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.
Mary C. Bauer
Apr 18, 2009
Madison -- Mary C. Bauer, 70, passed away peacefully at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg on April 18, 2009 , from cancer. Â She was born on April 4, 19 39 , to Carl and Janet Lindmark. Â She grew up in Milton Junction. Â In 1953, she won the Wisconsin State Spelling Bee and competed in the National Spelling...
Betty Jane Robyn
Apr 17, 2009
Stoughton- Betty J. Robyn, age 83, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009 at Skaalen Home. She was born in Chicago on September 5, 1925, the daughter of Richard and Helen (Shepard) Rowe. On February 23, 1952 Betty married Emil Robyn in Chicago at St. Paul's Church. Betty enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. She is survived by...
Milo S. Loftus
Apr 17, 2009
Deerfield- Milo S. Loftus, age 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2009 at HospiceCare Inc. in Fitchburg.  Milo was born on July 17, 1917. He was the son of Knut and Anna (Torblo) Loftus. Milo married Dorothy Sunne on May 6, 1945.  Milo graduated from Stoughton High School in 1935. He continued his education at Stoughton Vocational School...
Quenten James Schumacher
Apr 17, 2009
Quenten J. Schumacher was born October 16, 1990, and died at home unexpectedly on Friday April 17, 2009. Quenten was a senior at Sun Prairie Sr. High School. Among many friends were his ""Homies"" Lorenzo, T J , & Josh. Â He enjoyed time with ""little man"" Jace. Â Â He loved his ""lady"" Emily . Quenten's interests included Aikido and other forms...
Donald William Renlund
Apr 17, 2009
Donald W. Renlund died peacefully on April 17th, 2009 in Madison, WI. He was born on the Iron Range in Buhl, MN, on September 30th, 1917, to William and Elizabeth Renlund and enjoyed his childhood years hunting and fishing in Buhl, while spending summers working on his grandparent's farm in Floodwood. There, he spoke the Finnish language and learned about...
Dr. Carston S. McKay
Apr 16, 2009
Madison -- Dr. Carston S. McKay, age 80, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Oak Park Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, WI. Â She was born on December 22, 1928, in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, the daughter of Fred and Wanda (Schultz) Simon. She received her Bachelors Degree in Marine Biology at Western Washington State College, her MSW and...
Stella L. Johnson
Apr 16, 2009
Cottage Grove- Stella ""Stellie"" Georgeson Johnson was called home on Thursday, April 16, 2009 and she exited this life with grace, dignity and a great sense of humor. Her life was counted by 68 years, and in that time she touched countless lives. Always willing to lend an ear, a hand or whatever was needed. Stella was a familiar face...
Anna M Geitz
Apr 16, 2009
Fitchburg - Anna M. (Ann) Geitz (nee Richter) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 14, 1931 to William A. and Christine Richter (nee Wilcke). Â Ann died on April 16, 2009, at home in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Â She lived a full life, with residence in Philadelphia; Lincoln, Nebraska; Fitchburg, Massachusetts; as well as Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and in Europe, in...
Leonard M. Osland
Apr 15, 2009
Stoughton -- Leonard M. Osland age 88, passed away on Wednesday April 15, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was born in Stoughton on November 12, 1920, the son of Alfred and Sena (Hawkinson) Osland. Leonard graduated from Stoughton High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a Combat Engineer and was stationed in France and Northern...
Ronald Lee Knutson
Apr 14, 2009
Sun Prairie-Ronald Knutson, age 62, died on April 14, 2009 at HospiceCare Center due to brain cancer. God's Garden God looked through his garden And He found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth And saw Ron's tired face. He put His arms around him, And lifted him to rest. God's garden must be beautiful He only...
Alice Driscoll Nofsinger
Apr 14, 2009
Alice Driscoll Nofsinger, age 80, most recently of Middleton , Wisconsin, peacefully passed away on April 14th, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. Â Born August 14, 1928, she was the daughter of Earl and Martha (Lewis) Driscoll. She grew up in La Farge, Wisconsin on a dairy farm. She married James Jensen of La Farge in 1945. She graduated...
James A. Marks
Apr 13, 2009
Madison -- James A. Marks, age 82, a long time resident of Madison, died on Monday, April 13, 2009, at HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI due to cancer. He was born on October 9, 1926 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, the son of Alvin and Sally (Hedin) Marks. He married Marilyn Kaul in Chicago in 1949. Â Marilyn passed away in 1978....
Flora Jean Fleming
Apr 11, 2009
MADISON FLEMING, FLORA J. Flora J. Fleming, age 55, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 11 in her home. Â She was born April 19, 1955, in Chicago, the daughter of Boyed and Florene (Mickens) Fleming. Survivors include her husband Walt of Madison, a daughter Flora Matthews and 4 grandchildren all of Madison; 4 brothers: Bill (Wanda) Fleming, Boyd and Willie Fleming...
Carin Sue Brania
Apr 11, 2009
MADISON -- Carin Sue Brania, age 65, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on April 11, 2009, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Â Carin was born on Sept. 15, 1943, in Chicago, IL, to parents Lee and Esther (Johns) Cooper. She spent her early years growing up in Chicago, and upon completion of High School...
Evelyn Kerttula Simmermon
Apr 10, 2009
Simmermon, Evelyn Kerttula Stoughton- Evelyn Kerttula Simmermon was called home by her Lord on Friday, April 10, 2009. Â She was born in Marinette, WI to Ernest and Nellie (Peterson) Bowman on July 10, 1919, where she lived until she moved to Madison with her husband, Bill Kertulla, who passed away in 1970. Â Their children survive them: Joan (Jim)...
Sonja M. Lankford
Apr 10, 2009
Lodi WI - Sonja M. Lankford, age 63 of Lodi, Wisconsin died Friday, April 10, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She had formally lived in Arkansas and has been a resident of Lodi since 2008.  She was born  June 17, 1945 in Sandstone, Mn. to Harold O. and Peggy Margaret (Hurlbut) Samuelson.  She retired from...
JoAnne Yvonne Farnsworth
Apr 10, 2009
JoAnne Yvonne Farnsworth, 72, of Deerfield, died on April 10, as her family surrounded her bedside, singing her way into heaven. She was born on February 28, 1937, in Ridgeway Wisconsin, and graduated from Deerfield High School in 1955. JoAnne enjoyed her job as an outreach worker at the Stoughton Senior Center, McFarland Outreach Center and at Creative Care in...
Norman C. Herro
Apr 9, 2009
Madison . Â Norman C. Herro, loving life and the practice of law to the last, died April 9, 2009 at the age of 90. Â Born in Milwaukee on November 3, 19 18 to Lebanese immigrants Charles and Sophia Herro, Norm excelled as a student and attended the University of Chicago on scholarship. Â Foreseeing America 's entry into...
Ada R McKnight
Apr 9, 2009
STOUGHTON- Ada McKnight, age 98, died on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Skaalen Home in Stoughton. Ada was born in Gays Mills, WI in 1911. She married Clarence McKnight in 1929 and gave birth to three sons: Ronald, Donn, and Brian. She taught rural school in 1928 for one year before marriage and returned to teaching in 1943...
John Walter Peterson
Apr 9, 2009
Madison-John W. Peterson, age 64, died Thursday, April 9, 2009. John was born on August 20, 1944 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of Richard W. and Eleanor C. Peterson. He attended primary schools in Lynn, Massachusetts, and Long Island, N.Y. before graduating from Reading Memorial High School in Reading, Massachusetts in 1962. John graduated from Dartmouth College in 1966 with...
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