Laurie R. Sacks - Class of 1966

MADISON - Laurie R. Sacks, age 36, recently of 918 Swathmore Court, died unexpectedly in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, July 26, 1984. Born in Oberlin, Ohio, on April 18, 1948, she moved with her family to Madison in 1961. She graduated from Madison Central High School and received a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with majors in Anthropology, Spanish and Ibero-American Studies. Following graduation she served for two years in the Peace Corps in Honduras and remained there for two more years doing significant work in the organization of the Honduran Indian Institute. Returning to the United States she engaged in social work for Hispanics in Wisconsin and New Mexico, where she received a MA in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico. She lived for many years in Las Cruces continuing her social work with Hispanics; while at the same time she carried on fund raising for the Honduran Indian Institute. Ms. Sacks is survived by her parents, Professor and Mrs. Norman Sacks of 918 Swarthmore Court; a sister, Julie Levin of Shawnee Mission, Kansas; and a brother, Robert of Los Angeles, California. A memorial service will be held at TEMPLE BETH EL, 2702 Arbor Drive, on Tuesday, July 31 at 11 a.m. Rabbi Kenneth Roseman will officiate. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate that contributions be made to the Honduran Indian Institute, c/o Bank of Shorewood Hills. CRESS FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on July 28, 1984

Gravestone for Laurie Sacks in Section 38 of Madison's Forest Hill Cemetery

Obituary: Glenn S. Custer - Class of 1907

MADISON/MILWAUKEE - Glenn S. Custer, age 97, died on Saturday, January 10, 1987, at Bethel Living Center in Arpin, Wisconsin. he was born and raised in Madison, graduated from high school inMadison and from UW-Madison. He was a member of the Milwaukee Association of Credit Men. He worked in the advertising department of the Milwaukee Journal and was a well-known photographer. His works were exhibited in America, Europe, and South America. His is survived by his wife, Maya; the following children, Rudolf P. Custer of Wilmette, Illinois, Frank S. Custer of Madison, Mrs. Robert (Maya) Olsen of Big Bear City, California, Mrs. A. Douglas (Joy) Dakin of Burbank, California, and Dr. G. Stanley Custer, M.D. of Marshfield, Wisconsin; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the HANSEN FUNERAL HOME, Marshfield. Visitation will be from 12 noon on Tuesday at HANSEN'S. Memorials may be designated to the Marshfield Medical Foundation of the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on January 13, 1987.

Note: Glenn C. Custer's graduation year is based on information in the 1907 Tychoberahn, where is photo is included among the graduating seniors.

Obituary: Patrick A. Tague - Class of 1966

OSHKOSH/MADISON - Patrick A. Tague, age 35, died on Saturday, May 14, 1983, as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, May 12, 1983. Born on May 1, 1948, in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of Vincent and Barbara Tague. A graduate of Madison Technical College, he had been in the United States Army since 1967. He married Ruth Berg in Madison on August 7, 1967. Survivors are his wife, Ruth of Oshkosh; two children, Lisa and Michael both at home; his parents of Madison; and two brothers, Robert and Dennis, both of Madison. Funeral services will be held at the FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Oshkosh, on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Internment will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Madison. Friends may call at the SEEFEILD CHURCH AVENUE CHAPEL in Oshkosh on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on March 16, 1985; submitted by Gerhard Ellerkamp (Class of 1966).

Obituary: Donald J. Reed - Class of 1966

Donald J. Reed,
UW Senior, Dies

Donald J. Reed, 22, of 4114 Major Ave., died Friday (Mar. 12, 1971) in a hospital after a long illness.

He was a senior at the University of Wisconsin majoring in speech and communications and was a member of St. Dennis Catholic Church and the University Handicapped Club.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Marguerite Reed, 4114 Major Ave.; two sisters, Kathryn, at home; and Mrs. Robert Corcoran, 5108 Maher Ave; and a brother, Robert, Alice Springs, Australia.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the church. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5202 Monona Dr., where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonight.

Memorials may be made to the church of the Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation.

Note: The above was originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on March 14, 1971. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families; submitted by Gerhard Ellerkamp (Class of 1966).

