Lyle Ziegler

Ziegler, Lyle D. "Bud" SUN PRAIRIE-Lyle D. "Bud" Ziegler, age 82, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2009. He was born on July 23, 1926, in Madison, the son of Louis and Norma (Colby) Ziegler. Bud married Doris Lawrence on Dec. 3, 1949, in Dubuque, Iowa. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps. Bud was a lifelong farmer. As a youngster, he worked as a dairy farmer, later as a grain farmer and De Kalb Seed dealer. Bud loved farming, fishing, and playing cards. He enjoyed the Cottage Grove Home Talent baseball league and was a judge for the annual horse pulling contest for many years. Bud is survived by five children, Larry of Titusville, Fla., Sharon Martin of DeForest, Dan, Linda Nellen, and Connie, all of Sun Prairie; grandchildren, Kelly (Jason) Mikula, Lonny (Nikki) Ziegler, Shane (Charlene) Martin, Shawn (Jen) Martin; Johnas (Jessica) Nellen, and Paige Nellen; great-grandchildren, Chase, Conor, Shelby, Sammy, Dawson, Blake, Isabelle and Sawyer; and a sister, Delores (Lee) White of Mountain Home, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Norman, Kenneth, Richard and Robert. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2009. Private family burial will be at Highland Memory Gardens. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2009. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to HospiceCare Foundation, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI 53711. A special thanks to HospiceCare, St. Marys Hospital, 8th floor, and the K-Crew, Kae, Kortne and Karlee for their care of Bud.