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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.
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...
Cynthia Anhalt
Jul 26, 2014
Cynthia Gayle Anhalt (n�e Marshment) was born on September 27th, 1960 to parents Philip Irwin and Bette Gayle. She spent her early years in Waukegan, Illinois before moving to a little house in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Cindy was very active all throughout her school career; playing flute in the marching band, running track and cross country, and singing in...
Theodora "Thea"
Jul 26, 2014
Madison - Theodora "Thea" Agathe Briamis passed away at her home in Madison in the early hours of July 26th after her tenacious fight against the lymphoma that developed during her second pregnancy. Born on March 22nd 1983 in Madison, WI, Thea was a social and spunky child who grew to become a fearless flyer on the All...
Nancy Salditt
Jul 25, 2014
Salditt, Nancy E. (nee Love) age 84 entered eternal life on July 25, 2014 at Agrace Hospice in Madison, WI. Preceded in death by her parents Dr. Irving B. Love and Ellen M. Love, and brother Donald P. Love, her loving husband of 50 years, Frederick F. Salditt, and newborn son, James Richard. She is survived by brother...
Joyce Caldwell
Jul 25, 2014
Middleton/Sauk-Prairie. Joyce began her journey to be with her Lord on Friday, July 25, 2014, after combatting Parkinson's Disease for twenty-five years. Her positive outlook on life earned her many friends, and helped greatly as she strove to live life fully. While still in the experimental stage she braved having deep brain stimulators inserted to enhance her quality...
Dennis Maerz
Jul 25, 2014
Stoughton - Dennis R. Maerz, age 66, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the U.W. Hospital. He was born on October 2, 1947 in Waunakee, WI, the son of Joseph and Mary (Werla) Maerz. He married Sue Woods on March 7, 1990 in Las Vegas, NV. Dennis attended the Stoughton School District and it was also...
Florentina Pertzborn
Jul 25, 2014
Madison- Florentina Frances Pertzborn (Ballweg), 91, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at Saint Mary's Care Center. She was born in Roxbury, Wisconsin, on March 11, 1923 to Edward and Clara (Breunig) Ballweg. Florentina became head of her first household at 13, helping her father raise her younger brothers after her mother died. On February 21, 1946 she married...
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