Obituaries-Faculty

Former Guidance Counselor Betty Perego obituary

11/30/11 08:55 AM

Classmate Dick Anderson provided the link to former Guidance Counselor Betty Perego's obituary that appeared in the Madison newspapers on November 30, 2010.

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Reva Delores Ehlert, wife of former faculty member Willis Ehlert Obituary

09/29/11 07:29 PM

Dick Anderson provided me the source for this obituary notice that appeared in the Madison newspapers on Wed, 9/28/2011.  He added these comments:"I

n the wis state journal on wed the obit for Mr. Willis Ehlerts wife Reva is printed . He was an English teacher and in charge of the yearbook at West. I would see he and his wife at the Princeton Club exercising the last few years and always addressed him as Mr. Ehlert”.

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Former faculty member Leo Barnes obituary

02/03/10 04:36 PM

Barnes, Leo F.
MADISON
Leo F. Barnes, age 86, of Madison passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2010. A native of Hay Springs, Neb., Barnes served in the Navy during World War II and attended UW-Madison after the war, earning a bachelor's degree in 1947 and a master's degree in 1949. He became a teacher in 1948 and later a guidance counselor at Madison West High where he worked until he retired. He is survived by his wife, Janet; and daughter, Joan. A short Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Coventry Village Retirement Community, Brookline Apartments activity room, 7707 N. Brookline Drive, in Madison. In lieu of plants and flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity.

From Wisconsin State Journal, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010

Former coach Fred Jacoby dies in Dallas in March 2008

08/27/08 07:58 PM

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West Icon Stevens Dies

12/30/06 03:20 PM

Below is a story carried in the Madison Capital Times about the passing of former basketball coach Jim Stevens:

West Icon Stevens Dies

The Capital Times :: SPORTS :: D2
Friday, December 29, 2006
Dennis Semrau

James Stevens, a former long-time boys basketball coach and physical education teacher at Madison West High School, passed away Thursday evening. Stevens was 81.

Stevens, who graduated from Madison East in 1942, led West to the 1958 WIAA state tournament semifinals in his first season as the Regents' head coach. West lost 57-55 to cross-town rival East, which went on to win the state championship.

Stevens had a 523-296 record during his 38-year high school basketball coaching career, including four years at New Glarus, two at Mauston and the last 32 at Madison West.

"He was a great teacher," said Roger Wiebe, who captained Stevens' first team at West in 1957-58 and later served as his assistant before he succeeded him as head coach in 1989.

"He was quiet and reserved, a true gentleman. He never lost his cool. He stayed steady."

Stevens led West to six state tournament appearances, including 15 regional championships, and won or shared 10 Big Eight Conference titles. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

The headline reads: "West's Stevens leaves lasting legacy"

12/30/06 02:43 PM

This article appeared in the December 30, 2006 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. Former football coach Jim Stevens died at University Hospital in Madison on Thursday, December 28, 2006. (Thanks to Bob Hartwig for providing the copy of this article)

Obituary for former faculty member Gordon Burgess

11/19/05 06:55 PM

Burgess, Gordon

MADISON - Gordon Burgess, age 89, died at home on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. He was born April 16, 1916, in Racine, the son of Earl and Edith (Gurney) Burgess. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1941 and taught school at Eagle River, West High School, East High, La Follette and Schenk in Madison. Following retirement from teaching, he managed Orchard Valley Apartments and Jamestown Newbury Bay. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Gordon also volunteered at the Red Cross and for RSVP. He is survived by his wife, Charline; daughters, Jeanne (John) Morledge and Carolyn (Daniel) Zugarramurdi; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his sister, Margery (Orville) Jensen. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at 11 a.m. at ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 6101 University Ave., Madison, WI 53705, with the Rev. Gary Holmes officiating. There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of service at church on Wednesday. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials to Asbury United Methodist Church. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service 6021 University Ave. (608) 238-8406

