Louis (Lou) Unverzagt

Louis (Lou) Mark Unverzagt, age 88, passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on May 2, 2020 with his family by his side. Born December 15, 1931, in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Paul and Mary Unverzagt. He earned a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

In 1953 Lou married Jean E Lanicker. They moved to Huntsville AL where Lou served two years in the Army at the Redstone Arsenal.  They moved back to Pittsburgh where he worked for Westinghouse Steel Corp.

His family of six moved to Madison in 1966, where he worked for the Olin Corporation at the Badger Army Ammunition plant in Baraboo, WI. He earned progressive leadership roles to become the Director of Manufacturing over a 30-year career.

Lou was interested in music, playing the clarinet and saxophone in high school and college.  At age 56 he learned to play the viola and enjoyed playing in the Madison Community Orchestra. He was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, volunteering as a Befriender and later at the Food Pantry. He was part of the Friendship Club and Men’s Friday Book Study.

He and Jean loved to travel, visiting six continents and all 50 states.

Lou is survived by his wife, Jean, and children Jill (Robert) Nichols, Joy Hargons, June Unverzagt, and Mark Unverzagt; granddaughters, Briana (Tremayne) McGhee, Katelyn Nichols, Renee Unverzagt, Jillisa Curry; and great grandchildren, Mason, Natalli and Bray McGhee and the Ulrich nephews in Rome, GA.  He was preceded in death by his parents and granddaughter Kirsten (Tony) Vanderscheuren. The family will celebrate Lou’s life at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Bethel Lutheran Church or Bethel Horizons Campership Program. https://onrealm.org/bethelmadison/-/give/now