Arthur Howard Mackesey

COTTAGE GROVE - Arthur H. Mackesey, age 70, of Cottage Grove, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025. He was born on December 22, 1954, in Madison, the son of Richard and Jacqueline (Gregory) Mackesey.

Art graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1973. He married Shari (Ewers) on March 22 in 1983. He worked as a project manager for Raymond P. Cattell Inc., retiring in 2023.

Art loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing and taking care of his property. He enjoyed driving around downtown, watching Wisconsin sports, playing cards, and gathering together for meals and good times with his family and friends.

Art will be missed by his sons, Lee (Brenna) Mackesey, Jack (Emily) Mackesey and Rob (Joy) Mackesey; mother, Jacqueline Mackesey; siblings, Deborah Homan, Michael Mackesey, Theresa Wilson, David Mackesey, Richard Mackesey and William Mackesey; grandchildren, Sawyer Mackesey and Leo Mackesey; nephews and nieces, Nicholas, LeAndra, Zachary, Derek, Aaron, Alex, Kyle and Alyssa; and sisters-in-law, Kathy and Terri; and special group of close friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shari Mackesey; father, Richard Mackesey; and parents-in-law, Jack and Delores Ewers.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at QUEEN OF APOSTLES PARISH, ST. DENNIS CHURCH, 505 Dempsey Road, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, with Father Michael Tarigopula presiding. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Wednesday. A private burial will take place at Highland Memory Gardens at a later date.
 

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the family.

Arthur’s youngest son, Robby, lovingly cared for him at home in his final years. A devotion that did not go unnoticed by his brothers, who are grateful beyond words and know it’s a gift their dad deeply appreciated and would have wanted to honor.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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