Local obituaries for Derrick Funeral Home & Cremation Services
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...
Bonnie Lou Kucera
Jun 6, 2014
Bonnie L. Kucera, 71, of Pell Lake, WI, died Friday June 6, 2014 at her home. Bonnie Lou Kucera was born in Chicago, IL on October 28, 1942 the daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Krebner) Kucera. She was raised and educated in Chicago. She is survived by a brother Robert of Pell Lake, WI. She was preceded in...
Gerhard P. Kolb
May 26, 2014
Gerhard P. Kolb, 83, of Lyndon Station, WI, died Monday May 26, 2014 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. Gerhard Paul Kolb was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany on February 2, 1931 the son of the late Franz and Maria (Meisersik) Kolb. On November 28, 1953, in Helmsheim, Germany, he was united in marriage to the former Helga Roederer. He...
Lloyd Baden (Junior) Schmidt
May 7, 2014
Lloyd B. Schmidt, 60, of Burlington WI, died Wednesday May 7th, 2014 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. Lloyd Baden Schmidt was born on October the 5th, 1953 to the late Lloyd and Grayce Schmidt in Sheboygan, WI. Lloyd, better known as Junior to his friends and family, was a member of the 1971 graduating class of Burlington...
Rita A. Gallagher
Apr 27, 2014
Rita A. Gallagher, 89, of Roswell, NM, died Friday April 27, 2014. She was born September 12, 1924 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Cowhey) Gallagher. Rita was a former Sister of Mercy Nun RSM. She earned her Master’s Degree in education at Loyola University in Chicago. She went on to be Principal and teacher...
Marcia L. (Scheunemann) Gunderson
Apr 25, 2014
Marcia L. Gunderson, 86, of Lake Geneva, WI, formerly of Park Ridge, IL, died Friday April 25, 2014 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center. The former Marcia Louise Scheunemann was born in Park Ridge, IL on December 31, 1927 the daughter of the late Herman and Ada (Nielsen) Scheunemann. She graduated from Maine East High School in Park Ridge, IL in...
Donald T. Sutte Jr.
Apr 22, 2014
Donald T. Sutte Jr., 80, of Lake Geneva, WI and Boca Raton, FL, died Tuesday April 22, 2014 at Mercy Walworth Hospital, Lake Geneva. Donald Theodore Sutte Jr. was born on November 20, 1933 in Oak Park, IL the son of the late Donald T. and Rita (Carroll) Sutte Sr. He graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School in 1951....
Ruth (Johnson) Fletcher
Apr 10, 2014
Ruth Fletcher, 88 of the Rockford area, passed away peacefully at her home on April 10th, 2014. The former Ruth Johnson was born on August 9th, 1925 to the late David and Frieda Johnson of Chicago, Illinois. Ruth graduated from Fenger High School in Chicago in 1943. Ruth then went on to receive an associate degree from Thornton Township Junior...
Elizabeth J. (Rawson) Nielsen
Apr 8, 2014
Elizabeth J. Nielsen, 91, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Tuesday April 8, 2014 at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn, WI. The former Elizabeth Jane Rawson was born on August 9, 1922 in Syracuse NY the daughter of the late Chester and Loretta Rawson. She graduated from Little Cedar High School in Little Cedar, IA in 1940. On May 7,...
Richard W. Sievert Sr.
Apr 2, 2014
Richard W. Sievert, Sr. 77, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Wednesday April 2, 2014 at his home. Richard William Sievert was born in Chicago, IL on June 1, 1936 the son of the late Bernard and Dorothy (Tapper) Sievert. He graduated from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, IL in 1954. On November 14, 1956 he was united in...
Gayle Darlyn (Novak) Hendricks
Apr 1, 2014
Gayle D. Hendricks, 64, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Tuesday April 1, 2014 at Post Acute Medical Hospital in Greenfield, WI. The former Gayle Darlyn Novak was born in Blue Island, IL on July 31, 1949 the daughter of Bernie and Cora (Pott) Novak. She graduated from Eisenhower High School in Blue island, IL in 1967. She received her degree...
Irene M. (Brown) Sculley
Mar 15, 2014
Irene M. Sculley, 86, a lifelong resident of Lake Geneva, died Saturday March 15, 2014 at her home. The former Irene May Brown was born in Geneva Township, WI on May 6, 1927 the daughter of the late George and Hellena (Kaszmerchek) Brown. She graduated from Lake Geneva High School with the Class of 1945. She was a customer service...
