Obituaries
Kenneth Y. Stricker
Jan 9, 2024
Kenneth Y. Stricker, a life-long Janesville area resident passed away Tuesday night, January 9, 2024 at Oak Park Place at age 98. He was born in Milton on December 2, 1925, the son of Carl and Myrtle (Yale) Stricker. He grew up on a farm near Milton and graduated from Milton Union High School at age 16 as valedictorian of...
Lois Mae Baes
Jan 3, 2024
Lois Mae Baes, age 97, a life-long Janesville resident, passed away at Rock Haven Nursing Home on Wednesday night, January 3, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born in Janesville on February 17, 1926, the daughter of Ivan and Anna (Nelson) Bernard. She was a graduate of Janesville High School. During World War II, Lois was a “Rosie the...
Vicki Buehl
Jan 2, 2024
SIMPSONVILLE, SC/JANESVILLE, WI - Surrounded by the love of her family, Victoria Elaine Buehl unexpectedly, yet peacefully, departed this world on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. Born on July 21, 1951, in Edgerton, WI to Rolland (Bud) and Elaine (Meissner) Holliday, Vicki was the much-anticipated baby girl, joining her two older brothers to round out the Holliday...
Irene L. Paape
Dec 27, 2023
Irene L. Paape, age 90 of Janesville, WI passed away on December 27, 2023, at the Agrace Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. She was born October 29, 1933, on the family farm near Cedar Falls, IA, the fifth child of Walter and Marie Bast. She attended a one room country school for two years where her brother was the...
Earl Campbell
Dec 25, 2023
Earl Campbell, age 86 of Janesville, WI died on December 25, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home, Janesville. He was born on October 25, 1937 in Perry County, KY, the son of Oscar and Gypsie Campbell. Earl grew up in Hazard, KY and was a graduate of Buckhorn High School.
Earl married Betty New on April 27, 1977. She preceded him...
Ilah Mae Sessler
Dec 20, 2023
JANESVILLE - Ilah Mae Sessler, age 96, of Janesville, WI passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Our House Assisted Living in Janesville. She was born in Bellingham, MN on April 29, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Olson) Mooney.
Ilah was a graduate of Janesville High School. She married Robert L. Sessler on September 11, 1948. She was...
Faye Marie Bidwell
Dec 19, 2023
Faye Marie Bidwell, age 92, of Cedar Crest, Janesville, died on December 19, 2023. She was born to Walter and Hazel Schmidlkofer, in Chilton, WI, on August 2, 1931. She moved with her family to Janesville in 1943 so that her brother and sister could attend the State School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and live at home. She...
Victor N. Hanson
Dec 18, 2023
Victor N. Hanson, age 80 of Janesville, WI passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023 at Beloit Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 19, 1943 in Edgerton, WI, the son of Carl and Alice (Bass) Hanson. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1962 and attended Milton College. Victor was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Victor married Kilea Holmes...
Donald F. Marklein
Dec 18, 2023
JANESVILLE – Donald Francis Marklein of Janesville passed away quietly in his sleep on December 18, 2023. Don was a beloved family man and successful small business owner who developed real estate and built thousands of family homes in Janesville, Lake Redstone and the surrounding area. He lived a full life and will be missed by many.
Don was born to...
Linda Lee Miller
Dec 14, 2023
Linda Lee “Bubbles” Miller, age 76, a life-long Janesville, WI resident passed away on December 14, 2023 at Mercy Hospital. She was born in Janesville on July 29, 1947, the daughter of Leroy and Violet (Beversdorf) Miller. She was a graduate of Janesville High School.
Linda was employed by Gibbs Manufacturing Company following high school until the company closed. She then...
Jeanette C. Arnold
Dec 14, 2023
Jeanette Catherine Arnold, age 87 of Janesville, passed away on Thursday morning, December 14, 2023, at Mercy Hospital. She was born on August 13,1936 in Richland Center, Wis., the daughter of Wilmont and Catherine (Comstock) Dampier. She grew up in Janesville and was a Janesville High School graduate.
Jeanette married John “Jack” Arnold on December 10, 1955. Four children, Leslie, Virginia,...
Feiyan Zhou Hagar
Dec 8, 2023
Feiyan Zhou Hagar age 57 of Beloit, WI passed away on December 8, 2023 at St. John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA following a short illness with cancer. She was born April 15, 1966 in Guilin, China, the daughter of Mingli and Dadai (Lu) Zhou.
Feiyan came to the United States in July 2006 and was married on August 4, 2006...
Robert J. Beckwith, Jr.
Dec 7, 2023
Robert “Bob” John Beckwith, Jr., age 60 of Janesville, WI, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, at St Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI at 5:08 pm. He will live on because he was an organ donor. He was the son of Glenda (Holton) Beckwith and Robert J. Beckwith, Sr., born September 30, 1963, in Fort Hood, Texas.
Bob worked at Scharine...
Elizabeth R. Johnson
Dec 6, 2023
Elizabeth Ruth Johnson, age 65 of Janesville passed away on December 6, 2023, at Mercy Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on December 1,1958 in Janesville, the daughter of Kenneth and Elaine (Wyman) Arndt. Elizabeth grew up in Janesville and graduated from Craig High School in 1977. She later received an associate degree from Blackhawk Technical College in...
David William Zantow
Dec 6, 2023
David William Zantow, age 66, of Janesville, WI passed away on December 6, 2023 at Select Specialty Hospital, Madison the result of injuries suffered in an auto-pedestrian accident. He was born in Janesville on November 8, 1957, the son of Diehl and Joan (Knox) Zantow. The family moved to Beloit and David graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1975.
After...
Roy A. Wolfe Jr.
Dec 1, 2023
Roy Wolfe Jr. age 98, of Janesville passed away at his home on Friday morning December 1, 2023. He was born on May 19, 1925 in New Middletown, IN, the son of Roy A. Wolfe Sr. and Louise (Vogt) Wolfe. Roy was extremely proud to have been born and raised on a farm. Spending his years growing up alongside his...
Donald F. McGarvie
Nov 26, 2023
Donald F. McGarvie, age 91, of Janesville passed away at his home on Sunday, November 26, 2023. He was born August 1, 1932 in Linn Township, Walworth County, WI, the oldest of eight children of Floyd and Pauline (Miller) McGarvie. He graduated from Janesville Senior High School in 1950 and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Donald met the love of his...
Dale Ernest Lundstrom
Nov 26, 2023
Dale Ernest Lundstrom, age 91, a long-time Duluth, MN resident passed away at Oak Park Place, Janesville, WI on November 26, 2023. He was born in Duluth on April 24, 1932, the son of Ernest Jaran and Jennie Sophie (Larson) Lundstrom. He grew up in Duluth and served in the U.S. Army in Korea during the Korean Conflict.
Dale danced with...
Dennis L. Stone
Nov 21, 2023
Dennis L. Stone, age 82 of Janesville, WI passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. He was born in Janesville on February 26, 1941, the son of Cecil and Lela (Hinzman) Stone. He grew up west of Janesville where he attended rural grade school and graduated from Janesville Senior High School in 1959.
Dennis married Joyce A. Feirn...
Theodore "Ted" Symons
Nov 17, 2023
Theodore “Ted” Symons, age 87 of Janesville, WI passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023 at SSM Health St. Mary’s Madison Hospital. He was born on June 2,1936 in Benton, WI, the son of Orthell W. and Norma (Smythe) Symons.
Ted married Donna (Anderson) Symons on June 10, 1956. Three children were born of the marriage, Christine, Douglas and Judith. He...
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