Obituaries

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Obituaries

SHIRLEY D. BERNDT

      Shirley Dianne Berndt, formally from Burlington, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, June 6, 2025, at Harbor Campus in Port Washington, where she resided for almost 4 years. Shirley was 79 years old. Shirley was born on Nov. 27, 1945, in Milwaukee, the youngest daughter of the late Frank […]

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DAVID A. UHEN

      David A. Uhen died peacefully with his family at his side on May 28, 2025. He was born in Burlington in 1955. Burlington was home for the majority of his upbringing, aside from a short but memorable stint in Florida. He attended St. Mary’s Grade and High Schools, where […]

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CHARLES H. STRAUS

      Charles Henry “Chuck” Straus, 90, of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025. He was born Feb. 21, 1935, in Madison, the son of Claude and Bertha Straus. His family lived in Sun Prairie and later moved to Burlington, where he graduated from St. Mary’s […]

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PATRICIA ANN DAKE

      Patricia Ann Dake, 77, of Medford, died Friday, May 30, 2025 at Aspirus Care and Rehab while under the care of Aspirus Hospice. Pat was born Oct. 10, 1947 in Burlington to Leroy and Romayne (Mehring) Eisenbart. Over the years, she worked for Nestle, Lyons Plastics, Rib Lake Plastics, […]

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RICHARD E. ZUBROD

      Richard E. “Dick” Zubrod, 87, of Elkhorn, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. He was born on Nov. 23, 1937, to the late Albert F. and Jeanette A. (nee Young) Zubrod. Richard proudly served in the United States Army National Guard, 126 Field Artillery Battalion, […]

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ELLEN JOHNSTON

      Ellen Johnston, 72, died Friday, May 16, 2025 at home in Wind Lake. She was born in Racine on June 4, 1952, the daughter of the late Robert and Agnes (Zauner) Johnston. Ellen graduated from St Catherine’s High School in 1970. Ellen attended college at UW-Milwaukee where she studied […]

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PETER M. LEACH

Peter Michael “Pete” Leach, 71, of Kansasville, passed away peacefully at his home in Elkhorn on May 19, 2025. Pete was born Dec 4, 1953, in Burlington, to Harold and Ruth (Clark) Leach. Dawn Simon and Pete were united in marriage on Jan. 5, 2025, and lived together in Elkhorn. […]

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LUCILLE KIETZER

      Lucille “Lulu” Kietzer, 104, took the hand of Jesus and went with him to her heavenly home on May 10, 2025. Lulu was born in Chicago on April 28, 1921. She married Guy Magliano on April 24, 1948. Guy died in 1951. Lulu married Edmund Kietzer on May 21, […]

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JOHN EDWARD WAMBACH

      John Edward Wambach passed away on May 12, 2025, after a brave and inspiring battle with ALS. He was at home, surrounded by the people who he loved most. In true John fashion, he wrote a lot of this obituary himself—his way of getting in one last word and […]

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JEROME W. HEFTY SR.

      Jerome W. Hefty Sr., of Burlington, joined his family in heaven on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Jerome was born on June 17, 1943, the 13th of 14 children to Peter and Sophia (Mikula) Hefty. He attended Burlington schools and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Viet Nam conflict […]