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.
Elisabeth Ann Farrell
Dec 24, 2010
Elisabeth (Ann) Lambert Farrell died unexpectedly on December 24, 2010. She was the only child of Russell Wharton Lambert and Mary Elizabeth Oyler, born on September 18, 1935 in Cherry Valley, IL. Her youth was spent in various towns in northern Illinois where her minster father was assigned to Methodist churches in the Rock River Conference. After graduating from New...
Doris E. Johnson
Dec 24, 2010
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DeForest- Doris E. (Kvalheim) Johnson, age 79, passed away on December 24, 2010 at the St. Mary's Emergency Center, Sun Prairie. She was born on January 25, 1931 in Dodgeville, WI the daughter of Raymond & Blanche (Piert) McDonald. She was a longtime employee of Wisconsin Porcelain Co., Sun Prairie retiring after 30 plus years of employment. Doris is...
Paul J. Kaesberg
Dec 24, 2010
Madison -- Paul J. Kaesberg, age 87, died on Friday, December 24, 2010 surrounded by his family at his home in Madison. He was born on September 26, 1923 to Peter and Gertrude (Mueller) Kaesberg in Engers, Germany. Paul emigrated from Germany when he was 2 years old and settled in West Bend, Wisconsin. He attended Holy Angels grade school...
Edward P. Harris
Dec 23, 2010
Monticello -- Edward P. Harris, age 53, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 23, 2010, at his home. He was born on February 20, 1957 in Madison, the son of Philip and Josephine (Lehman) Harris. Ed graduated from Madison West High School in 1975. He attended some classes at UW Stevens Point. Ed had several jobs working as...
Harry Gordon
Dec 23, 2010
Madison -- Harry Gordon, age 85, of Madison passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Oakwood Village East. He was born on July 15, 1925, in Kovno, Lithuania, the son of Yakob and Eva (Ganckewitz) Gordon. Harry emigrated to the United States in 1949.
Harry was a local businessman and, as a Holocaust survivor, his greatest achievement was getting his...
Joseph W. Williams Jr.
Dec 23, 2010
Madison -- Joseph W. Williams Jr. ""Nuk"", age 40, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010, at his home following a long extended illness. He was born in Madison, on August 13, 1970 to Joseph and Mayme (Waller) Williams. He attended Verona High School and graduated in 1989. He was a member of the boys track team and...
Luella Marie Gunsolus
Dec 22, 2010
Luella M. Gunsolus, age 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Skaalen Home in Stoughton. Â A lifelong resident of Stoughton, she was born there on June 27, 1920, a daughter of Ralph and Josie ( Anderson) Lunde. Â On July 3, 1943, she was united in marriage to Elton Gunsolus in Houston,...
Elizabeth C. Madigan
Dec 22, 2010
Madison-Elizabeth C. Madigan age 96, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Meriter Hospital. She was born in Madison, WI August 2, 1914, the daughter of Stephen A. and Mary E. (Hobbs) Madigan. Elizabeth attended St. Raphael's Elementary and graduated from Edgewood High School. She worked at Wisconsin Power and Light (Alliant Energy) and upon her retirement, she worked...
Lois L. Dvorak
Dec 22, 2010
Lois Lorraine Dvorak, age 82, died on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her home in Madison. She was born June 8, 1928 to Arthur O. and Voila M. Wilken in Chicago, IL. She married James ""Jim"" Dvorak, on September 15, 1951 and they enjoyed forty years together. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Jim. She is...
Esther P. Wille
Dec 22, 2010
DEERFIELD / MADISON- Esther P. Wille, age 95, a lifelong Dane Co. resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, in Madison. Esther was born on July 25, 1915, in Middleton, WI. to the  late William & Williamina (nee Scheele) Pollow. Esther married the late Herman P. Wille, Jr. on August 16, 1933, at St. Luke's in Middleton. Esther...
Lois Riskey
Dec 19, 2010
Lois Lucille May Smail Riskey passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Â She was born on September 18, 1922 in Platteville, WI, the daughter of Ervin and Celia (Gherke) Smail. Â She moved to Stoughton eighteen years ago to be by her daughters after selling her home on Old Sauk Rd, which she loved. Â She...
Charlotte Jirschele
Dec 18, 2010
Charlotte Jirschele, nee Vroman, age 87, passed away on Dec. 18, 2010. Charlotte was born on Feb. 18, 1923 in Westfield to Merrill and Maude Vroman where she lived most of her life. She graduated from Westfield High School and was Valedictorian in 1941.Charlotte played the french horn and had won several awards. She was a member of the Badger...
Warren R. Von Ehren
Dec 17, 2010
Warren R. Von Ehren, age 89, Â passed away suddenly on Friday, December 17th at General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. Â He thoroughly enjoyed travel and died doing what he loved best. Â Warren was leaving to spend the holidays with his daughter and son-in-law in Naples, FL. Â He was born on March 13, 1921, the son of Ernest...
Helen J. Sell
Dec 17, 2010
Helen J. Sell, age 88, died Friday, December 17, 2010 in Sun Prairie. She was born June 23, 1922, in Alto, WI, the daughter of Wesley and Ethel (Bruins) Loomans. Helen was a longtime resident of Sun Prairie and a member of Sun Prairie United Methodist Church.  She had been employed by Herremans Supper Club. Helen was the ""greatest"" pie...
Eunice Margot Lewis
Dec 17, 2010
Eunice Margot Lewis died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Dec. 17, 2010. She was born in Milwaukee WI on April 22, 1917, daughter of Paul Gayhardt Schimming and Maria Mathilda (Hess) Schimming. Â As a baby, her family moved to Madison, where she resided for the remainder of her life. Eunice graduated from Central High School in 1936, and began...
James H. Prey Sr.
Dec 17, 2010
SARASOTA, FLORIDA/MADISON - James H. Prey, Sr., age 85, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2010. He was born in Red Granite, Wisconsin, on November 14, 1925, the son of Alfred Prey and Mildred (Appleby) Prey. James graduated from Central High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1943 he enlisted in the United States Army and served his country during WWII under General Mark Clark in the...
Paul ""Sparky"" B. Perlberg
Dec 17, 2010
Sparky passed away peacefully at home on December 17, 2010. Â He fought liver cancer with a positive attitude and courage -- never missing a day without a joke and many smiles. Â Sparky was born in Hales Corners, WI on March 3, 1945, to Paul F and Helen (Tenant) Perlberg. Â He served in the Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran....
Nancie M. Steinhauer
Dec 16, 2010
MADISON- Nancie Martha Steinhauer, age 80, of Madison, died peacefully on Thursday December 16, 2010 at home, surrounded by her family. Â Nancie was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 28, 1930, the daughter of Laverne and Wilbur Baumann. Â She graduated from Wauwatosa High School and attended Wartburg College in Iowa, where she met her husband, Frederick C. ""Fritz""...
Dr. Ulfert Hornemann
Dec 16, 2010
Madison-In loving memory, Dr. Ulfert Hornemann, husband of Kathleen, father of Charles, David, and Peter Hornemann, all of Madison and Michael (Jennifer) Hornemann of Houston, and grandfather of Torsten Hornemann of Houston passed away December 16, 2010. Ulfert was born in Dresden, Germany with twin sister Susanne to Karl and Hildegard (Schrader) Hornemann on April 22, 1939. He grew up...
C. Paul Bradley
Dec 16, 2010
C. Paul Bradley, age 92, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Oakwood Village East in Madison, WI. Â He was born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan on July 20, 1918, the son of James and Pearl Bradley. Â He graduated from Eaton Rapids High School, attended the University of Michigan, received his B.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D....
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