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Peter Benjamin Kaufman
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Peter Kaufman Obituary
March 29, 1960 - October 21, 2025
Madison-Verona – Peter Kaufman, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. He was born on March 29, 1960, in Seoul, South Korea.
Peter was a graduate of UW-Madison, earning a degree in Computer Science. After graduation, he started working at UW-Madison in the university's technology operations department (DoIT) excelling in many areas. His final career focus was on computer security and intrusion protection. After spending his entire career at UW-Madison, he retired in July 2017.
Peter was so generous of his time, talents, and resources. He volunteered for many organizations. His spirit lives on in all who knew him.
Peter is survived by his spouse and partner of 29 years, Jan Viney; siblings, Varani Jill Kaufman, Mark (Corby Campbell) Kaufman, and Tanya Kaufman Magee; brothers-in-law, Mick (Rhonda) Viney, Randy (Debbie) Viney; sister-in-law, Cindy Viney; step siblings, Rob (Gerianne Holzman) Zimmerman, Steve (Sharon Shavitt) Zimmerman, and Jim Zimmerman; very special aunt Monique Kaufman; many nieces and nephews. Peter also leaves behind his best buddies, Ollie (cat) and Harper (dog).
He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Martha Kaufman; stepfather, Howard Zimmerman, uncle, Curtis Kaufman and brothers-in-law, Ron Viney and Scott Canon.
A Celebration of Peter's Life will be held in Madison on April 22, 2026.
To read more about Peter's life and to leave online condolences visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com.
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We will miss Peter and his involvement at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired. He helped with many projects and recorded hours of audio for our clients. We are so grateful to have known and worked with him. Thank you for including the Council as a recipient of memorial gifts.
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