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.

Ronald Swann
Oct 25, 2020
MERRIMAC-Ronald Ray Swann, age 79, of Merrimac passed away due to COVID-19 on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Meriter Hospital. He was born on February 6, 1941 in Madison, WI, the son of the late Ray and Maybelle Swann. He married Fran on June 8. 1963. Ron was a proud member of Madison West High School Class of 1959...
Dalia Dannenberg
Oct 23, 2020
MIDDLETON
Dalia Devi (Seng) Dannenberg, 45, of Middleton passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23 with her parents and husband by her side after her journey with cancer came to an end.
She was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Kim and Naychy (Hak) Seng. Days after her birth, her family fled Cambodia...
Barbara Deroo
Oct 23, 2020
Madison - Barbara Ann DeRoo, age 72, passed away at Attic Angel Health Center on October 23, 2020. Barbara was born November 20, 1947 in Muncie, Indiana to Eleanor (Rush) and Robert F. DeRoo. Barbara grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois and graduated from York High School in 1966. She attended Oberlin College before graduating from Northern Illinois University. Barbara...
Robert "Bob" Cisna
Oct 23, 2020
Robert “Bob” Harold Cisna, 82, of Madison, WI, formerly of Appleton, WI, passed away on October 23, 2020, from aspiration pneumonia. He was born in Des Moines, IA, on August 11, 1938, the son of Maxwell (Max) and J. Maxine Cisna. Bob graduated from East Des Moines High School with the class of 1956, where he lettered in swimming....
Arnold "Arnie" Urban
Oct 23, 2020
MADISON - Arnold J. "Arnie" Urban of Madison, Wis., passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020, at home with family. He was born August 12, 1938, in Hillsboro, Wis., the son of Frank and Velma (Kolash) Urban.
Arnie married Margaret Thorson on October 3, 1964, in Kendall, Wis.
Arnie was in the Air Force and...
Norman Ripp
Oct 22, 2020
Norman A. Ripp, 84, of Dane, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. He was born on June 7, 1936 to Mathias “Math” and Odelia “Tillie” Meinholz Ripp.
Norman married Betty Hendrickson on November 15, 1985 and they resided in Dane. He was employed at Mendota Mental Health Institute until...
Sheila Mulcahy
Oct 21, 2020
MADISON - Sheila Mary Hogan Mulcahy age 76 of Madison, Wisconsin passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 at her home after a heroic battle with cancer in Madison WI. She was born July 14th, 1944 (Bastille Day!) in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Adrian and Mary Erickson Hogan. As a child Sheila created the Eustis...
Ernest "Bill" Storm
Oct 21, 2020
Stoughton - Bill Storm, age 79, passed away October 21, 2020 at Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Bill was born July 31, 1941 to Alma (Olson) and Ernest S. Storm. Bill married Kathryn “Kay” Kamm on September 6, 1962.
Bill was always a role model for friends and family with his positive attitude and dry...
William Butler
Oct 20, 2020
COTTAGE GROVE / MADISON - William Russell Butler, age 93, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born on October 11, 1927, in Slater, MO, the son of Parker and Grace (Goodsen) Butler.
Bill graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia. He served in the Navy as...
Ruth Maier
Oct 20, 2020
Ruth Ann Maier age 81, of Waunakee, Wisconsin exchanged her broken earthly body for a perfect heavenly one on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Ruth Ann Wipperfurth was born on December 30, 1938, the oldest of five children to Mike and Betty (Kurt) Wipperfurth of Lodi, Wisconsin.
Ruth Ann attended St. Michael grade school in Dane, WI and...
Richard "Rick" Mann
Oct 20, 2020
Richard “Rick” G. Mann, age 74, passed away at home on Tuesday October 20, 2020. He was born to Gordon and Grace (Dobbs) Mann in Madison on November 18, 1945. He graduated from East High School. Richard served in the Vietnam War in the Navy and later in the Coast Guard as a chef to the officers.
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Duane Bowman Jr.
Oct 19, 2020
Fitchburg - Duane Fredrick Bowman, Jr., 84, of Fitchburg, WI, passed peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on January 2, 1936, in Fitchburg, WI, the son of Duane F. Bowman, Sr, and Olympia G. Bowman. Duane Jr. was raised on the Bowman Dairy Farm in Fitchburg and spent many hours...
Janice Meinholz
Oct 19, 2020
Janice M. Meinholz, age 76, died on Monday, October 19, 2020 at her home in Middleton surrounded by her children. She was born on February 16, 1944 in Waunakee to Alfred and Ethel (Maly) Ballweg. Janice grew up on a farm outside of Waunakee with her many siblings. She was the owner and operator of Appliance Service Unlimited of...
Janet Jackson
Oct 18, 2020
DEERFIELD – Janet Alvina (Krause) Jackson, age 77, of Deerfield passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, after a short battle with leukemia at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Janet was born on Mar. 27, 1943 in the town of Magnolia, Wis., the second of three children of Verne William Krause and Clara Verena Day....
Barbara Peterson
Oct 18, 2020
McFarland—Barbara A Peterson, age 80, of McFarland, Wis., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 at UW hospital. She was born on July 2, 1940 in Stoughton, Wis., to Wilmer and Sadie (Lewton) Janes.
Barbara is a 1958 graduate of Stoughton High School. While in high school, she worked at the local root beer stand and eventually...
Beverly Bluel
Oct 18, 2020
Beverly Bluel, age 85, of Madison passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020. She was born on October 16, 1935 in Madison, the daughter of the late Robert and Virginia Nelson. She met and married her high school sweetheart, John Bluel.
Bev is survived by her husband, John; children Tom (Pam), Patricia, Robert, and Mark; grandson Brett...
Lori Kay
Oct 17, 2020
Lori (Lorna) Christine Meier Kay
April 2, 1945 - October 17, 2020
A creative advocate for our community and our world has left us too soon. Surrounded by her family, Lori succumbed to the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease after 19 years of actively fighting against it, and supporting the evolving science to overcome it.
...Arnold Tucker
Oct 17, 2020
Sun Prairie - Arnold H. Tucker, 87, passed away at his home in Sun Prairie, WI on October 17, 2020. Born on December 5, 1932 in Rice Lake, WI, he was the son of Howard B. and Vivian C. (Crosby) Tucker. His early education began at the Wisconsin School for the Blind in Janesville due to congenital glaucoma. He...
Anthony "Tony" Parisi
Oct 17, 2020
MADISON - Anthony “Sonny” Parisi passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born November 6, 1935, the son of Demetro and Mary (Bongiovani) Parisi. He was born and raised in Madison, WI and grew up in the ‘Bush’. He graduated from Central High School and was a skilled carpenter. He married Janet...
Rex Wickland
Oct 17, 2020
Rex Bradford Wickland, age 78, of Madison, died Saturday, October 17, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Rex was born January 16, 1942, in Chicago, the only child of William Bradford Wickland and Marion (Bard) Wickland. He grew up in Chicago and had fond memories of the Uptown neighborhood.
In 1966, he married Teri Ann Caldwell,...
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