Aaron Goldberg
January 07, 1937 - January 02, 2019
Obituary
MADISON-Aaron Lewis "Lew" Goldberg, age 81, passed away on Jan. 2, 2019. Lew was born on Jan. 7, 1937, to Samuel and Jean Goldberg. He was born in Bayonne and grew up on Staten Island until enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1956. His 20 years of service took him to Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Alaska, South Dakota and Washington DC. During his service, he was awarded the Air Force Meritous Service Medal, as well as three Commendation Medals. Lew was extremely proud to be a "sky cop", serving as an Air Policeman and retiring as a Tech Sergeant.
In 1972, while stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, he met his future wife Scotty. After moving to Madison, they married on July 20, 1976, and they were able to share 41 long and happy years together before her passing in 2018. Lew spent most of his life collecting baseball cards and autographs, and he brought his family to games at every opportunity. He was also a lifetime member of the Vietnam Security Police Association, and spent countless hours tracking down veterans to get them involved in the organization and give them a proper "Welcome Home".
After retiring from the Air Force, he worked as a salesman around Madison selling cars and later appliances. He spent time at Goben, John Lancasters and American before finding his home at Brother's Main. After retiring from his civilian life, Lew and Scotty moved to Battlefield, Mo., where they spent many years enjoying time with friends and family.
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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Newton and Jacqueline Brown
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Lew along with his wife Scottie were our neighbors and very good friends for over ten years in Battlefield Missouri. We enjoyed their company on many occasions throughout the years. Lew was a quite a character who always talked about his time in service to our country. He enjoyed baseball as well as other sports, but baseball was his true passion. With the passing of Lew’s wife Scottie last May, Lew carried on as best as he could. In September Lew was encouraged to move closer to his family in Wisconsin which he did. We were sad to see our friend Lew leave our neighborhood, but certainly understood the concerns expressed by the family and respectfully wished our friend well! We are so sad once again to hear of his passing and wish to offer our thoughts and prayers to Lew’s family and many friends. Newton and Jacqueline Brown
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Scott Varney
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Lew was a wonderful person to be around! I worked with Lew for three years at Lancaster Toyota. He was a very good salesman. The kind of person in sales that was not at all pushy or aggressive. He seemed to always be in a good mood and was good with jokes and stories. I will always consider Lew to have been a good friend of mine as I'm sure all of the others he worked with did also. My best to his family and his many other friends.