Geraldine Aleta Smith, 83, Wisconsin Rapids, died Feb. 10, 2017, at River City Estates in Wisconsin Rapids. She was born Oct. 15, 1933, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Eugene and Aleta (Blue) Wright. She married George O. Smith Sr., on July 16, 1952, in Dover. He died Oct. […]

      Larry Allan “Mick” Schmidt, 67, died April 12, 2017, with his family by his side at his residence in Springbrook. He was born July 31, 1949, in Woodstock, Ill., to the late Edward and Arlene (Vorpagel) Schmidt.                He married Kristin Sue Kiesler on July 14, 1973, in Paris […]

      Joanie M. (Prahl) Bednar, formerly Rydzewski, 81, Rochester, died April 7, 2017, at Linden Grove in Mukwonago. She was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 30, 1935, to the late Arthur and Viola (Tetzlaff) Prahl. She was a graduate of Pulaski High School. She married Leonard Rydzewski and later divorced. […]

      Arlene E. Horn, 89, Mukwonago, died March 12, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. She was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Burlington, to the late Louis and Sofia (Miller) Hintz. She spent her early life in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School. In 1963 she married Herbert Horn in […]

      Simon T. Damrow, 40, Lake Geneva, died April 8, 2017, unexpectedly and too soon. Simon was loved by many people and will be sorely missed. He was born Nov. 21, 1976. Words cannot express our sorrow as we say goodbye to Simon. He had a great sense of humor, […]

      Henrietta ‘Penny’ Mehring, 93, Berlin, Wis., formerly Burlington, died peacefully on April 8, 2017. Penny was born in Burlington on July 7, 1923, to the late Matthew and Marie (Gerloff) Nelson. She married Curtis ‘Red’ Mehring on July 15, 1944. Survivors include her children, Judi (Ken) Mayer, Zephyrhills, Fla., […]

      Orrin L. Smith Jr., 91, Fence, Wis., formerly Waterford, died April 7, 2017, at Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born on July 14, 1925, in Milwaukee, to the late Orrin L. and Theresa (Capicik) Smith Sr. He worked as a school bus transportation manager for Laidlaw, […]

      Kristin A. Weis, 58, Burlington, died peacefully April 4, 2017, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Aug. 19, 1958, in Burlington, to the late Clark A. and Billie G. (Olson) Willick. She spent her early life […]

      Catherine ‘Pat’ Hammiller, 91, Kenosha, formerly of Burlington, died peacefully April 4, 2017, at Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha. She was born March 3, 1926, in Hillsboro, Ill., to the late John V. and Josephine (Sanders) Woods. She lived in Illinois for six months, Mexico for three years, Texas for one […]

Rosalie A. Radke, 79, Burlington, died peacefully on April 4, 2017, at Arbor View Memory Care. She was born Jan. 9, 1938, in Burlington to the late Leonard and Mildred (Downie) Klein. She was a lifelong resident of Burlington, a graduate of St. Mary Catholic High School and a former […]