Obituaries

Lorraine Gail Vanderlip

Lorraine Gail Vanderlip

May 31, 2023

Lorraine Gail Vanderlip, 93, of Janesville passed away on May 31, 2023 at Cedar Crest in Janesville, WI. She was born January 20, 1930 in Hillpoint, WI to Herbert W. Schulz and Leone M. (Dorow) Schulz. Her mother died when Lorraine was five years old. Her father married Emma Kruse several years later. Lorraine was married October 2, 1948 to...

Robert A. "Bob" Heckmann

Robert A. "Bob" Heckmann

May 30, 2023

Robert A. “Bob”Heckmann, age 77, of Janesville, WI passed away on May 30, 2023 at SSM Heath St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital. He was born on January 2, 1946 in Chicago, IL, the son of Harold and Hazel (Larson) Heckmann.

Bob moved with his family to Homewood, Il when he was several years old and he grew up in Homewood where he...

Matthew Henry Schoeberle

Matthew Henry Schoeberle

May 23, 2023

Matthew Henry Schoeberle, age 62 of Janesville passed away on May 23, 2023 at his home with his wife, Sandra and daughter Kayla at his side.

Matthew was born in Janesville on March 17, 1961 the son of Henry “Hank” and Carol (Bahr) Schoeberle. He grew up in Janesville and graduated from Parker High School. He served in the U. S....

Dorothy Frances Jarr

Dorothy Frances Jarr

May 23, 2023

Dorothy Frances Jarr, 89, of Janesville, WI passed away peacefully on May 23, 2023. Dorothy was born in Chicago on June 8, 1933 to Edward and Magdalen (Dour) Koch. She graduated from Lake View High School in Chicago. On December 29, 1951, Dorothy was married to Harold Jarr in Chicago by Mayor Richard Daley Sr.

Dorothy had many interests in her...

Dennis Carlson

Dennis Carlson

May 22, 2023

Dennis Carlson of Janesville passed peacefully at home surrounded by his faithful dog (Murphy) and wife (Shirley).

Dennis grew up in Edgerton, and was the self-proclaimed “best dancer” of his graduating class. Dennis worked for many years at Dorsey Trailer, Highway Trailer, and finally the GM plant. He enjoyed building things with his hands, and seeing the final result roll off...

Carolyn Maxine (Page/Eklund) Lamb

Carolyn Maxine (Page/Eklund) Lamb

May 15, 2023

Carolyn (Max) Lamb passed away peacefully May 15, 2023 surrounded by family and special friend Ron Pagel, who has been by her side for several years. Born August 10, 1935 to O. Gordon and Lillian (Dahl) Page. She graduated from Stoughton High School and attended various business colleges. Leander (Lee) Eklund was first to capture her heart in 1953; James...

Theresa A Powell

Theresa A Powell

May 13, 2023

Theresa A. Powell, age 56, of Clinton, WI passed away on May 13, 2023 at her home. She was born February 23, 1967 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Robert and Annette (Reed) Grossman.

Theresa grew up in Chicago where she graduated from high school. She later attended Gateway Technical College.

Theresa married Charles Powell who preceded her in death.

She is survived...

Virginia Mae Scarborough

Virginia Mae Scarborough

Apr 30, 2023

Virginia Mae (Krueger) Scarborough age 95, a long-time Janesville resident passed away peacefully on Sunday April 30th, 2023 at the home of her daughter Barbara, and son-in-law William Sickler, where she had resided the last 6 years.

Ginny was born in Janesville on November 18, 1927 to Mary Ahrens Krueger and Harvey Krueger. Her father died of pneumonia in 1933. Her...

Vivian Minnick

Vivian Minnick

Apr 29, 2023

Vivian Grace (Shetler) Minnick was born on June 17,1926 in Cleveland Ohio, the 2nd of what were to be the 9 children of Verle E. Shetler and Mildred Hall Shetler. She ended her earthly journey on April 29th, 2023 in Tyler, TX.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Lester Minnick, 3 sisters, 4 brothers, other relatives...

Stuart Marshall Blum

Stuart Marshall Blum

Apr 28, 2023

Stuart Marshall Blum, age 65, of Janesville, WI passed away on April 28, 2023 at Harbor Haven Health and Rehabilitation, Fond du Lac, WI. He was born on July 19, 1957 in Janesville, the son of Fredrick and Helen (Meyers) Blum.

