George Paul DeFrancesco, lifelong teacher, musician, artist and coach passed away on July 17, 2016, at the age of 75. He was born April 19, 1941, and was raised in Steger, Ill., and attended Bloom Township High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art education from […]

Adeline R. “Artie” Schulz, 84, of East Troy, died Aug. 1, 2016, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 26, 1931, in Royal Township, Lincoln County, Minn., to the late Hubert and Bertha (Goodman) Tholen. She spent her early life in Marshall, Minn., where she graduated from Marshall High […]

Betty Jane Haman-Dallman, 86, of Delavan and Darien, died at Golden Years Retirement Village on Aug. 1, 2016. She was born March 27, 1930, in Leeds to Lewis Anderson and Carrie Robertson. She married Donald Haman June 21, 1952, in Darien. He died in 2003. Her second husband, Delbert Dallman, […]

      Rhonda E. McMillan, 62, of Janesville, formerly of Delavan, died July 27, 2016, in Janesville. She was born in Madison July 8, 1954, to Ronald Sr. and Margaret (Lynch) McMillan. She was an au-thored poet and had several poems published. She loved and collected angels and also […]

Donald C. Hensel, 89 of East Troy, died July 29, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 11, 1926, in Burlington, to the late Edna (Wieners) and Floyd Hensel. This is where he went to school and met his lifelong bride Evelyn. They were married on July […]

Angie Brusa Thomas, 63, of Frankfort, Ill., and longtime Delavan resident died July 27, 2016, in Frankfort. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Darien Cemetery. Betzer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

      Penny J. Sabin, 72, of West Bend, passed away July 23, 2016, at Ivy Manor in West Bend. She was born Sept. 2, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa. She is the daughter of the late Peter J. Kjergaard Jr. and the late Norma (Snyder) Kjergaard. Penny attended high […]

      Lester Alvin West, 88, of Whitewater, died suddenly July 24, 2016, at Fairhaven Senior Living Center in Whitewater, his home for the past 11 years. Lester was born on Aug. 16, 1927 in LaGrange Township, to John and Pauline (Gislerud) West. He attended a one-room schoolhouse, LaGrange […]

      Arthur Edwin Hughes, 82, of Whitewater, died July 24, 2016, at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson. Art was born in Janesville, March 27, 1934, the son of George Francis and Edith May (Banks) Hughes. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1953 and shortly thereafter […]

Coral J. Sherman, 76, of Delavan, died July 20, 2016, at his home in Delavan. He was born Sept. 3, 1939, in Plainfield, to Marvin and Juanita (Mitchell) Sherman. Coral served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He married Patricia O’Connor on Sept. 12, 1964. He was the last prom king […]