Obituaries

Tormod "Tom" Knutsen

May 11, 2020

Tormod "Tom" Knutsen; 82, of Elkhorn, WI died peacefully at home Monday May 11, 2020.  To many he was Tom, Tor, Uncle Tom or Grandpa Tom.  To us, he was our loving dad.  He was a man of deep and abiding faith, a truly humble, kind and decent person.  He lived a full and interesting life to say the...

Joanne E. (Paddock) Mawhinney

May 11, 2020

Joanne E. Mawhinney, 85 of Elkhorn, WI, died Monday, May 11, 2020 at Ridgestone Gardens in Elkhorn, WI.  She was born January 6, 1935 in Elkhorn, WI, the daughter of the late Harley and Elizabeth "Betty" (Therkelsen) Paddock.  Joanne graduated from Elkhorn High School.  She was united in marriage to James R. Mawhinney on October 7, 1952 at Bethel...

Raymond Konkel

May 9, 2020

Raymond Konkel, age 63, of Antioch, IL. died May 9, 2020. He was born on April 28, 1957 in Chicago, IL. to the late Donald and Joan (Brown) Konkel. Father of Steven Konkel, Jerald (Mersadies) Konkel and Lori Konkel. Grandfather to Trent Konkel. Brother to Diane (Bruce) Hubbard, Darlene (the late George) Turpin and the late Leroy Konkel (Lisa)....

Robert A Pembroke

May 8, 2020

Robert Allen Pembroke age 34 of Twin Lakes, WI. died May 8, 2020.  He was born in Elkhorn, WI. On August 19, 1985.  The son of Thomas P. Pembroke Sr. and Sandra A. Cieslewicz.

Robbie was always building his next masterpiece as he was very talented with his hands. If he wasn't building something, you could find...

Francis "Frank" G. Demartino

May 5, 2020

Francis "Frank" G. DeMartino, 79 of Williams Bay, WI, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Holton Manor in Elkhorn, WI.  He was born August 29, 1940 in The Bronx, NY, the son of the late Anthony J. and Winnie (Semple) DeMartino. Frank married Lois A. Defemio on April 25, 1965 in Yonkers, NY.   He served in the United States...

Velma R. (Breen) Ball

May 4, 2020

Velma R. Ball age 89 died May 4, 2020.   She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on January 12, 1931.  The daughter of the late Patrick and Velma (Dubose) Breen.  On August 8, 1951 she was united in marriage to Richard Ball.

Velma is survived by her husband Richard.  Mother of Debra Rybarczyk and David (Jodie) Ball.   Grandmother...

Barbara Lee (Leitner) Essig

May 2, 2020

Barbara Lee Essig, 90 of Elkhorn, WI, died Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Ridgestone Gardens in Elkhorn, WI.  She was born September 15, 1929 in Elgin, IL, the daughter to the late Leo and Elsie (Spiegler) Leitner.  She graduated from Elgin High School in 1947, third in a class of 400, went on to attend Carleton College (Northfield, MN)...

Arturo Lira-Gonzalez

May 1, 2020

Arturo Lira-Gonzalez age 63 of Twin Lakes, WI. died May 1, 2020. He was born in Mexico on August 6, 1956.  The son of Leandra Lira Gonzalez.  On November 13, 1982 in Racine, WI he was united in marriage to Rose Ruiz.  In 1979 he worked for Kenosha Beef, in Hebron, IL. This is when he found a small...

Dillon L. Enright

Apr 30, 2020

Dillon L. Enright, 25 of Elkhorn, WI, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Elkhorn.  He was born June 19, 1994 in Mesa, AZ, the son of Nicholas and Michelle (Robertson) Enright.  Dillon graduated from Nashua Plainfield High School with the Class of 2012.  He worked as a cook at Lakelawn Resort in Delavan, WI.  Dillon was a...

