Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

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HENRY L. JOHNSON

      Henry L. Johnson, 64, of Sharon, passed away Oct. 8, 2018, at his home. He was born on May 24, 1954, to Henry and Millie (Webster) Johnson. He was a Walworth County deputy seriff for many years before retiring. Henry was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and […]

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MARILYN G. OLM

      Marilyn G. Olm, 93, of Whitewater, died Oct. 9, 2018. Marilyn was born May 19, 1925, in Menno, S.D., to Frederick and Mabel (Christopherson) Rittershaus. In 1947, she graduated from Lakeland College with a B.A. in music and German, after which she received voice training at the New York […]

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DARLENE HARDING

      Darlene June Harding, 94, died Oct. 11, 2018, at Wellington Place in Fort Atkinson. She was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Pershing, Iowa, the daughter of Cecil and Charlotte (nee Brink) Bridges. She was the oldest of four siblings. On April 12, 1941, she married William (Bill) Harding. They […]

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JOYCE ATKINSON

Joyce Elizabeth (Rieser) Atkinson, 75, of Delavan Lake died at Golden Years Retirement Home on Oct. 12, 2018. She was born July 3, 1943, in Chicago to Pete Rieser and Irene Luchessi. She came from Chicago to Delavan and graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 1961. Joyce immediately started with […]

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GEORGE E. AUSTIN JR.

George Edward “Butch” Austin Jr. died July 4, 2018 at his home in Racine. He was born March 18, 1954, in Rice Lake. He graduated from Lakeland School in 1972 and worked many years for Walworth County before he retired. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with is dad and cousins. […]

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THERESA LOS

Theresa Los, 97, of Elkhorn, died Oct. 9, 2018, at her residence. She was born May 18, 1921, in Burum, Netherlands, to the late Bart and Agnes (DeVries) VanderVeen. She immigrated from Holland when she was 13 years old. On April 18, 1940, she married Francis Los. He died Dec. […]

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GERALD G. SCHMIDT

      Gerald George Schmidt, 91, died peacefully at home on Sept. 19, 2018, in Elkhorn. He was born Sept. 21, 1926, at the Grady Farm in Lake Como and spent his entire life in Walworth County. After high school, he joined the United States Army and served his country in […]

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RICHARD AMES

Richard “Dick” Lloyd Ames, 85, of Elkhorn, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 at Ridgestone Terrace in Elkhorn. A private family graveside service will be held at North Geneva Cemetery in the Town of Geneva. On-Line guestbook is at haaselockwoodfhs.com. Arrangements completed by Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory of […]

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ELAINE M. SIEVERS

Elaine M. Sievers, 68, of East Troy found peace Oct. 7, 2018, after a battle with cancer. She was born in Elkhorn to Carl and Inez (nee Cummings) Sievers and was a lifelong resident of the Town of Troy. She was an East Troy High School graduate. She was a […]

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SHIRLEY M. DOMRES

Shirley M. Domres, 88 of East Troy, found peace on Oct. 5, 2018, after a courageous battle with a number of health issues. She was born May 25, 1930, in Grafton, to Elmer and Emily nee Kirst Rilling. She married her husband, Ralph, in Grafton and they were longtime residents […]