Local obituaries for Derrick Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Waltraud Esmet (Kirschke) Scham
Nov 13, 2024
Waltraud E. Scham 87, of Lake Geneva area died at her home on November 13, 2024.
She was born January 28th 1937 in Bunzlau Schlesien, Germany to the late Ernst Kirschke and Elisabeth Kirschke (Plache). Waltraud was the second born of four siblings including the late Viktor Kirschke, Brigitte Richter and Sybille Gariepy.
Waltraud was...
Craig S. Lehn
Nov 12, 2024
Craig S. Lehn, 62, of Darien, Wisconsin passed away on November 12, 2024, at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford,Illinois.
Craig was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on December 29, 1961.Craig and his family relocated to Elkhorn,Wisconsin where he graduated from Elkhorn High School in the class of 1980.
Craig was a kind hearted man. He...
Robert Anthony Burke
Nov 11, 2024
Robert A. Burke, 64 of the Lake Geneva area passed away at his home unexpectedly on November 11, 2024.
Bob was born on December 19, 1959 to the late Anthony and Anne (Ostrowski) Burke in Chicago, Illinois. Bob was one of six children. Bob attended Brother Rice High School in Chicago. After high school Bob studied at...
June Lillian (Wagner - Miles) Lemmerhirt
Nov 7, 2024
June L. Lemmerhirt, 93, of the Delavan, Wisconsin area passed away at Mercy Janesville Hospital on November 7, 2024.
June was born on May 26, 1931, to the late Herbert and Henrietta (Krause) Wagner in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. June and her family relocated down to the Lake Geneva area where she become a member of the graduating class...
Charles Patrick Pietsch
Nov 4, 2024
Charles Patrick Pietsch, of Lake Geneva passed away on November 4, 2024, at Mercy Janesville Hospital surrounded by family members.
Charles was born on March 11, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois and was preceded in death by his parents Harold Richard and Mae Harriet (Taylor) Pietsch and brother Richard Taylor Pietsch. Charles surviving brothers Stephen (Pam) and Gary...
Donald Charles Meister
Nov 3, 2024
Don was born to Charles and Ruth (Schmeckle) Meister January 2nd 1931 in Geneva Township, Lake Geneva Wisconsin and died at the age of 93.
Don married Loretta (Aden) of rural South Dakota on July 13th, 1955 at First Lutheran Church in Lake Geneva where he had been a lifelong member.
On August 17th 1948,...
Barbara Ann (Mills) Ewing
Nov 3, 2024
Barbara Ann Ewing, aged 90, passed away on November 3, 2024, in Walworth, Wisconsin. Born on May 18, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. Barbara dedicated her life to her family and community, embodying the role of a loving mother (4), grandmother (11) and great-grandmother (12 and 1 on the way).
Barbara was deeply involved in her faith community,...
Penelope Stryzek
Oct 31, 2024
Penelope Stryzek, 70, of the Capron, Illinois area passed away on at her home on October 31, 2024.
Penelope was born on March 12th, 1954 to the late Raymond and Geneva Stryzek. Penelope is a sister to Chris (Brian) Mason.
There are no services planned at this time for Penelope.
To post an...
Donald Alfred Labahn
Oct 28, 2024
Donald A. Labahn, 93, of the Lake Geneva area passed away on Monday October 28, 2024, surrounded by his family at Golden Years in Lake Geneva.
Don was born on December 9th, 1930, to the late Alfred and Bernice (Schur) Labahn in Evanston, Illinois. After Don graduated High School, he enrolled in the University of Iowa where...
Dr. Nadia S. Hall
Oct 27, 2024
Dr. Nadia S. Hall, 43, of the Lake Geneva area passed away unexpectedly on Sunday October 27th, 2024.
Dr. Hall was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on December 22, 1980, to Sergey and Elena Zhidko. After graduating from High School Dr. Hall attended Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy. When medical school was over Dr. Hall came to...
