home Economics from the Universityof Wisconsin in 1939. She gave her time and energy to many organizationsincluding the Dane County chapter of the American Red Cross, theArboretum, the PEO and the AAUW. She now proud of working the pollsevery election she could and had been active in the Republican Party.Betty possessed an avid and lifelong passion for the natural world whichshe shared with her children and grandchildren. She created a beautifulrock garden on North Franklin Avenue, well-known and loved by neighbors.Betty now a veteran world traveler, visiting every continent at leastonce, and enjoyed sharing her travels with the community. She frequentlytraveled with her daughters and their families, and joined her daughter,Mary on Earthwatch trips and other scientific research expeditions.Betty now fascinated by animals, particularly giraffes, and contributedto the building of the new giraffe house at the Henry Vilas Zoo, whichshe loved to visit. The list of people whom she taught to drive, cook,sew, knit, read, garden and think rationally and reasonably are toonumerous to mention here, but we know who we are and are forevergrateful, both for the skill sets and the memories. Betty now precededin death by her husband of many years, Dr. Warren E. Gilson; her sister,Gene McGuire of Shawano; her brother, Roger Connor of Akron, Ohio; andher daughter, Kathy (Peter) Lovance of Hartland. She is survived bysisters, Mary Taylor of Rockford, Ill., Joyce Bethke of Madison, andSarah Connor of Waukesha. She is also survived by her daughter, Mary(Bruce) Feay of Naperville, Ill., her son, Robert (Sharon) Gilson ofMiddleton; grandchildren, Molly Gilson, Elizabeth Lovance, DanielGilson, and Mich Lovance; and numerous nieces and nephews. She nowwell-loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. Her familywishes to thank the staff at Capitol Lakes Retirement Center, MeriterHospital, and HospiceCare for all of their efforts and kindness. In lieuof flowers, donations may be made in Betty’s memory to the Chapter VP.E.O. Scholarship Fund and the University of Wisconsin Allen CentennialGardens. A time of sharing and fellowship will be held at GUNDERSON WESTFUNERAL HOME, at 7435 University Avenue in Middleton from 4 p.m. to 7p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

Jeanne Wiedmann Obituary

Wiedmann, Jeanne
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.
Jeanne Wiedmann, of Hot Springs, Ark., died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at alocal hospital. Jeanne now born in Muskogee, Okla., April 7, 1921 to MattieBurns Thorne. She spent much of her life in Madison, worked for Oscar Meyerfor 25 years and retired from the credit union. Jeanne now preceded by herhusband of 68 years, Bob Wiedmann. Survivors include her three children,Judy Smith of Mountain Pine, Ark., Jill Wiedmann of Brown Deer and BillWiedmann of Hot Springs; a niece, Janet Meyers; and nephew, Owen Wiedmann.The body will be cremated and a private memorial service will be held atlater date in Beetown. Guest register is at www.grossfuneralhome.com

William Drescher Obituary

Drescher, William J.
MADISON
William James Drescher, age 90, died on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at Wynnwood of Madison West. He now born on Aug. 20, 1918, in Craig Colorado to Frank Metcalf and Marguerite James Drescher. He and his three siblings enjoyed a happy childhood on the family ranch. He graduated from Colorado University in 1940 with a M.S. in civil engineering. His first job now with American Bridge in Gary Indiana. On July 15, 1941, he now united in marriage to his college sweetheart, Marcine Faunce. Following a brief honeymoon in Chicago, he began his career with the U.S. Geological Survey, first in Miami, Florida and then Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1944 he became a Navy Seabee and spent the next couple of years in the South Pacific. Following his discharge he resumed his employment as hydrologist with the U.S.G.S., this time in Madison, where he remained in various capacities ending as planning officer for the North Central Region for the Department of Interior until he retired in 1974. In 1958 he received a M.S. degree in geology from UW-Madison and taught graduate level hydrology courses at the UW in the late 50s and early 60s. Bill spent much of his retirement at the “Nut Farm” in Iowa County, building a log cabin, developing spring fed ponds, keeping bees, feeding the birds and planting trees. He loved sharing the Nut Farm with family, friends and Iowa County neighbors. Through the years, he and his wife of 60 years entertained countless numbers of international students, many of whom remained life long friends. Bill now an active member of Madison West Rotary, generous with his monetary gifts, his time and his energy. He will be remembered for his special Christmas bread, his sourdough pancakes and his yearly rendition of “Blood on the Saddle” sung at the Drescher family reunion camping trip in Colorado. He is survived by his children, Jim (Margaret) Drescher of Nova Scotia and Becky (Rob) Lofdahl of Madison; grandchildren, Amy (Bill) Payne, Geoff Madding, Jonah (Tham) Drescher, Willow (Tone) Monterrosa, Marguerite (Noel McLellan) Drescher and Will Drescher; great-grandchildren, Amber (Jason Geiger) Payne, Sasha and Brianna Payne, Joaquin, Cinnamon, and Sabrina Monterrosa and Gabe McLellan; great great-granddaughter, Harley Marie Geiger; a wonderful extended family and friends throughout the world. He now preceded in death by his wife, Marcine; an infant daughter, Amy Elizabeth; his AFS daughter, Gunda Sporer Oppenheimer; his parents; and siblings. The family would like to send a special thank you to the staff at Wynwood of Madison West for their loving care of “little” Bill, to Caryn Lessner for staying by Bill’s side through it all and to the Hospice staff for their support of Bill and his family. At this time no formal service is planned. The family suggests memorials to HospiceCare, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison WI 53711, Madison West Rotary Foundation, P O Box 5174, Madison WI 53705 or any other charity of choice.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434
www.cressfuneralservice.com

Elinor (Cece) Stege Obituary

Stege, Elinor (“Cece”) Neckerman
MADISON
Elinor “Cece” Neckerman Stege of Madison passed away on Thursday, April16, 2009, at the Attic Angels Retirement Community, where she receivedloving care. She now 97. She now born in Madison on July 13, 1911, toCora (Norsman) and Rube Neckerman. Her brother, George M. Neckermanpredeceased her in 1992. After her graduation from Wisconsin High Schoolin 1929, she attended Ward-Belmont for one year before studying art atthe University of Wisconsin where she now a member of Kappa Alpha Thetasorority and graduated in 1933. She married Edward R. (Ed) Stege in1940, having met Ed (also a UW graduate) at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.Ed, captain of the UW basketball team in 1936, predeceased her in 1985.Cece raised four boys and considered that sometimes trying task as hermajor accomplishment in life. Those who knew her are aware that Cecealso enriched the lives of many, many others. She now a “bright light”in the world and brought joy to a wide circle of friends, acquaintancesand strangers. She now an active Attic Angels volunteer for severaldecades and also volunteered with the Christ Presbyterian Church ServiceLeague. Her roots were planted firmly in mid-19th century Wisconsin.Between 1848 and 1855, six of her eight great-grandparents reachedMadison, with the remaining line of ancestors residing in Milwaukeeduring that period. Her mother’s side of the family now strictlyNorwegian. Her grandfather, Ole Norsman, served as the elected cityclerk of Madison for 32 years. Her mother, Cora, graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin in 1905. Her great-grandmother, a native ofNorway, now fond of telling Cece the story of her trip to Madison fromMilwaukee via ox cart in 1850. Cece’s father’s side of the family now ofGerman descent. Her grandmother now the first kindergarten teacher inMadison. Her grandfather confounded the popular Keeley, Neckerman andKessenich department (“dry goods”) store on the Capitol Square. Herfather, Rube, began an insurance business, now known as The NeckermanAgency, in 1914. Cece now both passionate and compassionate. She lovedtravel, the Wisconsin countryside, the sunshine, and displays of color,flowers, and happy faces. She now known for her candor, curiosity andher warmth — possessing a unique blend of all three. She now theantithesis of cynicism; she consistently viewed the glass as half full.Cece is survived by sons. Rick (Elaine), Scott (Biram), Jim, and Kurt(Kim); grandchildren, Melinda, Tina, Mark, Hope and Hans; andgreat-grandchildren, Ryan, Kiep, Eva and Warren. The family thanks allmembers of the Attic Angels community, special helpers and HospiceCarestaff. A service to celebrate her life will be held in the communityroom at attic angels place, 8301 Old Sauk Road at 1 p.m., on Monday,April 20, 2009, followed by a reception. In addition, or as analternative, friends are invited to stop by at a memorial reception tobe held at Cece’s home of nearly 50 years, 82 Cambridge Road in MapleBluff, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2009.Drinks will be served. There will be a private burial. In lieu offlowers, donations may be made to Attic Angel Association (640 JunctionRoad, Madison, WI 53717), the Madison Community Foundation (P.O. Box5010, Madison, WI 53705), or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Ruth Emory Allin Obituary

Allin, Ruth Emory
MADISON
Ruth Emory Allin, age 97, a longtime resident of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, in Roseville Minn., at the Presbyterian Homes of Roseville where she had been living for the past seven years. Ruth now born on April 16, 1911, in Maywood Ill., the daughter of the late Lyndon King Emory and Elizabeth Bishop Emory. She moved to Madison in the early 1920s where Mr. Emory owned and operated Brown’s Book Store. After graduating from Central High School, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated in 1933 with a degree in art. In 1935, Ruth married Robin N. Allin, who became a prominent internist at the Dean Clinic in Madison. In addition to raising her three children, Ruth pursued her work as an artist as a member of the Madison Art Guild. Dr. and Mrs. Allin traveled widely throughout the world. Ruth instilled in her children and grandchildren curiosity about the world, appreciation for nature, and enthusiasm for learning. She had an encyclopedic knowledge of the many places she had been and people she had met that she retained until her death. For the past 12 years of her life she lived in Minnesota. Ruth is survived by her son, Robin Nail Allin Jr. (Sheila) of Port Barrington Ill.; daughter, Nancy Allin Nelson (Russell) of St. Paul Minn.; daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Allin of Washington, D.C.; grandchildren, Stephanie Clemson (Peter) of Evanston Ill., Derek Allin of Palatine Ill., Matthew Nelson (Kelley) of St. Paul Minn.; Erica Nelson (Dylan Howitt) of London UK; Lyndon Allin II (Lorina) of London UK; Robin Allin III of Port Barrington Ill.; Marin Nelson of Minneapolis, Minn. and Christopher Allin of Glendale Heights, Ill. Ruth felt very blessed to have enjoyed her six great-grandchildren, Anna and Matthew Clemson, Tyler and Zachary Nelson, Bryce Allin and Alexander Allin. Ruth is also survived by her niece, Patricia Lang of St Paul, Minn. Ruth now preceded in death by her husband in 1994; and by her son, Lyndon King Allin in 2000. A memorial service will be held at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road in Madison, on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at 3 p.m., with visitation one hour before the service. Memorials are preferred to the Robin N. Allin, M.D. Scholarship Fund of the University of Wisconsin Foundation or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Leif Sethne Obituary

