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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.

Timothy Blechl

Timothy Blechl

Jul 29, 2019

MADISON Timothy Gerald Blechl passed away on Monday, July 29th, 2019 at age 60. He was born on September 8th, 1958 in Mount Prospect, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 at City Church, 4909 E. Buckeye Road, Madison, WI. A tree will be planted in his honor immediately following...

Paisley Ringelstetter

Paisley Ringelstetter

Jul 29, 2019

Cress Funeral Service 1310 Emerald Terrace Sun Prairie, WI 53590 608-837-9054

Janet Gulmire

Janet Gulmire

Jul 29, 2019

COTTAGE GROVE / McFarland - Janet K. Gulmire, age 67, passed away on Monday July 29, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. She was born April 21, 1952 in Prairie du Chien to the late Gerald and Mathilda (Moris) Yunk. Jan was raised on a farm near Cassville and is a 1970 graduate of Cassville High School....

Sharon Hahn

Sharon Hahn

Jul 28, 2019

Hahn, Sharon "Sherri" Madison: Sharon "Sherri" Hahn, 76, passed away on Sunday, July 28th, 2019. She was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1942 to her father Fay and her mother Marian Garthwait in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Sherri graduated from Mineral Point High School in 1959. Following her graduation, Sherri moved to Madison and became a lifelong Madison resident. Deeply proud...

Rita Bernatovich

Rita Bernatovich

Jul 28, 2019

Rita Crocco Bernatovich died at home on July 28, 2019 in Monona, WI. She was born March 13, 1939, in Racine, WI, to Anthony and Caroline (Petirro) Crocco. She married Bernard V. "Ben" Bernatovich on August 29, 1959, in Racine at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband and daughters Laura Burke, Jennifer (Daniel) Leclaire,...

Frederick Rauls

Frederick Rauls

Jul 27, 2019

Frederick L. (Fritz) Rauls, age 89, of Madison, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, July 27, 2019, after a long illness. He was born on December 13, 1929 on a farm in Cross Plains, the son of Michael and Elizabeth (Hollfelder) Rauls. He graduated from Waunakee High School 1948. Fritz was an Army Veteran of...

Margaret Devault

Margaret Devault

Jul 27, 2019

Devault, Margaret M. Madison: Margaret M. DeVault died at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg on July 27, 2019 after six weeks there. She was born to John and Tena Steckel of Hillsboro, WI on December 13, 1933 in the midst of the depression, the third of three children (after brothers Lyle Steckel and Ed Steckel.) Marge grew up in...

Quintin Balun

Quintin Balun

Jul 27, 2019

Quintin Lawrence Balun, 20, of Batavia, Illinois and Rome, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2019, as a result of leukemia (ALL). Quinn was born July 13, 1999, in Glendale Heights, Illinois, the son of Lawrence "Larry" and Elizabeth "Beth" (née Brower) Balun . Quinn was a 2017 graduate from Batavia High School. Throughout the years...

Arnold Chandler

Arnold Chandler

Jul 26, 2019

Madison - Arnold Marvin Chandler, age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2019. He was born June 24, 1930 in Milledgeville, IL, the son of Wilbur and Maude (Allen) Chandler. He married Donna Mae Frankfother on June 8, 1952. They have 2 children, Mark (Stacey) Chandler of Madison and Nancy (Scott) Bentley of Pewaukee, and four...

John Cary

John Cary

Jul 26, 2019

Madison: John Robert Cary died July 26, 2019 in his home after six years of fighting stage 4 cancer. Born Aug 31, 1946 in Fairbanks Alaska, John recounted endless stories of running wild with his siblings and friends. Motivated to learn all that there was to learn, he read constantly. A National Merit Scholarship brought him to the...

David Mellem

David Mellem

Jul 26, 2019

Mellem, David J. Madison: David J. Mellem, age 74, passed away July 26, 2019. He was born June 25, 1945 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Lloyd and Vivian Mellem. David graduated from UW-Eau Claire, after which he took a job as an auditor for the Federal Government, working on programs at or associated with the U.S....

Maxwell Miller

Maxwell Miller

Jul 26, 2019

Maxwell Anthony Miller June 11, 1987- July 26, 2019 Our beloved Maxwell left this earth unexpectedly due to heart failure. Sweet, sensitive, adventurous, kind, thoughtful son of Ken and Jayne; protective big bro- bro of Lauren (Michael) Pomaranski; soulmate of fiancée Danni Moody, their dog, Iggy; and amazing friend and family member. We celebrate Maxwell, his zest for...

Victor Bartosch

Victor Bartosch

Jul 26, 2019

Cartwright, OK/ Sun Prairie-Victor A. Bartosch, age 79, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Southern Pointe Living Center in Colbert, OK. He was born on March 28, 1940 in Watertown, the son of Adolph and Evelyn (Seibel) Bartosch. In 1959, Victor graduated from Marshall High School. Victor made his career driving truck, which started with driving...

G. Smith

G. Smith

Jul 25, 2019

Madison - G. Joan Smith, age 93 passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2019 at Aster Memory Care in Cottage Grove. She was born on June 11, 1926 in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Marion and Marjore (Harper) Borland. Joan graduated from East High School. Then went to work in Washington DC and also at Oscar Mayer as...

James Corcoran

James Corcoran

Jul 25, 2019

James George (Jim) Corcoran, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away on July 25, 2019, on the feast of Saint James. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on December 16, 1930, the second son of Marie and Richard B. Corcoran. Jim grew up in the storied Madison enclave, The Bush, in an era when many of the neighborhood...

Darrin Thomas

Darrin Thomas

Jul 25, 2019

Sun Prairie Darrin James Thomas, age 48, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Madison. He was born on June 28, 1971, in Oswego, Kansas, son to Donald R. and Marilyn Kay (Pilkenton) Thomas. He was united in marriage to Tracy (Ager) Bourdon-Thomas on November 2, 2001, in Freeport, Illinois. Together they were married 17 years...

Gary Mccoy

Gary Mccoy

Jul 25, 2019

McFarland - Gary Lynn McCoy, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his home in McFarland. He was 67. Gary was born September 7, 1951 in St. Elmo, Illinois to Melvin and Gracie McCoy. Gary was a graduate of Osbourn High School in Manassas, Virginia. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and while stationed at the Loran...

Raymond Dechant

Raymond Dechant

Jul 24, 2019

MARSHALL--Raymond "Ray" L. DeChant, age 74, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. He was born on November 19, 1945 in Reedsburg to Joseph and Evelyn (Hamms) DeChant. Ray married Darlene A. Philipsky on October 2, 1976. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy on the USS Hancock from 1962-66 during the Vietnam Conflict....

Stanley Johnson

Stanley Johnson

Jul 23, 2019

Marshall - Stanley L. Johnson, age 92 passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Sun Prairie Health Care Center. He was born on April 9, 1927 in the Town of Medina, the son of John and Evelyn (Chadwick) Johnson. He was a Marshall High School graduate, a United States Army Korean War Veteran, long time area farmer,...

Judith Nichols

Judith Nichols

Jul 23, 2019

Fitchburg- Judith Anne Nichols, age 71, passed away peacefully on July 23rd, 2019 at Agrace Hospice Center after battling kidney cancer for less than a year. She was born November 6th, 1947 to Herbert and Lucy (Weinzierl) Hudson in Kenosha, WI. Judy was active in Girl Scouts while attending St. Mary's Catholic School and was awarded the Marian...

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