SOLDIERS GROVE: Gary D. Banta, 77, a longtime Janesville resident, passed away Monday afternoon, May 16, 2016 at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center with his family beside him.

Funeral services were held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016 at Peace Lutheran Church.

For the complete obituary, please see the May 26, 2016 issue of the Crawford County Independent.