Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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....
Melissa Ann Parker
Mar 24, 2020
Melissa Ann Parker, age 43, of Janesville passed away March 24, 2020 at her home. She was born in Janesville on April 21, 1976, the daughter of Wayne Kenneth and Bonnie (Schlitter) Parker. She grew up in Janesville and graduated from Craig High School in 1994.
Melissa received a C.N.A degree from MATC in Madison and was employed by several home...
Donnel "Don" Dwaine Gabower
Mar 24, 2020
Donnel “Don” Dwaine Gabower, age 86, of Janesville, WI passed away on March 24, 2020 at Agrace Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. He was born on July 11, 1933 in Sparta, WI, the son of Henry Herbert and Ida (Olson) Gabower. He grew up on a farm near Tomah, WI and graduated from Tomah High School in 1951.
Don served...
Juan Avila
Mar 21, 2020
Juan Manuel Avila, age 49, of Janesville, WI passed away on March 21, 2020 at Mercy Hospital & Trauma Center. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico in November 11, 1970. He married Rocio Maria Valadez on February 5, 1994. Juan was very dedicated to his family and to his work as a metal casting artist.
Survivors include his wife, Rocio:...
Allan R. Bartz
Mar 19, 2020
Allan Richard Bartz, age 80, of Beloit passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at SSM Health – St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison. He was born on December 6, 1939 in Edgerton, the son of Richard and Frances (Schofield) Bartz. He grew up in the Edgerton/ Janesville area and graduated from Janesville High School. He married Shirley M. Schaffer. Two children,...
Robert George Buehl
Feb 27, 2020
Robert George Buehl, age 92, of Janesville died Feb. 27, 2020 at Agrace Center for Hospice & Palliative Care in Janesville. He was born in Janesville on September 2, 1927, the son of George M. and Marie E. (Topp) Buehl. He graduated from Janesville High School and attended the General Motors Institute.
Robert married Doris M. Grim on September 8, 1945....
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