Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

Obituaries

GERTRUDE LEWANDOWSKI

Gertrude (Schlicher) Lewandowski, 92, of Delavan, died Aug. 26, 2015, at RidgeStone Village. She was born in Beaver Dam, Nov. 17, 1922, to Margaret and Jacob Kolb. She married William Schlicher in Beaver Dam. He died July 4, 1986. She later married Sigmund “Ziggy” Lewandowski. She worked for years at […]

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JAMES F. REITZ

James F. Reitz, 65, died Aug. 29, 2015, at the age of 65. Survivors include his mother Connie; sister Jean Albers; daughters, Emily Timmerman and Corrianne. He was preceded in death by his father Franklin and his son Justin. Services will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at […]

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VERNON SHANER II

  Vernon “Reese” “Old Man” Shaner II, 48, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Aug. 22, 2015 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., to Vernon and Bonnie Lee (Donaldson) Shaner. Reese was passionate about martial arts and proudly opened Waukesha Mixed Martial Arts […]

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BERTHA PEPPER

Bertha Pepper, of Delavan, died Aug. 20, 2015, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Walworth under the care of Aurora at Home Hospice. She was born Feb. 19, 1924, in Hampshire, Ill., to Nickolas and Ann (Eschbach) Busch. She graduated from Hampshire School. On Nov. 25, 1944, she married August […]

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MARY N. ANDERSON

Mary Nell Patterson Anderson, 83, of Delavan, died Aug. 18, 2015, at Vintage on the Ponds in Delavan. She was born July 8, 1932, in Milton, Fla., to Merle and Margaret (Lynn) Patterson. She grew up in Columbus, Ohio, where her father was a firefighter and later battalion chief for […]

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SALLY ROBRAN

Sally Donna Mae (Pockelwald) Robran, 70, died Aug. 17, 2015, at West Allis Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 26, 1944, in Oconomowoc, the only child of Erwin and Marian (Rupnow) Pockelwald. She attended St. Paul’s school and graduated from Oconomowoc High School. She married Richard Robran from East Troy […]

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DONALD D. MCGUIRE

In remembrance of Donald Daniel McGuire (1938-2015). Preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Loretta, and his brother Mike. Brother to Roger, Ralph Jr., Patrick and Beverly. Father of Charlene, Patricia, Shaun, Brian and Paula. Grandfather of Dan, Sam, Erin, Brianne, Shane, Molly, Abby and Kailey. Great-Grandfather of Makenna, […]

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JASON OTTOW

Jason Gregory Lon Ottow, (aka “Jay Wop”), 33, of East Troy, died unexpectedly on Aug. 15, 2015. He was born Aug. 28, 1981, in Milwaukee, and was a lifelong area resident of East Troy. He worked at Magill Construction Co. Inc. in Elkhorn. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. […]

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FRANCIS BRADY

Francis “Fran” Brady, 81, of East Troy died Aug. 4, 2015, surrounded by his family in East Troy. He was born Nov. 1, 1933, to the late Francis and Mary Brady, in East Troy. He met and married Jan (Karnath) Brady in East Troy. They were married for 57 wonderful […]

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JOHN J. TINCHER

      John Jay Tincher, 60, passed away July 31, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born Sept. 21, 1954, in Columbia, Miss., to William I. Tincher and Cornelia M. (Coxe) Tincher. He spent early childhood in Columbia, Miss., and excelled in math and science at […]