Robert Ralph Kurtzweil Sr., 91, a long-time Whitewater resident, died Oct. 12, 2014, in Greenfield, where he had moved to be closer to family. Born on Aug. 8, 1923, in Menasha the son of Ralph and Helen Kurtzweil, he grew up in the Fox Cities area. After serving in […]
Month: October 2014
Providing a safe place
APFV sheds light on domestic violence By Kellen Olshefski Editor In light of recent cases of domestic violence in the NFL and October being domestic violence awareness month, Walworth County’s Association for the Prevention of Family Violence is reaching out to provide information on domestic violence to children and adults […]
‘Not just a college town’
City recognizes young-at-heart residents with proclamation By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater is arguably best known for its revolving door of young adults by virtue of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. But the head of the city’s senior center implored officials to take a moment and consider residents on the other […]
Good deed doers
Members of Girl Scout Troop #3336 recently visited all of the Little Free Libraries in Whitewater to replenish them with books the troop members donated from their own collections, clockwise from the front: Maggie Jay, Kathryn Donner, Abby Wildenberg, Abbey Weeden, Madelynn Newmann and Elizabeth Katzman, who are also all […]
GLORIA E. RANSOM
Gloria Ellen Ransom, 89, of Avalon, died on Oct. 10, 2014, at her home. She was born in Clinton on June 18, 1925, to Rudolph Sannes and Marguerite Bird. She graduated from Janesville High School in 1944. On June 18,1945, she married Vernon (Charlie) Ransom and they lived their entire […]
JANE A. BANASZAK
Jane Ann Banaszak, of Waukesha, died Oct. 9, 2014, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born May 28, 1945, the daughter of Harold and Dora (nee Jones) Rubeck. Jane was a graduate of Marquette University where she earned her Bache-lor of Science degree in medical yechnology. […]
HELEN M. WEEKS
Helen M. Weeks, 87, of Sharon, passed away Saturday Oct. 11, 2014, at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit. She was born March 17, 1927, in Hebron, Ill., the daughter of Charles and Adeline (Mason) Cates. She married Harold Weeks Oct. 2, 1946, in Hebron, Ill. Helen was a member of […]
JACKOB WERNITZNIG
Jackob “Jack” Wernitznig, 77, of East Troy, died Oct. 9, 2014. He was born in Milwaukee on May 22, 1937, to Paula (Neuhold) and Jacob Wernitznig. He attended Custer High School and graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical College with and engineering degree. He served his country in the U.S. Army […]
Hands on at the library
Makerspace program offers residents a chance to roll up their sleeves and get dirty By Tracy Ouellette Editor One of the newest trends in community library programing is to create a “dirty space” for hands-on, do-it-yourself learning. The East Troy Lions Public Library embraced this concept last year when it […]
Highway 67 project in Williams Bay to begin in July
DOT project to consist of a mill and overlay, road to be open throughout most of project By Kellen Olshefski Editor Representatives from the Wisconsin DOT met with residents of Williams Bay Tuesday night for an informal session to discuss the details of a maintenance project on Highway 67 through […]
