Obituaries

Doris Irene Portz

Doris Irene Portz

Apr 4, 2019

Doris Portz, age 90, passed away April 4, 2019, at Agrace Hospice. She was born the daughter of Ira and Nina Dunn in White Creek, WI. Doris was a graduate of Waukesha High School. She married Alan A. Portz on December 10, 1949. Doris resided in Verona for 40 years. In addition, she and Alan lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, for...

William "Bill" Paul  Briggs

William "Bill" Paul Briggs

Apr 3, 2019

Bill Briggs 52 of Columbus passed away April 3, 2019 at home after a short unexpected battle with colon cancer. Thank you to Agrace Hospice for your support during this difficult time. He lived life to the fullest and will be missed by so many! Bill Briggs Memorial held at Informed Choice, 3325 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53704 on...

Adam Walter Adams

Adam Walter Adams

Apr 2, 2019

Adam "NoNo" Adams - investor, risk-taker, prankster, gangster (not really), cycle-rider, flag-waver, hard worker, loyal friend and famous uncle, died on April 2, 2019. If you knew Adam, you were blessed with good times, great food, a few drinks and plenty of laughter! For all the love and affection he showed, the guy never married. He was fiercely independent and...

Gerald George Lipp

Gerald George Lipp

Mar 30, 2019

DEKORRA - Gerald Lipp, 78, died on Saturday, March 30, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sherry, and his children, Erik (Brenda) Lipp and Lisa (Bill) Newman. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren, Trevor and Cassidy Lipp and Bella and Lulu Newman. A Celebration of Jerry's Life will be held on June 29 at Hooker's...

Donna Irene Cornelius

Donna Irene Cornelius

Mar 19, 2019

CAMBRIA - Donna Irene Cornelius, age 55, died March 19, 2019. She was born September 25, 1963 in Madison, WI, the daughter of Audrey I. and Lawrence A. Keller, Sr. Donna graduated from East High School in Madison, and went on to work at local companies including: Oscar Mayer, Neesvigs, Kipp, U.W. Housing and as a caretaker. She is survived...

Beverly Jean Lisk

Beverly Jean Lisk

Mar 18, 2019

Beverly Haarklau Lisk 86, of Sun Prairie, passed away peacefully March 18th, 2019. She was born October 11th, 1932 in Columbus, WI, the daughter of Elmer and Elsie (nee "Winke") Hensler. She married Oscar Haarklau and together they had four beautiful children: Karen Rogers, Gary (Coletta) Haarklau, Marie (Jim) Abbott, and Karla Haarklau. Later she married George Lisk. She had...

Patrick "Rick" G. Carney, Jr.

Patrick "Rick" G. Carney, Jr.

Mar 17, 2019

Patrick G. Carney, Jr., born on May 13, 1952, passed away on March 17, 2019 after a battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Rick joined the US Navy in 1971 and served our country with honor for 20 years, retiring from the Navy in 1991. While serving in Japan on the USS Midway, he met his wife, Eiko (Tomita) Carney and her...

Julie Elizabeth Luther

Julie Elizabeth Luther

Mar 11, 2019

Julie Elizabeth Luther, age 62, died on Monday, March 11, 2019 after a long struggle with cancer. Julie was born in Evanston, IL on June 29, 1956 to Mary E. Luther and Dan D. Woller. After graduating from high school, Julie attended the University of Minnesota and received a B.S. degree in geography and anthropology. She began graduate school there...

Louise Emilie Oakes

Louise Emilie Oakes

Mar 8, 2019

MADISON--The Rev. Louise Emilie Oakes (née Kaercher) died on March 8, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare Residence in Fitchburg. Louise was born on Jan. 24, 1936, to parents Raymond and Cora (Maas) Kaercher in Watertown. On Aug. 30, 1958, Louise married Edward L. Oakes of Wisconsin Rapids. Following college graduation, UW Class of 1959, and the birth of a daughter, the...

