Author: Tracy Ouellette

East Troy area

Timely hits make a difference

Softball team goes one and one against Evansville By Troy A. Bruzewski Correspondent By preventing Evansville of timely hits in their first game, the East Troy High School softball team earned a win. When Evansville was able to get those hits in the second game while the Trojans couldn’t, it […]

East Troy

One kid at a time

East Troy municipal judge creates program to help juvenile offenders By Tracy Ouellette Editor It was 2012 when East Troy Municipal Judge Michael Cotter says he became increasingly frustrated with the juvenile offenders he was seeing in his courtroom. “The straw that broke the camel’s back for me was when […]

Obituaries

MARIAN B. ORTMAYER

Marian B. Ortmayer, 95, of Whitewater, died April 26, 2014, at Fairhaven Nursing Home. She was born on July 12, 1918, in Phillips, to the late William and Selma (Schwirske) Turner. She was married to the Rev. Ronald Ortmayer on Dec. 30, 1941, by Bishop Frank E. Wilson of the Diocese […]

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DIANA M. GORZALSKI

Diana M. Gorzalski, 73, of Elkhorn, was born to Eternal Life on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born in Milwaukee on Sept. 21, 1940 the daughter of Anthony and Rose (nee Kobach) Stelzner. Diana grew up in East Troy and was a longtime member parishioner […]

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ROBERT S. BOWER

Robert S. Bower, 85, of East Troy, died at home surrounded by family. He went to reunite with his wife of 63 years, Shirley Bower, who died Jan. 9, 2014. He worked for Quality Carriers Transport and Lloyd transportation for 35 years. Bob loved being surrounded by family and friends, […]

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RICHARD E. SCHWALL

A surprise to many, but not to the Lord, Richard “Dick” Edward Schwall, died from natural causes and passed to eternal life on April 24, 2014. He was preceded in death on March 15, 2014, by his wife Norma. He was born in Evanston, Illinois on April 7, 1936, the […]

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DALE B. RIGGS

Dale B. Riggs, 84, of Palmyra, died April 18, 2014. He was born on March 22, 1930, in LaGrange. He married Colleen Murphy on Sept. 27, 1952, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Whitewater. He managed the Strand Theater in Whitewater and worked at theaters in Elkhorn and Watertown. He was […]