Obituaries

Obituaries for Walworth County people

Obituaries

ROBERT BURROWS

      Robert Nelson Burrows passed away peacefully on April 14, 2020, at Hearthstone, Fairhaven, in Whitewater. Bob was born on Dec. 21, 1923, in North Reading, Mass., the son of Frederick Nelson Burrows and Mary McIntosh. Reared in New England, a veteran of four years’ service in the Marine Corps […]

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JULIA ANN KNIGHT

Julia Ann Knight (Judy) was born June 30, 1932, in Lexington, Ky., to John Joseph and Emma Frances (Jackson) Sweeney. She passed away on April 22, 2020, at Holton Manor in Elkhorn. Judy spent much of her formative years at her Aunt Mary and Uncle Manford’s estate, and she went […]

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JOHN R. TAYLOR

      John R. Taylor, 92, of Elkhorn, died April 16, 2020, at Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Madison. He was born Feb. 21, 1928, in Shawnee, Okla. to the late John R. and Mary L. (DeGraff) Taylor Sr. John served in the United States Army during the Korean War. […]

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MAXINE PETERS

      Maxine Peters, 87, of Delavan passed away on April 23, 2020, at her home in Delavan. She was born in Richland Township on June 17, 1932, to Max and Lottie (Miller) Schmidt. Maxine was united in marriage to Jerry Peters on Sept. 12, 1959, in Delavan. Jerry passed away […]

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EVELYN ALWIN

Evelyn (Rosin) Alwin, 99, of Janesville passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was born Dec. 29, 1920, on the family farm in southern Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Ferdinand and Nathila Rosin. She earned her Canadian teaching certificate after graduating high school and proceeded to teach in one-room […]

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EMILY SULLIVAN

Emily Sestak Sullivan, precious mother, wife, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, died peacefully at her home in East Troy April 15, 2020. There are no words to describe how much we will miss her and her sweet smile. Being a mother to David, Andrea, Scott and Erin was Emily’s true […]

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CAROL J. SWENDER

Carol Jean Swender, 80, of Madison, passed away on April 17, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born on Jan. 7, 1940, the daughter of Harvey and Inez (Rosin) Zittlow. Carol graduated from Columbia Nursing School. She married Robert Swender on May 25, 1963, at St. John Lutheran Church […]

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PATTY A. HOUSTON

      Patty A. Houston, 64, of Palmyra, passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2020, at Aurora Summit Medical Center. She was born on Jan. 24, 1956, in Fort Atkinson, to Walter and Meta (Lueck) Isaacsen. She was a 1974 graduate of Palmyra High School. Patty worked in the Circuit Board […]

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MEGAN M. YORK

      Megan Michelle York, of Clinton, was born July 27, 1976, in Janesville, to Monty and Pamie (Rogers) Hardt. She passed away on April 10, 2020, at Beloit Memorial Hospital. Megan worked for the past three years as 1st shift Lead Floor Supervisor at Vision Plastics in Delavan. She also […]

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GREGORY A. SIEVERS

      Gregory A. Sievers, 68, of Helenville, passed away on April 6, 2020 at Rainbow Hospice Center with his loving family by his side. He was born on April 14, 1951, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Darrell and M. Nadine (Wickersham) Sievers. He grew up on the family farm and […]