James C. Neis
August 22, 1948 - December 30, 2017
Obituary
MADISON- James Charles “Jim” Neis, age 69, passed away, Sat., Dec. 30, 2017. He was born Aug. 22, 1948, the son of Charles and Harriette Neis. After graduating from James Madison Memorial High School, he attended MATC. Jim was employed as a bartender for many years but his true passion was designing jewelry. One of the most memorable experiences in his life was the time he spent training “Tina”, a Siberian Tiger at the Madison Zoo from infancy until she was fully grown. Jim loved to build Lego sets and had many wonderful pieces around the house. He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved to watch the races. Jim was a warm and loving man with a wonderful smile. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Lynn; nephew, Donald (Jesse) Dudley; his sister-in-law, Jane (Mike) Walker and other relatives and many friends. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and his mother-in-law, Isabella Dudley-Dietrich. Lynn would like to thank all their wonderful friends that were by their side, family members and their children, Jim’s second “Mom”- Marie Wescott, the amazing ladies at SSM Health Rehab, Dr. Sarah Fulham and her wonderful nurses, and Agrace HospiceCare. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at Madison Elks Lodge, 711 Jenifer St., Madison, from Noon until 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson EastFuneral & Cremation Care5203 Monona Drive (608) 221-5420
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Jane Walker
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We love you Jimmy Nsughty. M&J
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Yvonne Quamme
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The kindest, most gentle giant I've ever know. Such a good soul, I was blessed to have known him. You will be missed Jimmy Naughty!
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Marc
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Larger than life, funny, hard woking and the best bartender I have ever known. Jim your friends from the Four Lakes Yacht club will miss you.
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john pinger
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Jim, Great guy. good friend. Sorry to see you go. John Pinger
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Steve Ashley
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Met Jim 40 some years ago. We both belonged to MAD-CAP Van Club. Lost contact when I moved out of Madtown in the mid-eighties. Jim recently found me on Linkd-In and we re-established contact. Thanks for that Jim. Nothing but good memories, RIP my friend. Steve Ashley
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Jack & Doris
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Goodbye old friend. I loved this guy. We met during the Custom Van craze in the early '70's. He was with Mad Cap Vans and I was with Suds City Vans from the Milwaukee area. We met at a truck-in and hit it off right away. We had tons of fun together. Basically two wild child's...
We lost touch for decades when I moved up north but through the wonders of Facebook I typed in Jim's name, I actually remembered it after all those years, and his profile popped up. I called and I recognized his voice immediately. Eventually my wife and I drove down to Madison where we met Jim and his fantastic wife, Lynn. What a great time. The Pizza Pit we ate at was great. He drove up to my area last year and the two of us had a ball. You just couldn't find a nicer, warm hearted man then Jim. He was the brother I never had.
If the weather permits I'll see you on the 20th.
Lynn and family please accept my sincere condolences at his passing.
Jack (Truckr) and Doris Mrozinski