Betty Jane Saffran, 89, of East Troy passed away surrounded by her family on Jan. 14, 2018. She was born in Hayes, to the late William and Clara Strehlow. She was married to Norman J. Saffran for 66 years and they were longtime East Troy residents. Betty worked as a […]
Obituaries
Obituaries for Walworth County people
DORIS MARIE REINKE
Doris Marie Reinke, 96 of Elkhorn, passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2018, at Tender Reflections in Elkhorn. She was born Jan. 12, 1922, in Racine, the only child of the late Otto W. and Louise A. (Goehring) Reinke. Doris graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1943, and master’s degree […]
CHAELEY J. RUEGGE
Chaeley J. Ruegge, 17, of Johnstown, Nebraska, died Jan. 11, 2018, from injuries suffered in a car crash. She was born June 25, 2017, to Dave and Jenne Ruegge, Johnstown. Survivors include her parents; brother, Clint, of Brownlee, Nebraska; sister, Nichole Fischer and her son, Leighton, and special friend, Tyler […]
NORBERT KURZ
Norbert “Bert” Kurz, 70, of East Troy, went home to meet the Lord in Heaven on Jan. 8, 2018, surrounded by his family. Bert was a member of the East Troy Lions Club since 1992 and was a past president. He served on many projects with the Lions Club such […]
ROBERT R. WELCH
Robert “Bob” R. Welch, 91, passed away peacefully at his Troy Center home on Jan. 10, 2018, with his family by his side. He was born in Troy Center on July 9, 1926, to Harold and Frieda (Kneiert) Welch. Bob was a graduate of East Troy High School. He received […]
BONNIE J. BROOK
Bonnie J. Brook, 64, of East Troy, found peace Jan. 9, 2018. She was born Sept. 7, 1953, in Elkhorn to Donald and Kathryn (Siehoff) Brook. She was a graduate of East Troy High School and a life-long member of the community. Survivors include her parents; brother, Michael; sister, Mary; […]
JOHN JENINGA
John Jeninga, 96, of Delavan, passed away Jan. 7, 2018, at home in Delavan. Services will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 3, 2018, at Delavan Christian Reformed Church in Delavan. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the […]
BONNIE KAY KRAUSE
Bonnie Kay Krause, 72, died at her home peacefully with her family by her side on Jan. 5, 2018. Funeral service will be at11 a.m. Wednesday at the Betzer Funeral Home in Delavan. Friends may call 2 hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
SALLY JEAN FISCHER
Sally Jean Fischer passed away Dec. 29, 2017, from stage four triple negative breast cancer. Sally was born on July 29, 1953, in Princeton, Minn., to Eugene and Marilyn Fischer. She attended Elkhorn Area schools, graduating with the class of 1971. She received a bachelor of arts in English from […]
GEORGE J. HELD
George J. Held, 97, of Lyons, passed to eternal life at Lakeland Health Center in Elkhorn, Jan. 3, 2018. George was born Jan. 16, 1920, in Lyons, to George and Amanda (Brickner) Held. He married Helen N. Vorpagel on April 30, 1955, at St. Francis de Sales in Lake Geneva. […]