Barbara Ann Thoni

Thoni, Barbara Ann MADISON-Barbara Ann Thoni, age 65, of Madison, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. She was born on Aug. 12, 1949, in Rice Lake, Wis., the daughter of Walter and Blanche (Heldstab) Thoni. She graduated from Rice Lake High School and completed a B.S. Degree in Social Welfare at UW-Eau Claire in 1973. Barb worked as Co­Director of Title IIIB in Barron County until 1991, when she moved to Madison to work as a Consumer Advocate for the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups. In 2005 she became the manager for Area Agency on Aging of Dane County, a position she held until she retired in 2011. Known for her wonderful sense of humor and deep sense of personal loyalty, Barb was loved and will be missed by a countless number of people whose lives she enriched by her love and presence. Barb is survived by fifteen first cousins; and the family of her father's second wife. Barb also touched the lives and will be missed by many other family, friends and co-workers in both Barron County and the Madison area and also within the field of aging throughout the state and nation. She was preceded in death by her parents. Barb's life will be celebrated in a memorial service at LAKE EDGE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 4200 Buckeye Road, at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Dane County or The Road Home of Dane County. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608)221-5420