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Alyce Evelyn (Springer) Mikkelson died March 18th, 2021 with her family by her side at her home in Deerfield, WI. She was born at home on August 2nd, 1943 in Linden to Robert and Lucille (Wiesen) Springer. After attending school in Linden and Mineral Point, she graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1961. Alyce then attended Madison Area Technical College and earned a Nursing Assistant Associates Degree in 1962. In the fall of 1967 she married Arthur Mikkelson at the First Methodist Church in Madison. She continued working in Madison until the first of her 4 sons was born in 1971, at which point she became a full-time mom and farmer's wife working on the Mikkelson family farm in...

Juanita Rose Robbins Ehrke, 96, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2021 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Deerfield Lutheran Church, 206 S. Main Street, Deerfield, with Vicar Sarah Key officiating. Following the service, friends and relatives are invited to a cake and coffee reception in the church fellowship hall. Friends may greet the family from 12 noon until the start of the church service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Juanita Rose Ehrke's memory, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Attn: Memorials, 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704 or at...

Juanita Rose Robbins Ehrke, 96, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2021 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. She was blessed with good health for most of her 96 years and lived life to the fullest, always curious about people and places near and far. Juanita gave her children many gifts throughout her life, including the love of music and the arts, the value of an education, appreciation for all that is beautiful in nature, the value of long-lasting friendships, the joy of laughter, the need to help others and the ability to feel the magic of the holidays. Juanita's love for her family and determination to see her family once again allowed her entire family to spend many hours with her during her last...

Wanda Faye (Adams) Lance will be dearly missed by her loved ones. She passed away peacefully on February 8, 2021, at 95 years old. Wanda was the youngest of 9 children born to Bertha Madge and Arthur Adams in St. Joseph, MO, on September 12, 1925. On Wanda's birthday in 1947, she married Stephen Vailey Lance Jr. She was a city girl who met a farmer boy. Wanda was a homemaker while her children were young, and the family moved to various places in Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin as Steve was transferred for work. When Wanda joined the workforce, she was a nurse's aide at Marquardt Manor in Watertown, WI. Eventually, Wanda helped create a beauty salon in the facility and left her nurse's...

Steven G. Hauge, age 65, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 on his family farm. He was born in Stoughton on March 2, 1955, the son of George and Marian (Krueger) Hauge. Steve grew up on the family farm and graduated from Deerfield High School. He attended UW Whitewater. Steve was dedicated to his family farm. He loved to garden and grow produce, and share the fruits of his labor. Steve had a deep faith in Jesus and was a life member of St. Paul's Liberty Lutheran Church. He took pride in teaching Sunday School and caring for the flower urns. Steve loved to fish and enjoyed taking his grandson with him. He was a great dad to his son Geoff, coaching him in several sports and...

Ronald Arthur Geishirt, 87, passed away in his sleep on January 15, 2021 in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. He was born June 16, 1933 in Madison to Arthur and Laura (Veith) Geishirt. Ron proudly served in the US Army from 1953 to 1958. He was the Sargent of the motor pool of a MASH unit stationed in Korea during the Korean War. He was then stationed in Japan where he married Miyoko Yamaguchi on October 6, 1956. Ron and Miyoko built their home in Deerfield themselves. They raised their family and lived there until moving into assisted living in 2019. Ron hauled milk for Irv Gullickson Trucking for several decades and was later a truck driver for Best Built Garages. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

George I. Hauge, age 96, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 14, 2021 in the farmhouse he had lived in for the last 73 years. He was born on February 2, 1924, the son of Ole and Lena (Malina Midthun) Hauge. After graduating the 8th grade at Rinden County School, George began his farming career by working for his brothers and neighbors, often plowing the whole day with a horse drawn plow and milking cows by hand. On January 26, 1946 George married Marian Kreuger in the Deerfield Parsonage. They farmed all of their married life in the Nora area. George worked the land as a share cropper for 20 years before buying the farm. He enjoyed fishing (especially trips "up North" to...

Deerfield- Lois Jeanette Anderson, age 90, of Deerfield WI, passed away on November 13, 2020. She was born in Madison on October 27, 1930. Lois graduated from Deerfield High School. She was married to Leonard Anderson on August 12th, 1951, they were married for 51 years. Lois was the organist at the Deerfield Lutheran Church for 37 years and was a local seamstress. She will be remembered for her musical talents, particularly her yodeling. Lois was heavily involved in her local church community. She was an avid card player and could always be found playing bingo at the local festival. Lois loved spending time with her family and was always supporting her grandchildren by attending...

Columbus- Sandra Joy Kazmarek, age 81, went to her forever home in Heaven on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. She was born in Milwaukee on July 3, 1939 the daughter of Gerald and Lillian Evans. Following high school Sandy attended one year of business school and worked as a secretary at a bank where she met Russell Kazmarek. On April 30, 1960 they were united in marriage. Together they enjoyed traveling/camping with their family. In the late 60's they moved to a small hobby farm in Neosho, where they raised their five children tended their animals and trained dogs. Due to a job change in 1984 they moved to Token Creek. In 1996 they built their retirement home in the Columbus countryside on...

Janet Alvina (Krause) Jackson, age 77, of Deerfield passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, after a short battle with leukemia at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Janet was born on Mar. 27, 1943 in the town of Magnolia, Wis., the second of three children of Verne William Krause and Clara Verena Day. She attended the Evansville Community School District, where she graduated in 1960. Seven years later on Feb. 8, 1967, Janet gave birth to her only son, Bryon "B.J." Schumacher in Stoughton, Wis. Janet would later meet John Wayne "J.W." Jackson, where they were united in marriage on Feb. 20, 1970. Janet was known as the "Jill of all trades" during her lifetime. At an...

Deerfield- Shirley J. Addison, age 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital after a courageous battle with COVID19. She was born in Roseville, Michigan on August 10, 1938, the daughter of William and Flavia Rader. Shirley graduated from Crivitz High School in 1956 and moved to Milwaukee to work at Western Electric where she met her future husband Bruce. They were united in marriage on October 12, 1957 and were together for 63 wonderful years. They moved to the Madison area and settled in Deerfield. Shirley worked in Madison at CUNA and then did in-home childcare while raising their son and daughter. After that she worked at Dairy Equipment in...