Obituaries

Information on services for recently deceased residents

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MARGARET J. LANGER

      Margaret ‘Peggy’ Jean Langer, 72, Manitowoc, died Feb. 7, 2015, at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. She was born Dec. 20, 1942, to the late Lawrence H. and Edna M. (North) Middleton in Burlington. Her early life was spent in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School Class […]

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DIANA MARY THERESE SCHMIDT

      Diana Mary Therese (Lopez) Schmidt, 71, Burlington, died Feb. 6, 2015, at her residence. She was born March 4, 1943, to the late Anthony and Lorraine (Kohl) Lopez in Milwaukee. Her early life was spent in Chicago where she graduated from Tuley High School. On Jan. 20, 1962, she […]

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JOHN F. COLEMAN

      John F. ‘Jack’ Coleman, 85, Burlington, died Feb. 4, 2015, at his home with his family at his side. He was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Burlington, to the late Vinton and Veronica (Granzow) Coleman. He spent his early life in Burlington where he graduated from Burlington High School […]

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LOUISE ‘BETTY’ HANSEN

      Louise ‘Betty’ Hansen, 85, Waterford, died Feb. 3, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1929, in Burlington, the seventh of eight children of William and Anna Tenwinkel. On July 7, 1956, she married Warren Bruce Hansen. She was in love with Bruce long before she married […]

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HAROLD F. HALBACH

      Harold ‘Harry’ F. Halbach, 88, Waterford, died Feb. 1, 2015, knowing that he was much loved. He was born in Waterford, to the late William and Emily (Kipp) Halbach. A graduate of Waterford High School in 1945, he met and married his wife, Violet ‘Vi’ (Hoffman) Halbach. They spent […]

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GILBERT J. RIDER

      Gilbert J. Rider, 89, Burlington, died quietly on Feb. 1, 2015, at Burlington Rehabilitation & Care Center. He was born in Mauston, on Dec. 24, 1925, to the late Louis and Mary (Borcykowski) Rider. He spent his early life in Mauston where he attended school. After his first wife, […]

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MICHAEL H. RIFKEN

      Michael H. Rifken, 77, Burlington, died Jan. 30, 2015, at Burlington Health & Rehab. He was born in California on May 15, 1937, to the late Samuel and Minnette (Ratzer) Rifken. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he proudly served his country. Following […]

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RICHARD A. BEHLING

      Richard ‘Dick’ A. Behling, 88, died Jan. 23, 2015, in Arizona. He was born in Waterford, on May 2, 1926. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946 on the Aleutian Island of Sheyma. He married Carol Peterson on June 21, 1947, in Burlington. There he began […]

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MARILYN ALICE FRANCE

      Marilyn Alice (Bonrud) France, died Jan. 30, 2015. She was the wife of the late Valerian; loving mother of Kenneth (Julie Taylor) France, Jeffrey France, Daniel (Susan) France and the late Susan (Greg) Lesiecki; grandmother of Anne Marie France, Tanya France and Mitchell Lesiecki; sister-in-law of Agnes (the late […]

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MYRON A. ‘Mike’ KNUTSON

      Myron A. ‘Mike’ Knutson, 96, Waterford, died Jan. 25, 2015, at Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove. He was born on May 25, 1918, to the late Martin and Julia (Everson) Knutson. He spent his early life in Cambridge, and taught himself how to play the harmonica. He was […]