Alex (Bud) McEwan died April 30, 2018. He was 99 years old. He was born on May 8, 1918, to Alex and Jesse McEwan of Highland Park and spent his early years there. He was drafted into the U.S. Army May 1941 and discharged December 1945 as Master Sargent […]
Obituaries
Information on services for recently deceased residents
CARL R. KESTER
Carl R. Kester, age 82, of Waupaca, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at home. He was born in Spring Prairie on Dec. 16, 1935, to William and Luella (Leudtke) Kester. He graduated from high school in 1953. Carl entered the military in 1956, served during the Vietnam conflict, […]
RUTH V. KREILKAMP
Ruth V. Kreilkamp, 88, of Burlington passed away on April 27 at home, surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on Jan. 19, 1930, to Theodore and Hattie (nee Cropp) Wolf in the town of Dover. She grew up in Racine County and graduated from Racine County Ag School […]
JOHN TIMOTHY PETTIT
John Timothy “Tim” Pettit passed away peacefully on April 27, 2018, surrounded by family. He was born on Feb. 29, 1940, to Ella and Lynn Pettit in Racine. He attended St. Edward’s elementary school and graduated from St. Catherine’s High School in 1958 and Marquette University in 1962. In […]
NANCY J. MEYERS
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Nancy wanted to thank everyone for all of their prayers, cards, phone calls, food, love and encouragement. She wanted to express special loving gratitude to Ray, her husband and savior on this earth, to her family and to her friends. We, her family, […]
RALPH E. STERN
Ralph E. Stern, age 91, of Lyons, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 29, 2018, at the Geneva Lake Manor in Lake Geneva. Ralph married Rose (nee Brockway) on Oct. 11, 1947, and together they raised three children. He lived in Lyons until his death. Dad loved to work. He […]
JOHN A. WILSON, D.V.M.
John A. Wilson, D.V.M., 97, of Burlington, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. Born to J. Alex and Margaret Wilson, he has been a lifelong resident of Burlington where he graduated from high school. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan State University where he earned a degree […]
ELLEN L. PIETERS
Ellen L. Pieters, 85, of Burlington, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at her residence. She was born Oct. 29, 1932, in Lake Geneva to Earl and Mary Jane (nee Huck) Massey. She was a lifetime resident of the Burlington area, attended St. Joseph’s School in Lyons, and graduated […]
HARRIETTE L. BECK
Harriette L. Beck, 89, of Cape Coral, Fla. was welcomed into God’s Kingdom on Dec. 20, 2017. Harriette was born on Jan. 18, 1928, in Chicago, to William and Edna Gardner, where she and her siblings were raised. In addition to living in Chicago, Harriette’s family had a cottage […]
MARJORIE L. SPENCER
Marjorie L. Spencer, 89, of Burlington, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Pine Brook Pointe. She was born in Oakland, Ill. on Oct. 4, 1928, to Harley and Ora (nee Bean) Owen. She spent her early life in central Illinois before her family moved to the East Troy […]