Rita D. Beyer, 68, Burlington, died Aug. 3, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee. She was born April 2, 1948, to the late Harold Webb and Sue Crider in Jackson, Tenn. She was raised by her mom Sue and stepdad George Gill in Jackson, Nashville, then Erin Tenn. At […]
Obituaries
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SUSAN K. MOHR
Susan K. (Johnson) Mohr, 66, Apollo Beach, Fla., died peacefully July 17, 2016. She was kindergarten classmate, junior prom date and wife of 43 years to Atty. Robert H. Mohr. She was the very proud mother of sons, Jeffrey R. (Bethany) Mohr, Kevin R. Mohr, Kurtis B. Mohr (David […]
MELANIE J. STRAIT
Melanie Jan Strait, 62, of Viola, passed away on July 31, 2016. She was born on March 11, 1954, in Richland Center to the late Harlan and Maxine (Barlow) Sime. She lived most of her life in the Kickapoo Valley, except for a few years in Burlington. She worked […]
LEO J. BRENTON
Leo J. Brenton, 75, Burlington, died peacefully at his home on Aug. 2, 2016. He was born Aug. 19, 1940, to the late Melvin P. and Adeline A. (Weber) Brenton and grew up on the family farm in Brighton. On Oct. 7, 1961, he married Agnes Marie Popp at […]
MARY LOU CHRISTENSEN
Mary Lou Christensen, 89, Burlington, died peacefully on July 31, 2016. She was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Detroit, Mich., to the late David and Gertrude (Kurzhals) Zerbach. She spent her early life in Chippewa Falls. On June 29, 1978, in Las Vegas, she married William G. Christensen. Following […]
LINDA R. PRINGLE
Linda R. Pringle, 74, Burlington, died July 27, 2016, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born on Aug. 3, 1941, to the late Ernest and Ruth (Teschner) Novak in Decatur, Ill. On Feb. 28, 1988, in St. Louis, Mo., she married Thomas Pringle. She spent her early life […]
DOUGLAS C. TEMPLE
Douglas Champion Temple, Oak Creek, (formerly Peoria, Ill), died July 27, 2016. He was born Aug. 13, 1930, to the late Dr. Claude and Mary Champion Temple in Mattoon, Ill. He married JoAnne Lehmann 63 years ago on July 5, 1953, in Peoria. Services to celebrate Doug’s life are […]
NANCY T. MAIER
Nancy T. (Arts) Maier, 85, Burlington, died on her birthday, July 27, 2016, at Aurora Memorial Hospital. She was the eldest daughter of the late Fred and Leona (LeDuc) Arts. She was born July 27, 1931, in Gladstone, Mich., where she spent her early life. On June 23, 1951, […]
DONALD C. HENSEL
Donald C. Hensel, 89 of East Troy, died July 29, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 11, 1926, in Burlington, to the late Edna (Wieners) and Floyd Hensel. This is where he went to school and met his lifelong bride Evelyn. They were married on July […]
ROBERT E. O’LEARY
Robert E. O’Leary, 85, Waterford, died July 24, 2016, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born June 10, 1931, in Whitefish Bay, to the late John J. and Josephine (Lang) O’Leary. He spent his early life in Whitefish Bay, graduating from Marquette High School before going on […]