Surviving is a son and daughter-in-law, Warren (Shelly) Chapman; son, Roger; daughter, Sally; two granddaughters, Jessica (Gary) Anders and Sara Chapman; grandson, Chad (Alyssa) Chapman; great grandchildren, Nicolas, Cassidy, Joseph, Chad and Ivona.

Memorials services will be held at South Milwaukee United Methodist Church, 1327 Marshall Ave. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at twelve noon.  There will be a time to meet with family and friends at the church on Wednesday before services from 11 a.m. until time of service.

Corinne is survived by her son, Jeff Linsey of Racine; grandchildren, Brian Linsey, SPC United States Army, stationed in Kaiserslautern Germany, Steven Linsey, SPC United States Army, stationed in Ft. Hood, TX and Raymond Linsey of Racine; three great grandchildren, Christopher, Benjamin and Autumn Linsey all of Germany; sister, Lyla (Warren) Kramer of Racine; two brothers, Kenneth (Herta) Springer of Brookfield and Fred Springer of Richfield, sister-in-law, June Springer of  Colgate.  She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Corinne was preceded in death by her husband, Donald on July 21, 1994, son, Raymond on December 16, 1979, brother, Larry Springer and a sister, Verna Schlederer.

Funeral services will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

Corinne will be laid to rest next to her husband at West Lawn Memorial Park. There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Tuesday before services from 9:30 until time of service at 11:30.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to National MS Society, 1800 M Street N.W., Suite 750 S, Washington, DC 20036 have been suggested.

Special thank you to Manor Care of Kenosha and Heartland Hospice for the fine care given to Corinne.

Dianne is survived by her husband, David; daughters, Jodie (Todd) Eckman of Racine and Michelle (Curt) Johnson of Delafield; four grandsons, David McLellan and Michael McLellan of Racine, Grant Johnson and Blake Johnson of Delafield; granddaughter, Elise Johnson of Delafield; brother, Charles (Marion) Julius of Racine; sister, Carol (William) Mattes of Racine; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Frederick (Janet) Jacobs of MN., Virginia Jacobs of Franksville and Mary Jacobs of Racine. Dianne is further survivived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers-in-law, Ronald and Ted Jacobs along with aunts and uncles.

Funeral services for Dianne will be held at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 322 Ohio St. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Dr. M. A. Miritz officiating. Dianne will be laid to rest at Caledonia Memorial Park. There will be a visitation at church on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Racine Area Central Office A.A., 3701 Durand Ave., Racine, WI 53405 have been suggested.

Dianne’s family would like to extend a very special thank you to Wheaton Franciscan Hospice for their care and support during these past 22 months.

Alfons was employed as a Foreman at Howard International for 20 years then moving on to Twin Disc retiring after 15 years of service as a Quality Control Inspector. He was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, The German Club, and The Dank Club. Alfons found great enjoyment in playing music including various instruments and most of all traveling back to Germany to visit family and friends.

Alfons is survived by his wife, of almost 57 years, Ellie of Racine, one daughter, Nancy (Bill) McCabe of Whippany, New Jersey, one son, Ralph (friend, Betty Clarke) Will of Racine; grandson, Jason Will, step grandson, Dean Smith, one great granddaughter, Haley Will of Racine: sisters, SR Cyrila and Monika: brother, Otto and his family all of Germany. He is further survived by other relatives and many dear friends in Racine and Germany.

Alfons was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services for Alfons will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Wednesday June 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ronald Crewe of Sacred Heart Catholic Church officiating. Alfons will be laid to rest at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Hwy #32. There will be a visitation at Sturino Funeral Home on Tuesday June 1, 2010 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time at 11a.m.

Grace was an active member of First Reformed Church, including the Women’s Guild and many other church associations.  Together with her husband, they owned and operated Rasmussen and Hansen Implement Co. in Franksville from 1945 to 1980. Grace enjoyed being a homemaker, baking, gardening, sewing, knitting and crocheting.

Grace is survived by her two granddaughters, Karen L. (Howard) Caracciolo of Sycamore, IL and Jayne K. (Philip) Malecki of Raymond; one grandson, Eric F. (Linda) Rasmussen of Raymond; six great grandchildren, Thomas Caracciolo, Kirsten, Kathryn and Jacob Malecki, Sydney and Zachary Rasmussen and one sister-in-law, Meta DeVries.  She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.

