Wisconsin State Journal Local News

It's funny how UW-Madison, which claims to be reeling from budget cuts by those nasty old Republicans in the state Legislature, has no trouble forking out $47 million to "upgrade" (gentrify) Witte Hall. This is merely one step (along with…

As I look at our great country and traditions falling apart, and at the extremely poor presidential candidates, I can only think we are on a road to ruin.

If you think you'll be voting for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump for president, you may not have that opportunity.

Support is growing for the preservation of the Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain in Vilas Park. This long neglected and often vandalized sculpture is a part of Madison history, and one of our oldest (if not the oldest) commissioned works…

Developers Bradley Hutter and Brad Duesler hope to end the years of floundering Middleton's public art plan has experienced by footing the majority of the bill for a sculpture at the Parmenter Street roundabout.

New aircraft could protect the Air National Guard's Truax Field from closing. It is now home to some of the oldest fighter jets in the military.

THE BASICS

WAUNAKEE - Donna J. Dauck, age 86, of Waunakee, Wis., died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg with her family by her side.

MADISON / PHOENIX, Ariz. - Joyce Elaine Gafke, age 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz. She was born on July 2, 1923, to Walter August Gaeth and Edna Blizzard in Madison, Wis.

BRODHEAD - Steven Lee "H Bear" Harry, age 60, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at home.

MCFARLAND - Jeffrey Allen "Nels" Nelson passed away peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2016, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. Jeff was born on June 9, 1966, in Marshfield, Wis., to Martha and Darryl Nelson. He worked for…

MADISON / MANKATO, Minn. - Joyce Eleanor Wenner, age 69, of Madison, Wis., and formerly from Mankato, Minn., died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Ferguson Family Home in Madison, where she was receiving care for dementia.

MADISON - Rachel M. Laylan, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. A memorial service will be held at GUNDERSON FITCHBURG FUNERAL HOME, 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, at 12 noon, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Visitation will…

MADISON - Margaret Ann (Boesch) Stumpf, age 54, of Madison, Wis., died unexpectedly on Friday, June 3, 2016, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn.

WAUNAKEE - Donna J. Dauck, age 86, of Waunakee, Wis., died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg with her family by her side.

POYNETTE - Kenneth Alan Watke left this world with peace and dignity after a long illness, on Sunday, June 5, 2016, surrounded by his four children.

SUN PRAIRIE - Mary Ann Carty, age 53, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary Ann was born on April 5, 1963, in Madison, daughter to Howard and Arlene (Kruse) Chaussee'.

WAUNAKEE - Donna J. Dauck, age 86, of Waunakee, Wis., died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg with her family by her side.

ANCASTER / COBB - Lyle Molzof, age 76, died on Monday morning, June 6, 2016, at the Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on July 2, 1939, in Annaton, Wis., the son of Edward and Elnora (Kitelinger)…

SHULLSBURG - Phillip Carl "Joe" Zimmerly, age 77, of Shullsburg, Wis., passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Ennoble Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dubuque, Iowa.