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MIDDLETON - JoEllen E. Torresani, age 53, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will be published once complete. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

MIDDLETON - Richard W. Poulsen, age 88, passed away at home Thursday, June 2, 2016. A celebration and remembrance of Richard's life is being planned for friends and family at a later date. A complete obituary will be published once…

MADISON - Eugene K. Anderson, age 82, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital from complications due to Alzheimer's. He was born on May 10, 1934, and was proud to have been born at…

MADISON - Ruth C. Winn was born June 13, 1916, and passed away on March 13, 2016. Friends and family are invited to join in a celebration of Ruth's life to be held on Ruth's 100th birthday, 1 p.m. on…

MADISON - Elizabeth "Betty" Muehlemann, age 94, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Feb. 23, 1922, in the town of Middleton, the daughter of George and Bertha (Becker) Middleton.…

CARROLLTON, Ga. - Theresa Buechner passed away on Dec. 2, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held in Tina's honor on June 12, 2016, at the home of her brother, 4289 Dicky Lane, Madison. The full obituary appeared on…

STOUGHTON - Nancy J. (Daley) Reineke, age 72, of Stoughton, passed away from brain cancer, on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on Sept. 27, 1943, in Stoughton, the daughter of Oscar and Bertha…

PORTAGE / DEFOREST - Curtis R. Schultz, age 60, passed away at his home surrounded by his family, Friday, June 3, 2016. Curt was born on Feb. 13, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Robert and Lucille Schultz.

DODGEVILLE - Donald J. Martin, age 83, of Dodgeville, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016, at Sienna Crest in Dodgeville following a long illness. Don was born on July 12, 1932, in Dodgeville to Frank and Josephine (Haselhoff) Martin.…

STOUGHTON - Stanley L. Ace, age 84, of Stoughton, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville.

VERONA - On a beautiful, sunny morning, a new journey began for our dear husband, father, grandpa, great-grandpa and friend, Russel L. Burgenske, at the age of 95. Russel was born on April 4, 1921, to Paul and Augusta (Paradise)…

MADISON - Pamela E. McNelly died on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on May 21, 1924, in London, England, the daughter of George and Edith Thompson. She married John McNelly on Dec. 21,…

WAUNAKEE - Dana (Tans) Odegaard, age 46, of Waunakee, Wis. passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, in the presence of her loving husband.

MADISON - On May 31, 2016, Ivan Lorraine (Adams) Davis, of Madison, Wis., while surrounded by family and after a life well lived, peacefully reclined into the arms of her Heavenly Father and gracefully closed her eyes and entered into…

Vinehout said it's too early to say if she'll join the race. She'll decide in early 2017.

This State Journal editorial ran on June 7, 1866, as Irish-American fighters known as the Fenians invaded Canada, hoping to pressure Britain to withdraw from Ireland:

A Madison man was arrested early Saturday morning for a tentative eighth operating while intoxicated offense, said officials.

The resolution, if adopted, would represent a call for change from the party's grassroots.

An SUV driver was pinned for 20 minutes before firefighters could safely remove him from the vehicle.

As an 18-year-old senior at Madison La Follette High School, Max Hosking stood in front of a room full of parents, coaches and fellow golfers at the school’s 2008 golf banquet. Sporting a tie and sport coat, Max apologized to…