Former faculty member C. C. Antonie obituary

09/01/05 07:34 PM

Antonie, Celestine Joseph
MADISON - Celestine Joseph Antonie, age 88, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, August 29, 2005, of cancer. Whether you knew him as Cel, CJ, Joe, Tony, Dad or Grandpa, you knew he made this a better place for having been here. Cel was born in Hayes, Kan., on April 30, 1917, to Peter and Caroline (Karlin) Antonie. When he was seven years old, the family sold their farm and moved to Wisconsin, eventually settling in Two Rivers. He graduated from high school as an honor student, acclaimed football and baseball player, and was the first of his family to go on to college, attending the University of Wisconsin. His college career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served as a decorated B-17 navigator, flying 25 missions from North Africa to Italy, Greece, Germany and Bulgaria. While on leave in Two Rivers before going over seas, Cel met and married the love of his life, Betty (Heinrich), and they enjoyed more than 62 years of marriage. After the war, he completed his master's degree and chose to become a science teacher at Madison West High School, much to the delight of the many students over the course of his 30-year career for whom science classes, especially biology, became something to look forward to. As a teacher at West, he also served as a football coach and was the schools first athletic director, combining his love of teaching with his love of sports. Many of his former students stayed in contact with him to let him know that their careers and personal lives were influenced by him. Cel was an avid gardener who always planted more than he needed and relished giving the excess produce away to neighbors, friends or just putting it out by the curb for anyone to take. He loved to cook, once winning a local newspaper recipe contest with a "family favorite" that until then the family had never eaten. However, fishing was his real avocation. As a young man he fashioned his own wooden baits and cherished the Pflueger Supreme reel his young bride surprised him with. In 1964, he started a family tradition of traveling to Red Lake, Ontario, for a yearly fishing trip and celebrated the 40-year anniversary by catching a walleye on the last pass of his last trip in 2004. Cel helped build his family's home, across from Midvale School, in 1952 from plans he drew up. From that home, he was a devoted member of Queen of Peace Church, an active participant in the Westmorland neighborhood, and a favorite neighbor to youngsters who wanted to know more about the bugs they found. He was a wonderful mentor, teaching those around him that compassion and understanding are the keys to strong relationships. Cel will be remembered as a person who had a story or joke for every occasion, often telling a joke in his last days to ease the grief everyone was feeling. He is survived by his wife, Betty; children, Peter (Kristin) of Black Earth, Linda (Wayne) Antonie-Lusk of Madison, Ellen (Michael) Hamm of Seattle, Wash., and Roger (Debra) of Mission Viejo, Calif.; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Carolyn and Patrick Antonie, Brian (Lindsay), Alex and Peter Hofsteen, Ian and Logan Hamrn, and Heather, Laura and Steven Antonie; brothers, Lawrence, Felix (Grace) and Jerome (Eunice) Antonie; sisters, Mary CaIdwell and Sr. Marcia Anionic; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joseph and Cyril; and sisters, Rose Cretton and Ann Carley. The family wishes to thank the many doctors and nurses who cared for Cel during his last years, HospiceCare of Dane county (Kris, Kelly and Claudia) for easing his pain and helping him on his journey, and "DJ", Cel's special care giver for tender care and loving support in his last days. A Memorial Mass will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 401 S. Owen Drive, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, with Father Todd Van Natta officiating. Interment will follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery with military honors. Family and friends may call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, and from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to memorials that will be designated at a later date. Cress Funeral & Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434

