Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

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RODNEY “ROCKY” L. GRIFFIN

Rodney “Rocky” L. Griffin, 65 of Delavan, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born Nov. 4, 1948, in Chicago, to John and Iva Lee (McIlwain) Griffin. Rodney was united in marriage to Nancy Gottstein on Nov. 4, 1966, in Chicago. He […]

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MARIE C. LAWLOR

Marie Cornelia Lawlor (nee Van der Kuyl). of East Troy, died June 23, 2014 at the Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn at the age of 100 years, 225 days. Survivors include her son, David (Jeanne), East Troy; daughter, Karen, Hartland; and two grandsons, Robert and Bradley Lawlor, both of East […]

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DOLORES J. NOWICKI

Dolores J. Nowicki, 82, joined her loving husband Eugene in heaven on June 26, 2014. Loving Mom of Diane (David) Cofer, Gary, the late Joey, Mary (William) Mills, and Bill (Michelle). Treasured grandma of Jennifer, Jean, Nathaniel, Heather, Melanie, Joe, Katy, and Anna. Great-grandma of eight and step-grandma of seven. […]

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DONALD “DUCK” VEST

Donald “Duck” Vest, 57, of Harvard, Ill., died June 24, 2014, at his home. Duck was born Dec. 31, 1956, to Gene A. and June M. (Collins) Vest in Harvard, Ill. On Oct. 26, 1991, he married Carol Lynn Reuter in Crystal Lake, Ill. He worked at Dean Foods for […]

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SHERYL WILKINS

Sheryl Wilkins, 71, of Darien, died June 11, 2014, at her home. She was born on April 19, 1943, to Leroy and Margaret (Henderson) Craig. Sheryl was united in marriage to George Wilkins on Nov. 30, 1963, at the United Methodist Church in Delavan. She worked for 47 years as […]

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DONNA L.HURD

  Donna Lee Hurd, 75 of Hustisford died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc. She was born on Oct. 30, 1938, in Elkhorn, the daughter of Herbert and Minnie (nee Burmaster) Schiller. In 1956, she married Robert E. Hurd, Sr., who preceded her in death in […]

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ELLEN REDENIUS

      Ellen Redenius, 98, of Delavan, died Jan. 11, 2014, at Ridgestone Village in Delavan. She was born Sept. 27, 1915, to Charles and Cornelia (Halverson) Larsen.  She married Art Redenius on Sept. 14, 1946, in Delavan. He preceded her in death Sept. 17, 1979. She was a […]

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GERALD R. KEPPEN

Gerald Richard Keppen, 81, of Palmyra, died June 6, 2014, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He was born on Aug. 28, 1932, to the late Walter and Lena Keppen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving his country in the 10th Infantry Division. He married Karol Sue Stover on […]

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RUTH EMMA WOLTMAN STRUBING

Ruth Emma Woltman Strubing, 97, of Delavan, died May 22, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. She was born Sept. 13, 1916, in McHenry, Ill. to A. E. and Lucille Barbara (Gutzwiler) Nye, the youngest of three children. She attended nursing school at St. Theresa Hospital in Waukegan, Ill. She […]

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EMILY YOCHUM

Emily Yochum, 101, of Whitewater, died May 24, 2014, at home. She, and her twin sister Florence Peterson were born to the late Florence and William Eustis on April 14, 1913, in Southington, Conn. She attended school in Plantsville, Conn., and graduated from Rider College in Trenton, N.J. Emily taught […]