System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!Ellinger, Skip
(January 12th, 1943 - January 20th, 2011)
Bruce Michael 'Skip' Ellinger, age 68, passed away surrounded by his wife Marcia and good friends Carl Riemer and Elizabeth Simon on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. He was born on January 12, 1943 in Neenah, WI, a son of Millard and Anna Marie (Jones) Ellinger. On December 8, 1986, he was united in marriage to Marcia Reeve at the Palmer House in Chicago. Skip graduated from St. Mary's High School in Neenah in 1961. He attended Marquette University until enlisting in the Navy, where he worked as an electronics technician. Skip came to Madison to attend the UW and graduated with a BA in Journalism in 1971. He worked briefly at WISC TV and the UW news service before joining the MATC Art Department as a Photography teacher. At MATC, he was instrumental in developing the photography classes into a separate degree program. Skip was voted Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 1991-92. He retired from teaching in 2004, periodically returning to WISC as a photojournalist. Skip is survived by his wife, Marcia Reeve; his cat Peanut'; a brother, Brian (Barb) of Wauwatosa; and many, many friends and acquaintances. He was preceded in death by his parents. A Celebration of Skip's life will be held at the Maple Tree Restaurant, 6010 Hwy 51 in McFarland on Sunday, February 13, 2011 starting at 1:00 pm. Donations may be made to The MATC Foundation or to Dane County Humane Society. Skip will always be remembered as a creative, gentle and generous man with a unique wit and an incredible sense of humor.
DePolis, Gladys I.
(June 22nd, 1911 - January 21st, 2011)
DODGEVILLE -- Gladys I. DePolis, age 99, passed away on January 6th, 2011 at the Upland Hills Medical Center in Dodgeville. She was born June 22, 1911 in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Charles and Estelle Friday. She attended school in Madison and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Library Science. She married Louis A. DePolis on August 18th, 1940. They lived in Madison and various other cities in Michigan, Illinois and Pennsylvania during Louis' business career. She and her husband resided in Menominee, Michigan from 1969 until they moved back to Madison in 2000. She is survived by her son Stephen and wife Sherrill of Crystal Lake, Illinois, a daughter Susan Hart and husband David of Avoca, Wisconsin. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Kristine Storlie, Lisa Gomez, Brye Vankerk and Michael DePolis and six great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am on February 5th at Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Way Road in Madison. An inurnment will be at Roselawn Cemetery in Madison. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in Gladys' name be given to a charity of choice.
Est, Robert Alan
(December 23rd, 1945 - January 21st, 2011)
Sun Prairie - Robert A. Est, age 65, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital, Madison. Bob was born on December 23, 1945 in St. Louis, MO the son of Lloyd and Dorothy (Martin) Est. He grew up in St. Louis and moved to Sun Prairie in 1976. On June 21, 1997 he was united in marriage with Karen Barnes Stinson. Bob worked for 40 years in the recycling industry with his last 15 years employed with Loeb-Lorman Metals, Inc. as their marketing manager, retiring in 2009. Bob was a member of the Institute of Scrap & Recycling Industry-WI Chapter. He enjoyed golfing, camping, reading, traveling in his RV, collecting beer steins, but his family brought him his greatest joy. Bob is survived by his wife Karen of Sun Prairie, his children Michael (Jenny) Est of Sun Prairie, Mark Est of Montello, Matthew (Leah) Est of Pardeeville, Don (Kathy) Stinson of Sun Prairie, John (Amy) Stinson of Spokane, WA and Pam (Jason) Humphrey of Sun Prairie; grandchildren Zach, Austin, Jensen, Lucas, Cody, Connor, Colin, Kieran, Logan, Haley, Sydney, Alexis and Lauren; nephews Brian (Cyndi) Est of Lake St. Louis, MO and Andy (Cheri) Est of Virginia, MO; mother-in-law Virginia Barnes of Berlin; sister-in-law Wanda Est of O'Fallon, MO; 3 great-nieces and 1 great-nephew; special Barnes cousins; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Ed. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 300 Broadway Dr, Sun Prairie with Pastor Charlie Brandt officiating. The family will greet family and friends on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Cress Funeral Home, Sun Prairie, from 4:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. and again at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Bob's and Karen's family would like to express their appreciation for the loving care and kindness provided by Rev. Charlie Brandt, Dr. John Phelan, Dr. Greg Motl, Dr. Chris Eggert, the staffs at St. Mary's CHD Clinic, Renal Dialysis Clinic MICU and the 8th and 5th floor nursing staff at St. Mary's. Those wishing to give memorials would be appreciated to Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Broken Chain
We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
Stiff, Mildred E.
