Alvin Ray Wilks, 83, of Yorkville passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Alvin was born in Racine on Feb. 4, 1940, to Raymond and Mabel (nee Worden) Wilks. Rooted in agriculture he spent his life farming which was his true passion. He spent his entire life in Union Grove […]
Author: Karen Dubinsky
JANICE L. JACKLEY
Janice L. Jackley, 83, of Lyons, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at her home. Janice was born on the family farm in Lyons on April 28, 1940, to Joseph and Aileen (nee Howe) Schoenberg. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Grade School and St. Mary’s High School. On Aug. […]
SANDRA MAE MILLER
Sandra Mae Miller, 87, of Burlington passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at her home. Sandra was born on March 18, 1936 to Roy and Laura (nee Peterson) Smith. She graduated from Park High School. She was married to Albert Miller in 1956. They moved around together often before […]
JUDITH A. KECK-LANG
Judith A. “Judy” Keck-Lang, 78, of Burlington, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday May 24, 2023, surrounded by her family. Judy was born June 12, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Roger and Frances (nee Williams) Keck, where she spent her childhood years. Judy lived in Libertyville, Illinois […]
RICHARD E. HOCKMAN
Richard E. “Dick” Hockman, 87, of Burlington, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. Dick was born in Racine, on Oct. 11, 1935, to Julius and Agnes (nee Mueller) Hockman. His early life was spent in Burlington, where he graduated from Burlington […]
DAWN M. SMYRE
Dawn M. Smyre, 57, of Wheatland, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington. Dawn was born in Fond du Lac on April 8, 1966, to Rodney and Julie (nee Lallier) Brajdic. Her early life was spent in Fond du Lac, and she graduated from […]
WAYNE A. MADRO
Wayne A. Madro, 66, of Milwaukee, peacefully passed away at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Wayne was born in Wauwatosa on March 18, 1957 to Walter and Charlotte (Yanke) Madro. He was raised in Burlington by his maternal grandmother, Pearl Yanke. He […]
NATALIE M. DeGROOT
Natalie M. DeGroot, age 3, of Kansasville, passed away peacefully in her parents arms at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee on May 25, 2023. Natalie was born on Oct. 15, 2019 to Kevin and Amanda DeGroot. She was beautiful, lively, funny and smart – just an extraordinary little girl! Even […]
PHYLLIS BIXLER
Phyllis Bixler, 84, of Rochester and formerly of Waterford, passed away on May 27, 2023, at Holton Manor in Elkhorn. Phyllis was born on Nov. 16, 1938, to Dr. Thomas and Helen Dorrance. She married the love of her life, Paul Bixler, on Aug. 20, 1960, in Indiana. She […]
ROBERT G. PELTZER
Robert G. Peltzer, 85, of Kewaskum, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023 at Kettle Moraine Garden. Robert was born in Detroit on July 14, 1937, to Gustave and Amalia (nee Horras) Peltzer. His early life was spent in Detroit and he graduated from Wauwatosa High School in Wisconsin. On […]