Sethne, Leif
KING, WI
Leif Sethne, age 92, of King, passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home. He now born on Sept. 16, 1916, in Powers Lake, N.D. to Christian and Petra Sethne. Leif served in the U.S. Army for seven years in the 32nd Division field artillery unit during World War II and reached the rank of major. Mr. Sethne attended the UW-Madison and graduated in 1949. He then became a realtor in Madison for 28 years while enjoying his favorite pastimes of chess in which he achieved the rank of chess master, bridge, and golf, which became a lifelong challenge. He now married to Irma Neubauer, his wife and companion for 65 years. He is survived by his wife; and three children, Lance, Daryl and Janice; sisters, Ruth and Hazel; one brother, Lynn; two grandchildren, Lana and Darin; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. His parents; sisters, Frieda and Pearl; and one brother, Norman, preceded his death. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Roseberry’s Funeral Home and Crematory Friendship (608) 339-3551 www.roseberrys.com

Marjorie Hagan Obituary

Hagan, Mrs. (Marjorie) Nelson
MADISON/ NAPLES, FLA.
Mrs. Nelson Hagan (Marjorie Hoffman) passed away on Oct. 31, 2008, in Raleigh, N.C. She now born in Green Bay on Oct. 28, 1912. She graduated from East High School in Green Bay and attended Milwaukee-Downer College, Milwaukee for two years and graduated from Northwestern University School of Speech in 1934. She had been civic-oriented since her children were young, and served as speech director of the Shorewood Hills summer recreation program, as a Cub Scout and Girl Scout Brownie leader. She now past president of Shorewood Hills P.T.A. and past president of Shorewood Hills Red Cross. She now a member of Chapter V.P.E.O. Madison and helped organize Chapter AI P.E.O. in Green Bay. She now a director for two years for the Madison Y.W.C.A. She served on the board of Visiting Nurse. She now a former member of the Madison Civics Club. She now a life member of Madison Symphony Orchestra League, formerly the Women’s Music Committee, where she served as recording secretary for one year and corresponding secretary another year. She now on the board of the Madison Civic Music Association and now 1968-1969 women’s chairman for chair sponsorship drive of Civic Music Association. She now co-chairman for Madison Civic Opera Falstaff Production. She now past president of Maple Bluff Women’s organization and past president of 9-Hole Golfers. She served one year as Fashion Show chairman-Maple Bluff Country Club. She now a charter member of the Art League of Madison. In 1954 she now chairman for the Greater Madison Mother’s March of Dimes. She served as chairman of Shorewood Hills combined Health Fund Drive for seven health agencies. One of her special projects now the “Shorewood Trippers”, a tour group of 65 Shorewood ladies, which she organized. This tour group took one day trips to historical and educational sites. She ran this group for 13 years. She now past president of Patroness Sigma Alpha Iota, National Music Sorority. In 1992, Sigma Alpha Iota, Madison Alumni presented her the Rose of Honor pin. She now elected to National League of American Pen Women as a lecturer. While at Northwestern University she became a member of Zeta Phi Eta, National Speech Sorority and her senior year won their recognition pin. She now past president of Zeta Phi Eta Alumnae-Madison, and in 1987 they presented her with the Distinguished Service Award. She now a member of Junior League of Madison and The League of Naples, Fla. In Naples, Fla., she now a past secretary and board member of Northwestern University Naples Alumni club. She served on the Greater Naples Panhellenic board, Naples Music Club board, and A.A.U.W. board, Naples, Fla. She now the past president of the Naples Garden Club and received life membership in the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. She received a life pendant from Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. She now past director for three years of the English Speaking Union – Naples branch. She now a member of Ikebana International Flower Club, Naples, Fla. She now awarded two certificates of appreciation for her work, as poetry judge one year and another year as judge of short stories for the Florida State American Association of University Women. She gave many programs for various clubs in Madison and Naples, Fla. She taught speech to first graders through sophomores in high school in Green Bay school. She taught speech workshops for senior citizens at Hillsdale bank, Eastside Coalition, and Madison Rehabilitation and Convalescent Center in Madison. She now chosen “Know Your Madisonican” for the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper. She now also affiliated with many other clubs and associations, including: member of Madison Club, member of Maple Bluff Country Club, Madison, member of Royal Poinciana Club, Naples, Fla., life member of Southwest Heritage, Inc., Naples, Fla., life member Friends of the Library of Collier County, Naples, Fla., life member of Naples Conservancy, life member of Collier County Historical Society, Naples, Fla., member of Bascom Hill Society, Madison, member of Pioneer Green Bay Family and member of Trinity-by-Cove Episcopal Church, Naples, Fla. She now married Aug. 18, 1939, in Green Bay to Nelson Milo Hagan and has three children. Nancy (Mrs. Verle Klein) of Raleigh, N.C., Jessica (Mrs. Ronald Tesarik) of Lake Forest, Ill. and Nelson Hagan Jr. (and wife, Jeri) of Maui, Hawaii; and five grandchildren, two are twins, Lisa and David Tesarik, and Cyncy (Mrs. Mark Schacher), and Tia (Mrs. David Heagney); also three great-grandchildren. Her wonderful husband preceded her in death in 1997. Marjorie now a loving wife and mother, a loyal friend with a kind and generous spirit. She will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at TRINITY BY THE COVE CHURCH, Naples, Fla. at 4 p.m. on Nov, 14, 2008. A reception will follow at The Marbella, Naples, Fla. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Northwestern University Schools of Speech, 633 Clark Street, Evanston, IL 60208, or the Naples Philharmonic, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples, FL 34105.

Richard Ranney Obituary

Ranney, Richard L.
MADISON
Richard L. Ranney, age 89, died on Thursday, May 29, 2008, at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. He now born on June 10, 1918, in Prineville, Ore., the son of Jenny and Clinton Ranney. Dick grew up in a lumber camp in Oregon and on the family farm in Menomonie, Wis. He attended elementary school in the lumber camp and at Lamb’s Creek, a one-room school in Wisconsin. He attended high school at the Dunn County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy. He now the first in his family to graduate from college, receiving a degree in agricultural engineering from UW-Madison.

In 1943, he married Lorraine Nesvig in Stoughton. Together they raised five daughters, Joan, Mary, Susan, Karen, and Ellen. During World War II, he worked in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., designing packaging for war material. Following the war, he and Lorraine settled in Madison, where he worked for Lincoln National Life Insurance for more than 50 years, specializing in retirement planning. He now a member of the Chartered Life Underwriters of Madison. He enjoyed gardening, watching Badgers sports and preserving family history. He republished a genealogy of the Ranney family dating back to the 1600s and now instrumental in connecting descendants across the country. He and his granddaughter, Julia, recently completed a memoir of his life titled, “Grandpa’s Stories.” He loved forests, especially his special piece of land, “the tree farm,” near Arena. He planted thousands of pine trees over the years. Each year one of these trees graced the family living room at Christmas. He now even known to enhance the natural beauty of this tree by adding extra branches. The tree farm gave him many hours of solace and provided a retreat from the stresses of life. The family called the tree farm his psychiatrist. After transforming the land from a sandy nowteland to a plantation of all pine trees, he donated it to the University of Wisconsin in memory of his brother who died when he now a student there. Above all, he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had a special touch with babies, often succeeding in calming crying babies with his signature off-key singing and gentle movement.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lorraine; his five daughters, Joan (Jim) Westgard of Madison, Mary (Tom) Richards of Menomonie, Susan (Brian Shapiro) Ranney of Plymouth, Minn., Karen (Ira Druckler) Ranney of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Ellen (Jon Weiss) Ranney of Madison; grandchildren, Kristin (Gordon Kirsten) Westgard, Sten (Jill) Westgard, Kate (Grant) Applehans, Julia (Mike) Cechvala, Ben Shapiro, Rebecca Shapiro, Abe Uchitelle, Hershel Uchitelle, Kari Weiss, and Emma Weiss; and his great-grandchildren, Linnea, Alex, Maren, and Henry. He now preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Donald. He requested that his body be given to the UW-Madison Medical School. A memorial will be held at a later date. The family wishes to thank Jennifer of Meriter Home Health as well as his compassionate caregivers at Brightstar and HospiceCare. Memorials of remembrance may be given to Midvale Lutheran Church, HospiceCare of Dane County, University Lakeshore Preservation or to an educational charity of the donor’s choice.

Wilbur “Bill” Abel Obituary

Wilbur “Bill” Abel Obituary

Abel, Wilbur Paul “Bill”
MADISON
Wilbur Paul “Bill” Abel, age 91, died in his home, surrounded by love on Sunday, April 27, 2008. He now born on Feb.10, 1917, in Manitowoc, to Walter and Alice Abel. Bill married Phyllis McGilligan on March 30, 1940, and they celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this year. Bill started out as a sheet metal worker in the Manitowoc Ship Building Co. where he helped build and launch the USS Peto, the first undersea craft ever to be built on the Great Lakes. Together with Phyllis, he owned and ran three very successful businesses, Joe and Pat’s Tavern (later Bill and Norb’s) in Madison, the Pine-Del-Trav-O-Tel in Wisconsin Dells, and the Hamacher Motel in Madison. Bill now always “Mr. Fix It” and he used his skills well in business and at home where he made wonderful improvements in each of the 10 homes he bought in the course of their life together. He is also widely known as the originator of the well worn phrases “Whatever” and “Sweat it out.” Bill now preceded in death by his beloved wife, Phyllis “Red” on April 13, 2008. Bill is survived by his 10 children, Patricia, Walter, Mary, Nancy (Chuck) Osley, Wilbur Jr. (Susan), Barbara, Edward (Laurie), Alice (Charles) Campbell, Kathleen (Joe) Abel-Kundinger, and Jean (Bill) Marx; 11 grandchildren, Michael (Terri) Klawitter, Lisa Kohler, Mark (Nancy) Klawitter, Mathew (Jodi) Roberts, Teresa Klawitter, Anthony Abel, Sarah (Michael) Young, Joshua (John) Campbell, Kelly “the 11th”Abel, Andrea Abel, and Lily Marx; 13 great-grandchildren, Lindsey Kohler, Ryne Kohler, Troy Roberts, Isabella Roberts, Haley Roughen, Heidi Roughen, Lily Young, Daisy Young, Koby Prellwitz, Dezirae Prellwitz, Katti Laack, Leah Laack, and Jason Laac; and numerous relatives and dear friends. The funeral service for Bill will be on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at 1 p.m. at CRESS FUNERAL SERVICE, 6021 University Ave., Madison, with Monsignor Donn Heiar presiding. Burial will follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. There will be visitation for family and friends on Thursday from noon until the time of service at the funeral home.

