Category: Obituaries

She retired from UW Housing System with over 20 plus years of dedicated service.

Filed Stark attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and majored in vocal performance.

Rose worked for the United States Geological Survey for a few years and then she moved to the Department of Agronomy at the UW. After many years of service, Rose retired from the UW in 2012.

She worked for many years as a program assistant for the UW-Madison Athletics Department.

George worked as an assistant professor of cardiovascular surgery from 1965 to 1966, and a clinical assistant professor of surgery from 1966 to 1989, at the University of Wisconsin Hospital.

In 2008, North and Kaminski teamed up for a “Clip Cancer” fundraiser for the UW Carbone Cancer Center. The next year, North started his annual golf fundraising outing, Andy North and Friends, that benefits the cancer center.

Noted: Mr. Kellogg has been called a consummate newsman — serving not only as an editor for newspapers in South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota, but also as a television news journalist and as a communications professor at UW – Madison for over 20 years.

Noted: Blake was a professor of communications at UW-Madison Extension for 21 years, retiring in 1995. During his tenure at UW, Blake developed and taught courses on newsletter editing and design to more than 10,000 editors and led his department into the computer age. He was a frequent consultant to weekly newspapers throughout Wisconsin. His dedicated service to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) resulted in his being awarded the coveted WNA red jacket.

Warrington Colescott, an innovative printmaker who deftly navigated the intersection between tragedy and high comedy with biting etchings about civil rights, history, politics and the Internal Revenue Service (which audited him), died on Sept. 10 at his farmhouse in Hollandale, Wis., southwest of Madison. He was 97.

Mr. Kellogg has been called a consummate newsman — serving not only as an editor for newspapers in South Dakota, Nebraska and Minnesota, but also as a television news journalist and as a communications professor at UW – Madison for over 20 years.

Robert M. O’Neil, a scholar of First Amendment law who served in the 1980s as president of the University of Wisconsin System and then as president of the University of Virginia, where he was credited with recruiting more minorities to the faculty and student ranks, died Sunday at his home in Washington. He was 83.

He joined the University of Wisconsin Electrical shop in 1961 and remained there until his retirement in March 1992. David loved his work on campus and had many fond memories of his co-workers.

He later became Head of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Loretta returned to the working world by starting a 60 year career at the University of Wisconsin. Her first stop was a stint at the History of Science Department. This department evolved into the Institute for the Research in the Humanities. In 2009, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle recognized Loretta for her 60 years of service at the University of Wisconsin.

Don was employed at the University of Wisconsin Medical School for 37 years.

He then joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980 on the development team of the new school and as founding chair and professor in the Department of Surgical Sciences. He was chairman of the department of Surgical Sciences from 1980 to 1986.

In 1946, she received a degree in zoology from the UW, at a time when most women were kept from studying science. She worked at the UW McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and for UW professor Dr. Edward Birge, a pioneer the field of limnology.

He joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980 on the development team of the new school and as Founding Chair and Professor in the Department of Surgical Sciences. He was chairman of the department of Surgical Sciences from 1980 to 1986.

Noted: Carl Sauer, his geography professor at the University of California, Berkeley (1947-49), suggested the career of Marsh for David’s doctoral thesis in 1953 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Jack was named Professor of Medicine at University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1986. Throughout his career, he was renowned for his diagnostic skills, and took care of thousands of patients before retiring in 2006, after over 40 years of medical practice.

Judy’s career took her to UW-Madison to work for the Waisman Center and the Capital Planning and Budget office.

She went on to teach humanities for the UW Extension program, and ultimately became an Education and Staff Development Coordinator for the State until 1981.

She worked as a secretary in Madison at American Family Insurance and at UW-Madison for Professor Knowles.

He enjoyed a fulfilling career as a Professor of Entomology at UW-Madison, specializing in Extension-based pest management research in vegetable crops. He chaired the department from 1984 to 1988.

Judy’s career took her to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to work for the Department of Analysis Services and Information Systems, the University Regents, and the Waisman Center.

