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UW-W Represented by 372 on WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll

Editor’s note: the following information was provided by University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

WHITEWATER, WI (07/29/2021)– A total of 372 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student-athletes representing all 22 of the institution’s varsity sport programs were named to the 2020-21 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Honor Roll.

The Warhawks’ 12 women’s teams had 183 honorees, while 189 student-athletes from the 10 men’s teams garnered Scholastic Honor Roll accolades. The Honor Roll is part of the “WIAC Scholar-Athlete Recognition Program”.

In addition to the 372 individual awards, UW-Whitewater was named an All-Academic institution as student-athletes earned a GPA equal to, or greater than, the collective GPA of the overall student body.

To be eligible for the list, student-athletes must have carried a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. More than 50 percent of the WIAC’s student-athletes achieved Honor Roll status.

See below for a sport-by-sport breakdown of UW-Whitewater’s 2020-21 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll student-athletes.

Men’s Sports (189):

Baseball – 22 student-athletes

Basketball – 12

Cross Country/Track and Field – 33 (7 for both)

Football – 58

Soccer – 26

Swimming and Diving – 10

Tennis – 10

Wrestling – 18

Women’s Sports (183):

Basketball – 16

Bowling – 12

Cross Country/Track and Field – 32 (12 for both)

Golf – 9

Gymnastics – 18

Soccer – 29

Softball – 22

Swimming and Diving – 15

Tennis – 13

Volleyball – 17

The following UW-Whitewater student-athletes from your coverage area are members of the 2020-21 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll:

Rebekah Schumacher of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a senior on the women’s basketball team majoring in elementary education.

Anna Yeazel of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a senior on the women’s swimming & diving team majoring in physical education.

Brianna Zimdars of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a freshman on the women’s swimming & diving team majoring in general business.

Catherine Yang of Whitewater (Whitewater High School), a sophomore on the volleyball team majoring in undeclared.

Obituary: Rev. John M. Lyford

Rev. John M. Lyford of Whitewater entered the church triumphant on July 28, 2021.

John was born June 11, 1926, in West Allis, Wis. After his high school graduation, he entered the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific during World War II. Following the war, John attended the Milwaukee Business Institute and worked in industry for five years. He married Jean Ann Keller, also of West Allis, on Sept. 20, 1952. John felt called to the ministry, and after graduating from Monmouth College in Illinois, and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, John was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA in June 1960. John served churches in Taylorstown, Pa., Brookfield, Ill., and Oconto, Wis.

John is survived by his wife Jean Keller Lyford, daughter Susan Lyford Woods (Jeff Woods), of Fort Atkinson, son Tim Lyford of Green Bay, granddaughter Jennifer Woods (Joe Zweep) and great grandson Rowan Woods Zweep of Fort Atkinson, and grandson Michael Woods (Laura) of Englewood, Colo.

Services will be at a later date at Fairhaven Retirement Community, where they have resided for the past 17 years.

Nitardy Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.nitardyfuneralhome.com

UW-W Dean’s List for Spring Semester Updated

UPDATED: The Banner was notified on July 27 by UW-W that the following student was also named to the Dean’s List: Monica Juoni.

WHITEWATER, WI (06/01/2021) 

The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean’s List for the 2021 spring semester.

