Alice Mae Abraham Burkhalter

WAUNAKEE-Alice Mae Campbell Abraham Burkhalter, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at Sylvan Crossings, surrounded by her family and caregivers. She was born in Blue Mounds, on July 28, 1919, the 3rd oldest of thirteen children, the daughter of Francis (Frank) George and Anna Elizabeth (Moyer) Campbell. She and her siblings played on top of the undiscovered Cave of the Mounds in Blue Mounds as a child. She spent most of her childhood in the Barneveld and Dodgeville area and attended schools at Barneveld, Dodgeville, Waukesha, and Madison. Alice was baptized in 1933 in the Dodgeville Baptist Church and was a long time member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Madison. She married Ervin Herbert Abraham on November 1, 1939 having met at the University of Wisconsin. They lived for 30 years in DeForest, where they raised their four children. In 1984 Ervin passed away and on June 16, 1992 she married Rudolph (Rudy) Burkhalter and they lived at Oakwood Village in Madison. Alice is survived by her four children, Howard Ervin (Diana) Abraham, Loveland, Colorado, Rodger Laverne (Sharon) Abraham, Waunakee, Rodney Arnold (Gudrun) Abraham, Nokomis, Fla., Ann Elizabeth (Dr. Daniel) Malone, Madison, and former in-laws Nancy Budds and James Luscher; 12 grandchildren, Tammara Lynn (Fred) Stoudt, Kimberly Diane (Gary Haussmann) Abraham, Brian Abraham, Jessica (Michael) Corliss, Mark (Cara) Abraham, Daniel (Azhena) Abraham, Amy (Dr. Martin) Ruckes, Aaron (Laura) Abraham, Josiah (Dr. Gretchen) Luscher, Kate Luscher, Joseph Malone, and Elizabeth (Dylan) Mathieu and 19 great-grandchildren. Alice’s surviving siblings are Sonya (Dennis Peckham) Christian, Judy (John) Mars, Jack (Patricia) Campbell, and Donald (Nancy) Campbell. Preceded in death are her husbands, and siblings Annabelle Campbell, Magdaline Leslie, Claire Marie Gullick, Charlotte Clemo, Franklin Campbell, Harlan “Bud” Campbell, Paul Campbell and James Campbell. Alice will be remembered by all who knew her as a gentle, kind, woman with a beautiful smile and uplifting spirit. She was a loving mother “Auntie Mom”, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She wrote poems for every occasion and was self published in 2002. Memorial services will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL & CREMATION CARE, 7435 University Ave., Middleton at 11 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2014. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home. Life is Roses: A rosebud to a blushing rose To petals falling fast. If you could have the choice of time Which would you make last? Alice Abraham Burkhalter: Silver Award from the National Library of Poetry 1995 Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson West Funeral & Cremation Care 7435 University Avenue (608)831-6761