Wisconsin State Journal Local News

SAUK PRAIRIE - Lacey A. Stratton, age 38, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. She was born Sept. 27, 1977, to Gregory and Deborah Stratton. Lacey attended Sauk Prairie Schools and later obtained her Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate. She was…

MADISON - Robert L. "Bob" Waldo, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, with family at his side. He was born on Sept. 1, 1923, the youngest child of Elmer and Edith (Senter) Waldo, and grew up in…

MIDDLETON / TUCSON, Ariz. - Janet M. Sveum passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz.

REEDSBURG - Kenneth R. Tesch, of Reedsburg, died Aug. 26, 2016, at the Sauk County Health Care Center surrounded by his family.

POYNETTE / DEFOREST - Catherine "Joan" Woodward, age 79, passed away on Aug. 31, 2016. She was born in Portage on March 10, 1937, the daughter of Ervin William and Margaret Mae (Roberts) Schutz. Joan became a child of God…

MADISON - Virginia C. Wilson, age 100, died peacefully, in her sleep, at her home, Aug. 30, 2016.

MADISON - Kenneth W. Williams, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. He was born on March 2, 1924, in Flint, Mich., to Floyd and Elizabeth Williams.

OREGON/ MADISON/ WESTFIELD - Mary M. (Caravello) Buchholz, age 92, of Oregon, passed away on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at Sienna Crest in Oregon. She was born on April 29, 1924, in Oregon, the daughter of Edward and Pearl (West)…

MADISON - Lucille Boeker, age 99, passed away at Oakwood Prairie Ridge on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. She was born on Jan. 17, 1917, on the Spring Green farm, the daughter of Russell and Emily Slauson. She married Leonard Boeker…

MADISON - Abraham "Abe" Landsman, age 102, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear at a later date. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

VERONA - Bernd-Wolfgang Hoffmann, 68, died of a heart attack in his Verona, Wis. home late Tuesday night, July 12, 2016. He was born Oct. 8, 1947, in Schwarzenbach An Der Saale, Bavaria, Germany to Liselotte Anna Rita (Pfitzer) and…

STOUGHTON - Stella M. Jacobson, age 88, of Stoughton, entered her heavenly home peacefully on Sept. 2, 2016, at Sienna Crest care facility in Oregon, Wis.

MADISON - Mary Condor, age 91, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear at a later date. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - Richard Anthony "Dick" Collins, age 84, of Johns Creek, Ga., passed away Aug. 31, 2016, after a long illness. He led a life of service to others, and was most of all a kind, loving and…

CAMBRIDGE - Anne M. Christianson, age 33, of Cambridge, Wis., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Arrangement are pending at the Nitardy Funeral Home, Cambridge.

BIG SPRING - Leona Ginther, age 95, of Big Spring, Wis. passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, Wis.

MADISON - Donald Bultman, age 89, passed away on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. He was born in Madison, the son of Ida and William Bultman. Don was a hardworking, generous man who was family oriented. Watching and participating in sports…

RUCKERSVILLE, Va. - Richard Lane "Dick" Frautschi, age 89, of Ruckersville, Va., passed away peacefully and surrounded by his children in the early hours of Aug. 28, 2016.

TOMAH - Leon W. Buttchen, age 92, formerly of Cross Plains/Black Earth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at the Tomah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Feb. 7, 1924, to Herman and Catherine (Hoven) Buttchen in…

MADISON - Ruth Lucas Greenspan died in Chicago on July 26, 2016, at the age of 84. A long-time Madison activist, in 1975 she co-founded Gilman Street Books, the radical bookstore and community space that attracted movement people, students of…