- Bernice E[linore] LIPPINCOTT,
83, of 204 S. Janesville St., Milton, died Tuesday, April 9,
- 2002, at the Skaalen Home, Stoughton,
following a long illness.
- She was born Dec. 2, 1918, in Janesville,
the daughter of Otto P. MANTHEI and Clara
- (HOMAN) MANTHEI. She
attended Janesville Schools. She married Walden LIPPINCOTT
Sept. 23, 1939, in Cedar Rapids, IA. She lived in Milton all
her married life. She was a homemaker, a member of the Milton
Seventh Day Baptist Church and its women's afternoon circle.
- She is survived by her husband, Walden;
a son, Bruce (Judy) LIPPINCOTT of Milton; two
- daughters, Jean (Doug) CHASE
of Lake Geneva and Joyce (Bob) RITTER of Janesville; eight
grandchildren: Diane KICHNER of Fort Wayne, IN, Doug (Roxy)
ROENNEBURG of Colorado Springs, CO, Derrick (Heidi) ROENNEBURG
of Janesville, Dawn TRILLIO of Colorado Springs, CO, Brian
(Christal) LIPPINCOTT of Janesville and Nathan RITTER
of Janesville; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Georgene
MINNICK of Janesville; two brothers, A. C. MANTHEI
of Janesville and Norman MANTHEI of Indianford; and many
nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded
in death by a sister, Beverly FIEDLER and two brothers
Kenneth MANTHEI and Rolland MANTHEI.
- Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m., Friday, April 12, 2002 at the Milton Seventh Day Baptist
- Church. Rev. George Calhoun will officiate.
Burial will be in the Milton Cemetery. Visitation will be held
Thursday, April 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Albrecht Funeral Home,
Hwy. 26, Milton, and from 10:30 until time of services on Friday
at the church. [p. 4, courtesy of Jon Saunders]
- Lucille M. (COSGROVE) LUECK
PROTTEAU, 77, formerly of 544 N. Grant St., Janesville,
- died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Encore
Senior Living.
- She was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Janesville,
the daughter of Carl and Mary (STRUNZ)
- COSGROVE.
She married Harold R. LUECK on Dec. 30, 1944 in Janesville;
he died March 26, 1983. She later married Leo PROTTEAU;
he died Nov. 1, 2000. She and Leo lived in rural Edgerton and
Janesville and wintered in Florida. She was a member of St. William
Catholic Church and was active in the Latin America Mission Program
(LAMP). She worked as a secretary for Parker Pen, Burdick Corporation
and Wisconsin Knife Co.
- Survivors include her son, Gary (Jane)
LUECK of rural Janesville; four grandchildren: Christine
- (Jack) GREENE, Susan (Todd)
BAILEY, Angela (Myrick) HERMANSON and Mark (fiance
Courtney GREATSINGER) LUECK, all of Janesville;
10 great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Linda (Ken) MICHAELS
of Edgerton and Gail (Charles) RUSCH of Milton and their
children. She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands,
and her brother, Eugene COSGROVE.
- A Mass of Christian Burial was held
Monday, April 8, 2002, at St. William Catholic Church. Fr.
- Del Klink officiated. Entombment was
in Milton Lawns Mausoleum. Hansen Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
[p. 4]
- Catherine C. COOK, 91, formerly
of Fond du Lac, and a resident of Milton for the past five
- years, died Monday, April 8, 2002,
at the Meadow Park Healthcare Center in Janesville, WI.
- She as born March 7, 1911, in Milwaukee,
the daughter of Fred & Carrie STOCK. On October
- 14, 1930, she married Harold L. COOK
in Milwaukee, and he preceded her in death on December 17, 1980.
She was a member of Church of Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran.
Catherine was formerly employed by Madame Kuony at the Postillion
as secretary.
- Surviving are three sons: Ronald H.
COOK, Sr. and his wife, Dian, of Fond du Lac, Frederick
S.
- COOK
and his wife, Grace, of Young America, MN, and Harold L. D. COOK
and his wife, Mary, of Wisconsin Dells; two daughters, Carol
BROWN and her husband, Richard, of Janesville, and Barbara
MECKLENBURG and her husband, Richard of Adams-Friendship,
WI. She is further survived by 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Her parents, husband, one grandson, John COOK, and a sister,
Harriet STARKE, preceded her in death.
- Because of construction at Church of
Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran, visitation for Mrs. COOK
- will be on Saturday, April 13, 2002,
from 10 to 11 a.m. at Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church. Funeral
services will be at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Duane C. Wisner will officiate and burial will be in
Ledgeview Memorial Park Cemetery. [p. 4]
- C. Roger JOHNSON, 81, of 403
College St., died Friday, April 5, 2002, at St. Luke's Hospital,
- Milwaukee.
- He was born March 11, 1921 in Milton,
the son of Elwyn and Ethel JOHNSON. He graduated
- from Milton Union High School. He married
Betty Jane SHERMAN on Nov. 27,1943. He entered the military
in 1943 and served as a fighter pilot in Korea and the Philippines
until 1946. He was a member of the 475th Warbirds Fighter Group.
