Wisconsin State Journal Local News

STOUGHTON - Jacqueline B. Hill, age 97, passed away peacefully at the Skaalen Home in Stoughton on Thursday, April 28, 2016. She was born Feb. 6, 1919, in Bayonne, N.J. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Elsie…

WAUNAKEE - John A. Hardy, age 58, of Waunakee, died on Friday, May 6, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg following a long illness. A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.…

SPRING GREEN - Virginia R. Hackl, age 73, of Spring Green, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Greenway Manor Nursing Home in Spring Green. She was born on April 1, 1943, in Spring Green, the daughter of Wilbert…

DEFOREST / PORTAGE - Clayton "Bud" Loomis, age 80, of DeForest, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016, at Fountainhead Home. He was born on Feb. 26, 1936, in Portage, the son of Delos and Charlotte (Townsend) Loomis. Bud married…

MINERAL POINT - Lillian Adele (Kuhn) Lawinger, age 94, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016, at her home in Mineral Point. She was born on Sept. 28, 1921, to Frederick Carl Kuhn and Charlotte "Lottie" Belle McGranahan Kuhn in…

MADISON / VIROQUA - Lonnie C. (Orvold) Kline, age 66, passed away into the arms of her Savior on May 4, 2016, at U.W. Hospital in Madison, Wis., surrounded by her family. Lonnie was born on July 29, 1949, to…

MADISON / TOWN OF BURKE - Jeanette D. Livie, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. She was born in 1922, the daughter of Jesse and Minnie (Gullickson) Droster and grew up on the family dairy farm in…

REEDSBURG - The Book of Life for Eileen Ruth Luetscher opened on June 26, 1930, and closed on May 2, 2016. Eileen was the child of Webster L. and Ruth M. (Richert) Sprecher of Witwen, Wis.

EAST TROY - James Lee Keepers passed away peacefully on April 14, 2016, at the age of 80. Jim was dedicated to his passions and left his mark on everyone he coached and met. He was inducted into the Wisconsin…

MADISON - Kathryn Marie Klubertanz, age 86, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at University Hospital in Madison. A full obituary will appear next Sunday. For online tributes, please go to www.informedchoicefunerals.com.

FITCHBURG - Mary Louise (Hill) Klahr, age 78, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Sylvan Crossing Assisted Living. She was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Madison, Wis., to Lyle and Mary (Nienaber) Hill. She graduated from Edgewood High School…

RICHLAND CENTER - Cecil Charles Keehn, age 86, of Fox Hollow in rural Richland Center, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at UW Hospital in Madison.

REEDSBURG / MILWAUKEE - Janet L. Hodgson, age 78, of Reedsburg, died peacefully on Friday, May 6, 2016, in her home.

AMARILLO, Texas - Robert Allen Hinz, age 94, of Amarillo, Texas, passed into the Valley of Everlasting Light peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016.

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, Canada - Millie MacKinnon (formerly Millie Gencheff), aged 70, passed on March 26, 2016, in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-548931-mildred-ruth-mackinnon.html.

MADISON - Patricia C. McNelly, age 85, passed away on May 2, 2016, at Waunakee Manor Healthcare Center. Pat was born on July 18, 1930, in Stevens Point, Wis., to Miles and Emma Colligan. She graduated from Wautoma High School…

MIDDLETON - Karen L. "Kitty" Meixelsperger, age 61, of Middleton, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

SAUK PRAIRIE - Maurice L. Maier, age 61, passed away peacefully at his home in Sauk City on Friday, May 6, 2016, with his loved ones at his side. He was born in Baraboo on June 15, 1954, to the…

This Wisconsin State Journal editorial ran on May 8, 1916, when the city’s population was about 30,000 people, many of whom still road horses.

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