William F. "Bill" Richter, age 84, of Madison, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Madison Regional Health System. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Masks will be required at the service. Bill Richter was born May 9th,1936, in Madison, to Edward and Emma (Minnaert) Richter. He was the youngest of nine children. Bill grew up in rural Madison and graduated...

Nylan Stewart, age 86, of Madison, died Sunday, September 13, 2020, at Madison Regional Health. Graveside services will be held at a later date for family and friends at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. A full obituary is forthcoming.

Noel “Buster” Haroldson, age 88, of Ramona, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020, at his home in Ramona. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 10, 2020, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison Buster Haroldson was born October 3, 1931, in Madison, to Henry and Ada Haroldson (Hilde) and moved to Ramona in 1938. He attended school in Ramona and graduated from high school in 1949. After high school, he was drafted into the Army where he served in the...

David A. Meehan, age 67, of Madison, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Madison Regional Health. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, September 7, 2020, at the Church of the Nazarene in Madison. Inurnment will follow at the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 PM, Sunday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. David A Meehan was born June 25, 1953, in Madison, to Joe and Gladys (Campbell) Meehan and grew up on a farm near Orland. He attended school in Orland and graduated...

Phyllis Harter, age 94, of Clara City, MN, formerly of Madison, died Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Clara City Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at the First Presbyterian Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Tuesday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Phyllis Jane Harter was born on September 28, 1925, to Claude and Lillian (Williams) Heck in New Castle, IN. She married Ed Harter on August 12,...

Viola C. Herr, age 92, of Madison, died Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Bethel Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, August 20, 2020, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. The family welcomes everyone to the service, but due to COVID-19 they understand and respect those that would rather not attend. Viola Christina Riedel was born February 9, 1928, in rural Madison to Arthur H. and Christina (Brandt) Riedel. She grew up on a farm near...

Lyman "Skip" Russell Overskei was received into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at the age of 93. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, private family funeral services will be held. He was born September 21, 1926 to Lars and Effie Lillian (Hyland) Overskei on the family farm homestead 1.5 miles south of Nunda. He attended Prairie Queen Country School through the 8th grade and graduated from Rutland High School in 1944. Upon graduation he started...

Gladys Costlow "Glady", age 97, of Madison, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. A celebration of life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity or church. Gladys Costlow was born October 11, 1922 near Wentworth, SD, to Claude and Mary (Graff) Elverson. She attended Sunshine School and Madison High School. She married Harold Costlow and settled in Madison. They operated a gas station, drive-in restaurant...

Chuck Moffatt, age 87, of Mount Vernon, WA, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 12th, 2020. Per his request, no services will be held. Charles Edward Moffatt was born September 21, 1932, in Montevideo, Minnesota to Clarence and Minnie Moffatt. He spent a portion of his grade school years in Fort St. John, British Columbia during the building of the Alaska-Canadian Highway where his father was the electrical foreman for the project. Chuck graduated from Montevideo High School and went on to...

Janice Leighton, age 83, of Madison, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at her residence. Per her request, no services will be held. Janice Helene (Carter) Leighton was born December 21, 1936, at Carthage, South Dakota, to Fritz and Bilda (Van Scharrel) Carter. She was raised on a farm near Carthage before moving to Madison in 1949 where she graduated from Madison High School. She married Harold Leighton on October 24, 1954. They lived in Madison for a short time before moving to Reseda,...