Margy Kerwin-Phipps, longtime Wisconsin beautician
Margy A. (Hanson) Kerwin-Phipps of DeForest died June 28, 2026, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. She was 81. Born January 5, 1945, in Madison, she was the daughter of Marvin and Nora (Buboltz) Hanson.
Margy A. (Hanson) Kerwin-Phipps of DeForest died June 28, 2026, at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. She was 81. Born January 5, 1945, in Madison, she was the daughter of Marvin and Nora (Buboltz) Hanson.
Family and career
A 1963 graduate of Central High School, she attended beauty school and worked as a beautician in Madison and DeForest for more than 50 years. She married Charles Kerwin in 1964, and they raised three children. Later, she married Richard Phipps; they shared 12 years together before his death in 2019.
She enjoyed music and remembered camping weekends at Fish Lake.
Survivors include Lynn (David Weissburg) Olson, Kim Kerwin and Jeff Kerwin; grandchildren Kyle (Heather) Olson, Benjamin Ripp and Hannah (David) Gowin; and great-grandchildren Mila and Mack Olson, Brycen Ripp, and Lucas and Owen Gowin. Her parents and husband Richard preceded her in death.
Service
A funeral service took place July 8 at Norway Grove Memorial Lutheran Church, 820 River Road, DeForest, followed by burial at Norway Grove Cemetery and a luncheon. The family thanked Agrace Hospice, UW Hospital and DeForest Community Center.
