Category: Obituaries

In 1966, Dick accepted a position as a research geneticist with USDA with a staff appointment in the Agronomy Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His primary research was with red clover but included other forage crops as well. He was an early adopter of cutting-edge technology to propagate forage plants to help advance the dairy industry. During his tenure, Dick traveled extensively throughout the world gathering plant material, speaking and teaching. He mentored many graduate students around the world and considered them friends as well as students.

Joel Barry Grossman, Ph.D, professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Johns Hopkins University, a renowned scholar of the Supreme Court, and a longtime fan of the New York Yankees and the Wisconsin Badgers, passed away on June 2, 2018.

Keith E. Gale, age 64, of the UW Student Unions Maintenance Department, passed away unexpectedly May 30, 2018.

Following his time in the service, Larry began working for the University of Wisconsin in their maintenance department until his retirement in 2011.

Retired from UW-Madison in 2016 as an HVAC technician

He worked for IBM, the University of Southern California, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a network engineer

After earning a master’s degree in journalism from UCLA and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, he joined the School of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1960. His first book, “The Supreme Court on Freedom of the Press”, received the 1968 Delta Sigma Chi award for research on journalism.

Marta worked as a research assistant for a number of years in Professor Howard Temin’s lab at the University of Wisconsin.

Marta and Necmi lived in Chillicothe, Ohio, and then moved to Wisconsin in 1957. They raised their two children, Leyla and Osman, on the west side of Madison. Marta worked as a research assistant for a number of years in Professor Howard Temin’s lab at the University of Wisconsin.

She began her working career at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Calif., and then joined the faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis. She later moved to the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research in the School of Medicine, rising to associate professor and then professor in the Department of Oncology.

Genevieve worked as a lab technician at the Russell Lab on the UW-Madison campus for 21 years before retiring.

Dr. Bill Rock, who is credited with bringing the concept of hospice care for dying patients to Madison more than 40 years ago, died Wednesday. He was 92.

Schierl graduated as one of the first two women from the University of Wisconsin-Madison medical school in 1957, worked as the first female anesthesiologist and served as the anesthesiology department chair for more than 25 years at St. Michael’s Hospital.

He has been a faculty member at UW Medical School since 1957.

Vel Phillips, a barrier-breaking African-American lawmaker from Milwaukee who became an influential voice in the national movement for fair housing during the 1960s, died on April 17 in Mequon, Wis. She was 95.

Georgia was a voracious reader, especially books of the travel genre. She also enjoyed authors such as Paul Theroux, Graham Greene, and others that she could name, recite from, and discuss at great length. Georgia also loved to travel. During her 28 year marriage to John Wiley, they traveled extensively.

Georgia Anne Blanchfield, age 65, passed away peacefully at home April 16, 2018, surrounded by the love of her family. Georgia was the partner of former Chancellor John Wiley.

A pioneering women’s soccer player and coach has died from cancer at the age of 45. After leaving CDH, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she captained the women’s soccer team and was named to the All Big Ten Academic Team.

To say Henry Mackaman had an impact on many lives is an understatement.

Upon high school graduation, Allan joined the U.S. Air Force and then became a machinist for the UW until he retired in 1996.

He was married and raised three children in Madison, while working for the UW Police Department as a detective. His favorite perk of the job was working the sidelines for Badgers football games.

As a highly respected researcher in neurology, Hanna came to the University of Wisconsin as an associate professor in 1966. She became a full professor in 1979, and was a pioneer in the understanding of growth and development of neurons. During her career, she published many influential discoveries, and was ground breaking as the first woman professor in the Department of Neurology at the UW.

A University of Wisconsin Madison graduate and supporter of the Stevens Point community has died.

After a brief time at the National Institutes of Health, Austin returned to Madison, initially working as a research associate at the UW Enzyme Institute. He subsequently started an accomplished and highly published career as a biomedical laboratory research investigator and chemist for the VA Hospital from 1961-1986, with affiliated positions as professor at the UW Department of Neurology.

In 1967, he became an associate professor of social work with UW Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, providing continuing education for social workers.

Bryan was a Senior Accountant for the University of Wisconsin.

In 1967, he became an associate professor of social work with UW Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, providing continuing education for social workers.

