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Category: Obituaries

Waters, Dr. Raul F.

Madison.com

Raul developed a strong relationship with the Department of Urology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which included the training of Urology residents (one of his favorite duties) and he became Clinical Professor of Surgery.

Dick, Lois Ann

Madison.com

Even in her 70?s and early 80?s, Lois still remained an active performer, joining with other local singers to provide entertaining educational programs about musical theater and opera to groups around the state, and leading the very popular music class for adults during the UW?s annual “College Week” program each June.

Werner, Erik V.

Madison.com

He was employed by the State for the University of Wisconsin (most recently at the State Lab of Hygiene), where he worked for over 37 years until his retirement in 2012.

Anderson, Rodney G. “Rod”

Madison.com

Anderson worked at the UW Physical plant for several years, and eventually worked as an elevator maintenance person on the UW-Madison campus until he retired.

Susan Beth Horwitz, 1955-2014

Times Higher Education

Susan Horwitz was born on 6 January 1955 in Berkeley, California, but spent most of her childhood in Syracuse, New York. Although her first degree at Wesleyan University was in ethnomusicology (1977), she soon developed an interest in computer programming, which she was able to pursue in the then recently created Computing Center.

Reis, Betty Jane

Madison.com

She held clerical positions with AAL in Appleton, the state of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Koenig, Eldo C., Ph.D.

Madison.com

After nineteen years with the Allis-Chalmers Corporation, he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There he helped organize the university?s computer sciences department.

Freund, Frances H.

Madison.com

ran began her career as a secretary at Corn Ferry in Chicago, and after taking time off to raise her family, returned to administrative roles with Harris Upham, and later the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

Karp, Howard

Madison.com

After a teaching career of more than 45 years at the Universities of Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin, he became Emeritus Professor of Music at the latter institution in 2000.

Reese, Anita

Madison.com

She served as a nurse, instructor and administrator at the University of Wisconsin School Of Nursing

Levine, Elizabeth J. “Betty”

Madison.com

Betty then worked as the assistant to the chairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from September, 1969, to July, 1987, where she was the first non-faculty member to be tenured.

Horwitz, Susan Beth

Madison.com

Susan then joined the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an assistant professor. She was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and to professor in 1996. She served as associate chair of the CS Department from 2004 to 2007. She retired and became Professor Emerita in April, 2014.

Sweet, Clara

Madison.com

he served as vice president and president of the Beth Israel Sisterhood. After her tenure, she went to work at the UW School of Agriculture and later became the administrative assistant to the Nursing School dean. She retired in 1974.

Vaccaro, James Andrew

Madison.com

Shortly after his marriage to Sylvia Smith Vaccaro in 1961, they moved to Madison, where he taught in the UW-Madison French Department while pursuing a master?s degree.

Michael Marion Janke

Beloit Daily News

Michael Marion Janke, 21, of Beloit, WI, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 in Fitchburg, WI, as a result of a motorcycle accident.

Rideout, Jeanette “Jean” Drisko

Madison.com

Among other libraries, Jean worked in the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Md., the University of New Hampshire Library, in Durham, N.H., Northwestern University Library in Evanston, Ill., and her favorite by far, the School of Library Science Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from which she retired in 1983 as associate director. After retirement, Jean was asked to organize a library in the UW-Madison Arboretum where she worked as a volunteer for ten years. She also organized the first Annual Native Plant Sale for the Friends of the Arboretum.

Bernice L. Kelly

WISC-TV 3

Bernice L. Kelly, age 101, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. Bernice worked for the UW-Madison Computer Science Department, retiring after 17 years.

Welt, Carol

Madison.com

Carol completed her master?s and doctoral degrees in anthropology at the University of Chicago, eventually becoming a senior scientist at the Weismann Center within the University of Wisconsin where she worked in the biomedical field, becoming one of the pioneer researchers, studying brain neurophysiology. Her research has been extensively sited.

Klausmeier, Herbert John

Madison.com

Herbert John Klausmeier, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, of Farmington Hills, Mich., formerly San Diego, Calif. and Madison, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the age of 98.

Klausmeier, Herbert John

Madison.com

Professor Klausmeier?s major achievements while at the University of Wisconsin include the following; writing successive editions of three widely acclaimed college textbooks for educators, founding and procuring funding for the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and developing it as a leader in improving elementary and secondary education and with his colleagues at the Center, developing Individually Guided Education, an alternative to traditional elementary schooling. He directed the royalties that accrued from the sale of IGE materials to be used in establishing a Professorship in Education in the UW School of Education.

Nelson, Margaret H.

