Obituary: Irene Curtis - Class of 1907

IRENE CURTIS, ex '14, daughter of W. D. Curtis, a former mayor of Madison was drowned while swimming near San Diego beach, Calif., on January 5. Miss Curtis had taught school in Madison for a number of years and at-one time was in charge of the kindergarten work at Oshkosh State Normal school. She was employed as a teacher in the San Diego schools at the time of her death. The body was recovered after a search lasting more than a week and was brought back to Madison for burial. Funeral services were held from the home, 1102 Spaight St., on January 25.

Originally published in the Wisconsn alumni magazine (Volume 28, Number 5) in March 1927

Obituary: Catherine Head Coleman - Class of 1910

MADISON - Catherine Head Coleman, died on March 21, at her Madison home. She was 94. The daughter of on old Wisconsin family, she attended Madison schools, Bryn Mawr College and graduated from the UW-Madison. She was a member of the Reading Club, the Madison Civic Music Association, the Morningside Sanatorium, the Head Foundation and the Sand County Foundation. She was active in the Grace Episcopal Church and was a founder of the old Rectory Shop and the Attic Angels Association. She was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority and was responsible for the financing, design, and furnishing of the chapter house of the University of Wisconsin. In 1917 she married Thomas E. Coleman, a Wisconsin businessman active in Republican politics. He died in 1964. A daughter, Catherine Foley, died in 1976. Mrs. Coleman is survived by two sons, Jerome Reed, Madison, and Thomas Coleman, M.D., Denver. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private family services were held. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on March 25, 1986.

Note: Catherine Head Coleman's graduation year is based on information in the 1910 Tychoberahn.

Obituary: John Edwin Moll - Class of 1908

JOHN E MOLL '12

John E. "Keekie" Moll, Madison, died at the Madison General Hospital on Christmas morning after a short illness from typhoid fever. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Moll.

After the conference football season in Purdue, where he was the football coach, he returned to Madison physically unwell, and he feared that he had overworked during the training period. He began to experience chills and fever and a general break down. These were the first symptoms of serious complications. He probably had the fever a considerable time before he detected it. A week before his death he was taken to the hospital.

The funeral was held on December 28 from his home and from the First Congregational Church. The pallbearers were Albert H. Tormey, '14, M. J. Hoeffel, '13, W.C. Hammersley, Dr. Harry M. Kay, Dr. W.S. Middleton, and M. C. Johnson.

On the morning of his death he received an offer to coach the Ohio State University football team next fall, the position which Coach John R. Richards, '96, resigned last month. Moll would also have had a renewed contract from Purdue University.

As a football player "Keckie" had a wonderful career for eight years. In his freshman year he gave promise to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in the country, and he did excellent work in his sophomore year. Owing to illness, he was obliged to leave school for a year, but in his senior year under Coach Richards he developed into one of the best quarterbacks Wisconsin ever had. He was just about to begin a successful career as a coach when typhoid fever put a sudden end to his ambitions.

John Moll was remembered by his football and baseball teams, also by many intimate friends who sent beautiful flowers. The funeral was one of the larges ever held in Madison.

Originally published in The Wisconsin Alumni Magazine (Volume 14, Number 4) in January 1913

Note: John E. Moll was a member of the 1906 Madison High School football team, but does not appear in the 1907 Tychoberahn senior photo section. For now, his high school class year is speculative and based, in part, on his University of Wisconsin graduation class year.

Obituary: William Windsor - Class of 1875

William WINDSOR, '78, widely known psychologist and phrenologist, died in Milwaukee at the Republican Hotel, of acute bronchitis December 21. Dr. Windsor was born at Covington, Ky., in 1857, coming to Madison at the age of 15. After taking his degree in law at the University he practiced in Madison and in Stoughton before moving to Texas where he achieved success as a criminal lawyer. Some years later he took up the study of phrenology and psychology in which field he found his life work. For the past twenty years Dr. Windsor, assisted by his wife, has given lecture courses in every large city in the United States. He has written many books, the last of which, "Phrenology, The Science of Character, was reviewed in the July-August, II, issue of this MAGAZINE. Dr. Windsor left unusual instructions for his funeral service. He expressed the wish that his body be cremated, kept some weeks, and then that his friends meet to listen tothe reading of certain passages from his books and to the telling of a number of his pleasantries on life. Then his ashes are to be scattered on the waters of Lake Michigan. He asked that no monument be erected to his memory. "I do not want the notice of my death printed in the obituary columns." he said. "Tell the world about my work and not about me."

Originally published in The Wisconsin Alumni Magazine (Volume 24, No. 4) in February 1923.

