Jake Schmidt, Geneva Lake Conservancy (GLC) staff member, Kevin Brunner, GLC Board Member, and Karen Yancey, GLC Executive Director display a map of the remnant … Read more
She was born on April 11, 1928, in Rochelle, Illinois to Oliver and Margaret (Frye) Rainwater.
On February 26, 1955, she married Roger Beckman. Following their marriage, they lived in Rockford, Il and Morris, Il before retiring to Whitewater, WI in 1987.
Virgene worked for Illinois Bell and the Rockford Board of Elections.
She enjoyed entertaining friends and family, campfires and country life. She especially enjoyed playing bridge (and winning).
She was born January 28, 1925, in Helenville, WI to Joseph and Sadie (Neipert) Walther. On November 3, 1962, she married Willard Krohn, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
She worked for Schweiger Industrial of Jefferson WI, Clinton Power Co. of Whitewater, and Whitewater Electronics, and volunteered at the Food Pantry in her retirement. Ruth was a life-long active member of Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Ruth was a great baker and loved to share family meals after church on Sundays. The holidays would not have been complete without her apple pies, pumpkin bars, and Christmas cutoff cookies! Ruth enjoyed sewing and took pride in mending the family’s clothing.
The annual Whitewater Arts Alliance Members Show (and sale) will be exhibited at the Whitewater Cultural Arts Center, 402 West Main Street, from Thursday, Nov. … Read more
Come join the Whitewater High School jazz band and the UW Whitewater Jazz One for a fun night of dancing, food, and jazz music! Tickets … Read more
City Wide Trick or Treat, October 31, from 4 pm to 7 pm
Members of the Gymhawks Gymnastics Competitive Team in Whitewater recently worked together to complete 19 Random Acts of Kindness from October 5 – 24 to … Read more
John Houwers was a presenter at the 2018 Geofest that was held on the campus of St. Norbert College. Geofest is sponsored by the Wisconsin … Read more
Chad Lewis Presents: Wisconsin’s Most Haunted Places October 30, 6:00 p.m. Open to all Ages; Free! Irvin L. Young Memorial Library This presentation takes the … Read more
In addition to a really spooky story, we will witness a “Skeleton Dance” (cartoon), a dreadful short (“The Masks”) and then our Main Creature Feature, … Read more
LEAF AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION: The City of Whitewater Department of Public Works will conduct a leaf and yard waste collection the: Week of November … Read more
On behalf of the League of Women Voters of the Whitewater Area and citizens of Wisconsin State Assembly District 43, I’d like to publicly thank … Read more
Whitewater School Board – Special Meeting – Monday, October 29, 2018, 6:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office For agenda, Operational Referendum Listening Session … Read more
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