Ethel Sorensen

MADISON - Ethel E. Sorensen passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2015. She was born in Marshfield on December 20, 1926 to the late Johann and Emma (Helmke) Capelle.

She was a graduate of Waukesha High School. She attended Teachers College in Milwaukee. On August 18, 1951 she was united in marriage to Donald Sorensen in Watertown.

Ethel had a lifelong passion for books. She was a dedicated teacher and loved animals. Over the years, she was a Boy and Girl Scout Leader and a Sunday School Teacher.

Ethel is survived by her sister, Delores Anderson; children, Kay (John) Combs, Anne (Jeff Dalton) Sorensen and Donald Sorensen, Jr.; step-daughter, Mary (Gil) Norwood and her children; grandson, Cody (Lindsey) Sorensen; step-grandson, Pat Combs; and step-great-grandchildren, Trinity, Christian, and Sunny.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; brothers, Henry T. (Marion), Merlin (Jane), Kenneth (Delores), and infant James; sisters, Camilla Lamb, Ellen Rasmussen, and Beverly Capelle; and brother-in-law, Robert Anderson.

A private burial was held. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Dane County Humane Society or the Madison Public Library.

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
-Author Unknown

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