Obituaries

Diana Dawn Ward

Diana Dawn Ward

May 4, 2020

Diana Dawn “Dee” Ward, age 59, of Janesville passed away at Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center on May 4, 2020. She was born in Janesville on August 2, 1960, the daughter of Frederick J and Ellen (Klumph) Ward.

Dee graduated from Joseph A. Craig high School in 1978. She attended Madison Area Technical College where she received a licensed practical nursing...

William Henry Dyer

William Henry Dyer

May 3, 2020

William Henry Dyer, age 70 of Janesville, lost his battle with dementia on May 3, 2020. It was a long battle. He was born May 14, 1949, the son of James Elza Dyer and Helen (Schneller) Dyer.

He graduated in 1968 from Craig High School in Janesville. He joined the U.S. Marines Corps in 1970 and was honorably discharged after 1½...

Lois A. Evenson

Lois A. Evenson

Apr 30, 2020

Lois Evenson, age 88, of Janesville passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Janesville from complications after surgery. She was born January 31, 1932, in York Township, Green County, Wis. She was number nine of the ten children of Benhard and Helga Jeglum. She was the last surviving member of the family. She was married at Old...

Marlene A. Larsen

Marlene A. Larsen

Apr 29, 2020

Marlene Ann Larsen, age 95, of Clinton died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Alden Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care in Clinton. She was born in September of 1924 in Rock County, the daughter of Gilbert I. and Alice E. (Hill) Lloyd.

She was a 1942 graduate of Janesville High School, attended Janesville Vocational School and was later employed by General...

Frank J. Splinter, Jr.

Frank J. Splinter, Jr.

Apr 26, 2020

Frank Jerome Splinter, Jr., age 87 of Janesville, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Rock Haven Nursing Home from complications of diabetes. He was born on Feb. 17, 1933 in Janesville, the son of Frank Sr. and Grace (Greenwood) Splinter. On March 31, 1951, he married Mary Theresa Kelly-Lohrman. Mary preceded him in death in 2002, and on September...

Shirley M. Pennycook

Shirley M. Pennycook

Apr 24, 2020

Shirley M. Pennycook, age 92, of Janesville passed away April 24, 2020 at Oak Park Place. She was born November 21, 1927 in Milton, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Frances (Patterson) Carroll. She graduated from Milton Union High School in 1945. She was married on May 1, 1948 to Frank J. Pennycook at the Milton Congregational Church.

Shirley was employed...

Marguerite C. Willison

Marguerite C. Willison

Apr 20, 2020

Marguerite Clara (Chesmore) Willison, age 82, a life-long Janesville/ Beloit/ Oregon, WI area resident passed away April 20, 2020 at Sun Valley Terrace in Beloit. She was born on September 11, 1937 in Janesville, the daughter of Edgar and Clara (Grunzel) Hodge. She grew up in Janesville and graduated from Janesville High School in 1956.

Marguerite married Victor Chesmore on September...

Frank J. Pennycook

Frank J. Pennycook

Apr 17, 2020

Frank J Pennycook, age 93, of Janesville, WI passed away at SSM St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital on April 17, 2020. He was born March 2, 1927 in Janesville, the son of Stuart and Anna (Kersten) Pennycook.

He graduated from Janesville High School in 1945 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1945 to 1947. He married Shirley Carroll on May...

Thomas W. Gohlke

Thomas W. Gohlke

Apr 16, 2020

Thomas W. Gohlke, age 92 of Janesville, passed away April 16, 2020 at Cedar Crest Health Center. He was born on June 18, 1927 in Breitung, MI, the son of Paul and Mary (Ladwig) Gohlke. He married Virginia M. Freeman on February 7, 1948. She preceded him in death on June 15, 2005.

Thomas served in the Merchant Marines and the...

Mary Leon Stone

Mary Leon Stone

Apr 15, 2020

Mary Leon Stone, age 70 of Janesville, passed away peacefully with her siblings by her side on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 23, 1949 to Leon Lavern Stone and Elizabeth Anne Galdonik.

Mary suffered the crippling effects of the polio epidemic when she was four years old and spent her life unable to walk....

