Joseph J. Zelenski, 82, died peacefully on March 17, 2014, following a courageous battle with Clippers Syndrome (a rare autoimmune disease) at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove. He was surrounded by his awesome family. He was born in Burlington on April 12, 1931, to John and Eleanor (Bieneman) […]

David W. Raebel, 64, Rochester, died peacefully March 18, 2014, at Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born in Milwaukee on June 12, 1949, to the late William and Esther (Schmidt) Raebel and was a graduate of West Allis High School. After high school he entered the […]

Coletta Brehm, 90, Burlington, died March 18, 2014, at Pine Brook Pointe. She was born Jan. 17, 1924, near Powers Lake, to the late Clarence and Anna (Kretschmer) Holtzheimer. On Oct. 14, 1950, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married Bernard ‘Barney’ Brehm. Following marriage they made their home in […]

David Garrett Grieve, 43, Foster City, Calif., died March 10, 2014, with his loving family by his side. He was born on Nov. 20, 1970, in San Francisco. On Nov. 6, 2004, he married Lynn Lehsten in San Mateo, Calif. Survivors include his wife; daughter, Shelby, Foster City, Calif.; mother, […]

Patrick G. Butler, 60, Lyons, died March 12, 2014, at his residence. He was born May 31, 1953, to Charles and Carmella (Foti) Taylor in Queens, N.Y. His early life was spent in Evanston, Ill., where he graduated from high school. On Feb. 2, 1991, he married Sherry Lynn Eppers. […]

Edna Jannette ‘Jan’ Johnson, 76, Union Grove, died March 14, 2014, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Dec. 24, 1937, to the late Frank and Gertrude (McKillip) Gross in Darlington. Her early life was spent in Darlington where she graduated from Darlington High School in 1956. On […]

James H. Yanke, 97, Oconomowoc, died Feb. 25, 2014, at his home. He was born in Solon Mills, Ill., on Nov. 19, 1916, to the late Oscar and Esther (Anderson) Yanke. He spent his early life in Wisconsin. Following his high school graduation he attended UW–Madison where he obtained a […]

      Francis B. Schaefer, 89, Burlington, died March 11, 2014. He was born on the family farm in Brighton Township, to the late Aloysius ‘Pete’ and Esther (Jansen) Schaefer. He attended St. Francis School and The Rhodes Public Graded School. On Aug. 8, 1959, he married Helen M. Uhlenhake at […]

June Dorothy (Boyan) Ducommun, 88, Waterford, died peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on March 11, 2014.  She was born June 8, 1925, to the late Frank and Amanda Boyan in West Allis. She lived on the family farm in Waterford until the last few years of her life. She graduated […]

Florence N. Miller, 85, Burlington, died March 10, 2014, at Oak Ridge Care Center, Union Grove. She was born Nov. 11, 1928, to the late Pieber and Nellie Van Der Zee. On Sept. 21, 1949, she married Elroy W. Miller in Genoa City. Following marriage they resided in Genoa City […]