Wesley D. McGuire, 71, of Burlington, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 at his home. Wesley was born in LaCrosse, on Sept. 2, 1949, to Lawrence and Rhoda (nee Schlutter) McGuire. On Aug. 9, 1969 in LaCrosse, he was united in marriage to Vickie Becker. Following marriage, they lived […]
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THOMAS H. BUSCH
Thomas “Tom” H. Busch, 67, of Mukwonago, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his home. Tom was born in Burlington, on Aug. 12, 1953, to William and Henriette (Klein) Busch. He graduated from Burlington High School and was a life-long resident of Burlington. Tom worked as a farmer […]
SUSAN ELLEN LYNCH
Susan Ellen “Grammie” Lynch, 75, of Burlington, died of complications related to an unknown respiratory illness on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee. She was born in Milwaukee on Jan. 27, 1945 to Mildred and George Bahringer. Following her mother’s death when Sue was 12, […]
JOHN ROBERT BEDESSEM
John Robert Bedessem, 53, passed away Jan. 14, 2021 at Aurora Oconomowoc Hospital following a bout with esophageal bleeding. John was born Feb. 6, 1967 to Robert and Barbara (nee Heck) Bedessem in Burlington. He grew up in Burlington, attending St. Mary’s Grade School and Catholic Central High School. […]
WAYNE PHILLIP ARNOLD SPLETTER
Wayne Phillip Arnold Spletter, 77, of Rome, passed away on Thursday, Jan 14, 2021. After a six-month battle with cancer, he died peacefully with his beloved family by his side. Wayne was born on April 26, 1943 to Herbert and Ruby Spletter in Milwaukee. He attended Waterford School District […]
MARGARET M. COLANO
Margaret “Marge” M. Colano, 84, of Waterford, passed away at home with family by her side on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Margaret was born in Chicago on Nov. 25, 1936, to Walter and Margaret (nee Karnatz) Kutz. Her early life was spent in Skokie, Ill. where she graduated from […]
DEBRA DIANE SCHAEFER-ARNESON
Debra (Deb) Diane Schaefer-Arneson, 61, of Barneveld, passed away Jan. 5, 2021 at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Deb was born Feb. 18, 1959. She was a graduate of Big Foot High School and Marquette University. She resided in Lyons, Northbrook, Ill., and Barneveld. She loved the sport […]
ROBERT J. STRAUS
Robert J. Straus, 82, of Burlington, passed away from complications related to acute leukemia on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center. Bob was born March 18, 1938, in Sun Prairie, to Claude and Bertha Straus. His family later moved to the Burlington area where he graduated from […]
KATHLEEN S. STIEWE
Kathleen S. Stiewe, 77, of Waterford, passed away at Waterford Senior Living on Jan. 7, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Milwaukee on Dec. 23, 1943 to the late Glenn and Josephine Morrical. Kathleen will be dearly missed by her sons Howard (Joanie) Stiewe and […]
CAROL OBODZINSKI
Carol (nee Langer) Obodzinski, 67, passed away on Jan. 10, 2021 with her girls by her side after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Dallas, Texas on Aug. 3, 1952. Carol was married to James Obodinski on July 12, 1997. She loved to dance and […]