Obituaries
Edward F. Williams
Feb 1, 2021
Edward Fred Williams, age 81, of Janesville, WI died on Monday, February 1, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 7, 1939 in McGregor, IA, the son of Walter and Florence (Kellogg) Williams. He grew up in the Merrill, WI area and graduated from Merrill High School in 1957. He married Carol Joan...
Stanley T. Drum Jr.
Jan 29, 2021
Stanley T. Drum Jr., 83, passed away peacefully at home with his wife, Mary, by his side and surrounded by family. He was born in Janesville, the son of Ada (Boss) Drum and Stanley T. Drum Sr.
As student council president, he graduated with the first class from Janesville (Craig) Senior High School in 1956. After high school, he attended Milton...
Raymond M. Case
Jan 27, 2021
JANESVILLE - Raymond Michael “Ray” Case, age 71 of Janesville, WI passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2021. Ray was born on January 22, 1950 to John and Gladys (Ross) Case of Merrill, WI. Ray went to St. Francis then transferred to Holy Cross Seminary. Raymond left the seminary and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He...
Leo D. Upward
Jan 26, 2021
Leo D. Upward, age 85, of Janesville passed away at home on January 26, 2021 due to Lewy Body Dementia. Leo was born in Beloit on April 20, 1935, the son of Orville ad Mertie (Mofitt) Upward. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School in 1953. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War and was...
Brent A. Kepp
Jan 13, 2021
Brent A. Kepp, of Whitewater, WI passed away on January 13, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison due to complications to a recent diagnosis of AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). Lynne was by his side. Brent was born in Edgerton, WI on September 21, 1952, the son of LeRoy and Margery (Bretzman) Kepp. Brent was a graduate of Whitewater...
Harold R. Bothun
Jan 12, 2021
JANESVILLE - Harold R. Bothun, age 83, of Janesville died Tuesday morning, January 12, 2021 at Agrace Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Janesville. He was born in Janesville on August 28, 1937, the son of Harold S. and Florence (Peterson) Bothun. He grew up in Janesville and graduated from Janesville Senior High School in 1956. He served in...
Patricia A. Playter
Jan 10, 2021
Patricia Ann Playter, age 89, of Janesville died Sunday morning, January 10, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 11, 1931 in Janesville, the daughter of Elmer and Leda (Heggestad) Scott. Patricia grew up in Avalon. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1949.
Patricia married Donald Playter on September 9, 1950 in Stoughton,...
Yvonne T. Bradford
Jan 5, 2021
WHITEWATER/JANESVILLE - Yvonne Theresa Bradford, age 88, slipped away peacefully on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Fairhaven Senior Community in Whitewater. She was born March 1, 1932 in Janesville, WI to the late Lester “Jake” Thomas Dunning and Eunice “Noonie” Winifred Lytle-Dunning-Olson.
A lifelong Janesville native, Yvonne graduated from Janesville High School in 1950 and on March 17, 1953, she married...
Vincent C. Mckeown
Jan 5, 2021
JANESVILLE – Vincent C. McKeown, 90, of Janesville peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home after a long, hard-fought battle with dementia. A lifelong resident of Janesville, he was born January 15, 1930, to Charles and Irene McKeown. After graduating from Janesville High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served...
Lora Ann Schansberg
Dec 31, 2020
Lora Ann Schansberg, age 29, of Janesville passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her parents and siblings Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Agrace Center for Hospice & Palliative Care. She was born June 8, 1991 in Janesville, the daughter of David S. and Mary Kathryn (Vukovich) Schansberg. She grew up in Janesville and graduated from Craig High School...
Donald Kenneth Guse
Dec 30, 2020
Donald Kenneth Guse, age 87, of Janesville, WI died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Cedar Crest. He was born on May 22, 1933 in Evansville, WI, the son of Otto and Erna (Gundlack) Guse. He grew up in Evansville and graduated from Evansville High School where he was active with numerous sports teams. Don served in the U. S. Army...
Michael Hebble
Dec 29, 2020
Michael Hebble, age 71, of Janesville passed away very unexpectedly at Mercy Hospital & Trauma Center on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Michael was born May 8, 1949 in Rock Island, IL to the late Harry and Lorene (Schoenberg) Hebble. He attended U-Rock and Milton College. He retired from the Beloit College athletic department in 2009. Michael was a big fan...
Jeanne C. Schlafer
Dec 27, 2020
JANESVILLE - Jeanne Carol Schlafer, age 86, of Janesville, WI died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Agrace HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg, WI. She was born on February 5, 1934 in Baraboo, WI, the daughter of Edward and Caroline (Raschein) Schultz. She married Dr. Richard J. Schlafer on March 31, 1956. He preceded her in death on July 19, 2015.
Jeanne...
William H. Raatz
Dec 26, 2020
William H. “Bill” Raatz, age 73, of Janesville, WI died at his home on Saturday, December 26, 2020. He was born on May 14, 1947 in Racine, WI, the son of Duane and Carole (Roycraft) Raatz. He graduated from Janesville Senior High School in 1965. He joined the U.S. Air Force on February 10, 1966 and served until December 1,...
Doris E. Pardee
Dec 22, 2020
Doris Ethel Pardee, age 94, a life-long Janesville resident, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Cedar Crest where she had made her home for the past 6 years. Doris was born on August 13, 1926 in Janesville, the daughter of Walter and Dorothy (Higgins) Lentz. She graduated from Janesville High School in 1945. She married Alain L. Pardee on August...
Jake Albin Lumsden
Dec 22, 2020
Jake Albin Lumsden, age 28, of Janesville died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at his home. He was born in Janesville on January 31, 1992, the son of John C. Lumsden and Jo E. (Hynek) Lumsden. He graduated from Craig High School in 2010 and attended Blackhawk Technical College earning a degree in Electrical Power Distribution.
Jake was employed by North American...
Virginia M. Mork
Dec 20, 2020
Virginia, M. “Ginny” Mork, age 90, of Janesville died at Heartwarming House, Milton on Sunday, December 20, 2020 and went to be with the love of her life, Gordon Mork. She was born on January 8, 1930 in Ogdensburg, WI, the daughter of Sidney and Fern Knutson. She graduated from Little Wolf High School in Manawa, WI in 1948. She...
Dorothy J. Wittenberg
Dec 20, 2020
Dorothy J. Wittenberg, age 95, of Janesville died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Huntington Place. She was born on December 16, 1925 in Janesville, the daughter of Ernest and Emma (Mueller) Wittenberg. She grew up in Janesville and graduated from Janesville High School in 1943.
Dorothy and her sister, Dolores moved to Shorewood, Wis., in the 1950’s and Dorothy was employed...
Margaret L. Prochaska
Dec 17, 2020
Margaret Lynn Prochaska, age 70, of Janesville, Wis., died December 17, 2020 at her home. She was born on May 22, 1950 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Hamblin) Lunetto. She married Rodney A. Prochaska on June 11, 1993.
Margaret is survived by her husband, Rodney of Janesville; son, Matthew (Noelle) Prochaska, and their daughter, Evelyn of Rozellville,...
Harold E. Robb
Dec 17, 2020
Harold “Hal” Robb, of Janesville, WI, passed away at home on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
Harold was born and raised in Chicago, IL, on November 30, 1931, to Harold and Ethel Robb. Hal was in the Navy Reserves in high school and served in the Korean War. After leaving the service, he attended the University of Minnesota/Minneapolis where he received his...
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