by David Habrat | May 21, 2025 | Obituaries
John Edward Wambach passed away on May 12, 2025, after a brave and inspiring battle with ALS. He was at home, surrounded by the people who he loved most. In true John fashion, he wrote a lot of this obituary himself—his way of getting in one last word and sending a...
by David Habrat | May 13, 2025 | Obituaries
Christine Helen George, 74, of Burlington, passed away peacefully of Alzheimer’s on May 6, 2025, at Vitas Healthcare in West Allis. Christine was born on June 23, 1950, to Edward and Audrey (nee Wilson) Hensel in the same town she would call home for her entire life....
by David Habrat | May 13, 2025 | Obituaries
Jerome W. Hefty Sr., of Burlington, joined his family in heaven on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Jerome was born on June 17, 1943, the 13th of 14 children to Peter and Sophia (Mikula) Hefty. He attended Burlington schools and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Viet Nam...
by David Habrat | May 1, 2025 | Obituaries
Mary L. Hoefert, 80, of Delavan, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Mary was born on Aug. 4, 1944 in Black Earth, to Wilbert and Louise (Packer) Reuter. She married Allen Hoefert in August of 2001 in Elkhorn. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 2023. Mary was...
by David Habrat | May 1, 2025 | Obituaries
John Francis Rayniak, Jr., 75, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. John was born July 16, 1949, in Oak Park, Illinois, the son of the late John and Irene Rayniak, living in Schiller Park, Illinois, before...
by David Habrat | May 1, 2025 | Obituaries
Dorothy M. Wiechert, 96, of Amherst, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025 at Bethany Home in Waupaca. Born in Burlington on July 10, 1928, she was the daughter of Harold and Linda (nee Smith) Sheard. On July 7, 1947 at St. Charles Catholic Church, she was united in...