After two years as an instructor at Long Beach City College, Warrington came to UW-Madison on a one-year appointment and stayed for the rest of his long teaching career.

Lowell served as chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison from 1970 to his retirement to emeritus faculty in 1993.

She was an employee at UW-Madison for many years, retiring as assistant to the Dean of the Journalism School.

Hal was the Emma Welsch Conway-Bascom Professor of Sociology at UW-Madison, where he taught and conducted research for 33 years.

She retired in 1999 after a long and distinguished career as a professor and researcher of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Susan French Brandscheid, a longtime University of Wisconsin employee and iconic figure within the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, died Wednesday at the age of 70.

Fred worked for UW-Madison at the physical plant as a concrete worker, retiring in 1989.

Lou and Jane came to Wisconsin in 1962 in the midst of massive hiring at the University of Wisconsin. The Geology Department was welcoming, and he began his long career of Introductory Geology lectures in Science Hall to large classes of undergraduates from many fields.

Susan Nitzke, 71, of Cottage Grove, the woman who once added colors to our pale skies, has died after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Susan was born Aug. 23, 1946, in Byron, Wis., to Lawrence and Marcella (Schoofs) Schwartz. She married William Nitzke on Aug. 24, 1968. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and worked for more than 30 years at UW-Madison, ultimately serving as Chair of the Nutritional Sciences Department. Susan battled pancreatic cancer for five years, defying the odds as she did throughout her life and career.

The man who died Monday after being swept away in a flash flood caused by torrential rains has been identified as a longtime employee of the Wisconsin Historical Society and the state’s first historic preservation architect.

He graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from UW-Madison after which he went on to serve as a social work clinical instructor and therapist for 22 years.

Don was Associate Director of the UW Space Astronomy Laboratory for 16 years where he implemented advanced space astronomy research and development programs, provided program management within the Lab and acted as liaison with NASA project management at Kennedy, Marshall, Wallops and Goddard Space Flight Centers.

William worked as program coordinator for the UW- Department of Engineering Professional Development and taught at UW-Madison and around the globe.

Hack was a philosophy professor at UW-Madison from 1956 to 1993, serving twice as department chair.

Tom spent most of his influential career as a professor of Mathematics education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, at UW-Madison.

Thomas Phelps Carpenter, age 78, passed away on August 7, 2018 from Parkinson’s Disease. Tom spent most of his influential career as a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He held a deep commitment to mathematics, to teachers, to children, to equity, and to supporting the development of the field of mathematics education.

Hack was a philosophy professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1956 to 1993.

Gilbert farmed all of his life in the Martinsville area, and was also employed at the Agronomy Dept. at UW-Madison for 25 years.

Robert worked … at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as Physical Plant Associate Director for 30 years.

Natalie touched many lives throughout her professional career as an editor in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, and later she worked as an editor for the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.

Dr. Stein was a highly respected psychiatrist and professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin medical center.

At the time of her retirement, she was department secretary in charge of supervising all non-academic staff at the U.W. Department of Psychology.

She worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Soil and Plant Analysis Lab.

Peter Dorner, professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at UW-Madison, early director of the Land Tenure Center, and former dean of International Studies and Programs, died June 4, 2018, at age 93.

Denny started working as a lab technician in cardiovascular research at UW-Madison, as well as at the School of Pharmacy.

Stig finished his working career with the UW Survey Research Lab, retiring as a Sr. Research Specialist in 1998.

He was appointed to the physics faculty at UW-Madison and subsequently was appointed Associate Dean for Physical Sciences, then Director of the Physical Sciences Laboratory, and then Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. While at UW-Madison, he designed and installed a computer system to analyze nuclear physics data.

He worked for the University’s Department of Nutritional Science, where he made many contributions to medicine’s understanding of cholesterol and lipid function.

From 1959 until he retired in 1989, he was Professor of Agricultural Economics at UW-Madison.

Muhammad Umar Memon, an Urdu scholar, poet, short story writer, translator of Urdu works into English, and the editor of The Annual of Urdu Studies, died on Monday.