Wisconsin State Journal Local News

CAMBRIA - Rollin Lyle "Rollie" Kong, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Madison, Wis.

MADISON / NEW ORLEANS / CHICAGO - Connie A. Burns, age 68, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at her home peacefully, with her family by her side. She was born on July 16, 1948, in Egypt,…

WESTERLY, R.I. - Thomas E. Skidmore, 84, the prominent historian of Brazil and Professor Emeritus of Brown University, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in Westerly, R.I. He left a rich intellectual legacy in his many books and articles…

MADISON - Rose M. Condon, age 86, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge.

MADISON - The Rev. Sandra (Foley) Gaylord, age 80, of Madison, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016. She was born on July 27, 1936, in Oconomowoc, the daughter of Patrick and Ruth (Koeppler) Foley.

SAUK CITY - Otto Alfredo Cordero, passed away on July 20, 2016.

MADISON - Mary Lou Jordan, age 55, of Madison, passed away on July 21, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on June 16, 1961, in Madison, the daughter of Michael and Patricia Jordan of Verona, Wis. She was…

MADISON - Mary Jo Draxler, age 81, passed away at Agrace HospiceCare on Sunday, July 3, 2016, with her family by her side. She was born on April 10, 1935, in St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Joseph and Fern…

SUN PRAIRIE - Patricia Ann Anders, age 83, of Sun Prairie, Wis., died peacefully on July 10, 2016, surrounded by family at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis.

CROSS PLAINS - Daryl "Pete" Krueger, age 65, passed away at home on Thursday, June 30, 2016.

MONONA - Ruth Elaine Marie Kluge, age 82, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, July 17, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Thursday, Aug. 24, 1933, on a farm west of Fort Atkinson, the daughter…

SUN PRAIRIE - Elizabeth E. "Betty" Lubinsky, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at her home in Sun Prairie. She was born Aug. 29, 1937, in Madison, to Melvin and Claire (Coffey) Hauge. She married Richard Lubinsky…

BELOIT - Julia Ellen "Judy" (Crozier) McCleary died at age 96, at North Pointe Terrace, Roscoe, Ill., surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 16, 2016.

STOUGHTON - William "Bill Short" Kiss, age 80, passed away peacefully at the Nazareth Health and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, July 4, 2016, with family at his side. He had struggled with Alzheimer's for several years, but it was metastatic…

PEORIA, Ariz. / SUN CITY, Ariz. - Alice Marie (Keisler) Strayer, age 94, was born on Jan. 19, 1922, to Joseph and Almeda Keisler in Prairie View, Ill. She passed into eternity on March 22, 2016.

MADISON - Patrick "Putzi" Raimondo, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 18, 2016, at home with wife, Janice, and granddaughter, Niki, by his side.

MADISON - Berwyn "Buzz" Braden, age 88, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016. A full obituary will appear at a later date.

PLATTEVILLE - Wendell Rice, age 85, of Platteville, passed away peacefully at home on July 20, 2016, while undergoing treatment for Glioblastoma multiforme of brain cancer. Celebration of life will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the…

MCFARLAND / MADISON - Arlene Peterson, of McFarland and Madison, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Stoughton Hospital. She was born on Dec. 28, 1934, at home in Eau Claire, the daughter of John and Helen (Mehagan) Colombe.

MIDDLETON - Norman Bloom, age 99, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Norman and his identical twin brother were born in Oakland, Calif., on July 8, 1917. Before the babies were one year of age the family moved to…