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.
Aurelia Bergmann
Jan 18, 2012
Madison - Aurelia L. Bergmann, age 93, died Wed., Jan. 18, 2012. Aurelia was born June 21, 1918 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Karl and Anna (Dusold) Mueller. She graduated from Riverside High School. She married Robert G. Bergmann on Nov. 9, 1946 in Milwaukee. In 1960, the family moved to Madison. Robert joined his brother, Franklyn at...
Donald Juve
Jan 17, 2012
Juve, Donald Stoughton- Donald L. Juve, age 79, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at Skaalen Home in Stoughton. He was born in Stoughton on April 17, 1932, the youngest of eight children, a son of Knute and Cora (Hendrickson) Juve. Donald served his country in the Army, and was proud of his military service. On June...
Sidney Sweet
Jan 17, 2012
Sidney Sweet, age 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Sidney, the eldest child of Max and Libby Sweet was born in Duluth, Minnesota on the original Armistice Day. November 11, 1918 and as he came into the world, a world at war found peace. The Sweet family survived the Great Depression in Madison's beloved Greenbush...
Alice Minnick
Jan 17, 2012
Madison - Alice Minnick was born on July 15, 1926 in Rio, Wisconsin to Clarence and Clara (Krier) Nordness. Growing up, she was afraid of the chickens as she gathered the eggs but she loved to go horseback riding. She played the tenor saxophone for the Rio High School marching band and after graduating, she moved to Madison....
Marilyn Penn
Jan 17, 2012
Sun Prairie - Marilyn Steele Penn, 67, died peacefully Tuesday, January 17th, 2012. Her final days and hours were spent with family and friends by her side. The only child of Joseph and Ida Schares Steele, Marilyn was born January 28, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up in Postville, IA, and graduated from the University of...
Robert Odor, Sr.
Jan 17, 2012
Odor, Sr., Robert 'Bob' Stoughton- Robert 'Bob' Wainwright Odor, Sr., age 51 of Stoughton, entered into his eternal rest on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Rhonda, family and friends. He leaves behind his greatest legacy, his son, Bobby, Jr. (age 11) whose strength carried the family through Bob's journey to Heaven. Bob...
Helen Flynn
Jan 16, 2012
Madison - Helen Frances (Woulfe) Flynn, age 93, our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed on at home on January 16, 2012. She was born at Madison General Hospital, in Madison, on May 27, 1918, the youngest child of John and Margaret Woulfe. She attended St. Raphael's Grade School, was a graduate of Central High School, class of...
Carol Hellickson
Jan 15, 2012
Hellickson, Carol J. Stoughton- Mom did not even want an obituary; the least we can do is keep it short. Carol Jeanette Hellickson, age 87, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. She was born on January 28, 1924, in Madison, the first of eight children to Severt and Marion (Stickle) Natvig. Carol...
Vincent Brown
Jan 15, 2012
Vincent Brown, 48, of Madison was called home to be with the Lord on January 15, 2012. He is finally at peace after a lengthy battle with numerous medical issues that began in 1998. His family was by his side when he drifted off to be with the Lord. He was born in Milwaukee, WI on March 3,...
Harriet Long
Jan 14, 2012
Stoughton, WI/DeKalb, IL- Harriet L. Long, age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Skaalen Home in Stoughton. She was born in Malta, IL on July 24, 1917, the daughter of Andrew and Lucy (Lee) Anderson. Harriet lived most of her life in the DeKalb, IL area. On February 16, 1938 she married Virgil Long....
John Meier
Jan 14, 2012
Madison - John William "Big Dad" Meier, age 83, died peacefully on January 14, 2012, at Agrace HospiceCare. John was born on December 13, 1928 in Madison to Edith (Herring) and Rueben "Jack" Meier. He grew up on the East Side, attending Central High School and the UW - Madison. As a young man, John was industrious: raising...
Minnie Disalvo
Jan 14, 2012
Madison - Minnie A. (Lovick) DiSalvo, age 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 14, 2012. She was born on September 15, 1917 in Township of Vienna, WI, the second of seven children of Hans and Christina (Sime) Lovick. She graduated from DeForest High School in 1936. Minnie was united in marriage to Thomas J. DiSalvo on February...
Virginia Mears
Jan 13, 2012
FITCHBURG Virginia R. "Ginny" Mears, age 79 of Fitchburg passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 13, 2012. Ginny was born in Shawano on February 18, 1932 to August and Gertrude (Goers) Meisner. She married Charles Mears on June 13, 1964 and was a devoted wife and mother after a career in medical administration. Some of...
Norman Strommen
Jan 13, 2012
Stoughton- Norman L. Strommen, age 97, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2012 at Nazareth House. He was born on January 2, 1915 the son of Victor and Julia (Larsen) Strommen. On December 12, 1936 Norman married Dorothy Dutcher. He served in the U.S. Army in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign during WWII from April 14, 1944 until March...
Jean Kelly
Jan 13, 2012
Sun Prairie - Jean Margaret Kelly, age 86, died on January 13, 2012 while at her home. Jean was born on November 9, 1925 in Montfort, WI, the daughter of Phillip and Mae (Cordts) Spoerle. She graduated from Montfort High School. She married Lester Kelly on December 3, 1955 in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Jean...
Fannie Shields
Jan 13, 2012
Fannie M. Shields, age 67, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at home. She was married 49 years to James Shields. Fannie was an active volunteer in the community and a nutritional site manager for the elderly. She is survived by her husband James, sons James "Jay" (Kimberly), Jesse (Carolyn), John and Uluster; mother Lula Wells; sisters Leona...
James Lemasters
Jan 13, 2012
MADISON/WEST VIRGINIA James Irvin Lemasters, age 65 unexpectedly passed away on Friday, January 13, 2012. He was born on December 24, 1946 in New Martinsville, West Virginia to Ordie and Lenora (Haught) Lemasters. Jim entered the Army on September 20, 1966 and served his country until December of 1972. After leaving the Army he was united in marriage...
Judith Ladinsky
Jan 12, 2012
MADISON- Judith L. Ladinsky, age 73, of Madison, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012, from stroke-related complications. Judy was born June 16, 1938, in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up in New York City and received degrees from the University of Michigan and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin. She was a professor in the Department of...
Ola Kendrick
Jan 12, 2012
Ola Mae Kendrick, 77, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Sunny Hill Health Care Center in Madison, WI. She was born April 13, 1934, in Mounds, IL, to Roosevelt and Pauline (Hudson) Young. She is survived by her sister, Genelle Y. Eanes, and her six children--Rita, Taryea, Malcolm, Karl (Evelyn), Michael, and...
Marian Schultz
Jan 12, 2012
Sun Prairie - Marian (Renk) Schultz, age 92, passed away on January 12, 2012. Marian was born on June 17, 1919 in Sun Prairie, WI, to William F. and Caroline Derr Renk. Marian attended Sacred Hearts grade school and graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 1937. She married her husband, Merlin Schultz on November 16, 1946 in...
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