Condolence Notifications

May Their Memory Be For A Blessing

 

Anyone may submit a death notification for a member of the Madison area Jewish community. The submissions will be posted on this page of our website. We will do our best to post submissions received on the same day or next day, Monday - Friday. A daily email will be sent  to anyone who has subscribed to receive condolence notifications when there are new posts to the website on that day.

Mary Runge

With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death of Mary Runge, wife of Dick Runge; mother of Cantor Tamar Havilio (Schmulik), Amanda Court (Joe), and Andrea Werner (Marcelo); grandmother of Mary Kristen Werner DeBord (Will), Nadav, Tal, and Noam; great-grandmother of Ivy Beatri…

Laurie Ann Melrood

With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death of Laurie Ann Melrood, wife of Blake Gentry, sister of Elise (Susan), and Armin. Laurie Ann passed away on August 20, 2025, in Tucson, AZ.

We offer sincere condolences to the families of Laurie Ann Melrood.

Contributions in her me…

Seymour Koltin

With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death of Seymour Koltin, husband of LaVerne (née Gerstein), father of Howard, Allan (Sharon), and Kathy Blumenfeld (Michael); and grandfather of Zachary (Carly), Joshua (Zoe Sellman), Rebekah, Jack (fiancée Avery), Brian, and Julia. Seym…

Shelya Bodnikevich

With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death of Shelya Bodnikevich, mother of Vadim (Tatyana) Bodnikevich, and grandmother of Lena Bodnikevich. Shelya passed away on Wednesday, August 13. Her funeral took place on August 18, 2025.

We offer sincere condolences to the families of…

David Wynn

With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death of David Wynn, husband of Marcy; father of Melissah (Steve) Foreman and Joie (Mark) Tinberg; grandfather of Nathan and Henry Foreman, and Taliyah Tinberg; brother of Susan (Jonathan) Lipp. David passed away on Wednesday, July 16, in …