Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

Obituaries

ZOE B. PETERSEN

Zoé Bakéeff Petersen died Nov. 1, 2015, surrounded by her family, at her home in Middleburg, Va., following a short illness. She was born Zoé André Bakéeff on May 7, 1922, in Baden-bei-Wein, Austria, where her Russian émigré parents were in transit from Italy to Germany, and subsequently to the […]

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MARY ELLEN ZABEL REBENSTORF

Mary Ellen Zabel Rebenstorf, 92, of Elkhorn, entered eternal heavenly peace on Nov. 6, 2015, at Lakeland Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 12, 1923, in Elkhorn, the eldest daughter of Paul and Nellie (Slattery) Zabel. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. […]

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BRADLEY H. NELSON

      Bradley Howard Nelson, of Tacoma, Wash., passed away Oct. 28, 2015. He was born in Chicago on Feb. 1, 1918, to Herbert and Beulah Nelson. He grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and received a degree in industrial engineering from Iowa State College. In 1941, he married […]

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ELLEN L. GRIES

      Ellen L. Gries, 90, of Belvidere, Ill., passed away the afternoon of Oct. 28, 2015, at Northwoods Care Centre, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 5, 1925, to Amos and Libbie Callow. She married Harold A. Gries in 1946, in a Catholic ceremony in […]

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BARBARA S. KNACK

      Barbara Schulz Knack (nee Groth), 68, passed away Oct. 28, 2015. She was born in Maywood, Ill., June 30, 1947, to Ollie and Francis (Frantz) Groth. She was a longtime member at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 15051. […]

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WILLARD KLATT

  Willard “Will,” “Deuce” Klatt, 80, of East Troy, died at home Oct. 25, 2015. Beloved husband of 55 years to Iris (nee Loomis). Beloved cat Mittens. Dear dad of Karleen (Mark) Rogers, Christopher (Kristin), Lisa (Gary Neumann) Baldwin and Jennifer Mack. Proud grandpa of Megan and Jared Rogers, Emily […]

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RUTH T. LEISING

Ruth T. Leising, 82, was reunited with her husband, John, in Heaven on Oct. 28, 2015. She was born on June 2, 1933. Ruth and John were grade-school sweethearts and were married for 62 years. After heart complications, her passing occurred just 19 days after John. What a true love […]