(September 30th, 1926 - January 24th, 2011)
Stoughton - Mildred E. Stiff, age 84, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011. She was born on September 30, 1926, the daughter of Kenneth and Johanna (Olson) Foss. On September 7, 1946 Millie married Sheldon Stiff. She is survived by two children, Chuck (Carol) Stiff and Judy Anderson; four grandchildren, Craig (Kris) Anderson, Becca (Todd) Arvold, Jon (Kama) Stiff and Jennica Stiff; seven great grandchildren; and siblings, Mona, Diane and Carmen. Millie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; son-in-law, Dennis Anderson; and sister, Joan Stiff. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Skaalen Home Chapel in Stoughton. Friends may greet the family from 10:00 AM until the time of services Saturday.
McClung M.D., John L.,
(March 23rd, 1921 - January 24th, 2011)
Madison -- John LaFrance McClung M.D., age 89, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011, at his home in Madison. He was born in Marion, Michigan on March 23, 1921, the son of Donald and Lutie (LaFrance) McClung. John graduated from Port Huron High School in 1939. He attended Port Huron Junior College and University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor and graduated in 1945. John was united in marriage to Margaret Jeanette Wellman on September 1, 1945.
John interned at Wayne County Hospital and then did his anesthesiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. In 1953 he began an anesthesiology practice in Madison. John served in the U.S. Navy from 1954-1956 at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital. He continued his medical practice at Madison General (Meriter Hospital) and St. Mary's Hospitals until his retirement in 1986. John served as chairman of the Meriter Hospital Honorary Medical Staff. John continued to be a member in good standing in the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Medical Association.
Following his retirement he attended MATC in the culinary arts in 1986-87. John was an active member of Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, Elderhostel, Golden Kiwanis and the Civil War Round Table. He loved reading, raising orchids, the culinary arts and camping with his family. John volunteered at Sequoya Branch Library, Alicia Ashman Branch Library and mentored middle school children in reading and math.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years Margaret Wellman McClung; children, Jeanette (Greg) Alff, Donald (Anne Harvell) McClung, Mark (Suzanne Clark) McClung, Daniel (Tracie) McClung; grandchildren, Shana (John) Seeyle, Lynette (Justin) Dow and Bryce McClung; great grandchildren, Maximilian "Max" and Franklynn Jeanette "Frankie" Seeyle, sister-in-law, Polly Samuelson; niece and nephew; and Valur & Gudrun our extended Icelandic family. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Jeanette McClung Blunt and a nephew, Bruce Blunt.
Renaissance man, consummate host, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
A memorial service will be held at ORCHARD RIDGE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 1501 Gilbert Rd., Madison, on Saturday, January 29, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Winton Boyd officiating. A visitation will be held at church on Saturday, from 12:00 noon until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to, Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, Madison Public Library Foundation, 201 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 and HospiceCare Inc. 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711.
Klousie, William D.
