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.
Marjorie Rickey
Oct 24, 2012
Middleton - Marjorie Rickey, age 94, of Middleton died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Oak Park West in Middleton. Marjorie was born on June 9, 1918 in Chillicothe, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Margaret Carr. She married Wayne Rickey on August 9, 1937. Wayne and Marjorie were married for 55 years. They raised 3 children and worked...
Lois Daron
Oct 23, 2012
Lois Daron, age 77, died peacefully on Oct. 23, 2012, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison. Born in Manitowoc, WI on Aug. 12, 1935, Lois was the only child of Lester and Ermabell Daron who preceded her in death. She lived in Cambridge, WI for 17 years, where she fulfilled her dream of building and living in a cabin...
Martha Lound
Oct 23, 2012
Oregon - Martha Lound, age 100, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at home. A full obituary will follow.
Visitation Visitation Pending Service Service Pending
Marilyn Wendland
Oct 23, 2012
Madison - Marilyn Ann Wendland, age 85, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Marilyn was born January 2, 1927 in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. Harold and Mardicie Howell Breakenridge, D.V.M. She married Eugene "Gene" Wendland on June 26, 1954. Gene preceded her in death on December 8, 1988. Marilyn was a registered nurse. Her last years of...
Donald Shaul
Oct 23, 2012
DEERFIELD Don Shaul sailed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 to join his shipmates from the Julia Ward Howe. Don was born in Sauk City to Ernest and Lucinda (Layton) Shaul on October 8, 1924. His mother died when he was four at which time he became orphaned along with his two brothers and one sister. They spent...
Loren Cunningham
Oct 22, 2012
Loren James Cunningham, at the age of 38, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 of a sudden cardiac event. He was born in Indianapolis on August 2, 1974, the child of James Lee Conningham and Kathleen O'Neil Cunningham. Loren had graduated from Brebef Preparatory School in 1992 and attended Earlham College, where he received his Bachelor's degree in...
Elinor Runey
Oct 22, 2012
Elinor M. Runey, age 86, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on June 18, 1926 to Thurman and Mary (McCann) Grinnell in Madison. Elinor graduated from Central High School in 1944. In high school, she met her high school sweetheart, Russell Runey, and after his service in the military they were...
Debra Beasley
Oct 22, 2012
MADISON - Debra Marie Withers Beasley, age 59, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. She was born Sept. 2, 1953, in Madison, the daughter of William (Babe) and Elaine Withers. Debra is survived by her children; Maurice (Julie), Tim (Sarah), Angelo and Justin. She is nana to her grandchildren, Marcus, Adonis, Kaden,...
Julius Pertzborn
Oct 22, 2012
Waunakee-Julius John Pertzborn, age 96, died on Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Waunakee Manor. He was born on December 20, 1915 to Theodore & Elizabeth (Grosse) Pertzborn. On February 21, 1944 he was united in marriage to the former Margaret Frederick at St. Martins Catholic Church, Martinsville. They farmed East of Waunakee where they managed a farm...
Leonard Durham
Oct 22, 2012
Madison, WI / Fairfax, VA - Leonard ("Len") E. Durham, age 87, passed away in his sleep on Monday, October 22, 2012 having lived a life filled with travel, family, friends, and dessert. Len was born on December 4, 1924 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Near the end of WWII, Len joined the U.S. Army Air Forces as an aviation...
Susan Weston
Oct 21, 2012
Susan H. Weston, 74, died peacefully on October 21, 2012 at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison. Sue was born in Chicago on August 12, 1938 to Raymond and Betty Hazekamp. She was graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960, and married Dr. Carl B. Weston of Madison the same year. Sue and Carl had three daughters, and one...
Lindsey Bestor
Oct 20, 2012
MONONA -- Lindsey David Bestor, 54, Monona, died unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 20, 2012 at his home. He was born in Davenport, Iowa on May 12, 1958, the oldest son of David R. and Elizabeth Bestor. He grew up primarily in Madison, Wis., graduating from West High School in 1976. He later graduated from Madison Area Technical College in...
Martha Becker
Oct 20, 2012
Waunakee - Martha C. Wipperfurth Becker, age 95, passed away October 20, 2012 at the Waunakee Manor Health Care Center. Martha was born June 28, 1917 to Matthew and Clara Wipperfurth of Dane. She married Herbert Becker on May 20, 1943 and together they farmed for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Herbert...
Susan Harrington
Oct 20, 2012
Susan Ann Harrington, age 69, of Madison passed away on October 20, 2012. She was born on December 24, 1942 to William and Eleanor Harrington in Los Angeles, CA. Susan attended high school in Los Angeles. She received her undergraduate degree from Frances Payne School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio and her Masters Degree in Nursing from University...
Mary Rulseh
Oct 20, 2012
Mary M. Rulseh (nee Pollock) of Oak Park Place in Madison, formerly of Manitowoc, Two Rivers and New Holstein, died peacefully at home on Saturday, Oct. 20, from complications of old age. She was 87. Mary was born Jan. 14, 1925, in Manitowoc, daughter of Thomas and Susan (Chavet) Pollock. She graduated from Manitowoc Lincoln High School in...
Arnold Wake
Oct 20, 2012
STOUGHTON-Arnold Otto Wake, 95, passed away peacefully at his home in Stoughton on Saturday, October 20, 2012. Born in Necedah, Wisconsin on January 9, 1917, to James H. and Hannah Bredeson Wake, he was the youngest of four children. His beloved brothers, Homer and Donovan, and his sister, Eva Fosdahl Paulson, all of Stoughton, predeceased him. Mr. Wake...
Bruce Weber
Oct 19, 2012
Madison - Bruce Weber, age 67, died on October 19, 2012 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital. Private family cremation services will be held at a later date in his memory.
Visitation No Visitation Scheduled or Private Service No Service Scheduled or Private
Donald Willett
Oct 19, 2012
Madison - Donald Nicol Willett, age 93, died Friday, October 19, 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Willett, born May 28, 1919, in Kernville City, California, was the third of six sons of the Reverend Arthur and Hazel (Nicol) Willett. Being the son of a Methodist minister, as a youth Mr. Willett lived in many places in the state...
Jack Densmore
Oct 19, 2012
Jack Webster Densmore dies at 99 and seven months 10/19/2012 Jack Densmore long time resident of Madison died at Oakwood Village on October 19, 2012. Jack was born April 2, 1913 in Edgewood, Iowa to Lee and Leone (Fritz) Densmore. He was raised in a log cabin in northern Minnesota on his parents homestead in Dentaybow with his...
Jean Salt
Oct 19, 2012
Madison - Jean Stoltz Salt passed away at her home on Friday, October 19, 2012 in her sleep; peacefully as she wished. Jean was born on April 23, 1925 in Madison Wisconsin; her parents were Benjamin and Priscilla Stoltz. Jean attended West high school and graduated in 1943. She married Norman J. Salt of Elizabeth, New Jersey on...
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