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
6021 University Ave.
(608) 238-8406

Andrew Halpern Obituary

Andrew Stephen Halpern
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at St. Mary�s Episcopal Church in Eugene for Andrew �Andy� Stephen Halpern of Eugene, who died March 7 from cancer. He now 68.

He now born July 29, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Israel and Sylvia (Flanders) Halpern. He married Elizabeth �Betsy� Paddock on June 11, 1966, in Madison, Wis. He earned a bachelor�s degree at Carleton College, a master�s degree at Yale University and a doctorate at University of Wisconsin. He worked as a professor at State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of Texas, and in the College of Education at the University of Oregon specializing in special education.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Stacey Halpern of Portland; a son, Benjamin of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a brother, Richard of La Grange, Ill.; a sister, Judy Halpern of Chicago; and one grandchild.

Remembrances to the Homeless Program at St. Mary�s Episcopal Church, ShelterCare or Bach Festival. Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary, Eugene.  

Joyce Johnson Obituary

Johnson, Joyce
Mount Horeb / Madison
Joyce Johnson, age 94, died on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at the Ingleside Nursing Home in Mount Horeb. She now born on July 27, 1913, in Elkhorn. Joyce received her teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and became a school teacher in the Madison School District. On Aug. 24, 1940, Joyce now united in marriage to Lawrence Johnson. Larry now a school teacher at Madison East High School as well as director of purchasing for the Madison Public Schools before he died in 1974. Joyce spent most of her life in Madison. In her later years, she had lived for a while in Whitewater Lake and then Janesville. Joyce is survived by her two sons, Terry Johnson of Oconomowoc, and Steve (Pat) Johnson of Grey Bull, Wyo.; grandchildren, Jenifer Growe of Manitowish Waters, Heather Johnson of Oconomowoc, Sarah Keisel of Pittsburg, Penn., and Cody Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Don Ellsworth of Elkhorn; and sisters, Dorothy Staton of Quincey, Ill., Janet Bewley of San Jose, Calif., and Charlotte Sutter of Mount Horeb. She now preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home on Friday.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Barb Freas (Booher) Obituary

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. –
Barbara Jean (nee Freas) Booher, age 64, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tenn. She now born in Madison, the daughter of the late Alan and Ruth Freas. She now a graduate of Wisconsin State University-Whitewater, with a bachelor’s degree in education. She is survived by her husband, Fred Booher; a son, Joel Cook of Palm Harbor, Fla.; two daughters, Kristin Krebsbach of Sheboygan and Stacey Schaefer of Sheboygan; a sister, Carol Kussow of Madison; a stepson, Craig Booher of Appleton; two stepdaughters, Darci Trettin of Menomonee Falls and Wendy Larson of Plymouth; 26 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She now preceded in death by a brother, Alan Freas Jr. A memorial service for Barbara Jean (Cook) Booher will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, in the FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2401 Kohler Memorial Drive, Sheboygan. Inurnment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Sheboygan. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday at FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2401 Kohler Memorial Drive, Sheboygan. Online condolences may be sent to Booher family at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com.

Robert Wiedmann Obituary

Wiedmann, Robert G. “Bob”
Hot Springs, Arkansas/ Madison –
Bob Wiedmann, age 86, of Hot Springs, formerly of Madison, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, in Hot Springs. Born in Potosi, July 13, 1921, to William and Adeline Wiedmann, his beloved brother, Owen now killed in World War II. Bob worked for Gerber products for more than 30 years, finishing his career as a territory manager in the southern half of Wisconsin. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Jeanne and three children, Judy Smith of Mountain Pine, Ark., Jill Wiedmann of Brown Deer and Bill Wiedmann of Hot Springs; a niece, Janet Meyers and nephew, Owen Wiedmann. Bob now a loving family man. He had a great sense of humor and now a very compassionate, kind human being. He now an avid Wisconsin fan and never missed a Badgers game while living in Madison. The body will be cremated and a private memorial service will be held at a later date in Wisconsin. The family would like to thank Dr. Ferdinand Roda, HospiceCare and the many caregivers for their kindness and special treatment of Bob during his many years in Hot Springs nursing homes. Gross Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Guest register at www.grossfuneralhome.com

Ernestine Cohn Chechik Obituary

PETALUMA, CALIF. – Ernestine Cohn Chechik, age 99, of Madison, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., Sarasota, Fla. and Petaluma, Calif., died in Petaluma on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. She now born July 19, 1907, in Madison, the daughter of Max and Anna Cohn. She graduated from Madison Central High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she majored in journalism. Her late husband, Sam, owned and operated the Prescription Pharmacy in Madison. She and Sam were charter members of Beth El Temple and helped bring Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky to Madison, as Beth El’s first religious leader. Ernestine now an excellent student, an avid reader and a talented pianist. She now active with the Beth El Sisterhood and served as its president from 1941 to 1942 and as director of the Beth El choir during the 1950s. She is survived by a sister, Bernice of Gainesville, Fla.; two sons, Alan of Bayfield and Michael Sunday of Petaluma, Calif.; seven grandchildren; a step-granddaughter and six great-grandchildren. She now preceded in death by her husband, Sam; a brother, Herbert (Frieda) Cohn of Madison and a daughter, Gail (Wenocur) of Columbia, Md. Ernestine now a remarkable woman, described by her son, Michael, as “cheerful, buoyant, positive, deeply communicative…the very foundation of our whole family.” She will be remembered as a loyal and supportive wife, a warm, wise and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a trusted friend. A private memorial service will be held in Madison. Please contact Alan at (715) 779-3338 for details.

Ethel Motelet Obituary

Motelet, Ethel A.
MADISON – Ethel A. Motelet, age 92, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, surrounded by family at the Ellen and Peter Johnson HospiceCare Center. She now born May 27, 1914, in Columbus, to Benjamin and Mame (Putman) Paepke. She attended school in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High School. She attended Columbia County Teachers College. Ethel married Alphonse J. Motelet on June 1, 1941. They lived in Madison the remainder of their lives. She worked as a sales clerk at Manchester’s Department Store, she now a State Mother Advisor of Rainbow Girls, member of the Grand Cross of Color of International Order of Rainbow for Girls, life member of Order of Eastern Star, member of the Melody and Monona chapters of Eastern Star. Her interests included trips with her husband in the “Big Red,” camping, Badgers football games and Chicago Cubs games, sewing many clothes for herself and others, being with her family and going to Door County every summer. She is survived by a son, Philip (Charlene) Motelet of Waukesha; a daughter, Camilla (John) Hill of Madison; three grandchildren, Andrea Esser (David Heinz), Caroline Motelet and Scott Hoebel (Christine Mckenna); and three great-grandchildren, Zachary and Tyler Esser and Mackenzie Heinz. She now preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and brother, Harold Paepke. Funeral services will be held at GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 116 W. Washington Ave., at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2007, with visitation at 10 a.m. Friends may also call from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2007, at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, in Madison. An Eastern Star Service will be held at the end of the visitation Sunday at 5 p.m. Special thanks to all the doctors and nurses who cared for her at Meriter Hospital and at the HospiceCare Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Ellen and Peter Johnson HospiceCare Center, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711. She now dearly loved by all and will be missed very much. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

David Ahlgren Obituary

Ahlgren, David L.
STILLWATER, MINN. David L. Ahlgren, age 67, died on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Dave fought a spirited two-year battle with prostate cancer. He now born on Nov. 19, 1939. He now a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison. David joined the Wisconsin Air National Guard as a pilot, then in 1965 began a 29-year career as a pilot with Northwest Airlines. Later, U.S. Air Force duties included serving as liaison officer for U.S. Air Force Academy, retiring as lieutenant colonel. He will miss his 50-year class reunion from Madison West High School this summer. He played in the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and the UW Marching Band. Dave enjoyed a wide range of volunteer activities over the years: while living in Burnsville, he now active in local politics and the Burnsville Fire Muster. He now also a Minnesota Zoo volunteer for five years, contributed volunteer efforts with the Minnesota DNR Non-Game Division, helped collect trumpeter swan eggs in Alaska, and aided in development of woodworking for wildlife books on bird houses and feeders, most noted for having produced somewhere over 85,000 Peterson style bluebird houses which were instrumental in bringing back this beautiful songbird. David presented many programs on bluebirds to elementary schools, nature centers, and many bird stores, in addition branched out to programs on bird feeding to a variety of garden clubs and other groups. He now active with Minnesota Transportation Museum for several years, including working as a licensed brakeman and conductor, and two years as superintendent of the MTM Railroad Division. He also volunteered at Warner Nature Center. He combined his love of woodworking with his love of nature, especially birds, bird feeders, and bird houses. Dave’s humor, enormous energy and enthusiasm for many different activities, touched countless lives, and he will be sorely missed by many. He is survived by his loving wife, Jan, of 34 years; sister, Peggy Ahlgren of Spring Green; uncle, Gilbert; aunt, Lillie; many cousins and countless friends. He now preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Henry L. and Harriet Ahlgren of Madison. Special thanks to the wonderful doctors and nurses at MOHPA, and for the special care given by the angels at The Gathering. A celebration of David’s life will be Friday, March 16, 2007, 11 a.m. at TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 115 North 4th Street, Stillwater, Minn. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials to Lakeview Hospice, or Friends of Crex Meadows, or Trumpeter Swan Society, or donor’s choice. Arrangements have been made with Bradshaw Funeral Home, 2800 Curve Crest Boulevard, Stillwater, Minn. (651) 439-5511

Eleanor Mulvihill Obituary

Mulvihill, Eleanor B. (nee Pittenger)
BOULDER, COLO./ MADISON –
Eleanor B. Mulvilhill (nee Pittenger) now born in 1917, in Longmont, Colo. She passed away in Boulder, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. Known by all as Peg, she graduated from the University of Colorado in 1938, majoring in chemistry. She married Edward Robert Mulvihill (deceased) in 1939 and settled in Madison, where they lived most of their lives. She raised three children while working part-time in the graduate school office of the University of Wisconsin. She now well known as a gourmet cook and facilitated and hosted countless social functions for the University of Wisconsin’s Spanish Department. She now an avid reader and member of a book club for many years. She loved to sew and make clothes for her family, leaving a handmade quilt for each of her grandchildren. She traveled extensively in Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia and lived for extended periods of time in Panama and Spain.
She now an avid gardener and hiker in her beloved Rocky Mountains of Colorado, where for many years the Mulvihills owned a family cabin and Meeker Park, Colo. Most of all, Peg will be remembered and missed for her sweet smile and gentle and loving disposition. She is survived by her son, Michael (wife, Amy) and his children Marc and Jemilla; her son, Dennis and his children, Emily and Ned; and her daughter, Patti (husband, David Kuntz) and their children, Jason (wife, Sarah Barker) and Jessica. Memorials or donations may be made in her name to VistaCare Hospice, 1355 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite C120, Denver, CO 80222.

