All Obituaries

Shirley Mae Wessels age 85 of Beloit died Saturday May 8, 2021 in her home. She was born September 30, 1935 to the late Euclid and Eudora (Aken) Coe in Richland Center. She married Robert L. Wessels Sr. on December 28, 1970. Shirley was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, shopping and looking for treasures at rummage sales. Shirley especially enjoyed spending time with family. She is survived by her husband, Robert Wessels; her children,...

On the morning of 3 November 2020 Sheron V. Mina 79 year's young of Beloit, WI left this terrestrial world to take her place in God’s Kingdom. Sheron's passing was due to complications of COVID. Sheron was born on 20 May 1941 in Shopiere, WI. She spent most of her life in California sharing a majority of that time loving and living with her husband Dan. Sheron returned back to Wisconsin after Dan passed away on February 13, 2017. Sheron joined the Marine Corps in 1959 attaining...

Adelbert "Del" M. Sumpter age 93 of Beloit died Tuesday May 4, 2021 at Agrace Hospice in Janesville. He was born December 1, 1927 to the late Leslie and Edith (Coryell) Sumpter in Beloit. Del served in the U.S. Navy from May of 1945 until his honorable discharge in July of 1946. He married Janet J. Berg on March 26, 1983 in Afton, WI. Del worked as a metal polisher for Electrol Specialties for many years. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, hunting, fishing and travel. Del's family...

Doris Jean Inman, age 84, of Beloit died Monday, May 3, 2021 at Alden Meadow Park Health Care Center after a short illness.  She was born with on August 8, 1936 to the late Palmer and Annes E. (Bruns) Mohr in Elkador, Iowa. Doris married Robert Inman on October 18, 1958. She worked as a cook at Orfordville High School for many years. Doris was very social loved cooking and baking for anyone and everyone. She was known for the many celebration cakes she baked and decorated for many...

Ruth Ann Clark (Kutz) of Clinton, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021 surrounded by all of her children, and prayed home by numerous friends and loved ones. She was 82 years old. She was born in Watertown, WI in 1938, the daughter of Leonard Otto Kutz and Bernice Ruth Kutz. Ruth touched so many lives, none more so than her six children. She was a beloved school teacher, spending the majority of her career in the Clinton School District. The joy she received from teaching led her...

Richard A. Kitzman age 74, of South Beloit, IL died Saturday May 1, 2021. He was born on January 31, 1947 in Clinton, WI, the son of Clarence and Gertrude (Werner-Egdorf) Kitzman.  Dick lived the American Dream. He went from being born and raised in a box car to owning and building a business through hard work and determination. Dick was a 1965 graduate of Clinton High School.   He was drafted in the U. S. Army, and served as a military policeman in Korea during the Vietnam...

Anita E. Zabel, age 91, of Clinton, Wisconsin, died  Friday April 23, 2021 at the Suites of Beloit. She was born September 13, 1929 to the late Ernest and Ida (Rusch) Wendorf in the Town of Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin.  Anita married Arnold W. Zabel on February 22, 1948 in Zion Lutheran Church in Sharon, WI.  He preceded her in death on November 17, 2009. She was employed for 28 years as an Executive Secretary at Fairbanks Morse retiring in 1988.  She was a member of...

Russell J. Wilson age 79, of Elkhorn died Wednesday April 21, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Janesville.  He was born November 1, 1941 the son of James and Margaret (Banks) Wilson in Beloit. Russ graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, class of 1959. He married Sandra L. Jones on June 29, 1963 in Rockford, IL. She preceded him in death on June 19, 2007. Russ worked as a machinist for Warner Electric for 41 years until his retirement in 1999. He enjoyed wood working, riding his Harley and...

Chad M. Vandre age 52 of Roscoe, IL died Saturday April 3, 2021 as a result of a traffic accident. He was born July 31, 1968 to Michael and Jacquin (Hasse) Vandre in Beloit, WI. Chad graduated from Hononegah High School, class of 1986. He served in the U.S. Army. Chad worked for the City of Rockford as a Sr. Information Technology Specialist Network Engineer for the last 27 years. He was a member of the Heartland Community Church. Chad enjoyed playing the guitar, cooking, magnet fishing and...

Clarence "Butch" D. Wendtland age 76, of Shopiere died Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Beloit Memorial Hospital. Butch was born in Janesville on August 26, 1944, the oldest child of Clarence and Virginia (Burdick) Wendtland. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1962. Butch retired from Chrysler in December of 1999. On September 19, 1964, Butch married his high school sweetheart, Judith A. Peterson. They lived and raised their daughter, Catherine "Cathy" Wendtland,...