MONONA – Phyllis Ruth (Pinkerton) Pratt, age 86, of Queens Village, New York, and formerly of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Heritage Monona Senior Assisted Living Campus after a short stay. She graduated from UW-Madison, where she majored in music and piano. She started her career by doing research work for the UW School of Music by writing down the music tunes which were known throughout Wisconsin, and also playing piano in the traveling all-girls dance band, lead by Peggy King.
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