Wisconsin State Journal, August 31, 2005

Former faculty member Joyce Steward's obituary

10/10/04 04:21 PM

Steward, Joyce
S.ELLENSBURG, WASH.
Joyce Elinor Stribling Steward, age 87, died on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at the Kittitas Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ellensburg, Wash. Joyce was born Jan. 16, 1917, in Paton, Iowa, to Oscar Burdell and Hattie May (Jones) Stribling. She attended Paton public schools; Stephens College in Columbia, Mo.; Iowa University, Iowa City; and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, from which she graduated in 1938. She received her Master of Arts degree from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. From 1951 to 1964, Joyce taught English at West High School, Madison. She spent the 1961-1962 academic year at Yale University on a John Hay Fellowship. From 1964 until 1966, Joyce served as chair of the English department at Lafollette High School, also in Madison. In 1966, she joined the U.W.-Madison English department where she taught composition and an innovative women in literature course, and managed the university's writing laboratory. She authored numerous English textbooks and was active in several professional organizations, notably the National Council of Teachers of English. She retired from the University of Wisconsin in 1982 and moved to Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, Wash., where she continued to write, co-authoring a book for elder writers and lecturing through a program of the Washington Commission for the Humanities. In 1999, Joyce moved to Ellensburg, Wash. to be close to family. During her eighties, she published a book of her poetry and taught classes for senior citizens. Joyce is survived by a son, Chuck (Peggy) Steward of Ellensburg; a grandson, Derek (Kerry) Steward; greatgranddaughter, McKenzie Steward; and great-grandson, Cabot Steward, all of Seattle. She is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Ellensburg Public Library, 209 N. Ruby, Ellensburg, WA 98926, or the Bainbridge Island Public Library, 1270 Madison N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. A private family memorial service is planned. Burial will take place on Bainbridge Island. Steward & Williams Tribute Center of Ellensburg, Wash. is in charge of arrangements.

From Wisconsin State Journal, Sunday Oct 10, 2004 page D-11

Former faculty member Parnell Bach obituary

02/18/04 07:12 PM

Bach, Parnell Edmund
MADISON - Parnell Edmund Bach, age 80, died at his home on Monday, Feb. 16, 2004. He was born on April 16, 1923, in Madison, to Carl Joseph and Hattie (Lee) Bach. Parnell was united in marriage to Betty Jane Colbert on July 29, 1944. After graduating from West High School in 1941, Parnell served as a pilot in the air transport command during World War II. After returning to Madison, he attended the University of Wisconsin, where he obtained a master's degree in art education. Parnell taught art at West High School until his retirement. His artwork depicted primarily disappearing rural farm scenes and natural habitats of Wisconsin. He enjoyed fishing up north in Manitowish Waters and the Rice Creek area with his sons and grandson. Parnell made everyone feel as though they were his friend. He was a very proud man and a true gentleman - the best husband a woman could ever want. Parnell and Betty were looking forward to their 60th wedding anniversary this summer. Parnell is survived by his wife, Betty Jane; his sons, Gregory (Joan) and Gary; daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Bach; his good friend, Lee Bjornstad; his grandsons, Alexander Bach and Jason Bach; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, John Bach. Parnell's family would like to thank Bob Weber for his friendship and support. Parnell's wish was that there be no services. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the West High School Art Department, 30 Ash St. Madison, WI 53726. "And if God wills, shall but love thee better after death." - Robert Browning
Cress Funeral Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

