MADISON - Corinne Stoddard, age 94, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Capitol Lakes Assisted Living. She was born on February 21, 1930, in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Clifford and Florence Davies.

Corinne was an adventurer and a life-long learner who cared deeply about the people in her life. Right after graduating from high school (St. Joseph High School in South Bend) she embarked on travels with her friends, particularly relishing their adventures in Cuba and New York City. She married Jack Stoddard in 1955 and they proceeded to search for an ideal city in which to live and raise a family. After trying out California, Kansas and Wisconsin, they chose to sink their roots in Madison’s Westmorland neighborhood in 1964.

Corinne and Jack raised their five children in this splendid place. She met some wonderful friends through her association with the Friends of South Madison Neighborhood Center and the League of Women Voters. She sought to see people as unique individuals, and to that end was especially proud of her work with her friend, Marlene Cummings, on the Individual Differences program in Madison schools. She earned an associate degree at the Madison Area Technical College. She then decided it was never too late to pursue her career passion, so she and her daughter, Catherine, earned their Bachelor of Science degrees in Nursing, graduating together in Edgewood College’s first Nursing class in 1983. She worked as a Registered Nurse at the UW Hospital and the VA Hospital, and as a visiting nurse. After retirement, she found the most fun job of her life working at the independent bookstore, Booked for Murder. For the next ten years, she met famous mystery authors, traveled to international mystery book conventions, and shared her love and knowledge of mystery books with others.

She and Jack traveled widely, enjoying memorable vacations in Canada, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Costa Rica and China, as well as numerous states in the US. Corinne was endlessly fascinated by the people she met on these journeys and in her own community. She found joy in creating artwork, working puzzles, playing cards, eating ice cream, and spending time with each of her children and grandchildren. Her spirit lives on in all of them. She will be deeply missed.

Corinne is survived by her five children, Mary Clare (Darcie Boddington) Stoddard, Catherine (Finn) Hubbard, Ellen Marie (John-Michael) Stoddard-Keyes, Martin (Julie) Stoddard and Anne Marie (Martin) Stoddard-Wheelock; her nine grandchildren, Stephen (Jenny Harding) Ferencz, Matthew (Emily Bergman) Hubbard, Karl (Melissa) Hubbard, Casey (Sophie Grallert) Keyes, Graham (Kelsey) Stoddard, Evan (Allie D'Amato) Stoddard, Brenna Stoddard, Jordan (Chelsea) Wheelock and Bailey (Mason) Wheelock-Johnson; and her five great-grandchildren, Michael, Jack and Alice Hubbard and Emma and Murphy Wheelock.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Stoddard; and granddaughter, Emily Keyes.

Memorials may be made to the I Love U Guys Foundation (https://iloveuguys.org), the Capitol Lakes Foundation, and Agrace HospiceCare.

A special thank you to Agrace HospiceCare and The Terraces at Capitol Lakes.

A celebration of Corinne’s life is planned for June 21, 2025. Please leave contact information with Gunderson East. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
(608) 221-5420

Corinne Ann Stoddard

February 21, 1930 - December 22, 2024

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