MADISON - Gertrude J. “Trudy” Blochowiak passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at St. Mary’s Care Center with her loving daughter, Debbie at her side. She was born on
John E. Stears John E. Stears passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2023, in his home in San Antonio, Texas. John was born Oct. 4, 1938, in Burlington, Iowa. He graduated from St. Pius Catholic High School in Lincoln, Neb., in 1956. He joined the U.S. Army in 1958 and served for eight years