Grace was preceded in death by her husband Axel on February 19, 1997, son, Russell L. Rasmussen on March 2, 1986, daughter-in-law, Julie Rasmussen on July 5, 2006 and her sisters and brothers.

Funeral services for Grace will be held at First Reformed Church, 7110 Old Spring St. on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Cary Winn officiating.  Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.  There will be a visitation at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until time of service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to First Reformed Church have been suggested by the family.

Surviving is her husband of 63 years, Mel and their children; Kris Halker, Kathie Sittig, Su (Joe) Kish, Richard (Jackie) Sorenson, Randy (Renée) Sorenson and Lori (Andrew) Small; 17 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and a sister, Jean; sisters-in-law, Audrey, Dolores, Sharon and Elaine.  She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Marie and Lillian: brother, Aage, great grandson, Tony; brothers-in-law, Hank and Herb and a sister-in-law, Loraine.

Funeral services will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Friday, May 28, 2010 at twelve noon.  Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.  There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Friday before services from 10 a.m. until service time.

A special thank you to the NICU and Palliative Care Staff at Froedtert Hospital.

Surviving is a sister, Georgia Soens of Burlington; brother Theodore J. Svitavsky of King, Wisconsin

Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie in March of 1996; her parents; sister, Lydia Buchanan; 4 brothers, Vincent L. Svitavsky, Sr., Charles J. Svitavaky, Leo Svitavsky and Thomas A. Woodrow.

Graveside and committal services will be held at Graceland Cemetery on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. 

Memorials to Racine Zoological Society have been suggested by the family.

The family wishes to extend special thanks to New Beginnings for their excellent care of Marie.

Fritz is survived by his wife of almost 69 years, Faythe and their children, Mae Anne (Bill) Horvath of Racine, Judy (Dave) Drascic of Venice, FL, Linda (Peder) Hansen of Racine and William (Joyce) Andersen of Sturtevant; grandchildren, Karen Muleski of Minneapolis, MN, Mike (Deb) Muleski of Salem, Jon (Carol) Londre, Jeff (Lisa) Londre, Don (Bonnie) Ricchio, Paul Ricchio all of Racine, Billy Ricchio of Sussex, Carrie (Tim) Krisor of Pleasant Prairie, Wendi Gerber of Kenosha, James (Lisa) Peterson of Silver Lake, Cindi (Keith) Brown of Racine and Jenne (Scott) Covelli of Pleasant Prairie; 18 great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren.  He is further survived by other relatives and friends.

Fritz was preceded in death by a brother, Roy (Margaret) Andersen.

Private memorial services for family members were held with burial at West Lawn Memorial Park.

A very special thank you to Dr. Short, Karen Marillo, Dr. Durbin and Hospice Alliance for the fine care given to Fritz.

Anna is survived by her children, Carol (Roger) Exner, Shirley Meldgaard and Gary (Kathy) Anderson; grandchildren, Sara (Scott) McDonald, Brian (Tanya) Exner, Mark (Becki) Meldgaard, Tanya (Markele) Butler, Eric Meldgaard, Katy Exner, Jennifer Anderson and Scot Anderson; 12 great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter; brother, Fred Osinga; sister, Ruth (Richard) Kuiper; two sisters-in-law, Sharon Osinga and Orvilla Nierenberger.  Anna is further survivived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl on March 23, 1978; parents, son-in-law, John Meldgaard; brothers, Dowie, Peter, James, John, Arthur and George Osinga; sisters, Rose Nowak, Effie Wyncoop and Bertha Fiedler.

There will be a visitation on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Franksville United Methodist Church, 10402 Northwestern Ave. from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at 11:30 a.m. with Rev. Kaye Glennon officiating.  Anna will be laid to rest at West Lawn Memorial Park. 

Memorials in Anna’s memory to Franksville United Methodist Church or All Saints Healthcare Foundation, 1320 Wisconsin Ave., Racine, WI 53403 have been suggested.

A special thank you to the Wheaton Franciscan nursing staff on 2C and the ICU and to the respiratory therapists for their kind and loving care given to Anna.

Dorothy was born in Kenosha on March 2, 1920.  She grew up there attending local schools.  On July 14, 1939 in the picturesque river town of Dubuque, Iowa, she was united in marriage to James Reid Wood of Ottawa, Kansas.  They resided in Kenosha until 1943, then relocated to Racine. 

