Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

Obituaries

DONALD E. GETZEN

Donald Earl “Don” Getzen, 89, of Lake Geneva, died on July 8, 2017, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. He was born to the late Tony and Leora (Hartwell) Getzen on May 15, 1928, in Elkhorn. Don graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1946 and continued his education in […]

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CAROL ZABEL

      Carol was born Dec. 13, 1936, and went home to be with our Lord June 12, 2017. Carol was born in Chicago to parents James and Hester (Strickland) Finnegan. Carol was the sixth of eight children in the Finnegan clan. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from Austin […]

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NANCY M. RIMA

Nancy M. (Gordon) Rima, 84, of Delavan, passed away at home July 8, 2017, in the presence of her loving daughter, Penny. She was born in Elroy Nov. 29, 1932, to Raymond and Catherine Gordon. Nancy was the second oldest of seven children. Nancy was married Dec. 26, 1949, to […]

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JOHN W.R. THEISEN

Born in Ednia, Minn., John W.R. Theisen died on July 1, 2017, in East Troy, after living fully with cancer for almost five years. John grew up in East Troy and Waukesha. He graduated from Catholic Memorial High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse before completing his Bachelor of […]

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THOMAS SCHARFENBERG

      Thomas Ames Scharfenberg, of Edgerton, died after a long battle with cancer at his home Monday, July 3, 2017. He was born Nov. 19, 1936, to Lawrence and Maxine (Otto) Scharfenberg in Edgerton. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1954 and received his Bachelor of Arts from Luther […]

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JOHN SCHUMANN

John Schumann, 90, of Sheboygan, passed away June 29, 2017, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. He was born in Watertown to the late Stella (Wollin) Schumann and Henry Schumann on May 25, 1927. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1945 and immediately left to serve in the […]

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TERRY L. MALCOLM

Terry Lee Malcolm, 69, of East Troy, died at home of complications from cancer on June 7, 2017. She was born on Nov. 30, 1947, in Elkhorn, to Ken and Betty Kehl. She grew up in the East Troy community and married Terrence, her East Troy High School sweetheart in […]

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JAMES E. ERICKSON

James Edward Erickson, 84, died June 28, 2017, at Burlington Rehabilitation and Care Center. He was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 24, 1932, to the late George and Etta (Ogla) Erickson. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon returning from service in 1955, […]

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LILA ANN SPECIAL

Lila Ann Special, 85, of Fontana, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 25, 2017. She was born Jan. 23, 1932, in Chicago. She enjoyed being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her five children, Nancy Despres, Michael McAndrews, Susan McAndrews, Joe Special and Nick Special, […]