John Wayland ‘Jack’ Atherton (Lt. Col. Ret.), son of the late Clayton and Jessie Atherton, was born Aug. 12, 1919, in Rochester, and died at Fairfax Hospital surrounded by his family on Dec. 4, 2011. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years before accepting […]

June Reesman, beloved mother, doting grandmother, and baseball afficionado, passed away suddenly on July 18, 2012 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill. Her generous spirit and effervescent love of life will be missed by her family and the many people she touched during her 77 years. June’s life […]

Charles E. (Chas) Edwards, 87, died on June 24, 2012. A lifelong resident of Racine County, Chas was born Oct. 12, 1924, to the late William J. and Mary Ellen (Maney) Edwards in Waterford. He was educated at St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School, Waterford High School and the University of […]

Joann Y. Friend, 79, Burlington, died July 15, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on Aug. 20, 1932, in Sturtevant, to the late Harley and Mary (Reed) Osborne. She spent her early life in Union Grove and was a graduate of Union Grove High School. […]

Alyce E. Agner, 89, Burlington, died July 12, 2012, at Kindred Health Care and Rehab center. She was born May 4, 1923, to the late Christian and Theresa (Petersen) Larson in Racine. On Aug. 28, 1969, she married Ralph Agner at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Burlington. He […]

Catherine A. Zahn Swain, 91, Burlington, died peacefully on July 10, 2012, at Waterford Senior Living. She was born in Flint Mich., on Jan. 1, 1921, to the late Harvey and Wilmetta (Andrix) Hood. After graduating high school, she received her geology degree at the University of Michigan in Ann […]

Diana Danielson, 61, Burlington, died July 11, 2012, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was born April 11, 1951 in Burlington, to the late John and Delores (Tess) Stardy and was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. She owned and operated Billy D’s Crossroads and then D’s […]

Kenneth Virgil Jahns, 71, Burlington, died July 10, 2012, at Aurora Burlington Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1940, in Burlington, to the late Virgil and Caroline (Baker) Jahns. He was a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of Burlington High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy […]

  Janet Lloyd, 66, Burlington, died July 10, 2012, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She grew up in Flint, Mich., and attended Concordia College in River Forest. She married and had one child. She was a devoted mother and wife and enjoyed gardening and gourmet cooking. She was […]

Elizabeth Ann Grissmeyer, 68, Salem, died July 9, 2012, at Lake Country Health & Rehab in Oconomowoc. She was born in Minnesota April 5, 1944, to the late Herman and Victoria (Penney) Goodpasture. She had been married to Francis “Frank” Grissmeyer, who preceded her in death. She worked as a […]