Geraldine H. Halbach, 90, Waterford, died peacefully on July 28, 2015. She was born on April 21, 1925, in Waterford, to the late Joseph and Martha (Reiske) Halbach. She was a graduate of Waterford High School and then enrolled in St. Vincent Pediatric Nursing School in Chicago, from where […]

      LaVerne S. (Payleitner) Maahs, 91, Milwaukee, went home to the Lord on July 25, 2015, at Maple Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Sheboygan on March 30, 1924, to the late Charles and Amanda (Milz) Payleitner. She married Harry P. Tischer on July 12, 1947, in […]

      Charles Christopher ‘Chuck/Charlie’ Lorenz Jr., 67, Barnes, Wis., died July 21, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 28, 1948, in Sleepyeye, Minn., to the late Charles and Deloris (Danielowski) Lorenz Sr. He was raised in Burlington where he graduated from high school in 1967. On Sept. […]

      Debbie E. Rausch, 65, died peacefully July 15, 2015, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born Nov. 3, 1949, to the late Walter and Helen (Pfanzelter) Rausch in Burlington. She spent her whole life in Burlington, graduating from St. Mary’s […]

      Clairella E. Rupert, 85, Waterford, died July 16, 2015. She was born in Salem, on July 6, 1930, to the late Frank J. and Emma B. (Schinke) Schultz. Survivors include her children, Stacy Rupert, Waterford, Tracy (Mike) Hughes, Burlington, Doug (Lisa) Rupert, Waterford, Pam Melfi, Noblesville, Ind., Dion Rupert […]

      Richard L. Vail, 80, died peacefully July 12, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 20, 1934, in Janesville, to the late Sadie (Boland) and Frank Vail. He graduated from Janesville High School. He married the love of his life, Barbara Taylor, on May 18, 1957. […]

      Florence J. Hintz, 83, Burlington, died July 12, 2015, at Wheaton Franciscan All Saints in Racine. She was born March 31, 1932, to Gilbert and Eleanor (Kominiak) Evans in Wheatland. Her early life was spent in Wheatland. She attended Burlington High School. On Sept. 19, 1952, she married the […]

      Karen Madison, 76, Town of Waterford, died peacefully at her home on July 12, 2015. Survivors include her loving husband Gerald ‘Red’ Madison of 58 years; her children, Lynn (Craig) Mules and the late Jill Warren; grandchildren, Jeremy (Michelle) Irwin, Josh (Jen) Irwin, Devin (Val) Warren, and Justin Warren; […]

      Richard Beszhak, 88, Beloit, died July 11, 2015, at Sun Valley East surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 12, 1926, in Beloit, to the late Leo and Jeanette (Johnson) Beszhak. In the 1930s the Beszhak family moved to Rockton, Ill., where he was raised and attended […]

      Joann R. Kennedy, 81, Burlington, died July 11, 2015, at the Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa. She was born Jan. 8, 1934, to the late Lynn Thomas and Eva Lena (Hill) Smallridge in Barbour County, West Virginia. Her early life was spent in Philippi, W.V., where she graduated from […]