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CAMBRIA - Suzy M. Wilkinson passed away May 19, 2016, at the age of 54 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother, Joan O'Rourke (Charlie); her father, Lavern Wilkinson (Deb); also two brothers, Steven…

GREAT FALLS, Va. / MCLEAN, Va. - Daniel Paul Westman, age 59, a resident of Great Falls, Va., and a McLean, Va., attorney and partner with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP, died at home on May 22,…

DODGEVILLE - Thomas J. Ley, age 65, of Dodgeville, died on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster, following a brief illness. Tom was born on May 18, 1950, in Dodgeville to Bert and Dora (Halverson)…

MADISON - Helen Thompson DeBardeleben, age 96, died on April 24, 2016, at Oakwood Village University Woods in Madison.

BLACK EARTH - Charlotte M. Wood, age 90, of Black Earth, Wis., died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis.

PAOLI / BELLEVILLE - Betty J. Zweifel, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at her home. She was born on March 15, 1934, to her parents, Henry and Mary (Richards) Aebly. On July 31, 1950, she was…

MONROE - Norman R. Ace, age 82, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at his home. He was born on March 6, 1934, the son of Oral and Elizabeth (Freitag) Ace in the Town of Exeter and…

MONROE - Elizabeth A. "Betty" Timm, age 87, of Monroe, died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at St. Clare Friedensheim following a courageous battle with cancer.

STEVENS POINT - Dever "Spence" Spencer was born on June 28, 1922, in Fennimore, Wis. He passed away on May 23, 2016, in Stevens Point, Wis.

MARSHALL / GILBERT, Ariz. - Donna Rogers, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Gilbert, Ariz. She was born on Feb. 2, 1932, in Onalaska, Wis., to Herman and Anna Ziegler.

MADISON - Patricia C. "Pat" McNelly, age 85, passed away on May 2, 2016. A celebration of Pat's life will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at WAUNAKEE MANOR, 801 S. Klein Drive,…

SUN PRAIRIE - David T. "Dave" Westover, age 66, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Dave was born on March 29, 1950, in Beaver Dam, the son of Donald and Thelma (Graville) Westover.

GREENDALE - Ronald B. Disch, age 80, of Greendale, Wis., died suddenly on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Ron was born Feb. 11, 1936, in Madison, Wis. He was the son of Casper and Catherine Disch. He is lovingly survived by…

DEFOREST - Roger W. Timm Sr., age 82, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Jan. 12, 1934, in rural DeForest, the son of Albert and Anna (Severson) Timm.…

VERONA - Jeanette E. Balousek, age 96, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016. She was born on April 20, 1920, in Highland, Wis., to Albert and Angela (Hebgen) Johanning.

PARDEEVILLE - Yoshie Shreeve, age 60, lost her battle to lung cancer on May 23, 2016, at her home in Pardeeville, Wis., surrounded by loving family members.

DEFOREST - Richard F. Lockman, age 65, passed away on May 26, 2016, peacefully with his family by his side at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis., eight days after being diagnosed with cancer.

This State Journal editorial ran on May 29, 1916, as leaders campaigned for a stronger military after the outbreak of World War I:

Laurie Solchenberger’s class at Madison’s Lincoln Elementary School has participated in the Birdathon four years. They feed birds outside their classroom window, and use field guides to identify each species. The class’ most exciting ID last year was a great…

For the third straight summer, Dylan and Aiden Lynch are heading to the University of Illinois to attend Camp Kesem, where they’ll kayak, swim, play and talk with other kids who’ve watched a parent battle cancer.