Francine Ellen Salerno
Jun 5, 2025
Francine Ellen Salerno
March 19, 1940 – June 5, 2025
Francine was born in Madison, Wisconsin and lived there her entire long life. Fran grew up in a big Catholic family on Gregory Street near Lake Wingra. She told many stories of playing, exploring, boating, swimming, fishing and sledding with her brothers and sisters and the other neighborhood children.
Francine graduated from Madison...
James B. Schappe
Jun 4, 2025
James B. Schappe, age 92, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2025. He was born on January 4, 1933, to Norbert and Gertrude Schappe.
On September 4, 1954, Jim married the love of his life, Grace Sheehan. Together, they built a life full of laughter, family, and adventure.
Jim proudly served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electrician’s Mate, where he...
Claire Gocker
Jun 3, 2025
Claire Gocker, 83 years old, passed away at Charter Senior Living Memory Care on June 3, 2025.
Claire was born in Beaver Dam, WI to Lawrence and Gertrude Gocker. She attended Beaver Dam High School and St. Mary’s School of Nursing. Following graduation, she relocated to Denver, Colorado where she worked as a registered nurse in various health care settings.
Claire was...
Judith Ann Garthwait
May 28, 2025
Judith “Judy” Ann Garthwait passed away peacefully on the night of May 28, 2025, at the age of 80.
Judy was born on February 21, 1945, the daughter of the late Chalmer and Jeanne Chadwick. She married the late John Garthwait and made their home in Lake Mills where they raised their 4 children. Judy then made her home in Madison,...
Lois Cole
May 27, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lois Ann Mortenson Taliaferro Cole of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. Lois passed away the morning of May 27, 2025, in her home. She was 80.
Lois was born along with her twin brother, Luis, on September 2nd, 1944, in Wausau, Wisconsin, the daughter of Lewis Mortenson and Freda Ruth Palesch. She...
Julie Renn Thomas
May 27, 2025
Julie “Gigi” Renn Thomas. June 19, 1946 – May 27, 2025. Julie "Gigi" Renn Thomas passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025, just weeks before her 79th birthday, after a short but courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Born on June 19, 1946, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Carolyn Louise Douglass Thomas and John Herald Thomas of Elk Point, South Dakota, Julie was known...
Dennis Ward
May 25, 2025
Dennis R. Ward, age 64, of Marshall, WI passed away on May 25, 2025. He was born on May 10, 1961, to Arthur and June (Rollert) Ward.
Dennis graduated from Marshall High School in 1979. On September 16, 1989, he married Kris Coughlin, and together they built a life filled with love and family. Over the years, he worked at Perry...
Doreen Marie Arndt
May 25, 2025
Doreen Marie Arndt, age 51, passed away on May 25, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin peacefully after a hard fought battle. Born on November 24, 1973, in Beloit, Wisconsin, Doreen brought warmth and joy to those around her throughout her life.
She is survived by her parents, Paul and Judy Allen; her sisters, Nicole Mueller, Kelly (Carl) Mattke, and Angela (Armando) Soto;...
Thomas Arthur Cooper
May 23, 2025
Thomas Arthur Cooper, 44, of Madison, Wisconsin, died May 23, 2025, at his home. He was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Rochelle, the son of Alan and Kathy Cooper and grandson of Hugh and Mary Cooper and Arthur and Virginia Kettleson.
Known to his close friends as Tommy, he moved to Madison at the age of 20 and...
Joseph G. Veit, Jr.
May 19, 2025
California businessman and Wisconsin transplant Joseph “Joe” G. Veit, Jr., 88, died on May 19, 2025, in Baraboo, WI. Born on May 6, 1937, in Douglaston, Long Island, NY, Joe was known as “Brother” to his parents, sisters, and extended family. Joe attended Fordham University and St John's University in New York, then married and started a family, moving from...