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PLAIN - Wanda A. Liegel, age 79, of Plain, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2015, at the Maplewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sauk City. She was born on Nov. 28, 1935, in M…

LODI - Elliot James McKenna was spending time on the Wisconsin River on Friday, June 19, 2015, with his sons, Nathaniel, Andrew, and some friends. Unfortunately, a tragic accident took the liv…

WAUNAKEE - Christopher Ziegler, age 49, of Waunakee, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 21, 2015.

COTTAGE GROVE - Ronald K. Bowers Sr. age 79, of Cottage Grove, passed away on June 21, 2015, with his family at his side after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 8, 1936, in Athol, Mass., …

DE PERE - Robert "Bob" Hendricks, age 72, of De Pere, passed away at home on Monday, June 22, 2015, surrounded by his family.

DEERFIELD - Dax Harland Gage of Deerfield, Wis., died on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at UW Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Dax was born on June 6, 2013, and is remembered with love by hi…

WAUNAKEE - Richard A. Wandschneider "Rich", age 64, passed away peacefully at Oakwood Village West-Hebron Nursing Home in Madison on June 19, 2015, as a result of complications from a rare neu…

GREENVILLE, Texas - Marjorie Ann Warne-Dreher, age 90, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at the Legend Healthcare nursing home in Greenville, Texas, after a long illness.

MONONA - Jeffrey Bronson, age 59, of Monona, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at UW Hospital, surrounded by his partner and family. He was born on Sept. 2, 1955, in Madison, the son of Ev…

OREGON - Lucile V. Orvick, age 93, of Oregon, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on Sept. 11, 1921, in Dows, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Charlotte…

MADISON - Dorothea V. "Mac" Walker, age 94, passed on June 18, 2015, at Hebron Oaks Nursing Home in Madison. She was born on April 6, 1921, in San Francisco, Calif.

MADISON - Virginia Rose "Ginny" O'Brien, age 89, danced her way into eternal life on Monday, June 22, 2015. Ginny was born on May 10, 1926, in Madison, Wis., to Arthur and Lucille Swenson, she…

MADISON - Dorothy Marie Smith, age 96, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on March 6, 1919, to Frank and Mary Hoehn. She married…

BARABOO - Vera Mae Scoles, age 85, of Baraboo, passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Born on March 23, 1930, to Loranz and Martha (Redmann) Klein in North Freedom, Vera grew up on a f…

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