Gurvis LeRee “G.L.” Conner, longtime resident of Whitewater, died on March 8, 2013 at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Janesville. G.L. was born in Matthews, Ind., on June 4, 1931 to Archie Wynehart Conner and Velmeta Cox. His early years were spent in Eaton, Ind. He went to college for several […]
Obituaries
Obituaries for Walworth County people
DUANE A. OTTOW
Duane A. Ottow, 80, Delavan, died March 10, 2013 at his home on Turtle Lake. He was born June 18, 1932 in Beloit to the late Evans and Esther (Weseloh) Ottow. Duane was united in marriage to Bonnie Babcock on Jan. 1, 1953. He was the owner and operator of […]
RUTH M. PALMER
Ruth M. Palmer, 92, Sharon, passed away March 6 at Golden Years Nursing Home in Walworth. She was born April 28, 1920 in Hebron, Ill., to the late Francis and Mary (Peterson) Maas. Ruth was united in marriage to Lyle Palmer April of 1941 in Richmond, Ill. He preceded her […]
DANIEL DELOS SARGENT III
Daniel D. Sargent, 73, Delavan, left his life on Earth March 9, 2013, at RidgeStone Village of Delavan after fighting years of dementia. He was born Feb. 16, 1940, to the late William and Blanche (Chamberlain) Sargent. He was in the first class of Delavan-Darien High school, where he ran […]
CORRENA ‘CORY’ KAY CHRISTENSON
Correna (Cory) Kay Christenson, 38, Sharon, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, March 6, 2013 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. Cory was born Oct. 17, 1974 in Elkhorn to Everette and Marjorie (Lund) Christenson. She was a 1993 graduate of Delavan-Darien High School. She furthered her […]
DAXTON J. BORCHARDT
Daxton J. Borchardt, 14-month-old son to Jeff and Kimberly (Sucharski) Borchardt of Darien passed away March 6, 2013 at Children’s Hospital in Wauwatosa. Daxton is survived by his parents, Jeff and Kimberly of Darien; grandparents, Stephen and Patricia Borchardt and Paul and Sharon Sucharski; aunt, Jamie (Chris) Hofmeister; uncle, Michael […]
DAVID N. AUSTIN
David N. Austin, 93, Delavan, recently of Sylvan Crossings on Hunters Ridge, Beaver Dam, passed away Feb. 25. He was born in Janesville Oct. 27, 1919, to the late Wilbur and Beatrice (Whitney) Austin. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1936 and attended the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short […]
RANDAL R. RODGERS
Randal R. “Randy” Rodgers, 42, Lake Geneva, died Saturday morning Feb. 23, 2013, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, surrounded by his family. Randal was born on July 21, 1970, in Elkhorn, to Ronald and Mary Lou (Jurewicz) Rodgers. On Oct. 18, 1996, in Geneva Township, he married Stephanie […]
GORDON E. ESSER
Gordon E. Esser, 80, Elkhorn, died Feb. 19 at Aurora Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. He was born April 4, 1932 in Bloomington to the late Fred and Irene (Edwards) Esser. He was united in marriage to Leila Kinney on Nov. 21, 1951. He was a dry cleaner in […]
LAWRENCE W. CUNNINGHAM
Lawrence W. Cunningham, 68, Sharon, died Feb. 20 at his home. He was born May 17, 1944 in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Alden and Rose (McGrath) Cunningham. He was a Material Handler for the Onvoy Company in Walworth until his retirement. He is survived by his daughter, Julie (Gene) […]
