Charles Ebersohl

MADISON- Charles "Chuck" M. Ebersohl, age 96, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday March 5, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born on February 15, 1923 on his family's dairy farm near Ft. Akinson, the son of Walter and Hazel Ebersohl. He was a loving husband for 62 years of Jean Meyers Ebersohl who died in 2012.

After high school, Chuck enrolled in preveterinary science at UW-Madison but had to return home to work on the farm when his mother became ill. He later volunteered for the Army and served as a medic in WWII in France, Germany and Belgium, including at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering before accepting an electrician apprenticeship at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where he later worked as an electrician until he retired. Chuck and Jean enjoyed taking their children on family camping and fishing trips up north and out west. He was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church and handled the lighting for the annual Christmas Nativity pageant. He enjoyed tinkering on home projects and playing cards with family and friends. In 2017, Chuck flew to Washington D.C. with Honor Flight to view the WWII memorial.

Chuck is survived by his sons, Walter (Susan) and Gregg (Cheryl); daughter, Kathy Soma; 5 grandchildren, Samantha, Benjamin, Eric, Brandon and Dianna; and 4 great grandchildren, Frederike, Georg, June and Greyson. He is preceded in death by his wife Jean, his brother-in-law, Richard Meyers and his cousin, Marion Behling.

A Memorial Service will be held at Agrace HospiceCare, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg on Sat. March 30 at 1:00 p.m. The family thanks Agrace HospiceCare and Age at Home by Agrace for their excellent care of Chuck in the last days of his life.


Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Rd, Madison
608-238-3434