John V. Spaight, 87, Waterford, formerly of Bella Vista, Ark., died peacefully Sept. 11, 2013, with his family by his side. He was born on June 12, 1926, in Burlington, to the late Raphael and Alvina (Kortendick) Spaight. He spent his early years in Waterford and attended St. Thomas Graded […]
Obituaries
Obituaries for Walworth County people
CAROLYN JOAS
Carolyn Joas, 75, of East Troy died Sept. 9, 2013. She married her husband of 57 years, Bill Joas, on June 16, 1956, in Townsend. From there they moved to California where Bill was in the service. Then they moved to Missouri, Milwaukee, Cedarburg and then to East Troy where […]
MARGARET E. NEITZEL
Margaret Etta Neitzel, 96, formerly of Waupun, died on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at her East Troy residence, with family at her side. Margaret was born on June 9, 1917 in Markesan, Wis., the daughter of Clarence and Bertha (Kluth) Whitehouse. She graduated from Markesan High School. She was united […]
MATILDA ‘TILLY’ STERNIG
Matilda “Tilly” Sternig, 99, passed away peacefully at the Hearthstone in Whitewater on Sept. 8, 2013. Tilly came to Whitewater in 2007 and she moved to Fairhaven in 2009 where she has many friends who admired her strength of character and will miss her spunk. In 1926, at the […]
ROBERT ‘BOB’ A. BLYTH
Robert “Bob” Alfred Blyth, 87, of Weatherford, Okla., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at Weatherford Regional Hospital. He was born April 30, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wis., to Laurence Dale and Margaret (Klink) Blyth. Robert was raised and attended school in East Troy and graduated from East Troy High School […]
KATHLEEN A. RILEY
Kathleen A. Riley, age 61, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 at Deerfield Place Assisted Living in Deerfield, Wis. Kathleen was born on Dec. 8, 1951, the daughter of the late James and Julia (Koszyczarek) Crubaugh. Kathleen attended Troy Center Grade School and graduated from Palmyra-Eagle High School. She […]
EDWIN H. HANSEN
Edwin H. Hansen, 82, of Whitewater, formerly of Fort Atkinson and Minocqua, went home to the Lord surrounded by his family on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. This tough Norwegian survived falling out of a tree with a running chainsaw, a constant battle with squirrels at birdfeeders, injuries by hogs […]
SKEET (ROGER) P. THEESFELD
Skeet (Roger) P. Theesfeld, 49, of East Troy passed away on Aug. 29, 2013 of a brain aneurysm. Born to Roger J. (Dortha) Theesfeld and Diane L. (Walter J.) Plochocki, (nee Stefanski) at Waukesha Memorial Hospital on July 1, 1964. He graduated from East Troy High School and went […]
ERNEST G. CORRELL JR.
Ernest G. Correll Jr., 73, lost his battle with cancer, but found his home with Jesus on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013 at his home of 43 years in Honey Lake, with his family at his side. He was born in Hammond, Ind., to Thelma and Ernest Correll Sr. on […]
TERRANCE A. ‘TL’ LEISKAU
Terrance A. “TL” Leiskau, 67, of Town Hall Road, Oma, died unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at home. He was born Aug. 27, 1946, in New London, son of the late Atwood and Laverne (Koplein) Leiskau, and resided in East Troy, where he graduated from high school in 1964. He […]