Local obituaries for Derrick Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Ruth M. (Gile) Lenon
Dec 16, 2012
Ruth M. Lenon, 89, a lifelong resident of Lake Geneva, died Sunday December 16, 2102 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. The former Ruth Marie Gile was born in Lake Geneva, WI on September 30, 1923 the daughter of the late Fred and Mabel (Bingham) Gile. She was a 1941 graduate of Lake Geneva High School. She was a...

Richard August Giovannoni
Dec 14, 2012
Richard A. Giovannoni, 73, a lifelong resident of Lake Como died Friday December 14th, 2013 at Vintage on the Pond. Richard August Giovannoni was born May, 18th 1939 to the late August and Florence Giovannoni in Hinsdale Ill. He was a graduate of Elkhorn High School in 1957. Richard was a self-employed auto mechanic. Richard was a member of the...
Ted Schaefer
Dec 11, 2012
Ted Schaefer, 73, Lake Geneva resident for the last 25 years, died in his home Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, with his wife, Tricia, at his side. Celebration of Ted’s life at a later date. Donations in his name may be made to Oxfam America. Ted Schaefer July 10, 1939 - Dec. 11, 2012 Ted Schaefer, 73, Lake Geneva resident for...

Alice R. (Mccarthy) Reichle
Dec 9, 2012
Alice R. Reichle, 98, of Fountain Hills, AZ formerly of Morton Grove, IL, died Sunday December 9, 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ. The former Alice Rosaline Reichle was born in Chicago, IL on February 10, 1914 the daughter of the late William and Alice (Murphy) McCarthy. She was a 1931 graduate of Carl Schurz High School in Chicago. On August 14,...

Elmer O. Bublitz
Dec 1, 2012
Elmer O. Bublitz, 94, a lifelong resident of the Lake Geneva area, died Saturday December 1, 2012 at Village Glen in Lake Geneva. Elmer Otto Bublitz was born in Geneva Township, WI on October 22, 1918 the son of the late Otto and Clara (Brellenthin) Bublitz. He graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1936. On September 21, 1940 in Lake...

Rodrick A. Behm
Nov 28, 2012
Rodrick A. Behm, 30, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Wednesday November 28, 2012 at his home. Rodrick Aaron Behm was born in Libertyville, IL on January 25, 1982 the son of Roger and Myriam (Molina) Behm. He was a graduate of Badger High School, graduating in 2000. Rodrick is survived by: his mother Myriam (Stanley) Behm-Kielmar of Lake Geneva, WI,...

Victoria R. (Scistowicz) Jackson
Nov 23, 2012
Victoria R. Jackson, 97, of Lake Geneva, WI died Friday November 23, 2012 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home. The former Victoria Rosemarie Jackson was born in Chicago, IL on January 3, 1915 the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Chmielak) Scistowicz. On March 19, 1941, in Chicago, IL, she was united in marriage to Kenneth W. Jackson; he...
Casey John Mikrut
Nov 21, 2012
Casey J. Mikrut, 86, died at his home in Lake Como on Wednesday the 21st of November. Casey John Mikrut was born in Chicago Illinois on January 11th, 1926 to the late Stanley and Agnes (Paprocki) Mikrut. Casey was a veteran and served with the U.S. Army. Casey was united in marriage to the former Bertha E. Ross on the...

Fred W. Leonard
Nov 17, 2012
Fred W. Leonard, 76, of Waterman and Warrenville, IL and Walworth, WI, formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Saturday November 17, 2012 at his home in Walworth, WI. Fred William Leonard was born in Geneva, IL on February 18, 1936 the son of the late Elmer W. and Evelyn A. (Wilke) Leonard. He graduated from Glenbard West High School in...

Fern E. (Zink) Duffy
Nov 14, 2012
Fern E. Duffy, 71, of Delavan, WI, passed away Wednesday November 14, 2012 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. The former Fern Elizabeth Zink was born on May 19, 1941 in Savanna, IL the daughter of Paul and Effie (Longnecker) Zink. She graduated from Savanna Illinois High School in 1959 and then from St. Paul Medical College’s...

