Wisconsin State Journal from Madison, Wisconsin • A8

A8 Thursday, March 22, 2018 Wisconsin state Journal 00 1 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES aNdErsON, Walter d. 73 Mount daleyville BErG, roy albert, 90 Madison BrEITLOW, Leona 93 algoma cLasEN, Professor robert E. 84 Madison dOuGLas, Glenn d. deerfield FOWLEr, Brent Edward 43 GrOVEr, sandra G. Waterloo KILEy, Maurice W.

99 Bluff LuhMaN, Gary Lee, 60 Browntown NachTIGaL, ramona 90 reedsburg OFsTuN, ronald, 58 Madison rEBhOLZ, William s. 79 reeseville schNEIdEr, sandra 75 Janesville scOTT, George 72 Monona FUNERALS BErG, roy 11 a.m., Bethel Lutheran church, 312 Wisconsin Madison hahN, dorothy, 5 p.m., Norway Grove Memorial Lutheran church, 820 river road, deForest saM, Margaret, 11 a.m., Immaculate heart of Mary catholic church, 5101 schofield Monona see all published obituaries on Madison.com. Anderson, Walter D. Sr. MOuNT hOrEB MOuNT VErNON d.

anderson age 73, of Mount died on Monday, March 19, 2018, at agrace hospicecare in Fitchburg. he was born on Jan. 27, 1945, to clifford and alma (holcomb) ander- son. after Juanita Margaret Mcder- mott asked Walter to marry her, they wed on June 27, 1964. On aug.

21, 1981, Juanita and Walter opened the Bar and Grill in Mount Vernon. They made everyone at the bar feel at home with home cooked meals; everyone became family. They will forever be in our hearts, and their voice will forever be in our minds as we hear voice The bar was sold on april 1, 2002. Juanita died on Nov. 12, 2016.

Walter anderson was a teacher, a mentor, a friend and a father. he taught everyone something even if it was what not to do. he would say, too dangerous for you to go do, go do it and then head off to do whatever it was to protect everyone else from you could ask him, you like to go out for and he would say, you he always had such as zest for life. Whether he was cutting wood or entertaining people at the bar, he always had a smile and a good story close-at-hand for anyone. he was up to almost any challenge life threw at him even though sometimes it backfired.

he loved his family with all his heart. When we were young, we were taught not to talk to strangers but there were no strangers to Wally. he would strike up a conversation with anyone anywhere. If you were in the mood for a card game, he was happy to sit down and play. When it came to work, no one would put more effort into it than him.

he was a member of Perry Lutheran church in daleyville, Wis. survivors include his children, Bobbie Lynn (scott) strohbusch of da- leyville, Jackie Lynn anderson of Fond du Lac, and Walter dean (heather) anderson Jr. of daleyville; seven grandchildren, Brittany Lynn (Patrick) Beeman, rebecca Lynn (Naeem) Trainor, annika schultz, samantha Lynn (alex) strohbusch, Paige Nicole (Bryan) anderson, charles Todd ander- son, and scott; two great-grandchildren, andrew and Natalia; brother, Mike (cecelia) Phillips of cross Plains; a sister, Wanda (friend, douglas) Phillips of Mount horeb; brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob Ihm, Joanne hollis, Janice schulz, Judi Baker, Ian campbell, June Frick, Bob (Kathy) Mcdermott, and ron (diane) Mcdermott; nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends. he was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his grandsons, anthony and Wesley Long; a brother, Leroy Phillips; a sister, Judy Phil- lips; his nephew, adam Phillips; and his brothers and sisters-in-law, Jane campbell, Joyce McIntyre, roger Mcdermott; david hollis, Gerald schulz, Fred Baker, John Frick; Jeanette (Bob) Mccullick, and Jeraldine Ihm. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.

on Friday, March 23, 2018, at PErry LuThEraN church, 1057 highway 78, daleyville (Perry Town- ship), with Pastor Kelli Fisher officiating. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at ELLEsTad caMachO FuNEraL hOME, 500 N. 8th Mount horeb, Wis.

www.camachofuneralhomes.com Berg, Roy Albert the age of 90, af- ter a full, productive life, roy albert Berg, passed peacefully away in Madison, on March 16, 2018. he is survived by his dearly beloved wife of 67 years, dorothy dahlberg Berg, and his daughters from Maryland, Ellen Marie Berg and christine doro- thy Berg. additionally, he is survived by his son-in-law, cyril W. draffin and his devoted grandchildren, Eme- lia and Mora Gold and William and Benjamin draffin. roy was born in chicago on sept.