– Whitewater, WI: Alex Abplanalp

– Whitewater, WI: Ashley Afah

– Whitewater, WI: Asobo Afah

– Whitewater, WI: Hannah Keziah Agustin

– Whitewater, WI: Claire Allen

– Whitewater, WI: Kaylie Ault

– Whitewater, WI: Kade Bartelt

– Whitewater, WI: Benjamin Bernasek

– Whitewater, WI: Emily Bonnes

– Whitewater, WI: Alondra Buboltz

– Whitewater, WI: Teaghan Carter

– Whitewater, WI: Chandra Clark

– Whitewater, WI: Nick Cornwell

– Whitewater, WI: Ivan Cortez

– Whitewater, WI: Jessica Dean

– Whitewater, WI: Jessica Dittner

– Whitewater, WI: Nick Doolittle

– Whitewater, WI: Ian Drays

– Whitewater, WI: Adeline Edwards

– Whitewater, WI: Belen Esquivel

– Whitewater, WI: Tyler Evans

– Whitewater, WI: Ryan Ewald

– Whitewater, WI: Sophia Fenger

– Whitewater, WI: Cailey Finger

– Whitewater, WI: Devin Fitzer

– Whitewater, WI: Brandon Forbes

– Whitewater, WI: Shannon Garity

– Whitewater, WI: Cody Garthwaite

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Gasser

– Whitewater, WI: Cami Gregoire

– Whitewater, WI: Josie Hammes

– Whitewater, WI: Emma Hartwig

– Whitewater, WI: Margaret Helbig

– Whitewater, WI: Taylor Herman

– Whitewater, WI: Abigail Hosack

– Whitewater, WI: Karrigan Hunt

– Whitewater, WI: Gaby Islas

– Whitewater, WI: Cally Julson

– Whitewater, WI: Caleb Kahila

– Whitewater, WI: Samantha Keegan

– Whitewater, WI: Sarah Keller

– Whitewater, WI: Jessica Kienbaum

– Whitewater, WI: Ben Kloskey

– Whitewater, WI: Felicity Knabenbauer

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Krueger

– Whitewater, WI: Natalie LaBreche

– Whitewater, WI: Andie Laube

– Whitewater, WI: Cassidy Laue

– Whitewater, WI: Will Lawton

– Whitewater, WI: Lynnette Lee

– Whitewater, WI: Max Lehner

– Whitewater, WI: Braydn Lentz

– Whitewater, WI: Devin Lewis

– Whitewater, WI: Jackie Lin

– Whitewater, WI: Ibhar Loera

– Whitewater, WI: Todora Lux

– Whitewater, WI: Joey Maffiola

– Whitewater, WI: Sarah Maloney

– Whitewater, WI: Susanne Maroske

– Whitewater, WI: Christian Marx

– Whitewater, WI: Matthew Mattingly

– Whitewater, WI: Michael Mattingly

– Whitewater, WI: Brendan McCluskey

– Whitewater, WI: Noah Mershon

– Whitewater, WI: Hope Montey

– Whitewater, WI: Miriam Navejas

– Whitewater, WI: Hunter Nobles

– Whitewater, WI: Meaghan O’Hara

– Whitewater, WI: Grace Oldenburg

– Whitewater, WI: Zachary Paneitz

– Whitewater, WI: Billie Jo Parker

– Whitewater, WI: Kaitlyn Partoll

– Whitewater, WI: Beverly Perry

– Whitewater, WI: Brodie Peyer

– Whitewater, WI: Melanie Reyes

– Whitewater, WI: Alyssa Riley

– Whitewater, WI: Julia Russ

– Whitewater, WI: Jonathan Ryan

– Whitewater, WI: Hailee Ryder

– Whitewater, WI: Emmanuel Sama

– Whitewater, WI: Quinn Savignac

– Whitewater, WI: Lukas Schreiber

– Whitewater, WI: Justin Silbaugh

– Whitewater, WI: Casey Skindingsrude

– Whitewater, WI: Graham Soetenga

– Whitewater, WI: Emily Stahoviak

– Whitewater, WI: Callan Stangler

– Whitewater, WI: Lindsi Starrett

– Whitewater, WI: Shelby Starrett

– Whitewater, WI: Hunter Stevenson

– Whitewater, WI: Caleb Sullivan

– Whitewater, WI: Alex Tenhagen

– Whitewater, WI: Cole Trapp

– Whitewater, WI: Zach Tuveson

– Whitewater, WI: Salmai Valadez

– Whitewater, WI: Bashkim Veliu

– Whitewater, WI: Nicholas Walczak

– Whitewater, WI: Kaitlin Weaver

– Whitewater, WI: Turner Wedge

– Whitewater, WI: Mackenzie Wesoloski

– Whitewater, WI: Taylor White

– Whitewater, WI: LuAnnabelle Wieseman

– Whitewater, WI: Oliver Wink

– Whitewater, WI: April Wright

– Whitewater, WI: Anna Yeazel

– Whitewater, WI: Ian Zaeske

– Whitewater, WI: Daniel Zeimet

– Whitewater, WI: Jon Zheng

– Whitewater, WI: Mark Zimmermann

Obituario: Virginia Lou Sanchez


Virginia Lou Sanchez nacio en Marzo 15 de 1949 en Denver Colorado. Sus Padres, Lorenzo Sanchez y Maria Transito Sanchez. 

Virginia fue una mujer tranquila, seria y reservada. Tuvo cuatro hijos: Miguel Angel, Juana Adriana, Antonio  Eduardo, y Veronica. Con 8 nietos y seis visnietos con los cuales convivio con todos y fue muy querida por todos . Ella conocio lugares las cuales nunca imagino. 

Aqui con su familia presente te desean que descanse en Paz. Y Dios te tenga en su Santa Gloria.

Una misa de entierro cristiano tendrá lugar a las 11:30 a.m. el viernes 30 de julio de 2021 en la Iglesia Católica St. Patrick en Whitewater. Una vigilia se llevará a cabo a partir de las 9:30 a.m. hasta la hora de la misa. Un entierro tendrá lugar otro día.

Nitardy Funeral Home está ayudando a la familia con los arreglos. Puede dar el pésame en línea en www.nitardyfuneralhome.com

Robert “Bob” Millard Markham passed away on July 19, 2020 (UPDATED with arrangements )


(UPDATE – July 29) – A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Robert Markham at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Whitewater, WI at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021.  No flowers please.

For all the truckers, there will be a procession of semi trucks from the church to the Farm. No trailers please.
Following that, an informal, outside gathering of friends and family will take place at Dave Triebold’s Farm at N7618 Engel Rd. in Whitewater.  Food will be catered by Annie’s.

Robert Millard Markham

October 7, 1928 – July 19, 2020
Robert “Bob” Millard Markham of Pharr, TX passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the age of 91. Bob died peacefully with his beloved wife Shirley by his side. Bob was born in Eagle,WI on October 7, 1928, to Millard Brown Jr. and Mary Anna (Braun) Markham. The oldest of 14 children, he graduated from Whitewater High School in three years. He was drafted by the Army at age 22 and stationed in Germany from 1950 -1952. He married Shirley Mae Kau on October 2, 1954. In 1957, he started Markham Trucking Service. He continued operating this business until he retired in 1991. After retiring, Bob and Shirley traveled across the country in their custom RV for over 20 years, finally settling in Pharr, TX where they enjoyed square dancing.


Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers: Kenneth, Donald, and Gordon; as well as his sisters, Rose Jones and Elizabeth Fetting. He is survived by his wife Shirley Mae Markham; children: Carol Tiffany, Jeff (Kathleen) Markham, Holly Hoff, Brad (Diane) Markham and Russell Markham; grandchildren: Tiffany (Brad) Gretschmann, Alicia Markham, Emily Markham, Andi Markham, Josephine (Wyatt) Bennett and Jeremiah (Jess) Markham; great-grandchildren, Eli and MacKenzie Gretschmann; and siblings: Duane (Lorraine) Markham, Gerald Markham, JoAnne Flahive, Glen (Rose) Markham, Roger (Carol) Markham, David (Mary Ellen) Markham, Phillip (Barbara) Markham, and Kathleen (Richard) Brinkhaus.


A celebration of life service will be held in the coming year.