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Brooklyn, Wisconsin Gerald Lee Zweifel 1941 — 2024 Gerald L. Zweifel, 83, of Brooklyn, passed away at his Home on June 17, 2024. He was born on June 6, 1941 in Green County, the son of Clarence and Letha (Laughridge) Zweifel. He attended Brooklyn Schools graduating from High School in 1959. Jerry married his High School Sweetheart, Mardell Kopp on March 12, 1960. He worked, owned and operated Zweifel Family Farms his entire life. Jerry enjoyed spending time working on his Tractors, motorcycling, snowmobiling and time with his Family and Friends. Jerry is survived by Two Daughters, Cindy (Lynn) Staude and Pamela (Jim) Dunphy. Six Grandsons, Lee (Jenny) Koepp, Samuel Koepp, Ryan (Maira) Dunphy, Ross (Jordan) Dunphy, Troy (Trina) Shrader...

Knoxville, TN, Tennessee Betty Jane Randolph 1931 — 2024 Betty Jane Randolph, 92, died in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 12, 2024. She was born in Monroe, Wisconsin on July 12, 1931, to Alfred and Lillian (Morel) Buhlmann, both of whom were first-generation immigrants from Switzerland, and spent some of her early childhood living above the Swiss cheese factory owned and operated by her father. Preceding Betty in death were her parents, Alfred and Lillian Buhlmann; her two sisters, Dorothy Goecks and Rose Schafer; her two brothers, Charles and Harry; her husband, Eskil Richard Randolph; and her son James D. Randolph. Betty is survived by her daughter, Susan J. Kropscott (Holland, Mich.) and three sons, Stephen R. Randolph (Knoxville, Tennessee),...

Orfordville, Wisconsin Leslie L. McCracken 1951 — 2024 Leslie L. McCracken, age 72, of Orfordville, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Aurora Lakeland Hospital in Elkhorn. He was born May 31, 1951, to Joseph "Beryl" and Christine (Purcell) McCracken in Greene County, Tennessee. He married Glenda Whitehead on December 8, 1988, in Johnson City, Tennessee. Leslie was a dairy farmer and heavily involved in the dairy industry his whole life. In Tennessee, his father and he won numerous awards for soil conservation and herd excellence including: gold medal breeding - Appalachian Holstein Breeders Association (1988), developing an outstanding herd - Appalachian Holstein Breeders Association (1988,1991), developing an outstanding cow...

Evansville/Albany, Wisconsin Barry Alan Lange 1958 — 2024 Barry Alan Lange, age 66, of Evansville/Albany, passed away at UW Madison, on April 29, 2024. He was born on January 16, 1958, at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison. He was the son of Archie and Mary (Greatsinger) Lange. Barry graduated from Evansville High School in 1976. He grew up on the family farm working with his dad and brother. He continued farming the family farm after his marriage to Barbara Robinson on June 2, 1979. They had 1 daughter, Carrie and 2 sons, Robert, and Daniel. Barry enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and darts. Barry is survived by his mother, Mary; wife, Barbara; children, Beth (Heissner) (Travis) Disch, Carrie Lange, Robert Lange and Daniel Lange; Granddaughters,...

Madison, Wisconsin Jeffrey "Jeff" Jon Flint 1962 — 2024 Jeffrey "Jeff" Jon Flint, age 61, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. He was born on October 30, 1962, in Monroe, WI to parents Carol (Putnam) and Melvin (Dutch) Flint. Jeff attended school in Cuba City and graduated from Cuba City High School in 1981. After High School he attended Southwest Tech, graduating in 1983 with a degree in Cosmetology. Jeff practiced in the field of Cosmetology for over 25 years. Making a career change in 2008, he trained to become a Sterile Processing Technician, being employed at UW Health and SSM Health respectively. Happily married to Melissa (Moore) Flint for almost 30 years (December 3, 1994), beginning their lives together at Bethel Lutheran Church in...

Janesville, Wisconsin Sandra Kay Corning 1949 — 2024 Sandra "Sandy" Kay Corning, 74, passed away at home on March 12, 2024. She was born on December 23, 1949, in Monroe, WI, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Rude) Hanson. She attended Blanchardville Schools. On June 16, 1973, she married Robert "Bob" Corning Jr. in Argyle, WI. He preceded her in death on May 28, 2022. For over 29 years she was a Production Manager at Stricklers/ New Glarus Foods/ Jack Links until retiring in 2014. Sandy put everyone else before herself. She was a caretaker to many and always made sure no one went without. Sandy loved her pets, especially her dogs and cats. Sandra is survived by her children; Jason Corning of Janesville, WI, Jeremy (Rebecca) Corning of...

