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1 a a a a a a a a a OBITUARIES Wisconsin State Journal INDEX Cross Green Wausau Verona Blanchardville an Madison Madison 51 Marshall tissue donor. She was born on June 2, 1926, in Mount Horeb, the daughter of Silas and Irene Fjelstad. Arla had worked for several years at the Quality Inn East. She is survived by brother, Donald (Connie) Fjelstad; her sister, Joan Fjelstad; two sons, Michael (Sheila) and James; two daughters, Joan (Jim) and Susan (Jeff); nieces and nephews; and her grandchildren whom she loved dearly. Her parents, Silas and Irene; and a son, Patrick, preceded her in death.

A memorial service will be held at ROSELAWN CEMETERY MAIN CHAPEL on May 3, 2004, at 2 p.m. LaBreche, Michael J. Dr. Michael J. LaBreche, M.D., age 73, passed away peacefully at home, on Thursday, April 29, 2004.

Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in the Sunday paper. Gunderson East Funeral Home 5203 Monona Drive (608) 221-5420 Meinholz, Joseph ASHTON Joseph Meinholz, age 95, of Ashton, died on Thursday, April 29, 2004, at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center. A complete obituary will appear in Sunday's paper. Winn Funeral Home 5785 Highway Waunakee (608) 849-4513 Nobis, Craig.

MADISON Craig Nobis, age 55, died on Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in Madison. A full obituary will appear at a later date. Informed Choice Funeral Cremation Alternatives 5801 Highway 51, McFarland (608) 838-0536 Olson, Frances C. STOUGHTON Frances C. Olson, age 93, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2004, at the Skaalen Home, in Stoughton, with her family at her side.

She was born on Feb. 16, 1911, in Stoughton, a daughter of the late Fritchof and Mina (Stokke) Hanson. She graduated from Stoughton High School in 1930. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a clerk at Plaza Hardware in Stoughton, and retired as a cook at McKarcher Nursing Home. Following her retirement, she spent a period of time in California, with her family members, before moving back to Stoughton to make her home.

Frances was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church, member of the church women and Circle No. 2. She enjoyed her time, with the Stoughton Weekenders, was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Rebekkah Lodge and the Pythian Sister Lodge. Frances enjoyed her many years of volunteering at Skaalen Home, traveling extensively, playing cards and her most enjoyable hours were spent with her family. Frances is survived by her children, David (Bernie) Olson of Stoughton, Carol Robinson of California and Stoughton, and Ruth Ann Baldwin-Furseth of Stoughton; a daughter-in-law, Carol of Fort Atkinson; four grandchildren, Brian (Jean) Olson, Dan (Cindy) Olson, John Olson and Darcy (Brad) Fuller; two step Weidhas and Gloria Delores Martin; four great-grandchildren, Kristen Pecher and Max, and Macy and Mitch Fuller; two brothers, Ivan (Helen) 1 Hanson and Fred Bickle; a sister, Marian McCarty; a very special niece, Karen Hodge of California; and many nieces and nephews further survive.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband, J. Herbert Olson; a son, Herbie Olson; a grandson, Jesse Baldwin; a great-grandson, Jake Terrance Fuller; three brothers, Dean, Roger and Harold Hanson; and two sons-in-laws, Jerry Robinson and J. Terry Baldwin. Funeral services will be held ay 11 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2004, at SKAALEN HOME CHAPEL, 400 N.

Morris Stoughton. Pastor Dick Halom and James Koza will co-officiate. Burial will follow at the Riverside Cemetery. The family will greet friends, on Monday B4 Saturday, May 1, 2004 Wisconsin State Journal WHAT DO YOU THINK? Certain Saturday, May 1, 2004 DEATH BRUNNER, Roger C. 72.

CLEVELAND, Patrick James, 44 ESTERVIG, Chris Allan, 88 EWING, Richard, 76. FLANAGAN, Arla (Fielstad), 77. LaBRECHE, Michael 73 NOBIS, Craig, 55. OLSON, Frances 93 OSBORN, Michael E. "Ozzy," "Doc," VOGT, Marcus 86 WITKOWSKI, Renee 75 Indicates organ and Brunner, Roger C.

"Dib" Gunderson Cross Plains Funeral Home (608) 798-3141 CROSS GREEN Roger C. "Dib" Brunner, age 72, died on Thursday, April 29, 2004, in Greenway Manor. He was born on Oct. 13, 1931, in the town of Vermont. Roger was a 1950 graduate of.

