Obituaries

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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ARNOLD G. HIMEBAUCH

        Arnold G. ‘Arnie’ Himebauch, 86, Town of Waterford, died April 14, 2014, on his family farm. He was born on the farm Aug. 27, 1927, to the late Delbert and Martha (Walbreck) Himebauch. He married Julie A. Mehring on April 17, 1948, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, […]

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BRIAN K. BERTSCHINGER

Brian K. Bertschinger, 43, Rochester, died peacefully April 13, 2014, surrounded by family and friends. Survivors include his loving wife, Kim (Tretow); his parents, Donald and Christine Bertschinger; mother-in-law, Mary Tretow; sister-in-law, Karen (Trevor) McCarthy; brother-in-law, Russell (Nicole) Tretow; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by Glenn Tretow. […]

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SOPHIE DEUTSCH

Sophie ‘Sherry’ Deutsch, 92, Burlington, died April 13, 2014, at Arbor View Communities, Burlington, surrounded by her family. She was born in Milwaukee on May 14, 1921, to the late Joseph and Sophie (Svitek) Hromada. She spent her early and young adult life on the north side of Milwaukee and […]