Larry Veleke
January 27, 1945 - December 14, 2024
Obituary
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MADISON - Larry Veleke, age 79, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Oakwood Village-Hebron Oaks. He was born on January 27, 1945, in Waupun, the son of Donald and Doris (Hurley) Veleke.
Larry served in the U.S. Air Force. He was united in marriage to Patricia Hansen on August 7, 1993 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison. After her passing in 2010, he was blessed to find love again and married Ann Crabb on May 30, 2015, at Bethel Lutheran Church.
Larry was a 43-year member of Bethel Lutheran Church, where he was a member of the church council, worship team and a past confirmation instructor. He was also involved with the Resettlement Team to help Bhutanese families find homes and jobs and help them to navigate and integrate into the Madison area community. Larry also enjoyed volunteering at elementary schools. He was an avid reader and challenged himself to read many books every year and made sure that all the children in the first-grade classrooms, where he volunteered, were able to purchase a book at the bookfair.
Larry is survived by his wife, Ann; daughters, Debra Veleke and Michelle (Randy) Evans; stepdaughter, Sarah (Jeremy) Levin; grandchildren, Gerrit Tipping and Lily Evans; step grandsons, Spencer Levin and Jasper Levin; sister, Susan Veleke; half-sister, Carol (Tom) Belfiori; nephews, Brad Roemer and Andrew Luse; and niece, Nicole Roemer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Doris; wife, Patricia (Hansen) Veleke; and sister, Jean Guetschow.
A funeral service will be held at BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 312 Wisconsin Ave., Madison, at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 23, 2024, with the Rev. David Wrightsman presiding. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday. A private family burial will take place at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made gifted in Larry's name to Bethel Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.