All Obituaries

Kathleen “Sue” Guetschow, 91, of Beloit, WI, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2024 at Beloit Memorial Hospital.  Sue was born March 20, 1933, the daughter of George and Leona (Broiher) Bryan in Neillsville, WI. She graduated from Neillsville High School, class of 1952 and also attended Blackhawk Tech. Sue met and married Donald Guetschow while working at Fairbanks Morse. They were married on June 5, 1954 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Beloit, WI. He...

Suzanne M. Uppenkamp age 92 of Beloit died April 5, 2024 at Azura Memory Care. She was born January 3, 1932 to Marlin and Vera (Halverson) Hughes in Beloit, WI. Suzanne graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, class of 1950. She married Robert Uppenkamp on September 11, 1954 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. He survives. Suzanne was a superb homemaker. She was a past member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church and played the pipe organ and piano at church. Suzanne was a present member of Peoples...

Curtis “Klink” Oleston age 67 of Avalon, WI died peacefully on Tuesday April 2, 2024, at home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born July 7, 1956, to Charles and Marion (Benstead) Oleston in Elkhorn, WI. Klink graduated from Clinton High School, class of 1974. He farmed and drove truck in the Clinton area most of his life. Klink owned and operated Oleston Bros Trucking for many years. He was a kindhearted individual who was a friend to everyone. Klink would lend a hand...

Cheryl A. Pinnow age 72 of Beloit died Monday April 1, 2024 at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit. She was born September 6, 1951 to Wallace and Elaine Richards in Beloit, WI. Cheryl graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, class of 1969. She married Steven J. Pinnow on August 7, 1971 at Second Congregational Church in Beloit. Cheryl worked at Sears and Shopko for many years. She also worked at the Rock Valley Chapel as the Church Secretary until her retirement. Cheryl had a creative...

Darlene J.  Eberdt age 87 died Sunday March 31, 2024 at Cedar Crest in Janesville. She was born January 2, 1937 to the late Alfred & Lucille (Mussehl) Sunne in Edgerton, WI. Darlene graduated from Edgerton High School, class of 1954. She married David L. Eberdt on July 1, 1961 at Central Lutheran Church in Edgerton. Darlene was a longtime member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Janesville. She worked as a typist clerk at the DMV in Madison and as a sales clerk at K mart until...

Michael McCurdy, age 62 of South Beloit, died Saturday, March 30, 2024 in his home. He was born December 30, 1961 to Floyd and Lorraine (Meuret) McCurdy in Caledonia, IL. Mike attended North Boone High School. He enjoyed working in his garage, especially building Hot Rods and repairing cars. Mike was meticulous in maintaining his yard and was a proud South Beloit resident. He loved spending time with his two dogs, Rex & Roxy. Mike is survived by his parents, Floyd and Lorraine McCurdy;...

Jacqueline “Jackie” Hoffman, age 58, of Beloit died Friday, March 29, 2024, at UW Hospital in Madison. She was born June 12, 1965, to James and Diane (Davidson) O’Brien in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Wilmot High School, class of 1983, where she played the flute and piccolo in the marching band. Jackie was a dispatcher for the Twin Lakes Police Department in her early years. She will be remembered as an animal lover, who rode English-Style horseback during her teen...

Emma “Eileen” Bellard, age 83 of Janesville, died peacefully at her home in Janesville, on Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born February 7, 1941 to Anna (King) Laye in Kirksville, Missouri. Eileen graduated from Beloit Catholic High School, Class of 1959. She married Daniel Bellard on February 28, 1960 at Our Lady of Assumption in Beloit. He preceded her in death on May 2, 2017. Eileen worked as a bookkeeper for Stateline Painting & Decorating for many years. She was a known...

It is with great sorrow we announce that we lost a sister, mother, and grandmother. Alma S. Castillo passed away Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born May 27, 1954 in San Benito and raised in Brownsville, TX. As a young girl, Alma was a great student. Before and after school she would spend her time helping her mother, Sara Alma Segura, by prepping and cooking fish at their family seafood market. After her mother passed away (in 1972) Alma, along with her siblings, decided to relocate to...

Manuel Hernández Trujillo será recordado como un gran hombre. Dio su último aliento el viernes 22 de Marzo de 2024 en el Hospital de Mercy en Janesville, Wisconsin. El regalo de su vida fue bendecido sobre nosotros el 5 de noviembre de 1959. Sus padres fueron Juan Hernández Estrada y Cleofas Trujillo Moreno. Nació en Acámbaro, Guanajuato, México: en una familia de 8 hermanos, incluido él mismo. Sus hermanos se llaman José...