25, 1927, and worked as an actuary and vice-president at Old republic Insurance company in chicago and american Family Insurance in Madi- son. he valued his Norwegian roots. he learned Norwegian as an adult and obtained a degree in scandinavian studies in his he belonged to the ygdrasil Literary society and the Torske Klubben in Madison. another passion was chess which gained him membership in The cliff dwellers in chicago at which he served a term as president. he also belonged to the cosmos club in Washington, d.c., and served as first board of their chess team.

he traveled internationally for the club, winning in Paris and London. also, he was the only team member to have a draw while the others lost against the capablanca chess club in havana, cuba. he was predeceased by his son, Eric Martin Berg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Eric Martin Berg Memorial Endowment at Knox college, Box K230, Galesburg, IL 61401 or www.knox.edu/berg Visitation will be in the chapel from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at BEThEL LuThEraN church, 312 Wisconsin Madison, WI 53703 with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. a light lunch will be served immediately following the service. Private burial will take place at Memorial Park cemetery in skokie, Ill. Please share your memories at www.cressFuneralservice.com. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3325 E.

Washington Madison (608) 249-6666 Breitlow, Leona L. L. Breitlow, age 93, of algoma, passed away Tues- day, March 20, 2018, at Oak creek assisted Living. she was born sept. 18, 1924, in Kewaunee, to Walter and alma (hanamann) siegmund.

Leona graduated from the Im- manuel Lutheran Grade school and the Kewaunee high school in 1941. Leona met Glenway Breitlow before he entered the u.s. army. after he returned home they were married in Kewaunee on sept. 21, 1946, and started farming on the farm that Glenway bought before going into the u.s.

army. Leona enjoyed her life on the farm working side by side with Gl- enway. They were always together. she loved her time spent with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, enjoyed gardening, canning, playing cards, bingo and sewing. she was an avid Packers, Badgers and Brewers fan.

she was a member of st. Lutheran church, Ladies aid and was on the Kewaunee county Farm Bureau Wom- committee. Leona is survived by her six children, Janice (arnie) Mueller, carol (Nelson) Wendricks, Nancy (richard) Ledvina, Gary (Mary) Breitlow, Ellen (Mark) Mertens and sherrie (duane) Fameree; 16 grandchildren, Mark (rhonda) Wendricks, Brian (Kristi) Wendricks, Paul (shannon) Wendricks, Julie (Tom) Walsh, Jeff (Trish) Mueller, andy (Erin) Mueller, Jim (Katie) Mueller, chad (char) Ledvina, alan Ledvina, Bart (cheri) Ledvina, Jennifer (Michael) Kaufmann, Missy (Kevin) Fleischman, Mike Mertens, dwight (sara) Fameree, derrick (cassie) Fameree and stacie (scott) Jeanquart; 27 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marion Gaedtke and sandy (art) schweiner; one brother, Lyle (Lois) siegmund; two sisters-in-law, ruth siegmund and Lois siegmund; many nieces and nephews. Leona was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenway on Feb. 17, 2005; one great-grandson, Kristopher; four brothers, Walter, Ken, John and Lynn siegmund; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Frieda siegmund, Ervin (Gertrude) Breitlow, Elmer (Violet) Breitlow and Violet (henry) duescher.

Family and friends may call at the schINdErLE FuNEraL hOME, al- goma, Thursday, March 22, 2018, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Prayer service will be at 8 p.m. Visitation continues, Friday, March 23, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

at sT. LuThEraN church, rankin, until the time of service at 11 a.m. with the rev. dr. christopher Jackson officiating.

Burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family wants to thank Oak creek assisted Living and unity hospice for all their special kindness and care given to Leona her family. send your online condolences at www.schinderle.com. Clasen, Professor Robert E. clasen, born Feb 27, 1934, left his time on earth March 17, 2018.

he was born to al- bert and ruth clasen in south Mil- waukee. he was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Joy (chuck); a brother, albert; and his brothers- in-law, david and Les. he is survived by his loving wife, donna rae; and devoted son, douglas. he will be remembered by his brothers, Lee (Nancy) and don (susan); his sisters, rae and Mary ruth; his sister-in-law, Jean; along with family and friends from the university, the neighbor- hood and extensive world travel. he attained his Ph.d.

from uW-Madison and started his pro- fessional life teaching in the Mil- waukee schools. he later joined the Ford Foundation where he worked in Venezuela and spain, serving as a consultant and framer of curriculum. Bob was a visionary. he introduced head start schools to Madison, believing in the impact they might have preparing children of more limited resources for future schooling. One of his beloved projects was college For Kids providing students early introductions to professors and college opportunities.

Working with Professor Philip Lambert, they developed a program existing for over 25 years. With the help of a group of dane county teachers and educators, Bob also helped create the dane county haiku Project to introduce fourth graders to haiku poetry. Bob was a musician, writer of music and poetry. as he liked to say, kept my country free with my French horn in the army band in Tokyo, When asked if he would develop a youth choir for camp youth, his reaction was, no. never even been in a The choir was a winner, and on a flatbed truck the group helped all celebrate holidays, and special events.

