Obituaries

Information on services for recently deceased residents

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DENNIS E. HICKETHIER

Dennis E. Hickethier, 74, Burlington, died Sept. 15, 2013, at Walnut Grove in Lake Geneva. He was born Feb. 16, 1939, to the late Earl and Maureen (Luce) Hickethier in Baraboo, and grew up in the Wisconsin Dells area. He was retired from Lynch Chevrolet, Burlington, where he worked for […]

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JOAN T. SCHUSTER

Joan ‘J.T.’ Trudy Schuster, 73, died Sept. 16, 2013, in Antigo. She was born July 3, 1940, at Post Lake, to the late Carl and Elfrieda (Gunkel) Schuster. She graduated from Antigo High School in 1958.  She graduated from Valparaiso in 1963, with BA in physical education, Spanish, and health. […]

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DONNA M. GASSER

Donna M. (Huelskamp) Gasser, 79, Waterford, died Sept. 14, 2013. She was born in New Ulm, Minn., on Nov. 14, 1933, to the late Ralph and Marie (Stelzer) Huelskamp. Her family moved to Waterford where she attended St. Thomas Graded School and graduated from Waterford High School. She also attended […]

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KAREN M. ERNST

Karen M. Ernst, 95, died Sept. 14, 2013, at Kindred Heart in Elkhorn. She was born in Stevens Point on April 4, 1918, to the late Austin D. and Mary E. (nee Handt) Steffen. She spent her early life in Chicago where she graduated from Immaculata High School and Immaculata […]

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JOHN V. SPAIGHT

John V. Spaight, 87, Waterford, formerly of Bella Vista, Ark., died peacefully Sept. 11, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born on June 12, 1926, in Burlington, to the late Raphael and Alvina (Kortendick) Spaight. He spent his early years in Waterford and attended St. Thomas Graded […]

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MICHAEL T. KULAN, JR. O.F.M.

Brother Michael T. Kulan, Jr.  O.F.M., 67, died Sept. 9, 2013, at Aurora Memorial Hospital in Burlington. He was born March 29, 1946, to the late Michael T. Kulan, Sr. and Emily Hancin in Highland, Ind. Survivors include his siblings, Steve (Karen), Betty Farster, and Mary (Jim) Mitchell; nieces; nephews; […]

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MARIANNE J. PETERSEN

Marianne J. Petersen, 82, Burlington, died Sept. 6, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Florence. She was born on Dec. 8, 1930, in Kenosha, to the late Alphonse and Crescenthia (Esser) Jantzen. She grew up in Kenosha. Following high school she graduated from Milwaukee College of Cosmetology. She was a […]

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LAURA P. IBARRA-GENDRICH

Laura Patricia Ibarra-Gendrich, 51, Burlington, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Froedtert Hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, to Jose Luis and Blanca Estela (Munoz) Ibarra. She spent her early life in El Paso and moved to Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School. She […]

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DONALD G. WOLFF

Donald Gerard Wolff died in his sleep at home, like he hoped he would on Aug. 9, 2012. He was born in Chicago, on May 2, 1923. He served in the U.S. Army at Oak Ridge, Tenn., working on developing the first atomic bomb. He won the pool that was […]

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MICHAEL R. BELAU

Michael R. Belau, 55, Burlington, died Sept. 1, 2013, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born Sept. 24, 1957, in Janesville, to Robert and Beverly (Kopp) Belau. He grew up and attended schools in Janesville, Oshkosh and Delavan where he graduated from Delavan-Darien High School before attending Milton […]