Antonio C. Avila, 85, Wind Lake, died May 6, 2014. He was born in Piedrag Negras Cuah, Mexico, and moved to Wisconsin in 1956. He married Guadalupe Guardiola and was a foundry worker and worked at Wind Lake Sod farms. Survivors include his children, Mary Jane Simonsen, Marcos, Luis (Diane), […]

Dorothy M. Oldenberg, 86, Burlington, died May 6, 2014, at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. She was born in Burlington on Aug. 3, 1927, to the late Edward and Florence (Reesman) Jackley. She had been a lifetime resident of Burlington, graduating from St. Mary’s High School. On March 10, […]

Lloyd ‘Junior’ Schmidt, 60, died May 7, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services are Monday, May 12, from 4-8 p.m., in the chapel of the Derrick Funeral Home, 800 Park Drive, Lake Geneva. There is a memorial service at 7 p.m., the night of the visitation. For more information visit […]

Wilma Esther Howe, 92, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died May 6, 2014, at River Hills West Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Jan. 16, 1922, in Burlington, to the late Martha and Otto Yahnke. She graduated from Burlington High School and attended Adele Ballou Beauty School, […]

James D. Simonds, M.D., 54, left his family too soon on April 16, 2014, at his home on Browns Lake when he was called to and blessed with the promise of eternal life. He was born in Racine, to the late Paul and Patricia (Leiby) Simonds. He attended St. John’s […]

Kathleen Therese Lee, 75, Burlington died May 5, 2014, at Village Glen in Lake Geneva. She was born Aug. 28, 1938, to the late Thomas and Catherine (Goldrick) Redmond in Chicago. Her early life was spent in Chicago. She graduated from Proviso East high School and Loyola University. On Jan. […]

     Melissa ‘Missy’ Ann Kempken, 22, Burlington, died May 4, 2014, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She was born Aug. 14, 1991, to Mike and Debbie (Ehrhart) in Burlington. Her early life was spent in Burlington. She graduated from St. Thomas […]

Eileen Mehring, 78, Burlington, died April 30, 2014, at East Troy Manor. She was born Aug. 25, 1935, to the late Fred and Florence (Johnson) Runge in Owatonna, Minn. Her early life was spent in Meriden where she graduated from Owatonna High School. In 1953 she married Edwin Mollé. Together […]

Mary Lynn Koenen, 78, Burlington, died April 30, 2014, at Kindred Nursing and Rehab. She was born March 8, 1936, to the late Kenneth ‘Bud’ and Lorraine (Reuschlein) Hawkins in Burlington. She resided in Burlington her whole life and graduated from both St. Mary’s Grade School and St. Mary’s High […]

Margaret M. Goodwin, 86, Burlington, died April 29, 2014, at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee. She was born March 13, 1928, in Duluth, Minn., to the late William and Gladys (Mathias) Murray. She spent her early life in Oak Park, Ill., where she graduated from high school before attending […]