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DEFOREST - Michael Paul Patik, age 67, of DeForest, died Saturday, March 14, 2015. He was born on April 12, 1947, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Joseph Paul Patik and Betty Louise (Potter) Patik.

COTTAGE GROVE, MINN. - Kathleen "Kathy" Bossen, age 61, of Cottage Grove, Minn., passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Kathy was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

FRIENDSHIP - Kyle Klaus Reichhoff, age 32, of Friendship, Wis., passed away Friday, March 13, 2015.

WISCONSIN DELLS - Robert Rodney Teeter, age 82, of Wisconsin Dells, was reunited with his Lord on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Columbia County Health Care Center in Wyocena, with his loving…

MADISON - Our beloved Julian A. Barrientos, age 86, passed to eternity on March 15, 2015. Born Sept. 27, 1928, in Oruro, Bolivia to Emilio Barrientos and Encarnacion Barrientos de Soria, he ma…

DEFOREST - Francis M, "Frank" Cole, age 80, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the William S Middleton Memorial VA Hospital. He was born May 10, 1934, in Great Falls, Mont., the son o…

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