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.
John Peterson
Sep 30, 2012
Madison - John L. Peterson died on Sunday, September 30, 2012. He was born January 24, 1929 in Waseca, Minnesota to Lawrence R. and Lida (Ericson) Peterson. He married Carolyn Johnson July 18, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. He leaves two children; a son, Mark, married to Ryia (Ross) and a grandson Jake; a daughter, Elinor, married to Michael...
Frank Brown
Sep 30, 2012
Frank N. Brown-- educator, veterans' advocate, community servant, dahlia grower and patriarch- died Sunday at the age of 95. His friends called him "Brownie." Born July 18, 1917, in Scott County, Iowa, to Paul Brown and Emma Gray Brown, he spent his childhood in the North Woods lifeguarding, caddying, pin-setting and generally hustling to be able to attend...
Marie Handegard
Sep 29, 2012
Remembering the life of....... Marie Bernice Halliday Handegard, 83, died on Saturday, September 29, 2012, in McFarland, WI, following an extended illness. She was devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many. Marie was born January 12, 1929, in Barnesville, Minnesota, the first born to Daniel and Sigrid (Storholt) Halliday. She grew up in Cormorant, MN; she was...
Charles Sickle
Sep 29, 2012
Charles Van Sickle, age 92, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012. He was born February 9, 1920 in Barron, WI, son of Fred and Lelah Van Sickle. Following graduation from Barron High School he attended the University of Wisconsin Receiving a B.A. Degree in Accounting. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and was sent to...
Henry Behrnd
Sep 29, 2012
Henry passed away September 29, 2012, at the age of 96, after a long life filled with a love of learning and an interest and enthusiasm for many things, which he freely shared. He was a kind, gentle, and private man, in many ways a Renaissance man with eclectic tastes. Henry was born on May 11, 1916 to...
Donald Smith
Sep 29, 2012
Donald Ward Smith passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the age of 87 in Madison. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Don was born in Flint, Michigan to Harold F. and Lila M. (McDonald) Smith on January 23, 1926. He married Alice Marjean Dunn on December 22, 1945. Don joined the U.S. Navy after...
Marian Pehowski
Sep 29, 2012
Madison - Dr. Marian F. Pehowski, age 87, died Saturday, September 29, 2012. Marian was born March 15, 1925 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, daughter of Martha Kluck Pehowski and Victor Pehowski, both of whom predeceased her. Her brother Carl died prior to her birth. She is survived by numerous cousins, other relatives and friends. Marian graduated from Marquette University...
Doris Turville
Sep 28, 2012
Middleton - Doris Jean Turville, age 82, was at last set free Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. She passed away at Clare Bridge of Middleton Memory Care where she had been residing for many years. She was born March 13, 1930 in Cataract, Wis. to Harold and Elizabeth (Berry) Cody. She grew up on the family dairy farm, the...
Rev. Carey
Sep 28, 2012
The Rev. Dr. Edson Ellwood (Woody) Carey died on Friday, Sept. 28 at St.Mary's Hospital, Madison. Rev. Carey was a native of Tunkhannock PA, where he attended high school. He later graduated from Grove City College with a Bachelor's degree, after which he received a Bachelor of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1984, he received his Doctor...
Mary Berge
Sep 28, 2012
Mary Kunz Berge, 74, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born November 29, 1937 the daughter of Franklin and Marie Kunz in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Mary was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In August of 1960 Mary married Paul Berge. Her true North....
Richard Hosman
Sep 28, 2012
Col. Richard "Dick" Sutton Hosman, USAF Ret., age 93, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 28, 2012. Dick was born May 8, 1919 in Spencer, Nebraska to Everett M. Hosman and Mabel M. (Sutton) Hosman. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1941, commissioned by the ROTC as a second lieutenant in the Army. While...
Donald Rashke
Sep 27, 2012
Houston, Texas/Madison, Wisconsin- Donald Norman Rashke, age 80, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2012, in Houston, Texas. Loving husband to Patricia N. Rashke and predeceased by loving wife Diana Rashke. Don was born February 3, 1932 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Guy and Angeline (Luksich) Rashke. After proudly serving four years in the US Navy as Seaman First...
Howard Rasmussen
Sep 27, 2012
Madison/ Portage - Howard K. Rasmussen, age 85, died peacefully at the VA Hospital Hospice Care Unit on Thursday, September 27, 2012. He was the son of Walter and Henrietta (Smith) Rasmussen. He proudly served his country during WWII aboard the U.S.S. Peter H. Burnett in the South Pacific. He was a graduate of Brooklyn, Wis. High School...
Elizabeth Stahmer
Sep 27, 2012
Madison - Elizabeth B. Stahmer, age 100, passed away peacefully September 27, 2012. Elizabeth was born in Fort Atkinson to WC and Ellen (Abbott) Bartelt. She graduated Fort Atkinson High School, attended college at Milton, and Whitewater, and received her Bachelor's and Master's from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Elizabeth married Reverend Daniel H Stahmer in Fort Atkinson...
Joseph Grout
Sep 26, 2012
Joseph R. Grout, 95, devoted husband and beloved patriarch, died September 26 at Agrace Hospice Care center. Joseph was born October 30, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, where he finished his schooling, began his career, helped build the family cabin with his father, and first met Rosemary, his loving wife of 73 years. During World War II, he enlisted...
Roland Christen
Sep 26, 2012
Roland E. Christen, a longtime resident of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Roland was born in Dodgeville on Nov. 22, 1938 to Louis and Helen (nee Dale) Christen. He was a 1956 graduate of Dodgeville High School. Soon after graduation he met the love of his life, Connie Paynter, of Mineral Point. However, his duty...
Florence Dunning
Sep 26, 2012
Madison - Florence Danielson "Danny" Dunning, was born in 1924 and passed away peacefully among family September 26, 2012 in Madison, Wis. Her warm spirit and gentle manner enriched the lives of her family as well as countless friends. Danny was an accomplished teacher, avid reader, superb cook, gracious host, animal lover and enthusiastic traveler. She loved the...
Lyman Crittenden
Sep 25, 2012
Lyman Butler Crittenden, age 86, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2012, with family and friends by his side. He was born on May 27, 1926 in New Haven, CT to Walter Eaton Crittenden and Harriet (Rosetta) Butler Crittenden. Lyman was a dedicated and determined man who quietly enriched the lives of those around him. His motivation and...
James Moyes
Sep 25, 2012
Madison-James L. Moyes, age 35, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at his home. He was born on May 17, 1977 in Madison the son of Roger & Marcia (Fillbach) Moyes. Jim has been a lifelong resident of Madison. He graduated from Madison East High School, Class of 1994. In his spare time...
Jeanne Leyda
Sep 25, 2012
Madison-Jeanne Leyda, age 81, passed away on September 25, 2012 at her home. Jeanne was born on June 29, 1931 in Mineral Point the daughter of Henry & Agnes Rink. She was united in marriage to Harry E. Kail on June 29, 1949 and he preceded her in death on April 1, 1971. Jeanne later married David L....
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