Obituaries
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.
Arlene K. Meyer
Nov 19, 2009
Madison -- Arlene K. Meyer died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at HospiceCare. She was born in Adams Township, rural Monticello, Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert Jr. and Frieda (Spring) Wittwer. Arlene graduated from Monticello High School and attended Madison Business College. Arlene was employed at the Monroe Clinic in Monroe, Wisconsin for 20 years, and retired from the State...
Jerry Sanders
Nov 19, 2009
Madison-Jerry Sanders, age 69, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the HospiceCare Center, Fitchburg. He was born on July 1, 1940 in Mississippi the son of Ed & Ida May Sanders. Jerry has been a longtime resident of the Madison area. He honored his country by serving in the U.S. Army.   Jerry was a longtime employee of General...
Tracie J. Seeger
Nov 19, 2009
Sun Prairie-Tracie J. Seeger, 49, died peacefully Thursday, November 19, 2009, after a courageous 6+ year battle with breast cancer. She was born July 26, 1960, in Madison, to Duane and Sonja (Sherven) Grinde. She graduated from LaFollette High School and worked for the State of Wisconsin for many years. On November 20, 1992, she was united in...
Carolyn Faye Borland
Nov 18, 2009
Madison -- Carolyn Faye Borland, age 72, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at HospiceCare in Fitchburg, surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born September 18, 1937 in Maynard, Iowa to Glenn and Ruth Nicholson. She graduated from Maynard High School in 1956. She worked in Oelwein, Iowa until she married Glenn Borland on August 18, 1957. The couple...
Peter G. Sahagian
Nov 18, 2009
Madison -- Peter G. Sahagian, age 86, passed away peacefully at Waunakee Manor Health Care Center on Wed. Nov. 18, 2009. Peter was born in South Milwaukee on Jan. 17, 1923, the son of Garabed and Yater (Doushgunian) Sahagian. Peter graduated from South Milwaukee High School and attended UW Milwaukee. He enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served for...
Rosina M Karls
Nov 18, 2009
Waunakee- Rosina M. Karls, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the HospiceCare Center, Fitchburg surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on June 29, 1925 the daughter of John H. & Regina (Statz) Maly. Rosina was united in marriage to John M. Karls on October 29, 1946 at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Dane. She was...
Nelle Hogan Murphy
Nov 18, 2009
MIDDLETON MURPHY, NELLE H. Nelle Hogan Murphy, age 87, of 9401 Old Sauk Road, Middleton, WI passed away, peacefully in her sleep and surrounded by her family, on November 18, 2009 at HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI.  She was born in Paris, TN on November 5, 1922, the daughter of Timothy H. and Nellie Norris Hogan. She was united in marriage...
Robert L. Ficken
Nov 17, 2009
Robert L. Ficken, age 85, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at All Saints Assisted Living in Madison. He was born on Mar. 6, 1924, in Colfax, IL, the son of Claus and Helen (Parmele) Ficken. Bob graduated from Burlington (WI) HS and UW-Madison. During WW II, he served in the Army Air Corps as a B29...
Bertha Duerst
Nov 16, 2009
Bertha Catherine ""Kay"" Duerst, age 95, died November 16, 2009, at Sterling House in Sun Prairie. Â She was born November 24, 1913 in Eau Pleine, Wisconsin to parents John and Magdaline (Dybala) Skibba. Â She grew up in Junction City, WI where she worked in the family restaurant. Â She married Hervy Duerst in 1936. Â The couple's first...
Rev. George Daniel Little
Nov 16, 2009
The Rev. George Daniel Little (Dan), age 79, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, November 16, 2009 at HospiceCare's Don and Marilyn Anderson Center after a 19-month-long-battle with brain cancer. Â Dan was born on December 18, 1929 in St. Louis, MO, the middle son of Rev. Henry Little and Agathe Daniel Little. Â With his brothers Henry and...
Ralph E. Michaelis
Nov 16, 2009
Ralph E. Michaelis, age 93, passed away at Willow Pointe Memory Care in Stoughton on Monday, November 16, 2009. Â He was born in Oakland, WI on October 28, 1916, a son of Ellwood and Elsie (Barfknecht) Michaelis. Â Ralph was united in marriage to Gertrude Weihert on November 10, 1943. Â He worked at Oscar Mayer for many years...
Margaret Dangl
Nov 15, 2009
Madison- Margaret Dangl age 77 passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009. Margaret was born in Madison on July 27, 1932, the daughter of Harry (Helen Dale) Frankey. She was a pharmacist in the Madison area for many years. Margaret is survived by her two sons, Peter and David Michalski; four grandchildren, Mandy, James, Jack, and Anna Michalski; and one brother,...
John Frederick Kreul, M.D.
Nov 15, 2009
John F. Kreul, M.D., age 63, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 15, 2009 , at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Â John was born June 4, 1946, the son of Randolph and Lucille (Schulte) Kreul in Oklahoma City. Â He grew up in Racine and attended St. Catherine's High School. Â He was united in marriage to Joan Kringel on July...
Janet C. Hack
Nov 15, 2009
Janet C. Hack, age 65 of Stoughton, passed away at HospiceCare in Fitchburg on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Â She was born in Madison on August 29, 1944, a daughter of William and Myrna (Everson) Kelley. Â Myrna passed away when Janet was two years old, and Janet was raised by William and Margaret Kelley. Â On September 22, 1962,...
Fred H. Koenecke
Nov 14, 2009
Dr. Fred H. ""Fritz"" Koenecke, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 14, 2009. Fritz was born in Ceylon, MN to Fred H. Sr. and Wilhemina (Olsen) Koenecke, but spent most of his adult life living in Madison and, after retirement, rural Richland County. After graduation from the University of Minnesota Medical School and serving his country overseas in post-war...
Mildred L. Tessmann
Nov 14, 2009
Mildred, ""Millie"", Tessmann, age 96, passed away peacefully at HospiceCare in Fitchburg on Saturday Nov. 14, 2009.
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She was born in Watertown, WI to Charles and Emma Neubauer on May 29, 1913.
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On June 17, 1933, she married John Tessmann in Watertown. They moved to Madison where they raised their four children. She enjoyed gardening, especially her flower gardens, which...
Niels Ingwersen
Nov 14, 2009
Madison - Niels Ingwersen, age 74 passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009, in the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.
Niels was born on May 18, 1935, in Horsens, Denmark, to Hans Henrik and Karen (Bach) Ingwersen. He studied Scandinavian literature at the University of Copenhagen, Stockholm University, and the University of Oslo, where he met an American student...
Genevieve Koch
Nov 13, 2009
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Dane-Genevieve Koch, age 79, passed away on Friday Nov 13, 2009 at Maplewood Nursing Home of Sauk Prairie. The former Genevieve Eva Statz was born on June 24,1930 to Weinand and Christine (Rauls) Statz. She married Chris Koch in May 1951 and he preceded her in death in October 2007. Genny was a hard-working farm wife who enjoyed, doing...
James ""Jim"" J. Krall
Nov 12, 2009
Sun Prairie -- James ""Jim"" J. Krall, age 59 passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at University Hospital. Â He was born on May 17, 1950 in Madison, the son of Michael and Louise (Doyle) Krall. Â Jim served in the United States Air Force for 20 years until his retirement. Â He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting...
Janet B. Hutter
Nov 12, 2009
Oregon/Monona- Janet B. Hutter, age 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center. She was born in Wisconsin Rapids on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1935, the daughter of Edgar and Olga (Bergman) Bird. Janet graduated from Lincoln High School in WI Rapids in 1953 and from...
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