Wisconsin State Journal Local News

RICHLAND CENTER - Marvin Gher, age 85, of rural Richland Center, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at home on the farm.

OREGON - Dr. Lloyd S. "Doc" Kellogg was born on Dec. 29, 1918, in Oakdale, Wis., to Ruby and Stephen Kellogg. He grew up in Tomah, Wis., graduating from Tomah High School in 1937. He enrolled …

FENNIMORE - Marian M. (nee Grunenwald) Griswold, age 95, of Fennimore, passed away peacefully holding her daughter's hand on Saturday, Dec, 20, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Erin Nicole Baker, 35, of Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

WAUNAKEE - Anne C. Boruff, age 97, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at Artisan Senior Living in Middleton.

WEST POINT TOWNSHIP - Nancy Lou Cole lost her two-year battle with lung cancer on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. While she had been failing the last few weeks, the end came very suddenly on Saturday…

OCALA, Fla. - Eugene C. Lippert, Attorney at law, age 84, died on Dec. 19, 2014, in Ocala, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Janet Lippert, of 49 years. Gene was a commissioned U.S. Navy officer.

ALBANY / MADISON / NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kay L. Kittelsen passed away on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. She was born on Aug. 6, 1954.

FORT MYERS, Fla. / PLATTEVILLE - Robert I. Velzy passed away on Nov. 19, 2014, in Fort Myers, Fla. He was formerly from Platteville, Wis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrt Velzy.

McFARLAND - Rose M. Scanlan, age 70, died on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born in Fennimore on May 14, 1944, the daughter of Charles and Luella (Haas) Scanlan.

MADISON - Frances E. Blied, age 89, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at Middleton Village Nursing Home. She was born on June 24, 1925, to Frank and Nelly Blied. Frances was a lifelong Mad…

HOLLANDALE - Doris M. Plantikow, age 84, of Hollandale, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital. Born on March 12, 1930, to Alvin and Nellie Colden, she married Orville Pl…

MADISON - Doris M. Peterson, aged 91, wife of the late Rev. J. Clemmons Peterson, former pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 5701 Raymond Road in Madison, died on Dec. 17, 2014, at the …

McFARLAND / MADISON - Gentle Forest "Sonny" Parker, age 67, of McFarland, passed away on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at William S. Middleton Veteran's Hospital. Arrangements are pending.

SPRING GREEN - Wayne L. Hoffman age, age 66, of Spring Green, lost his life trying to save another life in Lake Superior on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. He was born on Sept. 21, 1948, in Lincoln, N…

NEW GLARUS - David Paul LaPorte, age 69, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, in New Glarus, after a battle with cancer. He was born on Nov. 21, 1945, in Madison, t…

CIBOLO, Texas - Becky Lynn (Redeker) Reynolds, of Cibolo, Texas, passed away on Dec. 21, 2014, at the age of 47. Becky was born in Milwaukee on March 7, 1967, to William "Bill" and Eleanore "E…

SPRING GREEN - Wayne Hoffman, age 66, of Spring Green, Wis., passed away on Dec. 23, 2014. Wayne, born and raised in Lincoln, Neb., died tragically while trying to rescue a stranger in distres…

BARABOO - Arthur T. Seybert, age 91, passed away on Dec. 21, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Catherine L. nee Hogan; dear father of Patricia (Ronald) Horvath, Arthur R (Merikay), Brian (th…

VERONA - James T. Anderson, of Verona, died at Agrace HospiceCare on Dec. 24, 2014. Jim was born in Freeport, Ill., on March 22, 1927, to Royal and Irene (Kennedy). He graduated from Freeport …