Local obituaries for Derrick Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Sturges P. Taggart Jr.
Sep 6, 2014
Sturges P. Taggart Jr., a lifelong resident of Lake Geneva, died Saturday September 6, 2014 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home. Sturges Phoenix Taggart Jr. was born on May 20, 1933 at 314 Sage St. in Lake Geneva the son of the late Sturges P. and Evangeline (Peacock) Taggart Sr. In 1940 they moved to 3726 Kelly Road where he...
Michelle K. (Bachara) Wise
Sep 5, 2014
Michelle K. Wise, 48, of Lake Como, died Friday September 5, 2014 at her home. The former Michelle Karole Bachara was born in Chicago, IL on October 16, 1965 the daughter of the late Stanley and Eloise (LaVig) Bachara. She graduated from Westfield High School in Westfield, WI in 1984. On July 15, 1989 in Milwaukee, WI, she was united...
Molly (Maguire) Maguire Reek
Aug 28, 2014
Molly R. Maguire Reek, 56, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Thursday August 28, 2014 at her home. The former Moll Renee Maguire was born November 16, 1957 in Iowa City, IA the daughter of the late John and Colleen (Coughlin) Maguire. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1976; she then earned her Bachelor of Science degree with a...
Brian W. Zitzler
Aug 21, 2014
Brian W. Zitzler, 33, of Delavan Township, WI, formerly of Lake Geneva, WI, died Thursday August 21, 2014. Brian William Zitzler was born October 11, 1980 the son of William and Louise (LeTourneau) Zitzler. He worked as an installer for Amerilink Company. He enjoyed sailing and was a lover of cars, he was everyone’s technology guru, his greatest love was...
Margareta (Hirn) Weigandt
Aug 18, 2014
Margareta Weigandt, 100, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday August 18th in Lake Geneva, WI. She was born on January 20, 1914 in Gakova, Yugoslavia. In 1929 she married Sebastian Weigandt and raised 3 children, Magdalena (Scheuermann), Anton and Manfred. 5 grandchildren survive Margareta: Michael Weigandt, Steven Weigandt, Devin Weigandt, Axel Scheuermann, and Petra Scheuermann. 6 great-grandchildren survive Margareta:...
Martin H. Smith
Aug 17, 2014
Martin H. Smith, 66, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Sunday August 17, 2014 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center. Martin Henry Smith was born June 17, 1948 in Princeton, NJ the son of Harry and Madlyn (Boesch) Smith. He graduated from Bennett High School in Salisbury, MD in 1966. He then earned a B.A. and a M.A. in Sociology University of...
Rena L. (Lasch) Foltz
Aug 7, 2014
Rena L. Foltz, 88, a lifelong resident of the Lake Geneva Area, died Thursday August 7, 2014 at her home. The former Rena Lucille Lasch was born in Lyons Township on February 19, 1926 the daughter of the late Walter and Bernice (Travis) Lasch. She graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1944. On January 25, 1947 in Elkhorn, WI she...
Lydia M. (Bohac) Polek
Aug 4, 2014
Lydia Polek, a long time resident of the Lake Geneva area and formerly of Evergreen Park, IL, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Golden Years Retirement Village in Walworth, WI. Mrs. Polek was born in Chicago, IL to Ben and Josephine Bohac. She married Bernard Polek, also of Chicago, in 1941. Mrs. Polek was a member of Saint Francis...
Mary Anne Joy (Niehoff) Kirchschlager
Aug 3, 2014
Mary Anne Kirchschlager, 89, of Williams Bay, WI. and of Chicago, Ill. died at her home in Williams Bay on the 3rd of August 2014. Born Mary Anne Joy Niehoff on September 18th, 1924 to the late Conrad E. and Marcella Niehoff in Chicago Illinois. Mary Anne was a member of the 1942 graduating class from Chicago Latin High School....
Judith E. (Adamowicz) Lindner
Aug 1, 2014
Judith E. Lindner, 75, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Friday August 1, 2014, at her home. Judith Ellen Adamowicz was born August 3, 1938 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late John Adamowicz and Mary Pardell. She graduated from Maria High School in Chicago in 1955 and then from Saint Anne’s School of Nursing in Chicago in 1959. On...