As a pre-teen she loved to roller-skate and rough-house with her older sister, Ethyl.  As a teen she cared for her younger siblings, went to the library and occasionally the movies.  As a young woman, she dated, went to dances and listened to country music on the radio.  At every age she was an avid reader.

In her early married years, she struggled to care for her young family in a house without running water or indoor plumbing.  Her truck garden provided food for the table in the same way that her roses provided joy for their souls.  Especially lean times forced her to work part-time jobs; including one with the historic Horlick Malted Milk Company.  She was a fun person and laughed easily.  She loved to play along with her children and joined in when they were silly.   She made a point of trying to recall her childhood in detail so that she could be sure that she was filling in the ‘holes’ that had been left in hers.  She made an effort to remember what it had been like being a child and what it felt like from their point of view.  She was fair and reasonable with discipline and drummed the basics of life into their little heads and hearts.

In her middle years, she took an interest in volunteering and joined Goodwill’s VSO where she helped organize events for the disabled and mentally challenged.  She also volunteered at local hospitals; a natural fit for her cheery ways.  We’ll never know the names of the patients she visited but we do know that wherever she went, she brought sunshine and added value to lives that maybe had little.  She became interested in politics and sports.  A national election and Brett Farve always got her attention.  It was during these calmer years that she found time to read again.  Her favorite activity, however, was spending time with her family; especially the ‘little ones’ who gave her such great joy.

It was her childhood years, however, that were most pivotal in creating the Dorothy we remember.  Her parents did not embrace religious traditions, customs or holidays.  They were good, honest people but somewhat unaffectionate parents.  Dorothy and her siblings would not escape the negative impact of never having been hugged, kissed or told that they were loved.  Sadly, her parents didn’t believe in celebrating birthdays.  The only reason Dorothy knew that birthdays were celebrated was from hearing about it from her classmates and seeing their gifts.  It was these years that would leave the biggest emotional scar.  She promised herself that when she became a parent, she would demand for her children what her childhood friends had had in theirs, the warmth of affection and the acknowledgement that they were individuals of worth.  Their birthdays would be celebrated with cake, candles, gifts and laughter.  Holidays would be long anticipated and celebrated with joy.  She relied on her new husband to teach her the ropes.   She admittedly struggled with learning to cook but eventually she became a very good one.  Her holiday meals were really delicious, especially her pumpkin pie and sweet potatoes; recipes which survive today as cherished family dishes.

Despite her background and the fact that she had so much of the practical to learn, she did not have to learn how to love…that came naturally and abundantly.  As Dorothy moved thru life it was obvious that we were in the presence of a truly special individual that could only have come from the very lap of God!  Dorothy, figuratively and physically, reached out to others in friendship, love and warmth.  No one, absolutely no one was better at making you feel good when you walked in than sweet Dorothy.  She would look up, her eyes would get wide, her arms would shoot out and she’d open her mouth and let out a squeal of joy!  We were used to this amazing greeting and are so grateful that we can look forward to another when we see her again.  On this side, however, it took others a bit of getting used to, but used to it they did get… and forever loved her for it.  Dorothy will always be remembered for her overflowing sweetness, kindness and generosity. 

She will be grieved as a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, neighbor and friend.  Her memory and the memories she created will live on in those who loved and survive her; her four children, James D. Wood of Garland, TX, Beverly (David) Groth of Burlington, WI, Wayne R. Wood of Denver, CO and Audrey Miller of Racine; eight grandchildren, Debra (James) Wendt, Rebecca (Michael) Zigler, James (Christine) Wood, Rachel Woolrage, Daniel (Jennifer ) Miller, Julie Miller, Tracy Wood and Scott (Amanda) Miller; nine great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Elisabeth, Marissa, Miranda, Veronica, Daniel, Katelyn, Ryan and Matthew and one great great grandchild expected in September; brother, Howard Wolkomir, special niece, Nancy Wolkomir and devoted friend, Lisa Marshall.  She is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jim on March 7, 2005; parents, Samuel & Jennie Wolkomir; brothers, Oscar, Louis, Harry, Max and Jake; sisters, Ethel (Frank) Vaitkus, Sarah (Chet) Safago, Ida (Floyd) Davis; infant grandson, Scott James Woolrage, son-in-law, Norman G. Miller.

