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Geraldine Yelk May 13, 2013
Geraldine M. Yelk, age 87, passed peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Attic Angel Place in Middleton. She was born on May 23, 1925 in the Town of Hampden and was the daughter of Oscar and Loretta (Doleshaw) Ebert. She married Gerald Yelk on September 1, 1942 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in East Bristol. They made Sun Prairie their home. Geraldine was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. She worked at the phone company for a...
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Gary Squires May 9, 2013
Gary D. Squires, age 57, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at his home after a 3 year battle with squamous cell Cancer of the tonsil. He was born on August 5, 1955 in Baraboo and was the son of Shirlee and Carol (Rooney) Squires. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1973. He moved to Sun Prairie and married Karen Ratzlow in 1976. Together they had 2 children Jason and Tara. He was very proud of his children. He...
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Theresa Terri LaFear May 7, 2013
Theresa "Terri" LaFear, age 48, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at The Willows Nursing Home in Sun Prairie. She was born on April 25, 1965 in Madison and was the daughter of Gerald and Kathleen (Wipperfurth) Hoffman. She graduated from DeForest High School in 1983. She married William LaFear on November 3, 1990 in Reno, NV. Terri was a loving mother, daughter and sister. She began her transportation career driving semi-truck cross...
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Roderick Freidel May 3, 2013
Roderick B. Freidel, age 82, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Prairie Gardens in Sun Prairie. He was born on July 29, 1930 in Madison and was the son of William and Helen (Gugel) Freidel. Rod graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 1949 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954 spending most of his time in Naples, Italy aboard the U.S.S. Adirondack. On October 29, 1955 he married Carol Richgels at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in...
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Catherine Susee April 28, 2013
Catherine C. Susee, age 89, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison surrounded by her family. She was born on September 2, 1923 in Sun Prairie and was the daughter of John and Katherine (Kurt) Nellen. She married James Susee on June 9, 1945 at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband James of 68 years; 4 children, Cathie (Mark) Evenson of McFarland, Pat (Ken) Montanye of Eau Claire, Jim ...
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Jennifer Beth Wagner April 28, 2013
Jennifer Beth Wagner, age 35, died on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home. She was born on June 20, 1977 in Madison and was the daughter of Gregory and Carolyn (Needham) Wagner. Jennifer was a graduate of DeForest High School and was employed by Opportunities of Madison, and Good Shepard Church in Sun Prairie. She participated in Special Olympics most of her life where she was extremely proud of her achievements. Jennifer is survived by her...
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Julia Birkholz April 20, 2013
Julia Anna Birkholz, age 77, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Belmont Nursing Home in Madison. She was born on June 22, 1935 in Iowa City, Iowa and was the daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth (Boehm) Fay. After she graduated from High School Julia was accepted to Julliard as a pianist. Julia moved from Iowa over 30 years ago and met Harvey Birkholz at the Kayra Club in Madison and was married on October 20, 1990 at Our Savior's...
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Leslie Marie Bartosch April 15, 2013
Leslie Marie Bartosch, age 60, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15 2013, in Madison after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Mason City, Iowa on August 4, 1952. Leslie is survived by her husband Steve; her 3 children, Stephanie (Bryan) Dieter of Deforest, Daniel Bartosch (Nicole Olson) of Sun Prairie, Christina (Michael) Moore of Deforest; 7 grandchildren, Nick, Heather, Kimberly, Alexandria, Kaiden, Mikayla, and Gavyn;...
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Mary Jane Herman April 15, 2013
Mary J. Herman, age 86 , passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday April 15, 2013. She was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. She chose to live her remaining days with humor, dignity, and grace, surrounded by those she loved. Mary Jane's deepest pride was her family. She is survived by her daughters Kate Mack of Sun Prairie, Mary Anderson of Maumee Ohio; sons Mike (Judy) of Fifty Lakes, MN, Mark ...
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Raymond "Oscar" Endres April 5, 2013
Raymond "Oscar" Endres, age 93, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Sun Prairie Health Care Center. He was born on August 28, 1919 to George and Laura (Kraus) Endres in the Town of York. Oscar was married to Myrtle Nordness on September 16, 1950 in Sun Prairie. Oscar served in the Army during WWII, and participated in many major events, including the Battle of the Bulge and the second wave at Normandy. He was a member of the...
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