Local obituaries for Derrick Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Mary Alice (Massey) Wortman
Dec 4, 2013
Mary Alice Wortman PhD, 69, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Dr. Wortman was born in Lake Geneva, WI in 1944. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and after serving as Vice President of Corporate Training at CNA Insurance in Chicago, she obtained a master’s degree from the University of Chicago, and...
Donald "Donny" Holm
Nov 27, 2013
Donald M. “Donny” Holm, 35, of Twin Lakes, WI, died Wednesday November 27, 2013 at his home. Donald Michael Holm was born in Kenosha, WI on September 28, 1978 the son of Dennis and Donna (Kent) Holm. He graduated Salem Central High School with the class of 1996. He had worked for several years as an electrician. He was an...
Catherine H. (Hellstern) Reichert
Nov 11, 2013
Catherine H. Reichert, 100, of El Cajon, CA, formerly of Lake Geneva, died Monday November 11, 2013 in El Cajon. The former Catherine Hellstern was born in Chicago, IL on June 26, 1913 the daughter of the late Anton and Josephine (Schillinger) Hellstern. On January 17, 1933 in Chicago, IL she was united in marriage to Samuel M. Reichert; he...
Peter John Pappas
Nov 2, 2013
Peter John Pappas, 55, beloved son of John and Dorothy Pappas, passed away Saturday November 2, 2013 at Saint Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. Peter John Pappas was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 3, 1957 the son of John Peter and Dorothy Mae (Fry) Pappas. He graduated from Badger High School with the class of 1976. Peter is...
Gordon W. "Butch" Jacobson
Oct 26, 2013
Gordon W. “Butch” Jacobson, 93, a lifelong resident of the Lake Geneva area, died Saturday October 26, 2013 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home in Lake Geneva. Gordon Walter Jacobson was born on February 8, 1920 in Bloomfield Township, WI the son of the late Frank and Emma (Andresen) Jacobson. He graduated from Lake Geneva High School with the class...
Robert W. "Bob" Sanders
Oct 13, 2013
Robert W. Sanders, 89, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Sunday October 13, 2013. Bob was born in Tuscumbia, AL on July 31, 1924 the youngest of five children of Thomas Jefferson Sanders and Anna Mae Sanders. He liked to joke that Tuscumbia had two prominent citizens, Helen Keller and Bob Sanders. His father was an itinerant carpenter going where there...
Nancy Lee Joyce (Swanson) Granholm
Oct 3, 2013
Nancy L. Granholm, 81, of Lake Geneva, passed away Thursday October 3rd, 2013. Nancy Lee Swanson was born on March 14th, 1932 to the late Eric and Helga (Gustafson) Swanson in Chicago, Illinois. She was united into marriage in Chicago on April 2nd, 1955 to the late Erik Gunnar Granholm. Nancy was a very devoted mother and grandmother. Nancy was...
Mary Elizabeth ("Aunt Mary") Picchietti
Oct 2, 2013
“Aunt Mary” Mary E. Picchietti “Aunt Mary”, 87, of Lake Geneva passed away Wednesday October 2nd at Lakeland Medical Center. Mary Elizabeth Picchietti was born on January 26th, 1926 to the late Enea and Elizabeth (Murphy) Picchietti in Highland Park Illinois. Mary graduated from Highland Park High school in 1944. After high school Mary attended Barat College in Lake Forest...
Ronald G. Weiss
Sep 27, 2013
Ronald G. Weiss, 61, of Genoa City, WI, died Friday September 27, 2013 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn, WI. Ronald Glenn Weiss was born in Chicago, IL on February 16, 1952 the son of Robert and Janus (Schneider) Weiss. He was a graduate of Loyola University. He was a teacher of special education children at Reek School. He has...
Esther Marie (Lundberg) Krueger
Sep 27, 2013
Esther Marie Krueger, 92, formally of Pell Lake died September 27th, 2013 at Marquardt nursing home in Watertown, WI. Esther Marie Lundberg was born on August 21st, 1921 in the Township of Louriston Chippewa Co., Minnesota to the late Gustaf and Louise (Radimacher) Lundberg. Esther was united into marriage to the late Marvin Krueger on August 29th, 1939 in Benson,...
