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.
Lila Tesch
Jan 5, 2024
Lila Tesch, age 68, of Stoughton WI, passed away on January 5th, 2024 at the Stoughton Hospital. Born on August 15th, 1955 to Kenneth and Mary Neuenschwander in Monroe WI, she retired to live with her partner Kathleen in the city of Stoughton.
Lila is survived by Kathleen "Kitty" Gilbert, her faithful partner, as well as her loving children: Angela...
Thomas L. Walsh
Jan 5, 2024
Thomas L. Walsh passed away at the age of 90 peacefully at home on January 5th surrounded by his family.
Thomas was born in 1933 to Ambrose and Mildred Walsh in Joliet. He was married to the love of his life, Barbara J. Walsh (nee Zupancic) for 61 years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and their three children, Brian...
Elmira Schultz
Jan 4, 2024
Elmira (Myra) Ann Schultz, age 96, passed away January 4, 2024.
Myra was born in Rib Falls, Wisconsin on August 31, 1927, the sixth of eight children of Edwin and Etta Baumann. Elmira grew up on a dairy farm and often told colorful stories of her childhood adventures. She enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1944 and graduated with a...
Gary J. Hack
Jan 4, 2024
Madison- Gary J. Hack, age 71, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Meriter Hospital. He was born in Madison on January 28, 1952, the eldest of three children to Harold and Helen Hack.
On August 1, 1974 he married the love of his life, Kathryn Haas. Together they enjoyed gallivanting on...
Marcella Mae Raberding
Jan 4, 2024
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Marcella Mae Raberding (Gamby), 91, passed away January 4, 2024. She was born April 30, 1932 in Cherokee Township, Arkansas to Ray and Thelma Jenks. After graduating from Harper High School (KS) she focused on...
Lou Ann Hultgren
Jan 3, 2024
Lou Ann Hultgren, age 92 passed away on 01/03/24 in Madison, WI. Born in Cuba City, Wisconsin to Keith and Alice (Gundry) Brewer on March 5, 1931, Lou Ann moved to Madison, WI at an early age and then graduated from Central High School in 1949. She married George Masino and raised six children. Lou Ann worked for Hoffman House...
Patricia M. Gunn
Jan 2, 2024
Patricia Mary Gunn (nee’ Wendt) was born on August 11, 1957 at the US Army Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and passed away on January 2nd, 2024 at UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Her father, Robert Wendt Sr., a WWII and Korean War veteran, was serving at Fort Leonard Wood as First Sergeant during his 20-plus...
Ross A. Bird
Jan 2, 2024
Sun Prairie- Ross A. Bird, age 80, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Sienna Meadows Memory Care of DeForest. He was born in Beloit on December 29, 1943 the son of Joseph and Lucille (Hartshorn) Bird. Ross married Thelma Vance on June 4, 1966 at United Methodist Church in Clinton, WI. His work life started as a paperboy for Beloit Daily News followed by a stint at Country...
Melissa "Missy" Schowalter
Dec 31, 2023
Melissa “Missy” Schowalter, age 36, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 31, 2023. She was born in Madison, Wi. On June 17, 1987. United to Eric Schowalter on March 10, 2007.
Missy graduated from Horicon High School in 2005. She continued to work thru higher education culminating in her Masters degree from Herzing University in 2016. Through her time she accumulated...
Mark Alan Albanese
Dec 31, 2023
Mark Alan Albanese was born on April 24, 1951 and died peacefully at home on December 31, 2023 after a 20 year battle with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Mark was born in Kansas City and grew up in Omaha. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he was a letterwinner for the Cornhusker gymnastics team. He graduated with...
Walter “Wally” Hellenbrand
Dec 31, 2023
Walter “Wally” Hellenbrand
January 10, 1938-December 31, 2023
Middleton – Walter M. Hellenbrand, age 85, passed away on December 31, 2023. He was born on January 10, 1938 in Ashton WI, he was a wonderful and caring grandfather, father, husband, brother, uncle and friend to many.
Walter in his early years worked on the family farm and then...
Lyle Dean Gruen
Dec 31, 2023
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Lyle D. Gruen, 87, of Madison passed away at home on Sunday morning, December 31, 2023. Lyle was born in La Crosse, WI on September 30, 1936, to the late Adolph and Mathilda (Schendel) Gruen who resided in Wilton, Wisconsin. On October 19, 1957, Lyle married Janet A. Ristow...
Cletus H. Schey
Dec 30, 2023
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Cletus Schey, age 85, passed away peacefully at his home on December 30, 2023. Cletus was born on December 16, 1938 to Charlotte and Arthur Schey in Tucson, AZ.
Cletus is survived by his children; Sheri Schey, Sandee (Dan)...
Rose M Phetteplace
Dec 30, 2023
Rose Marie Phetteplace, 60, of McFarland, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2023.
She was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1963 to Gordon and Edith Phetteplace. She attended West Salem High School before completing her Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Following in her father’s footsteps, Rose dedicated almost three decades...
Brij Kumar Agarwal
Dec 29, 2023
Brij Kumar Agarwal, aged 58, of Madison, WI (formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and New Philadelphia, OH) died peacefully on December 29, 2023 after a battle with brain cancer.
Brij was born on March 16, 1965 in Pittsburgh, PA to Gopal Prasad and Sally Winter Agarwal. Brij spent his earliest years in Butler, PA with his parents and his older sister,...
Barbara A. Bryant
Dec 29, 2023
Barbara A. Bryant, age 87, of Madison, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 29, 2023. She was born on February 2, 1936, in Oak Park, IL to Leslie and Mary (Isaacs) Remley. She attended Irving School in Maywood, Illinois from grade school until the 8th grade, later attending and graduating from Proviso East High School. Following high school graduation,...
Marlene V. Howe
Dec 29, 2023
Sun Prairie, WI – Marlene V. Howe, age 88, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital on Friday, December 29, 2023.
Marlene was a lifelong resident of Sun Prairie. Marlene was married 68 years to her departed high school sweetheart, Thomas F. Howe. Together they raised 6 children. Debbie (Joe Wineke, Verona) Jeff (Margaret Blaska, Atlanta), Karen (Ron Blawusch), Kathy (Jim...
Linda H. Newman
Dec 28, 2023
MADISON—Linda H. Newman, age 82, peacefully died on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, following a stroke. She was born in New York City on May 24, 1941, the elder of two children of Edith Howard (Neilson) Newman and Sol Newman. Linda’s lifelong devotion to social justice was inspired at an early age by her parents’...
Diane E. Seim
Dec 28, 2023
Madison – Diane E. Seim, age 65, passed away peacefully on Thursday December 28, 2023, at Oakwood Village East. She was born August 2, 1958, in Madison to Roy “Ted” and Katherine (Moore) Holm.
Diane is a 1977 graduate of LaFollette High School and retired from WPS insurance.
She is survived by her son Jeffrey Derke; mother Kathy Holm;...
Peggy Cooper
Dec 28, 2023
Mary Margaret “Peggy” Cooper passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at the age of 82. She was born to parents Jim and Lois Hedger and was the older sister to John and Carrie.
Peggy was inspired by storytelling throughout her life. She had two grandfathers who surrounded her with stories from the Celtic and Cherokee traditions. While in middle...
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