Obituaries

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MARY JO SEDLAK

      Mary Jo Sedlak, 64, Burlington, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 3, 2016, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born May 5, 1952, in Burlington, the fourth child of 12 born to Gilbert and Helen Carroll. After graduating from Burlington High School, Mary […]

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JEFFREY W. CLAUSEN

      Jeffrey W. Clausen, 59, died April 24, 2016, at his Milwaukee residence. He was born Aug. 13, 1956, in Burlington to the late Kenneth and Rosemond (Tenwinkle) Clausen. He graduated from Badger High school, Lake Geneva, and UWM with a degree in architecture. He loved motorcycles, scuba diving, fishing, […]

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LEON M. KOLDEWAY

      Leon ‘Pete’ M. Koldeway, 86, Burlington, died April 27, 2016, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born Nov. 6, 1929, in Burlington, to the late John and Theresa (Merten) Koldeway. He married Lou Jane Schatzman at St. Charles Church in Burlington on Sept. 29, 1951. He was […]

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MICHAEL J. KROME

      Michael J. Krome, 57, Kenosha, died of natural causes April 27, 2016, at his residence. He was born on Sept. 20, 1958, to Ronald and Norine (Werner) Krome. He was a 1976 graduate of Bradford High School. On Sept. 3, 1983, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, he married […]

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ROSE M. STERN

      Rose Marie Stern, 89, died April 26, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was married to Ralph E. Stern for 68 years. They lived in Lyons for 57 years where they raised their three children. She was a very devoted wife and mother. She gave selflessly to […]

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ROLAND S. FISCHER

      Roland S. Fischer, 88, Burlington, died April 26, 2016, at Alden Meadow Park in Clinton. He was born July 5, 1927, in Plymouth, to the late David and Nellie (Kolste) Fischer. He spent his early life in Plymouth where he attended school. He served in the U.S. Army during […]

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CHARLES W. MCKINNEY

      Charles W. McKinney, 85, a long time Peru, Inc., resident, died April 24, 2016, in Rochester, Ind. He was born in Peru on April 6, 1931, to the late Wellington and Hazel McGinness McKinney. He married Shirley Jean Eberle on Sept. 10, 1950, and she preceded him in death […]

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ARLENE M. MERTEN

      Arlene Margaret (Heinz) Merten, 86, Kenosha, died April 17, 2016, at Wheaton Franciscan Health Care Center, Racine, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Kenosha, on Feb. 18, 1930, to the late Louis J. and Carolyne (Fuhrer) Heinz. She graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School. On […]

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TERRILL A. SMITH

      Terrill ‘Terri’ A. Smith, 63, died April 20, 2016, at home with her family by her side. She was born in Kenosha on Sept. 4, 1952, to the late Floyd and Doris (Bosanec) Miller. She was employed by St. Gobain Containers (Verallia) for 37 years, retiring in 2010. She […]

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MARTHA J. SAEGER

      Martha Jane (Craven) Saeger, 83, Wautoma, 83, died Feb. 11, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Rhonda, due to an ongoing illness. She was born on March 14, 1932, in Hawkeye, Iowa, to the late Richard and Mabel (McIntyer) Craven. At age 8, she and her family moved […]