John B. O’Neill, 92, Burlington, died May 9, 2015, at Waterford Senior Living. He was born in Burlington on June 22, 1922, to the late Michael and Louisa (Boyle) O’Neill. His early life was spent on the family farm in Dover Township. On Sept. 17, 1946, he married Anna […]
Obituaries
Information on services for recently deceased residents
JEROME G. BLOCK
Jerome ‘Jerry’ G. Block, 86, Burlington, died May 8, 2015, at Arbor View surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 8, 1928, in Burlington, to the late Hieron and Hildegarde (Weinman) Block. He grew up on the family farm near Honey Lake with his parents and four sisters. […]
HOWARD LANCOUR
Howard Lancour, 72, of East Troy, died May 5, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born in Burlington to the late Myrtle and Raymond Lancour. He served in the Vietnam War from 1964-66 He married Christine Smock at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in East Troy on Jan. 26, 1974. […]
MERTON E. BUCHHOLTZ
Merton E. Buchholtz, 93, Waterford, died unexpectedly with his loving family by his side on May 5, 2015, at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee. He was born on Aug. 21, 1921, in Waterford, to the late Martin and Gertrude (Johnson) Buchholtz. He graduated from Waterford High School. On Aug. 30, 1952, […]
ORVILLE W. PETERS
Orville W. Peters, 87, Town of Rochester, died May 4, 2015, and he is now at home with Jesus, his Savior. He was born to William H. and Louise C. Peters on Oct. 3, 1927. He had a passion for farming and took great pride in his dairy herd. […]
IRENE C. DINGEL
Irene C. ‘Renee’ (Polski) Dingel, 79, Waterford, died peacefully with her family by her side on May 1, 2015. She was born in Milwaukee, on Aug. 24, 1935. She was a graduate of Mercy High in Milwaukee. In November of 1953 she married William G. Dingel whom she was […]
GERALD E. MAIR
Gerald E. ‘Jerry’ Mair, 66, died peacefully on May 1, 2015. It’s hard to know how many lives Jerry touched. Whether he sold you a remembrance poppy, waved to you from his prime seat at the Memorial Day parade, met you at the door at Careers Industries, shared pride […]
PAULINE ‘POLLY’ LLOYD
Pauline ‘Polly’ (Bellar) Lloyd, a Southern belle who married a Wisconsin airman and then moved north to raise a family, died peacefully April 30, 2015, in Madison, at age 83. She was born Pauline Bellar on Aug. 13, 1931, in Eldorado, Ark., to the late Curtis Emery Bellar Sr. […]
EILEEN H. BYERS
Eileen Hegeman Byers, 79, Mount Pleasant, S.C., formerly Burlington, died April 25, 2015. She was born Jan. 2, 1936, in Burlington, to the late Harry Hegeman and Jesse Edwards Hegeman. She graduated salutatorian from St. Mary’s High School. She traveled the country as an Air Force wife, where once, […]
ROBERT L. COONEY
Robert ‘Bob’ Lee Cooney, 77, formerly Burlington, died April 8, 2015 in Florence, Ariz. He was born on May 27, 1937, to the late Lorraine (Garrison) and Robert Cooney in West Allis. After spending his youth in West Allis, he served his country in the U.S. Army from 1959 […]