Joan M Ludington
Feb 15, 2026
Joan M. Ludington (née Heimark), age 90, passed away on February 15, 2026, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. She was born on July 9, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harold and Laurina Heimark, both of whom preceded her in death.
On February 20, 1965, she married Kenneth N. Ludington. Earlier in her life, Joan worked as a pharmacist apprentice at Orange Drugs...
Mindla Rae (Carlson) Kirchesh
Feb 10, 2026
Mindla Rae (Carlson) Kirchesh
Madison, WI
The world lost a remarkable source of light with the passing of Mindy, whose spirit seemed to glow from the inside out. She lived with an open heart, always ready to lift someone’s day with a kind word, a warm smile, or a helping hand. She moved through life with a hopeful spirit that lifted others,...
Barbara Huffman
Feb 9, 2026
Barbara Ann Huffman (nee Christie)
April 15, 1938 — February 9, 2026
MADISON - Barbara Huffman passed away peacefully on February 9, 2026. Barb was born to Gerald and Ada (Perry) Christie in Ft. Wayne, IN on April 15, 1938. As a child, Barb loved spending time at her grandma’s house with her two cousins Sandy and Judy. Those times were her...
Alexander (Sasha) Rosen
Feb 5, 2026
Alexander (Sasha) Sky Rosen died on February 5, 2026 when he was struck by a car while crossing South Park Street in Madison, WI.
Sasha Rosen was born on November 17, 2008 in New York City to Sandy Jensen and Nadya Rosen. For the first 8 years of his life he lived and played in Brooklyn, NY. In early 2017, his...
James Elliott
Feb 3, 2026
James Elliott, 73, of Wausau and Madison, passed away peacefully on February 3 after a 10+ year journey with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Jim was in turn practical and sentimental, thoughtful and funny. He loved puns and wordplay, and the world will have fewer laughs (and certainly fewer groans) now that family members asking “How are you feeling?” will no...
William F. Sniff
Jan 28, 2026
William Sniff, formerly of La Crosse, died peacefully at Oak Park Place in Baraboo, WI, on January 28 at the age of 94.
Born in Peoria County, Illinois on April 14, 1931 to Clarence and Ethel Sniff, Bill grew up on farms in Illinois and later near Mineral Point, WI. He graduated from Mineral Point HS and worked his way through...
James Kopatz
Jan 25, 2026
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of James Ray Kopatz, 71, of Blanchardville, Wisconsin, on the 25th day of January 2026. Our beloved husband, father, and Papa passed peacefully at his cabin surrounded by his wife and daughters.
Jim was born in Springfield, Illinois on May 1, 1954, to Fred and Arlene Kopatz. He was preceded in...
Casey Rebekah Kositzke
Jan 24, 2026
Casey Rebekah Kositzke was born September 17, 1998, in Omsk, Russia and arrived in the United States with her beloved adoptive parents Don and Beth Kositzke March 30, 2000. She never forgot her homeland and as a teenager got her first tattoo which said: Made in Russia.
Her parents saw a determined, loyal, head strong, fiercely independent young woman who was...
Earl Morgan-Heft
Jan 20, 2026
Earl Lee Morgan-Heft, age 63, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones at the UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born on April 11, 1962, in Madison, Wisconsin, and spent most of his life in western Wisconsin near the Wisconsin River, a place he deeply loved.
Earl devoted much of his life to the open...
David Holborn
Jan 18, 2026
If anyone should have written his own obituary before he died, it was David Holborn. An English professor of thirty-five years, Dave had a way with words that could make you laugh, cry and feel his love all at the same time.
Dave was born on March 9, 1943, to David and Ruth Holborn in Yonkers, New York. A natural athlete,...