Anne Brooks passed away on Sunday September 21, 2025. A visitation will take place at Cress Funeral Home on Friday October 3, 2025 from 12:00pm until 1:00pm. Burial will follow the visitation at 1:30pm at Forest Hill Cemetery.. A full obituary will be available at a later date. If you would like to be notified when an obituary is on our website, you can sign up for our email notifications at www.cressfuneralservice.com/mailinglist.
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Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 238-3434
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