Marlene Pruessing, 87, of Walworth, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at Mercy Walworth Hospital following a long battle with Sjogren’s and lung diseases. She was born March 9, 1926, in Elkhorn Lafayette township, to the late Otto A. and Ida Schmidt. She attended Plank Road and Jackson one-room schools, […]

Diane M. “Dee Dee” Stauffer, 68, of Palmyra, died at Angels Grace in Oconomowoc with her family by her side. She was the director and operations manager for Lakeland Coach Lines of Palmyra where she performed more than 30 years of exceptional service to the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. Her […]

Fred William Frank, 97, formerly of Brookfield, found peace on Oct. 20, 2013, at his residence in East Troy. Fred was born Sept. 3, 1916, to Fred Jacob Frank and Anna Emily (nee Schubring) and grew up in West Allis. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gerald Frank; […]

Don Plekenpol, 64, of Irving, Texas, and formerly of Sheboygan and Cascade, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Don was born in Sheboygan on March 23, 1949, to Bernice (Stern) and Loyal Plekenpol. He welcomed his second father when Bernice married Norbert Sternitzky in 1972. He resided in Cascade, […]

Edward James Drexler, 75, of Whitewater, died Oct. 25, 2013, at The Glen in Whitewater. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Feb. 9, 1938, to the late Joseph William and Theresa Edna (Synnott) Drexler. He graduated from Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees […]

James A. Jacobs, 76, died Oct. 23, 2013. Beloved husband of Marian. Dearest father of Lori, Lynn (Dan) Church, and Lisa Jacobs-Meehan. Dearest grandfather of Lauren and Ryan. Jim will also be greatly missed by many other relatives and friends. James was the proud owner and operator of Lake Beulah […]

James (Jim) Reyenga, 87, of Delavan, died Oct. 12, 2013, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 30, 1926, in Franksville, to the late John and Hildegarde Reyenga. He moved to the Walworth County area in 1947, where he farmed for many […]

Shirley Ann Helming, 81, of Whitewater, formerly a resident of Fairhaven Senior Living, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 at Hearthstone Memory Care, Whitewater. Shirley was born on Dec. 29, 1931, in Sheboygan, to the late Oscar and Rose (Fistler) Stichert. She graduated from Sheboygan North High School in […]

Jerry Dwornik, 55, died Oct. 16, 2013. Survivors include his siblings, Marilee and Rick Greene, Pittsville, Phil and Deb Dwornik, Eastman, Janel and Steve Grunewald, East Troy, Becky and Jerry Morris, Elkhorn; several nieces and nephews; and his stepfather, Dick Beller. He was preceded in death by his mother, Janet […]

Melissa Jeanne Patrick, 40, of Whitewater, passed away Oct. 13, 2013, as a result of an automobile accident in the Town of Whitewater. Melissa was born in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 1, 1973 the daughter of James Heaton and Linda (Tucker) Heaton. She graduated from Whitewater High School in 1992. […]