Obituary: Charles Wyckoff Totto - Class of 1930

MADISON - Charles Wycoff Totto, age 62, of 1658 Norman Way, died on Wednesday, October 2, 1974, at a Madison hospital after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Madison, and was married to the former Katherine Luse. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and was a member of the State Bar Association. He entered partnership with Timothy Brown, now a retired Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Totto was a member of the Dane County Board, and Deputy Dane County District attorney. He served as a first officer in the Royal Air Force for two years. He served as executive council to Gov. Rennebohm and Gov. Kohler. Later he was Council and Secretary of American Scientific Laboratories. He practiced with the law firm of Orr, Isaksen, Werner, Lathrop and Heaney. Private funeral services will be held. There will be no visitation. The FRAUTSCHI FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements. Please omit flowers. Memorials may be made to Madison General Medical and Surgical Foundation.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on October 3, 1974

Notes: Charles Wyckoff Totto's class year is based on information in the 1930 Tychoberahn, which shows him as a February 1930 graduate.

According to a recent Historic Madison article published in The Capital Times on November 13, 2006, Charles Wyckoff Totto was a cousin of artist Georgia O'Keeffe, who attended Madison [Central] High School from 1902-1903.

Obituary: Ruth (Meyers) Harris - Class of 1934

MADISON - Ruth M. Harris , age 71, died on Saturday, January 2, 1988, after a long illness, in the home in which she had resided for the past forty years. She was born Ruth Mildred Meyers on October 3, 1916 in Madison, Wisconsin. She was a graduate of Central High School. She married Robert R. (Boomer) Harris on September 29, 1942, in the First Methodist Church in Madison. She played an integral role in his long coaching and teaching career of some forty years throughout the Madison Public Schools. Many, including herself, referred to her as "Mrs. Coach". She is survived by her dedicated husband, Bob in Madison; three devoted children; a son, Bob Harris of Mill Valley, California; a daughter, Ruth Garner of Wheaton, Maryland, and a daughter, Betty Custer of Madison; a son-in-law, Mark Gillingham of Wheaton, Maryland; and a son-in-law, James Corkey Custer of Madison; and a soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Debbie Kelly of Mill Valley, California. She is also survived by four sisters, Dorothy (Les) Emerson of Madison, Welcome (Howard) Wagner of Madison, Helen Guzman of Madison, and Mary (Ray) Waterworth of Waterloo; and also by numerous nieces and nephews. She has also countless friends and neighbors who will miss her greatly. Among them is her dear friend Carol Argue, who was like another sister to her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Ruth Meyers; two brothers, Robert Meyers and David Meyers; and three sisters, Margaret Neesvig, Grace Wodke and Vera Day. Her life will be remembered by all who knew her for her honesty, thoughtfulness, and love. Funeral Services are scheduled for Wednesday, January 6, 1988 at 2:00 p.m. at the MADISON CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, 7118 Old Sauk Road, near the intersections of Old Sauk and Gammon Roads, with Rev. T. Thomas Nustad and Rev. Jann Weaver officiating. Friends and relatives may call at the CRESS RUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 1988. In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the HospiceCare, for their support these past weeks, or the United Cerbral Palsy of Greater Dane County, with whom her family members have long been volunteers.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on January 1, 1988.

Obituary: Alma M. Runge - Class of 1902

MADISON - Alma M. Runge, age 102, of 602 North Segoe Road, died on Saturday, July 6, 1985, at a local nursing home. She was born on February 4, 1883, in the Town of Middleton, the daughter of Adolph and Elizabeth Runge, Miss Runge attended and graduated from Middleton high School; and Madison Central High School. She was a 1906 graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Miss Runge taught High School for many years, and later went back to school to get her degree in Library Science. She worked for the University of Wisconsin Library until she retired. She was a member of the A.A.U.W., and was very active in the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She is survived by her sister, Elsie Mohr of Madison; a niece, Jean E. Crowley of Madison; and a grand-niece, Carol Lynn of Madison. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother-in-law, Lloyd H. Mohr; and a sister, Lulu Runge. Funeral services will be held at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 1985. Reverend Richard Pritchard will officiate. Burial will be in Middleton Junction Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Arthritis Foundation or Attic Angel Nursing Home.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on July 8, 1985

Note: Alma Runge's graduation year is based on information in the 1902 Tychoberahn and the official graduation records of the Madison School Board.

Alma Runge's grand-niece, Carol Lynn Crowley, is a member of the Madison Central High School Class of 1965.