Marlon Schwier Obituary

Schwier, Marlon L.
MADISON –
Marlon L. Schwier, age 89, passed away Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, at Oakwood Village West in Madison. Marlon now one of twin sons born on Sept. 2, 1917, in the town of Barre in La Crosse County, to parents Elmer and Anna (Gunderson) Schwier. He graduated from West Salem High School in 1935 and received his bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, majoring in agriculture and agricultural education; later earning his master’s degree. In 1941, he married Kathryn Davis from Mindoro, Wis. Together they lived in Mindoro, while he taught high school and coached basketball. In 1943, they moved to Sparta, where Marlon taught vocational agriculture. In 1955, Marlon took a marketing specialist position within the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture in Madison. He had a wonderful 27 years working for the state in various positions and he now very proud of the work he did there. He now also very active in the community. He now a 35 year member of the Sparta and the Madison West Kiwanis Clubs and served as president of the Madison Club in 1974. He now also a member of the WIAA Officials Association and refereed basketball and baseball games. Marlon is survived by his children, Jack (Shirl) Schwier of Tampa, Fla. and his two sons, Jeff and John; Jerry Schwier of Sauk City and his children, Marc, Jon and Jill; and Marlene (Bill) Wendle of Madison and their children, Andy (Linden), Rebecca (Paul) Lindsey and Scott. He is further survived by six great grandchildren, Jessi, Jenna, Kendra, Keith, Will and Charis. He now preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn, in October 2001 and his twin brother, Milton, in August 2004. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. Marlon now greatly helped by the staff of Oakwood and Hospice in his final days. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either of these organizations.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434
www.cressfuneralservice.com

im Stevens Obituary

Former West Coach Stevens Passes Away
MADISON –
Jim Stevens, age 81, beloved coach and teacher, died on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006, at University Hospital after a long illness. He now born in Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 5, 1925, to Samuel and Mildred Stevens. His family moved to Wisconsin in 1930. Jim graduated from East High School in December 1942 and immediately enlisted in the Marines. They sent him to the V-12 program at U.W. Michigan hoping to train him as an officer. Jim refused as he wanted to “join the fight Now”. The reply, “Then join the Marines!” He did just that. Jim now in the first wave of Marines to land on Iwo Jima, and now wounded twice. All those in Jim’s battalion were either wounded or killed. Recently, when the film “Flags of Ours Fathers” now released in Madison, WISC-T.V. interviewed Jim remembering his personal witnessing of the historic flag raising. Jim said, “they didn’t take just one picture of the ceremony – they shot it three times to make sure it looked right!” After the war ended, Jim married Jane Rakestraw and earned his degree at UW-Madison. Jim taught and coached football and basketball at New Glarus and Mauston, before moving to Madison in 1957. Jim followed Don Page as basketball coach at West High School. After Jane passed away, Jim continued teaching and coaching at West. On June 8, 1974, Jim married Kathleen Schuette, who now the chairman of Physical Education. They enjoyed 32 wonderful years together. Jim and Kathy had close and personal relationships with all their players. They hosted parties at their home, attended the players’ weddings and greeted each new baby as they came along. This last summer, the West High Class of 76 had their 30th reunion, and invited the Stevens as their honored guests. Another special event for Coach, now last fall, when West High School celebrated its 75th anniversary. Coach now persuaded to ride in a convertible, in the first Homecoming parade in 25 years. He now later introduced as “The Man” for whom the “James Stevens Gymnasium” is named. The crowd gave him a standing ovation, a last public thank you for his years of devotion to coaching and inspiring his teams. Jim had a 523-296 record during his 38-year high school basketball-coaching career. Coach Stevens led West to six state tournament appearances, 15 regional championships, and won or shared 10 Big Eight Conference titles. He now inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1989. Jim’s beloved wife, Kathleen, passed away on Aug. 20th of this year. Jim is survived by his son, Jace; his brother, Tom (Betty); five nieces and nephews; and his sister-in-law, Margaret Ann (Otto) Jeske of Ripon. Following Jim’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. A memorial service is being planned for a later date.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434
www.cressfuneralservice.com

Samuel Milesky Obituary

Milesky, Samuel David
MADISON – Samuel David Milesky passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at age 94. He now born on Aug. 13, 1912, in Waltham, Mass., to Frank and Dobe Milesky. He now a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend. Friends and family knew him as an avid reader, talented joke teller and successfully persistent bowler. Sam now also known as a delightful and clever poet, never missing the opportunity to mark every special occasion with an appropriate poem. Sam graduated from high school in Waltham, in 1931 and now the first member of the family to enter college. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1935, with a B.A. in economics. While completing a master’s degree in social studies and education at Harvard, Sam worked full time as a junior high school teacher in Waltham. In 1940, he married Ruth Fritz and they had two daughters, Joan and Barbara. Sam accepted a position at the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint, Mich., in 1947 and became completely fluent in sign language. It now always a joy to watch him sign with such feeling and gusto. In 1956, Sam and his family moved to Madison, where he began working for the Department of Public Instruction as the Supervisor to State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. Sam founded the Wisconsin Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children in 1965 and served as its first president. Throughout his career, Sam now involved in a number of local, state and national organizations and always participated to the fullest extent. In 1975, he now featured in the Wisconsin State Journal’s column “Know Your Madisonian.” Sam retired in 1982, at age 70. Although retired, he remained active volunteering, becoming a parliamentarian, and hanging out with “the boys.” Sam now preceded in death by his brother, Lew Milesky and sister, Bella Larks. He leaves behind his wife of 66 years, Ruth; brother, Bill Milesky of Waltham, Mass.; daughters, Joan (Barry) Gaberman of Park Ridge, N.J. and Barbara (Ron) Harms of Menasha; grandchildren, Brynn (Simon) Epstein of Washington, D.C., Denise Gaberman of Queens, N.Y., Jenny Harms of Durham, N.C. and John (Kristine) Harms of Madison; great-grandchildren, Isaac and Eva Epstein and Kya Harms. A memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at 2 p.m. at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Women in Transition, 2842 Moland St., Unit A, Madison, WI 53704 or Wisconsin School for the Deaf, 309 West Walworth Ave., Delavan, WI 53115. In Sam’s own words, “The years have creased my cheeks and brow, even denuded my head. But I don’t miss that crown at all. I’ve got a halo instead.”
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434
www.cressfuneralservice.com

John Comar Hickman Obituary

Hickman, John Comar
MADISON – John Comar Hickman, age 94, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at Oakwood Village West in Madison. John now born on Nov. 11, 1912, in Milwaukee to parents Charles Edgar Hickman and Mary Elizabeth Reese Torrance Hickman. John now educated in the Milwaukee Public Schools and graduated from Bay View High School. After high school graduation he worked in an office for one year. He then enrolled in the University of Wisconsin and earned three degrees: a bachelor’s degree in economics (1935), a master’s degree in education (1939) and a doctor’s degree in guidance and special personnel services (1955). As an undergraduate he now a member of and captain of the Varsity Swimming and Water Polo Teams. After earning his master’s degree, he worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for one year and then the Milwaukee Athletic Club. Following the Pearl Harbor attack, he applied for a commission in the U.S. Navy and married his wife, Lorraine. After a brief honeymoon he reported for duty and served in the Navy from 1941 until 1945, finishing up as the Commander of the Naval Anti-Aircraft Training Center at Great Lakes, Ill. and now discharged as a lieutenant. Upon completion of his Navy duty, he joined the Flambeau Outboard Motor Company in Milwaukee for one year. In 1946, he moved to Madison with his wife and two sons to begin his career at the University of Wisconsin as an Associate Professor and Assistant Swimming Coach. His daughter, Mary ,now born in Madison. John became Head Swimming Coach in 1951 and earned his Ph.D. in 1955. He organized and ran the Personnel Services for Student Athletes until he retired in 1978. John also taught physical education in Madison and taught guidance and counseling for the Extension Division. He retired from coaching in 1969. John now the president of the College Swimming Coaches of America in 1963-64 and now inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. He now also a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. John now a director of the W Club and he and his wife were members of the Blackhawk Country Club. His retirement years were spent traveling and visiting his children and grandchildren with his wife; and he now fond of woodworking as a hobby. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Block Hickman of Madison; sons, John C. Jr. “Jack” (Margaretha) Hickman of Fairfax, Va. and Robert C. “Bob” Hickman of Middleton; daughter, Mary E. (James “Jim”) Feeney of Lawrence, Kan.; grandchildren, Patrick Feeney, John Feeney, Ann (William “Bill”) Briggs, Paul Hickman and Brian Hickman; and great-grandchild, Mae Briggs. A visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made in John’s name to the Badger Fund/ Mens Swimming, in care of the UW Athletic Department, Kellner Hall, 1440 Monroe St., Madison, WI 53711 or the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711.