Norman Clark Hanson 1942 — 2024 Norman Clark Hanson, age 81, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2024. Norm was born on April 23, 1942 in Madison, WI to Carl and Sylvia (nee Clark) Hanson. Norm is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carol; daughters Kristin (Kenny) McDonald and Jenni Hanson; granddaughters Kaylee and Kourtney McDonald; along with many other loving family and friends. Norm is preceded in death by his parents Carl Hanson and Sylvia and Ed Schneeberger. Norman was raised in Albany, WI and went on to pursue his passion for engineering, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and Land Surveying from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Norman was a proud Vietnam veteran, serving his country...

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Shirley Sebranek 1933 — 2024 Shirley Sebranek passed away peacefully Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Fairhaven Retirement Community in Whitewater, Wisconsin. She was born on December 15, 1933, in Wiota Wisconsin, daughter of Orlean and Orpha Wahl. Graduated from South Wayne High School. She married Adolph Sebranek on August 19, 1956. They lived most of their lives and raised their family in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Shirley work at the Pharmacy in Fort Atkinson for several years before it closed and then 27 years at Walmart in Whitewater in the clothing department. She loved spending time with family and friends, especially with the grandchildren (playing games and spoiling them); as well as going to coffee with...

Verona/Monticello, Wisconsin Vicki Ann Scheel 1951 — 2023 We are sad to announce that Vicki Ann Scheel (nee Banks), age 72, passed away on December 25th, 2023, after suffering from a stroke. Vicki was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and wife with a zest for life. She will be greatly missed. Vicki was born in Macomb, IL, May 7,1951 to William and Hazel Banks. Vicki grew up with two brothers Mike and Kent in Illinois, moving frequently to keep up with her energetic father Bill. Vicki, being the middle child and only girl, was a force to be reckoned with for her two brothers and parents. She was full of life, had a quick wit and wasn't afraid to tell you how it was. Vicki enjoyed dancing and music, fashion, and loved to be the life of the...

Germantown, Wisconsin Phyllis A. Wegman 1931 — 2023 Phyllis Arlene Wegman, age 92, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2023. Phyllis was born August 8, 1931 in Winona, Minnesota. She graduated from Cathedral High School in Winona. She attended St. Francis School of Nursing in La Crosse, Wisconsin and graduated as an R.N. in 1952. Phyllis is an honorary alumna of Viterbo University (Nursing) in La Crosse. Phyllis married Jim Wegman on April 14, 1956 in Winona, Minnesota. Phyllis worked as an R.N. at St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse, McNeal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois, and Stoughton Hospital in Stoughton, Wisconsin. She was an office nurse for Dr. Sam Sorkin of Evansville, Wisconsin. She retired from Stoughton Hospital in...

Evansville, Wisconsin Robert Heissner 1937 — 2023 Robert "Bob" Heissner was born October 14, 1937 and fell asleep in death on August 12, 2023. Bob met the love of his life, Gail Heuer, in 1958 on her grandfather's farm in Orfordville, WI. They married January 10, 1959, spending 65 years united. Bob and Gail had 4 children; Theresa Wetherwax of Albany, WI, Mark and Tammy Heissner of Evansville, WI, Sheb and Renee Heissner of New London, WI and Cheryl Northcutt of Albany, WI. He also loved and was loved by 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Bob worked at GM in Janesville, WI for 37 years, famously never missing a day. Bob and Gail purchased their pine island paradise in 1965 on Hwy 14 in Evansville. There, many generations of...

Monroe, Wisconsin Donna I Bartley 1946 — 2023 Donna Irene (Smith) Bartley, age 76, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Azura Memory Care in Stoughton, after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's. Donna was born in Alton, Illinois on November 6, 1946 to Robert and Norma (Stewart) Smith. On September 16, 1989 she married Mike Bartley. Donna worked for Swiss Colony for 38 years until her retirement. Donna enjoyed traveling, golfing and spending time with family. She was involved in Alcoholics Anonymous for many years. Donna was a sponsor and helped many people. Donna is survived by her daughter, Robin (Jerry) Kempfer; sons, Scott (Marissa) and John (Erin) Elliott; grandson, Riley Elliott; sister, Susan (Ed) Walker; and nieces, Lisa...

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Sonjia Schneider 1938 — 2023 Sonjia Schneider, 85, of Fort Atkinson passed away July 8th, 2023 at St Mary's Hospital in Madison. Sonjia was born in Reedsburg, WI on May 3, 1938 to Victor and Margaret (Heath) Sorenson. She married Robert Schneider on October 12th, 1957 in Monroe, WI. Together they eventually moved to Fort Atkinson where they raised their family of four daughters Debra (Lynn) Mueller of Fort Atkinson, Barbara Bublitz of Baraboo, Paula (Thomas) Bergman of Fort Atkinson and Shari (Karl) Patzer of Madison and one son Donald (Junyue Li) Schneider of Waukesha. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Robert. She is survived by her five children and four grandchildren, Jeremiah Bublitz,...

