Dolores Dravis, 89, a resident of Fairhaven, in Whitewater, died peacefully Dec. 27, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Dolores “Baby” was born in Chicago, March 1, 1926, the daughter of Victoria and Stanley Kozial. She married Wally Dravis in Marengo, Ill., and they were blessed with […]
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EDWARD B. BUNZOL
Edward Bongiorno Bunzol, 86, of Villa Del Aire on Delavan Lake, died Christmas Day at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center after suffering a sudden heart attack at home. He was born Feb. 4, 1929, in Chicago to Anthony Bongiorno Bunzol and Lena San Fillipo. He married Phyllis Maniscalco on Nov. 11, […]
KAREN MORGAN
Karen Lynnette Wright Morgan, 72, died Dec. 28, 2015, at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Elkhorn. She was born Feb. 6, 1943, in Elkhorn, to Joseph Wright and Bernice Yungerman. She married Denny Morgan on June 30, 1990, at the Walworth County Fair in Elkhorn. He preceded her in death […]
CAROLINE E. HOOKSTEAD
Caroline Elizabeth Hookstead, 94, passed away Dec. 23, 2015, at Fairhaven in Whitewater. She was born in Eagle, Feb. 28, 1921, the daughter of Fred and Agnes (Smart) Detlof. She married Raymond Hookstead May 15, 1943, in Mukwonago. They were area farmers until Ray’s illness in 1972, […]
Boys win two before holiday break
Girls win one, lose two By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School boys basketball team had two games last week before an 18-day holiday break. On Dec. 15, the Comets beat Union Grove at home 60-49. Thanks to its defense, the Comets held a 28-19 lead going into halftime. […]
Treatment plant upgrade to top $20 million
Officials expected to act on user rate impact at Jan. 19 council meeting By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a year marked with study, debate and analysis, Whitewater officials are entering 2016 with a plan in motion to allocate $20.7 million toward upgrading the city’s wastewater treatment facility. After a spirited […]
Town to add pier at Community Park
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan will add a new wood pier at Community Park for the coming summer. The cost of the pier is estimated to be $24,786, $24,000 of which will be covered by unallocated funds from the 2015 budget. Supervisor Chris Marsicano said the […]
City accepts bid for fire department project
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A portion of the basement in Whitewater’s municipal building has been repurposed to accommodate volunteers of the city’s fire and rescue department as part of a spending plan adopted recently by officials. The Common Council on Dec. 15 voted to accept a $23,466 bid submitted by […]
STEVEN J. KASPRZAK
Steven J. Kasprzak, 51, of Darien, found peace Dec. 14, 2015. He was born in West Allis on March 29, 1964. Steve has a degree in classical bass from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and performed with the Dubuque, Iowa, La Crosse and Madison symphonies. He also performed […]
GREGORY E. DOUCETTE
Gregory “Greg” E. Doucette, 31, of Elkhorn, passed away Dec. 18, 2015, surrounded by family at his home in Elkhorn. He was born April 6, 1984, in Madison, the son of Ed and Julie Doucette. Greg worked at Zimbrick European in Madison. He loved the Dallas Cowboys, […]