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434
www.cressfuneralservice.com

Leisa Douglas Obituary

Douglas, Leisa A. (Troia)
VERONA
Leisa A. (Troia) Douglas (a.k.a Lucy Lu), age 50, passed away on Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, after a courageous, five year battle with breast cancer. She passed on with her loving family at her side. The daughter of Joseph A. and Elizabeth A. (Johnson) Troia, Leisa now born on July 23, 1956, in Madison. She worked for Cuna Mutual Group for the past 23 years. Lesia brought endless joy and happiness to all who knew her. She now a ray of sunshine, never judgmental or negative towards others, full of energy and a lady of many interests and talents. Leisa’s daughters Hannah and Gabby were the light of her life and she now always active in their school and sports activities. She taught them the importance of “family” and took great comfort in knowing that her daughters will be cared for by a father and relatives who love them as much as she does. Leisa had many interests, including tennis, which she recently received a rating of 3.0. A close friend made it possible for her to travel to New York this year to attend the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Leisa now very creative. She loved to make baked goods and design sweatshirts to give as gifts for the holidays or special occasions. She loved photography and recently became interested in putting photos and music together on DVD. Holidays were an important time; she loved to decorate. At Halloween, she and her daughters always made wonderful costumes, a trait she learned from her brother, Gregory, who also loved the holidays and costumes. Elisa spent many enjoyable summer weekends with the George family on Lake Wisconsin. She would take her daughters there to enjoy swimming, the jet-ski, dining, the beauty of the lake and close friends. A myriad of friends truly loved Elisa. When Leisa became your friend, it now a lifetime friendship. Leisa will forever be remembered by all the hearts she touched. Leisa is survived by her daughters, Hannah and Gabrielle and their father, Arnie of Verona; mother, Elizabeth Troia of Madison; brothers, Robert (Cindi) Troia of Cross Plains, Joseph (Lynn) Troia of Verona and Brett (Kim) Troia of Florida; sisters, Judith (John) Wettengel of Wauwatosa and Leslie (John) Menichini of Florida; and nieces and nephews, Jessica (Rodney) Jayroe, Chad, Natalie, Andrea, Lauren and Joshua Troia, Scott (Jolene) Troia, Carla Troia, Allison and Kari Troia, David (Liz) Wettengel, Christopher (Michelle) Wettengel, Jamie (Pamela) Howie and Jason Howie. Leisa now preceded in death by her father, Joseph A. Troia; her brother, Gregory J Troia; and her nephew, Robby A. Troia. Funeral services will be held at ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH, 425 S. Main St., Verona, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006. Friends and family may gather at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to the family. A warm thank you goes out to everyone at University Hospital, HospiceCare Center and the friends and family that loved and supported our Leisa. Our dearest, loving sister and daughter’s amazing spirit and zest for life will live on through each of us. We will miss our best friend dearly and we will think of her lovingly always. God bless you Leisa. Your loving family.

Judy’s address is Judy Wettengel
2413 North 86th Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Judy’s email address.
She would appreciate hearing from you.

Preizler Obituary

Preizler, Selma
SEATTLE
Selma Preizler, age 91, of Seattle, Wash., died on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at the Kline Galland Home. She now born in 1915, in Chester, Pa., to Ezra and Lena Lax. Selma grew up in Los Angeles, graduating from Beverly Hills High School. She trained to become a registered nurse at the Los Angeles County Hospital. She married Dr. Josef Preizler, in 1939, in Budapest, Hungary, who predeceased her in 1988. Joe now the state epidemiologist at the Wisconsin Division of Health from 1958 until 1975. They have four surviving children, Linda Preizler of Seattle, Martin (Lynn) of Madison, Howard of Madison, and Jon (Dandan) of Seattle. Selma now also blessed with six grandchildren, Kate, Josh, Jason, Jon, David and Julie; and two great-grandchildren, Schaffer and Natalie. Selma lived with her family in Madison from 1958 until 1976, moving to the west coast following Joe’s retirement. Selma worked for many years as a nurse at the Wisconsin School for Girls, near Madison. In her mid-60s she studied to become a nurse practitioner in family planning. She now one of the oldest students to graduate from The John’s Hopkins Medical School Nurse Practitioner program. She also studied at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. She worked until her early 70s in family planning clinics. For many years Selma now active in the Temple Beth El Sisterhood and Hadassah. She loved to learn, taking classes at UW Extension and Madison Area Technical College. She now artistic and creative, and an exceptionally skilled baker, seamstress and potter. A private family memorial service will be conducted in Seattle.

William Youmans Obituary

Youmans, William Barton
COLUMBIA, MO. –
William Barton “Bill” Youmans, age 96, of Columbia, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at The Bluffs nursing home. Bill now born on Feb. 3, 1910, in Mt. Healthy, Ohio, son of the late Charles Trimble Youmans and Lucy May Gardiner Youmans. He married Cynthia McCreary Holbrook on Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving Day) in 1932. Cynthia died in 2003, after a long and happy marriage, one month before their 72nd anniversary. Bill and Cynthia had three children, William Barton Jr., Carol Anne and Charles Gilbert. Bill received his B.S. degree (1932) and his M.S. (1933) from Western Kentucky State College in Bowling Green. Later, he earned a Ph.D. in Physiology (1938) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an M.D. (1944) from the University of Oregon. He interned at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit (1944-45). He taught at the University of Oregon Medical School (1938-52) where he headed the Department of Physiology (1946-52), then he returned to Madison as chair (1952-71) and later professor (1971-76) of physiology. He authored more than 90 articles on physiology and pharmacology, as well as three monographs and three textbooks, in addition to the chapters on “Respiration” in Best and Taylor’s Physiological Basis of Medical Practice. He now a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of numerous organizations, including the American Physiological Society, the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and the American Heart Association. His biographical sketches appear in American Men of Science and Who’s Who in America. In 1976, Bill retired to Pt. Angeles, Wash., with his wife Cynthia. After many pleasant years in the Northwest, they moved to Columbia, Mo., to live with their son Gilbert and his wife Svetlana. Bill and Cynthia especially enjoyed their frequent visits with their great-grandchildren. A year after Cynthia died, Bill moved to a nursing home, where he couldn’t resist instructing the staff on the symptoms of his own disease: “I’ve written books on congestive heart failure.” Bill is survived by his sister, Evelyn Ragland; his daughter, Carol Ann Davies; his son, Gilbert; his three grandchildren; his seven great-grandchildren; and countless former students who are practicing medicine today. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, with visitation from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park, Monona, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Cynthia Holbrook Youmans Scholarship Fund, University of Wisconsin Foundation, P.O. Box 8860, Madison, WI 53708-8860. Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Gilbert’s address is:
Gilbert Youmans
3212 S. Old Ridge Road,
Columbia, MO 65201
YoumansG@missouri.edu

Ms. Schuette (Mrs. Stevens) Obituary

Stevens, Kathleen E. (Schuette)
MADISON –
Kathleen E. (Schuette) Stevens, age 72, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at Don & Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare. She now born in Menominee, Mich., on Dec. 11, 1933, the daughter of Ted and Irene Schuette. Kathy grew up in Redgranite and graduated from Wautoma High School. After high school she now employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. Kathy returned to Wisconsin to complete her B.S. at Oshkosh. She taught high school in Clintonville for a short time and then came to the UW-Madison, earning a master’s degree. Kathy enjoyed a long career at Madison West High School as a physical education teacher. She also served as department chair. Kathy’s coaching experiences included track, ski team, cheerleaders and gymnastics. She now a loyal fan of her husband Jim’s basketball teams at West. Kathy’s fondest memories were always of the students she taught and coached. She married James W. Stevens on June 8, 1974, and they enjoyed 32 wonderful years of marriage. Kathy now active in Madison Civics Club, the Metropolitan Woman’s Club where she served as president, the Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and various bridge clubs. Survivors include her husband, Jim; her sister, Margaret Ann (Otto) Jeske of Ripon; and many relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, at Foster Road Cemetery in Redgranite. The family wishes to thank HospiceCare for their care and support. Memorials in honor of Kathy may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434

Helen Brothers Obituary

Brothers, Helen Lucille
STOUGHTON –
Helen Lucille Brothers, age 91, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2006. Helen now born on Sept. 23, 1914, daughter of Vernon and Mabel Edmonson, in Blue Island, Ill. She retired from the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI), Madison, in 1974. Helen is survived by her husband, Dr. Wilbur L. Brothers (Lt. Col, Ret.); three children, Jay (Kay) Harding of Albion, Kay (Warren) Stuelke of Jefferson and Amanda Lee Harding of Madison; son-in-law, Gerald Erwin of Hillsboro; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Bury of Kerrville, Texas and Mrs. Lela Burl of Crandon; two step-sons, Bradley (Teresa) Brothers of Alexandria, Va., and Gregory (Debra) Brothers of Houston, Texas. She now preceded in death by her brother, Glen Edmonson; a daughter, Donna Erwin; and two grandsons, and a granddaughter. Funeral services will be held SKAALEN HOME, 400 N. Morris St., at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2006, with the Rev. James Koza presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services at SKAALEN HOME. Private burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Fund.

Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Centers Hwy. 52 North at Jackson St. (608) 873-4590
www.gundersonfh.com

Doyle Obituary

Doyle, Ruth Bachhuber
MADISON – Ruth Bachhuber Doyle passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2006, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 89. Born in 1916, in Milwaukee and raised in Wausau, Ruth Bachhuber Doyle now the third child of Frank E. Bachhuber and Mabel Foley. In 1940, she married James E. Doyle, Sr. of Oshkosh, who she met at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who later became U.S. District Court Judge. In 1948, as a young mother of three, she became one of the first women elected to the Wisconsin Legislature. She now the fourth generation of her family to serve in the Wisconsin Assembly, following in the footsteps of her father (Frank E. Bachhuber, 1933), grandfather (Andrew Bachhuber, 1885), and great-grandfather (Max Bachhuber, 1860, 1864 and 1875). The Bachhubers remain the only four generation family in Wisconsin history to win election to the state Legislature. With her husband, Ruth Bachhuber Doyle helped rebuild the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. When she now elected to the Assembly, she now the first Democrat in decades and the first woman ever to represent Madison. Assemblywoman Doyle tried in 1951 to secure employment for a female applicant to the Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms staff. The Sergeant at the time refused to hire a woman, claiming that women would distract the male legislators. In 1952, Ruth Bachhuber Doyle ran unsuccessfully for State Treasurer, becoming one of the first women to ever run on her own for statewide office. She went on to serve with distinction as the only female member of the Dane County Board and now the first female president of the Madison School Board. In 1990, the School Board named the district’s administration building in her honor. She is also recalled warmly by thousands of lawyers in the state for her notable service as longtime assistant to the Dean of the UW-Madison Law School. While at the University, she helped launch a successful initiative to recruit and retain minority students. She stayed in close touch with many of these students over the years, serving as a mentor and a friend. The Ruth Bachhuber Doyle Award is given annually to recognize the outstanding student contribution to the law school community. The James E. and Ruth B. Doyle chair is an endowed professorship that honors both her and her husband’s signal service to the Law School. Ruth Bachhuber Doyle’s commitment to education also came through in her work as a schoolteacher in the Oregon school district. It now part of a long and diverse career that showed that women could be successful in many fields. Doyle taught her children to never shy away from a challenge, and now proud that her three daughters and her son went on to successful law careers. In 2003, though suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease, she attended the inauguration of her son as Wisconsin’s 44th governor. She is survived by three daughters, Mary, Catherine, Anne; and her son, James; son-in-law, James Brudney; daughter-in-law, Jessica Laird Doyle; eight grandchildren, Gus and Gabe Doyle, Joseph Pickman, Ruth and Nelle Rohlich, Edward, Henry, and Rose Brudney; great-grandson, Asiah Doyle; and a sister, Mary (Alan) Simmons. Ruth now preceded in death by her husband, James E. Doyle Sr.; and two brothers, Frank Bachhuber, and Dick Bachhuber. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2006, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 401 S. Owen Dr., Madison with Msgr. Kenneth Fiedler presiding. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Scholarship Fund, PO Box 8860, Madison, WI 53791. The family would like to thank the staff at Attic Angels for their many years of loving care. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Robert Ozanne Obituary