Barbara L. Heilman

Barbara L. Heilman

Apr 15, 2020

Barbara Lyn Heilman, age 77, of rural Janesville, WI passed away at Evansville Manor Nursing Home on April 15, 2020. She was born in Janesville on June 26, 1942, the daughter of the late Harold Heilman and Mabel (Fenrick) Heilman.

After Barbara graduated from Janesville High School in 1960, she was employed at Parker Pen Company until 1965. While at Parker...

Dorothy E. Sleep

Dorothy E. Sleep

Apr 13, 2020

Dorothy E. Sleep, age 99, a life-long Richmond/Johnstown area resident passed away at Huntington Place in Janesville on April 13, 2020. She was born near Millard, Walworth County, WI on August 4, 1920, the daughter of Arthur and Josephine (Boehm) Snyder. She graduated from Whitewater City High School in 1938 and attended Whitewater State Teachers College (UW Whitewater). She married...

Bernard G. Krakau

Bernard G. Krakau

Apr 7, 2020

Bernard G. Krakau, age 89, of Janesville, passed away April 7, 2020 at Rock Haven Nursing Home. He was born in Shell Lake, Wis., on September 14, 1930, the son of Herbert and Borghild (Gronning) Krakau. He graduated from Rice Lake High School. He married Jackie V. Williams on July 5, 1952.

Bernard was a member of the U.S. Army and...

Harry Joseph Kubiak III

Harry Joseph Kubiak III

Apr 6, 2020

Harry Kubiak III, 79, of Janesville, Wisconsin passed away at Mercy Hospital on Monday, April 6, 2020.  Harry is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Elaine, and 8 children, Harry (Karen), Kenneth (Wendy Bumgarner), David, Linda (Stewart) Ellefson, Sherry, Marcie (Steven) Kellett, James (Mary) and Vicki. Also by his 17 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two brothers, and three sisters...

David A. Anderson

David A. Anderson

Apr 4, 2020

David A. Anderson, 86, passed away peacefully with his wife Nancy and daughter, Linda Brueggen by his side on April 4, 2020 at home in West Palm Beach, Florida. David lived most of his life in the Janesville, Milton and Beaver Dam area.

After retiring from GM, David and Nancy became snowbirds and enjoyed winters in Florida and summers in Wisconsin...

Susan I. Beguhn

Susan I. Beguhn

Mar 31, 2020

Susan I. Beguhn, age 65, of Janesville passed away on March 31, 2020 at REM Cumberland Group Home in Janesville following a short illness. She was born in Janesville on August 19, 1954, the daughter of Jack W. and Gwendolyn (Stoddard) Beguhn. She graduated from Parker High School.

Susan was employed by Kandu Industries for many years. She regularly participated in...

Geneva L. Davis

Geneva L. Davis

Mar 31, 2020

Geneva L Davis, age 98, a long-time Janesville resident passed away March 31, 2020 at Beloit Memorial Hospital. She was born June 11, 1921 in Scott City, MO, the daughter of John B. and Addie Mae (Weeks) Moore. She married Cecil L. Davis on July 29, 1938.

Geneva was formerly employed in the office at Adams Furniture and Appliance and Gibbs...

James A. Lepard

James A. Lepard

Mar 30, 2020

James A. Lepard, age 75, passed away at his home in Janesville on Monday, March 30, 2020. A celebration of James A. Lepard's life will be held at a later time.

Virginia Mae Whitehead

Virginia Mae Whitehead

Mar 29, 2020

Virginia Mae Whitehead, age 94, of Stoughton, WI, a long-time resident of Janesville died Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Skaalen Nursing Home in Stoughton, WI. She was born in Janesville on September 18, 1925, the daughter of Walton and Ednamae (Rybold) Kakuske. Virginia graduated from Janesville High School in 1943. She married Llewellyn O. Whitehead on June 22, 1946. She...

William E. Beinema, Sr.

William E. Beinema, Sr.

Mar 26, 2020

William Eugene Beinema Sr., age 89, of Janesville passed away on March 26, 2020 at Willowick Assisted Living in Janesville. He was born in Rock County on November 14, 1930, the son of Floris and Sarah (Stewart) Beinema. He grew up in the Shopiere area where he attended school.

Bill served with the U. S. Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict....