Obituary: Frances M. Abaly - Class of 1901

Miss Abaly Rites

Funeral services for Frances M. Abaly, of 202 W. Gorham st., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Abaly, pioneer Madison residents, who died Friday in a Madison hospital after a long illness, will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Fitch-Lawrence Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Raphael's Cathedral.

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward M. Kinney will officiate. The rosary will be recited at 8 Sunday night. Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery.

The family has requested that flowers be omitted.

Miss Abaly was a nurse and secretary for many years for Dr. W.C. Abaly, her uncle, a former Madison physician.

Miss Abaly was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the former Madison Central High school. She also attended the former St. Regina academy and St. Raphael's grade school.

She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. W.J. Hobbins and Ollie Abaly, both of Madison, and Mrs. Elizabeth Mayer and and Winifred Abaly, both of Milwaukee, and a brother, Donald, Milwaukee.

The above was originally published in the Obituaries section of the Wisconsin State Journal on May 2, 1953. At this time, obituaries were still "news stories," written by newspaper staff, not families.

Note: Frances Abaly's class year is based on information in the Madison Public Schools Annual Report (1901-1902), where she is listed among the graduating seniors in the Class of 1901.

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.

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.