As a highly respected researcher in neurology, Hanna came to the University of Wisconsin as an associate professor in 1966. She became a full professor in 1979 and was a pioneer in the understanding of growth and development of neurons. During her career, she published many influential discoveries and was groundbreaking as the first woman professor in the Department of Neurology at the UW.

Nona spent her entire career in research. The first 15 years with Dr. John Mangos in the Department of Pediatrics working on Cystic Fibrosis. She co-authored many published papers on this subject. The last 13 years were spent in the Department of Medicine with Dr. Wen and Dr. David P. Simpson in the specialty of Nephrology. She retired early in 1989 as a Senior Research Associate.

Korten’s lifetime defined by dedication to charity and pursuit of individual liberty.

Her career began as a nurse at UW Children’s Hospital, eventually promoted to nursing supervisor overseeing the entire UW Children’s Hospital.

He was a distinguished member of the Wisconsin Central Center Research Department for over 23 years and was also affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Milton was committed to his research work and volunteered for over 20 years right up until his death.

He went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a local football hero. In 1959, he was selected for the All-American Football team and made television appearances on the Ed Sullivan and Perry Como shows. In 1960, he played in the Rose Bowl (Wisconsin Badgers vs. Washington Huskies). He was inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 1989, and the University of Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

She worked at UW-Madison as a payroll processor.

Cheryl was a UW Law Professor, and co-founder of Cullen, Weston, Pines and Bach.

Dinny returned to Madison in 1956 to take a part-time faculty position. By 1970, he had become Professor and Chair of the newly independent Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he served in this capacity until 1986.

Jan retired from UW-Madison Department of Psychiatry in 2002, as an Instrumentation Specialist Emeritus.

Clarence had a career in librarianship and public employee unions all at UW-Madison.

Irving Shain, a former UW-Madison chancellor, administrator and chemistry professor, died Tuesday. He was 92.

MADISON, WI – Irving Shain, 92, passed away on March 6, 2018, at Attic Angels surrounded by his family. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Washington, which he attended after serving three years in the United States Army during World War II.

Marilyn served as a professor at Gustavus Aldophus College. She earned her tenure and then became a full professor University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, from which she retired Emeritus She then assumed a position as a professor at the University of Hawaii.

In 1958 he accepted a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin from which he retired in 1994. Bob’s academic career focused primarily on sedimentology, tectonics, and the evolution of the Earth.

Following college he worked for the University in the Library Copy Center until retirement.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a crew chief on a C47 transporting equipment and personnel throughout Western Europe. Joseph worked as a Steamfitter for over 30 years on the UW-Madison campus.

Mullins, who earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1980, was one of the founders of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s construction and public-contract law section.  He also dedicated himself to teaching. In 1980, Mullins started teaching a course called Legal Aspects of Engineering, which is offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he had received a degree in civil and environmental engineering in 1977.

After serving in the U.S. Public Health Service at N.I.H., he became a professor and associate dean of the U.W. Medical School. His prolific research made significant improvements on enzyme purification methods, which he called “new tricks.”

Howard was not only an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin, he also taught at UW and worked for the UW Extension program, focused on the education of youth.

Mel was a longtime University of Wisconsin medical physics professor. He joined the faculty in 1973 after serving as engineering manager with Westinghouse in Baltimore and previously held positions with CGR and Martin Marietta.

He then worked for UW-Madison in the genetics department as a medical photographer with disabled children, and always had the ability to make them smile.

He joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now Life Sciences Communication) as a professor in 1967.

John was hired as an instructor at the university in 1962 and joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Journalism (now Life Sciences Communication) as a professor in 1967.

Rogers worked as a secretary for the Food Research Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Glenn was a Professor of Agricultural Engineering at UW-Madison from 1958 until his retirement in 1982.

Noted: Kubly was a Wisconsin kid. He was born in Monroe on Oct. 28, 1935, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and married, Billie, his childhood sweetheart, in 1957. He followed through on his youthful desire to be a doctor by entering Marquette Medical School, now known as the Medical College of Wisconsin.

He retired in 1994 as Professor Emeritus at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Departments of Sociology and Rural Sociology.

She worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was in charge of the department which dealt with foreign exchange students

She worked for 14 years as a desk receptionist at UW Housing. While Rosemary enjoyed all her jobs, working at UW Housing was the most rewarding.