Obituaries
Betty J. Evans
May 22, 2020
JANESVILLE - Betty Jean Evans, age 91 of Janesville, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at Oak Park Place in Janesville. Betty was born on August 7, 1928 in Clinton, WI the daughter of Lora L. (Blackburn) and Archie W. Christman, Sr. She married John (Jack) E. Evans on December 31, 1949.
Betty partnered in business with her husband to run...
Harold Clayton Olson
May 22, 2020
Harold Clayton Olson, age 73 of Janesville, passed away on Friday morning, May 22, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. He was born on September 6, 1946 in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of Olaf and Gertrude (Essmann) Olson. He graduated from Janesville High School.
Harold was a member of the U.S. Navy from October 4, 1965 until September 23,...
Martha M. Kufrin
May 16, 2020
Martha Mary Kufrin, age 96 of Janesville, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at the Agrace Center for Hospice & Palliative Care in Janesville. She was born on May 18, 1923 in Kenosha, WI to Julius and Anna Urban who immigrated to the United States from Czechoslovakia after World War I.
After graduating from Mary D. Bradford High School in...
Frieda F. Lubkeman
May 12, 2020
On May 12, 2020, Frieda F. Lubkeman met her life goal - to be face to face with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Frieda was born in Fulton, MO, the daughter of Jewett and Myrtle (Jatho) Franklin on October 4, 1930. Frieda had an unshakable Christian faith and a passion for music. Blessed with a beautiful voice she loved...
Betty J. White
May 9, 2020
Betty Jane White, age 91, a long-time Avalon area resident died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis. She was born on August 15, 1928 in Oregon, Wis., the daughter of Charles and Jeanette (Richardson) Aldrich. She was graduate of Milton Union High School.
Betty was active in farming in Bradford Township for many years. She also worked...
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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