Rosemary T. Earl, 95, Rochester, died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2013. She was born in Milwaukee on Sept. 25, 1918, to the late George and Mae Lukaszewski. She spent her early life in Milwaukee where she graduated from St. Mary’s Academy High School. On July 25, 1944, she married the […]

Linda J. Bratz, 59, Ives Grove, died Dec. 25, 2013, at her home. She was born June 23, 1954, to Glenn and Jeanette (Brown) Voge in Racine. Her early life was spent in Ives Grove. She received her nursing degree from Gateway Technical College. On Aug. 17, 1985, she married […]

Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Elverman, 81, Burlington, died Dec. 22, 2013, at Waterford Senior Living. He was born Aug. 6, 1932, in Wheatland Township, to the late Alois and Mary (Hunsbuscher) Elverman. He attended St. Alphonsus Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. On Aug. 21, 1954, at St. […]

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Miller, 97, Waterford, died Dec. 23, 2013, at Elder Care Cottage, Waterford. She was born May 30, 1916, in Lake Beulah, to the late George and Elizabeth (Tenpenny) Crowley. Her early life was spent in the Waterford/Rochester, and Lake Beulah/East Troy areas. She received her education at […]

Debora A. (Warford) Strosina, 49, died at home on Dec. 20, 2013.  She was born in Milwaukee on Nov. 21,1964, to the late Ken and Shirley Warford. She graduated from Hamilton High School in Milwaukee. On Aug. 20, 1983, she married Kurt M. Strosina.  They lived in the Wind Lake […]

Anita C. Heffron, 68, Burlington, died Dec. 18, 2013, at her home after a long illness. She was born Nov. 21, 1945, in Kenosha, to the late Theodore and Ella (Reuter) Schulte. She married Lynn W. Heffron May 27, 1967. She began her working career at Kenosha Regional Airport. Soon […]

Patricia F. ‘Pat’ Rein died Dec. 13, 2013, at Providence Place (Glencroft), Glendale, Ariz. She was born May 18,1924, in Evanston, Ill., to Dr. and Mrs. A.R. Konle. She graduated from St. Scholastica High School in Chicago, in 1944. She married William Rein of Burlington, and they settled there to […]

Elizabeth “Bette” Pihringer, 81, of Nesbit, Miss., formerly Burlington, died Dec. 10. Born in New Munster, Nov. 8, 1932, she was the daughter of Francis M. and Mary J. (Kerkhoff) Hunsbusher.  She spent her early life in New Munster and Burlington graduating from St. Mary’s High School. On Aug. 12, […]

Viola E. Penzel, 92, of Burlington, passed away peacefully at her home, on Thursday, Dec. 12. She was born on Dec. 5, 1921, in Chicago, to Albert and Elizabeth (nee Follman) Connolly.  Vi spent her early life and received her education in Chicago, graduating from Providence High School. On No. […]

“Papa” passed away on Dec. 14 surrounded by family members who loved him deeply. Gene Otto Halverson, 82, was born on Jan. 22, 1931, to Frances (Boettcher) and Irving Percival Halverson in Racine. He attended Holy Name Grade School and was a graduate of St. Catherine’s High School, Racine. He […]