All Obituaries

Madison - Carolyn Lenore Lusson, 88, passed away at home Sept. 7, 2019, after several years of living with dementia. Despite the typical mind and memory loss, she would still smile and laugh at jokes until the very end. Carolyn, who went by her middle name Lenore her whole life, was born July 10, 1931, in the family farmhouse in Sverdrup Township, Griggs County, North Dakota. When she was 10, the family moved to nearby Cooperstown having lost the farm to drought.  After graduating...

Edward James Erwin, age 61, passed on Thursday, August 28, 2019.  Ed died of a sudden heart attack in his home. He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on April 3, 1958.  His family moved frequently because of his father’s work, so he spent his elementary school years in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and graduated from high school at Plymouth Canton High School while living in Plymouth, Michigan.  He earned BSW (2006) and MSW (2007) degrees from UW-Madison and worked in...

MADISON - Deborah Elizabeth Brescoll, age 69, passed away peacefully in her home, with family by her side, on Monday, October 7, 2019. She was born on November 25, 1949 in Detroit, MI to parents, Charles and Joan (Blood) Brescoll. Deborah “Deb” was a 1967 graduate of Two Rivers High School and earned her Bachelors Degree in English from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Over the span of her career, Deb worked mostly for the State of Wisconsin in various capacities with a...

Madison- Morris Andrews, whose vision catapulted the Wisconsin Education Association Council into becoming one of the nation’s leading teachers’ unions, died on Oct. 10, 2019, at UW Hospital in Madison from complications of cancer and a stroke. He was 83. Andrews was born in Big Rapids, Michigan on Nov. 26, 1935.  He graduated from Big Rapids High School after a distinguished football career that ultimately led to him being inducted into the Mecosta County Sports Hall of...

Steven Christian Hanson, age 78, of Madison, passed from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) at home on Monday, October 7. He was born on August 15, 1941, in Eau Claire, first child of Maurice and Astrid (Romundstad) Hanson. He was raised on a dairy farm, milking Guernsey cows.  Steve attended the one room schoolhouse at Norseville, and graduated from Eleva-Strum Central High School in 1959. He attended UW-Stout, where he was an F.O.B. In 1963 Steve graduated and...

Verona – Joan E. Nowak, age 65, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at New Glarus Home.  She was born November 26, 1953 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Howard H. and Benadetta (Milazzo) Hegler.  Joan graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelors of Business Administration in 1975.  She was united in marriage to Mark J. Nowak on September 11, 1976 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Milwaukee.  She spent the majority of her career in non-profit...

Madison – Calvin J. “Bud” Meister, age 95, joined his wife, Ruth, in Heaven on October 15, 2019.  Calvin was born on July 30, 1924 in Plain,WI to Joseph and Elizabeth (Gruber) Meister.  He attended St. Luke’s Catholic School in Plain.  Bud served in the U.S. Navy with the 1067 Construction Battalion stationed in the Philippines during World War II.  He married Ruth Lampe on April 19, 1952.  He attended UW-Madison under the GI bill, receiving...

Madison - Rocky James Wenz passed away on the morning of September 27, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison, after a short battle with cancer. Rocky was born on August 1, 1953, first born to Carl James Wenz and Dona Mae (Fish) Wenz Swanson.  During his childhood, his family moved many times, including residences in the Town of Sumpter, Madison, Waunona and Oregon, Wisconsin. As a young boy, he loved taking apart things to see how they worked  and when older, he...

Verona – Kathleen Marie (Imhoff) Russell, age 77, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was born in Madison, WI on December 26, 1941, to Clarence “Doc” and Elizabeth (Hauser) Imhoff. Kathy enjoyed playing cards, traveling, gambling, garage sales and reading mystery novels. She loved spending time with family and friends. Kathy worked for the State of Wisconsin for 10 years, before retiring from John Deer Credit Union in 2001. She is survived by her...

Sun City Center, FL / DeForest, WI - Jerry “Coach” Roelke, age 77, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2019, at his home in Sun City Center, FL.  Jerry was born February 27, 1942, in Madison, WI, the son of Marvin & Catherine (Loper) Roelke.  Jerry married his high school sweetheart Jean Markgraf on August 22, 1964 and was able to celebrate 55 years of marriage with his loving wife.  Although Jerry’s passion was football, family was the most important to...