Louise Ann Whittaker, 69, of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, after a very sudden onset of acute myeloid leukemia.
A gathering to celebrate her life will be held at a later date.
Louise is survived by her husband, Tom; mother, Bernil Neumann; brothers, George Neumann (Becky), Bob Neumann (Jean); stepson, Matt Whittaker (Sue); grandchildren, Kaisa and Erik; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Arnold Neumann; and her beloved cats, Lucy, Isabella, KoKo, Savannah and (another) Lucy.
Louise was born on Feb. 17, 1949, in Annandale, Minnesota the daughter of Bernil and Arnold Neumann. She graduated from Annandale High School in 1967, and went on to University of Minnesota getting an Associate of Arts degree in 1969. She married her first husband and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to put him through dental school. In 1972 she moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota and worked as the Assistant Landscaper on the North Dakota campus.
After her divorce she moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1979 and worked as a Driver’s License Examiner for the State for 10 years, where she met, and just a year later, married Tom Whittaker in 1989, the love of her life. She attended Madison Area Technical School and received an Associate Degree in 1993 as a certified Veterinary Technician and went on to work for the technical school for 13 years as an educator in the Vet Tech Department, retiring in 2006. She volunteered at countless blood drives for the local Red Cross since 1999 in the blood donation area.
Louise enjoyed all the traveling that she and Tom did…going to places like South Africa, Zambia, across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, many islands in the Caribbean, England, Germany, Italy, Greece, Australia, China, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Poland, Russia and Japan. She and Tom also loved going to the movies. And she especially loved her many cats over the years.
Louise’s passionate support was to the American Red Cross, the Save the Manatee Club and Humane Society.
Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com
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