Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

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VERA B. LAWTON

Vera B. Lawton, 96, of Elkhorn, passed away May 24, 2017, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center. She was born May 17, 1921, in Elkhorn, the daughter of the late Charles and Dena (Ellsworth) Bray. Vera graduated from Elkhorn Area High School. She was married to Edward S. Lawton Dec. 6, […]

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LEE M. SUNDOWN

      Lee Matthew Sundown, of Clinton, passed away peacefully at his home May 19, 2017. He was born Dec. 8, 1957, in Garden Grove, Calif., the youngest son of Glen Sundown and Joan (Wittwer) Sundown. Lee fought a courageous battle with head and neck cancer and never lost […]

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ROGER C. HOPKINS

Beloved Roger Carl Hopkins, 95, of Summerland Key, Fla., passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 30, 2017. He was born on June 18, 1921, in Troy Center, Wis., to the late Wilder Carl Hopkins and Flora Hopkins (nee Kehoe). He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Troy Center, […]

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JOSEPH R. SCHROEDER

      Joseph Richard Schroeder, 84, of Palmyra, passed away at his home in Jefferson April 22, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 2, 1932, in Barrington, Ill., to William and Catherine (Wagener) Schroeder, a hard working family with six children, who instilled in him […]

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PETER J. WILLEMSEN

Peter J. Willemsen, 76, of Delavan, died May 20, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born in Green Bay, Nov. 4, 1940, to Henry and Florence (Kersten) Willemsen. He served in the U.S. Marines. He married Kathleen Larsen Nov. 7, 1964. He worked at A.O. Bauer Glass […]

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ELSIE LEE DOERR

      Elsie Lee Doerr (nee Morris), 88, of Macedonia, Ohio, died May 15, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born in McAlester, Okla., to the late Millard and Marie Morris and spent most of her life in Delavan where she devotedly raised three children with her beloved husband, Richard […]

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JON LOGAN

Jon Logan, 58, veteran and longtime resident of Fort Bragg, Calif., died unexpectedly March 23, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Naples; his parents; and his children Scarlet Pena and Joseph Logan. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Stephen and William Logan, and his son, Jacob […]

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KENNETH J. BORKOWSKI

Kenneth James Borkowski, 67, of East Troy and formerly of New Berlin, died May 2, 2017, after fighting a courageous battle against cancer. He was born May 16, 1949, in Milwaukee, to the late Ervin and Martha (White) Borkowski. He married Karen Mae Surridge on May 15, 1999, at St. […]

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SHELLEY BOWER

Shelley Bower, 66, of East Troy, died May 3, 2017. She loved gardening, photography, and spending time with her great grand children. She really enjoyed life until an accident slowed her down. Survivors include her daughter, Shannon; grandchildren, Desire, Destiny and Tristen; great-grandchildren, Jayla, Maci, Ben, Robbie and Emerin; three […]

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DONALD M. HOULBERG

      Donald M. Houlberg, 85, of Evergreen Parkway Elkhorn, died unexpectedly May 3, 2017, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center. He was born Oct. 24, 1931, in Chicago, to the late Victor K. and Gladys E. (Hunter) Houlberg. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor’s Degree […]