Black Earth High School. He married Arlene Olson on 1 Oct. 14, 1958, in Cross Plains. Roger worked for the University of Wisconsin as a custodian and as a painter for Victor Nonn. He was a U.S.

Army veteran. Roger was 'a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Roger is survived by his wife, Arlene; five children, Allan of Spring Green, Victor (fiancee, Carmen Fink) of Madison, Dale of Madison, Sharon of Middleton, and Greg of Spring Green; three grandchildren, Shana (Mike) Schuh, Joshua Brunner and Ashley Brunner; a great-granddaughter, Skyleigh Schuh; two step-grandchildren, Matt Esser and Stacey (Travis) Trace; three step-great-grandchildren, Teresa, Tristin and Trianna; two brothers, Fred (Thelma) Brunner and Andrew (Lucille) ner; two sisters, Joan (Richard) Friend and Rita Marie (Jack) Plemons; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Marty (Pat) Olson and Mildred (Marshall) Osborne; and special people, Dorothy Nonn and Elaine Meinholtz. Roger was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Aelred; three sisters, Mary, Sister Luka and Celine; a brother-in-law, Hilary Statz; a nephew, Mark Olson; and mother and father-in-law, Marshall and Rosina Olson.

Funeral services will be held at ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2947 Thinnes Cross Plains, at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2004, with Father Tom Kelley presiding. Burial will be in St. Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2004, at ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH and from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Monday.

Cleveland, Patrick James WAUSAU Patrick James Cleveland, age 44, of Wausau, died on Thursday, April 22, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Milshka Cleveland; and daughter, Amelia Cleveland; his parents, Russell and Marie Cleveland; sisters, Laurie (Tom) Kleinschmidt and Judy Cleveland; a brother, John (Sara) Cleveland; grandmother, Erna Cleveland; nieces, Chrissy Hoff, Kelli Kleinschmidt and Ashley Kleinschmidt. Estervig, Chris Allan VERONA Chris Allan Estervig, age 88, died on Thursday, April 29, 2004, at his home. Funeral services will be held at ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH, 427 S.

Main Verona, on Monday, May 3, 2004, at 11 a.m. Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the JOYCE-RYAN VERONA FUNERAL HOME, 118 N. Franklin on Sunday, May 2, 2004.

Friends may also call at the church on Monday from 10 a.m. until the service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. A complete obituary will be published in the paper on Sunday, May 2, 2004. Joyce-Ryan Verona Funeral Home and Cremation Services 118 N.

Franklin St. (608) 845-6625 Ewing, Richard BLANCHARDVILLE Richard Ewing, age 76, of Blanchardville, died Thursday night, April 29, 2004, at the home of his daughter in rural Blanchardville. A full obituary will be in the Sunday paper. Arrangements are pending with Saether Funeral Home in Blanchardville. (608) 523-4247 Flanagan, Arla (Fjelstad) MADISON Arla (Fjelstad) Flanagan, age 77, of Madison, passed away on April 15, 2004.

Obituary information: Marci Rosen, (608) 252-6320 from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the chapel. Special thanks to the Skaalen Home, Harmony House, Dr. David Nelson, Elder Care of Dane County and especially, Jenny, Judy, Annie and Karen for all of their loving care and support. Olson-Holzhuter Cress Stoughton (608) 873-9244 www.cressfuneralservice.com Osborn, Michael E.

"Ozzy" "Doc" BELLEVILLE Michael E. Osborn, age 51, of Belleville, died of a heart attack on Thursday, April 29, 2004. He was born on March 1, 1953, in Lake Mills, the son of Alvin and Charlotte (Biesman) Osborn. Michael served in the U.S. Air Force Special Forces during the Vietnam War.

Ozzy married Darlene McGettigan on July 5, 2003, at the Monona Terrace. He worked for Renovation and Remodeling as a sales rep. Ozzy was a member of the V.F.W. in Lake Mills. He loved to fish, hunt, read and race motorcycles.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene of Belleville; seven children, Shanna Michelle (Billy) Stich of Texas, Michael Homme and Raymond Homme, both of Madison, JoJean Homme, Michael Wickman-Osborn and Katrina Hassell, all of Belleville, and Matthew Wickman-Osborn of Iowa; three grandsons; a brother, James (Lorraine) of Cottage Grove; loving aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his maternal and paternal grandparents. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2004, with the Rev. Diane Clark presiding.

Inurnment will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2004. Gunderson East Funeral Home (608) 221-5420 Vogt, Marcus J.

BLOOMINGTON Marcus J. Vogt, age 86, of Delavan, formerly of Bloomington, died on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Country Habitat, in Delavan. He was born on Dec. 12, 1917. in Glen Haven Township, the son of Albert and Elizabeth (Kitelinger) Vogt.