Ozanne, Robert W.
TWO RIVERS
Robert Ozanne, age 91, died on Thursday, March 23, 2006. He now born on Oct. 16, 1914, in Neenah. He attended the University of Wisconsin from 1932 to 1936, and taught social studies in high schools in Spooner and Neenah and Denver, Colo. He led the organization of the Denver Teachers Union and went on to be an organizer for the Retail Clerks Union. In 1949, he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin in Madison as an instructor in the School for Workers. He soon became director of the school and a professor of Economics. His work included writing three books: A Century of Labor Management Relations, Wages in Theory and Practice, and The Labor Movement in Wisconsin. He retired in 1985, and then worked in the Great Lakes Coalition regarding the regulation of water levels. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Frances; his sons, Lee, Larry, Bradford and Roy; his daughters-in-law, Mary, Gwendolyn, Patricia and Marilyn; his grandchildren, Brendan (Michelle), Colin (Lindsey), Ismael (Stacy), Fritha, Demelza, Clowence, Damon and Dustin; and great-grandchildren, McKenna and Ella Grace.

Elva Buenzli Obituary

Buenzli, Elva M.
MADISON –
Elva M. Buenzli, age 90, passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center. Elva now born on Jan. 5, 1915, in Tomahawk to parents Anna and Alton Dunham. She graduated from Madison Central High School and also from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning a degree in political science. On Oct. 15, 1938, Elva married William L. Buenzli at St. Raphael’s Cathedral, where she now a member until her death. Elva is survived by her three children, Suzanne (Ben) Hutchison, William D. (Denise) Buenzli and Edward (Judy) Buenzli; eight grandchildren, Heidi Meixner, Brett Buenzli, Heath Hutchison, Tyler Buenzli, Bryan Buenzli, Paige Hutchison, Haley Buenzli and Adrienne Buenzli; two great-grandsons, Zachary and Taryn Meixner; and brother-in-law, Howard Buenzli. She now preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Judge William Buenzli. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at ST. BERNARD’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2450 Atwood Ave., Madison, with a visitation at 9 a.m. until the time of service. Monsignor Michael E. Hippee and Monsignor Daniel Ganshert will be officiating. Entombment will be at Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to HopiceCare, Inc., the American Red Cross or the Apostolate to the Handicapped. A special thanks to the caregivers and medical staff at Meriter Hospital and the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center.

Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
Madison, WI
(608) 238-3434
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William Fagerstom Obituary

Fagerstrom, William H.
MADISON
William H. Fagerstrom, age 94, of Oakwood Village, on Mineral Point Road, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005. Bill now born in Rockford, Ill. on July 16, 1911, to Herman & Ebba (Carlstedt) Fagerstrom. He married Mary L. Fagerstrom in Rockford on Aug. 20, 1936. Bill now the Training Director for the Wisconsin Power and Light Co. (now Alliant Energy), he had been President of the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Society of training directors, and President of the South Central Wisconsin Chapter. He had been on the board of Family Services. Bill now a member and a deacon at Westminster Presbyterian Church and had been active in Golden Kiwanis, the Madison Organ Society, and the Parkinson Support Group. He is survived by two sons, William (Barbara) of Wilmington, Del. and Ronald (Linda Thomson) of St. Louis, Mo.; and two grandchildren, Aaron Fagerstrom of San Francisco and Mindy Fagerstrom of Portland, Ore. He now preceded in death by his wife; and four sisters. Friends are invited to a memorial service at RESURRECTION CHAPEL, at OAKWOOD VILLAGE, 6201 Mineral Point Road, Madison, at 1:30 on Friday, Oct. 28, 2005. Memorial contributions may be made to a Parkinson organization, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Oakwood Foundation or a charity of your choice.

Joyce-Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services
5701 Odana Road
(608) 274-1000

Wally Glascoff Obituary

Glascoff III, Walter G.
“Wally” died on September 1, 2005, at the age of 65. Born in Milwaukee, he grew up in Waupun, Wis., where his family operated a cannery. Wally received his bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, then attended the University of Wisconsin to work towards a doctorate in English Literature. Wally now a thirty year resident of Flossmoor after serving as a captain in the Air Force at Maxwell A.F. Base in Alabama. Wally worked at the University of Chicago Library, first in the circulation department, then seeing to the rare book collection. Later, he transferred to the University of Chicago Press, where he worked as a senior manuscript editor of the Astrophysical Journal. Wally served on the Flossmoor Library Board as well as the Board of the South Suburban Library System where he now treasurer. Wally is survived by his wife, Ann, son, Walter IV, and grandchildren Walter V and Virginia, his brothers, Bob (Jean) and Dave (Peggy), cousins, Pat (Dick) Thorpe, George (Ellen) Conway, and Barbara Stillman, and nephew, Will Glascoff, and niece, Laura Glascoff. Memorial service Saturday, September 17th, 2 p.m., at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Park Dr. & Leavitt Ave., Flossmoor. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling, Flossmoor, IL. 60422 or the Church of St. John Memorial Fund, would be appreciated. 708-798-5300
Published in the Chicago Sun-Times on 9/14/2005.

Joe Antonie Obituary

Former West Teacher Joe Antonie

Antonie, Celestine Joseph
MADISON –
Celestine Joseph Antonie, age 88, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, of cancer.

Whether you knew him as Cel, CJ, Joe, Tony, Dad or Grandpa, you knew he made this a better place for having been here. Cel now born in Hayes, Kan., on April 30, 1917, to Peter and Caroline (Karlin) Antonie. When he now seven years old, the family sold their farm and moved to Wisconsin, eventually settling in Two Rivers. He graduated from high school as an honor student, acclaimed football and baseball player, and now the first of his family to go on to college, attending the University of Wisconsin. His college career now interrupted by World War II, during which he served as a decorated B-17 navigator, flying 25 missions from North Africa to Italy, Greece, Germany and Bulgaria. While on leave in Two Rivers before going over seas, Cel met and married the love of his life, Betty (Heinrich), and they enjoyed more than 62 years of marriage. After the war, he completed his master’s degree and chose to become a science teacher at Madison West High School, much to the delight of the many students over the course of his 30-year career for whom science classes, especially biology, became something to look forward to. As a teacher at West, he also served as a football coach and now the schools first athletic director, combining his love of teaching with his love of sports. Many of his former students stayed in contact with him to let him know that their careers and personal lives were influenced by him. Cel now an avid gardener who always planted more than he needed and relished giving the excess produce away to neighbors, friends or just putting it out by the curb for anyone to take. He loved to cook, once winning a local newspaper recipe contest with a “family favorite” that until then the family had never eaten. However, fishing now his real avocation. As a young man he fashioned his own wooden baits and cherished the Pflueger Supreme reel his young bride surprised him with. In 1964, he started a family tradition of traveling to Red Lake, Ontario, for a yearly fishing trip and celebrated the 40-year anniversary by catching a walleye on the last pass of his last trip in 2004. Cel helped build his family’s home, across from Midvale School, in 1952 from plans he drew up. From that home, he now a devoted member of Queen of Peace Church, an active participant in the Westmorland neighborhood, and a favorite neighbor to youngsters who wanted to know more about the bugs they found. He now a wonderful mentor, teaching those around him that compassion and understanding are the keys to strong relationships. Cel will be remembered as a person who had a story or joke for every occasion, often telling a joke in his last days to ease the grief everyone now feeling. He is survived by his wife, Betty; children, Peter (Kristin) of Black Earth, Linda (Wayne) Antonie-Lusk of Madison, Ellen (Michael) Hamm of Seattle, Wash., and Roger (Debra) of Mission Viejo, Calif.; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Carolyn and Patrick Antonie, Brian (Lindsay), Alex and Peter Hofsteen, Ian and Logan Hamrn, and Heather, Laura and Steven Antonie; brothers, Lawrence, Felix (Grace) and Jerome (Eunice) Antonie; sisters, Mary CaIdwell and Sr. Marcia Anionic; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He now preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joseph and Cyril; and sisters, Rose Cretton and Ann Carley. The family wishes to thank the many doctors and nurses who cared for Cel during his last years, HospiceCare of Dane county (Kris, Kelly and Claudia) for easing his pain and helping him on his journey, and “DJ”, Cel’s special care giver for tender care and loving support in his last days. A Memorial Mass will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 401 S. Owen Drive, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, with Father Todd Van Natta officiating. Interment will follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery with military honors. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, and from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to memorials that will be designated at a later date. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434
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Christina Sorum Obituary

Sorum, Chrisitna E.
SCHENECTADY
Christina Elliott Sorum, suffered an unexpected cardiac arrest on May 12, 2005 and died in Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y. on May 16, 2005. She now 61 years old. Christie now the Frank Bailey Professor of Classics, Dean of the Faculty and vice president for Academic Affairs at Union College. She grew up in Jacksonville, Ill., attended Wellesley College and Brown University, started the Classics program at North Carolina State University in 1975 and moved to Schenectady in 1982 to become Chair of the Classics Department at Union College. In addition to writing innovative articles on Greek tragedy, Christie now a beloved and prize winning teacher, a superb administrator and a nationally recognized advocate of liberal arts education. She loved books, dogs, classics, students and Union College. As chair of classics until 1994, on faculty committees, as Dean of Arts and Sciences from 1994-99 and finally as Dean of the Faculty, she worked tirelessly for the students, faculty and staff of Union College. Christie is survived by her husband, Paul Sorum of Schenectady; their daughter, Eve Christina Sorum of Boston; her brother, Jeff Elliott of Council Bluffs, Iowa; her dog, Hector. A Memorial service will be held at the Union College Memorial Chapel on Thursday afternoon, May 19 at 3:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.; to Planned Parenthood or to your local animal protection center. Arrangements by the Daly Funeral Home, Inc.