Obituary: Marion Cranefield - Class of 1914

Marion Cranefield was born March 22, 1896 in Madison. His father, Frederic (b. 1865 - d. 1939]), was a professor at the University in horticulture. Marion's mother was Laura Hinrichs Cranefield (b. 1866 - d. 1929). The Cranefield family made their home at 304 North Orchard Street. Young Cranefield attended Madison High School, later to become Madison Central High. He graduated with his twin brother Paul in the class of 1914. Cranefield also had a brother Harold and a sister Laura (b. 1905 - d. 1979).

Marion Cranefield completed five semesters of University work before entering the service in Wisconsin's National Guard. Cranefield enlisted as a private and was commissioned a second lieutenant at Camp Douglas. On July 31, 1917, Company G left for advanced training in Texas. Completing that training, the 127^th Infantry of the 32^nd Red Arrow Division headed for France. Lt. Cranefield was a platoon leader in Company G when this portrait was taken in the spring of 1918 in France. This photograph was copied from the family collection of his sister Laura C. Cranefield.

On July 31, 1918, Lt. Cranefield led his platoon forward from Chateau Thierry, near Roncheres, France. Cranefield headed an assault on a hill in the Battle of Grimpettes Woods. Marion Cranefield was killed in action during this battle. Fifty men that were killed at the same time were buried together near the front in the American Cemetery Number 608 near Seringes et Nesles, France.

In the September 1918 issue of WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE, editor Frederic Cranefield eulogizes his son in part, "His blood cries, not for vengeance but for justice, and in the name of all those who sacrificed sons I ask that you do not falter in your determination that this Beast among nations [Germany] be forever rendered impotent to overturn civilization. ... (the killed men) believed that the right is more precious than peace', and each made of 'his breast the bulwark and his blood the moat.' " Such were the patriotic words of a father, certainly in severe anguish during the month since his son's death. In light of a twenty year perspective from World War II, how futile that effort was.

In 1921, many American men were disinterred and brought home. The remains of Marion Cranefield were transported to Madison and reburied at the Forest Hill Cemetery, Lot 14, Section 8 on July 31, 1921.

Note the dates: Cranefield was shipped to training, killed and reburied on July 31st.

Brother Paul Cranefield served in World War I as well. He passed away at a VA Hospital in Illinois in 1944. His son, Paul Junior, moved to New York. Brother Harold relocated to Detroit. Sister Laura remained in Madison until her death here in 1979. Today, what is known of the Cranefield family is that some are located around Seattle, WA.

In 1926, the first Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States post was chartered in Madison. Marion Cranefield was chosen as the veteran to be honored and remembered to this day. Each year, appropriately enough, Madison Central High School holds its all-class reunion at this facility whose namesake was also a Central graduate.

Note: Thanks to Roger Boeker (Class of 1960), Education Consultant with Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and Post Commander for the VFW Post 1318 on E. Lakeside Street in Madison (the facility named after Marion Cranefield) for writing the above post and supplying the photograph accompanying it.

Update 5/28/2007: Here's a link to the obituary for Paul Cranefield, Jr. (1925-2003) from The New York Times. According to the Wisconsin Alumnus, Volume 71, No. 3 (December 1969), Harold Cranefield, a resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died in Clearwater, Florida in 1969. He spent much of his career as a labor lawyer; you can read more about him in this description of the Harold A. Cranefield Collection at the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs.

Obituary: Ramon Coffman - Class of 1914

Ex-columnist `uncle Ray' Dies

Wisconsin State Journal :: Metro/State :: 1B

Monday, June 19, 1989

Ramon Coffman, 92, a former Madison resident whose popular ``Uncle Ray's Corner'' column appeared in The Wisconsin State Journal for 45 years, died Saturday in a Palo Alto, Calif., nursing home.

The column, which ran in newspapers throughout the United States and in several foreign countries, was intended to teach children about science. The column ran in The State Journal from 1925 to 1970. Coffman also wrote 14 books on subjects from science to travel to biographies, and published ``Uncle Ray's Magazine.''

A native of Indianapolis, Coffman spent his boyhood in Madison. He moved to Shorewood Hills in 1935 and lived there until 1949. He later lived in several states but often returned to Madison.

Coffman attended Yale and Columbia universities and the New York College for Social Research. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1927.

Coffman is survived by four children, Gratton, Peyton, Roger and Kathleen Davis. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Note: Ramon Coffman's class year is based on information in the 1914 Tychoberahn.