Marilyn K. (Albert) Kingston
Sep 20, 2013
Marilyn K. Kingston, 70, of Lake Geneva, WI, formerly of Pell Lake, died Friday September 20, 2013 at Saint Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. The former Marilyn Katherine Albert was born in Chicago, IL on March 20, 1943 the daughter of the late Fred and Laurentine (Klebba) Albert. On November 11, 1967 in Chicago she was united in marriage...
Olga M. (Fuentes) Haines Blum
Sep 20, 2013
Olga M. Haines Blum, 83, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Friday September 20, 2013 at her home. The former Olga Marie Fuentes was born in Ciudad Frontera, Coahuila, Mexico on June 30, 1930 the daughter of the late Tomas and Josefina (Frausto) Fuentes. She came to the United States in 1944from Mexico. She became a novitiate in the convent of...
Martin C. Kearns
Sep 15, 2013
Martin C. Kearns, 76, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Sunday September 15, 2013 at Mercy Walworth Hospital. Martin Clarence Kearns was born in Joliet, Illinois on January 26, 1937 the son of the late Clarence and Agnes (Testin) Kearns. He graduated from Joliet Catholic High School in 1955; he then earned a B.S. Degree and a M.S. Degree in Education...
Louise Sophia (Staudinger) Stier
Sep 12, 2013
Louise S. (Staudinger) Stier, 97, of the Lake Geneva Area passed away September 12th, 2013. Louise Sophie Staudinger was born on March 3rd, 1916 to the late Arthur and Louise (Gleber) Staudinger in Chicago, Ill. She married Paul Stier on May 6th, 1939 in Chicago, Ill. Louise is survived by 4 children: Carol Cossitt of Lake Geneva, Kurt (Linda) Stier...
Gary "Egg Man" Carroll
Aug 30, 2013
Gary C. “Egg Man” Carroll, 73, of Franklin, WI formerly of Lake Geneva, WI, died Friday August 30, 2013 at his home. Gary Clark Carroll was born in Stockton, IL on October 21, 1939 the son of Clark and Dorothy Ann (Perry) Carroll. He graduated from Belvidere High School in 1957. On October 7, 1964 in Rockford, IL he was...
Richard L. Rice
Aug 27, 2013
Richard L. Rice, 91, of Pompano Beach, FL, formerly of Lake Geneva, WI, died Tuesday August 27, 2013 in Pompano Beach, FL. Richard Lumm Rice was born in Wauseon, OH on March 3, 1922 the son of the late Alwin and Emma (Lumm) Rice. He was a Veteran of World War II serving with the United States Army Air Corps...
Daniel Francis Kavanaugh
Aug 26, 2013
Daniel F. Kavanaugh, 90, of Lake Geneva passed away at his home on Monday August 26th, 2013. Daniel Francis Kavanaugh was born on September 6th, 1922 to the late John and Honora (Lucy) Kavanaugh in Chicago, Ill. Dan was a 1939 graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Chicago, Ill. Dan was united into marriage to Irene Demkowicz in Grayslake,...
Evelyn J. (Edmundson) Lemaster
Aug 25, 2013
Evelyn J. LeMaster, 92, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Sunday August 25, 2013 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home in Lake Geneva. The former Evelyn Jean Edmunson was born on November 13, 1920 in Athens, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles G. and Clara (Thomas) Edmunson. She graduated from Athens Ohio High School in 1938. She was married to...
Richard Francis Rurey
Aug 23, 2013
Richard F. Rurey, 73, of Linn Township passed away at his home on Friday August 23rd, 2013. Richard Francis Rurey was born September 5th, 1939 to the late Donald and Angela (Coppersmith) Rurey in Milwaukee, WI. Richard graduated from Burlington High School in 1957. Richard also attended the University of Whitewater and Northern Illinois University. Richard was united into marriage...
Robert J. Fritch Sr.
Aug 21, 2013
Robert J. Fritch Sr., 89, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Wednesday August 21, 2013 at his home. Robert John Fritch was born in Park Ridge, Illinois on January 31, 1924 the son of the late John and Hattie (Mietzel) Fritch. He graduated from Main East High School in Park Ridge, IL in 1942. He was a Veteran of World War...
