Area departments to participate in Fight for Air Climb in Milwaukee on Saturday By Vicky Wedig Editor Firefighter Frank Taylor figures climbing 94 flights of stairs carrying 70 pounds of equipment is like child birth – after the memory of the pain fades, one is willing to do it again. […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Local woman represents U.S. at Int’l Falconry Festival
Dianne Moller, founder of Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center near Whitewater, was a U.S. representative at the International Falconry Festival in Abu Dhabi thanks to sponsorship by Dr. Nick Fox of England and the United Arab Emirates Falconry Association. “I was able to meet and reconnect with many other raptor experts […]
Competency exam ordered for man charged with stabbing woman
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A psychological examination was ordered Feb. 3 for a Madison man who allegedly stabbed a woman at her Whitewater apartment in November. The prosecution and defense stipulated to a competency exam in January for Jason L. Grant, 28, who was charged Nov. 25 in Walworth […]
Three decades of change
With retirement approaching, Telfer takes time to reflect By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As he peers out his office window and looks onto the sprawling campus, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer cannot help but be amazed. Even in our technology-soaked society, Telfer can still recall his earliest days of employment […]
KATHRYN I. WALSTRA
Kathryn I. Walstra, 77, of Sharon, died March 13, 2015, at her home in Sharon. She was born July 26, 1937, in Clinton, to John and LaVina (Lowry) Smith. For years, she was employed at an assistant teacher for all grades, but especially in the area of special education. She […]
JERRY W. COON
Jerry W. Coon, 52, of Walworth, passed away unexpectedly at his home in the Town of Walworth on March 13, 2015. He was born Sept. 21, 1962, in Harvard, Ill., the son of Charles E. and Marlene (Ulrich) Coon. He was married to Lynn Lehman on Nov. 4, 1983, at […]
MARY BEERS
Mary Ella Waidner Beers, 97, of Delavan Lake, died at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center on March 10, 2015, after a short illness. Mary was born April 6, 1917, in Wilmette, Ill., the daughter of William N. Waidner and Susan Panushka Waidner. She was a natural leader. At New Trier High […]
MARILYN C. WELCH
Marilyn Cheryl (Carlson) Welch passed away quietly on March 10, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester A. and Elaine L. Carlson and by her beloved husband, Robert G. Welch. Marilyn was born in Rock Island, Ill., and moved to Delavan with her parents and sister, Charlotte, […]
RUTH C. HEIDEN WALLINGFORD
Ruth C. Heiden Wallingford, 94, of Delavan, died March 13, 2015, at Vintage on the Ponds nursing home at Delavan. She was born Nov. 19, 1920, in Walworth Township in Walworth County, to LaMont and Elma (Ayars) Robbins. She has had several occupations during her life-time including at Borg in […]
WAYNE E. BLANKE
Wayne E. Blanke, 62, of Darien, March 11, 2015, at his residence in Janesville. He was born Dec. 3, 1952, in Elkhorn, to Robert and June (Meyers) Blanke. Following high school, he received his degree as a paralegal. He also was a police officer for the City of Lake Geneva […]
