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.
Samual "Sam" Olson
Sep 18, 2023
Sam (Samual) Olson, age 27, of Madison died following an accident at home on September 18, 2023. He was born October 20, 1995, in Lancaster, California, the son of Louis and Kathy (Willan) Olson. While he spent less than 3 years in California, he always thought it was cool that he’d been born there. Moving to Madison in August...
Connie O'Leary
Sep 18, 2023
Mary Constance “Connie” O’Leary (née Burch) of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on September 18, 2023. Survived by son Patrick (Lisa) O’Leary; daughter Kelli (Bret) Haack; daughter Erin O’Leary (partner Greg Frahn); daughter Bridget (Mark) Wegener; former spouse James O'Leary; brothers Michael (Jeannine) Burch, Timothy (Barbara) Burch, Jeffrey Burch; sister Kathleen (Terry) Maloney; 6 beloved...
Lawrence L. Lind
Sep 18, 2023
Madison – Lawrence L. Lind, age 75, passed away on Monday September 18, 2023 at Oak Park in Madison. He was born May 6, 1948.
He was a firefighter for the City of Milwaukee Fire Department for 25 years before retiring and moving to Dalton, Wisconsin.
Lawrence is survived by his loving son Jason; his partner Pat Pauer; sister-in-law...
Shirley Ann Miller
Sep 18, 2023
Shirley Ann Miller/ 91 /Waunakee
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Shirley Ann Miller. Mom was reunited with her husband on Monday, September 18. Born on August 8, 1932 she lived 91 years in the Madison-Waunakee area. She graduated from Madison West High School in 1950. On July 4,1953, Mom married Joseph Miller and they...
Dr. Linda M. Walters, Ph.D.
Sep 17, 2023
Linda M. Walters, currently of Sun Prairie, WI, died Sunday, September 17 at the age of 71. Linda was born October 10, 1951, in Grant County to the late Virgil and Betty Gilbertson.
Linda graduated with a B.S. with Honors in Physical Medicine from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She received her Ph.D. in Anatomy from Loyola University of...
Nancy M. Capaul
Sep 17, 2023
Waunakee- Nancy M. Capaul, age 76, of Waunakee, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at St. Mary’s Care Center in Madison after an extended illness with her family by her side. She was born on November 16, 1946 in Madison, daughter of Ben Brown and Madeline Herndon. She married James (Jim) Capaul on June 27, 1970 at St. Mary...
Mary Beth Murray
Sep 17, 2023
Mary Beth passed away peacefully on Sunday September 17, 2023 after an unexpected cerebral hemorrhage. In her final days her family was able to say good-bye to their sweet angel, as she passed cradled in the arms of her sister, Lynn.
Mary Beth was born Feb. 7, 1964 in Madison, WI to Bill and Mary Anne (Waddell) Murray. She...
Evan C. Kahl
Sep 17, 2023
Evan Christopher Kahl, age 22, of Sun Prairie, passed away after a short illness on Sunday September 17, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
Evan was born on October 30, 2000 to Allen & Jane Kahl, in Madison, Wisconsin. Evan graduated from Sun Prairie High School in 2019. Evan loved skateboarding, traveling, music, history, reading, going on walks,...
Gayle E. Walkowiak
Sep 16, 2023
Gayle E. Walkowiak passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at UW Hospital. She was born on September 19, 1961 in Black River Falls, the daughter of James and Patricia (Meek) Dimmick. She married Robert Walkowiak on July 14, 1984 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Gayle graduated from Black River Falls Senior High School in 1979, obtained a BS in...
John Charles Thorpe Sr.
Sep 16, 2023
Stoughton- John Charles Thorpe Sr., age 64, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 16, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born in Stoughton on December 8, 1958, the son of John and Patricia Thorpe.
John graduated from Edgerton High School in 1977. He worked in construction for many years, starting at Coachmans Inn and Milton...
Kathleen Patricia Thornton
Sep 14, 2023
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Kathleen Thornton passed away on September 14, 2023 from a decades-long battle with Multiple Sclerosis complicated by a recent lung infection. She was born on April 4, 1949, in Worcester, MA, to Henry and Barbara Pastick. ...
Patricia L. Swenson
Sep 14, 2023
MCFARLAND—Patricia “Pat” L. Swenson, age 92, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023. She was born on January 27, 1931 in Madison to Derby and Elizabeth (Hull) Havey. She married Gayhart Swenson on December 10, 1949.
Pat was very artistic. Her talents included ceramics, China painting, quilting, and cake decorating. She was an incredible seamstress having made much of...
Barbara Lea Paffenroth
Sep 14, 2023
Barbara L. Paffenroth, 74, passed away on Thursday, September 14th after years of battling cancer, with her beloved husband Jim and a few family members by her side. Although Barb will be missed everyday by all who knew and loved her, we also know that after years of health struggles, she is finally at peace with her loved ones...
Tedd D. Cash
Sep 14, 2023
Tedd D. Cash, aged 85 of Waunakee WI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Homestead Living Memory Care, his residence for the past eleven months. Tedd was born January 19, 1938, to Hollie and Bessie Cash in Connersville, IN. He grew up in the small town of Liberty, IN, graduated from Short High School in 1956...
David B. Clemence
Sep 14, 2023
Madison - David Bruce Clemence, 86, formerly of Milwaukee and Sayner, Wis., and Brownsville, Texas, died peacefully September 14, 2023 at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Madison, Wis.
David was born May 27, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wis. to Harold and Viola (Cripps) Clemence.
A 1956 graduate of Milwaukee Bay View High School, and a...
Carl Adam Baumann
Sep 13, 2023
Carl A Baumann, "Cully", age 89 passed away on September 13, 2023 in Madison, WI. Carl was born on September 17, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, the third child of his parents, Reverend Walter F. Baumann and Alma Barbara Baumann.
Carl married his beloved wife, Arlene Helen Tellefson, ''Corky" on July 11, 1959. His father, Reverend Baumann, performed the ceremony. They...
Alberta Kisling
Sep 12, 2023
Alberta Kisling passed away at the Brookdale Middleton Stonefield memory facility in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 12, 2023. Her children Randy, Lisa, and Jeff were with her. Her son, Jon, was not able to arrive in time because of the sudden change in her condition.
She was born in Whittier, Iowa, on May 7, 1931, to Albert and Lorene Standing....
Sandra K. Carroll
Sep 12, 2023
Madison- Sandra Taft Carroll passed away September 12, 2023 at Oak Park Place. Sandra was born in Chicago, IL on April 23, 1938, the daughter of Fletcher and Loraine (Thomas) Taft.
She was married to Tom Carroll at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in 1958. Beginning in 1970 Sandy and her family began a somewhat nomadic life as Tom’s position with...
Frederick Keller Glasgow
Sep 11, 2023
Frederick K. Glasgow left us very suddenly at age 85, with only a few seconds' notice, even in light of his declining health over the last several years.
He was born in Pittsburgh PA on March 18th, 1938, to Karl Emerson Glasgow II and Evelyn Kathryn (Keller) Glasgow. He was Baptized on April 9th, 1939. After high school,...
Alan Jay Weisbard
Sep 11, 2023
Alan Jay Weisbard, UW-Madison emeritus professor of law, bioethics, Jewish studies and religious studies, died just shy of his 73rd birthday at his home in Bethesda, MD, on September 11, 2023. Alan was born to Ruth (Oster) and Ralph Weisbard in Miami Beach, FL, on September 21, 1950. His later deep attachment to Judaism and Jewish study was prefigured...
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