Obituary: Marie M. (Young) Poole - Class of 1934

Mrs. Lyle Pool,
Businesswoman,
Dies at Age 56

Mrs. Lyle A. Poole, 56, of 5614 Lake Mendota Dr., vice-president of Poole's Northgate and the Northgate Lanes, died Friday (Feb. 4, 1972) in a Madison hospital after a long illness.

The former Marie M. Young was also secretary of Poole's Cuba Club. She was born in Plain, Sauk County, and was married to Mr. Poole on Mar. 8, 1941. Mrs. Poole was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and its Queen's Guild.

Surviving besides her husband are three sons, Gary, Gregory, and Geoffrey, all of Middleton; three sisters, Mrs. Melville Johnston, 617 South Shore Drive.; Mrs. Layton Schwartz, Rhinelander; and Mrs. Donald Doman, Janesville; and three grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Joyce Funeral Home, 5701 Odana Rd., after 3 p.m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 Sunday night.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.

The family suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society, and that flowers be omitted.

Note: The above was originally published in the Obituaries section of the Wisconsin State Journal on February 5, 1972. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families.

Marie Young Poole's class year is based on information in the 1934 Orange and Black yearbook, where her senior photo is included among those of the June graduates.

Obituary: Gunnar Quisling - Class of 1929

Family Noted in Medical Profession
Dr. Gunnar Quisling Dies at 41; Co-Founder of Clinic Here

Member of a Madison family long distinguished in medicine here, a physician whose World War II services in his profession won him the Legion of Merit citation, Dr. Gunnar D. Quisling, 41, of 2718 Van Hise Avenue, died Sunday at this home, following a long illness.

Dr. Quisling was one of the co-founders of the Quisling clinic here, and he was associated there in his profession with his brothers, Drs. Abraham A., Rolf A., and Sverre Quisling. His father, the late Dr. A. A. Quisling, was a longtime practitioner here.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran church. The Rev. Nils C. Osleby, pastor, will officiate and burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park.

The body will be taken from the Frautschi funeral home at noon Tuesday to the church.

Pallbearers will be Clayton Auchue, Dr. Norman Clausen, William O'Brien Doherty, Dr. Leslie Hofsteen, Harold Johnson, John McGovern.

DR QUISLING, during his long illness, had requested that funeral floral tributes be omitted, The family has asked that instead, contributions may be made to Roundy's Fun Fund for crippled children of the Madison community.

A native of Madison, Dr. Quisling attended local schools and the University of Wisconsin. He received his medical degree at the University of Illinois.

Following his graduation, he interned at the St. Louis City hospital, St. Louis, and in 1932, studied in Vienna, Austria.

UPON HIS RETURN to Madison in 1933, he, in partnership with his three brothers, including his twin, Dr. Rolf A., formed the Quisling clinic. It was originally located on King st., but later moved to its present site a 2 W. Gorham st.

During World War II, Dr. Quisling, with the rank of medical corps major, served in Europe and was with troopers during the Normandy invasion.

General Dwight S. Eisenehower, general of the armies, awarded him the Legion of Merit for his work in developing a foreign body locator, a device used during the war to locate pieces of shrapnel in the wounded servicemen.

Dr. Quisling also perfected the basic design for gas masks use by soldiers required to wear glasses. The work was done at Camp Stewart, Ga., where Dr. Quisling was an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. He also did specialized work on poison gases at the camp.

DR. QUISLING was a first cousin of the Norwegian Nazi leader, Vidkum, Quisling and the Madison physician said his cousin had been "poisoned" by German propaganda and urged Vidkim Quisling's trial as a war criminal. The Norwegian Quisling was executed for treason in November 1945.

Dr. Quisling belonged to numerous service and veterans' groups here, and to the Sons of Norway.

Dr. Quisling is survived by his wife, the former Helen Anderson; two sons, Ronald and Richard, and a daughter, Carolyn, all at home.

Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. A.A. Quisling, Sr., 421 N. Paterson st., the three brothers with whom he was associated in the medical profession, and a fourth brother, Axel, who is like wise identified with the Quisling clinic.

Note: The above was originally in The Capital Times on March 10, 1951. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families. Gunnar Quisling's senior class photograph (below) appears next to that of his twin brother, Ralph [sic] in the 1929 edition of the Tychoberahn, the yearbook of Madison High School (later renamed Central High School).

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).