Obituaries

Ronald “Ron” J. Stowers, of Delavan, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, May 31, 2026, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ron was born in Park Falls, during a deer hunting weekend, a story he fondly shared throughout his life. He made his ...

Jose R. Godina, Sr., 94, longtime resident of Delavan, passed to eternal life on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at his residence. Jose was born on April 7, 1932, in Laredo, Texas to Lorenzo and Virginia (Ramos). He married Karen Anderson Sadewater on May 7, 1988, in Delavan. Jose retired from ...

Genevieve "Jeanne" Bliss, 82, of Delavan, passed away peacefully shortly after midnight on June 2, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Jeanne was born on May 17, 1944, in Goodman to Theodore Francis Berch and Helen Theresa Danielczak of Armstrong Creek. She grew up alongside her siblings Teddy, Evie, ...

Carol Ann Schulz Eslick passed away into the arm of God on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Holton Manor in Elkhorn. She was born on July 14, 1935, at Lakeland Hospital in Elkhorn and graduate in 1954 from Lake Geneva High School. Carol farmed with her parents in Lake Geneva ...

Rose Ellen Wilfert, 62, of Chicago, passed away unexpectedly from heart failure on May 11, 2026. She was born on June 20, 1963 to Richard and Delores (Schranz) Wilfert and grew up in the rural area of New Munster. With a very artistic mind, she designed and sold many clothing ...

Robert G. Raboine, 89, of Burlington, passed away Monday, June 1, 2026 at Pine Brook Pointe. Born in Aurora, Illinois on May 13, 1937, Robert was the son of Royal and Mary (nee Gurbal) Raboine. His early life was spent in Illinois before moving to Kansasville at age 13 to ...

Joyce A. Mastalir, 83, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center. Born in Plymouth on June 30, 1942, Joyce was the daughter of Waldemar and Mildred (nee Damrow) Jochmann. Her early life was spent in Plymouth. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education ...

Brett A. McCarthy, 43, of Burlington, passed away Friday, May 29, 2026 in Johnson Creek. Born in Burlington on April 30, 1983, he was the son of Robert and Pamela (nee Welch) McCarthy. His early life was spent in Burlington, where he graduated from Burlington High School. He was baptized ...

Caroline Louise Dunkel White Brask passed away peacefully on April 9, 2026 in Canyon Country, California, after losing her battle with cancer. Caroline was born to Charles and Katie (Sgaga) Dunkel, at Belmont Hospital in Chicago, on Jan. 7, 1942. The family remained in Chicago until 1943 when they moved ...

Janette R. Arnold passed away on May 17, 2026, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. A lifelong resident of Burlington, she was born on Sept. 17, 1942, the daughter of the late Herbert and Irene (nee Welch) Johnson. On June 20, 1964, at Cross Lutheran Church, Janette was united in ...

Janet Schmaling, 92, of Delavan, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at home. She was born on May 20, 1934 to DeLorme and Margaret (Brown) Gray.     Janet was united in marriage to Charles Schmaling in Elkhorn in 1954. They lived on the family farm. Charles passed away in ...

Robert “Doc” Jooss M.D. 86, of Twin Lakes, passed away May 8, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 26, 1939, in Brillion, the son of the late Martin and Adeline (Huebner) Jooss. On April 9, 1966, he was united in marriage to Judith Dana. He ...

Lawrence O. "Larry" Severson, Jr., 90, of Burlington, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Oak Park Place. Larry was born in Peoria, Illinois on January 22, 1936, to Lawrence and Eleanor (Arthur) Severson. He attended Burlington schools and served in the US Army. For 38 years, Larry was ...

Glenn E. Boyd, 101, of Elkhorn, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. Glenn was born March 11, 1925, in McFarland, the son of the late Edward and Gladys (Vinje) Boyd. Glenn is a proud World War II veteran who served in the ...

Linda L. Goes, of Delavan, passed away on Friday May 22, 2026, peacefully at Lakeland Medical Center of Elkhorn. Linda was born on July 3, 1953, daughter of the late Harlow and Iris (Williams) Leonard of Theater Road Delavan. She was a graduate of Elkhorn High School in 1972. Linda ...

James Francis Biagi, 93, of Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2026 with his wife Vicki and family members by his side. Jim was born in Waukegan, on April 10, 1932, to Joseph M. and Mary Ethlyn (Morrissey) Biagi. The family moved to ...

Donald Walter Triebold passed on to his eternal home on May 21, 2026. Don was born on April 23, 1935, in Evanston, Illinois, to the late Frederick W. and Mildred (nee Stecher) Triebold. Through his teen years, Don lived and worked on the family’s dairy farm, where he developed a ...

Roy H. Klein, 89, of Elkhorn, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026. Roy was born on April 16, 1937, in Elkhorn, the son of late August H. Klein. He was united in marriage to his loving wife, Mary Klein, on August 18, 1962, in Elkhorn. They were married for ...

Magdalene “Maggie” Stetter, 79, of Whitewater, passed from this life onto the next on Monday, May 4, 2026. Maggie was born on Jan. 16, 1947, to the late John and Mary (Presser) Fritz in St. Stefan, Austria. She emigrated from Austria with her parents and brother, became a US citizen, ...

Barbara J. Gutermuth, 62, of Burlington, passed away May 17, 2026, at her home. Barbara was born June 18, 1963, to Thomas G. and Mary Jane (Tenwinkel) Busch in Burlington. She attended Burlington High School, where she graduated in 1981. She was a lifelong resident of Burlington. Barbara was employed ...

Kenneth Roy Ehrhart of Union Grove passed away into eternal life on May 17, 2026. Ken was born June 28, 1936, to Roman and Gertrude Ehrhart, in Aurora, Illinois. In 1949, they moved their family farm to the Town of Dover. Ken was a proud Rochester Ag School graduate, where ...

Paul G. North, 74, of Janesville and formerly of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2026, surrounded by the family he loved and steadfastly cared for his entire life. Born in Burlington on Feb. 13, 1952, Paul was the only son of George and Verna (Patey) North. He ...

Carol Jean Thompson, 82, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at her home in Burlington. Carol Jean was born to H. Walter and Marian (nee Weingart) Anderson in McHenry, Illinois on Feb. 2, 1944, where she lived her young life. She graduated from McHenry High ...

Marjorie Mae (nee Van Horn) Welch, 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at The Phoenix of Braselton Memory Care in Hoschton, Georgia. She was born on July 23, 1942 in Elkhorn to Frank and Rose (Minerick) Van Horn. She graduated from nursing school in 1977 and worked at ...