Esther B. Behrens, 90, Pleasant Prairie, formerly of Burlington, died Nov. 8, 2011, at Aurora Medical Center. She was born Oct. 24, 1921, in Schaumburg to the late William and Clara (Staub) Japp. She graduated from Palatine High School. She married Pete Behrens in 1957 in Arlington Heights. The couple […]

Luella B. Staines, 91, Burlington, died Nov. 4, 2011, at Mt. Carmel Medical and Rehab Center. She was born March 31, 1920, to the late Otto and Hattie (Schwanz) Madaus in Bloomfield Township, where she spent her early life. She attended 7 Oaks Grade School and graduated from Lake Geneva […]

Walter L. Pierce Jr., 79, Burlington, died Nov. 6, 2011, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1932, in Binghamton, N.Y., to the late Walter L. and Mildred M. (McCally) Pierce. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and served in the U.S. Air Force Cadet Program. On March […]

Jean E. (Henning) Hanel, 68, Kansasville, died unexpectedly Nov. 5, 2011, at her home. She was born Oct. 15, 1943, to the late Fredrick and Ella (Gorder) Henning in Janesville. She graduated from Janesville High School and from St. Olaf’s College in Minn., with a Teaching Degree. She married Eli […]

Rose H. Arndorfer, 87, Waterford, died Nov. 2, 2011. She was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Milwaukee, to the late Joseph and Ann (Kiesel) Barczak. On April 19, 1947, she married Robert M. Arndorfer who preceded her in death Feb. 13, 1981. She was a homemaker most of her life […]

James Thomas Luhn, 77, died Oct. 29, 2011. He was born Nov. 16, 1933, in Burlington, to the late John Benedict and Mary (Juranek) Luhn. He married Elaine Lois on Aug. 31, 1957, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Burlington. They have one child, Kim Marie Luhn, born July 14, 1959. […]

Earl Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Snyder, 86, of Gardnerville, Nev., died Oct. 29, 2011, at home surrounded by his family. He had been in declining health for several years. However, until the few weeks before his death, his courageous spirit and sense of humor shone more brightly than his symptoms. He was […]

Catherine “Kay” Euveta Knudsen, 84, Burlington, died Oct. 31, 2011, at Arbor View Communities. She was born Dec. 19, 1926, in Tomahawk, to the late William Charles and Ruby Victoria (Baker) Hughes. Kay spent her early life in Rhinelander and Honey Creek and graduated from AG School in Rochester, class […]

Philip A. Grueter, 90, died peacefully Oct. 21, 2011. He was the beloved husband of the late Geraldine Grueter. He was a longtime iron worker with Local #8. He will be fondly remembered by his Union brothers for his sense of humor. He loved nature and bird watching and will […]

Allen Kenneth Mehring, “Ken,” 60, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Oct. 25, 2011. He was born in Burlington, Dec. 21, 1950, to the late Allen and Joyce (Berger) Mehring. A graduate of Waterford Union High School, he went on to receive his Bachelor’s degree at St. […]