Gary A. Midthun
April 16, 1948 - November 14, 2018
Obituary
BELLEVILLE/HENDERSONVILLE, NC-Gary A. Midthun, age 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at his home in Hendersonville, N.C. Gary was born on April 16, 1948, to Carlton and Leona Midthun and grew up on the family farm in the town of Springdale which inspired in him a lifelong love of nature and horticulture.
Gary graduated from Mount Horeb High School in 1966, furthered his education at Monterey Peninsula College and UW-Milwaukee, and worked as a VISTA volunteer in the central city of Philadelphia. He was employed for most of his career at Tellurian where he managed the care and treatment of persons with mental health issues and the operations of the facilities in which they resided until his retirement in 2013. Gary also served as a volunteer chaplain at the Green County Jail and traveled to the Middle East to work as a peace activist with PAX World Peace Foundation.
Gary enjoyed meeting new people and developing new friendships as well as maintaining long-term friendships, always embracing the insights, individuality, and diversity of others. Through formal education, self-education, life experience, reading, and travel, Gary acquired vast knowledge and developed unique insights on a variety of topics, including history, current events, and theology, and was always happy to share that knowledge and those insights with others.
Gary is survived by his sister Marcia (Brian) Kiel of DeKalb, Ill.; brother, Dennis (Kim) Midthun of Evansville; sister, Donna (Gordon) Malaise of Madison; nieces Sarah, Rachel, and Madeline Midthun; and numerous friends, cousins, and other relatives.
A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at GUNDERSON CAMACHO FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 500 N. Eighth Street, Mount Horeb. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Events
Gathering
Sat Jan 5, 2019 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
Gunderson Camacho Funeral and Cremation Care - Mt. Horeb • 500 N. Eighth St., Mount Horeb, WI 53572
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Teresa Kreilkamp
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Gary was such a special person, a great laugh, and so much fun to talk with. He will be missed very much. All my love to his family. Thinking of you. Terri Kreilkamp and family
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Marcia Midthu-Kiel
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Kent Berton
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Gary was a fine man. I had the honor to work with him at Tellurian. He had a very biting sense of humor that would often brighten our supervisor meetings. He oftentimes called me and we would talk about our each growing up on a Wisconsin farm, the lessons learned, the hardships faced, and the events of the day. He will be missed by he touched. May he Rest In Peace.
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Steven Lee
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It is so sad, and far too early, to lose Gary. He was a wonderful cousin and always a delightful presence. I will miss our periodic encounters and conversations and will especially miss listening to his entertaining stories. He had a gift for making even mundane experiences into the most entertaining narrative!
I wish I could be there to get together and join the rest of you in celebrating and remembering Gary's life among us.
Steven Lee
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Steven Lee
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It is so sad, and far to early, to lose Gary. He was a wonderful cousin and always a delightful presence. I will miss our periodic encounters and conversations and will especially miss listening to his entertaining stories. He had a rare gift for making even mundane experiences into the most entertaining narrative!
I wish I could be there to get together and join the rest of you in celebrating and remembering Gary's life among us.
Steven Lee
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Bruce Midthun
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We will not be able to attend the memorial service tomorrow. Wish we could be there but are not able to do so. I still have fond memories of Gary when I stayed with Dennis at his parents overnight. Gary always liked to scare me with mountain lion and man- eating creature stories after it was dark. We extend our condolences to the entire family.
Bruce Midthun and his family