Obituary: Lulu Lillian Runge - Class of 1901

MADISON - Lulu Lillian Runge, age 94, of 602 North Segoe Road, died on Tuesday, April 24, 1979. She was born on December 19, 1884 in Dane, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Adolph and Elizabeth Runge. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, class of 1905, and taught school in Neillsville, Wisconsin and Duluth. She taught Engineering Math at the University of Nebraska from 1910 until her retirement in 1950. She was a member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Lincoln, Nebraska, a member of the P.E. O., also the Zonta and a member of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She is survived by two sisters, Alma Runge of Madison and Mrs. Lloyd Mohr of Shorewood Hills; a niece, Mrs. Jean Crowley and a grandniece, Carol Lynn, both of Shorewood Hills. Funeral services will be held at the FRAUTSCHI-CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway, Rd., from 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 26. The Reverend Richard E. Pritchard will officiate. Burial will be in the Middleton Junction Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Heritage Congregational Church or the Attic Angels Nursing Home.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 25, 1979

Note: Lulu Lillian Runge's class year is based on information in the 1901 Tychoberahn and official graduation records of the Madison School Board. The 1901 Tychoberahn did not have senior class photos. You may catch a glimpse of Lulu Lillian Runge in the back row of a group of participants in a 1938 research conference on economics and statistics by clicking HERE.

Lulu Runge's grandniece, Carol Jean Crowley, is a member of the Madison Central High School Class of 1965.

Obituary: Ernest Mitchell - Class of 1934

Ernest Mitchell

Ernest Mitchell, 56, of 2001 Northport Dr., was dead on arrival at a hospital Sunday (Nov. 1, 1970) after a long illness.

Born in Sherrod, Miss., he married the former Mae Miller. He lived in Madison for the past 27 years and was a star athlete and 1933 graduate for Madison Central High School. He also attended Toledo University.

A retired University of Wisconsin chef, he was employed for 14 years, mostly at Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity house. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife; four sons, Jack, Rt. 1, Oregon; Ralph Mitchell and James McDonald, both of Durham, N.C.; and William McDonald, 529 State St.; five daughters, Mrs. Caroline Hargrove, 821 Vera Ct.; Mrs. Elizabeth Banks, 1706 Northport Dr.; Emma, Arlene and Evette, all at home; three brothers, James, Paw Paw, Mich.; Edward, Washington, D.C.; and Ralph, Chicago, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Rosie Robertson, Chicago, Ill.; and 10 grandchildren.

The funeral will be a 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Frautschi Funeral Home, 120 E. Wilson St., where friends may call after 7 tonight. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Memorials may be made to the Urban League.

Note: The above was originally published in the Obituaries section of the Wisconsin State Journal on November 2, 1970. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families. This may account for the error with regard to Ernest Mitchell's class year.

This senior class photo is from the 1934 Orange and Black (the name for the Madison Central High School yearbook during the 1930s). Ernest Mitchell's activities were listed as "Boxing 12; Football 10, 11, 12; "M" Club 10, 11, 12; 'Captain Applejack' 12."

Obituary: Emma Louise Glenz - Class of 1902

MADISON - Emma Louise Glenz, age 103, died on Monday, August 31, at her residence. Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation on Sunday, September 6, from 11:00 until 12:30 at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Rd.


Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on September 6, 1987


Notes: The obituary I found for Emma Glenz was suprisingly brief. However, I did find several articles about her in local newspapers that provide some more information about this remarkable Madison Central High School alumna. Her class year in based on information in the 1902 Tychoberahn. Greg Fahey is the man responsible for my posthumous introduction to Miss Glenz. In a letter Greg mailed to me a few months ago, he wrote:

"Also, Nadine, when I was taking calls from Bill Blandino at Badger Cab, I would occasionally encounter the august Miss Emma Glenz. I fondly recall the times when we would talk in my cab before she got out at her apartment in the 600 block of East Johnson St. I am hoping that you might have her obituary."

Although I wasn't able to respond to Greg's request immediately, I really appreciate his willingness to direct my attention to Miss Glenz.

The above article was originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Thursday, April 11, 1985. You may enlarge the image in your browser window by double-clicking on it.

The above article was originally published in The Capital Timesl on September 1, 1987. You may enlarge the image in your browser window by double-clicking on it.

Obituary: Albert R. Denu - Class of 1895

Albert R. Denu, circuit judge of the seventh judicial circuit, Rapid City, S. D., died Sept. 26. He had served on the circuit bench for 10 years. During his college days he taught at a Madison high school and later was instructor in oratory at the university.

Originally published in The Wisconsin alumnus, Volume 45, Number 2 (Nov. 15, 1943)

Notes: Base on the publication date of the alumni magazine, I assume Judge Denu died in 1943. His graduation date from Madison High School is based on information in the records of the Madison Board of Education. Below is some additional information about Albert R. Denu, from a biographic sketch published in 1906. The biographic sketch was posted on the Internet by the Greater Mazomanie Virtual Historical Society.

