Trudi Makoid loved the outdoors and it was a passion she carried throughout her entire life. Born in Watertown, WI - Trudi grew up with two loving parents, Tom and Ann Miler and her younger sister, Bette. She and her sister loved to ski on Rib Mountain (now Granite Peak) and go hiking in the woods. Trudi went to pharmacy school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and developed a passion for botany and became quite skilled at drawing plants. While at the University of Wisconsin she met her husband, Michael Makoid, who was also in pharmacy school. The two married in 1970 (later divorced) and adopted two children, Elizabeth and Andrew. Trudi lived most of her life in Madison, WI and enjoyed her career as a pharmacist. In particular, she enjoyed talking to the veterans and hearing their stories. Trudi was a devout Christian and really enjoyed her years attending Blackhawk Church in Middleton, WI. She was an avid camper and her favorite place to visit was the Sylvania wilderness in the Ottawa National Forest. She has always loved animals but the dog who truly held a spot in her heart was Sheldon. Trudi (77) passed away on Tuesday, May 31st at her home Middleton, WI. Trudi bravely fought a number of serious medical conditions over the past 7 years of her life. In the end it was Covid that took her. Trudi is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth (Bryan) Dyer, her son, Andrew Makoid, her grandchildren, Michael (age 10) and Adeline (age 7), her sister, Bette Clement, her niece, Sara Ryung Clement, and her nephew, Matthew (Celina) Clement. She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Ann Miler and her brother-in-law, Jim Clement.
We would like to thank Trudi's "second" daughter, Meagan Parrish, for all her help and companionship over the last years of Trudi's life. You made the last years of her life much happier and she always looked forward to your visits.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Edgewater Hotel - in the Wine Room, 1001 Wisconsin Pl, Madison, WI 53703. Trudi's interment will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Saucerman Cemetery, Browntown, WI.
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