Robert P. Mentel, 63, Burlington, died unexpectedly July 31, 2014, at his home. He was born in Milwaukee on Dec. 15, 1950, to the late Joseph and Dorothy (Bonk) Mentel. He spent his early life in Milwaukee where he graduated from Boys Tech High School. He was also a […]

      Mary ‘Marie’ P. Fettes Kerkman, 100, died July 31, 2014, at Wheaton Franciscan All Saints. She was born Aug 26, 1913, to the late Ernest and Eunice (Kelly) Henningfield in Rosewood. Her early life was spent in Dover where she attended Sunnyside School and Union Grove High School. On […]

      Raymond C. Thums, 92, longtime Burlington resident, died June 1, 2014, at Layton Terrace Senior Community in Greenfield. He was born in Prairie View, Ill., to the late Jacob and Adeline (Vita) Thums. The family moved to Brighton Township in Kenosha County, where they farmed for over 30 years. […]

  Richard Mark Czarny, 43, Las Vegas, formerly Burlington, died in Las Vegas July 9, 2014, following surgery complications. He was born Jan. 2, 1971, to Rose and Alfred Czarny. He was the first baby born in Burlington that year. A graduate of Burlington High School and UW–River Falls, Rich […]

      Rosemary Isabella Hoffmann, 82, Waterford, died peacefully July 23, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born May 30, 1932, to the late Urban and Margaret (Goertz) Zeck from Milwaukee. She married the love of her life Edward Hoffmann, May 21, 1948, in Waukegan. The couple spent the last […]

      Daniel W. Kosterman, 85, Lake Geneva, died July 20, 2014, at Lakeland Healthcare Center, Elkhorn. He was born June 14, 1929, in Racine, to the late Arthur and Elizabeth Shibilsky Kosterman. He married Jeanne Tenhagen April 19, 1952. She preceded him in death March 4, 2008. He was a […]

      Charles J. Gerds, 75, died at home in Waterford on July 25, 2014, after an 11-month battle against metastasizing colon cancer. He was a 20-year Air Force veteran, serving as a weapons control systems technician, fixing airplanes in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Germany and England, as well as countless stateside […]

      Annette Sue ‘Meemaw’ (Eastep) Chase, 67, died peacefully, July 5, 2014. She was born on May 13, 1947, in Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., to Jessie Lee and Maggie (Duggar) Eastep. Sue was the loving wife, of 49 years to Deane Chase Jr. Together they cherished four children, Andrea (Steve) Maciosek, […]

    Martha S. Stryker, 75, died peacefully July 23, 2014, at Season’s Hospice and Palliative Care. She was born in Sterling, Ill, on Aug. 28, 1938, to the late Alice and Chester Sherman. She spent her early life in Sterling where she graduated from Sterling High School. She was a […]

      Joan L. Ebbers, 88, Burlington, died July 22, 2014, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born April 12, 1926, to the late Albert and Anna (Yanny) Ebbers in Burlington. She was a lifelong resident of Burlington, graduating from St. Mary’s Grade and St. Mary’s High schools. […]