Obituaries
Brian Robert Mott
Sep 27, 2024
Brian Robert Mott of Madison, WI passed peacefully into the next chapter of his journey on September 27th, 2024, surrounded by love. He was 74.
Talented musician, devoted husband, dedicated father, and loyal friend. Brian showed up for the people in his life demonstrating his love through action. He could always find the melody and the humor in this world.
Brian was...
Linda I Anderson
Sep 22, 2024
Linda Anderson, age 74, passed away at Agrace hospice on September 22, 2024. She is survived by brother Charles Anderson and sister Margaret. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank Anderson and Marian Linderud. Linda was always fiercely independent despite her disabilities. She impacted many lives who cared for her. A special thank you to Senior Helpers who...
Bruce W. Geiger
Sep 18, 2024
Bruce Geiger passed quietly recently at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 72 but he played much younger.
It’s hard to capture the entirety of a life that was so broadly lived as Bruce’s. He was a renaissance man: musician, writer, singer, fishing enthusiast, marketing leader, husband, father, friend, and inspiration to many.
Music was a critical part of...
Sally L. Huegel
Sep 15, 2024
Sally Louanne (Kelliher) Huegel, age 61, left our physical world on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at her home in Verona, after a long and extremely courageous fight with metastatic breast cancer. Her sister Susie and husband Brian were at her side.
Sally is preceded in passing by her parents, Louanne (Lucy) Roberts and Lawrence Kelliher; her beloved sister Mary Kelliher; grandparents...
Roger Harding Hunt
Sep 13, 2024
Roger Harding Hunt, age 88, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on September 13, 2024 after a long illness. Roger was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1936, to the late Ralph H. Hunt and the late Iris Lily Hunt (nee Chambers). His father, Ralph, was a member of the US Foreign Service and his mother was a native of Townsville, Queensland,...
Rita M Lasse
Sep 7, 2024
Rita M. Lasse went on to be with the Lord on September 7, 2024, with her children by her side, after a brave battle with lung cancer. Rita was born November 2, 1945, and grew up in Portage, Wisconsin. She spent her last years in nearby Reedsburg, where she leaves behind several dear friends. Rita is survived by her cherished...
Alex Peter Pollema
Aug 27, 2024
Alex Peter Pollema, of Fitchburg Wisconsin, fought a several weeks long battle with meningoencephalitis and passed away unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024. Alex was only 37 years of age. He was born on August 3, 1987 in Milwaukee Wisconsin to parents Steve Pollema and Cathy Maddox.
Alex grew up in Milwaukee WI, Mequon WI, and Libertyville...
Abraham Haskell "Hank" Epstein
Aug 24, 2024
Hank Epstein was born in The Bronx, New York on January 13, 1934 to Israel (Sol) Epstein and Ida Revela. His mother was born in Russia. His father’s family came to the United States in the early 1900s from a part of Poland that had changed hands from Austria, Poland, and Ukraine and they spoke five languages because one never...
Kenneth R Adams
Aug 23, 2024
Ken Adams, lover of life, died peacefully on August 23rd, after a valiant struggle with cancer at his home in Madison, WI, which he loved so dear. He shared this home for 32 years with the love of his life, wife Pam and their dog Hugo. Being home was important to him since this home is forever enriched by his...
Laura Jacqueline Burno
Aug 10, 2024
Laura Burno, age 89, of Stoughton, WI passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Milestone Senior Living Center in Stoughton, WI on August 10, 2024. Laura was born as Shirley Jackowitz on March 14, 1935, in Fort Atkinson, WI. She had resided in Stoughton since 2004 when she married her husband, Peter Burno, on June 16, 2004.
For many years,...
Burrell Charles Williams III
Jul 31, 2024
Burrell Charles Williams III, 79, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, formerly of the greater Chicago area. Loving father of Joseph (Tracy) Guinta, Vincent, Brian (Rhonda), Juliette (Chris Bolam), and Kathryn Williams. Grandfather to Joey, Gianni, Massimo, Huntley, Gabriella, Jordan, and Adam. Caring brother of Mary (Allen) Stone, Margaret, James, Frank (Gail) Williams, Dorothy Boillot and the late Thomas, Edward, John (Helene)...
Frank A. Swisher
Jul 30, 2024
Frank Augustus Swisher Sr, age 84, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, ]uly 30,2024, surrounded by family. He was born on AUGUST 16, 1939 in Hershey, PA, the son of Harry Lee Swisher and Eva (Butterfield) Swisher. On September 30, 1961, he married Nancy. They were blessed with seven children and 62 years of marriage until his passing.
Prior to retirement,...
David Vernon Harsh
Jul 13, 2024
Reverend Dr. David Vernon Harsh, age 85, of Madison, Wisconsin, died on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at University Hospital in Madison after a fall earlier in the week. He will be greatly missed by Ann Annette (Archer) Harsh, his wife of 63 years; two children: Brent (Mehnoush Banaei) Harsh, and Heidi Annette (Steve) Clem; two grandchildren: Elika Harsh and Alec...
Jon Jerome
Jul 5, 2024
Jon Brent Jerome, a devoted father and dedicated educator, passed away on July 5, 2024. Born to Marvelle Jerome on June 19, 1946, in Carlos, Minnesota, Jon spent his formative years under the care of Marvelle and his grandparents, Pearl and Ernest Jerome.
An alumnus of Madison East High School, Jon furthered his education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he...
Christopher L Henkel
Jul 5, 2024
“And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me Shinin' until tomorrow, let it be”
Artist - The Beatles | Lyrics - John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Christopher L. Henkel passed away on July 5, 2024, at the age of 57. His one-of-a-kind spirit will be missed by all those who knew and loved him.
He will...
Vishnu Sahai Mathur
Jun 26, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Vishnu Sahai Mathur on June 26th, 2024. Born in Asansol, India in 1933, Vishnu was the eldest son of 6 children. He was a brilliant student who won many awards for his academic achievements, including earning a PhD in particle physics from Delhi University. He journeyed to the US...
Beatrice Ann Ptacek
Jun 25, 2024
Beatrice Ann (Betty) Ptacek (née Hahn), 88, of Madison, Wisconsin, died at Agrace Hospice Care in Fitchburg, Wisconsin on June 25, 2024.
Betty was born in Oacoma, South Dakota in 1936 to Dewey and Marie Hahn. She graduated from Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota and worked as a medical technician in New York City and Milwaukee before marrying and...
Tracy Elizabeth VanEpps Connell
Jun 23, 2024
Tracy Elizabeth Van Epps Connell, 54, of Dodgeville, WI, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on November 4, 1969, in Dodgeville, WI, Tracy was the daughter of Mark Arthur Van Epps and Deborah Ann Collins. She graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1988 and earned an Associate’s Degree in Tourism Recreation...
Inga Amelia Schmidt
Jun 21, 2024
Inga Amelia Hilleboe Schmidt, age 91, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 21, 2024.
Born August 23, 1932, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Guy Leonard Hilleboe and Mabel Tronnes Hilleboe, Inga was raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, where she received a BS in Home Economics (Business Track - then the only...
David Norman Roelke
Jun 19, 2024
David N. (Stormin Norman) Roelke passed away June 19th, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Norm was born to Cliffford and Carolyn (Busser) Roelke on April 9th, 1954, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Norm graduated from Edgewood High School in 1972 and pursued a career as a chef and restauranteur. His true passion was cooking, and it showed. Norm’s career included working with...
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