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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.
Tharald O. Thompson
May 13, 2009
Tom died peacefully at Hospice Care Center in Madison ten days after a fall in Oakwood East's assisted living care center where he had been for the past 3 months.
Tharald (Tom) Thompson was born on Sept..6th. 1922 at Blair WI. To Iver and Josephine.Thompson.. Died on May13th in Madison, WI.. Tom came from a large family with 11 siblings. He...
Grant Cottam
May 13, 2009
MADISON- Grant Cottam, age 90, died early Wednesday morning at Sebring Assisted Care Residence in Madison. He was cared for in his final days with love and kindness by an exceptional group of caregivers. The family is grateful that the staff at Sebring and their Hospice team cared for him in every sense of the word. Grant was born in...
Norman A. Dahl
May 12, 2009
Dahl, Norman A. Â April 14, 1909 -- May 12, 2009 Â Madison - Norman A. Dahl, age 100, of Madison, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at HospiceCare. He was born April 14, 1909 in Everest, Kansas, the son of Otto and Bertha (Rude) Dahl. Norman was very proud to have been born to Norwegian immigrant parents who settled...
A. Kathryn Knick
May 10, 2009
Knick, A. Kathryn  Madison -- (Agnes) Kathryn ""Kay"" Knick (Cleary), age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2009, at the Hospice Care Center in Fitchburg.  She was born after her twin sister on September 1, 1920, at her parents farm in the Town of Moscow, Wisconsin (near Blanchardville) to Thomas L. and Mary Katherine (Hazelton) Cleary....
Karen M. Moser
May 10, 2009
Madison - Karen Mumford Moser, 66, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 in HospiceCare, Madison. Born to Laurence and Mildred (Lewindauski) Perry, she grew up in Milwaukee and attended Pulaski High School. She received RN, MSN degrees at UW and went on to a lengthy career teaching nursing at MATC. She is survived by husband, John; son, Kevin Mumford; two step sons,...
Kenton Edward Holm
May 10, 2009
Kenton Holm  Kenton ""Coach"" Holm of Madison passed away at University Hospital on Sunday, May 10, 2009. Kenton was born in Mason, Wisconsin on May 11, 1929, the youngest child of Ben and Edna Holm.  He attended grade school in Mason and graduated from Drummond High School in 1947.  He then trained as a telegraph operator and...
Marie Bickmann Warner
May 10, 2009
MADISON -- Marie Bickmann Warner, age 83, died on Sunday, May 10, 2009, at UW Hospital, Madison. Marie was born on June 2, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of William J. and Agnes Marie (Donnelly) Bickmann. After graduating from Dominican Commercial High School, she landed a job on Wall Street. She married Robert George Mettauer, and together they...
Nora A. CaPaul
May 10, 2009
Waunakee -- Nora A. Nelson CaPaul, resident of Waunakee WI passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009. Nora was born July 13, 1913 in Westby, Wisconsin, Vernon County. She married Joseph CaPaul in Madison, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph, her parents Christine and Gustave Nelson; five brothers, Nordahl, Edgar, Elmer, Chester and Tillford, and four sisters,...
Irene Myrtle Atzen
May 10, 2009
Sun Prairie - Irene Myrtle Atzen, age 90, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Oak Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Madison. She was born on February 27, 1919, in Dorchester, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joel and Mary (Tischendorf) Winchell. Irene was united in marriage to Melvin Atzen on November 23, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa. She...
Ingvald 'Inky' M. Bruheim
May 9, 2009
Ingvald Inky' Bruheim, age 87 of Stoughton, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. Â He was born in Stoughton on June 29, 1921, a son of Lars and Marie Bruheim. Â Inky served his country in the Army during WWII in the Pacific theater. Â He worked for many years at, and retired...
William K. Hilgers
May 9, 2009
Madison -- William ""Bill"" K. Hilgers, age 65, died peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the HospiceCare in-patient facility. Bill was born and raised in Madison, loving the beauty and the bounty of the lakes which he knew so well. He also enjoyed golf and scuba diving and any excuse to be in the great outdoors. His charming, congenial...
Florence Ward Friedman
May 8, 2009
New Orleans / Madison - Florence Ward Friedman, age 104 years, died in New Orleans, LA on Friday, May 8, 2009. Wife of the late Morris Jack Friedman. Sister of the late Rose ""Tinnie"" Ward Epstein, a longtime Madison, WI resident and the late Edna Ward Hirsch, former Chicago, IL resident. Aunt of Ronald N. Epstein and Richard L. Epstein,...
Mary J. Lechten
May 8, 2009
Madison -- Mary J. Lechten, age 68, died on Friday, May 8, 2009 at her home in Madison. She was born on October 2, 1940 to Adolfo and Josephine (Pacini) Massari in Wales, Great Britain. Mary received a degree in higher education in the U.K. She attended the University of Madison, where she received a master's degree in education. Mary...
Michael Earl Horton
May 7, 2009
Michael Earl Horton, age 47, passed away on Thursday, May 07, 2009 at HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI. Â Michael was born the third of five children in Madison on February 3rd, 1962 to Phinis and Marjorie Horton. Â He graduated from East High School with the class of 1980, after spending some memorable time at Scattergood Friends School in Iowa....
Richard 'Dick' F. Lang
May 6, 2009
Richard Dick' F. Lang, age 73 of Stoughton, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer, at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born in Madison on June 9, 1935, a son of Karl and Margaret (Bertoli) Lang. Dick graduated from Stoughton High School and served his country in the Army in...
Catherine ""Kate"" Falaschi
May 6, 2009
Catherine ""Kate"" Falaschi, age 32, passed away peacefully at home, following a long, courageous fight against colon cancer, on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, with her loving family and friends by her side.  Kate was born on October 18, 1976, the daughter of Victor and Donna (McCannel) Gates in Burbank, CA.  She graduated  with a BS degree from...
Clara Segessenman Stucki
May 6, 2009
Madison -- In the still of evening the soul of Clara Segessenman Stucki, age 95, joined her many departed loved ones. Her life's impact on those of us who loved her was quiet, profound and enduring. Clara died peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. She was born on July 27, 1913 to Hans Theabold and Elise (Feller) Segessenman and joined...
Lorraine E. Anderson
May 5, 2009
Madison -- Lorraine E. Anderson, age 86, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Nazareth House in Stoughton. She was born on July 6, 1922 to Frank and Hulda (Johnson) Larson. Lorraine was united in marriage to Marvin W. Anderson, and he preceded her in death in 1990. Lorraine and Marvin lived on a dairy farm near Bay City, Wisconsin....
Russell A. Yanggen
May 5, 2009
Russell A. Yanggen, age 72, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Â He was born May 27, 1936 the son of Joseph and Helen (Hausmann) Yanggen. Â Russell is survived by his ""Life"" Gretchen Haugen, best friend and faithful four legged companion ""Ed"", brother Douglas (Ellen Fisher) Yanggen; nephews Steven (Keiko) and David (Sonia)...
Ann M. Druck
May 5, 2009
Madison- Ann Druck, age 83, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2009. Ann was born on March 26, 1926, to Ingrid and Willard Fantle, in Yankton, SD.  She grew up in La Crosse, WI, and graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, MO. She attended the University of MN, gaining an extensive knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting. Later she used her education...
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