On Aug. 26, 1940, he married Marie C. Udelhofen at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Glen Haven. She preceded him in death on July 12, 1998.

The couple had farmed for 30 years in the Glen Haven area. Marcus also worked at the Bloomington Produce Feed Mill for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and traveling. Marcus was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. He was a member of St.

Mary's Catholic Church in Bloomington. He is survived by a son, Don "Butch" Vogt, Janesville; seven grandchildren, Mike, Ron, Dave, and Steve McDaniel, Brad and Mike Vogt, and Michelle Stewart; five great-grandchildren; Tyler and Madison Vogt, Marcus and Mitchell McDaniel, and Chloe Stewart; a son-in-law, Russ McDaniel, Fort Wayne, two sisters-in-law, Agnes (Keith) Millin, Lancaster, and Imogene Mergen, Madison; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; his daughter, Ruth Mary McDaniel; and his parents. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 10:30 a.m. at the ST.

MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Bloomington, with Father Eric Nielsen officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 3, 2004 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.

at the MARTIN PAGE FUNERAL HOME, Bloomington, where a 4. p.m. parish rosary will be held. Continued from Page B1 now." He had Jim Maynard to help with the experiments. They were designed, Certain said, not for chemical wonder but for their inherent threat to the well-being of the demonstrator.

Copper pennies, for example, were supposed to flip to silver, then "gold," as they percolated in acid over an open flame. First there had to be an open flame. "You are going to turn on the fire for me?" Certain asked Maynard. The acid was tepid, but Certain poked the pennies with promise. "You can talk quietly amongst yourselves while I'm doing this," Certain told students.

They giggled. The tongs balked. "To pick up these pennies is pretty hard," he said, chasing the coppers around the bottle. The zinc, which Certain expected would help the coin change color, didn't budge. "The other thing that students really enjoy is a demonstration that doesn't work." he What should college freshmen know? We welcome your views.

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Mail: Your Views, P.O. Box 8058, Madison, WI. 53708 All letters, e-mails and calls must include your name, address and phone number. Only names and hometowns will be published. In the universe, Certain said, material is recycled through the stars.

"The stars are born, then they age. And then they die." said. into a beaker. "I've been guar- stars. "Stars are being formed Nonetheless Certain anteed something's going to all the pressed ahead with the mes- happen here." It didn't take alchemy to get sage: Education is supposed to He waited.

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I Treasure the used soil, screens searching to sift for through artifacts. Dig at a glance Continued from Page B1 They turned up a number of You'll be able to see a dig in flakes that had been chipped progress as part of an Archaeoaway as ancient workers made logy Field Day Sunday on the UWmore than 10,000 years ago. other The point, Christiansen said, of pottery, probably from the The free event is being staffed points. A small fragment Madison campus. was easily identified as being Woodland period, also was by the Great Lakes Archaeological from the period because of the found, though it looked for all Research Center, which has been fluting, the distinctive patterns the world like a chip of rock.

hired to conduct a survey of anleft at the edges of the point as cient sites on the campus. Crew it was worked. But Christiansen's study of members will demonstrate the piece showed how a prac- chaeological techniques and allow Such finds from the Paleo- ticed archaeologist can spot visitors to do some sifting of their Indian period are extremely treasures others might miss. own. rare, Christiansen said.

Most He picked up a pebble off the will also be artifacts found in Wisconsin ground and tapped it Artifacts on display. against The event is from noon to 4 today are from the more re- his tooth. It clicked. Then he p.m. near the junction of Lake cent period of 3,000 tapped the piece of pottery Mendota and Woodland to 4,000 years ago when many against his tooth.

It hardly drives. On-site talks will be ofUniversity Bay, of the found on the made a sound. fered at 1 and 3 p.m. At 2 mounds p.m. a landscape today were built.

"That's it's guided walk will allow visitors to because clay," So the -Indian point Christiansen said. He also see archaeological sites on nearby find, Christiansen pointed out the black flakes in Picnic Point. was quite a said. It is his hope that more the tiny shard of pottery, evisuch artificats will be found at dence of ground and burned cially at a time when there is the site, perhaps even refuse rock mixed with the clay as a considerable pressure to 1 use pits or other evidence of a set- tempering agent. so many of the campus open tlement.