Albert R. Denu

Albert R. Denu, a young attorney of Dane county, and a member of the firm of Messerschmidt & Denu of Madison, was born in Dane county, April 9, 1877. He is a son of Philip and Albertine C. (Steffen) Denu, natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1871, settling in Mazomanie, the same year. In 1891 the father removed to Madison and became an oil merchant, in which business he has been interested ever since. There were five children in the family, the subject of this sketch being the eldest. Emil H. is advertising manager of the State Journal, a daily paper, published in Madison. Willard R. is a druggist in Beloit. Autie L. is a member of the University of Wisconsin class of 1908. The other child died in infancy. Albert R. Denu is a graduate of the Madison high school in the class of 1895 and of the University of Wisconsin in the class of 1899, with the degree of B. L. During the scholastic year of 1899-1900 he taught in the Madison high school and then went to Washington, where he entered the law department of the Georgetown University. In 1903 he was graduated with the degree of LL. B. and the following scholastic year was an instructor in the department of oratory in the University of Wisconsin. Since that time he has been engaged in the practice of law, and has been eminently successful. The firm as it is now formed was established in January, 1906. Mr. Denu practices in all the state courts and the federal courts within the state. While a student in the high school he was a member of the debating team which defeated a similar team from the east division high school of Milwaukee. Again while a university student he was on the two winning debating teams which defeated the Universities of Iowa and Illinois. During his course at Georgetown he represented his school on the debating team which won from Columbia law school. In his senior year at the University of Wisconsin he was the winner of the final oratorical contest and represented his school in the incollegiate contest at Oberlin, Ohio. Politically he is a Republican. During the campaign of 1904 he took an active part, speaking in practically all the towns and villages of the county. He filled some of the engagements in Dane county, which Gov. R. M. La Follette was unable to meet. On numerous occasions he has delivered Fourth of July and Decoration day addresses. At the present time Mr. Denu is a candidate for the Republican nomination for district attorney of Dane county. On November 22, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Belsham, a native of England who came to the United States with her parents when a small child. Her parents, Christopher and Hannah M. (Grounsell) Belsham, are now residents of Madison, the father being employed as a mechanic. Mrs. Denu is a member of the Baptist church. Her husband is considered one of the rising young lawyers of the community.

--From History of Dane County, ed. Elisha W. Keyes, (Western Historical Association: Madison, 1906), pp. 229-230.

Obituary: Edward G. Schernecker - Class of 1914

MADISON - Edward G. Schernecker, age 78, of 702 Wedgewood Way, died suddenly at his home on Friday, July 26, 1974. Born March 29, 1896 in Dane County, he was married to Martha T--diec [original is unreadable, if you have a complete copy, please contact me so I may update this entry] on June 15, 1929. He was in Naval Aviation in WW I. He was a graduate of Central High School in Madison. He was a memberof the University of Wisconsin Football Team, 1920-1923 and was a graduate of the University College of Agricultural Engineering. He worked for the Wis. Highway Commission until 1939 when he moved to Winona, Minn. where he and his wife organized and operated a Medical Secretarial School until his return to Madison in 1971. Mr. Schernecker was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, a National W Club member, Wis. Alumni Assn., Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. In Winona, Minn., was was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, a member of Kiwanis Club, Elks Lodge No. 327, and a life member of the American Legion-Leon J. Wetzel Post No. 9. Survivors include his wife, Martha; a son, James G. of Rt. 1, Oregon; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. A.M. Goergen of Winona, Minn. and Mrs. Theodore Engler of Los Angeles, Calif. Funeral services will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE, at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 29, The Rev. Edward Erbe officiating. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 28 at the JOYCE FUNERAL HOME, 5701 Odana Rd., where Scripture Service will br held at 7:30.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on July 27, 1974

Note: The class year for Mr. Schernecker is based on information in the 1912 Tychoberahn, which lists him as a sophomore.

