Obituaries

Information on services for recently deceased residents

Obituaries

JACQUELINE R. KUCHENBECKER

Jacqueline R. Kuchenbecker, 75, Burlington, died July 25, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Lancaster, to the late John and Rose (Graf) Rogers. She spent her early life in Montfort and Fennimore and was a graduate of Fennimore High School. She was […]

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EDMUND E. KIETZER JR.

Edmund Ewald Kietzer Jr., 89, Lily Lake, died July 25, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born May 5, 1923, in Chicago, to the late Minnie (Mueller) and Dr. Edmund Kietzer. He was baptized on July 15, by A.D. Wangerin, pastor of Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church in […]

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ADELINE M. THIESSEN

Adeline M. Thiessen, 89, Union Grove died July 19, 2012, at Oak Ridge Care Center, Union Grove. She was born Dec. 8, 1922, in Milwaukee to the late George and Odell Olson. She grew up and gradated high school in Milwaukee. During World War II she worked in a factory […]

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VIVA C. ‘PENNY’ DIERINGER

Viva C. “Penny” Dieringer, 75, Palm Desert, Calif., died on July 23, 2012, at Odyssey House in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was born Dec. 26, 1936, in Skykomish, Wash., to the late Joseph and Marvel (Pickett) Joyce. She spent her early life in Washington. She attended Seattle University, where she […]

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JERRY L. HIMEBAUCH

Jerry L. Himebauch, 66, Burlington, died tragically on July 23, 2012. He was born Sept. 1, 1945, to the late William “Ken” and Ella (Lightfield) Himebauch. He married Terri Carroll on April 10, 2004. He worked as a patrolman for the Walworth County Highway Department for 19 years. He was […]

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OLIVE SCHUMANN

Olive Schumann, 98, died July 17, 2012, at the Pepper Family Hospice in Barrington, Ill. She was born March 16, 1914, in Chicago to the late David and Coral (Peterson) Nelson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William R. Schumann, Jr., in 1988. She resided […]

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SGT. CHRISTOPHER A. KUHL

SGT. Christopher A. “Chris” Kuhl, 24, Burlington, died at his home on July 21, 2012. He was born on Jan. 27, 1988, in Burlington, to Ronald Kuhl and Christie (Hayes) Huber. He had been a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of Burlington High School. He went on to […]

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ELAINE BAKKE DRAVES

Elaine (Ambos) Bakke Draves ‘Pidge,’ 89, died July 21, 2012, at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Elkhorn. She was born March 22, 1923, in Milwaukee, to the late Andrew J. and Irma Ambos. She married Ben Bakke in 1943. They moved to Waterford in 1944. In 1956, they moved to […]

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MARY C. KRUMREY

Mary Catherine Krumrey, 69, of Grayslake, Ill., and formerly a longtime resident of Burlington, died at home July 21, 2012. She was born in Chicago to the late George and Catherine (Durbin) Scales on Nov. 19, 1942. She was a member of St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Parish in Burlington. She […]

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JOHN W. ATHERTON

John Wayland ‘Jack’ Atherton (Lt. Col. Ret.), son of the late Clayton and Jessie Atherton, was born Aug. 12, 1919, in Rochester, and died at Fairfax Hospital surrounded by his family on Dec. 4, 2011. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years before accepting […]