Obituaries

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DORIS STANEK

      Doris Stanek, 91, Waterford, died peacefully March 17, 2016, surrounded by family, at Waterford Senior Living Memory Care. She was born in LaFarge, on April 18, 1924, to the late Hallie and Hilma (Silbaugh) Campbell. She spent her early life in LaFarge where she graduated from high school before […]

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DIETER O. KLUG

      Dieter O. Klug, 66, Burlington, died March 17, 2016, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born March 4, 1950, to the late Otto and Emmy (Lemke) Klug in Düsseldorf, Germany. He moved to Burlington when he was two years old and had spent the rest of his […]

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JANICE M. GREIL

      Janice M. Greil, 93, Waterford, died March 5, 2016, unexpectedly at her home. She was born near Lake Denoon on Jan. 29, 1923, to the late Howard and Merle (Drought) Ellertson. She was a graduate of Waterford High School and attended Marquette University. On June 4, 1949, she married […]

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WILLIAM J. BAAS

      William J. ‘Bill’ Baas, 79, Big Bend, died March 15, 2016, in the company of his family after a courageous battle. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Jeanne (Raccoli); children, Jennifer, Suzanne, Carin and Thomas; sister, Vivian; brothers, James and John; other relatives and friends. He was preceded […]

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ROGER W. SCHMELZER

      Roger W. Schmelzer, 78, died March 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 21, 1937, to the late Fred Lorna (Schultz) Schmelzer. Roger grew up in Colby, Wis. He married the love of his life, Janice Geiger, and they moved to Burlington, to raise their […]

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CRAIG J. LUSTIG

      Craig Joseph Lustig, 24, died unexpectedly March 6, 2016, at home with loving family near. He was born Dec. 12, 1991, in Burlington, to Brian Rozell and Janet Lustig. He was educated in Waterford grade schools and graduated from Burlington High School. He enjoyed fishing, snowboarding, skateboarding and the […]

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JOYCE J. REESMAN

      Joyce J. Reesman, 81, Burlington, died peacefully on March 2, 2016, at Burlington Health & Rehab. She was born Aug. 26, 1934, in Burlington, to the late Dale and Judy May. She was a lifetime resident of Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School. She worked at different jobs […]

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JAMES W. HINSHAW

James W. Hinshaw, 80, Genoa City, died Feb. 26, 2016, while in the company of family members, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born in Gary, Ind., on Aug. 14, 1935, to the late Clarence and Lucille (Pursley) Hinshaw. He married Marge Kimball on June 24, 1961, in […]

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BARRY MURRAY

      Retired SMSGT Barry Murray, 85, died Feb. 26, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa. Barry arrived at the home of Ralph and Ethel Murray on Aug. 2, 1930. While still very young they moved to Sioux City, Iowa, living on Jackson Street where his brother James was […]

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ROBERT H. VOS

      Robert H. Vos, 90, of Burlington, died peacefully Feb. 27, surrounded by family, at Burlington Health & Rehab. He was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Burlington, to the late Hugo and Grace (Kerkman) Vos. He spent his early life in New Munster where he attended St. Alphonsus Grade School […]