Marion L. Bass, 88 of Elkhorn, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was born Dec. 6, 1932 in Elkhorn, to the late Peter and Catherine (Lescher) Bleser. Marion graduated from Elkhorn High School with the Class of 1950. She […]
Obituaries
Obituaries for Walworth County people
LOUIS VOGT
Louis J. Vogt, 82 of Elkhorn, died on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 at his home in Elkhorn. He was born Jan. 16, 1939 in Lyons, to the late George and Mathilde (Held) Vogt. Louis was united in marriage to Michelle J. Kieffer on Dec. 18, 1971 in Delavan. Louis […]
CARL PORTER
Carl D. Porter, 79, of Whitewater, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at Rainbow Hospice House. Born in Iowa City, Iowa on Sept. 21, 1941, he was the son of Carl Edward Porter and Lucille Dora Baker. He lived in Iowa City until the age of 12 when his […]
NORMAN J. SAFFRAN
Norman James Saffran, 92, passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 8, 2021. He was born on June 27, 1928, in Mountain, to the late Herman and Margaret Saffran. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married the late Betty Jane Strehlow on March 31, 1951. […]
VALRI RUENZ
Valri Jean Ruenz, 73, of Lake Geneva, died Jan. 30, 2021 at Ridgestone Gardens in Elkhorn. She was born April 5, 1947, to Carl and Ruth (Doyle) Bauman in Genoa City. Val graduated from Badger High School in Lake Geneva in 1965. She married Steven Ruenz in February 1970. Among […]
MARY ALICE GREEN
Mary Alice Smafield Green, 69, passed away on Jan. 26, 2021 in Elkhorn. She was preceded in death by her mother, Theodora “Teddy” Smafield; father, Ralph Smafield; brother, George Smafield; and son, Jeremy Green. She is survived by: daughters, Emily (Jared) Quesnell and Elizabeth Green; two grandchildren; and three […]
ROBERT PERINCHIEF
Robert Yetman Perinchief, born Jan. 31, 1931 (a palindrome) in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, joined the heavenly choir on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at home surrounded by family in Silver Springs, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, the Rev. Kenneth and Mrs. Mabel Perinchief; and […]
DAVID ROBERS
David K. Robers, 79, of Lake Geneva, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in Janesville. A family burial will take place this summer at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lake Geneva. Steinke-Lazarczyk Family Funeral Home of Lake Geneva is serving the family.
ROGER BLOOD
Roger Dean Blood, 69, of Delavan, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 at Aurora Lakeland Hospital after a long battle of cancer. He was born on Aug. 23, 1951. He graduated from the Badger High School in Lake Geneva, Class of 1970. Roger is survived by his […]
GORDON RYDSTROM
Gordon W. “Gordy” Rydstrom, 78, of Willard, passed away at Memorial Medical Center, in Neillsville, on Jan. 25, 2021. A graveside service was held Feb. 1 at Hickory Grove Cemetery, rural Elkhorn, with the Rev. Bob Kamps officiating. Gordon Wayne Rydstrom was born on Nov. 17, 1942, in Laurens, Iowa, […]