Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON - Jean Helen Lawton, age 70, died on Thursday, July 7, 2016. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at JOYCE-RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 5701 Odana Road, Madison, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. A full…

COTTAGE GROVE - Emilie Pechmann left Kindred Hearts in Cottage Grove to be with her beloved husband, Kurt, on Monday, July 11, 2016.

WAUNAKEE - Lois Laura (Wangen) McCamy, of Waunakee, Wis., our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at the age of 91.

SUN CITY, Ariz. / BARABOO - Blake Lawrence, age 92, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Baraboo, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at home. He was born Aug. 6, 1923, in Ironton Township at home.

PRAIRIE DU SAC - Doris G. Steuber, age 97, passed away on June 24, 2016, at Pine Villa Memory Care, Prairie du Sac, with family by her side. She was born in Sumpter Township on Aug. 19, 1918, to the…

PRAIRIE DU SAC - Douglas Allen "Skeeter" Steuber passed on July 8, 2016, at UW Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born the oldest child on June 20, 1942, to Ralph and Doris Steuber.

MADISON - John Paul Ranz, born March 13, 1963, passed away on July 6, 2016. His Memorial Service will be held Friday, July 15, 2016, at 1 p.m., at HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, 7301 W. Nash St., Milwaukee, Wis. Private burial…

OREGON - William "Bill" Rodder passed away peacefully on July 5, 2016, at Alden Estates in Jefferson, Wis., after a prolonged illness.

MADISON - Mom left us in the early morning of Monday, July 11, 2016. The former Rita Sveum, born Aug. 14, 1934, was a lifelong Madisonian and wife of 61 years to Henry Pahmeier. She spent the last few years…

MADISON - Beverly Ann Techmeier, age 64, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at St. Mary's Care Center, Madison.

HILLSBORO - John Jensen Jr., age 71, of Hillsboro, passed away July 11, 2016, at UW Hospital, in Madison.

MADISON - Ned Michael Venden, age 61, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016. Ned's wishes were to be cremated and no service. Burial will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

SUN PRAIRIE - Janet Miller, age 43, of Sun Prairie, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 11, 2016. She was born on Jan. 24, 1973, to Jack and Sandy Miller. Jan's passion in life was helping others. She…

Middleton-based Frank Beverage Group's distribution network will soon reach into southeast Wisconsin.

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Madison on Wednesday, with cooler temperatures expected to come to the area beginning on Thursday.

Torrential rains overnight and into Tuesday morning wreaked havoc on counties in far northern Wisconsin, with roads getting washed out, power lines and trees felled and people needing to be rescued from a Lake Superior island.

Two significant amounts of money had different outcomes this week, one getting stolen in a "smash and grab" theft on Sunday, the other found on Monday in an East Side flower pot, with police looking for the owner.

According to Pro Football Focus, Biegel enters the 2016 season as the top returning outside linebacker in the country, rated No. 1 both as a pass rusher and against the run.

The state Supreme Court on Tuesday ended a protracted legal dispute between clothing maker Lands' End and the city of Dodgeville, ruling that a lower rate of interest applies on the amount that the city must pay the clothier to…

The one-block Howard Place in Downtown Madison will be closed to vehicular traffic on Wednesday.