Bonnie Bertha Smith, 89, of Lake Geneva, and formerly of Genoa City, died Dec. 15, 2015, at Artisian Assisted Living. She was born on Feb. 12, 1926, in Lafayette Township, to the late Glen and Hattie Rohda Christison. She has been a lifelong resident of Walworth County. On July 23, […]

Alan “Big Al” Wade Bailey, 68, died Dec. 12, 2015, at his home surrounded by family. He was born July 18, 1947, in Duluth, Minn. He served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was in the U.S. Air Force as a military police officer stationed in Pleiku. He was […]

Edward “Ed” F. Pollard, 79, died Dec. 10, 2015. He was born May 23, 1936, to Robert and Fay Pollard in Madison, Ill. He attended East Troy High School and has been a lifelong member of the community. He served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Air […]

LaVerne “Red” Emling, 90, of Black River Falls, died Dec. 7, 2015, at Pine View Care Center, Black River Falls. He was born Sept. 18, 1925 to the late Charles and Julia (Olson) Emling in Abbotsford. He married Christine Bauman and they were later divorced. He married Margery Revalinski. They […]

Mark Joseph Rehrauer, formerly of Whitewater, died at the Veterans’ Home in Boulder, Nev., Dec. 4, 2015. Mark, the son of Luke (George) and Lioba Steffes Rehrauer, was born Aug. 16, 1923, in Chilton. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II and was stationed in the […]

Shirley Ellora McKinney, 81, of Darien, died at Mercy Medical Center in Janesville on Dec. 8, 2015. Memorial service is at 11a.m. Saturday at Betzer Funeral Home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home.

      Anita M Schultz (nee Berger), 92, of Warrenton, Mo., passed away in her home Dec. 4, 2015. She was born May 22, 1923, in Janesville, to George and Nora (nee Buchard) Berger. She was a secretary and personal assistant before she retired. She was a member of […]

Gayle Frances Gramza, 73, died Dec. 3, 2015, in the comfort of her home surrounded by family after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born April 12, 1942 to Arthur and Irene (Van Driessche) Beck. She married Keith Richard Gramza on April 11, 1963, and together they were blessed […]

      Edward H. Swets Sr., 77, went to be with his Lord on Dec. 4, 2015, at Vintage on the Ponds, where he made his home for the past 17 months. He struggled with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease for many years. Ed was born Nov. 12, […]

    Shirley L. Thompson, 87, of Janesville, died Dec. 2, 2015, at Huntington Place, in Janesville. She was born Feb. 1, 1928, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Herrick and Margaret Halford. She graduated from Rufus King High School in 1946. She married the boy across the street, Kenneth L. […]