Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON - Alice Faye Kroeger "Alice from Dallas," age 68, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare, in Fitchburg. According to Alice's wishes, there will be no formal services held.

MADISON - Barbara L. Jacobson, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. She was born on April 16, 1950, in Madison, the daughter of Robert and Carol Sachtjen. She graduated…

DEERFIELD / SUN PRAIRIE - Dean R. Gotzion, age 81, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.

MADISON - Catherine A. DiSalvo, age 97, passed away on Jan. 10, 2015, at Meriter Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending for Feb. 14, 2015. A full obituary will appear on Feb. 8, 2015.

McFARLAND - Mildred "Millie" Gehrke, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born in Madison on Aug. 17, 1934, the daughter of Elmer and Hilda Swanson.

MADISON / MIDDLETON - Beverly passed away on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, with her four sons and daughters-in-law by her side, very peacefully at the Villa of Middleton Village Nursing home.

MONTELLO - Kathryn Leone Brady, age 88, formerly of Montello, passed away on Jan. 14, 2015, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, surrounded by her loving family.

MADISON - Dawn Marie Kuykendall, age 46, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on July 26, 1968, in Madison, the daughter of Frederick and Sharo…

MADISON - Marc Raymond Semrow, age 58, passed away suddenly on Dec. 19, 2014. Marc was born in Milwaukee and raised in Brookfield, the son of James and Edith (Stoll) Semrow.

MADISON - Helen Gena Whitney, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. She was born on March 15, 1919, at the Droster Homestead in Burke, Wis., the daughter of Leonard and Emily Swenson.

RHINELANDER - Ruth F. Milesky passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, surrounded by family. Born on Jan. 9, 1915, in Boston, Mass., to Max and Anna Fritz, Ruth had just celebrated her 100th bir…

MADISON - Mary (Ellen) Birks Sobota, beloved for her warmth and wry sense of humor, died peacefully at home with her family at her side on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015.

DeFOREST - On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, our beloved mother, Gertrude M. Zeier, died from this Earth to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

MINERAL POINT / BARNEVELD - Karol K. Thousand, age 63, of Mineral Point/Barneveld passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 15, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. Kar…

MIDDLETON / WAUNAKEE - Donald "Don" Ballweg, age 76, of Middleton/Waunakee, died on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on May 21, 1938, in the Town of Be…

MADISON / STOUGHTON - Everett E. "Mike" Bates, age 89, of Madison, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at Belmont Nursing Home. He was born on July 3, 1925, in Madison, the son of Frank and …

SUN PRAIRIE - Elmer J. Haefner, age 89, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at Oak Park Place in Madison. He was born on May 18, 1925, in East Bristol and was the son of John and Laura (Kell…

MIDDLETON - Edith Rosing was born on Aug. 17, 1927, somewhere in the United States. We know where, but Edie would never admit to living there. Her parents were Philip Kolko and Leah Zadikow. S…

MADISON - Benjamin A. Woodstock, age 89, of Madison, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. He was born on July 19, 1925, in Magnolia, the son of Albert and Tessie (Sisson) Woodstock.

BELLEVILLE - Jessiemae Hageman, age 88, of Belleville, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. She was born on August 19, 1926, in Monroe, the daughter of Henry and Grace (Wallom) Argue.