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.
Jane Roeber
Jun 22, 2021
Madison-Jane (Davison) Roeber, age 82, died on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. She was born September 25, 1938, in Berwyn, Illinois, to Erwin and Alice (Monteith) Davison. In 1949 the family moved to River Falls, Wisconsin, where Jane graduated from high school in 1956.
Jane graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960 and from the...
Otto Oimoen
Jun 21, 2021
MADISON--Otto C. Oimoen age 65, of Madison passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday June 21, 2021. Otto was born in Madison on March 12, 1956, son of Frances Jane and Gerald Oimoen.
Otto is a 1974 graduate of Madison West High School. He worked part time at Smoky’s Club during high school and at his father’s...
Bruce Porter
Jun 20, 2021
MIDDLETON--Dr. Bruce W. Porter, PhD, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the age of 84.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Cress Center
6021 University Ave. Madison
(608) 238-8406

Kurt Maier
Jun 20, 2021
MADISON
Kurt J. Maier, “KJ”, age 36, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021, from a car accident. He is survived by his father, Gregg Maier, a sister Michelle (special friend) Maier, and nephew Aaron Maier. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Sharon Monica (Schoepp) Maier.
A private service was held. A special thank...
Marion Carroll
Jun 20, 2021
Marion Kathleen (Roherty) Carroll, age 93, known to friends and family as “Kay”, died June 20, 2021 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI. She was born in Janesville, WI, to Lewis and Marion (McCarthy) Roherty. She attended St Bernard’s Catholic Grade School and Edgewood High School (Class of 1946). After graduation, she completed additional training at the Groves-Barnhart Secretarial...
Lesley Gomes
Jun 19, 2021
Lesley Joan Gomes, age 54, of Sun Prairie, WI passed away on June 19, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital due to complications resulting from liver disease.
Lesley was born on April 19, 1967 in Norton, Massachusetts. She was the youngest daughter of Herman and Maxentia (Retzlaff) Gomes.
Lesley graduated with an associate degree from MATC...
William Raftery
Jun 19, 2021
MIDDLETON--William J. Raftery, Jr died on June 19, 2021 at Agrace Hospice Care. He was born in 1931 to William J. Raftery and Carrie Lavinia Calvert Raftery in Baltimore, Maryland.
As an enlisted man in the US Army Reserve his unit was activated and he served in Korea from 1951 to 1952 and ended his time in...
Jason Poellot
Jun 19, 2021
On Saturday, June 19, 2021, Jason Daniel Poellot, 44, passed away unexpectedly at home with his loving wife by his side.
He was born on October 23, 1976, in Beaver Dam, WI, to William and Marlene Poellot. On August 3, 2012 he was united in marriage to Krista Berggren.
Jason is survived by his wife...
William Krueger "Bill"
Jun 19, 2021
William J. Krueger “Bill”, age 60, of Brown Deer, WI, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born on May 4, 1961 in Madison to Earl and Catherine Krueger. Bill grew up in Madison where he graduated from Madison West High School. After high school, Bill went on to attend UW-River Falls where...
Lorraine Blank
Jun 18, 2021
MADISON— Lorraine H. Blank, age 90, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021. She was born in Columbus, WI on November 18, 1930 to Walter and Hildegard (Kusrow) Boese.
Lorraine attended Zion Lutheran Grade School in Columbus and graduate from Columbus High School. In 1949-50, she attended Prospect Hall Secretarial School in Milwaukee. She was secretary to...
Donna Hilgendorf
Jun 17, 2021
Madison – Donna Jean (Holm) Hilgendorf, age 61, passed away on Thursday June 17, 2021. Donna was born in 1959, in Madison the daughter of Roy “Ted” and Katherine “Kathy” Holm. She was a 1978 graduate of Madison LaFollette High School. Donna was united in marriage to the love of her life Dennis James Hilgendorf in 1980. Donna worked...
M. Jeanne Derose
Jun 17, 2021
Madison - M. Jeanne DeRose, age 84, passed away on June 17, 2021. Jeanne was born on June 10, 1937, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Rollin and Edna (Grubel) Hansen. She loved her family, her friends, and collecting people around her. Jeanne graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School (Kenosha) in 1954 and from Milton College in 1958 (English). ...
Edward Swanson
Jun 16, 2021
Swanson, Edward P., 90, passed away peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born on January 11,1931 in Waukegan, IL, to George and Dora (Mortensen) Swanson. On January 8, 1955, he was united in marriage to Norma Beake. They shared a good and long life together for 65 years.
...Elaine Fallon
Jun 15, 2021
Elaine Claire (Degnan) Fallon, age 82, passed away on June 15, 2021 at All Saints Memory Care in Madison, Wisconsin. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 24, 1939 to Daniel and Frances (Flannigan) Degnan. Elaine grew up in Toledo. She attended high school at St. Ursula Academy, and graduated in 1956. Elaine went on to nursing school...
Karl Stadler
Jun 15, 2021
Fitchburg - Karl Anthony Stadler, age 79, of Fitchburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Agrace Hospice, after living with the progressive effects of Parkinson’s Disease for more than a decade. He was born on September 11, 1941, in Appleton, Wisconsin, the son of William and Evelyn (Rickert) Stadler. Karl graduated from St. Mary’s High School, Menasha,...
Cecilia "Cele" Reindl
Jun 15, 2021
Sun Prairie- Cecilia “Cele” Reindl (nee: O’Connell), age 85, of Sun Prairie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 surrounded by loved ones after a long, hard-fought battle with multiple myeloma.
Cele was born August 26, 1935 to David and Francis O’Connell in Vermont, WI. She met Dave, the love of her life, in high school...
Richard Johnson
Jun 14, 2021
Madison - Richard Allan Johnson, 91 years old, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2021, at UW Hospital, in Madison, WI.
He was born November 6, 1929 in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Edwin Nathanial and Emma Marie (Slaata) Johnson. He grew up outside of town, the youngest of three children. He started flying small private...

Richard Johnson
Jun 14, 2021
Madison – Richard Allan Johnson, age 91, passed away on Monday June 14, 2021 at UW Hospital in Madison. Arrangements are pending for a memorial gathering in the fall. A full obituary will appear at a later date.
Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
3325 E. Washington Ave.
Madison (608) 249-6666
Louis "Gene" Allen
Jun 14, 2021
MADISON - Louis "Gene" Allen, 89, of Madison, passed away on Monday, June 14th, 2021.
Louis, known to most as “Gene" (and in the musical world as “Lou”), was born in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1932. His parents, Lou and Helen Allen, eventually moved to Madison into a lovely home on Lake Monona where their son would one...
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