Wisconsin State Journal Local News

This State Journal editorial ran on May 16, 1891:

WAUNAKEE - Sally McCarthy Munson, age 84, of Waunakee, died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital, Madison. She was born on Sept. 20, 1931, in Madison, Wis., to DeWitt and Myrtle Baskerville. She graduated from Wisconsin High…

MERRIMAC - Joseph "Joe" Raschka, age 62, of Merrimac, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loving family on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, after a year-long struggle with cancer.

MADISON - Manfred H. "Fred" Reinhardt, age 60, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, at his river home in Parsons, Tenn.

WAUNAKEE - Mr. Austin H. Munson, of Waunakee, Wis., passed away peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare on Monday, May 9, 2016, at the age of 87. Born on April 18, 1929, in Fresno, Calif., Austin was the eldest of three to…

MADISON - Rev. David H. Runde, age 84, of Madison, Wis., died Friday, May 13, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison due to natural causes.

MADISON / PORTAGE - Lloyd G. Marfilius, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, following a short illness. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Worth and Mary Marfilius of Madison, and sons, Steven, David and John of…

MADISON - Kathryn Marie "Kathy" Klubertanz, age 86, passed away after a short illness, May 5, 2016. She was born on June 19, 1929, in Richland County to Denis J. and Florence (Suda) Delaney and grew up in Avoca, Wis.,…

DODGEVILLE - Brianna Rose Walczak, age 28, of Dodgeville, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at her home. Arrangements are pending.

COTTAGE GROVE - John A. Lukosaitis, age 59, of Cottage Grove, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital.

MADISON / BARNEVELD / RIDGEWAY - Mary Jones was born on July 11, 1962, to Ron and Ida Jones, and lived in the Barneveld / Ridgeway area most of her life. She attended the Ridgeway and Dodgeville schools, and later,…

VERONA - Steve Wood, age 70, formerly of Verona, Wis., was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Waterloo, Iowa. He died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Trinity Center at Luther Park, Des Moines, Iowa.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Suzanne Cashin, age 88, of Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away April 29, 2016. She was born Oct. 6, 1927, in Stevens Point, Wis., the only daughter of Wilson and Ruth Delzell. She is preceded in death by her…

MADISON - A Celebration of Life for Linné, who passed Dec. 22, 2015, will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF MADISON at 1:30 p.m.

MADISON - Lorraine V. "Raney" Meythaler, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was born on Oct. 22, 1923, the daughter of Arthur Edward and Nellie Marie (Gierhart) Meythaler.

DEFOREST / WAUNAKEE - James L. Leonard passed away at his home in DeForest, Wis., on Monday, May 9, 2016, with his wife, Pat, by his side. He was born to Jacob and Emma (Breggeman) Leonard on Aug. 5, 1924.…

MADISON - Myrtle G. (Kosanke) Boedecker was born Easter Sunday, March 31, 1918, and returned to her Lord on May 9, 2016. She was 98 years old. She was the daughter of Clara (Behrends) and William Kosanke of LaCrosse, Ind.…

NEW GLARUS - Mary (Steussy) Shanahan, born in 1937, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in New Glarus, Wis., after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Edwin and Helen Freitag Steussy and was predeceased by two brothers,…

GOLDEN, Colo. - Dr. Thomas S. Hooyer, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, following a two-year battle with ALS. Tom leaves his wife, Anne Medeiros, and their two children, Nieve and Nolan. He is also survived by…

WAUSAU - Memorial Service for Darwin Thielman, who passed away on April 25, 2016, will be on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI 53705. Visitation will be from 3:30 p.m. to 4…