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.
Bert Rogers
Jan 6, 2022
Bert Rogers, 97, passed away on January 6, 2022 at Agrace Hospice in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born on September 17, 1924 in Leavenworth, Kansas and was raised by Leroy and Anna Rogers in Madison, WI. Bert graduated from Madison West High School and also completed numerous courses at Madison Vocational, Technical & Adult School.
Bert served...
Chuck Broad
Jan 6, 2022
The memorial service will be live-streamed via the following link: http://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=962ab477-41d8-4828-b117-f216000075b6
Chuck Broad, son of Charles A. Broad and Margaret Gilligan Broad, was born on April 3, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was followed by five other children: Nancy, Bill, Sharon, Mary, and Carole Anne. The family moved to Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, where Chuck lived...
Louie Mitroff
Jan 3, 2022
Louie's Wonderful Life
Louie Mitroff was a 1st generation American born on February 7th, 1922 to Macedonian immigrants in Chicago. Louie and his younger siblings Mike and Mary grew up in a close-knit community of family and friends of eastern European origin, experiencing South Chicago during an era of indoor gas lighting, heating with coal, horse drawn...
Philip Porter
Jan 3, 2022
Philip H. Porter
Phil Porter, age 75, passed away on January 3, 2022. He was born January 18, 1946, to John and Jane (Bleyer) Porter in Madison. Due to his developmental needs, he was sent to live at Wisconsin’s Southern Colony, where he spent his formative years. At age 21, he moved back to Madison, and, in...
Patricia "Pat" Lawler
Jan 3, 2022
Sun Prairie: Patricia (Pat) Louise Lawler, age 69, passed away on January 3, 2022 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on Aug 12, 1952 in Kenosha, WI, the daughter of Carl Richard Moore & Juanita Louise Wilson.
Although she battled a lifelong condition which caused near constant pain and ultimately led to terminal cancer, she...
Marcin Filutowicz
Jan 3, 2022
Marcin Stanislaw Filutowicz died on January 3rd at the age 71 at his home in Madison WI. Marcin was born on October 14 1950 in Bydgoszcz, Poland to Halina and Antoni Filutowicz. He is survived by his son Mateusz Antoni Filutowicz.
He grew up and was educated in Poland. He earned his Master degree in Molecular Biology...
Joshua Stankovsky
Jan 2, 2022
Joshua “Josh” Stankovsky, age 46, passed away, after a brief illness, with his wife and family by his side on January 2, 2022. Josh was born in Madison, WI on December 11, 1975 to Charles “Chuck” and Marie (Niessen) Stankovsky.
Josh is survived by his wife, Jennifer (Karn); his daughter, Emily; his parents, Chuck and Marie; brother,...
Janet Hoffman
Jan 2, 2022
Janet Ann Hoffman, 82, loving sister and aunt, daughter of Aloysius and Theresa Hoffman, passed away in the care of her family and Agrace Hospice on Sunday morning, January 2, 2022. She was born July 15, 1939, on the Hoffman home farm, west of Waunakee, and attended St. John’s Catholic School.
Janet lived the majority of her...
Donna Suby
Jan 2, 2022
Madison-Donna passed away suddenly and peacefully surrounded by family members on Sunday January 2, 2022 after a long battle with health issues. Donna Mae Suby was born January 4, 1938 to Ernest and Raphany Ferden in Lanesboro, MN. Donna graduated from Rushford High School, Rushford, Minnesota and received a bachelor’s degree in business form Luther College in Decorah, IA. ...
Michael Mccarthy
Jan 2, 2022
Michael McCarthy, age 75, of Sun Prairie passed away January 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family at the VA Hospital in Madison. He was born on June 12, 1946 to John & Margaret (Pantelakis) McCarthy in Chicago, IL. He was a 1964 graduate of Sun Prairie High School and graduated from Madison Business College in 1974. Mike proudly...
David Inselman
Jan 1, 2022
DEFOREST—David F. Inselman, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 2, 2022. David was born on September 12, 1962 in Portage to Fredrick and Dorothy (Steffenhagen) Inselman. He began high school in Lodi and was a graduate of DeForest High School, Class 1981. He married Dawn Vokoun on October 15, 2011.
David worked for Form-A-Feed for...
Christian Lang
Jan 1, 2022
Manitowoc – Christian Jeffrey Lang, age 69, passed away on Saturday January 1, 2022, unexpectedly at home. He graduated from Middleton High School in 1970 and worked in the offices of Oscar Meyer from 1973 to 2013 at which point he retired. He is survived by a brother Gary (Millie) Lang; two nephews Terrance (Sandra) Ostrander and Brent (Vicky)...
Mary Lohr
Jan 1, 2022
Mary Carol Lohr, age 67 of Madison, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2022, surrounded by family. Mary was born on October 19, 1954, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The daughter of Wayne and Esther (Fowler) Williams. Mary attended her beloved Lincoln Junior High School, Madison Memorial High School, Madison Area Technical College, and UW Madison.
Mary worked at Cuna...
Virgil Houff
Jan 1, 2022
Madison – Virgil Houff, age 96, passed away on April 14, 2022, at the V.A. Hospital in Madison. Virgil was born on August 14, 1925, in Austin, Minnesota to Joseph and Aletta (Rice) Houff. He was the ninth of ten children. When Virgil was one-year old his sisters dressed him as a girl and entered him in a baby...
Mary O'Brien
Jan 1, 2022
On January 1st, 2022, Mary Ann O’Brien, most recently of Waunakee, WI, and longtime resident of Dubuque, IA, passed peacefully in her sleep after living for many years with dementia.
Mary Ann was born Mary Ann Beecher on March 12, 1933, to her parents Mary and Michael Beecher. Having grown up in Mason City, IA, Mary Ann...
Joyce Ellenbecker
Jan 1, 2022
Joyce Shirley Ellenbecker, Madison WI, 87, only child of Robert and Margaret Possehl; mother to three children, grandmother to four and great-grandmother to one; devoted wife to Thomas Erwin; died on October 1, 2022, from cancer and complications of the heart.
Joyce Shirley Possehl was born on March 20, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She grew up in...
David Mccarthy
Jan 1, 2022
Sun Prairie – David N. McCarthy, age 56, passed away by taking his own life on May 7, 2022. He was born on February 17, 1966, in Madison, the son of Gerald and Linda (Anderson) McCarthy. David grew up on the north side of Madison and graduated from East High School and soon after joined the Army. David married...
Craig Bottorff
Jan 1, 2022
Craig L. Bottorff, 80, was born January 22, 1942, died April 11, 2022.Craig struggled with Parkinson’s disease for several years but succumbed to complications following gall bladder surgery. His life partner Sue was by his side.
Craig was born in Chicago, IL. He grew up in St. Petersburg, FL and Evanston IL. Craig graduated from the University...
Stanley Heffernan
Jan 1, 2022
Madison Wisconsin-May 19, 2022
Stanley Maurice Heffernan
Stanley was born September 29, 1923, in Norwalk, Wisconsin. He was the son of Mabel (McGary) and Oliver Heffernan. His father came to Norwalk from Platteville to be its first high school Principal. His mother was the first-grade teacher and the granddaughter of the original land grant owner...
Margaret Kurek
Jan 1, 2022
Margaret T. Kurek, 101, of Madison, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2022 — nine days shy of her 102nd birthday. She was born on June 6, 1920, in Madison, Wisconsin. Margaret was baptized and raised in the Presbyterian faith and was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church for many years. She married Frank L. Kurek at Pres House...
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