Obituaries

It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Margaret Jean (nee McGuire) Blott on Oct. 4, 2026. Margaret’s passing ends a bold and adventuresome life. Marge was born Aug. 8, 1929, to Alphonse and Loyola McGuire of Highland. She grew up in a home filled with music. The ...

Albert Phillip Voelkel, Jr., 78, passed peacefully on July 10, 2026, while in hospice care in Stuart, Florida. Al was born on Jan. 21, 1948, to Albert Phillip Voelkel, Sr., and Marjorie O’Connor Voelkel in Elkhorn. He graduated with the Elkhorn High School class of 1966. Following graduation, he enlisted ...

William C. Campbell, 93, of Madison, passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2026. Born in Dodgeville on Aug. 27, 1933, he was the son of Gladys (nee Olson) and William L. Campbell. His early life was spent in Hollandale, where he graduated from Barneveld High School. Bill recently celebrated his ...

Bonnie Lee Liermann, 79, of Delavan, passed away at her home on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. She was born in Harvard, Illinois, on Dec. 6, 1946, the daughter of Carl and Dorothy (Street) Klaman. Bonnie was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt whose kindness, love, and caring nature touched ...

Susan L. Doemel, 78, of Whitewater and formerly of Zenda, passed to eternal life on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Susan was born on Aug. 19, 1948, at Lakeland Medical Center to Harry and Lucy (nee Haines) Young. She married Steve on March 21, 1987, at the Community Reformed Church in ...

William “Bill” Meinel, 83, of Burlington, passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, at Aurora Hospital in Burlington. Born in Chicago on April 7, 1943, Bill was the son of William and Elnora (Reuter) Meinel. He resided in Chicago until his family relocated to Como in 1953 when he was in fifth ...

Glen Edward Ries, 75, of Walworth, passed away on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 at New Day Assisted Living in Elkhorn. He was born in Harvard, Illinois, on Aug. 15, 1951, the son of Arthur and Thelma (Hall) Ries. Glen was united in marriage on April 4, 1970, to Miss Marsha ...

Joseph “Joe” Louis Balzrina passed away on Oct. 5, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer, just days before his 76th birthday. Joe was born on Oct. 10, 1950, in Hillsborough, Illinois, to Sue and Joe Balzrina. He spent most of his younger years in Illinois before moving to Burlington ...

Heather Lynn Carlile, 62, of Reedsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 5, 2026. She was born in Milwaukee to William and Jean (Bengston) Carlile and attended East Troy schools before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UW–Whitewater. Heather was preceded in death by her father, William, and her ...

Ardys L. Robers, 87, of Bristol, passed away peacefully Monday Sept. 28, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born April 5, 1939, in Kenosha, the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel (nee Schold) Martell, living in Paddock Lake before settling in Bristol in 1988. Before her retirement in ...

Nancy R. Osmolak, 93, of Burlington, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. She was a remarkably strong woman who met life’s challenges with grace, resilience, and unwavering resolve. Nancy was born in Chicago to L. Edgar and Helen Poole. She grew up in Chicago before ...

Margaret J. Simons, 95, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at The Cedars of Austin. A memorial service for Margaret will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Brownsdale, Minnesota, with a light reception to follow. A private ...

Ethel Huttner, 93, of Delavan, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. Ethel was born to Eugene and Evelyn (Wright) Parsons. She was married to Larry Huttner for 64 years before he passed away in 2016. Ethel was a very “crafty” person. She ...

Willard C. Polston, 77, of Spring Prairie, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 at his home. Born in Breeding, Kentucky, on Dec. 22, 1948, Willard was the son of Carley and Mary (nee Davis) Polston. His early life was spent in Breeding where he graduated from Adair County High School ...

Brian J. Ogne, 82, of Elkhorn, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026, at Village Glen in Lake Geneva. Brian is a Norwegian by heritage, an American by birth, and a Christian by rebirth, born on June 8, 1944, in Chicago, to Christian parents, the late ...

Michael H. Sherin, 96, of Delavan, passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026 at his home. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on May 27, 1930, the son of Michael and Verlie (Hoosier) Sherin. Michael was united in marriage on Aug. 5, 1977 to Diane Deeke and they spent the ...

Michael E. Osmolak, 70, of Burlington, passed away on Sept. 20, 2026, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, due to injuries from a tragic accident on Sept. 17, 2026, while on vacation. He was an organ donor, as he had wished. Mike had received a transplant 15 years ago and wanted to ...

Mary F. (nee Lamkin) Barker passed away Sept. 12, 2026 at the age of 77 years. Mary is the mother of Sam (Sarah) Caudillo, Jennifer Caudillo and Jason (Holly) Graves; grandmother of Kelsi, Sammy Jr., Christina, Caitlin, Jillian, Layla, Mandy and Lizzie; and great-grandmother of five. She was preceded in ...

Al Seemann, 85, of Delavan, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. Al was born in Germany on March 21, 1941 to Rudolf and Olga (Kuhn) Seemann.  He was united in marriage to Karen Wilson on Jan. 25, 1964 in Milwaukee. He was ...

William H. “Jake” Jacobs, 81, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Born in Burlington on Feb. 23, 1945, he was the son of Herbert W. and Inez (nee Himebauch) Jacobs. Jake was a lifelong resident of Burlington and a graduate of Burlington High School, class of 1964 ...

Karen Anne Boubel, 76, of Burnsville, Minnesota, and formerly of Mankato, Minnesota and Superior, passed away on July 25, 2026, in Lakeville, Minnesota. Karen was born on Feb. 6, 1950, in Duluth to Roy and Jeannette Brandser. She grew up in Superior, where she graduated high school. After high school ...

Jane Peck, 80, of Elkhorn, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Jane was born on Dec. 25, 1945, in Burlington, the daughter of the late Gene and Alice (Glutz) Katzman. She was united in marriage to Harvey H. Peck, and together they shared 44 years ...

Joseph “Joe” P. Fallon, 42, of Racine, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Born in Milwaukee on Feb. 15, 1984, he was the son of Patrick and Susan (nee Wortman) Fallon. His early life was spent in Mt. Pleasant, where he graduated from Park High School and took ...

Michelle L. Bimrose, 51, of Capron, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 in New York. She was born on May 24, 1975 in Elkhorn, the daughter of Ricky and Connie (Dykstra) Miller. Michelle was a loving mother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, cousin as well as a beloved fiancé, ...