Obituaries

Jason Wilcox

Jason Wilcox

Oct 4, 2013

MADISON - Jason Richard Wilcox died unexpectedly on October 4, 2013. Jason was born at the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota on January 23, 1970. He was a Chippewa Indian, and at eight months of age he moved from Belcourt to Madison Wisconsin to join his new family. Jason attended Madison East High School and Madison Area...

Dolores Hill

Dolores Hill

Oct 3, 2013

Madison - Dolores Hill, age 83, died on October 3, 2013 while at Karmenta Nursing Home in Madison. Private memorial services will be held at a later date.

Susan Ward

Susan Ward

Oct 3, 2013

McFarland/Madison - Susan Ward, age 69, formerly of McFarland, died unexpectedly on October 3, 2013 while at her home.

Constance Hume Funkhouser

Constance Hume Funkhouser

Sep 29, 2013

MADISON - Constance Funkhouser, age 71, died on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at UW Hospital. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., to Roberta Louise (Koehler) Funkhouser and Jacob Otterbein Funkhouser II.After attending Emma Willard School, the University of Michigan, and the New York School of Interior Design, Constance practiced residential design in New York, Chicago, and San Diego. With her...

Howard Hamline Walsh

Howard Hamline Walsh

Sep 27, 2013

Maryland/Madison, WI - Howard H. Walsh, age 94, died on September 27, 2013 while at the Capitol Lakes Health Center in Madison. Informed Choice is assisting the family with their cremation needs.

Robert Arthur Knippel

Robert Arthur Knippel

Sep 26, 2013

Madison, Wisconsin-Robert A. Knippel (Bob), age 61 passed away Thursday, Sept 26, 2013. He was born on July 7, 1952 in Madison, to Josena and Glenn Knippel. He was the oldest of three children: Jan Schultz (sister) and John Knippel (brother). In 1970, Bob graduated from James Madison Memorial High School where he was an active member of DECA. Bob...

Arlyn  Mae Friede

Arlyn Mae Friede

Sep 26, 2013

Madison - Arlyn Mae Watrud-Friede, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 26, 2013 from heart related complications. She was born on November 4, 1950, the daughter of Norman and Sylvia (Doescher) Watrud. In 1969, Arlyn graduated from Madison East High School and then attended MATC for three years. On August 30, 1986, Arlyn was united in marriage to...

Lewis Fraust

Lewis Fraust

Sep 25, 2013

Madison - Lewis Fraust, age 87 passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Informed Choice is serving the family

Ellen Saccucci

Ellen Saccucci

Sep 24, 2013

Lodi - Ellen M. Saccucci, age 87 passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Informed Choice is serving the family.

Tami Marie Hanson

Tami Marie Hanson

Sep 16, 2013

Madison - Tami Hanson, age 53, passed away on September 16, 2013 while at the Meriter Hospital in Madison. Memorial services and a full obituary are pending.

Grace M. Porter

Grace M. Porter

Sep 12, 2013

Grace M. Porter, age 88, passed away on September 12, 2013 in Madison with her family at her side. Grace was born in Port Washington, WI, and attended the UW majoring in Economics. She worked at both Oscar Mayer and Wisconsin Auto and Truck Dealers Association over the years. Grace enjoyed reading, keeping a spotless house and playing bridge with...

Linda Sue Engel

Linda Sue Engel

Sep 9, 2013

Engel, Linda Sue Born May 31, 1952, reunited with her father Walter Hawkins in heaven September 9, 2013. Linda was born in St. Louis, MO living most of her life in the Milwaukee area before moving to Tomahawk two years ago. Survived by mother Betty Hawkins, children Jessica Dickens, Joshua Dickens and Michael Engel, brothers Mitchell Hawkins and Douglas Hawkins,...

Jerry Wencil Martin

Jerry Wencil Martin

Sep 9, 2013

Madison - Jerry Martin, age 65, died on September 9, 2013 while at Capitol Lakes Health Care Center in Madison. Informed Choice is assisting with the cremation.

James "Mac" Mays

James "Mac" Mays

Sep 9, 2013

MADISON-James McCurry ("Mac") Mays, age 70, died peacefully Sept. 9, 2013, in Madison with his family at his side.Mac was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Walhalla, South Carolina, the only child of Henry and Rieppe Mays. He was a proud graduate of Walhalla High School, Davidson College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He practiced medicine for 40 years,...

Garrett Nourse Kavanagh

Garrett Nourse Kavanagh

Sep 9, 2013

Madison - Garrett Kavanagh, age 72, passed away on September 9, 2013. A full obituary will run later this week in the WSJ.

Leroy N. Graves

Leroy N. Graves

Sep 2, 2013

Leroy N. Graves, died at the age of 68 on September 2, 2013, in Madison, WI. He was born in Greeley, CO on September 15, 1944. He graduated from River Valley High School in Spring Green, WI in 1963. LeRoy Married Donna Wilkinson in 1966 and they divorced 1980. LeRoy was an employee of Badger Army Ammunition plant and was...

Frank Leonard Pierce Iii

Frank Leonard Pierce Iii

Aug 27, 2013

Fitchburg - Frank Pierce III, age 82, passed away on August 27, 2013 while at the William S. Middleton VA Hospital in Madison. Informed Choice is assisting the family with their cremation request.Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Universal Unitarian Church, 504 Grant Street, Wausau, WI.

Sharon Nell Blasing

Sharon Nell Blasing

Aug 23, 2013

Sharon N. Blasing, 69, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 23rd at UW Hospital in Madison. Sharon was born the daughter of Jerry and Helen Baldwin on October 3rd, 1943 in Tomahawk, WI. She had two siblings: Wilma Hanson and Dennis Baldwin. Sharon graduated in 1961 from Our Lady of Holy Cross High School in Merrill, Wisconsin. Sharon joyfully married...

Suzanne Marie Cusack

Suzanne Marie Cusack

Aug 19, 2013

Suzanne Marie Cusack, age 76, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2013 in her home. Susie suffered from a variety of illnesses, including colon cancer, brittle bone disease and COPD just to name a few. She fought these illnesses, saying "When life gives you lemons...you make lemonade". She loved that quote and used it often. It would describe the death...

Ruth Ellen Kundinger

Ruth Ellen Kundinger

Aug 11, 2013

Ruth Ellen Kundinger, age 63, of Madison, WI, died August 11, 2013 at Agrace Hospice in Madison, WI, with her loving family by her side. She was born May 29, 1950, in Park Falls, WI, the daughter of Harold and Irene Koshak. She was married 37 years to Wallace Kundinger and lived most of her life in Park Falls, until...