Steven S. Nichols, 60, died at his sister Kathy’s home March 9, 2013, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born in Rockford, Ill., in 1952. He had been a counselor for 22 years at Westosha Central High School, and wanted to return to work, but fate didn’t […]

Mary Alvarez, 97, Burlington, died March 24, 2013, at Aurora Burlington Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 24, 1915, in Kenosha, to the late Theodore and Elizabeth (Trotsky) Yanel. She spent her early life and received her education in Kenosha. On Oct. 28, 1933, in Waukegan, Ill., she married Florencio […]

  Elaine J. Charbarneau, 66, Burlington, died at her home Sunday, March 24, 2013. She was born Nov. 18, 1946, in Park Falls, to the late Willie and Erna (Scherwinski) Bonin. She spent her early life and received her education in Milwaukee. On Dec. 10, 1976, she married Leslie Charbarneau. […]

  Edmund ‘Ed’ Slak, 82, Waterford, died March 21, 2013. He was born in Milwaukee on Sept. 28, 1930, to the late Edmund and Margaret (Skotzke) Slak. He was a high school graduate in Milwaukee and went on to apprenticeship at Boys Tech. On June 19, 1954, he married Gloria […]

  Henrietta Rose Miller, 86, LaGrange, formerly Burlington, died March 17, 2013, in LaGrange. Survivors include her children, Beverly Zanewicz, Debra (Martin) Brown and David Miller; grandchildren, James Zanewicz, Kevin (Kimberly) Zanewicz, Laura (Michael) Zanewicz Hatfield, Jasmine, Marshall, Pierce, Jessica, Layla Brown, Latasha Miller; great-grandchildren, Molly, Nathan (Kevin and Kim), […]

  Helen A. Hoerneman, 97, Burlington, died at Geneva Lake Manor on March 19, 2013. She was born Sept. 27, 1915, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the late William and Helen (Hrabia) Jaehne. She spent her early life in Pittsburgh and graduated from Assumption High School in Bellevue, Pa. On June […]

  Cornelia J., ‘Connie’ (Kolakowski) Roberts, 81, Waterford, died March 14, 2013, at St. Luke’s Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1931, to the late Leo and Susan Kolakowski in Milwaukee. She spent her early life in Milwaukee, where she was class valedictorian at The Girls Trade and Technical […]

  Robert W. Friend, 83, of Burlington, died March 15, 2013. in Decatur, Ill. He was born April 18, 1929, in Chicago, to the late John C. and Bertha (Walther) Friend. He spent his early life and received his education in Chicago. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as […]

  Warren E. Umnus Sr., 85, Burlington, died March 17, 2013, his home. He was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Burlington, to the late Ernest and Lucy (Sagert) Umnus. He was a lifetime resident of Burlington and received his education in the Burlington School District. He proudly served in the […]

  Sally Lu (Sheard) Stark, Burlington, died peacefully March 14, 2013, at her home with her loving family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born to the late Edwin and LuLu (Dobson) Sheard on Feb. 19, 1935. She grew up and was educated in Rochester. […]