Timothy L. Iverson 51, Burlington, died April 6, 2013, after a short battle with cancer, at Aurora Burlington Hospital. He was born March 12, 1962, to Dan and Jean (Peterson) Iverson in Kenosha. His early life was spent in the Union Grove and Wheatland area. He graduated from Salem Central […]
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LAVERN W. GETKA
LaVern W. “Vern” Getka, 88, Burlington, died April 6, 2013, at Arbor View Communities. He was born April 17, 1924, in Wheatland Township, to the late Charles and Caroline (Kohl) Getka. He spent his early life in Slades Corners and attended Burlington High School. He had farmed after high school […]
ROSS D. HARMON
Ross D. Harmon, age 73, of East Troy, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. Ross, who was famous for breaking into song and dance without warning, boogied into this world on September 13, 1939, in Rockford, IL to parents Arthur Harmon and Lillie Robinson […]
MARGARET EBBERS
Margaret (Henning) Ebbers, 84, Burlington died April 3, 2013, at Burr Oak Manor after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born Feb. 14, 1929, to the late Lawrence Henning and Elizabeth (Ketchpaw). She grew up in Lyons and attended Burlington High School. On Jan. 21, 1950, she married […]
EVELYN H. REESMAN
Evelyn H. (Kappel), Reesman, 93, Town of Norway, died peacefully on April 2, 2013, at Oak Ridge Care Center. She was born Jan. 27, 1920, to the late Henry and Hattie (Trebus) Kappel in Milwaukee. She married William Reesman on June 1, 1946, at St. Bonafice Church, Milwaukee. Together they […]
WILBERT W. SCHILLING
Wilbert W. Schilling, 84, Waterford, died March 30, 2013, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Burlington. He was born Jan. 28, 1929, to the late Reinhold and Lydia (Schaeffer) Schilling in Ashley, N.D. He proudly served his country in the Marine Corps from 1951 to 1952 during the Korean […]
MARVIN C. POHL
Marvin C. Pohl, 76, Waterford, died peacefully on March 31, 2013, at his residence surrounded by loving family. He was born to the late Raymond and Ruth (Reinholz) Pohl in Milwaukee. He married Faye M. Arndt on Oct. 19, 1955, in Waukegan, Ill. He proudly served his country in the […]
DARLINE L. PETERSEN
Darline L. Petersen, 69, Elmhurst, Ill., died March 21, 2013, after an extended hospitalization. She was born in Elgin, Ill., to the late Russell and Leona Petersen of Burlington, and spent the majority of her school years on a dairy farm near Burlington. There she was valedictorian of the […]
JULIA MENDEZ
Julia (Ramon) Mendez, 79, died March 23, 2013, at her residence in Union Grove. She was born Feb. 16, 1934, in Crystal City, Texas, to the late Reynaldo and Rita Ramon. She was married to the love of her life Francisco “Frank” Mendez on Sept. 25, 1954, at St. Thomas […]
FRANK R. SCHWARTZ
Frank Rodney Schwartz, 70 of Darien, died March 19, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 8, 1943 in Burlington, to the late Frank and Marie Schwartz. He married Gail Wyman in July of 1972 in Elkhorn. He worked for the Street Department in the City of Burlington […]