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SEXTONVILLE - Kathleen "Kay" James, age 76, of Sextonville, Wis., died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis. She was born on April 5, 1940, near Muscoda, Wis., the daughter of Greg and Aszlie (Standish) Bomkamp.…

MINONG / SPOONER - Michael W. Schwedersky, age 82, of Minong and later, Spooner, died peacefully in the care of Lakeview Hospice on the evening of Sept. 1, 2016, after struggling with smoking-related lung disease.

POYNETTE - Sherill L. Olson, age 63, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at her home in Poynette.

NEKOOSA / WAUNAKEE - John F. (Jack) Herrick, age 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. He was born on Sept. 18, 1931, the son of Viola Herrick. He married Joan Kruger on May 12, 1951, at St. Raphael Cathedral in…

PORTAGE - Jaime J. "Jay" Penaflor Jr., age 37, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at Divine Savior Healthcare hospital in Portage.

LANCASTER - Donald Edward Funk, age 98, of Lancaster, Wis., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at his son's home in Appleton, Wis.

MADISON - Mary (Beddard) Roberts, age 62, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 30, 1954, in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., to James Russell and Jane (Pittman Branch) Beddard. She married John Roberts…

STOUGHTON / CHICAGO - Robert C. "Bob" Deutscher, age 91, of Stoughton, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at home. He was born on April 1, 1925, in Illinois, the son of Adolf and Ida Deutscher.

DEFOREST - Clayton Richard "Clayty" Underdahl, our beloved son, brother, grandson and friend, age 19, died on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, as the result of a tragic car accident.

STOUGHTON - Oscar John Forton II passed away quietly on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at the Nazareth House. He was born in Stoughton on March 31, 1923, son of Oscar John Forton I and Elma (Olson) Forton. He attended Stoughton…

MADISON - Terry Lee Massey, age 67, of Madison, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. He was born on March 6, 1949, in Walhalla, S.C., son of Thomas and Loraine (Randal) Massey. Terry…

BELLEVILLE - Jeffrey Orville Van Stelle, of Belleville, Wis., was born Jan. 24, 1953, and died at age 63 on Sept. 7, 2016, in Madison, Wis.

MADISON / NOKOMIS, Fla. - Rodney A. Abraham, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL HOME, 7435 University Ave., Middleton, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Visitation…

The University of Wisconsin softball team announced four games for its 2016 fall season.

Southern Wisconsin was pounded with heavy rains on Wednesday, but the rain isn't over yet.

The University of Wisconsin men's hockey program already was well represented in the upcoming World Cup of Hockey with four former players on the 23-player U.S. roster.

Do you know how to speak Mandarin? It could be your ticket to a job as an interpreter in court.

In leading the Regents to a 2-1 start, Carey, a senior, has caught 18 passes for a conference-leading 394 yards and five touchdowns, rushed 11 times for 91 yards, intercepted three passes and made 12 tackles.

Almost all of state's corn and soybean crops are in good or excellent shape.