Obituaries

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Obituaries

MARY ANN VOS

      Mary Ann (Holtyn) Vos, 80, Town of Wheatland, died April 19, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Aug. 19, 1936, in Milwaukee, to the late Joseph and Maryann (Matuszak) Holtyn. Her early life was spent in Milwaukee where she graduated from Mercy High School and […]

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VIRGINIA M. HELD

      Virginia M. “Toots” Held, 92, of Lyons, late of Elkhorn, died peacefully on April 18, 2017, at Lakeland Health Care Center. Services are Saturday, May 20, at 2 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation is May 20, from noon until the […]

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CHARLES A. VOGT

      Charles Albert Vogt, 81, long time resident of Elkhorn, died April 14, 2017, at Just Like Home Assisted Living of Elkhorn. He was born on May 14, 1935, in Lyons, to the late George and Mathilde (Held) Vogt. He lived for 70 years on the family farm outside Elkhorn, […]

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THEODORE K. ZASPEL

      Theodore K. “Ted” Zaspel, 83, Burlington, died April 14, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born in Burlington March 19, 1934, to the late Theodore O. and Caroline (Bucholtz) Zaspel. Ted graduated from Burlington High School and Racine Vocational School-carpentry. He served in the U.S. Marine […]

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GERALDINE A. SMITH

      Geraldine Aleta Smith, 83, Wisconsin Rapids, died Feb. 10, 2017, at River City Estates in Wisconsin Rapids. She was born Oct. 15, 1933, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Eugene and Aleta (Blue) Wright. She married George O. Smith Sr., on July 16, 1952, in Dover. He died Oct. […]

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LARRY A. SCHMIDT

      Larry Allan “Mick” Schmidt, 67, died April 12, 2017, with his family by his side at his residence in Springbrook. He was born July 31, 1949, in Woodstock, Ill., to the late Edward and Arlene (Vorpagel) Schmidt.                He married Kristin Sue Kiesler on July 14, 1973, in Paris […]

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JOAN M. BEDNAR-RYDZEWSKI

      Joanie M. (Prahl) Bednar, formerly Rydzewski, 81, Rochester, died April 7, 2017, at Linden Grove in Mukwonago. She was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 30, 1935, to the late Arthur and Viola (Tetzlaff) Prahl. She was a graduate of Pulaski High School. She married Leonard Rydzewski and later divorced. […]

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ARLENE E. HORN

      Arlene E. Horn, 89, Mukwonago, died March 12, 2017, in Surprise, Ariz. She was born Dec. 15, 1927, in Burlington, to the late Louis and Sofia (Miller) Hintz. She spent her early life in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School. In 1963 she married Herbert Horn in […]

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SIMON T. DAMROW

      Simon T. Damrow, 40, Lake Geneva, died April 8, 2017, unexpectedly and too soon. Simon was loved by many people and will be sorely missed. He was born Nov. 21, 1976. Words cannot express our sorrow as we say goodbye to Simon. He had a great sense of humor, […]

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HENRIETTA ‘PENNY’ MEHRING

      Henrietta ‘Penny’ Mehring, 93, Berlin, Wis., formerly Burlington, died peacefully on April 8, 2017. Penny was born in Burlington on July 7, 1923, to the late Matthew and Marie (Gerloff) Nelson. She married Curtis ‘Red’ Mehring on July 15, 1944. Survivors include her children, Judi (Ken) Mayer, Zephyrhills, Fla., […]