Obituaries

Mar 27, 2007

– Bernice Nicks, 88, was called home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Mother Nicks was born in Como, MS on November 25, 1918, the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Tessie (nee: Bobo) Liggins. Mother Nicks was a longtime member

Mar 26, 2007

Beverly Lynn Harris, 62, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints Hospital. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 28, 1944, daughter of the late Erie and Margaret (nee: McKay) Harris. Most of her life she had lived in Racine.

Beverly will be remembered for the way she...

Mar 25, 2007

Racine- John W. Fritchen, 59, passed away peacefully at Wheaton Franciscan – All Saints Medical Center on Sunday, March 25, 2007 following a sudden, yet brief, illness. A lifetime resident, John was born in Racine on October 26, 1947 to the late Harold and Barbara (nee: Brown) Fritchen. A 1967 graduate of Washington Park High School, he was drafted...

Mar 24, 2007

Racine- Borgne Marie (Olsen) Eckblad, 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded with the love of family and friends singing hymns, at Harmony Commons, on Saturday, March 24, 2007, following a courageous struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Borgne was born on March 22, 1917 in Skein, Norway to the late Anne (Landvik) and Trygve Olsen. On May 24, 1941, at Bethesda Evangelical...

Mar 23, 2007

RACINE – Dorothy L. Scaife, 75, was called home by her Lord and Savior, on Friday. March 23, 2007. She was born in Lownds County, MS, on December 4, 1931, the daughter of the late John Henry and Willie Odessa (nee: Everson) Harris. In 1952, in Madison, Illinois, she was united in marriage to Cleveland Scaife. Mrs. Scaife was...

Mar 23, 2007

Ted Alan Cohen, 23, passed away unexpectedly following an automobile accident in Milwaukee on Friday, March 23, 2007. Ted was born in Racine on Mother's Day, May 8, 1983, the son of Lee and Nancy (nee: Stempe) Cohen. Ted received his Prepatory Plumbing Degree from MATC on May 21, 2002. He then worked for Feiner Plumbing Company for one...

Mar 22, 2007

Racine- Marion Jean (nee: Sittig) Joyner, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 22, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. A lifetime resident, she was born in Racine on August 2, 1926 to the late Albert and Agnes (nee: Seitz) Sittig. A 1944 graduate of Washington Park High School, she went on to be employed with...

Mar 22, 2007

Racine- Alice E. (nee: Koeppen) Nagel, 95, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 22, 2007. A lifetime resident, she was born in Racine on April 8, 1911 to Hugo and Margaret (nee: Mischo) Koeppen. On September 14, 1935 in St. Lucy Catholic Church, she was united in marriage with Harold Nagel. Catholic by faith and a graduate...

Mar 22, 2007

Jimmie B. Ellis, 72, passed away unexpectedly on his birthday, Thursday, March 22, 2007. He was born in Humboldt, Tennessee, to the late Willie and Jennie (nee: Bachelor) Ellis. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. He graduated from the Madison County School System, and lived all of his childhood and...

Mar 20, 2007

Racine- Martha Helen (nee: Orth) Kraemer, 76, passed away at the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints Medical Center on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 following a valiant battle with cancer. A lifetime resident, Martha was born in Racine on April 25, 1930 to the late Jacob N. and Augusta (nee: Bickel) Orth. A graduate of St. Catherine's High School,...

Mar 20, 2007

Rose Sunde Neels, 82, died at Hospice House in Kenosha on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. She was born in Racine on July 26, 1924, the daughter of the late Vincent and Helen (nee: Klimaszewski) Leskowicz. On June 16, 1945 she was united in marriage to Thomas (Trygve) Sunde who preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1948. On February...

Mar 19, 2007

Kenosha- Alfred Kopp, 79, passed away peacefully in Kenosha at United Health System-St. Catherine's Medical Center on Monday, March 19, 2007. Alfred was born in Wjasowitz, Ukraine on January 16, 1928 to Assaf and Adina (nee: Schilke) Kopp. He immigrated to Kenosha on November 22, 1951. On February 20, 1954 in Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, he was united in...

Mar 18, 2007

GREGORY S. GRISSOM ST. PAUL, MN – Greg Grissom, 36, (formerly of Racine) died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Sunday, March 18, 2007. He was born in Indianapolis, IN on July 22, 1970 to Gary and Bonnie (nee: Docter) Grissom. His mother Bonnie preceded him in death on June 14, 2006. Greg graduated from Case High School in...

Mar 13, 2007

Betty J. Glassen, 73, died at Wheaton Franciscan Hospital -All Saints on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. She was born in Racine on August 30, 1933, the daughter of the late Herman and Dorothy (nee: Kohlman) Blommel. On June 25, 1955, she married Robert E. Glassen in Holy Name Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on October 30, 1997....

Mar 12, 2007

Racine- Howard Joseph Pike, 85, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded with the love of his family, on Monday, March 12, 2007 following a brief, yet courageous, struggle with leukemia. Howard was born in Waukesha on February 23, 1922 to the late Reuben and Gertrude (nee: Stuettgen) Pike. A 1939 graduate of Waukesha High School, he went on...

Mar 6, 2007

– Vicki Klapproth, 86, passed away on March 6, 2007 at the Vitas Hospice in the Lutheran Home of Wauwatosa, WI She was born Kenosha on February 15, 1921, the daughter of the late Victor and Amelia (nee: Bankowski) Kremis. She was raised in the litt

Mar 6, 2007

Racine – LaVerne M. Christensen, 73, passed away at WFH-All Saints hospital on Tuesday, March 6, 2007. She was born in Racine on January 13, 1934, daughter of the late Lawrence and Helen (nee: Jartz) Henkel. She was united in holy matrimony to John M. Christensen on July 13, 1963 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church. LaVerne was employed by...

Mar 5, 2007

Burlington- Antonio Jose Ramirez, 21, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2007 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. A graduate of Burlington High School, Tony had been employed by Pizza Hut, Cousins Subs and by Family Dollar. He was a phenomenal artist, had a keen sense of creativity and a mind of an engineer. Growing up, Tony was...

Mar 4, 2007

Racine- Ellis E. Creuziger, 92, passed away at the Wheaton Franciscan – All Saints Medical Center on Sunday, March 4, 2007. Ellis was born in Kenosha on August 19, 1914 to the late Charles and Josephine (nee: Klein) Creuziger. A graduate of Washington Park High School, he went on to be employed as a pattern maker at Scovill Medical...

Mar 3, 2007

Racine- Richard John Zamagne, 81, passed away, following a brief stay at Oak Ridge Care Center, on Saturday, March 3, 2007. A lifetime resident, Dick was born in Racine on December 9, 1925 to John and Mary (nee: Commodore) Zamagne. A 1943 graduate of Washington Park High School, he went on to faithfully serve our Country with the United...