Month: March 2013

East Troy area

East Troy girls return to state

By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Anybody who has watched the East Troy girls basketball team the past couple years knows exactly what the Trojans are trying to accomplish. Without the benefit of a dominating inside presence, the Trojans want to turn the basketball game into a track meet. And based on […]

East Troy area

Trojans triumphant

Girls will get their turn at state after historic feat By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The last time the East Troy girls basketball team saw Oostburg on the opposite sideline, the Flying Dutchmen ended the Trojans’ first-ever trip to the WIAA Division 3 State Tournament. In the rematch Saturday with another […]

Obituaries

THANE E. UGLOW

Thane Uglow, age 82, of DeForest, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 15, 1930, in Whitewater, the son of Ellis and Dorothy (Mules) Uglow. He grew up on a dairy farm in Heart Prairie and was […]

East Troy area

Fight to the end

Slow start costly for Trojan boys in state loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A furious rally Friday morning put the East Troy boys basketball team in position to advance to the WIAA Division 3 state title contest. Unfortunately for the Trojans, a talented Lodi team had something to say about […]

Obituaries

GURVIS LEREE ‘G.L.’ CONNER

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]