Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Officials announced that Kitty Rhoades, secretary for the Department of Health Services, died Saturday in Madison after falling ill in the past week.

MADISON - Beverly J. (Dillman) Dexter, age 79, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on Dec. 27, 1936, in Sun Prairie, Wis., the daughter of George and Martha (Frenzel) Binstock. She…

MADISON - Hugh Curley, age 84, of Madison, passed away on June 16, 2016. Hugh was born on Jan. 30, 1932, in Scotland, and he married Janet Simpson in 1951. He worked in the coal mines until he came to…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Crystal J. Douglas, age 54, passed away peacefully June 17, 2016, with family and loved ones by her side.

MADISON / MILWAUKEE - William Dennis Corrigan, age 74, died at St. Mary's Care Center, Madison, Wis., on June 8, 2016. He was born in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 27, 1941, to Helen Anna Mahoney and William Hugh Corrigan.

MADISON - Jeffrey Clarence McPike, age 53, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and loved ones on Friday, June 17, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare. A service will be held at 11 a.m. at CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 944 E. Gorham…

MADISON - Mary Virginia Milestone, age 76, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare surrounded by family. Hers was a well-lived life rooted in childhood memories of northern Wisconsin and filled with children and family, laughter,…

SPRING GREEN / SAUK PRAIRIE - Lucille M. Propst, age 97, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at the Meadows in Spring Green. A complete obituary will be published in the Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Wisconsin State Journal. Online…

VERONA - We lost a brave and courageous woman on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Brenda L. Ralston was born on Dec. 31, 1948, in Wisconsin Rapids, the daughter of Richard and Margaret Turbin. Brenda graduated from the Appleton Beauty School…

BLANCHARDVILLE - Clara Strommen, age 91, formerly of Blanchardville, died on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Crestridge in Dodgeville. She was born on March 9, 1925, in Mount Horeb, to Fred and Rose (Rettemund) Wittwer.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ernestine "Tina" Beyer Smith (formerly Tina Schultz), of Ann Arbor, Mich., passed away on May 25, 2016, at age 86. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at the…

WAUNAKEE - Betty Teetzen, age 72, of Waunakee, died peacefully at Waunakee Manor on May 31, 2016, with her sons by her side. She was born in Shawano, Wis., on April 26, 1944, to Roy and Louise (Milarch) Nehring.

SUN PRAIRIE - John C. Mulhern, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 10, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Mazomanie, Wis., the son of Arthur and Esther Mulhern.

LODI - James Leroy Schmiedlin passed from this life on June 11, 2016. He began this 96 year journey on Jan. 14, 1920. He grew up in Lodi, Wis. His positive attitude carried him through life. He always tried to…

MIDDLETON - Eva Maria Hinnendael, age 65, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Eva was born in Madison, daughter of Carl F. and Magda K. Sutherland. She married William Hinnendael in 1971. Eva…

APEX, N.C. - Dr. Manfred Wentz, age 77, of Apex, N.C., passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, N.C.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Thomas Carl Blum, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., died peacefully on June 9, 2016.

MADISON - Joan "Jo" Faust Cosgrove passed away on June 11, 2016. She was born on Jan. 10, 1932.

MCFARLAND - Otto "Bud" Driewer, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at St. Mary's Care Center after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. He was born in York, Neb., on July 23, 1925, the son of Otto and…

VERONA / MADISON - Rick R. Carrier died in the early morning hours of June 7, 2016. Rick was born, the youngest of three, on Dec. 28, 1970, in Madison, to John L. Carrier and Ann C. (Marek) Carpenter.