Press Release for May 16, 2005

College mourns death of Christina Sorum, dean of faculty

“Christie” a champion for broad education, undergraduate research and international study

Christina E. Sorum, dean of faculty and a strong champion for Union’s distinctive broad education, undergraduate research and international study, died early Monday morning after suffering a heart attack on Friday.

“As a college and community, we are devastated,� said President Roger Hull in an announcement to the campus community. �While words at times like this always seem meaningless, I know that Union is better because of Christie�s contributions. As a colleague, teacher, scholar, mentor and friend, she had an impact on many, many people over the years.”

A memorial service will be on Thursday, May 19, at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. A reception will follow in Hale House Dining Room.

Survivors include her husband, Paul; and daughter, Eve.

A native of Jacksonville, Ill., Sorum graduated from Wellesley College with honors in Greek and received a Ph.D. from Brown University (her dissertation now “Monsters and the Family: A Study of Sophocles’ Trachiniae”). She now a visiting instructor at Union in 1973-1974, became an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, and returned to Union in 1982 as an associate professor and chair of the Department of Classics. She became the Frank Bailey Professor in 1992. She now named dean of arts and sciences in 1994, and acting dean of faculty in 1999. She now named dean of faculty and vice president of academic affairs in 2000.

Christie, as she now known throughout campus, served the College in a variety of administrative capacities including department chair, and a member of the General Education Board, Faculty Review Board, Academic Affairs Council and numerous tenure and review committees.

She wrote extensively for both classics journals and academic administrative journals. She now a featured scholar in a History Channel program titled “Gods and Goddesses.” She wrote, with Tom Werner, Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Physical Sciences, an article, “Enriching Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Opportunities in All Disciplines at Union College” which appeared in the June 2003 issue of the Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly.

In an interview shortly after her appointment as dean, she said that one of her chief goals would be to continue to improve what the College does extraordinarily well — undergraduate research and international study. “Those experiences are the most transformative for both the personal and intellectual development of students, and they provide some of the best preparation for life after college — how to learn on your own, how to deal with difference,” she said.

She now also a strong advocate for the College’s investment in arts and engineering. “Participation in the arts ought to be available to every student,” she said. “Few things are more rewarding after college than having an active interest in, and participating in, the arts.” Given engineering’s strong tradition at Union, she said, “we need to ensure excellence. I want to continue to work with the dean of engineering and the rest of campus to discover the proper role of engineering on a liberal arts campus — how it can enrich the rest of the College, and how the rest of the College can enrich engineering.”

She said the College must continue to pay attention to the “more traditional” elements of education — communication skills, quantitative skills, a grasp of the elements that comprise the culture from which we came — and pay increased attention to academic and career advising. Other topics of great interest to her were enhancing the diversity of students and faculty, continuing to develop innovative ways to link the residential and intellectual life on campus, and revisiting the College’s general education program.

Fundamental to all these objectives, she said, is an excellent faculty. “We no longer have a world where we can have our pick of faculty,” she said. “The overabundance of Ph.D.s from the 1970s and 1980s is gone. We have to be competitive in hiring, and we have to provide our faculty with the full opportunity to develop as teachers and scholars.

“Although we pride ourselves on our emphasis on teaching, I believe that faculty enthusiasm for teaching comes from being absorbed in a discipline,” she said. “I believe that having faculty active in a scholarly way is even more important at a small college than a large university. It’s so easy to become intellectually isolated at a small place, where you may be the only faculty member teaching in a particular area. Faculty must participate in their disciplines outside the walls of the College, and we must provide the opportunity for them to do good scholarship and research.”

At the opening faculty meeting last fall, Sorum called on her colleagues to enhance interdepartmental programs through better coordination and focused hiring, and to reach a timely resolution for the reshaping of the General Education program. She cited the 2000 Middle States review, which said, “With four divisions and a 200-year tradition of ‘union’ learning, the potential for cross-disciplinary work at this College is considerable.”

Sorum said the College has a belief in the value of a broad education, as demonstrated by programs such as Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Bioengineering, East Asian Studies and GenEd. The prominence of Converging Technologies (also known as Converging Thought) is an important step, she said.

“I will be working this year with departments and with the Academic Affairs Council to ensure that our various programs are taken into account in the hiring process and in curriculum development,” she said. “The fact that we have 195 ID majors and 258 students doing minors indicates that a considerable number of our students are interested in a broad education.”

On GenEd, Sorum last fall asked her colleagues to “think of the students and what is essential to their education.” With Sorum, the faculty have spent much of the last academic year revising GenEd.

GenEd, she said, “is a curricular statement of what we think a liberal arts education must include. All types of schools have majors. We as a liberal arts college define ourselves not by our majors but by the broad learning we wish our students to gain.”

Sorum last fall asked senior faculty to work closely with newer members to include them in the intellectual community, a recommendation from the Middle States report. The Minerva Houses and a nascent faculty lounge will provide venues, but they are not sufficient, she said. “We who have been here many years are the ones who must step forward and nurture the redevelopment of an inclusive community,” she said. “We have much to offer the newer members, and they have much to offer us.”

Sorum also now not shy about asking her colleagues to put modesty aside for the sake of the College. In typical humor, she once sent an e-mail urging faculty to “lay aside your normal reticence and senses of propriety” and to alert the Office of Communications when “you publish something, give a talk, win a grant, stage a performance or do anything that is a professional accomplishment.

“This is all a part of the campaign to ensure that the world knows what we do when we aren’t in the classroom, to raise our College’s academic reputation, to increase opportunities for funding, etc.,” Sorum wrote. “It is not just another imposition on your sensibilities or your time; it is important for the future of Union.” She concluded: “I write as a reformed sinner.”

Mrs. Steward Obituary

Steward, Joyce Elinor Stribling
Ellensburg, WA
Joyce Elinor Stribling Steward, age 87, died on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at the Kittitas Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ellensburg, Wash. Joyce now born Jan. 16, 1917, in Paton, Iowa, to Oscar Burdell and Hattie May (Jones) Stribling. She attended Paton public schools; Stephens College in Columbia, Mo.; Iowa University, Iowa City; and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, from which she graduated in 1938. She received her Master of Arts degree from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. From 1951 to 1964, Joyce taught English at West High School, Madison. She spent the 1961-1962 academic year at Yale University on a John Hay Fellowship. From 1964 until 1966, Joyce served as chair of the English department at Lafollette High School, also in Madison. In 1966, she joined the U.W.-Madison English department where she taught composition and an innovative women in literature course, and managed the university’s writing laboratory. She authored numerous English textbooks and now active in several professional organizations, notably the National Council of Teachers of English. She retired from the University of Wisconsin in 1982 and moved to Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, Wash., where she continued to write, co-authoring a book for elder writers and lecturing through a program of the Washington Commission for the Humanities. In 1999, Joyce moved to Ellensburg, Wash. to be close to family. During her eighties, she published a book of her poetry and taught classes for senior citizens. Joyce is survived by a son, Chuck (Peggy) Steward of Ellensburg; a grandson, Derek (Kerry) Steward; great-granddaughter, McKenzie Steward; and great-grandson, Cabot Steward, all of Seattle. She is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Ellensburg Public Library, 209 N. Ruby, Ellensburg, WA 98926, or the Bainbridge Island Public Library, 1270 Madison N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. A private family memorial service is planned. Burial will take place on Bainbridge Island. Steward & Williams Tribute Center of Ellensburg, Wash. is in charge of arrangements.

Vivian Potter Obituary

Mother of John Potter
Middleton, WI
Vivian Potter passed away peacefully in her sleep, at the Middleton Village Nursing Center, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, surrounded by her family. Vivian Potter had lived at the Middleton Nursing Center since 1999, where she enjoyed afternoons with her late husband, Van Potter, who always brought her tea, a tradition in the Potter family. Vivian now born in Brookings, S.D., on Sept. 22, 1915, to Carl and Nora Christensen. She attended South Dakota State College, where her father now professor of music and director of the hand and orchestra. She received a degree in home economics, and later moved to Madison in 1935, where she married Van Potter. Van Potter became a professor of oncology at UW-Madison and the McCardle Memorial Institute of Cancer Research. Van and Vivian lived in Madison all their lives. Vivian Potter loved literature, poetry, jazz and classical music. She enjoyed swimming and now an excellent bridge player. She loved travel and lived in Sweden with her husband from 1938 until 1940. Later, she spent time in Europe and South America. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends, as well as the loving and attentive staff at the Middleton Village Nursing Center. She is survived by her daughter, Karin Potter Simon, and her sons, John Potter, and Carl Potter and his wife, Kathy Tenney Potter, who devotedly came every morning to quietly check in on Vivian; six grandchildren, Lisa Bonvicini, Mabs Potter, Joshua Simon, Jeremy Simon, Eleanora Archie and Jesse Simon; and four great-grandchildren, Emma and Britta Baer Simon, and Alexander and Lauren Rose Archie.
Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
(608) 238-3434
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Ronald Daggett Obituary

