David G. Coates passed away on Sept. 26, 2012 at the age of 60. He is the loving husband of Linda (nee Rutkowski) Coates of 41 years; loving father of Kerry Thornton, Jesse (Jennifer) Coates, and Shaun (Katie) Coates; proud grandpa of Meghan, Madelyn, Delaney, Elliott, Addison, Aric, Eden, and […]
Obituaries
Obituaries for Walworth County people
NOREEN P. DESING
Noreen P. Desing, 88, of Elkhorn, died Oct. 4, 2012 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center. She was born May 13, 1924 to the late John and Margaret (Gibbs) Hicks. She graduated from Lake Geneva High School in 1942. On June 6, 1945 she married Robert C. Desing in Lake Geneva. […]
LILLIAN SURGES
Lillian (Leokadia) Surges, age 90, of Whitewater, passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 at Fairhaven in Whitewater. Lillian was born Dec. 10, 1921 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Angela Fiedor. She married Robert Surges. Lillian worked as a bookkeeper for Central Steel and Wire in Chicago and […]
MARY KAY MEEKER
Mary Kay Meeker of East Troy passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Mary Kay Hammer was born on Sept. 23, 1947 to Arnold and Ruth Hammer of Des Moines, Iowa. She grew up there and attended grade school and high school. As a young child, Mary […]
DOROTHY L. KORPELA
Dorothy Laura Korpela of East Troy was born into eternal life on Sept. 29, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born on June 7, 1924 in Ironwood, Mich. Daughter of the late Steven and Mary (nee Skronski) Kubacki. Dorothy married Tauno E. Korpela in October of 1940. She […]
LORRAINE M. HOLZER
Lorraine M. Holzer, 74, of Decatur, Tenn., formerly of Elkhorn, died in her sleep at her home Sept. 30, 2012. She was born Oct. 27, 1937 in Beloit to the late Victor and Elsie (Ostrum) Legenski. She married Jerry Holzer and worked as office manager for Optical Alignment Service for […]
CHRISTINE A. RICHARDSON
Christine A. Richardson, 47, of Delavan, died Sept. 26, 2012. She was born Jan. 5, 1965 to Robert R. Richardson and Nancy A. (Gant) Richardson. She was a D-DHS graduate and later attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn and the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She was employed […]
LARRY A. ZANK
Larry A. Zank, 69, of Walworth died at his home Thursday Sept. 27, 2012. He was born Aug. 24, 1943 in Elkhorn to the late Berthold and Dorothy (Boisvert) Zank. He married Sonja Jensen April 6, 1963 in Walworth. He owned and operated Zank’s Heating & Air Conditioning in Walworth. […]
HUGH CECIL BROWN
Hugh C. Brown, 92, of Delavan died Saturday Sept. 29, 2012 at Holton Manor Nursing Home in Elkhorn. He was born Feb. 27, 1920 in Lodi to the late Charles and Evelyn (Scharfenburg) Brown. He married Myrtle Walther in 1946 and she preceded him in death July 25, 2008. He […]
HELENE L. HOOD
Helene Louise Lenius Rebne Hood was born Dec. 9, 1910 to August and Frances (nee Ruzicka) Lenius, the sixth of nine children, in the Frazee area of Minnesota. In 1932, she married Clarence C. Rebne and they made their home on a farm in southern Minnesota at Adams. They had […]