Obituary: Paul J. Rose - Class of 1913

MONONA/MADISON - Paul J. Rose, age 88, of 6206 Sylvan Lane, Monona, died on Monday, May 9, 1983 in a St. Petersburg, Florida hospital after a short illness. He was born on January 25, 1895 in Madison. He graduated from Central High School in 1913. He worked as an assistant chemist for both the U.S. Sugar Beet Company and the Burgess Battery Company. He then went into sales for the Singer Sewing Machine Company and later became a manager at Freeport, Illinois. Mr. Rose served in the U.S. Army in 1918 during World War I. He maried the former Collete Rix of Chicago in 1919. Mr. Rose worked for Frautschi Inc. for 39 years in sales and also was an assistant buyer in furniture. He reitred from that at the age of 65; in 1960 he then represented World Book Encyclopedia and Child Craft Books for seven years until his retirement. He was a charter member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, St. Bernard's Court Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a member of and a former board member of the Monona Senior Citizens. Mr. Rose had served as the Adjutant for the World War I Barracks Group No. 2086. Survivors include his children, Mary Mattingly of San Pedro, California, Margaret Bevacqua of Chicago, Paul J. Rose Jr. of Perrysburg, Ohio, William F. Rose of Milwaukee, Philip J. Rose of Delafield and Anita Agostini of Greenfield, WI.; a daughter in-law, Mary Rose of Madison; 30 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Mr. Rose was precded in death by his wife Colette in 1974 and a son, James Rose who was killed in an automobile accident in 1961. Funeral services will be held at IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5101 Schofield St. at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 13 with Msgr. Edward Dier officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may call from 4p.m. to 8p.m. on Thursday, May 12 at the GUNDERSON FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive where there the Rosary will be recited at 8p.m.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 11, 1983.

Note: This obituary has been transcribed faithfully from the original, which featured some unusual spacing with regard to time entries.

Obituary: Leslie W. Ketchum - Class of 1913

MADISON - Leslie W. Ketchum, age 91, of 014 Tumalo Trail, died on Friday, April 15, 1985 in Orange, California. He was born on February 16, 1894, in Kearney, Nebraska. He was the president of the Wisconsin Blueprint Company, Inc.; a long time member of the Downtown Optimist Club; and a member of various Masonic Organizations. Survivors include his wife, the former Myrtle Nash, whom he married on September 6, 1971; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce Jansen of Villa Park, California; a son, James W. of Madison; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial serives will be held at a later date. The JOYCE FUNERAL HOME, 540 W. Washington Ave., is in charge of arrangements.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 7, 1985. Note: The obituary has been entered as it originally appeared in print. The street number is probably a typographical error. Mr. Ketchum's class year is based on information in the 1912 Tychoberahn, which lists him as a member of the Junior class.

Obituary: Ed Meisekothen - Class of 1913

MADISON - Ed Meisekothen, age 79, formerly of 544 Hilltop Drive, died on Monday, August 12, 1974, at a Milwaukee nursing home after a long illness. Born January 12, 1895, he was a retired chemical engineer. He was former manager of the Celon Company, and was married to the former Margaret Ripp. Mr. Meisekothen was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Fourth Degree K of C No 531 and The Madison Elk's Club. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Ellen Lacenski, New Berlin, WI., Mrs. Ruth Zanzow, Glenview, Ill., and Miss Edna, Burlingame, Ca.; two sons, Raymond, West Allis, WI., and Dr. William, of Madison; a brother, Robert, San Mateo, Ca., thirteen grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH, 405 S. Owen Drive, at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Augsut 14, the Rev. Edward Erbe officiating. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, at JOYCE FUNERAL HOME, 540 W. Washington, where a Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on August 14, 1974. Note: Mr. Meisekothen's Class year is based on information in the 1912 Tychoberahn, which lists Edwin Meisekothen as a Junior.

Obituary: Theodore A. Hoeveler - Class of 1912

MADISON - Theodore A. Hoeveler age 81, of 30 North Allen Street, died on Saturday, December 14, 1974, at a Madison Hospital. Born June 1, 1893 in Madison, he was a descendent of an early Madison family. His grandfather settled here in the 1850's, founding a furniture store and funeral home. Mr. Hoeveler graduated from the University of Wisconsin-School of Commerce in 1916. He was employed by the federal government as an internal revenue agent until his retirement in 1956. He was a WWI veteran, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association Half Century Club in 1966. Survivors include his wife, the former Mary Cummings; two daughters, Mrs. Warren (Jane) Stolper, 609 Woodward Drive, Mrs. Glen (Mary) Meyers, Buffalo, New York;, two sons, David, 1810 Waunona Way, Theodore Jr., Delavan; a sister, Miss Louise Hoeveler, 2204 Chadbourne Avenue; 12 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2131 Rowley Avenue, at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Burial in resurrection Cemetery. There will be no visitation. In lieu of floweres, the family suggests that memorials may be made to the Blessed Sacrament Parish. FRAUTSCHI FUNERAL HOME in charge of arrangements.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on December 16, 1974. Theodore A. Hoeveler's senior class photograph (below) appears in the 1912 edition of the Tychoberahn, the yearbook of Madison High School (later renamed Central High School).

Obituary: Karl Fauerbach - Class of 1917

Karl Fauerbach, Brewer, Dies at 69

Karl H. Fauerbach, 69, of 1907 N. Sherman ave., grandson of the founder of Fauerbach Brewing Co., died Sunday (Aug. 28, 1966) in a Madison nursing home after a long illness.