Former West Coach Hable Passes Away

02/14/04 07:30 PM

Hable, Burton Frederick
MADISON Burton Frederick Hable, age 72, passed away at home on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, after battling cancer. He was born on March 1, 1931, in Bloomer, to Ed and Anona (Peterson) Hable. Burton grew up on the family farm in Bloomer with his parents, his brother Bob, and his much loved Aunt Mary Hable and Uncle Benny Hable. Burton left Bloomer in 1949 to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a football scholarship. He married his childhood sweetheart, Bernetta Stoffel on Aug. 21, 1952. Burton was a member of the 1952 Wisconsin Rose Bowl team. He graduated from the university in 1953, and taught and coached at Madison West High School for almost 40 years before retiring in 1992. Coach Hable coached football at West High School for 40 years, achieving 199 wins as head coach. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996, and the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He coached hockey at West in the 1960s and 1970s, working to make high school hockey a prominent sport in the state of Wisconsin. He started the "Madison Invitational Hockey Tournament" which became the State High School Hockey Tournament, now run by the WIAA. Burton's passions in life were his family, high school football, the Wisconsin Badgers, and the Chicago Cubs. He was honored to be a long-time member of the Optimist Club of West Madison. Burton is survived by his wife of 51 years, Bernetta; and his brother, Bob (Ruth) Hable of Las Vegas, Nev. He is also survived by his seven children; and 16 grandchildren, Mary Kathryn (Garry) Acker of Eureka, Mo., and Chuck, Betsy and Megan, Martha (Paul) Pratt of Powell, Ohio, and Sara, Amy and Brian, and Susan (Scott) Cole of Racine, Laura and Andrew, Ben (Laurie) Hable of Ankeny, Iowa, and Burton, Robbie and Allison, Fred (Renee) Hable of Stoughton, Christin (Dan) Filo of Schererville, Ind., and Alex and Austin, and Chuck (Teri) Hable of Oshkosh, and Adam, Jack and Britt. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at ST. MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5313 Flad Ave., with Monsignor Michael Burke officiating. Burial will be at North Catholic Cemetery in Bloomer. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at ST. MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC CHURCH, and also from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Burton's name may be made to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 8, Poynette, WI 53955. Joyce-Ryan Funeral Home 5701 Odana Road (608) 274-1000 www.ryanfuneralservice.com
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The Capital Times Friday, February 13, 2004 By Dennis Semrau The Capital Times
Burt Hable often said his most impressive accomplishment during 35-plus years as head football coach at Madison West High School was not winning 199 games. Nor was it the state championship or 10 Big Eight Conference titles the Regents won during his tenure.
"Wins and losses are quickly forgotten," Hable said in a conversation a year ago after he wrote a letter to The Capital Times on the dangers of specialization in high school athletics. "What's most important are the relationships you make. The game is for the kids."
Those words rang true when Hable's youngest son, Chuck, called this morning to say that his father had passed away early today following a battle with cancer.
Hable, 72, died at his home, surrounded by his wife, Bernetta, and children on Feb. 12, 2004.
"Dad was a die-hard Cubs fan. When Moises Alou had that ball ripped out of his glove in the playoffs last fall, he was crushed," Chuck Hable said.
"But he was also a big fan of high school athletics. He felt local schools should recruit local talent."
Otto Breitenbach, a former athletic director and football coach at Madison La Follette High School, said Hable was a "true competitor."
But Hable, who taught history and coached at West from 1953-93, also cherished the positive impact he had on hundreds of young people.
"Burt contributed much to the youth of our community," Breitenbach said. "He really stood out as a football coach. But he remembered all the intangibles that were more important than winning."
Hable often said the most important five minutes of a college or pro football game were when they announced where the players were from.
"He took a lot of pride in Wisconsin athletes and how they represented the state," Chuck Hable said.
The family has asked that to honor Hable -- who also coached wrestling, hockey and girls softball during his career -- donations be made to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in lieu of flowers for a memorial that will be established in his name.
Visitation and funeral arrangements are pending.
Hable led West to the WIAA Division 1 state football title in 1977 and a runner-up finish in 1981. He compiled a record of 199-113-5, retiring after the third game of the 1993 season for health reasons.
"He leaves quite a legacy," Hall of Fame coach and administrator John Olson said. "Burt set a standard of excellence, especially in football, and carried on a great tradition at West."
A native of Bloomer, Hable was an all-state football player and all-conference basketball player before heading to the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Badgers' 1953 Rose Bowl team and led the Big Ten Conference in interceptions during the 1952 season.
The Optimist Club of West Madison and a group of West High School alumni established the Burt Hable Scholarship Fund for West High students in 1994.
Hable was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
"He did everything he could to help kids," Olson said. "He never gave anything less than his best.
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Click to view another newspaper article featuring Burt Hable as it appeared in the Feb. 1, 1996 edition of the Capital Times. (NOTE: it may be necessary to use your computers’ zoom feature to enlarge the image).

