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.
Mary Esch
Aug 6, 2014
Madison - Mary Cullinane Dunn Esch, age 63 of Madison passed away on August 6, 2014 at home unexpectedly from natural causes. Mary was born on Feb 18, 1951 and adopted into the loving arms of John and Eve Cullinane. Mary graduated from West High School, at that time she was employed at Frist Federal Savings and Loan....
Marjorie Morgenthaler
Aug 5, 2014
MADISON - Marjorie J. Morgenthaler passed away on Tuesday August 5, 2014. She was born on June 20, 1923 in Madison, beginning a long and rich life with her parents; Paul and Julia Stark and siblings; Dorothy, Jane, Richard, and Phillip. She grew up in Nakoma and graduated from West High. She attended UW-Madison, earning a degree in...
Larry Nygaard
Aug 4, 2014
Surrounded by family and friends, and held in God's love, Larry passed into Heaven on Monday, August 4th, 2014 at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg. Larry fought hard throughout the past year, and never allowed his cancer diagnosis to hold him back from living and loving his life to the fullest. In between chemo and hospital visits, Larry...
David Holtz
Aug 4, 2014
David Charles "DOC" Holtz Madison- David Charles "DOC" Holtz, Age 62, died on Monday, August 4th peacefully at home. David was born in 1952. In 1953 he was adopted by Carroll and Eunice Holtz. Shortly after, he had a sister "Barbara Jean and a brother Mark Henry". In grade school he was very active in the scouts. He...
Anna Doerfert
Aug 4, 2014
Anna Mae K. Doerfert, age 86, died on August 4, 2014 at ClareBridge of Sun Prairie. She was born on June 18, 1928 in Waukesha, to Henry and Katherine Heberlein. Anna married Willard Doerfert on July 6, 1946 in Horicon. They were happily married 68 years. She was a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sun Prairie....
Urban Werla
Aug 3, 2014
Urban John Werla, age 95, of Dane, died on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Agrace Hospice House. He was born on May 31, 1919, in the town of Dane, WI, the son of Thomas and Katherine (Barbian) Werla. Urban served honorably in the United States Army during WWII. He earned many honors including two Purple Hearts. Urban was...
Joan Blackney
Aug 3, 2014
McFarland- Joan M. Blackney passed away on August 3, 2014 of Alzheimer's disease. She was born on August 21, 1932 in Clyman. Joan graduated from Watertown High School in 1950, and moved to Madison. She met and married Ted Blackney in 1956. Together they owned and operated a well-known Madison restaurant "Taco Grande" for 20 years. Joan loved...
Leota Lucht
Aug 2, 2014
MADISON - Leota M. Lucht, age 86, died Saturday, August 2nd at Oakwood Village West in Madison. She was born on July 18, 2928 to Peter and Christiana Lucht in LaValle, WI. After completing high school in Wonewoc, Wi she was on her way to an exciting educational and adventurous career with Stouffer Corporation. She began as a...
Thomas Taves
Aug 1, 2014
Cross Plains - Thomas J. Taves, age 64, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at his home. He was born on December 26, 1949 to Robert and Ruth (Graebert) Taves in Milwaukee. Tom grew up in Brookfield. He has lived in Madison since 1970. Tom graduated from Madison Area Technical College with a degree in architectural design,...
Isabel Gretebeck
Aug 1, 2014
Town of Albion- Isabel Gretebeck, age 96, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at Stoughton Hospital. She was born on the family farm in Janesville on June 6, 1918 the daughter of Walter and Lenore Broege. On October 26, 1940 Isabel married Joseph Gretebeck in Dubuque, IA. Together they farmed in the Town of Albion until the...
Patrick Shelley
Jul 31, 2014
Sun Prairie - Patrick "Pat" Shelley, age 81 passed away July 31, 2014. He was born on July 24, 1933 in Kenosha the son of Thomas and Margaret (Willems) Shelley. He proudly enlisted and served in the United State Marines serving at Camp Pendleton and in Korea. On November 28, 1959, Pat was united in marriage to Kathryn...
Chengying Tang
Jul 31, 2014
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Beatrice Mellum
Jul 30, 2014
Mellum "Betty" Beatrice, age 83, of Waunakee passed away on Wed., July 30, 2014 following complications with pneumonia. Betty was born on May 24, 1931 in Muscoda, WI to Joseph F. and Helen M. (Pospichal) Sobek. She married Gordon F. Waddell in Madison on Sept 10, 1951. They made their home and raised their family in Fitchburg. Gordon...
Marilyn Hoag
Jul 30, 2014
Marilyn Hoag, 82, died July 30, 2014 at her home at Oakwood Village University Woods in Madison. Marilyn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 5, 1932. She graduated from Rufus King High School, where she found the violin and orchestra to be her center of interest. Marilyn met Lane Hoag in her senior year, and they were...
Tina Kosse
Jul 30, 2014
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Service Sunset Memory Gardens 7301 Mineral Point Rd Madison, Wisconsin 53717 Friends and family will meet inside the gates at Sunset Memory Gardens to be...
William M.D.
Jul 29, 2014
Sun Prairie - William T. Russell, M.D., age 97, died July 29, 2014. He practiced family medicine in Sun Prairie, WI, from 1949 to 1982. Born Feb. 15, 1917, as the oldest of William Henry and Ethel (Manning) Russell's five children, Bill grew up on the family farm in Erin, WI. He taught country school for seven years,...
Kathleen Lee
Jul 29, 2014
MADISON - Kathleen "Kay" R. Lee, age 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 29, 2014 at Saint Mary's hospital with her loving son and family at her bedside. Kay bravely battled juvenile diabetes for 63 years. However it was a courageous fight against cancer that took her to heaven. Support from family and friends as well as...
Gloria Hay
Jul 28, 2014
Gloria Ann Bittner Hay, Ph.D. passed on July 28, 2014. Gloria was born in Johnstown, PA to Robert Bittner and Edith Elizabeth Schmucker Bittner. She is survived by brother Robert B. Bittner of Thousand Oaks, CA and sister Patricia Jane Stohr of Prescott, AZ, sons Richard Cameron Hay, David Gordon Hay, and William Mark Hay, four granddaughters and...
Donald Hewitt
Jul 28, 2014
Donald (Donnie) "Tic" Hewitt, age 72, died on Monday, July 28, 2014, at his home in Dane following a brief illness. He was born on the family farm in Dane on Aug. 26, 1941, to George and Mary (Pape) Hewitt. Donnie lived on the family farm for his entire life and loved farming. He enjoyed gardening, classic cars,...
Josephine Meier
Jul 27, 2014
Middleton: Josephine R. Meier, age 85, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Josephine was born May 23, 1929 the daughter of Barnabas and Josephine A. (Pechan) Stupfel in Mazomanie. She was united in marriage to Wilfred Meier on November 25, 1947. Josephine was a farm wife, and later worked for the State of...
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