Complete news coverage of Walworth County from Southern Lakes Newspapers
Friday, May 3, 2024
By Lisa Smith CORRESPONDENT After two, long years of a much-adapted camp, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Summer Camp for Burn Injured Youth 2022 was back in its full glory. Campers were able to enjoy the regular camp experience from Aug. 7 to 13 with a theme of […]
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT Throughout his nearly three decades of elected service to the Whitewater Unified School District, Jim Stewart made insurmountable contributions. One of the more tangible ones could be named in his honor next year, based on a plan in motion. The WUSD School Board on […]
William James Jordan, 61, of Delavan, passed away on August 13, 2022, at home in Delavan. He was born in Elkhorn on July 31, 1961, to Raymond and Dorothy (Klitzkie) Jordan. Bill graduated from Delavan Darien High School in 1979. He worked for Sta-Rite and Waukesha Cherry Burrell in […]
Robert H. Strong, 76, of Delavan, passed away peacefully on Aug. 8, 2022, at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington. He was born on Jan. 3, 1946, son to the late Howard C. and Beth A. (Anderson) Strong. Robert retired after working more than 25 years at Swiss Tech in Delavan. […]
Ruth Marie (Bercher) Stelling, loving wife of the late Norman Edmund Stelling, died Aug. 4, 2022, age 96, at the residence of her daughter Julie Sorensen in Chanhassen, Minnesota. A resident of Fontana for over 60 years Ruth was born Saint Nicholas Day Dec. 6, 1925, in Chicago to […]
Burdette Beamsley Holt was born Sept. 6, 1953, at Lakeland Hospital Elkhorn. He attended Jackson Elementary School, Dunhan School, Park School, and graduated in 1971 from Delavan-Darien High School in Delavan. Burdette went on to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a degree in agricultural economics. Over […]
Thomas Karbash, 85, of Delavan, passed away on Aug. 10, 2022, at Ridgestone Village in Delavan. He was born in Milwaukee on Dec. 23, 1936, to Edward and Lillian Karbash. Upon his parent’s death, Thomas moved to Delavan at the age of 13 to live with his Uncle Rudolph […]
Patrick Michael Phillips, 60, died peacefully on Aug. 7, 2022, at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18 at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Delavan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR When Nicholas Sergi died unexpected at the age of 28, the Elkhorn community mourned the death of a beloved community member. Now, just four years later, the foundation started in his name has helped with numerous area projects, including a new fitness trail near […]
By Tracy Ouellette EDITOR The East Troy Village Board heard budget presentations for operations and capital improvements at its Aug. 1 meeting. Village Administrator Eileen Suhm asked the board for direction on the annual updated salary structure. In a memo to the board, she said the current wage […]