Mary Alice (Bray) Leonard
Nov 10, 2012
Mary A. Leonard, 94 of Lake Geneva, died Sunday November 11th, 2012 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home. Mary Alice (Bray) Leonard was born in Elkhorn WI, on July 4th, 1918 to the late Wallace and Flora (Murdoch) Bray. Mary was a graduate of Delavan high school in 1936. She was united in marriage to the late William J. Leonard...
Susan M. (Montes) Montes Russell
Nov 6, 2012
Susan M. Montes Russell, 54 of Lake Geneva, WI died Tuesday November 6 at Aurora V.N.A. Zilber Hospice in Wauwatosa, WI. The former Susan Marie Montes was born on Chicago, IL on June 13, 1958 the daughter of John and Maxine (Cuevas) Montes. She was a 1976 graduate of Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park, IL. On August 21, 1993 in...

Thomas R. Mcelroy
Oct 31, 2012
Thomas R. McElroy, 81, a longtime resident of Lake Geneva, WI died Wednesday October 31, 2012 at his home. Thomas Raymond McElroy was born in Hinsdale, IL on June 27, 1931 the son of the late William and Margaret (Wink) McElroy. He graduated from Lake Geneva High School and then from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater with a BS Degree...

June L. (Malsch) Eytcheson
Oct 30, 2012
June L. Eytcheson, 82, a lifelong resident of Lake Geneva, died Tuesday October 30, 2012 at her home. The former June L. Malsch was born in Lake Geneva, WI on April 4, 1930 the daughter of the late Lewis and Winifred (Wilson) Malsch. She graduated from Lake Geneva High School in 1948. On May 3, 1952 in Lake Geneva, WI...

Ruth H. (Hathorn) Vorpagel
Oct 19, 2012
Ruth H. Vorpagel, 96, a lifelong resident of the Lake Geneva area, died Friday October 19, 2012 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, WI. Ruth Helen Hathorn was born in Burlington, WI on February 6, 1919 the daughter of the late Harold and Nora (Grootemat) Hathorn. In 1934 she graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington, WI. She married...

Dorothy "Dody" (Leff) Barlow
Oct 17, 2012
Dorothy M. “Dody” Barlow, 83, of Lake Geneva, WI, died Wednesday October 17, 2012 at Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, WI. The former Dorothy Maryann Leff was born in Waubun, MN on June 12, 1925 the daughter of the late Frank and Barbara (Shebecka) Leff. She graduated from Waubun High School in 1943. On July 6, 1948 in Lake Geneva,...

Ralph W. Dale
Oct 16, 2012
Ralph W. Dale, 83 a lifelong resident of Lake Geneva, WI died Tuesday October 16, 2012 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, WI. Ralph Walter Dale was born in Geneva Township on August 10, 1929 the son of the late Walter and Marion (Brooks) Dale. He graduated from Lake Geneva High School in 1947. On September 6, 1952 at...

Patrick K. Mulhern
Oct 16, 2012
Patrick K. Mulhern, 57, of Silver Lake, WI, died suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday October 16, 2012 at his home. Patrick Kevin Mulhern was born in Chicago, IL on June 10, 1955 the son of the late Kevin and Sally (Trainor) Mulhern. He graduated from Wilmot High School in 1973. Pat dedicated his life to activities that allowed him...
Daniel W. Corboy
Sep 19, 2012
Daniel W. Corboy, 86 of Naples, FL and Lake Geneva, WI, died Wednesday September 19, 2012 at Avow Hospice in Naples following a long battle with failing health. He was a winter resident of Naples, FL since 1994 and had a summer home in Lake Geneva, WI. Daniel William Corboy was born in Chicago, IL on January 5, 1926 the...

Beverly I. (Stolte) Peters
Sep 5, 2012
Beverly I. Peters, 84, of Lake Geneva, WI died Wednesday September 5, 2012 at Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home in Lake Geneva. The former Beverly Irene Stolte was born in Cleveland, OH on April 14, 1928 the daughter of the late Lester and Mary (Barton) Stolte. She graduated from South Shore High School in Chicago, IL. She had worked for...