Obituaries

Barbara Jean Riley passed away peacefully on Dec. 10, 2024. Born on Sept. 5, 1942 to Ruth (nee Gibbs) and William Carroll, Barbara was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. She was a proud graduate of Trinity High School in River Forest, Illinois. She earned her nursing degree from St. Francis ...

June Jane Witowich, 90, formerly of Waupun, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the end of her celebration of life 90th birthday party. The emphasis of this beautiful death was June's timing. Her middle name should have been patience. She seized the opportunity to celebrate her 90th birthday ...

Nancy E. Swierenga was born April 9, 1945 in Petoskey, Michigan, to Ronald and Bessie (Belnap) Kotesky. She passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at her home in the Town of Sharon. Nancy is survived by her husband Wil; daughter Debbie (Tony) Lynn; grandchildren Holly (Jake) CdeBaca, Hailey Sawtelle, ...

Herbert A. Papenfus, 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at RidgeStone Terrace, Elkhorn. Herbert August Papenfus was born to Walter A. and Alma (Wuttke) Papenfus on Aug. 13, 1931 in the Town of Geneva. He was baptized on Oct. 18, 1931. On March 25, 1945, Herbert was ...

Klara Wolff passed away peacefully on June 9, 2025. She was born Emanuela Klara on May 29, 1933 to Ottilia Bunk. Her mother married her stepfather Ludwig Guenther in 1937. Klara's childhood was split between the Restaurant Schlossberg in Landsberg, Germany, her uncle’s dairy farm in Villenbach, Germany, and a ...

Beatrice M. Regner, 97, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at her home. Born on Jan. 22, 1928, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Walter and Josephine (nee French) Lehsten.  Beatrice was a lifelong resident of Burlington. She attended St. Charles Catholic Grade School and graduated ...

Joseph M. Graziano, 79, of Burlington, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025, at his home. Born in Kenosha on Oct. 20, 1945, he was the son of Joseph and Clara (nee Cesario) Graziano. His early life was spent in Kenosha, where he graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School. On ...

David A. Uhen died peacefully with his family at his side on May 28, 2025. He was born in Burlington in 1955. Burlington was home for the majority of his upbringing, aside from a short but memorable stint in Florida. He attended St. Mary’s Grade and High Schools, where he ...

Charles Henry "Chuck" Straus, 90, of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025. He was born Feb. 21, 1935, in Madison, the son of Claude and Bertha Straus. His family lived in Sun Prairie and later moved to Burlington, where he graduated from St. Mary's High ...

Shirley Dianne Berndt, formally from Burlington, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, June 6, 2025, at Harbor Campus in Port Washington, where she resided for almost 4 years. Shirley was 79 years old. Shirley was born on Nov. 27, 1945, in Milwaukee, the youngest daughter of the late Frank and ...

Richard E. "Dick" Zubrod, 87, of Elkhorn, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. He was born on Nov. 23, 1937, to the late Albert F. and Jeanette A. (nee Young) Zubrod. Richard proudly served in the United States Army National Guard, 126 Field Artillery Battalion, 32nd ...

David P. Filter, 61, of Lake Geneva, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 12, 2025. The son of Donald and Rosalee (VanAntwerp) Filter, David was born on Oct. 15, 1963, in Milwaukee. He grew up in Elkhorn, graduating from Elkhorn High School. On Dec. 8, 1984, Dave was united in ...

Barbara Ann Biagi, 89, of Elkhorn, peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, March 30, 2025 with her children by her side. Barbara was born on July 24, 1935, in Chicago, the daughter of the late Theodore and Eleanor (Hughes) Beck. She grew up in Chicago attending Our Lady of ...

Doris R. Rielly, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2025, at the age of 79. Born on 18, 1945, in Delavan, Doris lived a vibrant life filled with love, warmth, and a passion for family, home, and animals. She graduated from Delavan-Darien High ...

Charlotte Pauline Grether, of Delavan, loving daughter of Elaine and Chester Carlson was born March 20, 1929 and passed away Dec. 23, 2024 at the age of 95. Charlotte married Harley Seuser and later Deane Grether. Charlotte and Harley had four children Suzanne (David) Loft, Jon (Nancy, Jan) Seuser, Jeffrey ...

Edward E. Andres was born July 23, 1967 in Twin Lakes and was born to eternal life Feb. 22, 2025 in Carrollton, Texas. Edward is survived by his parents, Ernest and Barbara (nee Shannon) Andres, his sister, Diane (Michael) Ticha, and nephews Jared and Jackson Ticha, all of Twin Lakes.  ...

Mary Louise Connor, 89, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2025 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe. She was born on June 15, 1935 to Sydney and Cora Hoberg and grew up in a rural southern Minnesota farming community. She graduated from Butterfield High School and married Richard "Dick" ...

Peter M. Leach, 71, of Kansasville, passed away on May 19, 2025, at his home. A celebration of Peter's life will be held on May 30, 2025, at Integrity Celebration Center, 2789 Browns Lake Dr., Burlington. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. until the time of an open mic ...

Lucille "Lulu" Kietzer, 104, took the hand of Jesus and went with him to her heavenly home on May 10, 2025. Lulu was born in Chicago on April 28, 1921. She married Guy Magliano on April 24, 1948. Guy died in 1951. Lulu married Edmund Kietzer on May 21, 1967 ...

John Edward Wambach passed away on May 12, 2025, after a brave and inspiring battle with ALS. He was at home, surrounded by the people who he loved most. In true John fashion, he wrote a lot of this obituary himself—his way of getting in one last word and sending ...

Christine Helen George, 74, of Burlington, passed away peacefully of Alzheimer’s on May 6, 2025, at Vitas Healthcare in West Allis. Christine was born on June 23, 1950, to Edward and Audrey (nee Wilson) Hensel in the same town she would call home for her entire life. She was a ...

Jerome W. Hefty Sr., of Burlington, joined his family in heaven on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Jerome was born on June 17, 1943, the 13th of 14 children to Peter and Sophia (Mikula) Hefty. He attended Burlington schools and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Viet Nam conflict and ...

Mary L. Hoefert, 80, of Delavan, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Mary was born on Aug. 4, 1944 in Black Earth, to Wilbert and Louise (Packer) Reuter. She married Allen Hoefert in August of 2001 in Elkhorn. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 2023. Mary was ...

John Francis Rayniak, Jr., 75, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. John was born July 16, 1949, in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of the late John and Irene Rayniak, living in Schiller Park, Illinois, before settling in Salem in 1976 ...