Bob impacted many students, colleagues and friends. he leaves a void that will affect all who knew and loved him. a visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018, at crEss FuNEraL hOME, 3610 speedway road, Madison.

a Fu- neral service will be held at 11 a.m. on saturday, March 24, 2018, at BEThEL LuThEraN church, 312 Wisconsin Madison, with Pastor John swanson presiding. a visitation will also be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service at church on saturday. Burial will follow at Forest hill cemetery.

Please share your memories at www.cressFuneralservice.com. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road, Madison (608) 238-3434 Douglas, Glenn D. husband and doting father, Glenn d. douglas, passed away at home, peacefully but far too soon, on Monday, March 19, 2018. his generosity, kind heart and impish shenanigans will be missed by dear friends and family from the chicago area and hartford to Madison and deerfield, and all the speedways along the way.

Glenn is survived by his wife and best friend, carrie; daughter, chan- telle; sons, Terrance and dezmen; as well as his brother, John (cindy); sisters, debbie (diane) and Laura (Tony); and niece, debbie (Berto). he will also be remembered lovingly by his extended family, darlene and Vic- tor Manian, Jim and Kathy Krawczyk and John, Jeanne, Linse and anna Klingenmeyer. Glenn was preceded in death by his father, John; mother, carol; his nephew, Jimmy crapia; and great-niece, Ellie Espinosa. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018, at dEErFIELd LuThEraN church, with the rev.

Larry sexe officiating. Friends may greet the family from 3 p.m. until the time of services at church on Friday. Please share your memories of Glenn at www.cress- Funeralservice.com. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 201 Bue Deerfield (608) 764-5369 Fowler, Brent Edward rEEdsBurG Edward Fowler, age 43, passed away unexpectedly on Tues- day, March 20, 2018, in a motor vehi- cle accident.

he was born on May 16, 1974, the son of Phyllis Fowler. Brent was united in marriage to cynthia Ives on June 13, 1998, in Madison. he was a Madison scouts drum Bugle corp color Guard member. Brent en- joyed life and lived it to the fullest. a beloved son, brother, husband and father, Brent, leaves behind his wife, cynthia Ives; his children, alexa and Trent Fowler; his mother, Phyl- lis Fowler; and siblings, scott, craig and roni.

Funeral services will be held at GuNdErsON EasT FuNEraL crE- MaTION carE, 5203 Monona drive, Madison, at 12 (noon) on saturday, March 24, 2018, with the rev. holly slater presiding. Visitation will be held on saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, an education fund will be established at summit credit union for the benefit of his children.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608) 221-5420 Grover, Sandra G. G. Grover left her earthly home for heaven on Monday, March 19, 2018, at uW hospital. a funeral service will be held to honor the life of sandra at 12 noon on saturday, March 24, 2018, at sT.

EVaNGELIcaL LuThEraN church in Waterloo with the rev. James adomeit presiding. a visita- tion will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Interment will follow at Washington cemetery in the Town of Portland.

Pederson-Nowatka Funeral home is serving the family. To place an on- line-condolence, please visit pn-fh. com. Kiley, Maurice W. Jr.

MadIsON MaPLE W. Kiley, age 99, died in his home at attic angel Place, Tuesday morning, March 20, 2018. a full obituary will be in paper. Please share your memories at www. cressFuneralservice.com.

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road, Madison (608) 238-3434 Luhman, Gary Lee Lee Luhman, age 60, of Browntown, a longtime Green county district attorney, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer. he leaves his beloved wife, Beth; and his four sons, christopher (Gra- ziela) of deForest, Ethan (sherry) of Glens Falls, N.y., Jordan and Elizabeth Brown of Middleton, and Bryant (Brittany) of Mount horeb. he is further survived by five grand- children; a sister, Gina Mae (Jim) Ladoux of Burnsville, and his parents, Edgar and ruth, of apple Valley, Minn. Funeral services will be held on saturday, March 24, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the MONrOE uNITEd METhOdIsT church, 2227 4th st.

Visitation will be at the church on Friday, March 23, 2018, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. as an expression of sympathy, memorials that will be disbursed to various charities in name are suggested in lieu of flowers. condolences may be shared at www.newcomerfuner- alhome.net. Nachtigal, Ramona R.

r. Nachtigal, age 90, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on saturday, March 24, 2018, at sT. JOhN LuThEraN church in reedsburg.

