Grace Sanderson Weisel, 82, Corvallis, Ore., died Jan. 7, 2012, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. She was born in Milwaukee, Aug. 17, 1929, to parents of Norwegian and German descent, the late Howard and Norma Sanderson, and was the fourth of five children. She lived her […]

Ruth L. Vorpagel, 86, died unexpectedly Jan. 9, 2012, in her Springfield home She  was born Dec. 4, 1925, to the late Julius and Anna Vorpagel, on the family homestead in Lyons Township and resided in Springfield all her life. She was educated in Springfield grades 1-8 and attended and […]

Edward W. Olson Jr., 67, Burlington, died Jan. 11, 2012, surrounded by his family, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, following a long illness. He was born Sept. 26, 1944, in Chicago, to the late Edward W. and Betty (Nelson) Olson. He spent his early life in Chicago, before moving […]

Vera Koehnke, 91, Milwaukee, died Jan. 11, 2012, at Milwaukee Estates. She was born Oct. 8, 1920, in Wisconsin, to the late Albert and Laura (Kaddatz) Rieck. She spent her early life in Elkhorn and was a graduate of Elkhorn High School. On June 28, 1939, at St. John’s Lutheran […]

Barbara A. (Piotrowski) Krizan, 71, died Jan. 5, 2012. She was the loving wife of the late Rudy Krizan; dear mother of Nancy (Dewayne) Edwards, Dale, and Roy (Anne) Krizan; dearest grandma of David and Danny Edwards; sister of Evelyn Piotrowski. She was further survived by many loving cousins and […]

Merle Edward Sheppard, 55, passed into eternal rest Jan. 4, 2012, in his home in Burlington. He was born Jan. 5, 1956, in Pueblo, Colo., to Donald Edward and Mary Louise Sheppard. He was a wise, kind-hearted and generous family man. Part philosopher, teacher, and comic, he had a flair […]

Jack Beardsley, 91, a lifelong resident of Waterford, died Jan. 8, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1920, to the late Elam and Nettie (Plucker) Beardsley on a farm five miles south of Mukwonago, where he still lived. On April 25, 1942, he married Mary A. Lewis. She preceded […]

Jack Beardsley, 91, a lifelong resident of Waterford, died Jan. 8, 2012. He was born on July 6, 1920, to the late Elam and Nettie (Plucker) Beardsley on a farm five miles south of Mukwonago, where he still lived. On April 25, 1942, he married Mary A. Lewis. She preceded […]

James F. Rothering, 87, Burlington, died Jan. 4, 2012, at his residence at Pine Brook Pointe. He was born April 20, 1924, to the late Francis and Effie (Wagner) Rothering in Burlington. He was a lifetime resident of Burlington graduating from St. Mary’s High School. He was employed  by the […]

Joel Alan Oakwood, 44, Burlington, died Jan. 6, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born Aug. 10, 1967, to Donald and Gloria (Trick) Oakwood in Burlington. He was a lifetime resident of Burlington graduating from Burlington High School and Gateway Technical School. He loved sports and was […]