Wisconsin State Journal Local News

STOUGHTON / OREGON - James "Jim" Halvorson, age 73, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. He was born on July 23, 1943, to Ervin and Agnes Halvorson. Jim grew up in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School in…

FITCHBURG - Joyce Esser Anderson, age 79, of Fitchburg, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, surrounded by her five loving daughters. She was born Oct. 8, 1936, on the family farm in Ridgeville, Wis., to Myron…

BLACK EARTH - Lucille S. Brunner was reunited with her husband in Heaven on Aug. 11, 2016. Lucille, age 93, of Black Earth, was born on Oct. 9, 1922, to Fred and Irene (Endres) Statz Sr. On Sept. 14, 1943,…

MIDDLETON - Patricia A. (Motiff) Pelletier, age 80, passed away peacefully at her home (Hope and a Future assisted living) on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Oct. 23, 1935, in Madison, Wis.,…

COLUMBUS - Lucille B. Pergande, age 84, passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, with her husband and daughter, Sandy, by her side. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon, with visitation…

WESTFIELD - Sue McDonald, age 56, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016, at UW Hospital, Madison, following an unexpected accident.

MIDDLETON - Maria Jeanette Schreier, daughter of Jeanette Schreier Semprini and sister of Michelle and Mark Schreier, passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at UW Hospital from injuries suffered in an accident.

MOUNT HOREB - Ernest J. Miller Jr. passed away on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at the age of 65. He was born on May 3, 1951, to Ernest and Bernita (Eustice) Miller.

DENTON, Texas - Brad Howat Weger, age 59, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2016. Brad was born on Sept. 17, 1956, in Madison, Wis., to Joseph M. Weger and Lizzie L. Weger (Payne).

STOUGHTON - Robert E. "Bob" Germann II, age 64, of Stoughton, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. He is survived by Karen (Tetzlaff) Germann, his wife of 44 years; two sons, Mike Germann and Joe Germann…

TIBURON, Calif. - Sara Schottenstein died peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, surrounded by the family she loved, after a nearly two-year, heroic battle with cancer.

STOUGHTON - Sandy A. Volkmann, age 67, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on Friday, July 29, 2016, following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services for Sandy will be a part of the 5:15 p.m.…

SUN PRAIRIE - Nicholas J. Oetzel, age 26, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at home in Sun Prairie. He was born on Nov. 27, 1989, in Madison, to John and Susan (Weiss) Oetzel.

MARSHALL - Robert M. Kuhl, age 93, of Marshall, died on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at Sienna Crest Assisted Living of Marshall.

MADISON - On Aug. 8, 2016, while surrounded by her loving daughters, God came to get Mom, Janice M. Constans, age 89, and take her to see Dad (Bill), her mother (Julia), her dad (Martin), her son Michael, who died…

LA VALLE - Janet Ruth Carey, age 85, of La Valle, Wis., entered her eternal home Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at the UW Hospital in Madison after a battle with melanoma.

MOUNT HOREB - John Ivens, age 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at All Saints Assisted Living in Madison. He was born March 30, 1929, near Fairbank, Iowa, the son of Hendrik and Johanna…

SUN PRAIRIE - Steven William Miller died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at the age of 66, due to natural causes, while visiting his daughter in Alaska.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. / MADISON - Garry Thomas Bernardo, age 58, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Plainfield, Ill., in a tragic airplane crash. He was born on Sept. 29, 1957, in Madison, the son of John and…

MADISON - Carl A. Boedecker passed away on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 4 p.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. A full obituary will appear in Tuesday's…