James H. Yanke, 97, Oconomowoc, died Feb. 25, 2014, at his home. A memorial service is Saturday, May 3, at 11 a.m., at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home. 625 Browns Lake Drive, Burlington. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m., at the funeral home. Well-wishers can visit www.danielsfamilyfuneral.com.
Obituaries
Information on services for recently deceased residents
THEODORE J. HOLOM
Theodore John “Ted” Holom, 65, formerly Lake County, Ind., died April 15, 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was born to Theodore and Elizabeth Holom on Sept. 18, 1948. He grew up in Griffith, Ind., and graduated from Purdue University in 1983 with a degree in agronomy. He married the […]
MARY J. MENTEL
Mary J. (Frohna) Mentel, 71, formerly of Waterford and Greenfield, died peacefully April 17, 2014, at Oak Park Place, Madison. She was born to the late Rudy and Phyllis Frohna. She married John F. Mentel on July 16, 1966, in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death. She worked for the […]
GREGORY A. TREFFINGER
Gregory A. ‘Greg’ Treffinger, 29, Town of Waterford, died April 20, 2014, in a tragic motorcycle accident. He was born in Waukesha, to Patti Beck and Tom Treffinger. He graduated Waterford Union High School where he participated in FFA and football. He and his brother, Tommy, attended many […]
NANCY E. THORNTON
Nancy E. ‘Peanut’ Thornton, 81, Burlington, died April 19, 2014, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington with many of her family with her, following a long battle with cancer. She was born in Long Acre, W.V., on May 17, 1932, to the late John W. and Madeline E. (Martin) Howery. […]
ROBERT R. WINCEK SR.
Robert Raymond ‘Pops’ Wincek Sr., 84, of Barnes, died April 18, 2014, at Kindred in Burlington. He was born in Chicago, on June 7, 1929, to the late Anthony and Mary (Wajda) Wincek. Barnes was heaven-on-earth to him since 1965. Survivors include his children, Robert (Sandy) Wincek, New Berlin, […]
BETTY J. CHAPMAN
Betty Jean Chapman; 86, Delavan, died April 15, 2014, at Ridgestone, Delavan. She was born Feb. 15, 1928, in Kansas City, Mo., to the late Theodore F. and Ollie M. (Case) Johnson. She married Donald E. Chapman on Sept. 14, 1946, in Chicago. He died Nov. 11, 2007. She was […]
ROBERT N. DANIELS
Robert N. Daniels, Kansasville, died on his 95th birthday, April 15, 2014. He was born in Brighton Township on April 15, 1919, to the late Emil and Molly (Ketterhagen) Daniels. He had lived in Brighton his entire life and attended St. Francis Xavier School. On June 12, 1943, he married […]
MIRIAM E. PAULSON
Miriam E. ‘Mim’ Paulson, 84, Burlington, died April 15, 2014, at Waterford Senior Living. She was born in Salem, Mass., on July 18, 1929, to the late George and Annie (Thompson) Gagnan. She lived in Massachusetts until 1965, where she graduated from high school. On June 21, 1964, in Woburn, […]
CANDI SOETENGA
Candi Soetenga, 93, died April 12, 2014, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. She spent much of her adult life as a medical professional, but preferred her life not be summed up by a medical diagnosis. She read once of “Genug Syndrome.” Genug is an old Yiddish term for […]