Gary J. St. John, 67, died Aug. 11, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born March 15, 1946, in Escanaba, Mich. He attended Bark River High School in Bark River, Mich. Afterward he continued schooling in Michigan at the Marquette University aspiring to work in the auto […]
Obituaries
Information on services for recently deceased residents
JUNE C. SAARI
June C. Saari, 86, Elkhorn, died Aug. 7, 2013, at Harbor Haven Health & Rehabilitation Center, Fond du Lac. She was born June 20, 1927, in Saxon, to the late Arthur and Anna Marie (Ylitalo) DuCharme. She married Russell M. Saari on Oct. 3, 1953, in Ironwood, Mich. He died […]
ALICE B. DOUGLAS
Alice B. Douglas, 92, Burlington, died Aug. 7, 2013, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 15, 1920, in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, to the late William and Mary Elizabeth (Broderick) Finnegan. On Jan. 7, 1944, she married Colas Edmund ‘Doug’ Douglas in Des Moines, Iowa, at St. John’s Catholic […]
LLOYD FREDRICKS
Lloyd Fredricks, 86, Waterford, died Aug. 5, 2013, at Oak Ridge Care Center, Union Grove. He was born to the late Albert and Emma Fredricks on Oct. 30, 1926, in Milwaukee. He was a graduate of Bay View High School. After high school he proudly served his country in the […]
JOSEPH H. HYING
Deacon Joseph H. ‘Joe’ Hying, 83, Waterford, died with his loving family by his side on Aug. 3, 2013. He was born May 10, 1930, in Richland County, to the late Joseph H. Hying and Magdalena Kruel. He spent his early life in Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa and studied with […]
JUDITH SCHIPPER
Judith Schipper, 74, died after a brief illness on July 31, 2013, at UW Madison Hospital. She was born July 11, 1939, in Manitowoc, to the late Lawrence and Vera Lyons. She retired from Aurora Health Systems in 2008. She enjoyed gardening, travel, cooking, and writing, but most of all, […]
THERESA M. SMITH
Theresa M. Smith, 105, Minneapolis, formerly of Waterford, died July 29, 2013, after waiting patiently for 51 years to be reunited with her beloved and loving husband, Orrin L. Smith, Sr. From the moment that she lost Orrin, Sr. in April 1962, she devoted herself to giving care to many […]
ENID E. SPAIGHT
Enid E. Spaight, 89, Burlington, died July 29, 2013 at the Zilber Family Hospice Center in Wauwatosa. She was born May 5, 1924, to the late Robert and Florence (Goetsch) Olson in Racine. She attended East Cape Graded School and graduated from Waterford High School. On Sept. 20, 1947, she […]
FRANCIS J. FAIVRE
Francis J. Faivre, 95, Elkhorn, formerly of Burlington, died July 25, 2013, at his residence, Ridgestone Terrace. He was born Nov. 11, 1917, in Ironton Township, Sauk County, to the late Eugene and Katherine (Thomas) Faivre. He was the first born in the new house on the family farm named […]
BERNICE A. DEGRAVE
Bernice Anna Lillian Augusta (nee Griebenow) DeGrave, 85, Burlington, died July 28, 2013, at Seasons Hospice, Waukesha. She was born on Feb. 16, 1928, in Chicago, to the late Clarence and Otillia (nee Peters) Griebenow. She spent her early life and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Chicago. On June […]