Michael H. Engel, 88, Burlington, died Feb. 1, 2013, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born Dec. 30, 1924, to the late Marthin and Helen (Choljenski) Engel in Chicago. His early life was spent in Chicago. On June 27, 1953, he married Barbara Schatz in Chicago. Following marriage […]

Florencio ‘Lencho’ Alvarez Jr., 74, Burlington, died Feb. 2, 2013, at his home. He was born on March 3, 1938, in Kenosha, to Florencio and Mary (Yanel) Alvarez Sr. He spent his early life in Kenosha before moving to Burlington at age 17. He was a graduate of Burlington High […]

Jill (Lindquist) Bartz, 66, Muskego, died peacefully Jan. 30, 2013. She was born Sept. 4, 1946, in Melby, Minn., to the late Hubert and Eunice (Wahlin) Lindquist. She married Dennis Bartz on July 12, 1991. Survivors include her children, Wendy (Mike) Schaid, William Ersbo, Chris (Jenny) Ersbo, Jennifer (Geoff) Morris, […]

Donald D. Hewitt, 80, Waterford, died Jan. 31, 2013, at Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born in Mason City, Iowa, on April 6, 1932, to the late Charles E. and Olga J. (Nelson) Hewitt. He was a graduate of the Indian Hills Community College Business School of Ottumwa, Iowa. […]

John Fredrick Kumbier, 75, died peacefully on Feb. 2, 2013, after a short illness in Naples, Fla. He was born in Marshfield on Aug. 11, 1937, and graduated from Kimberly High School in 1955. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves. He married Barbara Ann on […]

Richard A. Symoens, 69, Watertown, died Jan. 28, 2013, at Rainbow Hospice in Johnson Creek after a long battle with cancer. Following cremation, his remains will be placed at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 21731 Spring St., Union Grove. He was born in Racine on Sept. 12, 1943, to the […]

Helen C. Brower, 91, Burlington, died Jan. 28, 2013, at Arbor View Communities. She was born on Oct. 13, 1921, in Staten Island, N.Y., to the late John H. and Henrietta (Hendrickson) Liesenberg. She spent her early life in Staten Island, N.Y., and Buffalo, N.Y., and graduated from New Dorp […]

Mary Elizabeth Wallace, 100, always known as Elizabeth, of Burlington, died at her home Jan. 22, 2013. She was born Oct. 15, 1912, in Genesee, to the late Robert Parks Davidson Claybaugh and Marion Holloway Claybaugh. After attending Teacher’s College in Union Grove as a teenager, she taught in one-room […]

E. Louise Meyer, 91, formerly of Raymond Township, died Jan. 26, 2013, at Azura Memory Care in Kenosha. She was born June 16, 1921, to the late Irwin and Mina (Phelps) Phelps in Gregory, S.D. In 1928 she moved to the Racine County area. She graduated from the Union Grove […]

Linda A. Faust, 53, Burlington, died Jan. 25, 2013, unexpectedly at her home. She was born March 24, 1959, to Arden and Ruth Ellen (Wolff) Brabazon in Burlington. She was a lifetime resident of Burlington. She attended St. John’s Lutheran Grade School, graduated from Burlington High School and received her […]