Category: Obituaries

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

Lori worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 34 years.

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.

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.

During her nursing and teaching career, she taught at many schools including UW-Madison,

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.

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

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 worked for the UW-Madison Computer Science Department, retiring after 17 years.

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.

Noted: Cohen studied business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then went to the University of Pittsburgh for a masters degree in business.

She had worked for many years at the University of Wisconsin.

Patty worked at Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation before obtaining her dream job working for the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy as a marketing specialist.

Joe served as the President of the University of Wisconsin Law School Alumni Association,

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.

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.

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.

He worked for the University of Wisconsin for more than 31 years

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

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.

Noted: Dr. Edelman was the author of hundreds of articles and papers. His books include ?A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination? (2000), written with Giulio Tononi, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin.

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 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.

Don Kirkpatrick, the author of eight books on training measurement and human resource management, is widely known for the training measurement model he developed in the 1950s as a professor at the University of Wisconsin.

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.

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

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.

Noted: He often said that he had trouble choosing between music and meteorology, said his wife, who met him when both were students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Zandt chose meteorology because he figured he?d make a better living, she said.

Chuck was a well-respected and distinguished emeritus professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Saturday, the Marshfield community is got behind a family looking to not only honor the memory of their daughter, but also help out the city the way she would have done.

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

He worked for many years with the University of Wisconsin in experimental farming until his retirement in 2000.

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.

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.

Hornes worked at the UW Hospital and Clinics for 19 years before retiring in 2010.

He received a master?s degree from UW-Madison and served as an instructor in the Veterinary Science Department at UW-Madison.

She was a long time employee of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Biochemistry Department.

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.

worked at the UW Hospital and Clinics for 19 years before retiring in 2010.

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.

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

Suzanne devoted her career to the University of Wisconsin, working for various departments during her tenure there.

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

Polly was a project supervisor for 19 years in the Department of Economics.

He came to the UW-Madison Department of Mathematics in 1961 and retired in 1999 in order to focus more fully on his research on Noetherian Rings (an area of abstract algebra) and to work with colleagues around the world.

She returned to Wisconsin to be near family and friends, and spent 30 years working at the University Hospital, serving in various roles in nursing administration.

After moving back to Wisconsin, she worked as an administrative director in the Electrical Engineering Department at UW-Madison until her retirement.

The couple stayed in Washington, D.C., until 1965, upon which time Al joined the faculty at the UW-Madison School of Business. His daughter, Michele, was born shortly after this, in 1969. Throughout his 33 year career at UW-Madison, Al was the chair of the Management Department, founded The Bolz Center for Arts Administration, and launched the weekend Executive MBA Program as director.

Gwendolyn Manette Schultz, writer, and Professor Emerita of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at her residence in Milwaukee.

Maury joined the UW-Madison Department of Agricultural Journalism faculty, where he was radio farm director and professor. After earning his Ph.D. at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., he returned to UW-Madison as a full professor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

[S]he was employed by the UW-Madison (Department of Urban and Regional Planning), and UW Extension Center for Community Economic Development/Rural Sociology.

Mary was a librarian at Green Bay Public Library, Durham Public Library in North Carolina, and for 23 years at UW Memorial Library in Madison.

Noted: “Jack” the horse was admitted into emergency surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine after colic symptoms turned serious. During surgery, it was determined that his condition was grave and he passed away.

Lin had a long career working in many different departments for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Emily and Kenneth found employment at the University of Wisconsin as building maintenance helpers until 1979.