Obituaries

Information on services for recently deceased residents

Obituaries

ELLA M. SACHS

      Ella M. Sachs, 92, Burlington, died May 30, 2016, at her daughter’s home. She was born May 30, 1924, in Collins, Mo., to the late Armor and Lora (Higgins) Moore. She spent her early life in Delavan where she attended school. In August of 1946 she married Leslie W. […]

Obituaries

RUTH A. MUNGER

      Ruth A. Munger, 90, Burlington, died June 1, 2016, at her residence. She was born April 12, 1926, near Elkhorn to the late Reinhold and Dagmar (Olsen) Schoenbeck. She graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1944. On Dec. 16, 1950, she married Glenn Munger in Delavan. He passed away […]

Obituaries

EARL W. STEINKE

      Earl Wallmann Steinke, 94, Waterford, died on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016, truly fitting for a man who dedicated himself to service of others. He was a WWII fighter pilot, owner of Steinke Company in Waterford and retired as a Brig Gen (sel) and Commander of the 440th Tactical […]

Obituaries

RONALD J. BRETL

      Ronald James Bretl, 73, Franksville, died May 31, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 3, 1943, to the late Louis and Helen (Schoenleben) Bretl in Racine. He graduated from Union Grove High School. On March 2, 1963, he married Bonnie Lee Alby […]

Obituaries

EARL W. STEINKE

      Earl Wallmann Steinke, 94, Rochester, died at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2016. He was a retired Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his wife Virginia; daughters, Barbara, Debra and Marcy; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends Services are the weekend […]

Obituaries

CHARLES PETERSON

      Charles ‘Pete’ Peterson, 82, Burlington, died May 29, 2016, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born March 21, 1934, in Burlington, to the late Peter and Catherine (Vissers) Peterson. He attended St. Charles Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. Following high school he proudly […]

Obituaries

SHIRLEY M. MERSHON

      Shirley M. Mershon, 77, Burlington, formerly Lake Geneva, died May 7, 2016, at her home. The former Shirley Mary Baumeister was born Sept. 9, 1938, in Lyons Township, to the late LaVerne and Loretta (Raduenz) Baumeister. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School, Burlington, in 1956. In 1985 […]

Obituaries

CAROL A. LANDRY

     Carol Ada Landry (Bruce), 92, passed into eternity on May 21, 2016. Carol was a friend to just about everyone she ever met. Her good nature and sense of humor and her spunkiness made her special. After retirement, she and her husband, Robert Bernard Landry, moved to Waterford on […]

Obituaries

LEROY J. WELKE

      LeRoy J. Welke, 90, died May 23, 2016, at Wisconsin Veterans Home, Union Grove. He was born in Burlington on Jan. 9, 1926, to the late Edward and Johanna (Rudolph) Welke. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on his 18th birthday and was called to active service, […]

Obituaries

ROBERT E. ROLLINS

      Robert E. ‘Bob’ Rollins, 82, Burlington, died May 20, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born in Watertown, on Jan. 22, 1934, to the late Clarence and Lorraine (Schwartz) Rollins. He spent his early life in Milwaukee where he graduated from high school. He served in the U.S. […]