Funeral services will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 1 p.m. with Rev. John Fleming officiating.  Burial will be in West Lawn Memorial Park.  There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Wednesday, before services from 12 noon until service time.

Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jeanne; daughters, Marcia (Keith) Scherer of Wind Lake and Patricia (Brian) Rosenbalm of Waterford; grandchildren, Caleb and Katelyn Rosenbalm; step grandsons, Matthew (Charlene) Scherer of Chicago and Justin Scherer of Delafield; sister, Shirley Zamecnik of Racine; in-laws, Janis (Joseph) Filippone, Donald (Eva Jane) Rhodes, Yvonne Petersen, Margaret Rowley all of Racine and Lewis (Maryalyce) Rhodes of N. Fort Myers, FL.  He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial services will be held at Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 2000 W. 6th Street, on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 4 p.m. with Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. Private burial will follow. There will be a visitation at church on Sunday from 2 p.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Holy Communion Food Pantry or to Holy Communion Organ Fund have been suggested.

A very special thank you to Hospice Alliance, especially Darlene and Mandy for the fine care Bill received during his illness.

As a youngster growing up in the 1920’s, Leslie would sometimes ride along with his Dad, a conductor with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.  Family trips to visit relatives in Gillette, Laona, Berry Lake, Two Rivers and Little Suamico were often by rail. This instilled a fondness for the unique sights and sounds of steam-powered trains that lasted throughout his life. Leslie also had many memories of family trips by car to the small Wisconsin communities during an era when traveling along the scenic but often dusty and muddy roads was an adventuresome undertaking.  Leslie had an interest in his family history, as some of his ancestors were early settlers during the pioneering age of early Wisconsin. In retirement Leslie greatly enjoyed gardening and tending his large yard filled with various berry bushes and fruit trees. Leslie enjoyed cooking, and often made delightful dishes from the large variety of fruits and vegetables he grew and preserved.  He enjoyed carpentry, skillfully remodeling several homes, and designed and built a garden house and mini-barn. Leslie’s Catholic faith was very important throughout his life.  Leslie and Bernice were members of St. Joseph’s Parish in Racine for over 50 years. Most of all, Leslie will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Leslie is survived by Bernice, his loving wife of almost 69 years; sons, Ronald (Diane) of Racine and Randall of Green Bay; daughter, Lois Caryn of Kenosha; granddaughters, Wendy (Ron) Goldschmidt of Waterford and Tracey (Tim) Lui of Racine; great-grandchildren, Samantha and Matthew Lahti and Melissa Lui; sister-in-law, Myra Holznecht. He was preceded in death by brothers, John (Jack) Smith and Raymond E. (Tubby) Smith; brothers-in-law, Frank Holznecht and Loyal Biebel; and sisters-in-law, Helen and Alice Smith and Elaine Biebel.

Funeral services for Leslie will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 6: 30 p.m. with Rev. Stephen J. Stradinger of St. Mary’s by the Lake Catholic Church officiating. There will be a visitation at Sturino Funeral Home on Thursday from 5 p.m. until service time at 6:30 p.m. Green Bay services will be held at Allouez Cemetery Chapel on Friday May 14, 2010 at 1 p.m. with visitation from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Leslie will be laid to rest at Allouez Catholic Cemetery in Green Bay following services.

Surviving is his wife of 31 years, Yvonne “Bonnie” and their children, Sharon (Richard) Wroten, Mark French, Debra (Richard) Sack, Daniel (Terry) French, Gregory French, Keith French and Bonnie’s children, Denise (Jerry) Pipol, Lynda LeClair, Chere LeClair and Andrea (Ken) Saylor; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.  He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Doanld was preceded in death by his daughter, Gayle Deshotel; step-son, John LeClair; five brothers and six sisters.

Memorial services will be held at Emmaus Lutheran Church, 1925 Summit Ave. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Mary Janz officiating.  Burial will follow at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.  There will be a visitation at the funeral home on Monday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and at church on Tuesday before services from 9:30 a.m. until time of service.

Memorials in Donald’s memory to Emmaus Lutheran Church have been suggested. 

