Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Madison, WI


The obituaries in the Madison, WI Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Madison's history and identity.

Joan Pulver

Joan Pulver

Aug 31, 2021

Madison - Joan Estelle (Jansky) Pulver, age 90 passed away on August 31st, 2021, at Attic Angel West, where she has resided for the past 12 years. Joan was born April 30th, 1931, in La Crosse, WI to Helen Mae (Garrett) and Raymond Clinton Jansky. Joan graduated from La Crosse Central High School in the winter class of 1949....

Yolanda Thompson

Yolanda Thompson

Aug 30, 2021

Yolanda S. Thompson, age 65, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021.

Services are being planned and will be announced.

Cress Center

6021 University Ave. Madison

(608) 238-8406

Ronald Kopp

Ronald Kopp

Aug 30, 2021

Ronald W Kopp passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 at Agrace Hospice and Memory Care in Fitchburg.  He was born April 5, 1948 in Galesville, Wisconsin to Russell and Katherine (Hardie) Kopp.  Ron graduated from Gale-Ettrick in 1966.  He graduated from UW-Stout with a degree in automotive education.  Ron began his automotive career managing stores for Crown Auto. ...

Roger Holtz

Roger Holtz

Aug 29, 2021

Roger Norman Sr. Holtz, age 80, of North Port, FL, (formerly of Sussex, WI) passed away on Sunday, August 29th at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI.  He was born on October 4, 1940 in Waukesha, WI to Norman and Hattie (Sonderman) Holtz.   He married Julia (Novak) on May 26, 1962 in Muskego, WI.

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Luke Lamb

Luke Lamb

Aug 28, 2021

Luke Francis Lamb died on Aug. 28, 2021, at Unity Hospice in De Pere, Wis. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, on Sept. 15, 1932, to Mary Arlene Schwarz Lamb and Luke R. Lamb, Luke Francis (known in his youth as Fritz) lived with his extended family in Pocatello until marrying Marjorie Anna Brehm (of Rickardsville, Iowa) on Dec. 28, 1954....

Alvin Siewert

Alvin Siewert

Aug 28, 2021

Madison – Alvin F. Siewert, age 74, passed away on Sat Aug 28, 2021, at Lake Mills Health Care.  He was born Aug 26, 1947, in Madison to the late Clark and Olive (Henke) Siewert.  He married Annette Huber on June 13, 1970, in Germantown.  Alvin worked his entire career in the veterinarian field, was an avid outdoorsman, and...

James Mulhern

James Mulhern

Aug 28, 2021

James R. Mulhern, 93, died peacefully at the VA Hospice Center Madison supported by his family on Aug 28th, 2021. Born in Mazomanie on May 31, 1928, to Arthur and Esther (Wolf) Mulhern, he married Coletta (Deans) Mulhern November 3, 1949.

He was a WW II Navy veteran and very proud of his military service. Jim was...

Glenn Barber

Glenn Barber

Aug 27, 2021

Services are currently pending.

Barbara Fehling

Barbara Fehling

Aug 27, 2021

Barbara “Barb” J. Fehling passed away peacefully Friday evening, August 27, 2021 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. Barb was 78 years old August 14th and a party was held for her recently at Homestead Living in Waunakee, where she lived for the last year.

Barb is survived by her mother, Delores Winter, who is 98. She is...

Glenn Barber

Glenn Barber

Aug 27, 2021

SUN PRAIRIE-- Glenn W Barber passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Friday, August 27, 2021.  Glenn was born on August 8, 1945 in West Bend, Wisconsin to William and Gwynda (Conliff) Barber. He attended college at UW-Milwaukee where he studied mechanical engineering.

In 1973, he married his love, Judith Wetterau. Together, they welcomed two daughters who were...

Barbara Grim

Barbara Grim

Aug 27, 2021

Stoughton – Barbara Kay Grim, age 76, passed away on Friday Aug 27, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.  Barbara was born Dec 24, 1944, in Madison to the late Bernell and Sylvia (Smithback) Johnson.  She married Daniel R. Grim on Aug 7, 1999, in Stoughton.  Barbara worked 27 years at the Physical Sciences Lab at the University...

Kenneth Byce Md

Kenneth Byce Md

Aug 26, 2021

Kenneth R. Byce, age 89, of Madison, WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday August 26, 2021.  He was born on August 22, 1932 in Two Harbors, MN to Edith and Robert Byce.

He spent his childhood in Two Harbors and attended Two Harbors High School.  Ken played on the football, basketball, and baseball teams.  He went to...

Margaret "Maggie" Sime

Margaret "Maggie" Sime

Aug 25, 2021

Madison – Margaret C. “Maggie” Sime, age 32, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at her home in Madison. On October 4, 1988, she was born in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Jeffrey and Kim (King) Sime. Maggie graduated from Monroe High School and went on to attend Madison College. She graduated from the Aveda Institute but...

Jenni Valk

Jenni Valk

Aug 24, 2021

Jenni Valk, age 47, of Waunakee passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.  She was born on December 10, 1973 in Beloit, the daughter of Thomas and Sharon Jordan.   She married Jim Valk on September 18, 1999 in Beloit.

Jenni lived life to its fullest. She was a creative and skilled graphic designer often using her talents...

Robert "Bob" Podgorski

Robert "Bob" Podgorski

Aug 23, 2021

Sun Prairie – Robert “Bob” Anthony Podgorski, age 84, passed away on Monday August 23, 2021, at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Madison.  He was born February 15, 1937, in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania to the late Stanley and Lillian (Dobrowolski) Podgorski.  He married Phyllis Krueger on September 29, 1956, in St. Pius X Catholic Church in Wauwatosa....

Judith Welch

Judith Welch

Aug 21, 2021

Judith Ann Welch, 85, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2021. She was born on September 12, 1935.

She is survived by her loving husband Mike of over 63 years; daughters Cheri, Suzanne (Rick) Doucette, Kerry (Tim) Sheehan, Kellie Hardesty, and son Patric (Bonnie). She was a loving grandma to Logan,...

Bernadine Ballweg

Bernadine Ballweg

Aug 20, 2021

Bernadine (Langkamp) Ballweg, age 91, long time resident of Waunakee, passed away on August 20, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital after a short illness. She was born on March 3, 1930 in Lancaster, WI, the daughter of William and Alvina (Siepker) Langkamp. She married Bernard F. Ballweg on May 5, 1956 in Tennyson, WI.

She graduated from...

Eldon Grunewald

Eldon Grunewald

Aug 20, 2021

Sun Prairie

Eldon William Grunewald, age 78, passed away on August 20, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital.  He was born January 20, 1943, Medina, township, Dane County and was the son of Elmer and Ethel (Frentzel) Grunewald. He was united in marriage to Delores Henke on March 14, 1964, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshall, WI....

Lorna Dosch

Lorna Dosch

Aug 20, 2021

Fitchburg:   Lorna Jane (Wilson) Dosch, age 96, died Friday, August 20, 2021, at her apartment in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, after a slow decline in health.

Lorna was born November 12, 1924, the fourth child and second daughter of Albert and Hilda (Anderson) Wilson of Clayton, Wisconsin, where she grew up on their Clayton farm. She graduated from Clayton...

Marion Bridge

Marion Bridge

Aug 19, 2021

Marion Bridge, age 90, passed away on August 19, 2021 at The Villa at Middleton. She was born on May 2, 1931 in Kieler, WI, the daughter of Arthur and Verena Koenig. She married Russell Bridge on July 11, 1953 in Madison.

Marion graduated from Cuba City in 1949 and moved to Madison in 1950 with working...

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