Recent Obituaries

MADISON - Michael Leonard “Mike” Castle passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. He was born to Leonard and Josepha (Patterson) Castle on August 16, 1942, in Madison, Wis. Mike attended St. James Catholic School and Madison Central High School, graduating in 1961. In 1962, he joined the U.S. Army, training at Fort Knox and Fort Dix. He...

MADISON - William D. Sheldon, age 79, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after a brief illness. He was born on May 14, 1947, in Madison, the son of Wynne and Olga (Viken) Sheldon.

Bill graduated from Monona Grove High School. Following high school, he began his career as a pressman at Webcrafters Inc., where he worked for 46 years ...

MAZOMANIE - Debra R. Hellenbrand, age 74, of Mazomanie, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born on May 6, 1952, in Madison, the daughter of Melvin and Delores (Meixner) Schulenburg.

Debra grew up in Middleton and graduated from Middleton High School. She met the love of her life, Daniel “Dan” “Helm" H...

MADISON - It is with sadness that the family of Warren H. Nelson announces his death on September 13, 2026. Warren died peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and children. He was 88 years old. He will be remembered as a beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.

Warren was born in Luck, Wisconsin on January 24,...

MADISON - Mark Stevan Kidd, age 73, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at SSM Health-St. Mary's Hospital. He was born on August 15, 1953, in Hampton, Va., the son of James and Christa (Hamerla) Kidd.

Mark graduated from Madison East High School in 1971, and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Ma...