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SUN PRAIRIE / MADISON - Phyllis H. Ziegler, age 95, passed away on May 31, 2015. She was born on July 9, 1919, in Madison, the daughter of Harry and Ora (Wadleigh) Reeve. She married Harold M.…

BELLEVILLE - Sarah Alice Wealti, age 91, of Belleville, Wis., passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the New Glarus Home. She was born on Aug. 16, 1923, in the Town of Montrose, Wis., the d…

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP - Kurt Douglas "Reggie" Jackson, age 53, passed away at home on Thursday, June 4, 2015, due to a struggle with cancer. He was born on March 25, 1962, to Donald and Mary (P…

MADISON - Betty J. Ryan, age 83, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Belmont Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at SUNSET MEMORY GARDENS, 7302…

SUN PRAIRIE - Evonne L. Thurston, age 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, June 5, 2015. She was born on Oct. 28, 1944, in Edgerton, Wis., the daughter of Marvin and …

MADISON - Theresa Elaine Hardy, passed away on May 21, 2015, at her home in Madison, after a 30 year battle with MS. She was a native of Louisville, Ky., born on July 26, 1956, to Charles and …

MADISON - Kenneth J. "Casey" Steinhofer, age 86, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare. A celebration of Casey's life will be held at VFW POST NO. 7591, 301 Cottage Grove…

SUN PRAIRIE - Craig J. LeBlanc passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the age of 51. He was born on Jan. 20, 1964, in Minneapolis, Minn., to James and Sandra (Whiteside) LeBlanc.

MADISON - Dr. James F. McIntosh, age 91, passed away on May 27, 2015, in Madison, Wis.

RICHLAND CENTER - Charlotte Peckham, age 88, died at Pine Valley Health Care and Rehab on Thursday, June 4, 2015. She was born on May 5, 1927, to Amy Janney Clark and Curtis Clark in Woodstock, Wis.

EVANSVILLE - Leland Henry Laux died May 23, 2015, at the Kelly House in Evansville, Wis., where he had resided for six and a half years and received hospice care in his final months. He was 95…

STOUGHTON - Ruth N. Kvalheim, age 91, of Stoughton, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015, at her home in Stoughton surrounded by her family. She was born in South Milwaukee, on April 3,1924, to …

WESTFIELD - Karen L. Vick, age 71, of Westfield, passed away at home on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.

MADISON - Bibhuti "Don" Ranjan DasGupta died peacefully at home on June 1, 2015. He was born in Kolkata, India, to Profulla Ranjan and Renuka DasGupta on May 3, 1934.

MADISON - Annabelle Wakeman Gunther Meyer passed away peacefully early Friday morning, June 5, 2015, in Madison, Wis.

OREGON - Gilman C. Voss, age 75, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died suddenly on Thursday, June 4, 2015, from an aortic aneurysm. He was born on April 6, 1940, the…

BLACK EARTH - Michael J. Flamme, age 45, of Black Earth, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born Dec. 31, 1969, in Dane County, to H. John a…

MADISON - Marvin R. Poulik, 81 years old, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015, in Madison. Marv was born Sept. 16, 1933, in Waunakee, to Frank and Henrietta (nee Stejskal) Poulik. He grew up o…

Tournaments are popular across Wisconsin. In 2012, fishing tourneys were held in 64 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties (89 percent). Winnebago County had the most, 45; followed by Dane, 31; La Crosse,…

Wisconsin Democrats are poised to elect a new party leader today at their state convention in Milwaukee.