Darrel Eugene Norton Sr.
Oct 25, 2024
Darrel E. Norton Sr., 77, of the Genoa City area passed away on October 25, 2024, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center.
Darrel was born on June 5, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, to the late Joseph and Mary (Miller) Norton. Darrel’s family moved to Wisconsin where he became a member of the graduating class of 1965 from Badger...
Margaret "Pat" Mary (Fagan) Valentine
Oct 24, 2024
Margaret was born on January 31, 1930, to James L. Fagan and Margaret Fagan in Chicago, Illinois. Margaret, or Marguerite as her family and friends fondly called her, met her future husband, Rodney F. Valentine, while performing at the Oaks Supper Club in Winona, Minnesota. At the time, Rodney was a lieutenant in the US Navy, and Marguerite was...
Michael John Wisniewski
Oct 13, 2024
Michael J. Wisniewski, 69, of the Lake Geneva area passed away on October 13, 2024, at Mercy -Walworth Medical Center.
Michael was born on December 6th, 1954, to the late John and Rose Marie (Gniedzjko) Wisniewski in Chicago, Illinois. Michael was one of five children that John and Rose Marie would have. On July 14, 1973, Michael...
Lt. Kenneth "Ken" J. Larsen
Oct 9, 2024
It is with a humbled heart to announce the line of duty death of Lieutenant Kenneth Larsen. A member of the Lake Geneva Fire Department, Lieutenant with Huntley Fire Department, and past member of the Woodstock, Illinois Fire Department.
Lt. Kenneth James Larsen, 56, of the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin area passed away surround by his friends and...
Merton Harold Dunham
Oct 5, 2024
Merton H. Dunham, 93, of the Paw Paw, Michigan area passed away on October 5, 2024.
Merton was born on September 19th, 1931, to the late William and Phyllis (Foreman) Dunham in northern Wisconsin. On April 14, 1971, Merton was united into marriage to the late Lola Dunham in Cook County, Illinois.
Merton is survived...
Barbara Jean (Giese) Ackley
Oct 3, 2024
Barbara J. Ackley, 89, of the Lake Geneva area passed away at her home surrounded by her family on October 3, 2024.
Barbara was born on February 7, 1935, to the late Edward and Margaret Giese in Dixon, Illinois. In 1954 Barbara was united into marriage to the late Donald Ackley.
To sum up Barbara’s...
Carolyn Ann King Mccormick
Oct 1, 2024
Carolyn Ann King McCormick was born March 3, 1945, in Monroe, Wisconsin to Herbert and Miriam (Hevrin) King. She was the youngest of 2 children. Carolyn went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 1, 2024.
Carolyn spent her first five years on a farm in Albany, Wisconsin. She moved to Lake Geneva...
Mark Raymond Simrow Jr.
Oct 1, 2024
Mark Raymond Simrow Jr., 24 years old, of Lake Geneva WI, Tragically passed away on October 1, 2024 in Pueblo, Colorado.
Mark Jr was born in Libertyville Illinois, on August 25, 2000 to parents Mark (Cari) Simrow Sr and Jennifer Scoggin. Marky was raised by his devoted father Mark Simrow Sr and doting grandmother Christine Quinn whilst...
John Robert Dicmas
Oct 1, 2024
John was born in Pasadena CA and hiked the San Gabriel Mountains and Yosemite with his father, Jack, while his mother, Mary waited below and worried.
After being a regular customer at the model train stores as a kid, John, known as “Cinch” taught horseback riding as a teenager to smitten young kids at summer camps and...
Janis Anne (Marshall) Lowell
Sep 25, 2024
Janis A. Lowell, 77, of the Lake Geneva area passed away on September 25, 2024, at Geneva Lake Manor.
Janis was born on July 25, 1947, to the late Willard and Carol (Lesner) Marshall in Chicago, Illinois. She was a member of the graduating class of 1965 from Mount Prospect High School and then went on to...
