Janet L. Hess, 43, Town of Vernon, died Oct. 23, 2012, surrounded by her family at AngelsGrace Hospice. She was born in Erie, Pa., on Jan. 13, 1969, the only child of Patrick and Rosemary (Bulanda) Brady. On Oct. 6, 2001, she married Joseph Hess in Waukesha. She received her […]

Joan C. Spiegelhoff, 81, of Burlington died Oct. 21, 2012, at her home. She was born on Oct. 20, 1931, to the late Vincent and Hilda (Buchberger) Lois, in Burlington. She was a lifetime resident of Burlington. She attended St. Charles Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. […]

Anna M. Strohm, 77, formerly Lyons, died Oct. 16, 2012, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Lyons. Visitation is from 3:30 p.m. until time of Mass. Steinke Funeral Home, Lake Geneva, […]

Francis B. Koenen, 94, died Oct. 18, at Pine Brook Pointe Assisted Living surrounded by his family. He was born at home on the Koenen farmstead on Nov. 28, 1917, to the late Henry and Mary (Schuerman) Koenen. He was a lifelong resident of Burlington where he attended St. Charles […]

Gladys D. Baumeister, 93, Burlington, died Oct. 15, 2012, at The Kathy Hospice in West Bend. She was born March 4, 1919, in Burlington, to the late Nels and Emma (Tesch) Dillonaire. She was a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of Burlington High School and Racine-Kenosha Teachers College. […]

Karen S. Fonk (Rubenstein), 68, Burlington, died Oct. 8, 2012, at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 31, 1944, in Bellevue, Ill., and raised by Tom and Sarah (Sletten) Frey. She had been a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate […]

Iris M. Paepke, 94, Burlington, died peacefully Oct. 7, 2012, at Pine Brook Pointe. She was born Oct. 15, 1917, to the late Robert and Louise (Kurzrok) Hoff in Stoneham, Colo. Her early life was spent in Stoneham, where she attended and graduated from Stoneham High School. On July 17, […]

Richard A. “Dick” Unke, 70, Kenosha, died at his home Oct. 3, 2012. He was born on Dec. 11, 1941, and raised in Milwaukee. He was a Pulaski High School graduate. He worked as a Foundry Quality Assurance Manager for many years. Survivors include his sons, Brian (Kim), Brad (Jean), […]

George A. Baumeister, 84, Burlington, died peacefully at Waterford Senior Living on Oct. 4, 2012. He was born on the family farm in the Town of Rochester on Dec. 18, 1927, to the late Charles and Anna (Kipp) Baumeister. He attended St. Thomas Grade School and was a lifetime member […]

Julie A. Spitzer, 57, of Burlington, died at her residence Oct. 2, 2012. She was born in Burlington on Sept. 18, 1955 to LeRoy and Joyce (nee Tauscher) Stoehr. She had spent her early life in Burlington and was a graduate of Burlington High School.   She married John R. […]