Isabelle Rose (Garecht) Kostenko

Apr 25, 2020

Isabelle R. Kostenko: 91, of Elkhorn, WI died Saturday April 25, 2020 at Ridgestone Gardens.  She was born March 8, 1929 in Richardton, North Dakota the daughter of the late Jacob and Rosa (Fix) Garecht.  Issy was united in marriage to Arthur E. Kostenko on January 29, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN.  Art died May 6, 2002.  Issy worked for...

Elsie J (Skodak) Webster

Apr 22, 2020

Elsie J Webster age 93 of Randall, WI. died April 22, 2020.   She was born in Mauston, WI. on December 21, 1926.  The daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Lepar) Skodak.  On January 29, 1946 in Mauston, WI. she was united in marriage to Gordon L. Webster who preceded her in death on December 10, 2000.  She attended...

Donald Owen Felten

Apr 19, 2020

Donald O. Felten, 85 of Delavan, WI, died Sunday April 19, 2020 at his home.  He was born October 26, 1934 in Maquoketa, IA, the son of the late Herman and Helen (Walrod) Felten.  Don served in the United States Army.  He was united in marriage to Betty Lou Schmidt on August 24, 1957 in Milwaukee, WI.  Don was...

Helen (Gorski) Dabrowski

Apr 18, 2020

Helen Dabrowski age 98 died April 18, 2020.   She was born in Poland on March 22, 1922.  The daughter of the late Roch and Veronica  Gorski.  She worked for many years for the Social Sercurity Administration in Chicago, IL.   On April 30, 1947 in Germany she was united in marriage to Adam Dabrowski.

Helen is survived by...

Alice Ann (Deyoung) Rahn

Apr 18, 2020

Alice A. Rahn passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn, WI after a long fight with Alzheimers.  She was 89.

Alice was the daughter of the late Andrew and Nellie (Mulder) DeYoung born on April 11, 1931 at the hospital in Elkhorn.  She grew up on a farm near rural Genoa...

Michael Thomas Laubinger

Apr 17, 2020

Michael T. Laubinger, age 64, of Genoa City, WI, died Thursday April 17, 2020 of complications from the Coronavirus at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI.

Michael Thomas Laubinger was born on December 19, 1955 in New Lisbon, WI, the son of the late Merlin A. and Anna Marie Boyle Laubinger.  Michael moved to Genoa...

John Russell Taylor

Apr 16, 2020

John R. Taylor : 92, of Elkhorn, WI died Thursday April 16, 2020 at Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Madison, WI.  John was born February 21, 1928 in Shawnee, OK.  He was the son of the late John R. and Mary L. (DeGraff) Taylor Sr.  John served in the United States Army during the Korean War.  He was...

David William Mcnichols

Apr 16, 2020

David W. McNichols, 59, of Pleasant Prairie and formerly of Midlothian, Illinois, died April 16, 2020, after a brief battle with cancer. David was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, on Oct. 2, 1960, to the late Donald and Dorothy (Witt) McNichols.

David graduated from Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois. During his professional life, he owned and...

Elizabeth S. (Stasiak) Wagner

Apr 15, 2020

Elizabeth S. Wagner (nee Stasiak)

Born August 1 1939 in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Age 80

Elizabeth passed away peacefully at her home in Elkhorn, WI

Daughter of the late Marian and Sophie Stasiak

Elizabeth was married for 60 years to beloved husband Stanley, who passed away 2 months ago.

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Shannon Sansevieri

Apr 9, 2020

Shannon Sansevieri, age 51 of Twin Lakes, WI died on April 9, 2020, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center of Elkhorn with her children by her side. She was born on March 8, 1969. The daughter of the late Anthony and Constance (Masker) Sansevieri.

Born and raised in northeastern Illinois, Shannon had a larger than life personality. Her joy was contagious. She...

Mary Eleanor (Clauer) Nappe

Apr 9, 2020

Mary Eleanor Nappe, 92 of Elkhorn, WI, died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Holton Manor in Elkhorn, WI.  She was born July 7, 1927 in Elkhorn, the daughter to the late Herbert and May (Josephson) Clauer.  Eleanor graduated Elkhorn High School with the Class of 1945.  Eleanor was united in marriage to Frank E. Nappe on September 18, 1948...