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.

Marian Heisig

Marian Heisig

Jan 12, 2017

Madison - Marian Ethel Heisig, age 93, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Chamomile Assisted Living in Madison. She was born on December 28, 1923, in the Town of Burke, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward and Mabel (Kittleson) Bork. Marian was united in marriage to Lawrence Heisig on April 7, 1945, at Burke Lutheran Church. She...

Doreen Drescher

Doreen Drescher

Jan 12, 2017

SUN PRAIRIE - Doreen May Drescher, age 60, of Sun Prairie and Town of Burke, passed away January 12, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born May 25, 1956 in DeForest, WI, the daughter of Walter A. and Janet E. Miller. She married Richard D. Drescher on August 27, 1977 at Windsor United Church...

Marjorie Hyatt

Marjorie Hyatt

Jan 11, 2017

Stoughton- Marjorie Hoffman Hyatt, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Stoughton Hospital. She was born in Baker, Montana on January 13, 1926, the daughter of Byron and Gladys Hubbard. Marge graduated from Oregon High School in 1944. On July 31, 1946 she married Walter Hoffman and together they raised four children. They enjoyed spending...

Glen Md Jr.

Glen Md Jr.

Jan 11, 2017

Glen Elton Hastings Jr., age 84 , of Wichita, Kansas , passed away on January 11 ,2017 in Madison , Wisconsin . Glen was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on March 15, 1932 to the late Glen E Hastings and Lois Faulkner. After graduation from the University of Pittsburg, he joined the United States Air Force where he was...

Audrey Peterson

Audrey Peterson

Jan 10, 2017

Madison - Audrey L. Peterson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at UW Hospital in Madison surrounded by her loving family. At 93 years of age she will be remembered as an intelligent, independent woman that loved being with family and friends and enjoyed golfing, attending Badger Football games and being on the board of the...

Margarete Johnson

Margarete Johnson

Jan 10, 2017

McFarland- Margarete Johnson, age 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. She was born in Germany on May 26, 1927, the daughter of Arthur and Johanna Stanchus. Margaret met John Johnson who was serving in the military and was stationed in Germany. Soon after, they married, emigrated to the U.S. and settled in...

Catherine Meiller

Catherine Meiller

Jan 10, 2017

MADISON: Catherine Meiller died January 10, 2017 of complications of peripheral neuropathy. Catherine worked for the state of Wisconsin in the department of Transportation (traffic accidents), retiring in 1999. Her first love was ballroom dancing, which she competed in and won trophies for her favorite dance, the polka. She met her husband, Dennis while taking dance lessons and...

Elizabeth Clayton

Elizabeth Clayton

Jan 8, 2017

MADISON, WISCONSIN Elizabeth M. Clayton, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 8, 2017, in her apartment at Coventry Village in Madison, WI. She was born on December 9, 1923 in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Nicholas M. and Mary Catherine (Sullivan) Isabella. Elizabeth graduated from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee in...

Theodora Zweifel

Theodora Zweifel

Jan 8, 2017

VERONA - Theodora "Teddy" M. Zweifel, age 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at Orchid Home in Verona. Private funeral services will be held. Teddy's family wishes to thank Orchid Home, Agrace Hospice, Verona Senior Center, St. Andrews's Catholic Church, Dr. Sara James of UW Health-Verona and Jane Lampher of DCHS for helping provide comfort...

John Purcell

John Purcell

Jan 8, 2017

Madison- John D. Purcell, 92, passed away on January 8, 2017. John was born on June 17, 1924, Madison, Wisconsin, the son of John and Catherine (Mooney) Purcell. He grew up on West Washington Avenue and lived his life in the downtown area. John owned JP Forms Printing Brokerage Company. He also was a member of St. Raphael's...

Carol Miller

Carol Miller

Jan 7, 2017

Madison: Carol Edward Miller Jr. passed away Saturday January 7th at Oakwood retirement Home. He was 87 years old. Carol was born April 25th, 1929 in Hutchinson Kansas. He spent most of his childhood in St. Louis and Kirkwood Missouri. The first son of Carol E. Miller and Katherine Magdalin Miller (Schmick). Elaine Adams Miller, his wife of...

John Melcher

John Melcher

Jan 7, 2017

MADISON John Owen Melcher, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 7, 2017. He was born on October 23, 1946 in Milwaukee, the son of John William and Beatrice (Hagensick) Melcher. John was a retired accountant. He graduated from Madison West High School and received his accounting degree from Milton College. He enjoyed doing genealogy, listening to...

Jennifer Seymour

Jennifer Seymour

Jan 6, 2017

La Valle, WI Jennifer "Jenn" Jan Seymour, 52, of La Valle, WI, passed away Friday Jan. 6, 2017, at UW Madison Hospital, after a brief but valiant battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on August 23, 1964, in Rochester, NY, to Pamela Deuel and the late Donald Seymour. Jenn lived most of her life in California until...

Carla Mccants

Carla Mccants

Jan 5, 2017

MADISON Carla McCants, age 56, of Madison, passed away peacefully, Thursday, January 5 2017 following a short illness. Carla was born on November 26, 1960 in Detroit Michigan to the late Forest and Catherine (Raines) McCants. What made Carla so special was she really loved the people she came in contact with. After getting her GED she worked...

Raymond Knudtson

Raymond Knudtson

Jan 5, 2017

Madison - Raymond J. Knudtson, age 94, died Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was born on May 4th, 1922 in Madison, the son of the late Joseph A. and Margaret Mary (Dempsey) Knudtson. Ray's school years involved St. Raphael's Catholic Parochial; Evergreen Park Elementary in Evergreen Park, IL, Madison Central High and Madison Area Technical College. Following school,...

John Paulson

John Paulson

Jan 4, 2017

MADISON John Walter Paulson, Sr., age 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Wednesday, January 4, 2017. He was born on May 13, 1925, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to Arthur and Amanda Paulson (Johnson). He had happy memories of playing marbles with his friends, shooting his BB gun, and riding around in his Dad's Wippet. After he...

Robert Demrow

Robert Demrow

Jan 4, 2017

Robert W. "Bob" Demrow, 83, of Lake Mills, formerly of Sun Prairie passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at home with family by his side. He was born March 16, 1933, on the Pierce family farm near Evansville, the son of Robert W. and Myrtle (Pierce) Demrow. He was a 1951 graduate of Janesville High School. While attending...

Vernel Stenjem

Vernel Stenjem

Jan 3, 2017

Stoughton - Vernel Ananda Stenjem (Lund) passed into eternal rest on January 3rd, 2017. Vernel was born on September 1st, 1920 to Ole and Palma (Johnson) Lund. She spent her entire life in the Stoughton area except for a brief time living in California and also wintering in Arizona. She married Herbert Stenjem on October 19th, 1938 and...

Ann Nelsen

Ann Nelsen

Jan 2, 2017

MADISON- Ann L. Nelsen, age 75, passed away on Monday Jan. 2, 2017 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born Jan. 8, 1941 in Madison, daughter of the late Leonard and Dorothy (Brandemuehl) Ulvestad. She married William "Bill" Nelsen in Madison. They moved to Wausau in 1965, where she worked at Leath Furniture for a number of...

Bruce Stengel

Bruce Stengel

Jan 2, 2017

DeForest - Bruce Wayne Stengel, age 71, peacefully passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017. Bruce was born September 12, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri to Norvell and Irene (Rolfingsmeyer) Stengel. On January 21, 1966, Bruce was united in marriage to Connie Sue Johnson in St. Louis, where they lived before settling in Wisconsin. Bruce proudly served in...

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