Wisconsin State Journal Local News

TIBURON, Calif. - Sara Schottenstein died peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, surrounded by the family she loved, after a nearly two-year, heroic battle with cancer.

STOUGHTON - Sandy A. Volkmann, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on Friday, July 29, 2016, following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services for Sandy will be a part of the 5:15 p.m.…

SUN PRAIRIE - Nicholas J. Oetzel, age 26, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at home in Sun Prairie. He was born on Nov. 27, 1989, in Madison, to John and Susan (Weiss) Oetzel.

MARSHALL - Robert M. Kuhl, age 93, of Marshall, died on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at Sienna Crest Assisted Living of Marshall.

MADISON - On Aug. 8, 2016, while surrounded by her loving daughters, God came to get Mom, Janice M. Constans, age 89, and take her to see Dad (Bill), her mother (Julia), her dad (Martin), her son Michael, who died…

LA VALLE - Janet Ruth Carey, age 85, of La Valle, Wis., entered her eternal home Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at the UW Hospital in Madison after a battle with melanoma.

MOUNT HOREB - John Ivens, age 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at All Saints Assisted Living in Madison. He was born March 30, 1929, near Fairbank, Iowa, the son of Hendrik and Johanna…

SUN PRAIRIE - Steven William Miller died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at the age of 66, due to natural causes, while visiting his daughter in Alaska.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. / MADISON - Garry Thomas Bernardo, age 58, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Plainfield, Ill., in a tragic airplane crash. He was born on Sept. 29, 1957, in Madison, the son of John and…

MADISON - Carl A. Boedecker passed away on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 4 p.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday's…

RENTON, Wash. - Sandy Lee (Meyers) Thompson, age 59, of Renton, Wash., passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016, after a courageous battle with heart and kidney disease.

WAUKESHA - Rev. Joe Angel Medina, age 53, of Waukesha, Wis., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Full obituary and service information are still pending.

EVANSVILLE - Joan Mae "Tootie" Nelson, age 86, died Thursday, Aug, 11, 2016, at Oregon Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at WARD-HURTLEY FUNERAL HOME, Evansville. Burial will follow in…

WAUNAKEE - Kenneth Merle Helt, age 47, was killed in an automobile accident on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. He was born on Feb. 9, 1969, the son of Bill and Virginia (Ballweg) Helt. Ken graduated from Middleton High School in…

MADISON / COTTAGE GROVE - David E. McKenzie passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. He was born in Rhinelander on Feb. 6, 1948, the first born son of Derald and Phyllis McKenzie.

MOUNT HOREB - Gavin Allen Russell, son of Brandon and Danielle Russell of Mount Horeb, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, wrapped in the warm loving embrace of his parents. Gavin was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a rare chromosomal condition.…

HIGHLAND - Dorothy J. Huza, age 93, of Highland, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at Bloomfield Heathcare & Rehab following a long illness. She was born on Aug. 24, 1922, in Red Oak to Edward and Duvall (Muldowney)…

CLINTON, Iowa - Rita E. Copeland, age 98, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at the Alverno, Clinton, Iowa

MARSHALL - Breyanna Kalk, age 17, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. She was born March 12, 1999, in Madison, Wis. She spent most of her life growing up in Marshall, Wis., where her Nana and Papa raised her…

WAUNAKEE - Elizabeth M. Kuehn Ripp, age 96, died on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, with her daughter by her side. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at 11 a.m. at ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 South…