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AVOCA - Sofie Elizabeth Delventhal Kessenich (Mackenzie Rose) passed away on July 2, 2016. She was born Dec. 1, 2007, at 33 weeks gestation in Wauwautosa to Subrina Gray and Joshua Kavalaskas. Sofie spent the next 349 days in Children's…

ROCK SPRINGS - Dr. John E. Elfers D.D.S., age 76, of Rock Springs, died tragically in a farm accident at his home on Saturday, July 2, 2016. He was born on Jan. 20, 1940, in Reedsburg, the son of Edwin…

MONTFORT - Douglas C. Jenks, age 82, of Montfort, died peacefully on July 3, 2016, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, from injuries received in an automobile accident in Knoxville, Tenn. Douglas was born on June 17, 1934, in Mifflin Township,…

WATERLOO - Jacquelyn S. Clark, age 55, of Waterloo, died on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Meriter Hospital of Madison.

WAUSAU / STOUGHTON - William "Bill Short" Kiss, age 80, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Nazareth Health & Rehab Center in Stoughton. A complete obituary and service information will appear at a later date. Online condolences…

MADISON - Bernadette C. Smith, age 90, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, at All Saints Assisted Living in Madison. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper.

ROXBURY / LODI - Kevin Michael Kruchten, age 49, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016, after a brief battle with multiple melanoma. He was born at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital on Aug. 19, 1966, to Bernard and Barb (Paar)…

MADISON - Donald C. Fingerson, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will appear at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

MADISON - Reverend Monsignor Delbert LeRoy Schmelzer entered eternal life on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the age of 86, at St. Mary Hospital, Madison. He was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Avoca, Wis., the son of Roy and…

MCFARLAND - David P. Strickland, age 78, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016, at the hospice unit of the VA Hospital in Madison. He was born in Stoughton on Sept. 24, 1937, the son of Paul and Serine Strickland.

CAMBRIDGE - Charles A. "Chuck" Maurer, age 60, passed away in Cambridge, Wis., on July 3, 2016.

MIDDLETON - Mary Ellen Acker, age 76, left this Earth on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, surrounded by her family after a brief and courageous fight with cancer.

COLUMBUS / MADISON - Beverly (Ellis) Burbach, age 68, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Aug. 6, 1947, in Campbellsport, Wis., the daughter of L. Gordon and Ruth (Johnson) Ellis.…

SUN PRAIRIE - John Kroetz, age 83, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016. A Funeral Mass will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at SACRED HEARTS CATHOLIC CHURCH in Sun Prairie. A visitation will be…

STOUGHTON - Mildred Jean (Kroener) Gardner joined the bass section of the heavenly choir on Monday, July 4, 2016.

MADISON - Mary Jo Draxler, age 81, passed at away Agrace HospiceCare on Sunday, July 3, 2016, with her family by her side. A funeral service with luncheon will be held on Friday, July 29, 2016, with a visitation on…

SUN PRAIRIE - Judith Kay (Vander Ploeg) Franken, of Sun Prairie, loved lakeside cabins, animals, children, traveling to national parks, sewing gifts for family and friends, music, and most of all she loved her family. Judy was born on Oct.…

MADISON / APPLETON - Robert B. Kirkpatrick, age 98, passed away on July 2, 2016,after a wonderful long life. He was born in Richland Center, Wis., on Jan. 23, 1918.

WAUNAKEE - Robert "Bob" Ballweg, age 46, of Waunakee, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at a Madison hospital following a brief illness.

SHEBOYGAN / COBB - Lavon M. (Holmes) Tremelling, age 90, of Cobb, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016.