It was a perfect place areas for more buildings. Christiansen said, Such small pieces of an- "That growth requires a for a village, because of its elevation and its other, much older culture are conversation," Einstein said. proximity to the big marsh compelling Einstein said, important that this "We need to come to some and just to the east and to Lake land proof, consensus about what we Mendota. was important to some- want this campus to look like." one long before us. That hisLast week, Christiansen and tory, he said, deserves Contact Ron Seely at the other members of the crew attention and respect, espe- or 252-6131 ESPN Dane County tops in deer crashes Continued from Page B1 For the 12th year in a row, ranking it second.

Waupaca Dane County leads the state and Waukesha counties finwill keep fighting. with the most deer-vehicle ished third and fourth with crashes. 850 and 815 crashes respec-: On Tuesday night, the Dane County Sheriff's Office tively. council will debate a pro- Sgt. Craig Vandermolen said Menominee County, in posal by Sloan to change the the county's rural landscape, northeastern Wisconsin, had ordinance so that the coun- lot of traffic combine and the fewest incidents with two, diminishing hunting areas a to cil would be responsible for while Iron County, on the make encounters with deer issuing permission.

He said more likely. Wisconsin-Michigan border, that would allow for a public In 2003, there were 21,666 reported the second fewest hearing rather than an ad- deer-vehicle crashes in the with five crashes. Milwaukee ministrative decision. state with 1,135 crashes in County, the state's most popDane County, the state De- ulous county, reported 140 "If we're going to have partment of Transportation crashes. shotgun tournaments in reported.

There were 928 urban parks, we need to crashes in Shawano County, Barry Adams have a better process, Sloan said. "There needs to be some public input." Police usually get three or much and sexual assaults and Mifflin juries, those who drink too four requests a year to fire a Continued from B1 fights, Wray said. gun in the city, Wray said. Redelman, whose co-op has Page replaced bottled organic and" The department received could be smaller today due to a micro-brewed beers with cans a request this week from a chance of rain and tempera- of Pabst Blue Ribbon, Blatz and homeowner who wants to tures predicted in the low 50s. Old Style to comply with be able to "shoot the pests," "We hope it has an impact glass ban, said many residents Wray said.

Officers are still on reducing the number that are concerned about safety evaluating that one. show up," acting Madison Po- during the party. lice Chief Noble Wray said. "We're trying to create a safe The party historically keeps place," she said. "We're all inContact Beth Williams at hospital emergency rooms, the terested in making a strong Dane County Detoxification fort to reinvest in the or 252-6125.

Center and police busy with incommunity." Certain coaxed lessons out of experiments as though they'd worked. He poured two peroxides into a plastic soda bottle. Seconds passed inexplicably. Certain looked at Maynard with a flicker of doubt. Finally, white smoke plumed from the bottle, and the bottle shrank.

Gratified, Certain reached for the lesson: "Don't be a lot of hot air with no substance." He poured two other liquids rits. Renee graduated in 1946 from Waupun High School and later attended Milwaukee County Normal School. She worked for Melster Candy Co. in Cambridge, for 20 years before she retired in 1987. Renee Gerrits married Donald Witkowski on Feb.

28, 1948, in Waupun. enjoyed attending her family's sporting, music, and community events. She also loved to play cards. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marshall.

Renee is survived by her husband, Don Witkowski of Marshall; seven children, Theresa (Robert) Arbuckle of Shreveport, Sharon (Kenneth) Shaver of Stoughton, Gary (Pat) Witkowski of Oconomowoc, Jerome (Dianne) Witkowski of Ripon, What's the lesson? Certain prodded the students. "Change takes time?" answered one. Uh, yes, said Certain. Then added: "Don't become rigid. You're too young to be locked And pericope? The word means a selection from a book.

Certain's advice: Impress Certain your friends Mifflin a Street Block Party with it." Lastly, he talked about stars. In the universe, he said, material is recycled through the stars. "The stars are born, then they age. And then they die. The process makes dust.

Out of the dust come more: Barry (Annette) Witkowski of Deerfield, Larry (Diane) Witkowski of Marshall, and Karri (John) Fries of Madison; 12 grandchildren; five great -grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Harry; and a brother, William. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 11 a.m. at ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Marshall.

The Rev. Thomas Gillespie will officiate. Burial will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Saturday at 9 a.m.

until the time of service. Memorials can be made to the charity of one's choice. Pederson Funeral Home, Waterloo, is assisting the family. Witkowski, Renee R. MARSHALL Renee R.

Witkowski, age 75, of Marshall, died on Wednesday, April 28, at Watertown Memorial Hospital. She was born on Aug. 5, 1928, in Waupun, the daughter of William and Myrtle (Wells) Ger-.