Madison.com

Margaret worked various jobs, eventually taking a job in the food service division for the University of Wisconsin.

Harper, Nancy Gregson

Madison.com

Nancy earned a B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. at Ohio State University, and taught at the college level at Ohio State, Wichita State, and UW-Madison.

Kaveggia, Elisabeth Gathy

Madison.com

She enjoyed working with her colleagues at the Waisman Center and pioneered research into genetic diseases such as the Kaveggia-Neuhauser and Opitz-Kaveggia Syndromes.

Harvey Breuscher

Madison.com

Harvey had a long and distinguished career as a reporter and public relations executive, starting with the Suburban Times of Des Plaines, Ill., in 1950. He became Associated Press editor, Chicago, from 1952 until 1959. Harvey was the Madison bureau chief for the Associated Press and lecturer at UW Madison School of Journalism from 1959 until 1966, when he became director of news and publications for the UW-Madison campus.

Gratke, Katherine A.

Madison.com

After a few years, she came back to Madison and served at the Space Science and Engineering Center, as the librarian of the Schwerdtferger Library. On May 7, 1991, the McBurney Disability Resource Center recognized her work with an Outstanding Staff Award.

Wagner, Jeanne

Madison.com

Jeanne worked at Central Wisconsin Center for many years and retired from the University of Wisconsin.

Patrick Lucey made tough choices as governor

Appleton Post-Crescent

Noted: Much of the political capital Lucey earned by working in party vineyards was available to spend during his years as governor. He dusted off the idea of merging the University of Wisconsin in Madison, which also included the UW Extension and campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Racine-Kenosha, with the nine-campus Wisconsin State University System. At the time, both systems had a Board of Regents.

Lawton, Joseph Tyrer

Madison.com

In 1974, he accepted a position as professor in the Child and Family Studies Program at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joe was the director of the UW Pre-School Laboratory, and he was recognized as a national expert in the evaluation of pre-school education models.

Patrick Lucey, Former U.S. Ambassador To Mexico, Dies At 96

AP

Lucey?s biggest legacy was creating the modern UW System. Before he was governor, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, 10 freshman-sophomore centers and the extension system operated outside the chain of nine other state schools such as Platteville and Eau Claire. Each group had its own board of regents.

Bruner, Helen Finkelstein

Madison.com

From 1961 to 1966, she was a UW Economics Department Project Assistant to Professor Elizabeth Brandeis Raushenbush, serving as the staff member of the fledgling Governor`s Committee on Migratory Labor of which Raushenbush was chairwoman. Helen was later appointed by Governor Knowles and reappointed by Governor Lucey to the Governor`s Committee on Migratory Labor and served as the Committee`s secretary. University President Weaver appointed Helen to represent the University on the Latin American Council.

Churchill, James Edward

Madison.com

Jim joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the Division of Student Affairs, later with the Office of Academic Services/Dean of Students, and then the Division of University Outreach. He retired in 1995.

Nelson, Margaret Viola

Madison.com

In 1980, she returned to Madison to practice at the University of Wisconsin Health Services where she remained until her retirement in 2004.

Lonnebotn, Trygve

Madison.com

He was involved in many Norwegian-American organizations. This included the Norwegian Luncheon Club Madison Torske Klubben Charitable Foundation, focusing on providing scholarships to Norwegian graduate students attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Douglas L. Coleman, 82, Dies; Found a Genetic Cause of Obesity

New York Times

Noted: Douglas Leonard Coleman was born on Oct. 6, 1931, in Stratford, Ontario. Influenced by his father, Leonard, who repaired radios and refrigerators for a living, Douglas spent much of his youth investigating how things worked by taking them apart. He earned a chemistry degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin.

Beatty, Ellouise Wadsworth (Skinner)

Madison.com

In 1985, Ellouise earned a master?s degree in epidemiology from UW-Madison and worked as a programmer and database manager in the UW Department of Medicine until her retirement in 1992.

Colás, Dr. Antonio E. M.D., Ph.D.

Madison.com

Antonio then continued his investigative career with teaching and research posts at the University of Salamanca, Spain, the University of el Valle, Colombia, the University of Oregon Medical School and the University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he enjoyed a productive career as a researcher and mentor to graduate students whose affection and esteem for Professor Colás they demonstrated by remaining in contact with him to the end of his life.

Wichmann, Paul E.

Madison.com

Paul was an usher at University of Wisconsin football games in Camp Randall and basketball games held in the Fieldhouse.

Clodius, Robert L.

Madison.com

After completing his Ph.D., they relocated to Madison, where Robert took employment as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin.