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.
Reginald Copas
May 31, 2020
Copas, Reginald Robert (Bob)
Middleton: Reginald Robert (Bob) Copas passed away on May 31, 2020 at Attic Angels. He was born on March 9, 1931 in Wauzeka to Louis and Irma (Kuchenbecker) Copas. He graduated from Wauzeka High School in 1949. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1952 during the Korean War and was stationed...
James Koran
May 30, 2020
SUN PRAIRIE – James L. Koran age 58, died on Saturday May 30, 2020 at home. He was born on September 14, 1961 in Racine, WI, the son of Susan L. Koran and the late Richard L. Koran. Jim graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 1980 and received his Associate Degree from Madison Area Technical College in 1982....
Richard Klongland
May 30, 2020
Richard J Klongland, age 67, passed away after a strong and courageous battle with lung cancer. Richard was born on June 16, 1952 to Beverly and Richard Klongland.
He married the love of his life, Jeanne, on April 18th, 1973 and they spent 47 wonderful years together until his passing. Rick enlisted in the United...
Carol Wahlin
May 30, 2020
Stoughton- Carol Laufenberg Wahlin, age 83, of Stoughton, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 surrounded by her family. Carol was born in Madison on June 12, 1936, the daughter of Peter and Leona (Ripp) Laufenberg. A Madison native, Carol grew up on Broom Street and was a 1954 graduate of Central High School. She described her childhood as...
Mary Vance
May 29, 2020
Mary Ann Vance, 73, of Middleton passed away peacefully Friday morning, May 29, 2020, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born Oct 5, 1946, in Viroqua, to Orin H. and Dorothy J. (Otto) Vance. Mary attended school at Brush Hollow in Avalanche before moving into Viroqua in 1960 where...
Georgene Wegener
May 26, 2020
Georgene Wegener, of Verona, WI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 while recovering from a recent hospitalization. She was 83. Inside every older woman is a younger one wondering what the hell happened, and that was Georgene. Sharp, funny, and fiercely opinionated to the end.
She never stopped missing her late husband Fred, who preceded...
Raymond Veloff
May 26, 2020
Raymond Douglas Veloff, Butch to his family, left this earth on May 26th. Ray was born on January 6, 1944, to Theodore and Arlene Veloff. He will be truly missed by his family, wife of 53 years, Judy Bender, daughters Stephanie Rae Histed (Robin) and Julie Anne Helmer (Derek), his grandchildren McKenna Rae Histed and Sebastian Robin Histed and...
Helen Zander
May 26, 2020
Helen Zander, at age 95 changed her angel status from earth to heaven on Tuesday May 26th 2020. Helen was born in Mt Vernon, Wisconsin. In 1945 she married Raymond Zander, and they were married for 60+ years. In 1948 they purchased the Zander family farm in Deerfield, Wisconsin where they lived for 50+ yrs and raised their 13...
Ilene Laufman
May 26, 2020
On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Ilene Princer Laufman, loving wife, sister, mother of three children and grandmother of seven grandchildren, passed away at the age of 74. Ilene was born on June 8, 1945 in New York to Therma and Dr. Ellis Princer. She received her education degree from SUNY Cobleskill and the University of Arizona. On June 16,...
Joseph Collins
May 26, 2020
Joseph Collins died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Waunakee Manor. He was born in Madison on December 25, 1928 to Walter and Rose (Blaser) Collins. He married Arlene Dohm on June 26, 1952 and they lived on their farm in the Roxbury area. Joe retired from Oscar Mayer and always enjoyed his home in Roxbury. His enjoyment showed...

William Curley
May 26, 2020
William Christopher Curley born December 28th, 1979 in Madison, Wisconsin, passed away May 26, 2020, at the age of 40 in Madison, Wisconsin. He passed away unexpectedly from an undiagnosed heart condition. Chris enjoyed going golfing with his friends and family. He also spent many weekends practicing baseball with his son, Christopher Curley. Almost every Tuesday he would go...
Mickey Von Bergen
May 25, 2020
Mickey Von Bergen, 77, beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend passed away on May 25, 2020 due to complications from the coronavirus. He is best remembered for his confidence, humor, hard work & friendships.
He was born on June 30th, 1942 in Shenandoah, Iowa, the oldest of Anita (Kinney) and William Von Bergen’s three children. His family...
Jeffery " Jeff" Anderson
May 25, 2020
Jeff Anderson, age 60, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020, after a short struggle with cancer. He was born on July 24, 1959, in Madison, where he lived most of his life, including the last 46 years. Jeff always felt lucky to find love not just once, but twice. He and Elaine Knobeck married in 1987 and together...
Patricia (Cooper) Schuettler
May 25, 2020
Schuettler, Patricia (Cooper), age 68, died on May 25, 2020, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Patti was born on August 29,1951 in Milwaukee. She graduated from Wauwatosa East High School in 1969 and attended UW-Milwaukee for one year before transferring to UW-Madison. After college, she was employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for five years before...
Steven Boyle
May 25, 2020
MADISON-Steven Patrick Boyle, age 57, of Madison, WI passed away on May 25, 2020. He was born on August 4, 1962 at Madison General Hospital and welcomed into the family of Patrick and Mary Ann (Meffert) Boyle. Steve graduated from Madison West High School and Madison Area Technical College. He worked in sales, winning awards for productivity and salesmanship,...
Stanley Boyer
May 25, 2020
Stanley Wade Boyer, MD of Madison, died quietly at home, May 25, 2020 at age 84.
Stan was born in 1936 in Elkhart, IN to Ervin and Ruth (Stealy) Boyer. He grew up in Elkhart, and became acquainted with his future wife, Marylin Ebersole, at summer camp in Michigan when they were both 9. They later dated...
Richard Adler
May 24, 2020
Marshall – Richard J. Adler, age 88, passed away on Sunday May 24, 2020 at his home in Marshall. Richard was born August 24, 1931 in Fond du Lac, WI. He was raised by Earle and Geraldine Dalton. Richard is a 1950 graduate of Mt. Horeb High School. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Madison. ...
Joanne Mann
May 24, 2020
Joanne L. Mann, age 80, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on May 24, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Middleton, Wisconsin. Joanne was born on October 22, 1939 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Anne Blankinship. Joanne married David C. Mann on April 19, 1957 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. They had a happy 44-year marriage until he passed...
Marvin Wolfson
May 24, 2020
Marvin Wolfson, age 98, who died May 24, 2020, was born to Chicago’s Harry and Mildred Wolfson. He and his late wife, Barbara, adored each other.
Preceded in death by his dear Barbara, their beloved son James, and his parents, he is survived by his daughters Andrea (Scott) Center, Nancy (Richard) Peidelstein, Susan Clapp (Dave Robertson), his...
Dorthy Zupancich-Meeker
May 24, 2020
Dorthy Zupancich Meeker of Madison passed away on May 24, 2020 at Ingleside Assisted Living in Mount Horeb. She was 99.
Dorthy was born on May 14, 1921 in Oak Park, Illinois to Josef and Azana (Brasseaux) Zupancich of Chicago. In her senior year at John Marshall High School, Dorthy won a city-wide competition for...
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