Wisconsin State Journal Local News

Bruce Rindt of Stoughton is this week’s You Toon winner.

Madison police are investigating at least 25 cases of property damaged by graffiti on the Far West Side overnight.

Gov. Scott Walker refused to answer a question about evolution at a public meeting in London.

MADISON - Mark F. Hadley, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

DANE - Marcella S. (Hellenbrand) Marks, age 92, of Dane, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at the Waunakee Manor with her family by her side.

MAZOMANIE - Chris Gene Schwichtenberg, age 39, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at his home in rural Mazomanie. He was born in Madison on July 31, 1975, to Carl G. and Joyce…

OREGON - Todd A. Casanova, age 54, of Oregon, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with ALS. He was born on…

SUN CITY, Ariz. / JANESVILLE / MCFARLAND - Irene Teisberg, age 82, entered into eternal life with Jesus at her side early in the morning of Feb. 11, 2015.

COTTAGE GROVE - Janet "Jan" Spencer, age 72, passed away with her loving family by her side, on Feb. 13, 2015, following a brief and courageous battle with CJD.

MADISON - Rene Owen McShane, M.Div., M.S.S.W., of Madison, Wis., passed away on Feb. 13, 2015, at the age of 76. Rene was born to Frank and Viola McShane, of Lannon, Wis. He attended Shorewood…

MADISON - Gregory Perkins, age 53, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015.

WAUNAKEE - Mary Jane (Jensen) Johnson passed away at the age of 92 on Jan. 9, 2015, at the Waunakee Manor Nursing Home in Waunakee.

MARSHALL - Jimmie Oliver Beasley, age 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015.

LAKE MILLS - Dixie Stetson, age 76, of Lake Mills, died unexpectedly while in Florida on vacation with her husband on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. She was a vibrant lady who brought joy wherever she …

MADISON - Jessie Ruth Anne "Anne" Wilson, age 84, passed away Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

MADISON - Rebecca "Peg" Graves, age 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.

MADISON - Jill (Gritzmacher) Wolff, age 54, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. She was born on May 2, 1960, the daughter of Dale and Jean (Grant) Gritzmacher.

MADISON - Kristin M. Ives (nee Vogel), born on March 27, 1958, to Cynthia and Karl "Stu" Vogel, passed away on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.

SUN PRAIRIE - Teresa Reed, age 61, left this world behind on Jan. 30, 2015. Born in February 1953 in Joliet, Ill., she was a Wisconsin transplant. She had an adventurous spirit and a loving he…

LAKE DELTON - Darrell Klicko Sr., age 81, of Lake Delton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at The Villa Hospice Unit in Mesa, Ariz., and is now in the presence of his Lord an…