Jodie (Jody) Dean Pavelsek, 68, passed away suddenly, at his home on Dec. 28, 2021 after a journey with cancer. Jody was born on Sept. 3, 1953, in Smith Center, Kan., to Theodore and Rita (nee Breuckman) Pavelsek . He attended St. Mary’s Grade School and Burlington Public Schools. […]
Obituaries
Information on services for recently deceased residents
LINDA L. POTTER
Linda L. Potter, 73, of Lyons, passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Burlington Aurora Hospital. Linda was born Aug. 24, 1948 to Virgil and Caroline (nee Baker) Jahns in Burlington. Her early life was spent in the Burlington area where she graduated from Burlington High School. On July […]
BETTY JEAN POTOKAR
Betty Jean Potokar, 102, of Union Grove and formally Waterford, passed away Dec. 27, 2021, at Aurora Medical Center Burlington. Betty was born on Oct. 30, 1919, in Northport to Clifford James and Estella (nee Tyler) Dean. She graduated from the New London High School class of ‘37. She […]
TERRY M. VOLBRECHT
Terry M. Volbrecht, 72, of Lyons, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Terry was born in Elkhorn on May 2, 1949, to Wendolyn and June (nee Young) Volbrecht. On July 20, 1968, at Grace Bible Church in Burlington, he was united in […]
PATRICIA A. WEGGE
Patricia A. Wegge, 88, lifelong resident of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, at Oak Park Place. Patricia was born June 22, 1933, to Ray and Lucille (nee McCormack) McDonald. On Oct. 31, 1953, she was united in marriage to Russell Wegge at St. Charles Church. […]
JOHN M. TAYLOR
John M. Taylor, 73, of Burlington, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington. John was born in Burlington on Jan. 6, 1948, to Marshall and Linley (nee Middleton) Taylor. His early life was spent in Burlington, where he graduated from Burlington High School. After […]
DAVID D. WILLIS
David D. Willis, 83, of Burlington, passed away Dec 21, 2021, at Lakeland Hospital, Elkhorn. Dave was born Jan 2, 1938, to Roy and Freedia (Bohem) Willis in Mena, Ark. His early life was spent in Mena, where he graduated from High School in 1956. A job led him […]
JUDITH J. WALSH
Judith J. Walsh, 81, formerly of Lake Geneva, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 at Hayward Area Memorial Hospital in Hayward. She was born on July 10, 1940 in Chicago, to John “Jack” and Ethel (Hultberg) Murray. Judith was a former co-owner of […]
BECKY JO ANN TAYLOR
Becky Jo Ann Taylor, 61, of Burlington, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa. Becky Jo was born in Burlington on January 7, 1960, to Richard and Alice (nee Kiekenbush) Klasen. She graduated from Burlington High School and was a lifelong resident of Burlington. […]
LEROY MATHER
Leroy Mather, 84, of Neillsville, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 at the House of the Dove Hospice Home in Marshfield. Leroy Charles Mather was born on Sept. 12, 1937 in Burlington, to Charles John and Bernadette (King) Mather. He graduated from Burlington High School, and then worked on the […]