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James Maurice "Jim" Costello

1949 - 2026

James Maurice "Jim" Costello obituary, 1949-2026

BORN

1949

DIED

2026

FUNERAL HOME

Gunderson Fitchburg Funeral and Cremation Care

2950 Chapel Valley Rd

Fitchburg, Wisconsin

James Costello Obituary

James Maurice "Jim" Costello

December 8, 1949 - February 24, 2026

FITCHBURG - James Maurice "Jim" Costello, age 76, of Fitchburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at SSM Health-St. Mary's Hospital after a short illness.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 401 South Owen Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026, with Father Brian Wilk presiding. Burial will take place at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Monday.

For more information and online condolences, please visit www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Fitchburg

Funeral & Cremation Care

2950 Chapel Valley Road

(608) 442-5002
Published by Madison.com on Mar. 1, 2026.

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Memorial Events
for James Costello

Mar

2

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church

401 South Owen Dr, Madison, WI 53711

Mar

2

Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church

401 South Owen Dr, Madison, WI 53711

Mar

2

Graveside service

12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Resurrection Cemetery

2705 Regent St., Madison, WI 53705

Funeral services provided by:

Gunderson Fitchburg Funeral and Cremation Care

2950 Chapel Valley Rd, Fitchburg, WI 53711

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