There will be a visitation from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday at the hOOF FuNEraL hOME in reedsburg and after 10 a.m. on saturday at the church. www.hooffuneralhome.com Ofstun, Ronald Ofstun, age 58, passed away from non-clear cell re- nal carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer, on Monday, March 19, 2018, at agrace hospicecare in Fitchburg with his family by his side.

ron was a lifelong runner, com- peting in numerous long distance races and area fun runs. he loved the outdoors and especially enjoyed run- ning and biking the Glacial drumlin state Trail. he also enjoyed traveling and visiting national parks. he had many happy trips visiting his daugh- ter and exploring the san Jose, Mon- terey, and san Francisco areas. ron worked for 20 years for Fish Building supply and 17 years for the city of Madison streets department.

he is survived by his wife of 33 years, cynthia; and their children, alison (Oday albakri) Ofstun of san Jose, and son, Nicholas of Madison; and his adored grandsons, hatim and Noah albakri. he is further survived by his mom, Eloise; his brother, richard (Lucille) of Pittsburgh, and niece and nephew, Emily and adam Ofstun. he was preceded in death by his dad, Peter. a visitation will be held at GuNdErsON EasT FuNEraL aNd crEMa- TION carE, 5203 Monona drive, Madison, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

on saturday, March 24, 2018. a private interment will be held. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the carbone cancer center to support kidney cancer research or to agrace hospicecare, whose staff gave him great comfort the last months of his life. In memory of ron, enter an area fun run or walk that supports a charity of your choice and think of ron and the joy he received from outdoor exercise. ron wanted to thank so many people who helped him this last year, especially his big brother, rick; brother-in-law, dave Prine; special niece and nephew, rhianna and Jonathan Prine; uncle, arnie, and aunt, sonja skrede; uncle, Joe, and aunt, Nyla Pavelec; wonderful friends and neigh- bors, Nick and Marilyn hornung; and Therese and sue from uW hospital case Management.

your kindness and support will never be forgotten. Those we love go away. They walk beside us every day. unseen, unheard, but always near. still loved, still missed and very dear.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608) 221-5420 Rebholz, William S. s. re- bholz, age 79, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at charleston house Memory care in Beaver dam. he was born on March 15, 1939, in columbus, to William and susan (Kaiser) reb- holz.

after high school, he served in the u.s. army. he was married to diane sherman on Oct. 10, 1964, in East Bristol. Bill was a master carpenter and was employed at Valley Builders in sun Prairie.

he later worked at Oscar Mayer in Madison. he continued his love of woodworking throughout his entire life. Bill owned and operated sharpening service. survivors include his wife, diane of reeseville; two daughters, Teresa (Brad) Miller of reeseville and cindy (Brian) schroedl of columbus; seven grandchildren, Brax- ton Miller, Joseph Miller, samantha rebholz-hertz, Joshua Miller, Emily schroedl, Katie schroedl and coltan Bratland; three sisters, Eva (donald) strohmenger of sun Prairie, sister Teresa rebholz of Milwaukee, and annie (Ken) schroeder of deForest; two brothers, Jack (rosie) rebholz of Madison and roger (ann) rebholz of hudson; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. he was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Leona Weisensel; and three brothers, Joseph, arnold and Norman.

a Mass of christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on saturday, March 24, 2018, at sT. JErOME caThOLIc church, columbus, followed by full military honors. The rev. Garrett Kau will officiate.

Interment will be in st. Joseph cemetery, East Bristol. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018, at JENsEN FuNEraL crEMaTION in columbus and from 10 a.m.

until the hour of service at the church on saturday. Memorials may be directed to st. Jerome school. Jensen Funeral Cremation Columbus (920) 623-5850 jensenfuneralandcremation.com Schneider, Sandra B. B.

schnei- der, age 75, of Janesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at her home. she was born in Madison, on Oct. 29, 1942, the daughter of Thomas a. and Norma E. (Tollefson) ahrensmeyer.

sandra graduated in 1960 from Edgerton high school. she received a bache- degree and a degree from uW-Whitewater. sandra mar- ried Paul d. schneider on July 3, 1965. she taught in various schools, both in the Madison and rockford areas and had also worked at the rock county Juvenile detention cen- ter.

she was a member of st. Mark Lutheran church. sandra schneider is survived by her husband, Paul; three sisters, sarah (Mike) cornett, sonya (dan) clumpher, and sue (Tom) Miller; one brother, Tom (Barbara) ahrensmeyer; her children, Kent (Michelle) schneider, Kurt schneider, and Karol (Paul) Norland; and her grand- children, Kraig schneider, cal schneider, Karyssa Norland and Kayleigh Norland. her parents preceded her in death. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.

on saturday, March 24, 2018, at sT. MarK LuThEraN church, 2921 Mount Zion Janesville, with Pastor Brad urlaub officiating. Private burial will be in roselawn Memo- rial Park, Monona, Wis. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

on Friday, March 23, 2018, at hENKE-cLarsON FuNEraL hOME, 1010 N. Wright road, Janesville. Memorials may be made to st. Mark Lutheran church. Scott, George W.

W. scott, age 72, of Monona, passed away on Tues- day, March 20, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending. a full obituary will be published in edition. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson East Funeral Cremation Care 5203 Monona Dive (608) 221-5420.