Susan M. Boss, 57, Burlington, died Dec. 5, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Sept. 1, 1955, in Burlington, to the late Harmon and Mary (Turner) Miles. She spent her early life and received her education in Lyons and Burlington. On May 11, 2004, in Las […]

Raymond N. Thomas, 85, Boulder Junction, died Dec. 3, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born on July 28, 1927, in Ontario, Wis., to the late Fred and Frances (Stoikes) Thomas. He spent his early life and received his education in Ontario. He proudly served in the […]

Lydia Dorothy (Bork) Maerzke, 85, Waterford, died Nov. 30, 2012. She was born Jan. 4, 1927, to the late Richard and Hedwig (Bahr) Bork. On Sept. 2, 1950, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dover, she married the love of her life John Charles Maerzke. He preceded her in death […]

Robert G. Rosenthal, 79, most recently of Leaburg, Ore., died Nov. 23, 2012. He was born in Milwaukee on March 31, 1933, to the late Arthur and Alvina (Meyer) Rosenthal. He was the owner of Waterford Floral from 1964 to 1981, where he pioneered the use of hydroponics for growing […]

Brett Reed, 40, formerly Hastings, Neb., died Nov. 19, 2012, in Wauwatosa. He was born in Hastings, to Bill and Jackie (Barth) Reed on Dec. 15, 1971. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1990. He then went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 1995 […]

Rev. Cletus V. Uhen, 94, formerly Burlington, died Nov. 24, 2012, at Oak Ridge Care Center, Union Grove. He was born Dec. 20, 1917, to the late Fred and Dora (Recktenwald) in Burlington. He attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. He continued his education […]

Edgar (Dan) Dantzler, 84, Burlington, died peacefully Nov. 25, 2012, at Kindred Care Center. He was born Nov. 21, 1928, to the late Manly and Katherine (Shumaker) Dantzler in Rocky Mount, N.C. His early life was spent in Rocky Mount, and Elloree, S.C., helping on the farm. In 1944 he […]

Donald J. Luedtke, 78, Union Grove, died Nov. 21, 2012, at Kindred Care Center in Burlington. He was born March 7, 1934, to the late Herman and Johanna (Kokke) Luedtke in Racine. He married the love of his life, Jacqueline Hosking, on Jan. 11, 1969, at St. Robert’s Church in […]

Jean A. Smith, 82, Burlington, died Nov. 24, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born March 13, 1930, to the late Hans and Isla (Kneubuhler) in Wisconsin Dells where she spent her early life. She attended the Wisconsin Dells Public Schools and graduated from the University   of Wisconsin–Madison. […]

Agnes P. Bennett, 90, Burlington, died Nov. 21, 2012, at Kindred Health Care, Burlington. She was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Coon Rapids, Iowa, to the late Elmer and Mary Reed Knight. She married Percy H. Bennett Feb. 14, 1942, in Maryville, Mo. He preceded her in death Jan. 25, […]