Obituaries

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THEODORE K. ZASPEL

      Theodore K. “Ted” Zaspel, 83, Burlington, died April 14, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born in Burlington March 19, 1934, to the late Theodore O. and Caroline (Bucholtz) Zaspel. Ted graduated from Burlington High School and Racine Vocational School-carpentry. He served in the U.S. Marine […]

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GERALDINE A. SMITH

      Geraldine Aleta Smith, 83, Wisconsin Rapids, died Feb. 10, 2017, at River City Estates in Wisconsin Rapids. She was born Oct. 15, 1933, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Eugene and Aleta (Blue) Wright. She married George O. Smith Sr., on July 16, 1952, in Dover. He died Oct. […]

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LARRY A. SCHMIDT

      Larry Allan “Mick” Schmidt, 67, died April 12, 2017, with his family by his side at his residence in Springbrook. He was born July 31, 1949, in Woodstock, Ill., to the late Edward and Arlene (Vorpagel) Schmidt.                He married Kristin Sue Kiesler on July 14, 1973, in Paris […]

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JOAN M. BEDNAR-RYDZEWSKI

      Joanie M. (Prahl) Bednar, formerly Rydzewski, 81, Rochester, died April 7, 2017, at Linden Grove in Mukwonago. She was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 30, 1935, to the late Arthur and Viola (Tetzlaff) Prahl. She was a graduate of Pulaski High School. She married Leonard Rydzewski and later divorced. […]

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ARLENE E. HORN

      Arlene E. Horn, 89, Mukwonago, died March 12, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. She was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Burlington, to the late Louis and Sofia (Miller) Hintz. She spent her early life in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School. In 1963 she married Herbert Horn in […]

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SIMON T. DAMROW

      Simon T. Damrow, 40, Lake Geneva, died April 8, 2017, unexpectedly and too soon. Simon was loved by many people and will be sorely missed. He was born Nov. 21, 1976. Words cannot express our sorrow as we say goodbye to Simon. He had a great sense of humor, […]

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HENRIETTA ‘PENNY’ MEHRING

      Henrietta ‘Penny’ Mehring, 93, Berlin, Wis., formerly Burlington, died peacefully on April 8, 2017. Penny was born in Burlington on July 7, 1923, to the late Matthew and Marie (Gerloff) Nelson. She married Curtis ‘Red’ Mehring on July 15, 1944. Survivors include her children, Judi (Ken) Mayer, Zephyrhills, Fla., […]

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ORRIN L. SMITH JR.

      Orrin L. Smith Jr., 91, Fence, Wis., formerly Waterford, died April 7, 2017, at Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born on July 14, 1925, in Milwaukee, to the late Orrin L. and Theresa (Capicik) Smith Sr. He worked as a school bus transportation manager for Laidlaw, […]

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KRISTIN A. WEIS

      Kristin A. Weis, 58, Burlington, died peacefully April 4, 2017, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Aug. 19, 1958, in Burlington, to the late Clark A. and Billie G. (Olson) Willick. She spent her early life […]

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CATHERINE HAMMILLER

      Catherine ‘Pat’ Hammiller, 91, Kenosha, formerly of Burlington, died peacefully April 4, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha. She was born March 3, 1926, in Hillsboro, Ill., to the late John V. and Josephine (Sanders) Woods. She lived in Illinois for six months, Mexico for three years, Texas for one […]