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.
Ralph W. Donkle
Dec 2, 2008
Madison-Ralph W. Donkle, 78, of Madison passed away December 2, 2008. He was born January 16, 1930. Ralph graduated from Madison East High School in 1949 where he met the love of his life, Ruth M. Bowes. He was a member of the US Air Force serving during the Korean War. Ralph founded Ralph W. Donkle & Sons Construction in...
Bernice Gardner-Pinkney
Dec 2, 2008
MADISONÂ Â GARDNER-PINKNEY, BERNICEÂ Â Bernice Gardner-Pinkney, age 56, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in her home. Â She was born June 5, 1952, in Newburgh, NY, the daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Medley) Barrett. Â She was the owner of Tender Care Palace in Madison. Â On June 5, 1999 Bernice was united in marriage with ""Mack"" Pinkney in Tampa, FL....
Ausrele Mary Guckel
Dec 2, 2008
Ausrele (Mary) Guckel passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Meriter Hospital in Madison at the age of 73. Â She was born August 10, 1935 in Kaunas, Lithuania, the daughter of Pijus and Angele Venclova. Â She left Lithuania with her family and emigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago as a part of the Lithuanian...
Ronald O. Steiner
Dec 2, 2008
Ronald O. Steiner, 69, of Madison died Monday December 2nd with his wife by his side at Meriter Hospital following complications of a heart attack. He was born on March 9, 1939 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, the son of the late Elroy and Catherine (Wettstein) Steiner.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Robert J. Steiner of West...
Bertha M. Hund
Nov 30, 2008
Hund, Bertha 'Bert'
McFarland -- Bertha 'Bert' Hund, age 79 of McFarland, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Nazareth House in Stoughton. She was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on August 3, 1929, a daughter of Therman and Nettie (Hopkins) Ogle. On February 11, 1950, she was united in marriage to Albert Hund in Bristo, Oklahoma. Bert was a...
Lois F. Amacher
Nov 28, 2008
MADISON- Lois F. Amacher, age 64, passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, in the comfort of her home. She was born May 10, 1944, to parents Wade and Lydia Brown in The Crossroads, North Carolina. Lois is survived by her sons: Sean Weber, Jason Amacher and Anthony (Shannon) Amacher; three grandsons and a sister, Tonya Mahler. A funeral service will...
Ann Shapiro
Nov 28, 2008
Ann Shapiro, age 93, died peacefully at The Inn at Sprucewood, Durham, NH on Friday, November 28, 2008. Everyone she touched during her long and rich life will miss her quick wit and warm smile. Â Ann was born on January 15, 1915 in Madison, WI the daughter of Morris and Dina Robinson. She was predeceased in death by her...
Geraldine Salomon
Nov 28, 2008
Geraldine ""Gerry"" Salomon (nee Cornhill) died Friday, November 28, 2008, at the age of 85. Â Gerry had a zest for living and was truly a resident of the world. Â Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, she graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in Belleville, Illinois, and attended Notre Dame College, also in Belleville. Â In the 1940s,...
Sheri L Meister
Nov 27, 2008
STOUGHTON-BROOKLYN- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sheri L. Meister, age 49, died at home on Thursday, November 27, 2008. She was born on November 20, 1959 in Madison a daughter of Ervin and Gladys (Clemetson) Meister, Jr. Sheri was a 1978 graduate of Stoughton High School. She loved flowers and plants, and enjoyed cooking for her family. Sheri enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers....
Richard R. Favour
Nov 27, 2008
Stoughton/Beloit- Richard R. Favour, age 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home in Stoughton on Thursday, November 27, 2008. He was born in Beloit on October 4, 1926, the son of Lawrence and Alice (Buck) Favour. Dick graduated from Beloit High School in 1944 and from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1949. He enlisted in...
Marie Luella Fisher
Nov 27, 2008
Marie Luella Fisher, age 99, passed away on November 27, 2008 at home in New York City. Â Marie was born on January 31, 1909 in Maple Hill, Kansas, the youngest child of Louis and Mary Halverson. Â In 1916, the family moved to Oklahoma, north of Pauls Valley and established the Halverson Ranch. Â Her advanced education was from...
Lela Mae Smith
Nov 26, 2008
Smith, Lela Mae
MADISON- Lela Mae Smith, previously of Mauston, age 88, died of natural causes on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at her home. Lela was born on August 24, 1920, to William and Irene Buckley of Rio, Wisconsin. She was united in marriage to Gerald E. Smith on June 30, 1940, and spent her life raising five children as well...
Alvira J. Miller
Nov 25, 2008
Stoughton- Alvira J. Miller, age 97, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the Stoughton Hospital. She was born on August 27, 1911, in rural Union County, South Dakota, the daughter of Adolph and Josephine (Englund) Larson. In the 1930's ""Al"" moved to Madison where she began working for Sears, Roebuck and Company. For nearly 40 years she would continue...
Beatrice E. David
Nov 25, 2008
Beatrice E. David Beatrice Elizabeth Donaldson was born in Boone, Iowa on September 12, 1912 to Carl Albert and Anna L. Berggreen Donaldson. She was married to Carl John David on April 24, 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin. He, her two brothers Carl A. and John A. Donaldson and her niece Nancy L. Hansen preceded her in death. She is survived...
Robert F. Tedeschi
Nov 25, 2008
McFarland - Robert F Tedeschi, age 67, passed away on Tuesday November 25, 2008. He was born on September 29, 1941, the son of William V. and Helen (Day) Tedeschi. Bob graduated from Wausau East HS in 1959 and from UW-Milwaukee in 1963. He received his Master degree in Business from Cardinal Stritch College. On August 17, 1963 Bob married...
Thomas R. ""Toby"" Kirk
Nov 24, 2008
Mazomanie -- Thomas R. ""Toby"" Kirk, age 57, passed away on Mon. Nov. 24, 2008. Toby was born in Port Washington, Wis. To Addison ""Peter"" and Phyllis (Putnam) Kirk on April 21, 1951. He attended Allegheny College in Penn. and Kent State University in Ohio. Toby was a mine geologist and later became a technical writer. His passion was motorcycling...
Helen Katherine Kjelson
Nov 24, 2008
Helen Katherine Kjelson, age 93, passed away on Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 at the Don & Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center. Helen was born on January 4, 1915 in Sheboygan, Wis. To Captain Martin Anton and Anna Katherine (Jerving) Kjelson. Her father sailed his own sailing vessels on the Great Lakes. Helen was a graduate of Sheboygan High School and Madison...
John Neiman Stephenson MD
Nov 24, 2008
John Nieman Stephenson, age 71, died at home on November 24, 2008. Born April 15, 1937 in Cedarburg Wisconsin with ""one foot on the farm and one in the community,"" he was the son of Ronald Stephenson and Alice Nieman. He received an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his medical degree from Boston University...
Phyllis Ann Sigrist
Nov 23, 2008
Madison -- Phyllis Ann Sigrist, age 76, passed away at home on Sunday, November 23, 2008, surrounded by family. For the past 10 years, Phyllis made her home between Florida and Madison, Wisconsin. She attended two years at Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio. She loved her cat, playing dominoes with her friends and being part of her church community. Phyllis...
John ""Jack"" Owen Rowe
Nov 23, 2008
John  ""Jack"" Owen Rowe, age 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 23. 2008 at HospiceCare in Fitchburg.  John was born on Sept. 28, 1926, the son of Clarence and Jennie (McWilliams) Rowe in Marinette, WI, and was raised in Porterfield, WI.  He was united in marriage to Louise Salzmann on June 28, 1952 in Arena. Jack received...
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