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Ronald H. English
Ronald H. English, 67, of Granby, Colo., died on Saturday (May 27, 2000).
Born May 12, 1933, in Waukegan, Ill., he lived in Zion, Ill., and Winthrop Harbor, Ill., before moving to Colorado 20 years ago.
He was a contractor and attended the Grace Missionary Church in Zion.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy; a son, Ronald H. English Jr. of Kenosha; a daughter, Teena Seals of Waukegan; a sister, Bonnie Turner of St. Cloud, Minn.; and two brothers, Dallas English of Friendship and Richard English of Zion; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Harris and Clara English; a stepbrother, Roger McGrigry; and a half sister, Lila, Wisconsin.
Congdon Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Erna Barnes
Erna Barnes, 72, formerly of Kenosha, died Friday (Sept. 15, 2000) in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Born Aug. 30, 1928, in Kenosha, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Marie (Drescher) Huff.
She attended Freidens Lutheran School and Gateway Technical College.
Most of her life, she lived in Kenosha and had resided in Central Florida since 1983.
She had been married to George H. Barnes, but they later divorced.
She was employed for over 10 years as a printer with American Fiber-Velope Co., of Gurnee, Ill., and transferred to Curtis Envelope Co. of central Florida retiring in the early 1990s. During the 1970s she was employed as a psychiatric nursing assistant at Kenosha Hospital.
She attended various Lutheran congregations in Kenosha and Cocoa Beach.
She enjoyed reading, especially Stephen King novels, and was an avid Packer fan.
Surviving are three sons, Bruce A. of Kenosha, Jerald of St. Cloud, Fla., and William of Kissimmee Fla.; four daughters, Robin Robillard of Sturtevant, Susan C. Barnes-Mudersbach of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Patricia McCabe of St. Cloud, Fla., and Dianne Hegewald of Kenosha; a sister, Hertha "Babe" Hefner of Buford, Ga.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Bruch Funeral Home is handling final arrangements.
Cynthia (Massie Kohloff Murphy) Taylor
Cynthia (Massie Kohloff Murphy) Taylor, 47, Kenosha, died Tuesday evening (Jan. 2, 2001) at her home.
Born Sept. 11, 1953, in Kenosha, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Margie (Grant) Massie. She graduated from Bradford High School in 1971 and received a degree in communications from Trinity College in 1992.
She lived in Clinton, Iowa, from 1976-79.
On Nov. 5, 1971, she married Christopher G. Kohloff in Kenosha and they later divorced. On March 17, 1984, she married Robert J. Murphy in Kenosha. They also divorced.
She worked as a secretary with Kenosha Unified School District from 1979-1992 and as a waitress at Luigi's restaurant from 1971-1989.
She was a member of Parkside Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Tracy C. Kohloff-Blauser of Kenosha; her mother of Kenosha; four brothers, Dennis Massie of Kenosha, Robert Massie of Whitewater, Jim Massie of Black River Falls, Ray Massie of Texas; four sisters, Lanna (Chuck) Tinker of Kenosha, Laura (Bob) Triest of Michigan, Carmen (Bob) Noest of New York, Mary Quass of Janesville; and three grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her father in 1995, and two brothers, Steve in 1974 and Rick.
Kenosha Funeral Services is in charge of the arrangements.
Irmgard E. Radulovic
Irmgard E. Radulovic, 70, of Kenosha, died Thursday, (Feb. 15, 2001).
Further obituary information from Bruch Funeral Home will be published in Saturday's paper.
Margaret R. Brokaw dies at 100
Margaret R. "Mag" Brokaw, 100, formerly of Kenosha, died Monday (Feb. 19, 2001) at the home of her grandson in Chesterfield, Mo.
Born April 24, 1900, in Hornsby, Ill., she was the daughter of the late John and Frances (Immengal) Hensley.
She attended public schools in Hornsby and Litchfield, Ill., graduating from Litchfield High School. Later she earned a secretarial certificate at a business college.
On May 19, 1923, she married Frederick L. Brokaw in Chicago. He died July 11, 1984.
She came to Kenosha in the early 1920s. For 20 years, she was employed as a secretary at Jockey International, retiring in 1965.
A member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Order of Eastern Star, her hobbies included sewing and making quilts.
For the past five years, she has lived in Chesterfield.
Survivors include her grandson, Fletcher (Andrea) Brokaw of Chesterfield.
She was preceded in death by a son, Francis L. Brokaw, Aug. 13, 1990.
Bruch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ernest Pellegrino
Ernest Pellegrino, 95, of Kenosha, died Friday (Feb. 23, 2001) at Washington Manor Nursing Home.
Born Nov. 6, 1905 in Cosenza, Italy, he was the son of the late Antonio and Rapheala (Presta) Pellegrino. He attended schools in Italy and Kenosha.
He came to the United States to make his home on Oct. 30, 1920.
On Feb. 20, 1932, he married Catherine D. Christopher and she died on Jan. 16, 1957. On Aug. 29, 1959, he married Mary Lice.
He worked at Simmons Company for 37 and one-half years and at American Motors for 11 years.
A member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, he also belonged to the Italian Mens Society and the Moose Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Mary of Kenosha, three sons, Dr. Ernest (Barb) Pellegrino of Middleton, Dr. Ronald (Mary Kay) Pellegrino of San Francisco, Calif., and Robert Pellegrino of Madison; two daughters, Ernestina "Rita" (Frank) Ritacca of Portage, and Rosemary (John) Delano of Waukesha; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Catherine, a son, Richard, a brother, Domenic Pellegrino and a sister, Emily Covelli.
Proko Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Grace O. Greidanus
Grace O. Greidanus, 97, a resident of St. Joseph's Home, died there Wednesday (Feb. 28, 2001).
Further obituary information from Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home, 3720 39th Ave., will be published in Saturday's paper.