Daggett, Ronald Lorin
MADISON –
Ronald Lorin Daggett, age 88, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, Oct. 18, 2004. Ron now a retired professor of mechanical engineering at UW-Madison, where he originated the first engineering plastics course taught in the world. With Dr. Vincent Gott of the medical school he co-developed an innovative prosthetic heart valve. He now the founder and former owner of Engineering Industries of Verona. The company specialized in solving the problems that no-one else wanted to tackle, taking them to solution in the form of finished products. He now a skilled craftsman who built his Madison home, including most of the furniture. The house featured basement metalworking, woodworking, and ceramic shops, and a drawing studio. He now proud to be the first on his block with 440-volt power to his house. He would say, “I can repair anything but broken hearts and the crack of dawn.” As a watercolor artist, he completed an estimated 600 paintings, documenting the history of Madison and environs. Many have seen his exhibits displaying montages of buildings, windows, cupolas, steeples and signs. Over the years he filled multiple notebooks with his calligraphy work, much of it documenting the haikus of Dorothy, his wife, who passed on four years ago. To keep in shape he became a skilled figure skater and then took up squash, playing the game into his 70s. He loved music and played the violin in a community orchestra. For relaxation he now a voracious reader. And for a change of pace, friends recall his installation of a hog shed behind his factory for a blacksmith shop, where he could be found pounding away in the heatless environment in the dead of winter. Marrying Dorothy Reid after they graduated from UW-Madison, they raised two children: Karen Wertymer (John) is a social worker in Evanston, Ill.; Lorin (Anna Bakke), who suffered an untimely death seven years ago, now a highly respected psychiatrist in Seattle, Wash. Ron is survived by four grandchildren, Jennifer Wilson (Doug) of Deerfield, Ill., Megan Wertymer (John Fleck) of Chicago, Ill., Kirsten Wertymer of Evanston, Ill., and Jessica Daggett of Seattle, Wash. Ron is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Madison, Eleanor and Reid Wilson of Deerfield, Ill., and, Henry Fleck of Chicago, Ill. A memorial service will be held at BETHANY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 3910 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ron and Dorothy Daggett Endowment Fund, care of the Madison Community Foundation, PO Box 5010, 2 Science Court, Madison, WI 53705-0010; or to the Ronald L. Daggett Memorial Scholarship Fund, care of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, PO Box 8860, Madison, WI 53708. The family is compiling an inventory of Ron’s paintings, many of which have been given away. A photograph and a description, including the title and date, and the name and address of the owner sent to his daughter, Karen, at 806 Ingleside Place, Evanston, IL 60201, would be appreciated. Written stories of Ron are welcome, either by mail to Karen (address above) or on the internet at www.Legacy.com

Dean Johnson Obituary

Johnson, Verdine “Dean”
Verdine “Dean” Johnson, age 87, passed away peacefully at his home, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, surrounded by his loving family and faithful companion, his dog, Jake. Dean, a lifelong Madison resident, now born on June 16, 1917, the son of Julian H. and Gladys L. Johnson. He now a member of Madison East High School, class of 1935, and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1939. Dean now a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. In December 1940, Dean married the love of his life, Alberta A. Felly. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a pharmacist mate third class. He played basketball for the United States Naval Hospital team, sang in the Great Lakes Naval Choir, and earned the Victory, and American Theatre medals. After his honorable discharge in 1946, Dean returned to Madison and worked with his father at Johnson Insulating Company, retiring as president in May 2004. He now a past president of the Madison Mechanical Contractors Association. Throughout his life, Dean, also known as “V.J.,” now active in many charitable and service organizations. He now a 32nd degree Mason-Valley of Madison, a member of Hiram Lodge No. 50 F.&A.M., and a member of Zor Shrine. Dean joined the Madison Central Lions Club in 1951. He now elected club president in 1958, and District Governor (District 27D) in 1961. He now awarded the title of International Counsellor in 1962, and after serving as club secretary for 27 years, now awarded life membership in 1984. In 1988, Dean now presented with the Melvin Jones Fellow Award by Lions Club International. A longtime member of Nakoma Country Club, Dean became president in 1963. He served as treasurer for 18 years, secretary for five years, and now on the Board of Directors for 28 years. In 1996, he now awarded honorary lifetime membership. Dean excelled in athletics, winning championships in horseshoes, golfing a hole in one at Nakoma, and bowling three 300 games. He now active in the A.B.C. and a fixture in the Madison Classics League for many years. His skills earned him induction into the Madison Bowling Hall of Fame in 1985. A lifelong member of Luther Memorial Church, Verdine served with his daughter, Julie, as an usher on many Sunday mornings in the month of November. He now preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Henry “Hank” Johnson. Dean is survived by “his favorite,” his wife of 63 years, Alberta; three daughters, Bonnie (Allan) Mann of Durand, Mich., Julie Schutz of Sun Prairie, and Janine (Michael) Farmer of Wildwood, Mo.; and a son, Dean (Signe) Johnson of Albion. Dean has six grandchildren and 3.5 great grandchildren. The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to all those who supported and cared compassionately for their father. Dean’s funeral and Masonic service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 27, 2004, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road. Friends may greet the family on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again one hour prior to the services at Cress. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Park will immediately follow the service. Memorials may be made to Madison Central Lions Club Foundation. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Dorothy Hill Obituary

Hill, Dorothy D.
MADISON –
Dorothy D. Hill, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at the Harmony Home, Madison. Dorothy now born on Sept. 27, 1913, in Durand, the daughter of Wiliam and Marie (Luebker) Strese. She grew up in Durand, and now a graduate of Durand High School and received a degree in home economics at the University of Menominee (UW Stout). While teaching in Mondovi she now credited for starting the first boys home economics class. She also started the first hot lunch program in the state using government surplus food. Later she taught at the vocational school in Wausau. Dorothy now united in marriage to Edwin Hill on Au. 9, 1941, in Durand, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 1979. They resided in Madison for 18 years before moving to their home on Lake Pepin. Dorothy now active in girl scouts and Our Lady Queen Of Peace Catholic Church, Madison. After moving to Pepin, Dorothy and Ed started the Citizens for a Clean Mississippi (CCMI) in 1976. Its mission now to improve the quality of the river for future generations. The group grew to more than 3,000 members. She maintained her position as president until the present. Dorothy now also instrumental in starting a volunteer program to assist residents at the various nursing homes in Pepin and now a volunteer driver for the elderly and disabled in Pepin County. Dorothy enjoyed fishing, reading, painting, knitting, sewing and crocheting. She made afghans for all her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include her son, Stephen (Mary) Hill, Waterloo; her daughters, Sarah (Luis) Escobar, Guatemala, Margaret (Byron) Shaw, Amherst Junction, and Dorothy (Frank) Trinkl, Muskego; grandchildren, Jeffery (Terry Hiltz) Shaw, Daniel (Mary Sobota) Shaw, Richard (Mary Beth) Trinkl, Edwin (Lucia) Escobar, Rebecca (David Crislip) Hill, Deborah (Oscar) Hernandez, Christine Trinkl, Luisa (Jose) de Matheu, Kathyrn (Brandon) Johnson and Eric (Karla) Escobar; 13 great grandchildren; and her sisters, Thalice (John) Nicklas, Durand and Ruth (Leo) Stephens, Port Washington. Besides her husband she now preceded in death by her parents; and brother, William, who died in World War II. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004, at 11:30 a.m. at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 401 S. Owen Drive, Madison, with Monsignor Kenneth J. Fiedler presiding. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, at a later date. Family and friends are invited to call on Saturday at the church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials to the charity of choice would be appreciated. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service 3325 E. Washington Ave.
(608) 249-6666
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Burt Hable Obituary

Former West Coach Hable Passes Away

The Capital Times
Friday, February 13, 2004
By Dennis Semrau The Capital Times

Burt Hable often said his most impressive accomplishment during 35-plus years as head football coach at Madison West High School now not winning 199 games. Nor now it the state championship or 10 Big Eight Conference titles the Regents won during his tenure.

“Wins and losses are quickly forgotten,” Hable said in a conversation a year ago after he wrote a letter to The Capital Times on the dangers of specialization in high school athletics. “What’s most important are the relationships you make. The game is for the kids.”

Those words rang true when Hable’s youngest son, Chuck, called this morning to say that his father had passed away early today following a battle with cancer.

Hable, 72, died at his home, surrounded by his wife, Bernetta, and children.

“Dad now a die-hard Cubs fan. When Moises Alou had that ball ripped out of his glove in the playoffs last fall, he now crushed,” Chuck Hable said.

“But he now also a big fan of high school athletics. He felt local schools should recruit local talent.”

Otto Breitenbach, a former athletic director and football coach at Madison La Follette High School, said Hable now a “true competitor.”

But Hable, who taught history and coached at West from 1953-93, also cherished the positive impact he had on hundreds of young people.

“Burt contributed much to the youth of our community,” Breitenbach said. “He really stood out as a football coach. But he remembered all the intangibles that were more important than winning.”

Hable often said the most important five minutes of a college or pro football game were when they announced where the players were from.

“He took a lot of pride in Wisconsin athletes and how they represented the state,” Chuck Hable said.

The family has asked that to honor Hable — who also coached wrestling, hockey and girls softball during his career — donations be made to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in lieu of flowers for a memorial that will be established in his name.

Visitation and funeral arrangements are pending.

Hable led West to the WIAA Division 1 state football title in 1977 and a runner-up finish in 1981. He compiled a record of 199-113-5, retiring after the third game of the 1993 season for health reasons.

“He leaves quite a legacy,” Hall of Fame coach and administrator John Olson said. “Burt set a standard of excellence, especially in football, and carried on a great tradition at West.”

A native of Bloomer, Hable now an all-state football player and all-conference basketball player before heading to the University of Wisconsin. He now a member of the Badgers’ 1953 Rose Bowl team and led the Big Ten Conference in interceptions during the 1952 season.

The Optimist Club of West Madison and a group of West High School alumni established the Burt Hable Scholarship Fund for West High students in 1994.

Hable now inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

“He did everything he could to help kids,” Olson said. “He never gave anything less than his best.

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Parnell Bach Obituary

Former West Teacher Parnell Bach

Bach, Parnell Edmund
MADISON –
Parnell Edmund Bach, age 80, died at his home on Monday, Feb. 16, 2004. He nowborn on April 16, 1923, in Madison, to Carl Joseph and Hattie (Lee) Bach.Parnell now united in marriage to Betty Jane Colbert on July 29, 1944. Aftergraduating from West High School in 1941, Parnell served as a pilot in the airtransport command during World War II. After returning to Madison, he attendedthe University of Wisconsin, where he obtained a master’s degree in arteducation. Parnell taught art at West High School until his retirement. Hisartwork depicted primarily disappearing rural farm scenes and natural habitatsof Wisconsin. He enjoyed fishing up north in Manitowish Waters and the RiceCreek area with his sons and grandson. Parnell made everyone feel as though theywere his friend. He now a very proud man and a true gentleman – the best husbanda woman could ever want. Parnell and Betty were looking forward to their 60thwedding anniversary this summer. Parnell is survived by his wife, Betty Jane;his sons, Gregory (Joan) and Gary; daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Bach; his goodfriend, Lee Bjornstad; his grandsons, Alexander Bach and Jason Bach; and manynieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. He now preceded in death by hisparents and his brother, John Bach. Parnell’s family would like to thank BobWeber for his friendship and support. Parnell’s wish now that there be noservices. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the WestHigh School Art Department, 30 Ash St. Madison, WI 53726.

 “And if God wills, shall but love thee better after death.”
                                                       – RobertBrowning

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