Esther A. Kauffman, 84, passed away on Feb. 4, 2013. She was born on July 1, 1928, in Eau Claire. After many travels, she returned to Wisconsin in 1977, and lived with her family in Williams Bay before moving to Elkhorn in 2002. Esther was a teacher all her life. […]

Jean Rita Marcinkowski, 65, Waterford, died Feb. 3, 2013, at her home with her husband at her side. She was born Dec. 2, 1947, in Burlington, to the late Paul and Mary (Lohaus) Ehlen. She spent her early life in Lyons and was a graduate of Burlington High School. On […]

RICK BUSCH Rick Busch, 60, of Kenosha, died Feb. 3, 2013, at All Saints St. Mary’s Hospital in Racine after a brief battle with brain cancer. He was born on Jan. 24, 1953, in Burlington, to the late Leland and Mary (Epping) Busch. He was educated in the schools of […]

Richard B. Amon, 84, Elkhorn, died Feb. 3, 2013, at his home with his family at his bedside. He was born May 21, 1928, in Elkhorn to the late Bernard R. and Amanda (Albrecht) Amon. He had been a lifetime resident of Elkhorn and a graduate of Elkhorn High School. […]

Richard William Waite, 81, Delafield, formerly of Lake Geneva, died Feb. 2, 2013, at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc after a long battle with cancer. Born in 1931, Richard was the third of four sons of Elon and Veda Waite, of Elkhorn. He attended Jackson Elementary School and was a […]

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 […]