(August 31st, 1953 - January 25th, 2011)
William "Bill" D. Klousie, born 57 years ago on August 31, 1953, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, with his wife at his side. Bill was preceded in death by his parents C. Warren Klousie, Henrietta Harper (Kypke) and his brother Michael Klousie. He is survived by his best friend, lover and wife, Terri, his children, Marissa Wolfe, Sabrina Bodden, Brad Erickson, Brandon Erickson, his brother, David Klousie, his sisters, Tina (Ed) Root, Karen (Steve) Franklin, Krista (Damon) Unbehaun, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. Bill had a passion for life and treasured his music, enjoyed creating stained glass art work, exploring philosophy with strangers and lovingly tending his plants. He spent the majority of his adult life doing consulting and design engineering, or as Bill would say, "Turning other people's dreams into reality." He graduated from U.W. Madison in December 2009. In his years on campus, he became affectionately known as "The Segway Guy," and even acquired status on Madison Lists, "Famous State Street Characters." See also: http://www.citydictionary.com/WI/Madison/Segway-Guy/3199/ Bill was capable of a great many things, and finally put his love of philosophy and music together by forming a band in 1990 with some friends which was called "OSM" and generally stood for "Old Skinny Men". Bill wrote, co-wrote and sang on many of the songs on the two-disc release titled: "Totally for Sale". Bill also practiced comedy on unsuspecting audiences over the years as well, with his original brand of wit and sarcasm. He also wrote several novels and an adult picture book of African wildlife set to Dr Seuss style limericks which convey his view of the world and man's place in it. Hopefully it will soon be available for those who wish to have a special keepsake of this incredible friend; now that Bill can no longer say it is not good enough for release. Bill seemed to live life by his own set of rules, and became a published academic scholar as an undergrad at the UW, while working with Prof. Warren Porter, who took Bill under his wing and utilized his intellect and thirst for knowledge. Bill eventually went to Africa to present their findings, and not surprisingly, while in Nairobi he embraced the opportunity to party with air marshals from Sweden. He walked away from partially completed well paying projects because he determined the person or people he was working for were (as Bill put it), "dumber than a fence post". He did not walk away without first voicing his opinion in front of their employees or anyone else who happened to be there at the time. To our knowledge he is the only person ever to be arrested, taken to jail, thrown in the hole, removed from the hole, thrown back into the hole, removed from the hole and sent home-all within four hours! He defied his illness and outlived all projections and expectations made by the vast number of health professionals who came to know him and attempt to treat him. He lived all his final days at home, under his own control and apart from any form of incarceration. He enjoyed his cigarettes, rum & coke and organic forms of pain medication right up to end, and joked about his condition and plight the entire time. He supplied the world with brand new death jokes, and started a dead weight pool to see how long the professionals and friends thought he had left. On Sunday, January 23, as an alternative to a traditional funeral, Bill assembled his family and friends together for a festive "Good-bye" gathering. It was a time of sharing memories, a time of bittersweet laughter (as Bill wanted it) and as expected, a time of tearful good-byes. Bill will be greatly missed by his family, friends and all those he touched throughout his life. There will be an additional celebration of Bill's life in late July. The date and details will be announced as plans develop. On behalf of Bill, his family extends their sincere gratitude to Hospice for the care and lively conversation that was provided for Bill in the past year, especially from Deb the Chaplin who was challenged in her beliefs in every way imaginable by Mr. Klousie. It was impossible to get to know Bill and not be touched or stretched in many ways. Rest in peace, Bill. We will hold you dearly in our hearts forever, no matter how many times you insisted this grumpy old man would not be missed.
Daniels, Clarence Neil
(June 26th, 1928 - January 26th, 2011)
Madison/Black Earth -- Clarence Neil Daniels, age 82, passed away Jan. 26, 2011 at Meriter Hospital. Neil was born June 26, 1928 in Pendleton, Oregon to William "Buck" and Helen (Denson) Daniels. He married Adeline Anderson in Salem, Oregon on Aug. 4, 1956. Neil graduated from La Grande High School, La Grande, Oregon in 1946 and from Oregon State University in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Yuma, Arizona and Ft. Churchill, Canada. Neil worked as a surveyor, forest firefighter, and bridge engineer for Oregon Dept. of Transportation and FHWA. He was a member of ASCE, Toastmasters, and Schwoegler's Statehouse Bowling League. Neil is survived by his wife; children Michael (Laura) and Debra (David) Nelson; grandchildren Jacob and Joshua Daniels, and Alex and Marta Nelson; sisters-in-law Alice Wilhyde and Amy Biggins; and other family in Oregon and Washington. He was preceded by his parents, sister Barbara DeFries, niece Nancy DeFries, and brothers-in-law David Wilhyde and Gerald Biggins. A visitation will be held from10 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2011 at Cress Funeral Service, Speedway Road, Madison. Burial will follow at Forest Hill in Madison.
Keefe, Judy Ann
(August 14th, 1948 - January 26th, 2011)
Judy Ann Keefe, age 62, died unexpectedly from heart disease, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Meriter Hospital.
She was born in Madison on August 14, 1948, the daughter of the late Earl "Nip" and JoAn (Chojnacki) Bowes. Judy has worked at Meriter Hospital serving families in the NICU for many years.
A gathering from 5-8 pm with services held at 6 pm by Reverend Selena Fox is scheduled for Friday, March 11, 2011 at The First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive.
A full notice will be published the first weekend of March.
