All Obituaries

Madison - Delma Baker, age 102, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021. She was born January 31, 1919 in Springdale Township; the daughter of Harald and Betsy (Rue) Stugard. Delma was Baptized at Springdale Lutheran Church where both sets of grandparents were charter members and was confirmed at Mount Horeb Lutheran Church. Delma graduated from Mount Horeb High School in 1936 and the former Madison Business College in Madison, WI. Having grown up in-town and on the farm she was a delightful...

Verona - Gladys Elmira (Zingg) Behnke, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 9, 2021, with family members at her side.  She had lived in her own home until recently. After suffering a fractured hip the day before Christmas, she returned home after rehabilitation, where she was lovingly cared for by daughter Janet and her family. She had a brief hospitalization and moved to The Legacy at Noel Manor just two days before her death. Gladys was born on March 1, 1928 in New Glarus WI,...

DEFOREST – Marie Twila Lane, age 96, passed away on April 8, 2021 in Monticello, MN. She was born to Melvin and Tina (Strommen) Framstad on May 19, 1924 on a farm in York Township, Green County, WI near the Adams Lutheran Church, which she faithfully attended as a child. She was the youngest of 6 children and was baptized on June 29, 1924.  She lived for a while with her sister Lela in Madison, WI, where she met Raymond Lane, whom she married on July 21, 1945 after he returned...

MADISON, WI/CHICAGO, IL – Ralph Trentadue, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Ralph was born on July 22, 1937 in Chicago, IL to John and Angeline (Cotrano) Trentadue. Ralph enlisted into the Army in 1955 where he earned the Parachutist Badge at the Army Airborne School. After the army, he earned his radio engineering license and became a DJ in Las Vegas, NV. There he met and married Phyllis Burnell McMaster on November 29, 1967. He had a robust career in radio and as an...

Sun Prairie – George Grimm, age 89, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Hyland Park in Sun Prairie. He was born on May 19, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of George and Elizabeth (Lamping) Grimm. George was married to his wife, Dolores (Bender) Grimm on May 21, 1960. George is survived by his wife, Dolores; son, Michael of Madison; brother-in-law, Robert (Kathy) Bender; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Denise; parents, George and Elizabeth...

Madison- Ashley Cameron Taylor, age 37, passed away accidently while walking home on Saturday, April 3, 2021. He was born on November 17, 1983 in Madison to Jeffrey and Deidre (Lange) Taylor. Cameron was a well-established bartender/ server, he worked many years at Kavanaugh's Esquire Club and was currently working at Lazy Oaf Lounge since 2014. He was loved by many people and he loved everyone back. Cameron is survived by his parents; brother, Zachary; sister, Nika (Tre Gugel); aunts...

DEFOREST - Michael J. Zeisler, age 80, died peacefully surrounded by his family on April 3, 2021.  He was born on July 1, 1940 in La Crosse, WI to Richard F. and Mary A. (Reinhard). Mike graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse in 1958.  He enlisted in the Army and served from 1959-1962 and was stationed in Japan.  He earned a job with the Wisconsin DOT and served as a construction technician and then engineer after passing the professional engineer’s exam. ...

KENOSHA/DEFOREST - Alden Moe, age 77, passed away on Good Friday April 2, 2021 at The Manor in Kenosha.  Originally from DeForest, WI, Alden grew up on a dairy farm on County Trunk V where he could always be counted on to help his father, Albert and mother, Linda with the family business. He, along with his siblings attended, North Windsor School, a one room country schoolhouse. Shortly after graduating DeForest High School, he began a new family farm and opened his own dairy...

A livestream of the private Funeral Service for Richard "Dick" Freye will be available on April 8, 2021 at 11:00 A.M., to view livestream please click the following link:          https://youtu.be/H34KrRDF3Uc   MADISON - Richard “Dick” J. Freye, age 84, passed away on March 31, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born on April 5, 1936 to parents Carson and Agnes (Frisch) Freye in Madison, WI. Dick graduated from...

Funeral Mass for Bill will stream live on YouTube beginning at 11:00 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, 04/08/2021, which will begin streaming about 15 minutes before Mass for everyone to get settled to join in prayer. Those joining online are encouraged to create a prayerful setting in their home - like a home altar space with flowers, a picture of Bill, perhaps a special remembrance, and a video screen. Below is a link to view the St. Thomas Aquinas YouTube...