“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 […]

Bernadine M. ‘Bernie’ Barthel,  83, Wauwatosa, (formerly Waterford) died Dec. 10, 2013, at Elmbrook Hospital in Brookfield. She was born in Milwaukee on Sept. 10, 1930, to the late Stanley and Blanche (Mrozek) Wien. She attended St. Casimir Catholic Graded School and Messmer High School and graduated from Riverside High […]

Bryan F. Orsini, 57, Burlington, died peacefully on Dec. 10, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago, on Feb. 27, 1956, to Eugene and Rosemary (Wajerski) Orsini. He spent his early life in Chicago where he graduated from Prosser High School. He was a tool and […]

      Mark W. Taylor, 50, Burlington, died Dec. 9, 2013, at his home, after a short, but hard fought battle with cancer. He was born in Kenosha, April 24, 1963, to Wm. M. and Lynne D. (Olson) Taylor.  He spent his early life in Platteville where he graduated from Platteville […]

Ardith J. Rowntree, 88, New London, formerly Burlington, died Dec. 8, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Milwaukee, July 30, 1925, to the late Hugh and Martha (Noll) Owens. She spent her early life in Waterford where she graduated from high school. On Aug. 17, 1946, […]

    Ascanio Puntillo, 91, died peacefully on Dec. 3, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Hobart with his family by his side after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 30, 1922, to the late Anna (Muni) and Carmello Puntillo, both immigrants from Italy, in East Chicago, Ind. He was […]

Lillian J. Stubbs, 77, Kenosha, died Dec. 2, 2013, at Aurora Medical Center, from secondary complications related to her recent diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. She was born in Baldwin, on Nov. 13, 1936, to the late John Walter and Frances (Colburn) Peabody. She married Leo Schouten in October […]

James E. Wolf, 75, Burlington, died Dec. 1, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Sheboygan, June 25, 1938, to the late Norbert and Jeanette (Billman) Wolf. He spent his early life in Sheboygan where he attended St. Nicholas School and graduated from Sheboygan Central […]

David E. Parkinson Jr., 43, Lyons, died Nov 27, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Flint, Mich., on June 23, 1970, to David E. Parkinson, Sr. and Gloria J. (Ogger) Willhelm. He spent his early life in Michigan where he attended school and graduated […]

Annabelle Gertrude Johnson, 99, died Nov. 7, 2013, at Inter-Faith Care Center, Carlton, Minn. She was born March 4, 1914, in Cloquet, Minn., to the late George and Amanda (Shannon) Derushe. She was a survivor of the 1918 Fire of Cloquet. She graduated from eighth grade at Our Lady of […]