Obituaries

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Obituaries

ALICE M. VANDENBOOM

        Alice Magdalene Terry Vandenboom, 99, formerly of Kansasville, died March 7, 2014, at Oak Ridge Care Center. She was born Jan. 2, 1915, to the late Henry and Louise (Fonk) Terry in Paris Township. Her early life was spent in the Paris and Union Grove area where she […]

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JOSEPH J. ZELENSKI

Joseph J. Zelenski, 82, died peacefully on March 17, 2014, following a courageous battle with Clippers Syndrome (a rare autoimmune disease) at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove. He was surrounded by his awesome family. He was born in Burlington on April 12, 1931, to John and Eleanor (Bieneman) […]

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DAVID W. RAEBEL

David W. Raebel, 64, Rochester, died peacefully March 18, 2014, at Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born in Milwaukee on June 12, 1949, to the late William and Esther (Schmidt) Raebel and was a graduate of West Allis High School. After high school he entered the […]

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COLETTA BREHM

Coletta Brehm, 90, Burlington, died March 18, 2014, at Pine Brook Pointe. She was born Jan. 17, 1924, near Powers Lake, to the late Clarence and Anna (Kretschmer) Holtzheimer. On Oct. 14, 1950, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married Bernard ‘Barney’ Brehm. Following marriage they made their home in […]

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DAVID G. GRIEVE

David Garrett Grieve, 43, Foster City, Calif., died March 10, 2014, with his loving family by his side. He was born on Nov. 20, 1970, in San Francisco. On Nov. 6, 2004, he married Lynn Lehsten in San Mateo, Calif. Survivors include his wife; daughter, Shelby, Foster City, Calif.; mother, […]

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PATRICK G. BUTLER

Patrick G. Butler, 60, Lyons, died March 12, 2014, at his residence. He was born May 31, 1953, to Charles and Carmella (Foti) Taylor in Queens, N.Y. His early life was spent in Evanston, Ill., where he graduated from high school. On Feb. 2, 1991, he married Sherry Lynn Eppers. […]

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EDNA J. JOHNSON

Edna Jannette ‘Jan’ Johnson, 76, Union Grove, died March 14, 2014, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Dec. 24, 1937, to the late Frank and Gertrude (McKillip) Gross in Darlington. Her early life was spent in Darlington where she graduated from Darlington High School in 1956. On […]

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JAMES H. YANKE

James H. Yanke, 97, Oconomowoc, died Feb. 25, 2014, at his home. He was born in Solon Mills, Ill., on Nov. 19, 1916, to the late Oscar and Esther (Anderson) Yanke. He spent his early life in Wisconsin. Following his high school graduation he attended UW–Madison where he obtained a […]

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FRANCIS SCHAEFER

      Francis B. Schaefer, 89, Burlington, died March 11, 2014. He was born on the family farm in Brighton Township, to the late Aloysius ‘Pete’ and Esther (Jansen) Schaefer. He attended St. Francis School and The Rhodes Public Graded School. On Aug. 8, 1959, he married Helen M. Uhlenhake at […]

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JUNE D. DUCOMMUN

June Dorothy (Boyan) Ducommun, 88, Waterford, died peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital on March 11, 2014.  She was born June 8, 1925, to the late Frank and Amanda Boyan in West Allis. She lived on the family farm in Waterford until the last few years of her life. She graduated […]