Mr. Fauerbach was the son of the late Louis Fauerbach, former president of the company, and had been himself associated with the company and the Pepsi Cola Co. for over 50 years.

He attended the University, of Wisconsin, and was a member of Wisconsin Club, Phi Kappa Sigma, the Madison Consistory, the Elks lodge, the Turners, and a former director of the Wisconsin Brewer's Assn. He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred; three sons, John, 411 Sheldon ave.; Karl P,. Rockford, Ill.; Louis H., 42o0 Drexel ave.; a daughter, Mrs. Russell van Denburgh, San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Dr. Louis, 1715 Regent st.; and 12 grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Schroeder funeral home, 3325 E. Washington ave. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Note: The above was originally in the Wisconsin State Journal on August 29, 1966. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families. This story, however, appeared on the front page of the newspaper rather than in the obituary section. Karl Fauerbach's senior class photograph (below) appears in the 1917 edition of the Tychoberahn, the yearbook of Madison High School (later renamed Central High School).

Obituary: Herman B. Halperin - Class of 1917

MADISON - Herman B. Halperin, age 74, of 3824 Cherokee Drive, died on Saturday, July 6, 1974 at Wisconsin Dells. He was a lifelong Madison resident. Mr. Halperin was formerly the owner and opertor of the C.H. Halperin Auto Parts on South Park Street. Survivors include his wife, Esther; two daughters, Mrs. David Schwartz, Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Alan Bramson, Glenview, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Charles Kades, Beloit; two brothers, Mack of Peoria, Ill., Dr. Phillip Halperin, Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at FRAUTSCHI FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, The Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky officiating. Burial in Forst Hill Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Tribute and Memorial Fund of Temple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on July 8, 1974

Obituary: Wanda Dudgeon Allen - Class of 1900

Mrs. Wanda Allen

Mrs. Wanda D. Allen of 1820 Jefferson st., widow of William Allen, died Friday night at a Madison hospital.

She was the daughter of the late Richard B. Dudgeon, former superintendent of Madison public schools.

Surviving are two brothers, Sydney B. and Richard C., both of Madison.

She was a member of the First Congregational church.

The body was taken to the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home.

Note: The above was originally published in the Obituary Section of the Wisconsin State Journal on March 14, 1953. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families.

Obituary: William T. (Babe) Withers - Class of 1947

Withers, Ex-Central Athlete, Dies in Madison Hospital

William T. (Babe) Withers, 34, of 1434 Jenifer st., an athletic star at Central High school in the mid-1940s, died Tuesday (April 23, 1963) in a Madison hospital where he had been a patient since Feb. 26.

He had suffered several heart attacks recently.

Mr. Withers, who was a center on his school's basketball team and an end on the football team, graduated in 1947. He was a member of the 1946-47 basketball team that won the city championship and was co-champion in the Big Eight conference.

Two months ago he played with the Central alumni team which played the varsity on the annual "Fun Fest" night at the school. A member of the YMCA, he coached the team which won the city major league championship two years ago.

He was also a couselor for the South Side Community Center, and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Born in Memphis, Tenn., Mr. Withers was married here to the former Elaine Nordness. His oldest brother, Edward, Milwaukee, was an All-American defensive halfback when he played at the University of Wisconsin.

Surviving besides his wife and brother are three sons, William Jr., Rick, and Jory, all at home; two daughters, Sharanne and Debra, both at home; his father Edward Withers, Detroit Mich.; his mother, Mrs. Willie Jo Walker, of 1850 Fisher st.; three sisters, Mrs. Howard Bothwell, Detroit; and Mrs. John L. Jones and Mrs. George Lewis, both of 1850 Fisher st.; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mamie Matthews of 15 Lake Shore ct.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago st., with the Rev. Ernest B. Steen, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.

Friends may call at the Larson funeral home, 2114 N. Sherman ave., after 2 p.m. Friday.

Note: The above was originally published in the Obituaries section of the Wisconsin State Journal on April 25, 1963. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families. Newspaper style rules about punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviation have changed over time. This obituary has been transcribed faithfully from the original.


This is how the obituary for William T. (Babe) Withers appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 25, 1963. It is a scan of a copy printed from microfilm (i.e, a scan of a copy of a scan of the original), hence the less than wonderful quality of the image. If someone has a copy of the original, please contact me so I can arrange to make a better quality scan.

