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Virginia Oosterhous (mother of George Oosterhous)

Posted 6-20-05 (Note: the following obituary appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on June 16, 2005. Virginia Oosterhous was the mother of classmate George Oosterhous. Thanks to Diane (Doherty) Fiore for providing the initial information. Chuck Radke) *** Oosterhous, Viginia … Continue reading

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Just For Laughs

IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND LIFE…JUST ASK THE KIDS!! A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother, “There were 2 boy kittens and 2 girl kittens!” “How did … Continue reading

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Reeanne (Finnegan) Grans

Posted 11-08-05 (The following obituary was taken from the Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal website 11/01/05 listings. Reanne was a member of the Class of 1960, but is remembered by many Madison West Alumni outside of her class – Chuck Radke … Continue reading

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Former faculty member Joyce Steward’s obituary

Steward, Joyce S.ELLENSBURG, WASH. Joyce Elinor Stribling Steward, age 87, died on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at the Kittitas Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ellensburg, Wash. Joyce was born Jan. 16, 1917, in Paton, Iowa, to Oscar Burdell and … Continue reading

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“Josie’s Supper Club”

7-20-04 – “Josie’s Supper Club” (formerly Jimmie’s Spaghetti House” burns down

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