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.
Aren Wish
Oct 4, 2015
Aren Jennifer Wish, beloved daughter of Joel R. and Carol W. Wish, was born November 6, 1982, and died October 2, 2015. Aren attended Waunakee Schools and Carleton College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2004. Until her illness got the upper hand, she attended the University of Minnesota. Aren was passionate about social services for children and other...
Grace Warden
Oct 4, 2015
Madison - Grace T. (Okray) Warden, age 95, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday Oct. 4, 2015. She was born Oct. 15, 1919 in Stevens Point to the late Joseph and Helen (Niemczyk) Okray. She married Del Warden on Nov. 28, 1946 in Stevens Point. Grace spent her teaching career in the Wausau area. Grace is...
Helen Vukelich
Oct 3, 2015
Madison - Helen Louise Gutensohn Frisbie Vukelich, age 86, died expectedly, in the early morning hours of October 3rd, 2015, with her five children at her side, singing the songs of her adored Pete Seeger. Helen was born on December 5, 1928 in Dawn, Missouri to Martha Kinsey Gutensohn and Samuel Gutensohn and spent her childhood in her...
Geraldine Randy
Oct 3, 2015
Madison - Geraldine Daitch Randy, age 87, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Gerry was born in Madison to Etta and Herman Daitch on April 29, 1928. She met the love of her life, Warren Randy, in her freshman year at the UW. They were married for 64 years. Gerry...
Milton Sunde
Oct 2, 2015
Madison - Milton Lester Sunde died peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2015, after a long and prosperous life. He was a South Dakota farmboy, a World War II veteran, a UW Poultry Science professor, a family man, and proud of his Norwegian heritage. Milt Sunde was born on the family farm on January 7, 1921, near Brookings SD,...
Mary Humphrey
Sep 29, 2015
In Loving Memory Mary Elizabeth (Kowalski) Humphrey completed her fifteen-year battle with cancer on September 29th, 2015. Mary was born October 28th, 1961 in Milwaukee, WI to Walter and Charlotte (Conrad) Kowalski. She was married to Tony Humphrey for 28 years. They lived and worked together in Sun Prairie, a city that was a little too small for...
Lanelle Neal
Sep 29, 2015
MADISON- Wanda "LaNelle" Neal went home to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was born July 26, 1933 in Round Timber, Texas to Asa and Thelma Smith.â₨LaNelle married the love of her life, George Neal, on April 15, 1965. They were married 49 years, and were inseparable.â₨â₨LaNelle was preceded in death by her daughter Deborah...
Skylar Lee
Sep 28, 2015
MADISON - Skylar Marcus Lee on September 28, 2015 succumbed to a quiet killer that some may already be familiar with: depression. When not fighting against his own internal mental health he was a junior attending Madison West High School. An active member of GSA, Proud Theatre, he also actively did advanced ballroom dancing and was an activist...
Mark Daniel
Sep 27, 2015
Sun Prairie - Mark D. Daniel, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He was born on May 26, 1950 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Ralph and Rosemary (Keck) Daniel. Mark was united in marriage to Kathleen Schneider on January 16, 1971 in Dayton, Ohio. Family was everything...
Dora Kuehner
Sep 27, 2015
Madison - Dora M. Kuehner, age 104, died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI. She was born May 21, 1911, on the family farm near Rockfield, WI, the daughter of George and Louisa (Klevenow) Bast. She was married to Conrad L. Kuehner, a professor of horticulture at the University of Wis., Madison,...
Ida Lengfeld
Sep 27, 2015
Madison- Ida Jean Lengfeld, age 84, died on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Ida Jean was born February 6, 1931 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, the daughter of John and Lucia Carollo. She married Fred Edward Lengfeld in August of 1956 and they were married for 53 years. She received her undergraduate degree in social work at the University of Wisconsin...
Jessica Moore
Sep 27, 2015
Jessica Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on December 4, 1945. She entered Heaven's gates on September 27, 2015. A Certified Nursing Assistant, Jessica was an excellent cook and enjoyed preparing meals for her family and friends. She was a true giver and would offer you her last of anything to help someone in need. Jessica was a...
Lloyd O'Connor
Sep 27, 2015
O'Connor, Lloyd Beaver Dam: Lloyd O'Connor, age 83 � formerly of Sun Prairie and Madison, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015. He is survived by his wife Rosanna O'Connor, and children; Roxane Swanson, Michael (Kitty Dunn) O'Connor, Thomas O'Connor, Jana O'Connor, Molly (Nick) Finkler. He is also survived by his grandchildren who brought joy into his life, Jeremy...
Violet Barry
Sep 26, 2015
Stoughton- Violet Hoff Anderson Barry, age 86, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Saturday, September 26, 2015. She was born in Thayer, Missouri, on March 12, 1929, the daughter of Luther and Violet Campbell. In 1947 Violet married Robert C. Hoff. They resided in Stoughton where they had two daughters, Sheila and Vicki. Violet had a...
Ida Norton
Sep 26, 2015
Stoughton - Aida (Ida) Mietz Norton peacefully entered eternal rest in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday September 26th 2015. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 12, 1917 to immigrant parents from Lithuania Zigmund and Amelia Mileko. Aida and her sister Virginia grew up above their parent's small grocery store a block...
Geraldine Day
Sep 25, 2015
MADISON- Geraldine Mary Day, age 97, of Madison, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the Ellen and Peter Johnson HospiceCare Residence. She was born on June 21, 1918, in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of Marion and Samuel Desposito. Growing up, she was such a gifted acrobatic dancer that the local paper referred to her as "Geraldine...
Barbara Prue
Sep 25, 2015
Madison - Barbara "Barb" Jo Prue, age 85, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 28, 1930 to Grant and Beatrice "Bee" Britton in Pontiac, Michigan. Barb was united in marriage to Marvin Prue in 1952 in Pontiac, Michigan. They have been residents of Madison for...
Jerry Govern
Sep 24, 2015
For more than 60 years McGovern's Club patrons were welcomed by a Jerry McGovern Smile, handshake, "Thank you", and "Welcome to McGoos" by the Sun Prairie icon. Gerald "Jerry" Allen McGovern was born to Allen and Lucilla McGovern April 21, 1923 in Portland, Wi. He attended grammar school in Hubbleton and high school in Waterloo where he was...
John Schnell
Sep 24, 2015
Stoughton-John Arthur Schnell, Jr. passed away surrounded by family on Thursday September 24, 2015. He was born on May 28, 1956 in Waukesha, WI. as a very special child of John and Phyllis (Johnson) Schnell. John grew up in Pewaukee, WI. where he lived until mother's death in 1991. John then moved to McFarland and later on to...
John Jones
Sep 24, 2015
Jones, John Howard Dane: John Howard Jones passed away September 24, 2015 at the age of 84. John was born August 28, 1931 to Ivan and Josephine (Kastonic) Jones in Minnesota. John will be greatly loved and missed by his wife, Lynette (Wagner) Jones, whom he married July 6, 1963 and his children, daughters Michelle, Annette, Susan (husband...
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