Former faculty member Viola Norton's obituary

06/10/03 06:48 PM

Norton, Viola A.
MADISON -

Viola A. Norton, age 90, passed away on June 5, 2003., The daughter of William A. and Edna C. (Hansen) Norton was born in Evansville, Wis. on March 15, 1913., Miss Norton attended Evansville, Davenport, Iowa, and New Glarus public schools, graduating from New Glarus High School in 1930., She attended Lawrence University, Appleton and UW-Whitewater where she was granted a Bachelor of Education in Business Education in 1934. She received her Master of Arts in Business Education and Guidance from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Additional post graduate work was done at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and UW-Madison. Miss Norton taught at Princeton, Pewaukee, Monroe, and West Allis Central High Schools before coming to West High School in Madison in 1945. She was appointed chairman of the Business Education Department at West High and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1977. In 1966, she organized and supervised the Cooperative Office Education Program at West High which was selected as one of the first 19 schools in Wisconsin to pilot a coop office education program. During her teaching career, Miss Norton was active in several professional organizations serving WEA as chairperson for the Business Education section; SWEA as vice-president and president and also chairperson for the Business Education section; MEA as president; Alpha Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma as president, treasurer, and corresponding secretary; and Alpha Ela Chapter Delta Pi Epsilon. Miss Norton was an active member of Heritage Congregational Church, the Madison Slide and Movie Club and a former member of Madison Civics Club. She was also a member of MARE and WREA professional organizations for retired educators. She traveled extensively all over the world, and, as she enjoyed photographing her travels, she was able to entertain many groups with her travelogues., She is survived by four nieces and nephews, Priscilla S. Bondhus, of Madison, Norton (Rosemary) Strommen, of Fairfield Glade, Tenn., Trygue I. (Charlene) Strommen, of Brodhead, and Romma L. Caple, of Minneapolis, Minn.; a nephew-in-law, William Bridge, of Madison. She is further survived by 15 great nieces and nephews; and many great-great nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; a sister and brother-in-law, Fola N. (Ansel) Strommen; and a niece, Norene J. Bridge., Funeral services will be held at HERITAGE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 3102 Prairie Road, Madison, on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 11:30 a.m., Visitation will be from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville. The family request memorials made in Violas name to a charity of your choice. Cress Funeral Service 3610 Speedway Rd. 608-238-3434

Former faculty member Ruth McCarty

03/23/95 07:42 PM

Ruth D. McCarty
MADISON - Mrs. Ruth D. McCarty: An English and Speech teacher for 40 years was married to Wisconsin Public Radio pioneer Harold McCarty, Ruth McCarty, 91, died Monday in a Madison nursing home.

She also taught drama and directed summer community theater. After retirement in 1967, she and her husband gave free play readings for the blind and elderly. Services are pending.
She died at Oakwood Village, 6165 Mineral Point Road, Madison.

From Wisconsin State Journal, Tuesday, March. 21, 1995

Former West Teacher Gretchen (Holstein) Schoff

07/02/94 01:49 PM

Gretchen (Holstein) Schoff
MADISON - Gretchen Holstein Schoff, age 62, died on Sunday, July 10, 1994 at University Hospital from the effects of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Mrs. Schoff was a tenured professor of Engineering/Professional Development, and a former chairman of both the Institute for Environmental Studies and the Integrated Liberal studies program at UW-Madison. She continued to teach in all three programs and was highly regarded as a teacher and administrator, She held an undergraduate degree from UW-Stevens Point; and masters and doctorate degrees in English literature from UW-Madison. Prior to her work at the University, she taught at Madison West High School for nine years. Her encyclopedic interests and belief in the interrelatedness of knowledge and all human experience led Gretchen to work and exert her influence far beyond her professional duties. Her participation at Bethel Lutheran Church provided an expression of her religious life. She sang in the choir for over thirty years and was active in church governance. Central to all Gretchen's work was her identity as a family member. The daughter of the late Floyd and Ester (Linquist) Holstein, Gretchen Schoff was born in Billings, Montana, but raised in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, along with her sister, as part of a large Scandinavian family. In 1959, she married H. Keith Schoff, a Madison attorney, with whom she shared thirty-five years of loving and devoted marriage. She is survived by her husband, Keith; and three sons, Erik, Soren, and Kell. In addition to her immediate family, surviving members of the family, include two maternal aunts, Lorraine Lindquist and Minnie Johnson; several cousins; and the family of her sister, Elizabeth Holstein Delgass (W. Nicholas Delgass, husband; Michael and Leif, sons). The Schoff family includes Gretchen's brother-in-law, Arthur Schoff and his wife Mary Ann; and their four children. Also among the bereaved must be counted Professor Schoff's former students and colleagues and many of her close friends who supported her family during her illness. There will be a visitation period from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, 1994 at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road. Funeral services will be held at ll:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 1994 at BETHAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, with a reception to follow. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Bethel Lutheran Church Choir, the Bethel Horizons Campership Fund, the Nature Conservancy, or the International Crane Foundation.
Cress Funeral Service 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 www.cressfuneralservice.com

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