Ann Starr, longtime Sun Prairie paralegal

Ann (Hatzinger) Starr, 69, died at home with family on August 24, 2026. She was born July 9, 1957, in Milwaukee.

Education and career

A 1975 graduate of Monona Grove High School, Starr studied at Madison Area Technical College and qualified as a paralegal. She worked at Wisconsin law offices for 49 years, including Axley LLP and Hebl and Hebl LLP in Sun Prairie.

Family

Survivors named in the obituary include her children Kelly Thompson, Derek (Emily) Schmidt, Kaila (Jermaine) Smith and Alexis Starr; stepdaughter Kjersten Starr; grandchildren; siblings Joan Schmit, Connie Tolley, Peter Hatzinger, Lisa Achterberg and Ann Hartnett; partner Tom Pinnow; and extended family. The obituary names grandchildren Colton and Avery Thompson; Brody, Gracin and Cade Schmidt; Nevaeh Johnson; and Annora and Rosalie Starr.

She was preceded in death by parents George and Myra Hatzinger; siblings George Hatzinger, Mary Britt, Eve Allar and Kathy Borchert; grandson Maxx Schmidt; nephew Dan Britt; and niece Alicia Hatzinger.

Services

Visitation was scheduled for August 31, 4 to 7 p.m., at Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home, 302 Columbus St., Sun Prairie. Another visitation was scheduled for September 1 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, 227 Columbus St., followed by Mass at 11 a.m., burial at Sacred Hearts Cemetery and a luncheon. Father Vince Brewer was to preside. Memorial gifts were suggested for City of Hope Cancer Center.