Mary was born on June 17, 1931 in Racine, daughter of George and Edna (Vorpahl) Phillips.  She married Kenneth L. Hansen on February 3, 1951 in Racine.  She lived and worked in Racine the majority of her life.

Mary came to Leavenworth in 1989 to be with her daughter and family.  She is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women’s Ladies Aid.  Mary touched many lives throughout her life with her passion for food, knowledge and talent of crafts, love of collecting cookbooks and recipes, and her contributions to the community.

Mary is preceded in death by her husband Ken September 27, 1965, her parents, brothers William and John Phillips and sister Lois Mae Phillips.  She is survived by her loving daughters Elizabeth Burris (Timothy) of Spokane, WA and Laura Elkins (Jerry) of Leavenworth, KS; sisters Grace DuPree of Glendale Heights, IL and Kathryn Lindh of Ft. Atkinson, WI; grandsons Ronald Elkins, Kenneth Elkins, Carl Burris, Joshua Burris, and Loren Elkins; great granddaughters Fiona, Addison, and Delanie Burris; great grandsons Cameron, Chase, and Corbin Elkins and Seth Burris; cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Services will be at the Sturino Funeral Home on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 1 p.m. with a visitation from 12 p.m. until service time.  Internment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. 

Memorial donations to be given to the St. Paul Lutheran School, 311 N. Seventh St., Leavenworth, KS, 66048 or Crossroads Hospice, 9237 Ward Parkway, Ste. 300, Kansas City, MO, 64114.

Surviving are her children, Lauren Kellmann-Davis and her husband, Randy, and Mark Lindstrom; 4 grandchildren, Kari, Nicoll, Kaitlin and Jena; great grandson, Gage; 2 brothers, Don and Bruce Hoaglund.  Further survived by other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Jeff.

A Remembrance Service for Sandra will be held at 2305 Lorraine Avenue, Racine on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 2 p.m.

Jennifer is survived by her son, Peter John Wang of Kenosha, one sister, Leah (Raymond) Britson of Whitewater, four brothers, James Overman of Delafield, John (Jan) Overman, Joel (Jackie) Overman of Racine and Mike Overman of Greenfield. She is further survived by nieces and nephews, Kelly, Brian, Kyle, Aaron, Brett, Natalie, Daniel and Becky, along with several great nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends. Jennifer was preceded in death by her parents, John and Arlene.

Funeral services will be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 3 p.m. with Rev. James Barsch of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection officiating. There will be a visitation at Sturino Funeral Home on Saturday from 1 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Jennifer will be laid to rest at West Lawn Memorial Park next to her parents in a private ceremony. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Jennifer’s son, Peter would be greatly appreciated.

Jennifer’s family would like to extend a very special thank you to the entire staff at Heartland Health Care Center-Washington Manor, and Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha for the fine care given to Jennifer during her illness.

Walter is survived by his children; Michael (Kim) Finley of Columbia, S.C., Patrick (Wanda) Finley of Albermarle, N.C., Walter “Butch” (Dee) Finley Jr., Sandra (Jeff) Meier, Tammy (Andrew Sanchez) Finley, Tim Finley and daughter-in-law, Cyndi   Knapp Finley all of Racine; grandchildren, Jamie Burris, Paul (Amber) Segura Jr., Amy (Lance) Schmidt, Dustin Finley, Aaron Knapp, Stephanie (Sicarra Farris ) Meier, Daniel Finley, Nick  Knapp, Nicole Meier, Austin Finley, Scott Finley, Cassandra McNeal; great grandchildren, Kyra , Ariana , Trevion, Leah , Isaac, Sierrah, Lance Jr.; sisters, Ruth Jones of  Merced, CA and Sandy (Richard) Dederich of  Twin Lakes,WI; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Fred (Marilyn) Ellis; and dear friends, Jean Gustin and Andy and Lois Simmonds. Last but not least his canine pal “Chico”. Walter is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.

He was preceded in death by his son Paul on August 15, 2002, wife, Barbara on April 4, 2004, parents, brothers, Richard , Russell Finley; brother-in-law, Virgil Jones; sister, Shirley Meike and mother-in-law, Elizabeth Reid.

Walter’s family will share a time of reflection and remembrance at Sturino Funeral Home on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. Walter will be laid to rest next to his son Paul at Graceland Cemetery. There will be a memorial visitation at Sturino Funeral Home on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m.