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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.

Sandra Miller

Sandra Miller

Apr 3, 2020

Stoughton- Sandra “Sandy” Miller, age 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 3, 2020, Jesus took Sandra in His arms to her heavenly home.  She was born in Beloit on January 23, 1942, the daughter of Howard Moffitt and Esther Bennett.  Sandy graduated from Stoughton High School in 1960.  On September 24, 1959 she married Stanley Miller.  Together they...

Mitchell "Mitch" Howard

Mitchell "Mitch" Howard

Apr 2, 2020

McFarland- Mitchell “Mitch” Lee Howard, 69, forever passed beyond the pain of this world and into his Father’s hands on April 2, 2020. Beloved husband and father, he will be dearly missed, though never forgotten. Born in Hustisford, WI, in 1950 to Robert and Helen, Mitch grew up in Waupun, WI. He married his soulmate, JoAnn in 1972 and...

Prof. Emeritus William Boyle

Prof. Emeritus William Boyle

Apr 1, 2020

Bill passed away peacefully in his wife's arms on April 1, 2020, just short of his 84th birthday and their 61st Wedding Anniversary. He was born in Minneapolis, MN to Dr. Robert and Daphne Boyle and was big brother to twin sisters, Georgie and Jeanne.

Bill and his wife, Nancy, were high school sweethearts at Highlands High...

Allan Houser

Allan Houser

Apr 1, 2020

Allan Charles Houser, age 86, of Madison passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at St Mary’s Hospital in Madison WI. He was born on January 5, 1934 in East Chicago, Indiana, to the late Arthur and Virginia Houser, oldest of four children. He grew up in Whiting IN, Alton, IL and Wood River, IL. He graduated from East...

Laura Maly

Laura Maly

Apr 1, 2020

Laura M. Maly of Waunakee/Westport, age 61, passed away on Wed., April 1, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg after a very strong battle with cancer. She was born in Madison on June 12, 1958 to Richard and Mary Ann (Wipperfurth) Ripp.  She married Michael Maly on May 2nd, 1981 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Waunakee. Mike and...

Elaine Holmberg

Elaine Holmberg

Apr 1, 2020

Elaine Holmberg, age 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Sun Prairie.  She was born August 27, 1942, in Boston, MA. , the daughter to Charles and Anna (Connelly) Mahoney. She was united in marriage to Ralph ‘Homer’ Holmberg on December 23, 1985, in Quincy, MA.

Elaine worked for the State of Massachusetts for...

Claire Kircher

Claire Kircher

Mar 31, 2020

Claire Rose Kircher, 64, of Madison, WI, passed away on March 31, 2020, at her home in Madison,  after a four year battle with metastatic ovarian cancer. Born on August 21, 1955 in West Bend, WI, she was the daughter of Noreen Hoffman and Carl Kircher. She partnered with Delmore Henning in 1979. She gave birth to her only...

Nancy Johnson

Nancy Johnson

Mar 30, 2020

Nancy Johnson (formerly Bolles) was born January 16, 1946 to Ray and Marjorie Johnson in St. Paul, Minnesota and passed away peacefully on March 30, 2020 after valiantly coping with MS and its complications for fifteen years. She did this with an upbeat attitude encouraged by the prayers of loved ones.  She would be the first to say her...

William Connors

William Connors

Mar 30, 2020

MADISON—William James “Bill” Connors, 81, died Monday, March 30, at Agrace Hospice Center after a recurrence of cancer.

Born in 1938, Bill was raised in working-class neighborhoods of Madison like the Greenbush by his parents, James and Elenora (Freiling)  Connors. He attended St. Raphael’s school through 8th grade and played youth baseball and Pop Warner football. He attended...

Emma Breedlove

Emma Breedlove

Mar 30, 2020

Private services to be held.

James "Jim" Edwards

James "Jim" Edwards

Mar 29, 2020

James “Jim” Charles Edwards died peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison, WI on March 29, 2020 at the age of 74.

Jim was born on June 27, 1945 in Madison, WI to James Barron Edwards and Mary Caroline (Sander) Edwards. He was a graduate of Madison West High School in 1963 and received his Bachelors of Science...

Ravern Wedige

Ravern Wedige

Mar 29, 2020

Sun Prairie

Ravern (Phil) Wedige, age 74 of Sun Prairie, WI passed away on March 29, 2020 at Hospice Care in Fitchburg, WI. He was born September 20, 1945 in Dodgeville, WI to Elmer and Nina Wedige. He married Elaine Flathom on March 18, 1967 in Fenimore, WI.

Phil received his Bachelor's and...

Donald " Don" Brinkmeier

Donald " Don" Brinkmeier

Mar 29, 2020

Brinkmeier, Donald C. “Don”

Donald Charles “Don” Brinkmeier, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 29, 2020. He was born on February 28, 1931, in Janesville, Wisconsin, the son of Benjamin and Janet (Beattie) Brinkmeier. Don was raised in Brodhead and as a young boy worked at his Dad’s restaurant Ben’s Lunch.  He graduated...

Joseph Fogerty

Joseph Fogerty

Mar 29, 2020

Joseph William Fogerty, 97, of Madison, WI, formerly of Herrin, IL, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison.  Joe was born in St. Louis, MO, on Jan 11, 1923, to William A. Fogerty and Edna E. Fogerty (Wieland).

Joe graduated in December 1943 from the University of Dayton with a BS...

Jerry Minnich

Jerry Minnich

Mar 28, 2020

Jerry Minnich

July 6, 1933 – March 27, 2020

Writer, Publisher, and lover of Wisconsin, Jerry Minnich died in his Madison home on March 27, 2020.

Though born in Allentown, PA in 1933, he considered Wisconsin home from the year he arrived in 1965 to...

David Slautterback

David Slautterback

Mar 28, 2020

David B. Slautterback died March 28, 2020 at the age of 93.  He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 15, 1926 and lived in Benton Harbor, Michigan until his parents’ divorce in 1935.  David then moved to Fremont, Michigan in 1937 and graduated from Fremont High School in 1943. Two weeks later, he enrolled in the University of...

Violet Lurquin

Violet Lurquin

Mar 27, 2020

Violet Mae Lurquin, age 93, of Sun Prairie, WI was called home to the Lord on March 27, 2020.  The daughter of Henry and Angela (Novitski) Wallace was born on March 27, 1927 in Green Bay, WI.  She attended a one room grade school in Mishicot/Denmark and graduated from Green Bay East High School in 1945.   Following high school,...

Lenore Capacio

Lenore Capacio

Mar 27, 2020

Fitchburg - Lenore Donohue Capacio, age 67, “took her journey back to the mother ship” on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Agrace Hospicecare after a brief battle with cancer. She was born November 2, 1952, in Mount Vernon, NY, the daughter of John and Jean (Henderson) Donohue. She married John Capacio on October 26,1985 in Madison, WI.

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Julie Zeman

Julie Zeman

Mar 27, 2020

Julie passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 27, 2020 her loving heart sadly gave out. Julie was a graduate of Waunakee High School, completed her Bachelor of Education at UW Eau Claire and completed her Master of Education in Professional Development through UW Whitewater.

From the time she was a young girl, Julie wanted to...

Emmett Schulte

Emmett Schulte

Mar 26, 2020

Madison – Emmett E. Schulte, age 89, died peacefully with his wife, Mary Ann, by his side on March 26, 2020. He was born upside down (his nose ran, his feet smelled) at home in Robbinsdale, MN on November 14, 1930, to Petronella M. (Vetsch) and Henry J. Schulte, the sixth of ten children.  The family moved to a...

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