Heaven welcomed an angel when Bernice M. “Bee” Mitchell passed away Jan. 10, 2019, after 92 years on Earth. Bernice was born at home in Burlington to Frank and Anna (Spieker) May on Dec. 8, 1926. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in 1944 and this is when […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
THOMAS M. FERGUSON
Thomas M. “Tom” Ferguson, 70, of East Troy and Canandaigua, New York, where he grew up, passed away suddenly Jan. 6, 2019, doing what he loved with his two loyal companions. Tom was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fly fishing. He was a silver patron of the Boykin […]
DONITA J. POKWINSKI
Donita, J. Pokwinski, 65, entered into eternal rest Jan. 7, 2019. She was born in Waukesha on Jan. 31, 1953, to Paul and Donna (Hazel) Lawrence. She graduated from Waukesha South High School. She met her husband, Craig, in high school and they were married in Big Bend on April […]
This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy School Board moved one step closer to a possible operational referendum at the Jan. 7 special board meeting. After a working session, the board instructed administration to have a three-year, $1.4 million operational referendum question drafted for possible approval at Monday night’s meeting at 6 p.m. in […]
Franklin man charged with murder
Police working to ID two bodies found at East Troy farmhouse UPDATED – A 43-year-old Franklin man was charged Tuesday with first-degree reckless homicide and hiding a corpse after human remains were found in a fire pit at a Town of East Troy farmhouse last week. According to a press […]
MILLIROSE WALKER
“Auntie Millie,” the love of my life, went home to Heaven on Jan. 6, 2019, while in hospice care at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Wauwatosa. That name was given to her by the many children she helped their parents raise. It was not unusual to have a grown young woman […]
Driver to be tried for homicide in death of man shot by deputy
A Milwaukee man is scheduled to go on trial March 11 for homicide in the death of a man shot by a sheriff’s deputy in East Troy in 2016. A pretrial conference is scheduled for March 6 for Jose G. Lara, 33, who pleaded not guilty March 23 in Walworth […]
This week in the East Troy News…
Check out the annual Year in Review in this week’s newspaper and take a look back at the area’s big stories from 2018. In sports, the East Troy High School wrestling team competed at the Northern Exposure Tournament in Merrill and the girls basketball team resumes its schedule with a […]
DONALD BROOK
Donald Brook, 90, of East Troy, passed away Dec. 30, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was a graduate of St Mary’s Catholic School. He married his spouse of 68 years, Kathryn, at St. Charles Catholic Church in Burlington. Donald was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the […]
Big stars highlight third annual squad
Waterford, East Troy, Mukwonago, among others enjoyed historic seasons By Mike Ramczyk SLN Staff Your Christmas stocking stuffer is officially here. The third annual Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area Football team is just in time for the Christmas season and is the perfect gift for any occasion. We picked athletes from […]