Edgerton, Wisconsin Marlene Grace Williams 1939 — 2023 Marlene Grace Williams, 84, Edgerton, passed away at UW Hospitals and Clinics in Madison WI on Thursday July 6, 2023. Marlene was born on February 25, 1939 on the family dairy farm in Green County to Rudolf and Fannie (Schaer) Ammon. She was the youngest of five children. Marlene attended school in Monticello before moving to Argyle where she finished High School. She always attended class reunions for both schools. She married her High School sweetheart Charles Willis Williams on September 6, 1958 at Zwingli United Church of Christ in Monticello Wisconsin. To this union five children were born. Charlie and Marlene moved their family with Charlie's U. S. Army career to Washington...

Brodhead/Orfordville, Wisconsin Kathleen May Brown 1979 — 2023 Kathleen "Kate" May Brown, age 43, passed away at her home on Monday, June 12, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born in Janesville on June 26, 1979, the daughter of Gary and Dawn (Kenney) Burchard. Kate graduated from Brodhead High School in 1997. She married Benjamin Brown on March 28, 1998 in Beloit. Kate was employed by Rhino Construction as Director of Operations. "Coach" Kate loved coaching wrestling for the Parkview High School. Kate also had a passion for photography. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, which she had an abundance of. Kate is survived by her husband Ben; sons: Byron (MacKenzie), Gavon (Tess Pinnow) and Korben (Lindsey Waagen); parents: Gary...

Edgerton, Wisconsin Charles W. Williams 1937 — 2023 Charles "Charlie" Willis Williams, 85 May 17, 2023 Charles "Charlie" Willis Williams, 85, Edgerton, passed away at Oak Park Janesville on Tuesday, May 17, 2023. Charlie was born on June 11, 1937 in Pontiac, Illinois to Willis and Maurine (Miller) Williams. He was the middle child of three sons. The family moved to Green County and Charlie graduated from Monticello High School. He married his High School sweetheart Marlene Grace Ammon on September 6, 1958 at Zwingli United Church of Christ in Monticello Wisconsin. To this union five children were born. He enlisted in the Wisconsin National Guard and had 36 years of service in the Wisconsin National Guard and US Army. Charlie had...

Janesville, Wisconsin Clifford L. Brown 1934 — 2023 Clifford L. Brown was a loving and devoted husband, father and friend, who left this world on May 7, 2023. Cliff was born on November 12, 1934 in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was the oldest of four siblings, who proceeded him in death; James, Ron and Don Brown. He took great pride in caring for them during his young life. He was married to his true love Dorothy (d.2016) for 63 years, and they were blessed with two children, Chuck (d.2000) and Sandee (m. Dave Lewis). As well as a granddaughter, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Cliff's passion for golf was rivaled only by his love of engaging conversation and a nice cold beer. He was known for his warm heart, his infectious smile, and his...

Lake Mills, Wisconsin Michael W Ponyicsanyi 1942 — 2023 Michael W. Ponyicsanyi age 80 of Lake Mills passed away on March 30, 2023, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on June 15, 1942, to William and Virginia (Justman) Ponyicsanyi. Michael attended St. Paul's school in Fort Atkinson and graduated from the Fort Atkinson high school. He then attended the University of Wisconsin Platteville and received a degree in Industrial Engineering. After college he moved to California and then traveled to Ecuador in the 1970's looking for treasures. He married Monica Lange on December 7, 1988. In the spring of 1989, he returned to Fort Atkinson. They have resided in Lake Mills since 1996. He had worked at Mattel, 3M, and Universal...

Brooklyn, Wisconsin Gary Gene Lewis 1942 — 2023 Gary Gene Lewis, passed unexpectedly on March 20, 2023, at home. He was born on November 5th, 1942, in Madison, WI to the late Vaughn and Alberta (Kundert) Lewis. Gary graduated Evansville High School in 1960. He met his wife, Donna Schulz here in Evansville. They were married on June 3, 1961, at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. He attended the Madison business collage after high school in 1964. He worked at Federal Refrigeration in Belleville, WI. He then later went to work for General Motors in Janesville, WI. He worked there for 28 years until his retirement. At this point he bought a 2002 Winnebago to travel the country. Gary and Donna were snowbirds. They would...

Brodhead, Wisconsin Shirley M. Jaggi 1928 — 2023 Shirley M. Jaggi, age 94, passed away on Sunday, March 19,2023 at St. Mary's Hospital Hospice in Madison, Wisconsin. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin to John and Lucinda Dahlk on August 7, 1928. She married Edwin Jaggi on August 20, 1947 in Verona, Wisconsin. She and her husband eventually settled in Brodhead in 1952 where Edwin began cheese making for Spring Creek Cheese Cooperative until their retirement in 1988. Shirley was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Monroe, Wisconsin. She attended Wisconsin Football games with her husband for over 60 years. She was known for her kindness to others. She loved reading, flower and vegetable gardening and animals. Cooking...

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