Aileen ‘Joyce’ Bateman, 88, Burlington, died Feb. 13, 2017, at Pine Brook Pointe. She was born July 28, 1928, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to the late Harold E. and Evelyn D. (Wedgwood) Leatherman. She spent her early life in Grand Rapids where she graduated from high school before attending […]

      Paul O. Phetteplace, 83, died Feb. 11, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 22, 1933, to the late Paul Sr. and Katherine Phetteplace. He graduated from Racine County Agricultural School in 1951 and later that year married the love […]

      Arthur Laing Lazarus Jr., 92, died peacefully in his sleep Feb. 12, 2017, surrounded by family. He was born Sept.13, 1924, in Brazil, Ind., to the late Margaret (Yard) and Arthur Laing Lazarus Sr. He was one of the Greatest Generation having enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after […]

      Marion K. Pankratz, 88, Burlington, died Feb. 9, 2017, at Elder Care Cottages, Waterford. She was born Dec. 25, 1928, to the late Warner and Esther (Rueschlien) Zimmermann in Burlington. Her entire life was spent in Burlington where she attended St. Charles Grade School, graduated from Burlington High School […]

Rosalind ‘Linda’ (Peterson) Yanke, 79, died Feb. 8, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Burlington surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Racine on Oct. 31, 1937, to the late Milton and Blanche (Williams) Peterson. She married Bernard Yanke, the love of her life, on May 15, 1954. Rosalind […]

      Gary L. “Mr. A.” Anderson, 73, Waterford, co-founder and co-owner of Anderson’s Corn Roast, died unexpectedly in his Waterford home on Feb. 6, 2017. He was born Feb. 24, 1943, in Door County to the late Lawrence and Sadie (Charney) Anderson. He was a graduate of Gibraltar High School […]

      Richard ‘Rick’ Lofgren, 70, died on Feb. 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 28, 1946, to the late Glen and Grace Lofgren. He grew up in Waterford and met the love of his life Bonnie Tuinstra, and they married on Sept. 25, 1971. They […]

      Mary Elaine (Hofner) Borgert, 95, died peacefully Feb. 5, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 30, 1921, in Lyons, to the late Elizabeth and Henry Hofner, owner of the Ye Olde Hotel in Lyons. She was a 1939 graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Burlington. She […]

      Carole L. Goodfellow, 75, Burlington, died Feb. 4, 2017, at St. Luke’s Medical Center. She was born March 7, 1941, to the late Wilson and Alice (Finnin) Whitlinger in New Kensington, Pa. Her early life was spent in Leechburg, Pa., where she graduated from high school and earned her […]

      Ramona A. (Flink) Hegemann Coughlin, 76, died Jan. 26. 2017, at her home in Waterford after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born on June 12, 1940, in Unity and moved to Waterford as a teenager. She married her high school sweetheart, Alvin Hegemann (formerly […]