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Obituary: Edward Withers - Class of 1947

MADISON - Edward Withers, age 48, of 1852 Fisher Street, died on Thursday, April 17, 1975 at the Veterans Hospital in Tomah. Born August 26, 1926, in Memphis, Tennessee, he was a graduate of Central High School. He was defensive all American football player while playing at the University of Wisconsin where he graduated in 1952. He was a former football coach at North Division High School in Milwaukee. He was also an insurance agent. Survivors include two sons, Edward III of Des Moines, Iowa, and Dwight A. at the Air Force base, Offett, Nebraska; his mother, Mrs. Willie Jo Walker, 1852 Fisher St.; three sisters, Mrs. Mamie L. Jones, 1852 Fisher St., Mrs. Bertha L. Bothwell, Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Willie Jo Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colorado; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mamie Matthews, Madison and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the JOYCE FUNERAL HOME, 540 W. Washington Ave., at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 20. The Rev. William De [one line blurred and unreadable on microfilm] Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation was held from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the JOYCE FUNERAL HOME, 540 W. Washington Ave., where a prayer service was held at 8:30 p.m.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 21, 1975

Notes: If you have a complete, readable copy of this obituary, please email me, so I can correct this entry.

There is a good biography of Ed Withers on on the official Badger Athletics web site. You may access it by clicking HERE.

Obituary: Emily B. Winslow - Class of 1906

Winslow, Emily B. (Miss)

Aged 85, of Oakwood Lutheran Home, died Friday, Nov. 30, at the Oakwood Lutheran Home. Miss Winslow was born June 16, 1888, in Racine, Wis. She was an artist. Miss Winslow was a Madison resident most of her life, and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church. Survivors include two sisters, Miss Clarinda Winslow, Oakwood Lutheran Home, and Miss Isabelle Winslow, Dodge City, Kans.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 3, at BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH, with the Rev. Benjamin Russell officiating. No visitation. FITCH-LAWRENCE-SAN FILLIPPE FUNERAL HOME, 626 University Ave., in charge of arrangements.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on December 1, 1973

Note: Emily Winslow was one of the four daughters and two sons of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice John Bradley Winslow and his wife Agnes Clancy. All six children graduated from Madison High School. The photo below is from the 1906 Tychoberahn, the yearbook of Madison High School (later renamed Central High School).

Obituary: Honore Willsie Morrow - Class of 1898

Mrs. Morrow, Novelist, Dies

NEW HAVEN, April 12 - Mrs. Honore Morrow, novelist, a native of Exeter, N.H., and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William D. McCue of that place, died here today in the Hospital of St. Raphael.

With her three children, she had lived in Brixham, England for eight years, coming to the home of her sister, Mrs. Manley Chester, this city, in January, deeply affected by the war conditions.

Her children are Richard Morrow, Mrs. Felicia Beau (Mrs. Jules Beau) and Miss Anne Perth Morrow. All were adopted.

Funeral services will be held here in private on Sunday. The body will be taken to her former home in Exeter for burial. Mrs. Morrow was widow of William Morrow, president of the William Morrow Publishing Company of New York city. She was best known for her Lincoln books.

Originally published in the Manchester Leader, New Hampshire, on April 17, 1940

For additional information about Honore Morrow, including a photograph, click HERE

Kathyrn (Brahany) Blumenthal - Class of 1901

Mrs. Leslie A. BLUMENTHAL (Kathryn BRAHANY), Long Island, N. Y., died Jan. 25. Mrs. Blumenthal's parents were pioneers in Madison.

Originally published in The Wisconsin Alumnus, Volume 46, Number 6 (March 15, 1945)

Note: Kathyrn Brahany's high school graduation date is based on information from the Graduating Exercises Program.

Obituary: Chauncey Abbott - Class of 1901

CHAUNCEY ABBOTT, '05, Omaha, Nebraska miller, was killed on December 29 when the car which he was driving skidded off a bridge near Ft. Crook, , Neb. Mr. Abbott was president of the Omaha Flour Mills Co., at the time of his death.

Originally published in The Wisconsin Alumni Magazine, Vol. 34, No. VII (April 1933)

Note: Mr. Abbott's high school graduation date is based on information from the Graduating Exercises Program.

Obituary: Henry Turville - Class of 1907

Henry Turville, 63, Member of Pioneer Madison Family, Dead

Henry L. "Harry" Turville, 63, member of an old and widely-known pioneer family and a town of Madison florist since World War I, died today at his home at Turville Woods, Route 4, following a long illness.

The Turville family, which gave its name to Turville point, adjacent to Olin park on Lake Monona, settled here a century ago. They came from England.

In his youth, Mr. Turville was an ardent ice boot racing enthusiast and introduced into the sport here the first Hudson river type boat on Madison lakes. Mr. Turville likewise was a water sports follower.

