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.
Helen E. Vickerman
Sep 30, 2024
Helen (McCarthy) Vickerman, 95, passed away peacefully at the Prairie Ridge Assisted Living Center in Madison on Sept 30, 2024. She was born in Madison on Valentine’s Day 1929. After her marriage to William Vickerman, they settled in Medford, WI where they lived until 1968 when the family moved to Sun Prairie. She was the proud mother of Peter, Kelly,...
Adonna L. Nelson
Sep 29, 2024
Adonna L. Nelson was born August 24,1940 in Mackville, KY and died September 29, 2024 in Sun Prairie, WI. Adonna passed away peacefully surrounded by family.
Adonna grew up on a small farm outside Jeffersonville, IN with her parents James Russell Robinson and Flossie Mae Skeans Robinson, four brothers Shelby B., James R., William O. and Robert G, and sister Sue...
Annabelle Acker
Sep 29, 2024
Annabelle Acker, 94, our fun-loving Mother also known as silly Grandma, passed away at the UW Health East Madison Hospital on September 29, 2024. Annabelle was born November 9, 1929, on a farm near Black Earth to Mathias and Christina (Marking) Meier. She moved to Madison in her mid-teens to get a job to help her family on the farm....
Floyd Huff, Jr.
Sep 28, 2024
Floyd Huff Jr., age 87, passed away on September 28th, 2024, at home and surrounded by his wife in Madison. He was born in Sauk county, Wisconsin, the son of Floyd and Helen Huff. He was married to his wife, Mary Huff, for 53 years and had one son, Christopher J. Huff. He retired from the Madison Metro Transit system...
Lynnette Diericks
Sep 28, 2024
Lynnette Kay Diericks, better known as ‘Senorita Diericks’ to the thousands of students she taught during her long teaching career, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at her home in Watertown, WI after struggling with various health issues.
Lynnette was born on February 14, 1970, exactly two years after her older sister and dear friend Kim. The sisters celebrated their...
Dr. Cathryn Ann McBride, Ph.D.
Sep 28, 2024
Dr. Cathryn Ann McBride, 80, passed away on September 28, 2024, at home and surrounded by family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Ann was born on September 21, 1944 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her father Charles Francis McBride was stationed there at a U.S. Army camp and enrolled in a field radio communications class taught by Ann’s mother, Anna Harriet Jackson. Ann...
Alice M. Weiss
Sep 28, 2024
Alice M. Weiss (Laufenberg), age 72, of Waunakee, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2024 after a “Fight Like Hell” battle with cancer. She was born on March 10,1952 in Madison, WI to Margaret & Ted Laufenberg. Alice was united in marriage to the love of her life, Richard “Dick” Weiss on December 28, 1974.
Family was her number one priority...
Colleen Joy Klimpel
Sep 27, 2024
Madison- Colleen “Coky” Joy Klimpel, age 85, died peacefully in her sleep Friday, September 27, 2024 after a wonderful long life.
Colleen was born in Minot, North Dakota on February 6, 1939 to Harry and Joyce Morstad. She was an active Angel starting with membership with the class of 1991. Colleen and Don started their lives together as high school romance...
Anthony Patrick Pawlowsky
Sep 27, 2024
Madison- Anthony Patrick Pawlowsky passed away at the age of 94 on Friday, September 27, 2024 in Madison. Born on November 7, 1929, in Kenosha, WI. Anthony was a beloved figure known for his kindness, humor, and generosity, particularly towards his family and church community.
A proud alumnus of South Division High School in Milwaukee and the University of Illinois, Anthony...
Vernie Mae Stoddard
Sep 26, 2024
Vernie Mae (Johnson) Stoddard, age 92 of Stoughton Wisconsin, passed away on Sept 26, 2024.
She was born March 2, 1932, in Forsyth Montana to Clarence and Ruby Johnson. She Attended Rocky Mountain Collage in Billings and there met Gordon Stoddard and married on Dec 24, 1955. They were married 68 years. Gordon passed on Oct 14, 2023.
They lived in Montana,...
Clara Fumusa
Sep 24, 2024
Clara Elizabeth Fumusa (née Dorchester), age 88 passed peacefully with family by her side on 9/24/24. Clara was born on 4/12/1936 to Kenneth and Zilda Dorchester in Durand, WI.
Clara graduated from Durand High School where she enjoyed participating in sports and music activities. Clara was proud of being first chair trumpet player in her high school band and was also...
Bill Weber Sr.
Sep 24, 2024
William “Bill” H. Weber, Sr., age 82, passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Bill was best known for his highly successful career in real estate, spanning over 40 years until he retired in 2016. More importantly, he was loved dearly by his family, friends, and beloved dog Zach.
Bill was born in 1942, in Fennimore, WI,...
Marie Pauline Arnone
Sep 24, 2024
DeForest- Marie Pauline Arnone, age 76, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born in the Greenbush neighborhood of Madison on August 11, 1948, the daughter of John and Stephanie Abitante. As a child she rode her bicycle everywhere making sure to stop at Grandma Stallone’s or at her aunt...
Mercedes Ornelas Hernandez
Sep 23, 2024
Mercedes Ornelas Hernandez passed on peacefully the morning of September 23, 2024, with her daughter, Susy, and son-in-law, Paul, by her side. Despite enduring several years of advanced Alzheimer's, Mercedes remained a beloved presence to everyone around her. She will be dearly missed and forever loved.
Mercedes was raised in Mexico and completed nursing school in Mexico City. She married Dr....
Nicolas Anthony Rydell
Sep 23, 2024
Nicolas Anthony Rydell, age 43, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on September 23rd, 2024.
He was born on April 28, 1981 in Shawano, Wisconsin, the son of Ann Rydell and Ted Rydell. He grew up in Shawano next to Forest Haven Park where his sisters Noelle and Angela took turns pushing him on the swing set and catching him at the...
Virgene A. Hartl
Sep 23, 2024
Stoughton – Virgene A. Hartl, age 93, passed away peacefully at Skaalen Nursing Home on Monday September 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on February 11, 1931, in Stoughton, the daughter of the late Arnold and Anna (Christopherson) Swenson. Virgene attended Stoughton Schools graduating in 1949. She was united in marriage to Eugene Hartl on November 3,...
Herbert L. Eidson
Sep 22, 2024
Herbert Lee Eidson, devoted husband and beloved father, passed away on Sept. 22, 2024, in Verona, Wis.
Herb was born on Sept. 28, 1939, in Comet, Mo. He graduated from Kelso (Wash.) High School and the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Herb worked as a pharmacist for 46 years in Washington, Colorado, and Wisconsin. He started one of the first...
Blair H. Mathews
Sep 21, 2024
Blair Mathews age 93 of Madison, WI passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at his home. He was comfortable, pain free and with loving family. Blair was born in Green Bay, WI in 1931 to Harold Guy Mathews and Elizabeth Marie Perkins.
After graduating from Green Bay West High School in 1949 Blair came to the University of Wisconsin, Madison....
Robert W. Magel
Sep 21, 2024
Robert Magel, a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
The son of Jennette Kerns and Norman Hovey, he was then adopted by Doug Magel. Robert Magel grew up in Madison, WI. He was born March 18, 1960 and attended La Follette High School.
At the age of 17, Robert Magel enlisted in...
Karen Zamis Voss
Sep 20, 2024
Karen Zamis Voss passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024 at the age of 68. She was born on March 4, 1956 in the Chicago area and was the middle child of Robert and Janina Zamis.
She was a 1974 graduate of Greendale High School. She attended the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in...
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