Maria Lieselotte (Rausch) Karvunidis
Jul 31, 2014
Maria Lieselotte Karvunidis, 68, of Lake Geneva, WI, died peacefully in the arms of those who loved her on July 31, 2014. She was born in Heidelberg, Germany on May 16, 1946. She was the youngest of three feisty, good-looking children. She and her siblings Dieter and Irene made mischief and glee in their family home where Maria had a...
Lorelei M. (Doud) Meyers
Jul 29, 2014
Lorelei M. Meyers, 72, of Lake Como, WI, died Tuesday July 29, 2014 at her home following a long illness. Lorelei was born November 5, 1941 in Chicago, IL the loving daughter of Robert and Evelyn Doud. On February 6, 1960 in Chicago, IL she was united in marriage to Douglas Meyers. Lorelei is survived by: her mother Evelyn Doud...
Engelbert S. Zamarski
Jul 16, 2014
Engelbert S. Zamarski, 76, of Lake Geneva, WI, formerly of Chicago, IL, died Wednesday July 16, 2014 at Mercy Walworth Hospital in Lake Geneva, WI. Engelbert Stanislaw Zamarski was born on November 7, 1937 in Turza, Poland the son of the late Frank and Wiktoria (Stokowy) Zamarski. He was trained as a tool and die maker in Poland. He had...
Donald Huber
Jul 13, 2014
Donald Huber, 89, a lifelong resident of Lake Geneva, died Sunday July 13, 2014 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home in Lake Geneva. Donald was born in Hammond, IN on April 12, 1925 the son of the late Leslie and Minnie (Wankurt) Huber. He graduated from Lake Geneva High School in 1943. He was a Veteran of World War II...
William J. Ford
Jul 11, 2014
William J. Ford, 86, of Williams Bay, WI, died Friday July 11, 2014 at his home. William Jack Ford was born February 15, 1928 in Crescent, Oklahoma the son of the late Robert and Mabel (McNeer) Ford. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. On October 23, 2000 in Santa Fe, NM he was united in marriage to...
Armin Emil Mueller
Jul 10, 2014
Armin “Sparky” Mueller, 88, formerly of Hot Springs Village, AR and Menomonee Falls, WI and most recently of Lake Geneva, WI died Thursday July 10th, 2014. Armin Emil Mueller, better known as Sparky to his friends and family, was born on January 3rd, 1926 to the late Max and Matilda (Emki) Mueller in Milwaukee, WI. Sparky was a 1944 graduate...
Sherry M. (Yakes) Joyce
Jul 6, 2014
Sherry M. Joyce, 62, a lifelong resident of the Lake Geneva area died Sunday July 6, 2014 at her home in the village of Bloomfield. The former Sherry Marie Yakes was born in Geneva Township, WI on February 4, 1952 the daughter of the late Arthur and Vendella (Belcher) Yakes. On January 1, 1991 in Bloomfield Township, WI she was...
Anthony F. James
Jul 3, 2014
Anthony F. James, 89, of Powers Lake, WI, died Thursday July 3, 2014 at his home. Anthony Frank James was born in Chicago, IL on April 17, 1925 the son of the late Anton and Mary (Pfeifer) James. He graduated from Lane Technical High School in Chicago in 1942 and then from Chicago Technical College in 1949 with a BS...
Jeannette K. (Connors) Maslanka
Jun 29, 2014
Jeannette K. Maslanka, 92, of Lake Geneva, WI, formerly of Chicago, died Sunday June 29, 2014 at Golden Years in Walworth, WI. The former Jeannette Katherine Connors was born in Woburn, MA on March 29, 1922 the daughter of the late James and Loretta (Callahan) Connors. She was raised in Arlington, MA, graduated from high school in New Hampshire and...
Taahira Zariff (Mumford) Ilkov
Jun 7, 2014
Taahira Z. (Mumford) Ilkov, 40, passed away in San Marcos, California on June 7th, 2014. Taahira Mumford was born on October 25th, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois. Taahira is a member of the graduating class of 1991 from Badger High School in Lake Geneva, WI. After Taahira graduated from Badger she went on to UW-Oshkosh where she graduated with a bachelors...
