Month: October 2018

Obituaries

MARILYN G. OLM

      Marilyn G. Olm, 93, of Whitewater, died Oct. 9, 2018. Marilyn was born May 19, 1925, in Menno, S.D., to Frederick and Mabel (Christopherson) Rittershaus. In 1947, she graduated from Lakeland College with a B.A. in music and German, after which she received voice training at the New York […]

Obituaries

DARLENE HARDING

      Darlene June Harding, 94, died Oct. 11, 2018, at Wellington Place in Fort Atkinson. She was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Pershing, Iowa, the daughter of Cecil and Charlotte (nee Brink) Bridges. She was the oldest of four siblings. On April 12, 1941, she married William (Bill) Harding. They […]

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JOYCE ATKINSON

Joyce Elizabeth (Rieser) Atkinson, 75, of Delavan Lake died at Golden Years Retirement Home on Oct. 12, 2018. She was born July 3, 1943, in Chicago to Pete Rieser and Irene Luchessi. She came from Chicago to Delavan and graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 1961. Joyce immediately started with […]

Delavan

Class of 1958 reunites during homecoming

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Class of 1958, the first class to graduate from Delavan-Darien High School after the Delavan and Darien school districts were brought together, celebrated its 60th reunion last week during the high school’s homecoming celebration. The class was in town from Oct. 4 through 7 […]

Whitewater area

Whippets continue making strides

By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent Oct. 2 was a good day for the Whitewater High School girls swimming team. Head coach Gina Foucault was happy with the Whippets’ performances against Platteville-Lancaster and Racine St. Catherine’s-Prairie School. Foucault said her team’s effort featured several breakout performances during their victories: 139-31 over […]