Richard L. Traxler, 81, of Janesville, died June 20, 2016, at Hope Hospice House in Fort Meyers, Fla. He was born in Whitewater, Aug. 16, 1934, to the late Marion “Dutch” and Regina (Meske) Traxler. He was baptized and confirmed at the First English Lutheran Church, Whitewater. He graduated […]

      Patricia Griffeth McCarragher, 90, died July 8, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House. She was born in Belvidere, Ill., on Nov. 30, 1925, to the late Darwin Ira Griffeth and the late Marguerite Dawn Fasset Griffeth James. Pat’s passion in life was volunteering where she selflessly gave to […]

Patricia C. Morgan, 80, of Noblesville, Ind., formerly of Little Prairie, died July 3, 2016, at Sheridan Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, from complications of a massive stroke suffered in 2011. She was born on Dec. 13, 1935, to the late William and Susan (Hoffmann) Spenner in Milwaukee. She had an […]

Leobarda Avila Bonilla, 86, of Delavan, died at her home July 3, 2016, with her family surrounding her. She was born Aug. 21, 1929, in Mexico to Cristobal Aranda and Francisca Avila. She was a homemaker, taking care of her nine children. She was a member of St. Andrew Catholic […]

David A. Robel, formerly of East Troy, died June 30, 2016. He was born April 24, 1963, in Harvard, Ill., to Patricia (Trout Robel) Barbeaux and the late Edward Robel. Survivors include his mother; daughters, Samantha and Abigail; grandchild, Joseph Edward; brother, Timothy; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

      Elizabeth “Libby” Joyce Shafer, 83, of Beloit, died June 29, 2016. She was born June 21, 1933, in Darien to Fredrick and Ester (Shipman) Starin. She graduated from Darien High School in 1951. She married Ronald Shafer in 1954. They had four children – Ron Jr., Bob, […]

Armand Brastad was born Oct. 1, 1928, in Chicago, to Tobias and Ingeborg (Bolstad) Brastad. He peacefully passed away June 28, 2016, at his home in Williams Bay with his wife, Anne and his daughter, Kirsten at his side. Armand was a charter member of Norsemen of the Lakes Lodge […]

David “Dave” Branfort, 64 of Union Center, died June 30, 2016, at Mayo Clinic LaCrosse. He was born July 2, 1951, in Elkhorn, to Marshall and Fern (Cummings) Branfort. He married Jerita Ennis on Dec, 4, 1982. He served his country with the U.S. Marines. He worked for several years […]

Gregory S. Key, 64, of Elkhorn, formerly of East Troy, died June 23, 2016, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 13, 1952, in Elkhorn, to the late Robert W. and Suzanne (Ketchum) Key. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison short course in agriculture […]

Michael William Bottum, M.D., of Milwaukee, passed away June 27, 2016. He was born in Rapid City, S.D. He is survived by his wife of 56 years JoAnne, seven children, their spouses and 16 grandchildren. Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, at St. Peter’s Catholic […]