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John B. Nowick, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 1st, 2021 in Madison, WI. He was born July 14th, 1941, in Chicago, I L, the son of John C. and Anne M. (Balkas) Nowick. He attended St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, IN. He was a squad leader in the Army. He married Karen M. Gryzch on May 15th, 1971 in Hammond, I N. John was a member of the Holy Name Society at St. Thomas More Church in Munster, I N. He was also a member of the American Legion post 369 in East Chicago, IN. Preceded in death by his parents John and Anne. He is survived by his loving wife, Karen (Grzych), son Jon (Pacia) Nowick, daughters Amy (Alan) Bird and Kristen (Mathew) Milligan. He will be missed by his Grandchildren...

William J. Krueger "Bill", age 60, of Brown Deer, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born on May 4, 1961 in Madison to Earl and Catherine Krueger. Bill grew up in Madison where he graduated from Madison West High School. After high school, Bill went on to attend UW-River Falls where he studied art, excelling in pottery and oil painting. Bill spent time living at the family cottage on Crystal Lake and working at Nimphius Boat Company. Bill always had the support of his Mother, Catherine, and they stayed close throughout their lives. He married Joann Hendrickson on August 22, 1998. After Joann and Bill got married, they lived in Stoughton...

Janet Coles MacDonald , age 83, of Middleton passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Brookdale Stonefield in Middleton, WI. Janet was born on December 31, 1937 in Staten Island, New York to the late Roswell and Pearl Coles Sr. Janet graduated from Staten Island Academy in 1955 and from Boston University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She later received her Master of Arts degree from Lamar University. She married William MacDonald in 1959. Janet and William welcomed their daughter, Maryellen in 1960. Janet taught high school English for four years at Staten Island Academy. Upon moving to Texas, she taught English at Nederland High School, Nederland, Texas, from 1965-1989,...

Franklin Delano Wilson, Ph.D., the William H. Sewell-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed on December 22, 2020, at his home in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He was 78. Franklin was born on September 3, 1942, in Birmingham, Alabama, the second of six children to parents, Ollie Lee and Ernest Wilson, Sr. His siblings included: brothers, Ernest, Jr., James, Truman, and Richard; and sister, Carol Ann. Franklin graduated from Parker High School. He attended Miles College, a historically Black college, in Fairfield, Alabama. He was active in several organizations, including Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., initiated Sigma Chapter. In 1964, Franklin...

WEST, Richard Carroll Madison- Richard passed away on November 29, 2020 at the University Hospital in Madison at the age of 76. He was the beloved husband of Perri Corrick-West of Madison, WI, the beloved son of the late Herbert and Marion (Sullivan) West of MA, and the cherished brother of Lawrence H. (Margaret) of MA, Patricia I. (Fred) Northrup of FL, Evelyn M. of FL, Matthew D. of TX, Susan L. (Joseph Milani)West-Milani of MA, Thomas E. (Ann) of RI, Joseph A. (Christine) of MA. He is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and brother-in-law James of AZ. He graduated second in his class from Cathedral High School in Boston, MA. He received a Bachelor of Arts in...