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STOUGHTON / NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kevin Marvin Anderson, age 56, passed away unexpectedly from cardiac arrest on Monday, May 16, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. He was born in Madison on June 24, 1959, the son of Marvin and Eunice (Bronte)…

MADISON - Christine M. Riddle, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. She was born on June 2, 1942, in Raquira, Colombia, the daughter of Isidoro Melo and Maria Luisa Vargas. Chris came…

BANCROFT / BELLEVILLE - Mary K. Stampfli of rural Bancroft, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at home under care of family and Heartland Hospice, following a six year battle with cancer.

JANESVILLE - Gary D. Banta, age 77, a longtime Janesville resident, passed away Monday afternoon, May 16, 2016, at Mercy Hospital & Trauma Center with his family beside him. He was born Aug. 26, 1938, in Soldiers Grove, the youngest…

SUN PRAIRIE - Barbara Mae Ketcham, age 86, died on May 15, 2016, in Sun Prairie, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Maywood, Ill., Sept. 13, 1929, to Minnie and Allworth Troutman.

LODI - Teresa L. Dube, age 50, of Lodi, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016, unexpectedly from a medical emergency while driving. She was born on April 15, 1966, in Balston Spa, N.Y., the daughter of Russel Ross and…

BLACK EARTH / VERONA - Esther J. Nelson, age 82, of Black Earth, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Willow Pointe Memory Care Center in Verona, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 27, 1933, in Arena,…

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