Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....MARX, Russell Kenneth And Donna Marie 
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Cemetery:           Forest Hills Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Name:               Russell Kenneth And Donna Marie MARX
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MARX, Russell Kenneth
25 Dec 1926- 18 Mar 2004
Son of Alvin and Gertrude (MANTHEY) MARX
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.
Sec 34, Lot MAUS-512-D

Marx, Russell K. > MADISON -Russell K. Marx, age 77, passed
away in his sleep on Thursday, March 18, 2004, at Oakwood
Nursing Home, Madison. He was born on Dec. 25, 1926, in
Milwaukee, to Alvin and Gertrude Marx. He grew up in Milwaukee
and graduated from Rufus King High School. He started at UW-
Milwaukee, and was inducted in the U.S. Army during World War
II in the spring of 1944. Russell trained as a radio
specialist. After the war, he moved to Madison. In 1950, he
received his B.A. in agriculture at UW-Madison. Soon after,
Russell started his 37 year career at the state seed lab. In
1953, Russell and Donna Marie were united in marriage, in
Milwaukee. They made their home in Madison. That same year,
Russell formed Madison Lawn Care, which he owned and operated.
He enjoyed golf, jazz, collecting art, and was a longtime
member of the Madison Print Club, Madison Jazz Society, Plato-
Jazz Group and the UW Booster Club. He was also a longstanding
member of Midvale Lutheran Church, where he contributed time
in maintaining the rose garden. He is survived by his wife,
Donna Marie; their three children, Donalee (her fiance Gerald
Hoague), JoAnn and Daryl (Christine); four grandchildren, Rob,
Lauren, Tyler and Ian; and a sister-in-law, Mary Lou Marx of
Geneva, N.Y. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on
Monday, March 22, 2004, at MIDVALE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4329 Tokay
Blvd., Madison. Visitation will be held at the church from 5
p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2004, and again on
Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Memorials may
be made to the American Cancer Society, or to Midvale Lutheran
Church. Joyce-Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services 5701
Odana Road (608) 274-1000 www.ryanfuneralservice.com

 
MARX, Donna Marie
1931-RES





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