All Obituaries

Madison- Lucile A. Gardner, age 96, passed away on August 14, 2019.  She was born to Anna and Charles Cole on August 13, 1923 in Lawler, Iowa.  Lucile married her high school sweetheart Glenn M. Gardner on February 18, 1942 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2002.  Lucile was a member of St. Patrick’s Parish since 1950.  She was a mass lector, treasurer for funeral lunches and also helped in the parish office mailing out bulletins.  After her...

MADISON - Duane Edward Hohneke, age 88, passed away on August 13, 2019. He was born June 18, 1931 to the late Edward M. and Zylda (Bernhardt) Hohneke of Hoskins Nebraska. At age 9 he moved to Wisconsin. Duane was married to Kathleen Endres until her death in 1990. On April 23, 1994 he married Donna King Thacker of Prescott, Arizona formerly from Madison, Wisconsin. He served in the 48th Army Engineers attached to the 528th. He was stationed in Alaska from 1951-1953. He was a member of the...

MADISON - On August 11, 2019, Robert Anthony “Max” Dunn officially departed for paradise with the gracious assistance of Agrace Hospice so he could be reunited with his bride, Mary Jeanne.  In the spirit of his Irish wit, Max would have said “the rumors of my passing, in this case, are not greatly exaggerated.”  Given his  wonderful sense of humor and natural talent for entertaining, he was asked to serve as the master of ceremonies at the annual...

Verona - Thomas “Tom” M. Becker Sr., 52, passed away suddenly Friday, August 9th, 2019 in his home. He was born April 18, 1967 at Elgin, Illinois to Lawrence, Jr. and Margene (Boxleitner) Becker. He attended Central High School in Burlington, Illinois, and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. Tom married Kelly E. (O’Brien) Becker on October 31, 1998. Tom moved to Madison in 1993 and worked for Wegner CPA’s and MicroAge before he started his own...

Arlington - Richard M. Erstad (Dick) has left his earthly life and went to heaven on Ausgust 9, 2019.  Dick was born on August 19, 1930, the first born child of Jennie Johanna (Manki) Erstad, a Finnish immigrant, and Einar Erstad, a Norwegian immigrant.  Dick attended the DeForest Area School District.  During high school he participated in football and boxing. He graduated from high school in 1948.  Following high school Dick enlisted in the U.S. Army and served...

POYNETTE - Joan Melba Roth, age 88, died on Friday, August 9, 2019, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg.  Joan was born on June 10, 1931, in Gotham, Wisconsin, to Donald and Evelyn Mayfield.  She was united in marriage to Thomas Roth on January 6, 1951 at St. Raphael’s Cathedral in Madison.  The family moved from Fuller’s Woods in Maple Bluff to Poynette in 1968 where Joan lived in the family home until just a few weeks before her passing.  Joan is survived by her...

Madison – Richard J. “Butch” Lund Jr., age 60, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019.  He was born on August 19, 1958.  He is survived by his mother, Katy Lund; sister, Debbie (Harold) Benson, brothers, Mike (Paula) Lund and Dale Lund; four nephews and many aunts, uncles and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his father Richard Lund Sr. Interment was at Roselawn Memorial Park.  Memorials may be made to Friends of PACT, 600 Williamson Street, Ste....

Beaver Dam/Verona – Barbara P. Johnson, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 of natural causes at Noel Manor of Verona. She was born May 11, 1931 in Buffalo, N.Y., the daughter of Andrew and Lillian Benson. Barbara graduated from Center City high school and attended McAllister College in St. Paul, MN, where she met her husband, Gary V. Johnson.  After raising her two sons, she began her rewarding career as a case worker with Green Valley Enterprises in Beaver...

MADISON - Sharon A. (Bongiovani) Hanushewicz, age 76, passed away on August 6, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Sharon was born to Nicholas and Lorraine (Spangler) Bongiovani on November 12, 1942. She married John Hanushewicz at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on June 3, 1961. Sharon was a loving mother to her two children, Nick and Teresa.  She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, being a grandmother, reading, gardening, traveling to Door County and caring for her...

DeForest – Georgia Jean (Theis) Wendt passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison after a courageous battle with leiomyosarcoma cancer that stole her retirement life.  Georgia was born on April 21, 1948, in Madison, the daughter of Reynold and Mildred Theis.  She attended DeForest High School and graduated with the class of 1966.  On August 17, 1968, she was united in marriage to Randy Wendt at St. Olaf’s Catholic Church in...