Obituaries

Norman Lee Schultz passed away on Aug. 23, 2025, at the age of 90. Norman was born in Racine, on June 7, 1935, to Norman G. and Reka (Tuinstra) Schultz. Norm was the beloved husband of Barbara F. Schultz with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage in June 2023; ...

Joan M. Burns, 98, peacefully passed away at Casa del Mare Assisted Living in Kenosha on Aug. 11, 2025, traveling to her next vacation in heaven. Amazingly, she passed away at the same location where she was born.  Casa Del Mare is on the site of the original St Catherine's ...

Edward Orrin Smith, 72, formerly of Waterford, passed away on Thursday July 31, 2025. Ed was born Jan. 18, 1953, son of Orrin, Jr. AND Mildred (Oestreich) Smith. He graduated 8th grade from St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School in 1967. For many years Ed volunteered along with his grandmother, Theresa ...

Edward Lee Sanders, of Lake Ivanhoe, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 at his home. Edward was born on March 8, 1956 to Dorthy Flenoy and Harvey Sanders, Jr. in Chicago. He attended Paul Cornell and Henry O’ Tanner Elementary Schools in Chicago and graduated from Badger High School ...

Nancy Dwornik, 74, passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, with her two children by her side. Born on July 28, 1951, in Peru, Illinois, Nancy lived a life defined by adventure, generosity, and a deep love for her family. Her love for travel began early, sparked ...

Susan Rommelfanger, 77, of Delavan, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 at Vintage on the Ponds in Delavan. She was born on Sept. 16, 1947 in Milwaukee to Edwin and Dolores (Kiemen) Gamroth. Susan was united in marriage to James Rommelfanger on Nov. 23, 1968 at Mother of Good ...

Timothy Gaius Barker, our inventor, handyman and until recently - our driver, left us on Aug. 23, 2025. He entered this wonderful, ridiculous world in Chicago in 1942. The family moved to Delavan before his father was discharged from the Merchant Marines, just after the end of WWII. Timothy spent ...

Mary Cecelia Wickler passed away on Aug. 7, 2025. Mary was born June 11, 1938, in Chicago, to Joseph and Mary (Schmid) Partoll. Her early life was spent with her family in Palos Park, Illinois, until they relocated to Wisconsin where she went on to graduate from Whitewater High School ...

Thomas Carl Luebke, 69, of Stephenson, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Stephenson. He was born on July 2, 1956 in Milwaukee, to the late Herman and Audrey (Dewey) Luebke. Thomas graduated high school and got his college degree in welding from Milwaukee School of Engineering ...

Thomas J. Watters, 58, of Delavan and formerly of Los Angeles, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. Son of the late Benjamin and Diane Watters, Tom was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 1966. Throughout his life, he was an avid music fan and became an accomplished ...

Kathleen “Kathy” Schmidt, 71, of Waterford, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at her residence surrounded by her family. Kathy was born Nov. 25, 1953 to the late Gordon and Marilee (Picard) Taylor in Racine. She spent much of her early childhood in Milwaukee before her family moved to Waterford ...

Irene H. Peplinski, 95, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 3, 1930, to Richard and Norma Zirbel, Irene was raised in the Milwaukee area. On May 27, 1950, she married Jerome “Jerry” Peplinski, a Navy ...

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 ...