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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.

Duane Bowman Jr.

Duane Bowman Jr.

Oct 19, 2020

Fitchburg - Duane Fredrick Bowman, Jr., 84, of Fitchburg, WI, passed peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on January 2, 1936, in Fitchburg, WI, the son of Duane F. Bowman, Sr, and Olympia G. Bowman. Duane Jr. was raised on the Bowman Dairy Farm in Fitchburg and spent many hours...

Janice Meinholz

Janice Meinholz

Oct 19, 2020

Janice M. Meinholz, age 76, died on Monday, October 19, 2020 at her home in Middleton surrounded by her children. She was born on February 16, 1944 in Waunakee to Alfred and Ethel (Maly) Ballweg. Janice grew up on a farm outside of Waunakee with her many siblings.  She was the owner and operator of Appliance Service Unlimited of...

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Oct 18, 2020

DEERFIELD – Janet Alvina (Krause) Jackson, age 77, of Deerfield passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, after a short battle with leukemia at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Janet was born on Mar. 27, 1943 in the town of Magnolia, Wis., the second of three children of Verne William Krause and Clara Verena Day....

Barbara Peterson

Barbara Peterson

Oct 18, 2020

McFarland—Barbara A Peterson, age 80, of McFarland, Wis., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 at UW hospital.  She was born on July 2, 1940 in Stoughton, Wis., to Wilmer and Sadie (Lewton) Janes.

Barbara is a 1958 graduate of Stoughton High School.  While in high school, she worked at the local root beer stand and eventually...

Beverly Bluel

Beverly Bluel

Oct 18, 2020

Beverly Bluel, age 85, of Madison passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020.  She was born on October 16, 1935 in Madison, the daughter of the late Robert and Virginia Nelson.   She met and married her high school sweetheart, John Bluel.

Bev is survived by her husband, John; children Tom (Pam), Patricia, Robert, and Mark; grandson Brett...

Lori Kay

Lori Kay

Oct 17, 2020

Lori (Lorna) Christine Meier Kay

April 2, 1945 - October 17, 2020

A creative advocate for our community and our world has left us too soon. Surrounded by her family, Lori succumbed to the ravages of Parkinson’s Disease after 19 years of actively fighting against it, and supporting the evolving science to overcome it.

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Arnold Tucker

Arnold Tucker

Oct 17, 2020

Sun Prairie - Arnold H. Tucker, 87, passed away at his home in Sun Prairie, WI on October 17, 2020.  Born on December 5, 1932 in Rice Lake, WI, he was the son of Howard B. and Vivian C. (Crosby) Tucker.  His early education began at the Wisconsin School for the Blind in Janesville due to congenital glaucoma.  He...

Anthony "Tony" Parisi

Anthony "Tony" Parisi

Oct 17, 2020

MADISON - Anthony “Sonny” Parisi passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born November 6, 1935, the son of Demetro and Mary (Bongiovani) Parisi. He was born and raised in Madison, WI and grew up in the ‘Bush’.  He graduated from Central High School and was a skilled carpenter. He married Janet...

Rex Wickland

Rex Wickland

Oct 17, 2020

Rex Bradford Wickland, age 78, of Madison, died Saturday, October 17, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital.  Rex was born January 16, 1942, in Chicago, the only child of William Bradford Wickland and Marion (Bard) Wickland.  He grew up in Chicago and had fond memories of the Uptown neighborhood.

In 1966, he married Teri Ann Caldwell,...

Roger Bannerman

Roger Bannerman

Oct 15, 2020

Roger Trevor Bannerman, aged 75, of Madison died October 15, 2020, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, WI after living with advanced prostate cancer for several years. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jane, and their two children Eric of Madison and Julie (Juan Ponce Vázquez) of Tuscaloosa, and by his grandsons Santiago Ponce Bannerman and Alejandro...

Ann Meyer

Ann Meyer

Oct 15, 2020

Ann L. Meyer, age 83, of Waunakee passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020.  Ann was born on March 1, 1937 in Madison, Wisconsin to Earl and Eleanior Eisele.

On October 25, 1958, she married Daniel J. Meyer at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Madison, Wisconsin.  As if raising their five children were not enough, she volunteered...

Suzanne Gill

Suzanne Gill

Oct 14, 2020

Madison

Suzanne Lee Gill, age 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at home surrounded by family.

She was born August 20, 1946 in Madison, WI; daughter to James and Mary Ellen (Bakken) Tetzlaff. Sue was united in marriage to James R. Gill on December 26, 1964 in Madison. They were married for...

Shirley Addison

Shirley Addison

Oct 13, 2020

Deerfield- Shirley J. Addison, age 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital after a courageous battle with COVID19.  She was born in Roseville, Michigan on August 10, 1938, the daughter of William and Flavia Rader.  Shirley graduated from Crivitz High School in 1956 and moved to Milwaukee to work at Western Electric where...

Bryan Dunn

Bryan Dunn

Oct 13, 2020

Bryan Thomas Dunn, age 70, of Madison, Wisconsin and Sugar Land, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at his home in Madison after a courageous four-and-a-half-year battle with colon cancer.  He was born in 1950 and grew up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the son of Vincent and Doris Dunn.  Bryan married Kathy Berg on March 29, 1975 in...

Joan Carter

Joan Carter

Oct 12, 2020

Carter, Joan Blanche (Mountford)

MIDDLETON - Joan Blanche (Mountford) Carter, age 86, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at UW Hospital in Madison, WI.  Joan was born March 20, 1934, in Poynette, WI, to Alfred Wayne and Berenice Evelyn (Hamilton) Mountford.

Joan graduated from Poynette High School in 1952 and later received a Bachelor of...

Charlotte Lytle

Charlotte Lytle

Oct 12, 2020

Lytle, Charlotte P.

Madison:  Charlotte P. Lytle, age 91, died on October 12, 2020 after a short illness.  Born Charlotte Manson to Forest and Henrietta Manson on March 8, 1929 Charlotte grew up on Madison’s East Side, graduating from East High School in 1946.

Charlotte worked for many Madison businesses, usually as a bookkeeper, and...

Sylvia O'Neill

Sylvia O'Neill

Oct 11, 2020

Sylvia T. O'Neill, age 91, of Madison, WI, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, just shy of her 92nd birthday, at her home in Capitol Lakes retirement community. She was born October 13, 1928, in Washington DC, the eldest of three daughters of newspaper columnist and author Catherine (Medill Hackett), and attorney Edgar Turlington. She attended Sidwell Friends...

Helen Kuntz

Helen Kuntz

Oct 11, 2020

MADISON - Helen Louise (Hartley) Kuntz died Sunday, October 11, 2020.  She was almost 101 years old and proud of it.  Helen will be remembered by her family and many friends as a lovely, gracious and generous woman (and a loyal and diehard Badger and Packers supporter) during the 77 years she lived in Madison.  Madison was the perfect...

Jane Nix

Jane Nix

Oct 9, 2020

MADISON – Jane F. Nix, age 69, of Madison, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Nazareth House, Stoughton, with her husband by her side. She was born on January 12, 1951 in Madison to Frederick and Elizabeth (Longfield) Zimmer. Jane married her husband, Pat Nix, on September 20, 1980, recently celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. Jane was...

Joanne "Jo" Lazarus

Joanne "Jo" Lazarus

Oct 7, 2020

Jo-Anne (Jo) Catherine Lazarus was born in Windsor, Ontario, in 1949, the third of four children of Joseph Lazarus and Bernadette (nee Grier). Jo grew up in Windsor, and graduated from F.J. Brennan High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Physical Education and a Master’s degree in Health Sciences, both from the University of...

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