He also was interested in horticulture and operated a wholesale-retail hot house at Turville Woods, and was well-known as a florist.

Born Jan. 27, 1888 at his Turville Woods home, he was the sone of Henry and Kate Turville. Christened Henry, after his fatther and grandfather, Mr. Turville was known as "Harry." He received his schooling here and was lifetime town of Madison resident.

Mr. Turville is survived by his wife, Margaret, and a sone, Henry, also of Turville Woods.

The body is at the Fitch-Lawrence funeral home.

Note: The above was originally published in the Obituary Section of The Capital Times on August 31, 1951. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families.

Additional notes: The obituary is reproduced as it was originally published. The photo below is from the 1907 Tychoberahn, the yearbook of Madison High School (later renamed Central High School). Notice the period after Henry's last name. In an article about Turville Point for Historic Madison, Mark Gajewski notes that the family name originally did not have an "e" at the end and wonders when it was added. He still doesn't have an answer.

Obituary: Harold Lampert - Class of 1909

"Harold Lampert Dies at Age 84"

Harold Lampert, 84, of 3209 Stevens St., died Wednesday (Jan. 24, 1973) in a hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Oshkosh and lived in Madison for most of his life. He married the former Beatrice Walker in 1924.

Mr. Lampert was a 1913 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and a World War I veteran, a member of the first Congregational Church, the Masonic Lodge, the Zor Temple, the Kiwanis Club, the Maple Bluff Country Club, the Madison Clut, the Elks Club, and the American Legion.

He was also a former president of the Elks National Bowling Assc.

Mr. Lampert was a chemist for the former Fauerbach Brewing Co., a co-partner in the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., and a former state chemist.

Surviving are his wife; a son, Harold Jr., Tuscaloosa, Ala.; a daughter, Mrs. William Fenster, St. Paul Park, Minn.; and six grandchildren.

The funeral is tentatively planned for 3 p.m. Saturday in the Frautschi Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Rd., where friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.

Note: The above was originally published in the Obituary Section of the Wisconsin State Journal on January 25, 1973. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families.

Additional notes: The obituary is reproduced as it was originally published. It probably contains at least one typographical error: "Madison Clut" should probably be Madison Club. Harold Lambert's senior class photograph appears in the 1909 edition of the Tychoberahn, the yearbook of Madison High School (later renamed Central High School).

Obituary: Earl D. Brown - Class of 1917

Earl D. Brown Dies; Was School Principal

Earl D. Brown, 73, of 4201 Hiawatha Dr., former principal of Central Junior-Senior High School, died Tuesday (May 4, 1971) in a Madison nursing home after a long illness.

Bonr on a farm near Madison, Mr. Brown spent many years working within the Madison school system. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1921 and his master's in 1922.

He then went to Fond du Lac to teach, but after a few years decided he was too far away from Madison.

In 1925 he went to Cambridge as principal of its high school, but moved again in 1929 to Janesville where he bacame a junior-senior high vice principal.

In 1931 representatives of the Town of Nakoma asked Mr. Brown to be principal of their school, which was about to be annexed to the city. He took the post and later was transferred to East Junior High School where he also served as principal.

In 1935, Mr. Brown left East to serve as secretary to the Madison Board of Education and business manager for the city school system. He held those positions for 14 years.

In 1949 he left Madison again for California, but returned in 1950 to become principal of Central Junior'Senior High School. He retired in 1961.

Mr. Brown was a World War I veteran, and a member of the Madison, Southern Wisconsin and National Education Assns., and the Wisconsin and National Seconday Principals Assns.

He was a former director of the Madison Teachers Credit Union, and a member of the University United Methodist Church, the Kiwanis Club, the National World Federalists, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Mu Alpha, and Sinfonia, a musical fraternity.

Mr. Brown was married in 1923 to Winifred Collier.

Surviving besides his wife, are two daughters, Mrs. Orville Lilequist, Milwaukee; and Mrs. Eugene Krist, Watertown; a son, Dr. Richard Brown, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; a brother, Harold, Volga, S.D.; and 13 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the University United Methodist Church here, with the Rev. Robert J. Trobaugh officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the church on Friday from 1 p.m. until the time of the services.

The family said memorials may be made to the University United Methodist Church, 1127 University Ave., or to National World Federalists.


Notes: The above is from the Wednesday, May 5, 1971 Obituary Section of The Capital Times. At this time, obituaries were still news stories, written by newspaper staff, not families. The obituary was accompanied by a photo -- at that time the sign of an important or newsworthy person, not a commonplace occurrence. Unfortunately, there is an error in the second paragraph, which begins "Bonr" instead of "Born."

The class year for Earl Brown is based on information in the 1917 Tychoberahn, which lists him as a senior.