Wisconsin State Journal Local News

MADISON / LYNDON STATION - Ross Laridaen, age 66, of Madison, formerly of Lyndon Station, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center in Madison. Ross was born Aug. 20, 1950, in Reedsburg, the son of Philip…

BRIGGSVILLE / PORTAGE - Mary L. Summers, age 70, of Briggsville, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.

PLATTEVILLE - Marion V. Arthur, age 92, of Platteville, died on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Park Place Assisted Living, Platteville. Marion was born on Nov. 16, 1923, on a farm at Leslie, near the Old State Capital, rural Belmont,…

SPRING GREEN / MAZOMANIE - Brendt L. Olson, age 59, of Spring Green, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Greenway Manor Nursing Home following a year long battle with cancer. He was born on Sept. 29, 1956, the…

JANESVILLE - Spencer Mack Twining, age 21, died on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, as the result of a motorcycle accident in Waukesha County. Spencer was born on Aug. 23, 1995, to Donna and John Twining.

NAPLES, Fla. - William A. "Bill" Halvorson, age 88, of Naples, Fla., died Sept. 5, 2016. Born in Menomonie, Wis., he also lived in Madison and Milwaukee.

MOUNT HOREB - Jason W. Te Strake, age 40, of Mount Horeb, Wis. died unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mount Horeb, Wis.

MADISON - Fernando Rivera, age 80, of Madison, died of cancer on Sept. 11, 2016, at the Agrace HospiceCare facility. Fernando was born in Cartago, Colombia on Sept. 20, 1935, to Leonardo Rivera and Francisca (Duran). On Sept. 30, 1963,…

MIDDLETON - Janelle O. Eller, age 64, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. She was born Aug. 13, 1952, to the late Victor and Edna (Haas) Ruhland. Janelle was a loving…

CUBA CITY / LINDEN - Stanley R. Griffiths, age 65, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning Sept. 10, 2016, at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville. Stan was born on May 14, 1951, in Dodgeville, the son of Robert & Ruby (Brown)…

STOUGHTON / MADISON - Greta K. Johnson Hammonds (nee Kittleson) passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at the age of 77 years.

ENDEAVOR - Connie R. (Schwantz) Chapman, age 64, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at her home in Endeavor, surrounded by her loving family. Connie was born on April 29, 1952, in Portage, the daughter of Edwin and…

MIDDLETON - Katherine May Howard (Tallard) entered into eternal peace on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. Kathy was born on April 16, 1947, a daughter of the late Edwin and Vivian Tallard. She graduated from Madison West High School where she…

MADISON - Rodney Allen Michaelis, age 45, of Madison, chose to leave this earth on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. He was born on April 23, 1971, in Madison, the son of Marie Swenson and Scott Michaelis.

Tuesday might be a little rainy in Madison, as temperatures stay decidedly cooler than what we experienced in the latter stages of August and early part of September.

A burglar who first broke a window into an East Side bank then broke into a teller drawer didn't get much for the work.

The Badgers (6-1) suffered their first loss in five sets Friday at North Carolina, which moved up three spots to No. 8. Nebraska (6-0) remains the unanimous No. 1 team, followed by Texas (7-1) and Minnesota (5-1).

Absentee voting in person will be a city-wide affair in Madison for the fall elections, with a twelve-fold expansion of sites where electors can cast their votes before Nov. 8.

Sun Prairie tops Division 1 area teams with honorable mention recognition in that category.

University of Wisconsin cornerback Natrell Jamerson will likely miss four to six weeks after injuring his left leg in the second half of the Badgers' 54-10 in over Akron on Saturday.