Verna Jean Goold
Dec 30, 2025
Verna Jean Goold, 94 of Verona & formerly of Dodgeville passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 30th at Sylvan Crossing memory care in Fitchburg after a 10 year battle with Dementia.
She was born on August 22, 1931 in Dodgeville to Roland and Elva (Wilcox) Hughes. She grew up in Ridgeway, Wi and was a 1950 graduate of Ridgeway High School.
In...
Frederick Kamnetz
Dec 19, 2025
Per Fred, “Well Fuck,” Frederick (Fred) Kamnetz (70) passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on 19 December 2025. Only child of Frances and Richard Kamnetz, he was born in Milwaukee on 5 September 1955 and grew up in Muskego. He played basketball, as one must when you are 6’8” tall. He attended 1 year at UW...
Deane V. Anderson
Dec 17, 2025
Deane V. Anderson of Madison, age 66, passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease on December 17, 2025. Growing up in Waterford, Wisconsin, he spent time working at his grandparents’ farm as well as at the State Fair Park grounds during the summers. In 1977, he graduated from Waterford Union High School and later attended UW-Madison, where he earned a...
Jeffrey Shapiro
Dec 17, 2025
Jeffrey Jon ‘Igor’ Shapiro, 76, of Albany, Wis., passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, after a valiant battle with cancer on Dec. 17, 2025, at Waunakee Valley Senior Living.
Jeff was born on November 20, 1949, in Davenport, Iowa, to parents Sherman Shapiro and Adeline (Ophime) Shapiro. He was raised in Madison, Wis., and attended East High School. Being the firstborn...
Linda Jane Turner
Dec 14, 2025
Born June 28, 1961 – Died December 14, 2025Linda Jane Turner, 64 of Madison, Wisconsin, died at home surrounded by her sisters after a yearlong battle with breast cancer. She was born in Madison and grew up in Waunakee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Waunakee High School and then from UW-Madison with a degree in Landscape Architecture. She loved plants, trees...
Randall "Randy" Gray
Dec 9, 2025
Randall “Randy” Dean Gray passed away on December 9, 2025, at St Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born in Edgerton, WI, the son of Clarence “Art” Arthur Gray and Shirley Ann (Jackson) Gray.
Randy graduated from high school in Pineville, MO. He grew up loving and attending rodeos from a young age, always wore his cowboy hat, and enjoyed...
Kathleen Cole
Nov 27, 2025
Kathleen Cole, age 88, passed away in her home on Thursday, November 27, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Waupun, WI, on October 13, 1937, Kathleen was the eldest of seven children of Lester and Junice (Straks) Vande Berg. After graduating from Brandon High School in 1955 she began her professional career as a secretary before moving...
Clarence Arthur Gray
Nov 24, 2025
Clarence “Art” Arthur Gray passed away November 24, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born in Canton, IL, the son of Elvin Otis Gray and Ethel Mae (Potts) Gray.
Art married Shirley Ann Jackson in January of 1956, and they had 6 children. He was a general laborer for most of his life and retired many years...
Beverly J (Sturm) Davenport
Nov 23, 2025
Beverly J (Sturm) Davenport of Fort Atkinson passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Reena Senior Living in Fort Atkinson, WI.
Beverly will be cremated by Cremation Society of Madison and buried by Roberts and Cook Funeral Services in Grayville, IL at Oak Grove Cemetery in Grayville IL.
A celebration of life will be held at a later time. Memorials can be...
Rick Lueck
Nov 22, 2025
Roderick “Rick” Lueck, age 72, formerly of Rome, WI, entered eternal rest on November 22, 2025. Born on March 20, 1953, in Milwaukee, WI, to Fillmore and Winifred Lueck, Rick grew up as one of seven children—five boys and two girls—and was the youngest of the boys. In 1960, his parents built a new home on the pond in Rome,...