Doris A. Michealson, 73, of Sugar Creek, died July 11, 2013, at her home. She was born on Sept. 9, 1939, to the late Clarence and Josephine (Boviall) Michealson. She attended the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater where she earned her bachelor’s degree in art. She was a very talented artist and […]
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KATHLEEN KIRKPATRICK
Kathleen Lee (Dangerfield) Kirkpatrick died July 7, 2013, at her home. Survivors include sons, John (Sherry), Seth (Shelly) and Adam; sisters, Mary Dangerfield and Tami (Bob) Brown; brothers, Phillip and Steve (Cindy) Dangerfield; grandchildren, Bailey, Mitchell, Sydney and Zachary; and many friends and family. She was preceded in death by […]
GABRIEL CONTRERAS
Gabriel “Gabe” Contreras, 23, of Walworth, died July 11, 2013, in Milwaukee. He was born July 22, 1989, in Elkhorn, to Jose and Katherine (Hoffman) Contreras. He was employed with BC Construction in new construction and home repair. Survivors include his daughter, Arieanna, Darien; mother, Kathy, Darien; brothers, Joe, Darien, […]
RICHARD H. BURTON
Richard H. Burton, 84, of Walworth, formerly of Harvard, Ill., died July 12, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 2, 1928, in Harvard, to the late Harold and Ella (Koltz) Burton. He married Marion Guetschow on Feb. 17, 1952, in Harvard. He served in the U.S. Army during […]
PETER BLOTCH JR.
Peter Bloch Jr., 82, of Darien, died July 8, 2013, at Willowfield Nursing Home, Delavan. He was born Feb. 21, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Peter Sr. and Stella (Sandecki) Bloch. He married Shirley Rockwell in 1961 in Allen’s Grove. He was an installer for AT&T for 31 […]
RUTH D. BEHRENS
Ruth D. Behrens, 101, of Delavan, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born Jan. 11, 1912, in Skokie, Ill., to the late Edward and Lizzie (Isermann) Wagner. She married Arnold Behrens on Oct. 27, 1934. He preceded her in death on Dec. 30, […]
Sisters’ story to be given spotlight at Relay for Life
By Cameron Cronkite Staff Writer When a mammogram detected cancer in Debbie Kenyon’s left breast in 2001, she didn’t want to worry her family with the news. Instead, the 55-year-old Darien woman found support in her then co-worker Allen Kenyon, who later became her husband. Debbie Kenyon said Allen gave […]
Fire destroys Delavan home
Welding in garage likely caused blaze By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A fire destroyed a home at 208 Pine St. before 8:30 p.m. Friday. Jose Gomez, 46, and his three daughters were home at the time of the fire and escaped unharmed. Gomez’s wife, Ana Gomez, 44, was not at […]
Former wrestling coach sentenced for sexually suggestive text messages
By Tyler Lamb Editor A former Elkhorn wrestling coach will serve four years in prison for sending sexually suggestive text messages to a 17-year-old boy he coached. Walworth County Judge John Race on July 11 also sentenced the coach, Steven Springsteen-Hensel, 31, to six years of probation. As part […]
PHYLLIS M. COOK
Phyllis Mae Cook, 85, of Whitewater, formerly Watertown passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Alden Estates in Jefferson. Phyllis was born on Nov. 26, 1927 in Thorp, Wis., the daughter of Russell and Estelle (DeBarr) Mead. She married Burien T. Cook on Nov. 30, 1947 in Greenwood, […]