He graduated from Milton College with a BA in accounting. He
worked as an engineer for Ryan, Inc. of Janesville; T.S. Willis
of Janesville, was president of the Peabody Peterson in Orlando,
FL; W.E. O'Neill Construction Co., Chicago, Ill.; Kennedy Construction,
Beloit and Scheflow Engineering of Elgin, Ill.
- Since his retirement in 1999 he has
served as president of the Milton College Main Hall
- Preservation Society. He was project
manager for the restoration of Main Hall, including the Chapel/Bell
Tower on the Milton College campus. This work was orchestrated
by Roger including bringing in ReCAP prisoners from Rock County
Jail to assist with some of the work. He was recognized for participating
in the ReCAP program which allows prisoners the opportunity to
learn a trade. In order to make the program successful, he took
it upon himself to transport the prisoners to insure the completion
of the project. He took his lifetime of experience in construction
to restore Main Hall to its former glory. In June of 1997 he
was awarded the Pillar of Miltonm by the Alumni Association of
Milton College. He was a member of the Milton Historical Society
and the Milton College Alumni Association. He served on the Milton
City Council and was an active member of Hope Lutheran Church.
- He is survived by his wife, Betty;
a daughter, Jacquelyn (Randy) RICE of Milton; three sons,
- Craig (Georgia-Edgerton) JOHNSON
of Las Vegas, Nev.; Brad (Bridget) JOHNSON of Columbia
City, IN and Thomas (fiance Rhonda HENDRICKSON) of Milton;
two daughters-in-law, Elizabeth of Milton and Julie of Clearwater,
FL; a sister, Elizabeth SKELLY of Milton; two brothers,
Robert (Charlotte) JOHNSON of Plymouth and Harvey JOHNSON
of Milton; 11 grandchildren, Melissa of Edgerton, Christopher
of Burlington, Jason of Missoula, MT, Jared and Chelsea of Columbia,
IN, Lance, Ryan, Lindsey and Vanessa RICE of Milton, Tom
and Zacharaiah (Sara) of Milton; one great-grandchild, Nyla.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Garry in 1989 and Jay in
1996.
- Funeral services were held Tuesday,
April 9, 2002, at Hope Lutheran Church. Burial was in the
- Milton Cemetery. A memorial has been
established in his name. [p. 5]
- Ruth Elizabeth (HOLLIDAY) MANSUR,
96, of Janesville, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at
- Cedar Crest Retirement Home.
- She was born March 13, 1906 in Beloit,
the daughter of Guy and Eva HOLLIDAY. She
- graduated from Eastside High School
in Denver, CO in 1924. She entered Mercy School of Nursing in
1926 and graduated with a degree in nursing in 1929. She married
Ross H. MANSUR on Aug. 23, 1929. They farmed east of Janesville
in Johnstown until his death in 1965. She was a resident of Cedar
Crest Retirement Home since 1976. She was a member of Emmanuel
Free Methodist Church. She returned to Bible College in Clearwater,
FL when in her 60s and graduated with honors.
- Surviving family members are a daughter,
Kathryn E. SCHROEDER of Janesville; a son, Robert
- W. MANSUR of Janesville; two
sisters, Esther RASMUSSEN of Janesville and Evelyn MILLARD
of Janesville; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ross; a great-granddaughter,
Melissa Joy; three brothers and two sisters.
- Funeral services were held Monday,
April 8, 2002 at the Emmanuel Free Methodist Church,
- Janesville. Pastor Jerry Amstutz and
Pastor John Grover officiated. A memorial will be established
in her name. [p. 5]
- Richard M. BARGER, 50, of 4502
Pic-A-Dilly Drive, formerly of Waterford, MI died
- unexpectedly Thursday, April 4, 2002
at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS.
- He was born Sept. 20, 1951 in Pontiac,
MI, the son of George and Betty (SPARKS)
- BARGER.
He had lived in Janesville the past 12 years, moving here from
Waterford, MI. He married Jackie L. SHELTON on May 6,
1972 in Waterford, MI. He was employed by Allied Auto Group for
25 years and was a union steward for Allied.
- He is survived by his wife, Jackie;
two sons: James (Nicole) BARGER of Waterford, MI and
- Jeremy BARGER (Tanya LANGE)
of Janesville; a sister, Brenda (David) DILLINGER of White
Lake, MI; four sisters-in-law: Lois (Tom) ALLEN, Debbie
(Tom SCHIRMER) SHELTON, Gail (Larry) LaFORD,
all of Waterford, MI and Wendy (Andy PRUSAKIEWICZ) SHELTON
of Attica, MI; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his parents; three sisters: Jena MULLINS, Sharon
ALEXANDER and Nora BARBER; and a brother, Kenneth
Grover.
- Funeral services were held Wednesday,
April 10, 2002 at Schneider Funeral Home, Janesville.
- Rev. Neil DuPree officiated. Burial
was in the Ottawa Park Cemetery in Waterford, MI. Memorials may
be made to the Heart and Lung Association. A memorial service
will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2002 at Riverside Chapel
in Waterford, MI with a visitation from 4 p.m. until time of
service. [p. 5]
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