By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Whitewater officials are moving forward with a plan to contract with a third-party firm to assist employees with the menu of benefits options before them. The Common Council on Oct. 4 approved an agreement with Hartland-based Diversified Benefit Solutions Inc. to oversee municipal employees’ flexible spending […]
Author: Heather Perkins
EUNICE F. TOTTEN
Eunice Faith Totten, 97, passed away Oct. 22, 2016. She was born Aug. 29, 1919, in Wild Rose, to Lester and Adeline (Blaire) Ditzenberger. Eunice married Donald Harold Totten in 1939 in Lake Geneva. Together they farmed in the Johnstown area near Janesville and raised four children. […]
Farm fresh
People gather at The Black Sheep for Farm2Feast, a farm-to-table event held Oct. 13 to support the Whitewater City Market. The event included those presentations by Kris Paape, who provided the chickens and chef Tyler Sailsbery, who prepared the meal. Noah Hittner adds ambience with his guitar. […]
HARLEY L. SEUSER
Harley L. Seuser, 89, died Oct. 21, 2016, at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. He was born Nov. 25, 1926, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Harley and Maxine (Wiele) Seuser. He married Charlotte Carlson in 1946, and they had four children together. He married Dorothy Korstad […]
DONALD M. ATWELL
Donald M. Atwell, 85, of Delavan died Oct. 24, 2016, at Rosewood Manor in Delavan. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
ALICE M. WORDEN
Alice M. Worden, 95, of Brookfield, formerly of Walworth, died Oct. 18, 2016, at Brookdale Manor in Brookfield. She was born Dec. 14, 1920, in Sharon, the first child of John and Maude Wendt. She graduated from Harvard High School. She married Dale Worden on June 24, 1939, at her […]
MARY JOANNE WOOLDRIDGE
Mary Joanne “Mary Jo” Margaret Wooldridge, 76, of Darien, died peacefully Oct. 19, 2016, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn after a brave fight with pancreatic cancer. She was born July 21, 1940, in Superior to the late Joseph and Margaret Austin. She is survived by her husband, James […]
THOMAS J. PATTISON
Thomas J. Pattison, 64, died Oct. 17, 2016, at Willowfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Delavan following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 8, 1951, to John and Dorothy (Scott) Pattison. He graduated from Brown Communications College in Minneapolis and spent 45 years doing exactly what he […]
Special events permit policy adopted
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After an extensive review process, a new Whitewater ordinance is on the city’s books. It is aimed at striking a balance between equitably funding municipal operations and accommodating festivals and similar gatherings. The so-called special events permit ordinance has been under the microscope the past three […]
Warhawks show support for #Jwegstrong
By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The community as well as the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and its athletic programs showed support for UW-Whitewater baseball player Justin Wegner last Friday night against Coe College as part of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s “Playing for a Cause,” initiative. Wegner, 19, who was a freshman […]