By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The long-awaited Highway 12 expansion project gained some steam June 30 after Gov. Scott Walker signed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project into the State Budget Bill. The EIS will help the Department of Transportation determine which option is best for the improvement […]
Month: July 2013
St. Andrew’s welcomes new principal
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent St. Andrew’s Catholic School welcomed John Chovanec as its new principal as of July 1. Chovanec takes over for Julie Cadrich who left to accept a position in the Chicago area. “We are very excited and proud to have him,” School Committee member Jess Wright […]
Finance OKs phone system proposal
By Tyler Lamb Editor Members of the Finance and Judicial Committee Monday approved an offer by Internet and phone provider TDS Telecom to upgrade the aging municipal phone system. According to Mary Hinske, finance director/comptroller, Heartland Business Systems (HBS) completed an information technology network audit for the city earlier this […]
ELIZABETH VANVLEET
Elizabeth Jane VanVleet, 87, of Delavan, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. She was born March 4, 1926, in Rockford, Ill., to the late Will and Mabel (Tansey) Medaris. She married Wilson “Bill” VanVleet on March 8, 1947, in Rockford, Ill. He preceded her in […]
FRANCIS TWEED
Francis “Bud” Tweed, 81, of Delavan, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Aug. 25, 1931, in Newark Del., to the late Frank and Florence (Baylis) Tweed. He attended school in the Newark public […]
JAMES M. MOHR
James Michael Mohr, 63 of Delavan, died June 28, 2013, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville. He was born Oct. 31, 1949, in Oak Park, Ill., to the late John and Glenna (Fry) Mohr. He was the longtime foreman for the City of Delavan streets department. He was an avid Packer fan […]
MURIEL T. HOEFERT
Muriel Hoefert, 90, died June 20, 2013. She was born September 28, 1922, in Menasha, and adopted by the late Arnold and Rose Tauschek, of Manitowoc. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941. She also graduated from Milwaukee College of Beauty Culture. She married Arthur Hoefert, of Two Rivers, […]
ALFRED J. DEROUIN
Alfred J. Derouin, 69, of Delavan, died June 29, 2013, at his home. He was born July 20, 1943, in Waterbury, Conn., to the late Theodore and Agatha (McGraith) Derouin Sr. He married Dolores (Schabert) Derouin. He spent his working career as a machinist at Swiss Tech in Delavan, and […]
BETTY DAVIS-ROBBINS
Betty Lou Davis-Robbins, 72, of Whitewater, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 11, 1940, in Elkhorn, to the late Betty Lou to Fred and Ruth (Parson) Rockwell. She married Birney Davis on Aug. 3, 1963. He preceded her in death on Aug. […]
JOHN C. BRENNAN
John C. Brennan, 83, of Lake Geneva, died July 5, 2013, at Mercy Walworth Hospital, Lake Geneva, after a battle with cancer. He was born July 16, 1929, in Woodstock, Ill., to the late George and Nell Brennan. He graduated from Hebron High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison farm […]
