Obituaries

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Obituaries

CHARLES K. DAHL

      Charles ‘Charlie’ Kevin Dahl, Rochester, died Feb. 19, 2016, at Memorial Hospital of Burlington after a courageous, four-year battle with cancer. He was born on Nov. 20, 1961, in Iron Mountain, Mich., to David and Elrene Dahl, but the family soon moved to Minnesota where Charlie spent his formative […]

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JUSTYN LABUTSKI JR.

      Justyn ‘Bud’ Labutski Jr., 88, Burlington, died Feb. 20, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care in Elkhorn. He was born in Milwaukee on March 10, 1927, to the late Justyn J. and Josephine (Stencil) Labutski. He spent his early life in Oak Creek and graduated from Pulaski High School. Bud […]

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FRANCES C. NELSEN

      Frances C. (Fuller) Nelsen, 99, died Feb. 11, 2016, at Rush Copley Hospital, Aurora, Ill., surrounded by her family. She was born in Genoa City, Wis., in 1916. She married the late Richard E. Nelsen on Feb. 14, 1942, and they lived in Kenosha, Wis., Villa Park, Ill., and […]

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GENEVIEVE M. WAWRO

Genevieve Mary ‘Gramma’ Wawro, 89, died Feb. 17, 2016, in her home surrounded by family and caregivers. She was born in Chicago, on Feb. 5, 1927. She was raised in a Polish suburb of Chicago and started her career in the Chicago financial district. She married Joseph in 1945. They […]

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JULIE ANN BIERSACK

      Julie Ann Biersack (Pliska) 46, Waterford, took part of our hearts and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 9, 2016. She was born on Jan. 27, 1970, in Milwaukee to Theresa and the late Ronald Pliska. She attended and graduated from Waterford High School. […]

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JELAINE A. GRUBER

      Jelaine ‘Jo’ Adeline Gruber, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and daughter of Hobert and Bertha Smith, died peacefully at her home, cared for by her family on Feb. 9, 2016. She was born in small town Dallas, Wisconsin, where she went to high school. She left Dallas and […]

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MEGAN R. BOCK

      Megan Rae Bock, 23, Waterford, was unexpectedly carried to paradise on the night of Feb. 4, 2016. She was born on March 22, 1992, in Aurora, Colo., to Wayne and Rita Bock. She attended K-12 in Waterford, during which time she happily tested her parent’s patience with her two […]

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BARBARA E. ENGEL

      Barbara E. Engel, 83, Burlington, died Feb. 7, 2016, at Geneva Lake Manor. She was born Sept. 16, 1932, in Chicago, to the late Otto and Barbara (Fieler) Schatz. She spent her early life in Chicago where she graduated from high school. On June 27, 1953, in Chicago, she […]

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KATHLEEN MIDDLETON

     Kathleen Middleton, 56, Burlington, passed on to eternal life surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 8, 2016, in her home. She was born Oct. 20, 1959, to William and Teresa Toman. She spent her early life in Tichigan and spent her adult life in the Burlington area, graduating […]

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VINCE A. AHLER

      Vincent Aloysius Ahler, 84, Algonquin, Ill., went home to the Lord, surrounded by his family, on Feb. 7, 2016. He was born, raised and worked on his family farm near Lyons, for over 50 years. He was active in their parish of St. Joseph’s (later St. Margaret Mary), Knights […]