Ronald Victor Wiecki

Ronald Victor Wiecki

Mar 7, 2019

Ronald (Ron) Victor Wiecki of Madison, WI, died on March 7, 2019 at the age of 63 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, WI. On February 21, 1956, Ron was the first child born to Victor and Dorothy (Kasuboski) Wiecki of Berlin, WI. Due to his father's work as a funeral director, Ron spent his childhood living in various communities around...

Dan Pawlak

Dan Pawlak

Feb 25, 2019

WAUNAKEE - Dan Pawlak, age 60, of Waunakee passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, February 25, 2019 at home. He was born on March 20, 1958 in Hammond, IN the son of Frank and Josephine (Schuster) Pawlak. He married Lynn Miller on October 9, 1987 in Reno, NV. Dan graduated from University of Michigan, Kalamazoo, with a...

Michael James Stoffel

Michael James Stoffel

Feb 17, 2019

Michael "Mike" Stoffel lost his long, painful fight with metastatic prostate cancer on February 17, 2019. Mike was born on September 20, 1953 to Margaret ('Peggy') and Alan Stoffel and grew up in Kewaskum, WI. After high school, Mike went on to complete a four-year apprenticeship in the Maintenance/Mechanic program at Moraine Park Technical Institute. In 1983, Mike moved to...

John Collins Grove

John Collins Grove

Feb 4, 2019

John Collins Grove, 75, of Lake Mills passed away on February 4, 2019. John was born on December 27, 1943 to Maud and John Grove in Berwyn, IL. He was the brother to 3 sisters - Mary, Martha, & Sarah who kept him on his toes. At the age of 21 he enlisted in the army and was accepted into...

Judith Ann Mcneely

Judith Ann Mcneely

Jan 29, 2019

Judith Ann McNeely, age 70, of Madison, passed away on January 29, 2019. Judith was born on February 14, 1948 to Stanley and Irene (Capko) Blazejak. She was united in marriage to Richard A. McNeely for 47 years. She moved with her family to Madison, Wisconsin in 1986 and began her long career with the University of Wisconsin as a...

Lloyd Willard Cohen

Lloyd Willard Cohen

Jan 28, 2019

Lloyd Willard Cohen, age 78, passed away on January 28, 2019 after a long illness. He was born on April 17, 1940, to Samuel and Betty Cohen in Berkeley, CA. After high school, Lloyd served in the Air Force and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. One of his great passions in life was selling cars; in the late 60's he...

Vincent Ronald Valenza

Vincent Ronald Valenza

Jan 15, 2019

Vincent Ronald Valenza, age 62 passed away on January 15 at Agrace hospice Care in Madison after courageously battling cancer for over a year. Ronnie was born to Vincent Valenza and Rae Jeannine Nusbaum (West) on April 3, 1956 in Madison, WI. He was a 1974 graduate of West High School. He went on to receive computer science degrees at...

Dennis Dean Frye

Dennis Dean Frye

Jan 12, 2019

SUN PRAIRIE - Dennis Dean Frye, age 66, of Sun Prairie passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with Leukemia. He was born on September 16, 1952 in Baraboo, the son of Arlys and Josephine Frye. A lifelong cook, Dennis worked at many area restaurants. Most recently...

Connie Marie Tallman

Connie Marie Tallman

Jan 9, 2019

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Arline Joy Granberg

Arline Joy Granberg

Jan 8, 2019

Madison - Arline J. Granberg, age 84, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg. She was born on October 12, 1934, in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Orville (Bud) and Hilda Wibe. Arline graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles CA June 19, 1952 and University of Colorado at...

Thomas Lee Lunde

Thomas Lee Lunde

Jan 7, 2019

DODGEVILLE - Thomas Lee Lunde, age 72, of Dodgeville passed away January 7, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on July 17, 1946 in Madison to Arnold and Margerite Lunde. Tom loved life with Brenda in Death Valley, CA, working, volunteering with the Fire and Rescue, and working with the great veterans with the yearly Death Valley...