John Thomas Stefan, a beloved husband of 60 years, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, father-in-law, and uncle died Aug. 28, 2016, at home. He was born Feb. 15, 1934, to the late Joseph Stefan and Annie Yuraschick. He entered into the U.S. Air Force at 17. While stationed in […]
Obituaries
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CHRISTINE W. BRADFORD
Christine W. Bradford, 58, Mukwonago, died unexpectedly on Aug. 23, 2016, at her home. She was born in Rolla, Mo., on Dec. 30, 1957, to the late Richard and Marilyn (Young) Vitek. She spent her early life in West Allis where she graduated from Nathan Hale High School, then […]
JOHN WIEMER
John ‘Jack’ Wiemer, 86, Burlington, died unexpectedly at his home on Aug. 18, 2016. He was born in Burlington on July 23, 1930, to the late Bernard ‘Red’ and Helene (Mattison) Wiemer. He spent his entire life in Rochester and graduated from Burlington High School. He enjoyed gardening and […]
ROSEMARY ROANHAUS
Rosemary Roanhaus, 96, Burlington, died Aug. 18, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Cornell. She was born in Burlington on March 7, 1920, to the late John and Clara (Richter) Tenhagen. On May 19, 1945, she married Arthur Roanhaus who preceded her in death. She was employed […]
JOHN M. HAMRIC
John M. Hamric, 86, Burlington, died Aug. 19, 2016, at Aurora Lakeland Hospital, Elkhorn. He was born Oct. 16, 1929, in Charleston, W.V., to the late John and Deta (Guthrie) Hamric. His early life was spent in West Virginia where he graduated from high school. He earned his BS […]
ELIZABETH GROSSMAN
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Grossman, 91, Burlington, died Aug. 17, 2016, at Arbor View, Burlington. She was born at home, in the town of Raymond on Feb. 11, 1925, to the late Richard and Margaret (Jung) Babe. She grew up in Caledonia/Town of Raymond area and graduated from Union Grove High […]
SUNSHINE R. SCHMIDT
Sunshine Rose Schmidt, 36, died Aug. 7, 2016, in Darien. She was born Feb. 25, 1980, in Kenosha, Sunshine graduated from Bradford High School and the College of San Francisco. She was previously employed by an environmental agency in San Francisco as a managerial assistant. She loved the outdoors, […]
RONNEY W. BEETS
Ronney William Beets, 75, Hazlehurst, died Aug. 11, at home with his family. He was born Dec. 29, 1940, to the late Tony William Beets and Margaret (Adams) Beets in Baxter Springs, Kan. Ron is now happily reunited with the love of his life, Judith K. (Wetter) Beets. They […]
KAREN R. CROWE
Karen R. (Becker) Crowe, 69, Waterford, died peacefully Aug. 16, 2016, after a courageous battle. Survivors include her loving husband, Mike Crowe, of 27 years; children, Dawn (Joe) Choroszy and Jon Radtke; daughter-in-law, Laura Radtke; grandchildren, Alex, Danielle and; sisty, Bonne Martin; mother-in-law, Joyce Bernardi; sisters-in-law, Janet (Alejo) Crowe […]
SHIRLEY I. FERBER
Shirley I. Ferber, 81 Burlington, died peacefully in her sleep Aug. 11, 2016, at Arbor View Community, Burlington. She was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 31, 1934, to the late Bernard and Dorothy (Schwade) Pollock. After high school, Shirley met a nice boy named Mike at a dance. She […]