All Obituaries

Raymond Douglas Veloff, Butch to his family, left this earth on May 26th.  Ray was born on January 6, 1944, to Theodore and Arlene Veloff.   He will be truly missed by his family, wife of 53 years, Judy Bender, daughters Stephanie Rae Histed (Robin) and Julie Anne Helmer (Derek), his grandchildren McKenna Rae Histed and Sebastian Robin Histed and his brothers Dick (Nancy), Don (Shirley), James (Jann) and sisters Pat and Carol Crary (Jerry). Ray graduated from Madison Central...

Georgene Wegener, of Verona, WI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 while recovering from a recent hospitalization. She was 83. Inside every older woman is a younger one wondering what the hell happened, and that was Georgene. Sharp, funny, and fiercely opinionated to the end. She never stopped missing her late husband Fred, who preceded her in death by five years. They were married nearly 58 years, and raised three daughters of whom they were extremely proud: Leslie the writer,...

William Christopher Curley born December 28th, 1979 in Madison, Wisconsin, passed away May 26, 2020, at the age of 40 in Madison, Wisconsin. He passed away unexpectedly from an undiagnosed heart condition. Chris enjoyed going golfing with his friends and family. He also spent many weekends practicing baseball with his son, Christopher Curley. Almost every Tuesday he would go out to movies with his best friend, Travis, Christopher, or Carson, his nephew. Every so often he would go to the dog...

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Ilene Princer Laufman, loving wife, sister, mother of three children and grandmother of seven grandchildren, passed away at the age of 74.  Ilene was born on June 8, 1945 in New York to Therma and Dr. Ellis Princer. She received her education degree from SUNY Cobleskill and the University of Arizona. On June 16, 1968 she married Mark David Laufman, the love of her life, and they were about to celebrate 52 years of marriage. They raised their three children in...

Jeff Anderson, age 60, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020, after a short struggle with cancer. He was born on July 24, 1959, in Madison, where he lived most of his life, including the last 46 years. Jeff always felt lucky to find love not just once, but twice.  He and Elaine Knobeck married in 1987 and together they raised two incredible kids Christopher and Kathryn.  Then in 2014, Jeff and Jen went on a blind date and never looked back.  He proposed to Jennifer Dorman...

MADISON-Steven Patrick Boyle, age 57, of Madison, WI passed away on May 25, 2020.  He was born on August 4, 1962 at Madison General Hospital and welcomed into the family of Patrick and Mary Ann (Meffert) Boyle. Steve graduated from Madison West High School and Madison Area Technical College.  He worked in sales, winning awards for productivity and salesmanship, and later ran his own small business. Steve was a person of immense energy and invited others to share it.  In his...

Schuettler, Patricia (Cooper), age 68, died on May 25, 2020, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Patti was born on August 29,1951 in Milwaukee. She graduated from Wauwatosa East High School in 1969 and attended UW-Milwaukee for one year before transferring  to UW-Madison. After college, she was employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for five years before transferring to the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. She worked there for 28 years...

Marshall – Richard J. Adler, age 88, passed away on Sunday May 24, 2020 at his home in Marshall.  Richard was born August 24, 1931 in Fond du Lac, WI.  He was raised by Earle and Geraldine Dalton.   Richard is a 1950 graduate of Mt. Horeb High School.  He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Madison.  Richard owned and operated Heavy Duty Wrecker Service and was a member of the Teamsters since 1957. Richard is survived by his step children...

Joanne L. Mann, age 80, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on May 24, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Middleton, Wisconsin.  Joanne was born on October 22, 1939 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Anne Blankinship.   Joanne married David C. Mann on April 19, 1957 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. They had a happy 44-year marriage until he passed away in 2001. Joanne helped to establish a Christian television station in Oklahoma City and later served as a station manager in...

Marvin Wolfson, age 98, who died May 24, 2020, was born to Chicago’s Harry and Mildred Wolfson.  He and his late wife, Barbara, adored each other.               Preceded in death by his dear Barbara, their beloved son James, and his parents, he is survived by his daughters Andrea (Scott) Center, Nancy (Richard) Peidelstein, Susan Clapp (Dave Robertson), his sister, Janet (Charles) Peters, grandchildren Alice (Lewis)...