Stuart grew up in Janesville and graduated from Parker High School in 1975. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Shirley J. Wachlin

Shirley J. Wachlin

Apr 28, 2023

JANESVILLE - Shirley Jean Wachlin, age 92 of Janesville, passed away on April 28, 2023, at Cedar Crest. She was born in Janesville on June 9, 1930, the daughter of Albert and Harriett (Smith) Schumacher. Shirley grew up in Janesville and graduated from Janesville High School. Following high school, she attended secretarial school in Milwaukee.

Shirley married Donald A. Wachlin on...

Arthur O. Amacher

Arthur O. Amacher

Apr 27, 2023

JANESVILLE - Arthur O. Amacher, age 88 of Janesville, passed away on April 27, 2023, at Heartwarming House in Milton.

Arthur was born in Stoughton, on September 1, 1934, the son of Fredrick and Sophia (Evonavich) Amacher. He grew up in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Arthur was a U.S. Army veteran having served from December 12,...

David H. Wickingson

David H. Wickingson

Apr 26, 2023

David H. Wickingson, age 86, formerly of Janesville who resided at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville since 2019, passed away on April 26, 2023, at Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center.

David was born on April 9, 1937, in Whitewater, Wis., the son of Harley and Margaret (Haunch) Wickingson. He grew up in Johnstown and attended Whitewater High School.

David was formerly employed by...

Doris Frye

Doris Frye

Apr 24, 2023

Doris Frye was welcomed into Heaven on Monday, April 24, 2023. Doris was born to Zona and George Michael Winchell on September 29, 1925 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. She grew up on a picturesque farm outside of Valley, Wisconsin and attended Valley school. On March 8, 1943, she was united in marriage to Charles Frye in Orlando, Florida. They were...

Duane Lawrence "Dewey" Cooper

Duane Lawrence "Dewey" Cooper

Apr 24, 2023

Duane Lawrence “Dewey” Cooper, age 88, of Janesville passed away at Cedar Crest on Monday, April 24, 2023. He was born in Janesville on August 7, 1934, the son of Bert and Alice (Mathews) Cooper.

Dewey graduated from Janesville High School in 1952. He joined the U. S. Air Force on November 18, 1952 and was discharged on October 29, 1956....

John A. Schuneman

John A. Schuneman

Apr 24, 2023

ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA - John Arthur Schuneman, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away at his home in Rocklin, California on April 24, 2023, at the age of 88. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin, on April 13, 1935, John dedicated much of his life to serving his country and providing for his family.

John is survived by his loving wife of...

Susan Rose Hohmann

Susan Rose Hohmann

Apr 23, 2023

Susan Rose Hohmann, age 55, of Janesville, WI passed away from injuries suffered in an automobile accident on Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was born on February 25, 1968 in Richardsville, IA, the daughter of Cyril and Carol (Kluesner) Elsinger. She grew up in the Richardsville area and graduated from Leo High School, Holy Cross, IA.

Susan received a degree in...

Cletus "Todd" Harris

Cletus "Todd" Harris

Apr 21, 2023

Cletus Norman Harris (Todd), of Janesville, WI was born on 4/16/1926 in Galena, IL to William and Mertle Harris (Sertle). He passed from our home to his heavenly home on 4/21/2023 just days after a family celebration for his 97th birthday. He has always loved a good party. This year he was able to celebrate both on Earth and in...

Kelley S. Marotta

Kelley S. Marotta

Apr 18, 2023

Kelley Sue Marotta, age 56 of Janesville, WI passed away on April 18, 2023, at Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center following a brief illness. She was born in Wauwatosa, WI on July 1, 1966, the daughter of John and Marian (Bruns) Lawrence. She grew up in Janesville and graduated from Parker High School in 1984.

Kelley graduated from UW-Whitewater with a...

Colletta P. Cornelius

Colletta P. Cornelius

Apr 14, 2023

JANESVILLE - Colletta P. Cornelius, age 81, of Janesville, passed away April 14, 2023, at Oak Park Place in Janesville. She was born on November 7, 1941, in Clarksburg, WV, the daughter of Edgar and Genevieve (Moyle) Terneus. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Clarksburg and attended beauty school following high school.

Colletta married Louis Marschik and later married...