Ralph Colano Jr., 74, Waterford, died unexpectedly Jan. 15, 2016, at his residence. He was born Sept. 25, 1941, in Chicago, to the late Ralph Angelo and Theresa Marie (Urso) Colano. He graduated from Nile’s Township High School in Skokie, Ill. He worked in retail sales most of his […]

      Raymond F. Ludwig, 89, died Jan. 16, 2016, at Wisconsin Veterans Home – Boland Hall, while getting ready to have breakfast with his sons at Local Folks. He was born Dec. 28, 1926, on a farm in Honey Lake, to the late James E. and Mayme J. (Knull) Ludwig. […]

      William Clarke Harris M.D., Racine, 93, died Jan. 6, 2016. Bill (Doc) was born on July 22, 1922, to the late Florence (Clarke) and Frank Harris in Wilmington, Del., where he was raised alongside his brother Frank Jr. His family moved to Racine in July of 1934 when his […]

      James Howard Johnson, 68, Burlington, died Jan. 11, 2016. Visitation is Saturday, Jan. 16, from 9-11 a.m., at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 305 S. First St., Waterford. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Burial will follow Mass at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. In lieu […]

      Patsy L. Hlavacek, 73, Burlington, died Jan. 9, 2016, at her residence. She was born Sept. 20, 1942, to the late Ralph and Faye (Nelson) Gluesing in Iowa. Her early life was spent in Iowa before moving to the Whitewater and Fort Atkinson area where she graduated from Fort […]

      Donald O. Copeland, 62, died Dec. 30, 2015. He was born on Sept. 1, 1953, in Berwyn, Ill., to the late Edward and Geraldine (Grimes) Copeland. During his life he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include his sister, Coral Gayle, and brother, Edward Copeland. He was preceded in death […]

      Mildred Ann Steffen, 85, died Jan. 3, 2016. She was born Feb. 25, 1930, to the late Arthur and Bessie Wolff. She married Hank Steffen on May 22, 1949. In addition to “riding herd on her 3 rebels without a cause,” Millie, as she became to be known, also […]

      Joan A. Mouw, 63, Burlington, died peacefully on Jan. 3, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Chicago on Aug. 11, 1952, to the late Harold and Pearl (Wilder) Mouw. She was a Burlington resident for over 60 years and attended schools here, graduating […]

      Jerry L. Aagaard, 89, died Dec. 29, at St. Catherine’s Hospital, Pleasant Prairie. He was born Jan. 18, 1926, to the late Leif and Pearl (Sullivan) Aagaard in St. Louis, Mo. His early life was spent in Arendal, Norway. He attended Fishburne Military School. After his service in the […]

      Kathy Schneider, 61, La Crosse, died peacefully Dec. 28, 2015, in her home with family. She was born in Burlington on Oct. 11, 1954, later moving to La Crosse where she started her teaching career of 35 years with the La Crosse School District. She was named Teacher of […]