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...
Barre Beer
May 17, 2025
Barre J. Beer, age 67, of Baraboo, WI passed away May 17, 2025. He was born June 25, 1957, in Albany, NY, to Brent and Sherry Beer.
Barre lived a life of passion and purpose. He loved riding his Harley, driving his El Camino, and most of all being out on the water in his boat. He enjoyed watching football, old...
Jack Gregory
May 14, 2025
Jack Harry Gregory passed away on May 14, 2025, at age 97. He was born October 29, 1927, in Curtisville, Pennsylvania. He was the fourteenth of seventeen children, son of Harry and Martha Gregory, who were members of a large community of Russian Orthodox Old Believers who immigrated to the US in the early 20th century. Growing up in Detroit,...
Lester Gwynn Amack
Apr 27, 2025
In Loving Memory of Lester Gwynn Amack Jr, 70, who passed away peacefully of lung cancer on April, 27, 2025 with his loving life partner, Cosima, by his side at his home in Madison, WI. He was born August 2, 1954 in Evanston, IL and grew up in Evanston, Hoffman Estates and Chicago, IL and Kenmore, NY. Les joined the...
Wayne Winans
Apr 23, 2025
Wayne D. Winans completed his Earthside mission on April 23, 2025, at the age of 89. He passed peacefully at home in Sun Prairie, surrounded by the love of his family.
Born in Oconto, Wisconsin, Wayne lived a life of service, adventure, and quiet generosity. He served four years in the United States Air Force before continuing his military career in...