Scott Whitburn

Scott Whitburn, age 59, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018. He was born May, 9, 1959, in Port Washington, son of Charles and Joan (Schmidt) Whitburn. Scott was united in marriage to Jan (Riehle) on June 25, 1988, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church. They were married 30 years and together raised two children.

Scott graduated from Cedarburg High School in 1978 and the graduated with B.S. degree in Marine Biology from Florida Institute of Technology. Scott made his career at Covance starting in 1987. He had a great reverence for the outdoors and enjoyed time spent there, especially when biking with his family and friends. He will be remembered as a fan of adventure and the occasional craft beer.

Scott is survived by his wife Jan; his children Amy (Alex Platt) and Thomas Whitburn; his parents Charles and Joan; his sister Linda (James) Wolfe and his brother Eric (Lisa) Whitburn.

A Memorial Mass will be held at Saint Albert the Great Catholic Church, 2420 St. Albert Drive, Sun Prairie on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 11:30 am with Monsignor Donn Heiar presiding. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family to support the causes that were most important to Scott.

Cress Funeral Home
1310 Emerald Terrace
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
608-837-9054