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MADISON / PHOENIX, Ariz. - Joyce Elaine Gafke, age 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz. She was born on July 2, 1923, to Walter August Gaeth and Edna Blizzard in Madison, Wis.

BRODHEAD - Steven Lee "H Bear" Harry, age 60, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at home.

MCFARLAND - Jeffrey Allen "Nels" Nelson passed away peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2016, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. Jeff was born on June 9, 1966, in Marshfield, Wis., to Martha and Darryl Nelson. He worked for…

MADISON / MANKATO, Minn. - Joyce Eleanor Wenner, age 69, of Madison, Wis., and formerly from Mankato, Minn., died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Ferguson Family Home in Madison, where she was receiving care for dementia.

MADISON - Rachel M. Laylan, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. A memorial service will be held at GUNDERSON FITCHBURG FUNERAL HOME, 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, at 12 noon, on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Visitation will…

MADISON - Margaret Ann (Boesch) Stumpf, age 54, of Madison, Wis., died unexpectedly on Friday, June 3, 2016, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minn.

WAUNAKEE - Donna J. Dauck, age 86, of Waunakee, Wis., died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg with her family by her side.

POYNETTE - Kenneth Alan Watke left this world with peace and dignity after a long illness, on Sunday, June 5, 2016, surrounded by his four children.

SUN PRAIRIE - Mary Ann Carty, age 53, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary Ann was born on April 5, 1963, in Madison, daughter to Howard and Arlene (Kruse) Chaussee'.

WAUNAKEE - Donna J. Dauck, age 86, of Waunakee, Wis., died on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg with her family by her side.

ANCASTER / COBB - Lyle Molzof, age 76, died on Monday morning, June 6, 2016, at the Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster. He was born on July 2, 1939, in Annaton, Wis., the son of Edward and Elnora (Kitelinger)…

SHULLSBURG - Phillip Carl "Joe" Zimmerly, age 77, of Shullsburg, Wis., passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Ennoble Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

MIDDLETON - Eileen Drunasky Chvala, age 88, died Monday, June 6, 2016.

MANITOWOC - Josephine C. Broeckert, age 94, of 950 S. Rapids Road, Manitowoc, passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 7, 2016, at River Woods Place in Manitowoc with her loving family at her side.

MADISON - Lottie M. Truman, age 84, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, surrounded by family. She was born on Feb. 6, 1932, in Lone Rock, Wis., the daughter of Rollie and Nellie (Sturdevent) Braun.

Awards were handed out Wednesday afternoon at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

The high temperature in Madison on Saturday could be double what the low temperature was early Wednesday.

Paralyzed from the waist down in 2007 by a spinal stroke, Rick Batty is walking again with help from a bionic suit.

Bruesewitz will play on the same team as former Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson.

A UW System spokesman says officials will only public disclose what's in their operating budget just before the Board of Regents votes on it.