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Lois Asplund 

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RACINE - Lois Asplund, 92, passed away at Wheaton Franciscan - All Saints 

on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, her 92nd birthday. Mrs. Asplund was born in 

Racine on January 12, 1919, the daughter of the late Murray Scott and Sarah 

(nee: Fischer) Barr. She had been a lifetime resident of Racine. On September 

26, 1947, here in Racine, she was united in marriage to Robert Asplund, who 

preceded her in death on October 16, 2008. Mrs. Asplund was a 1937 graduate 

of Washington Park High School. She had been employed by the Von 

Schrader Company for over 20 years. Mrs. Asplund was a member of the 

Pythian Sisters. Surviving are her nieces, Susie Johnson, Barbara (Gary) 

Walker of Gilbert, Ariz., and Susie (Mike) O'Brien of Campbell, Calif.; and 

great-nephew, Christopher Walker. In addition to her husband and parents, 

Mrs. Asplund was preceded in death by her sisters, Jean Johnson and Jacquie 

Kautzer. In keeping with her wishes, Mrs. Asplund was cremated and private 

services will be held later in the Spring. DRAEGER-LANGENDORF FUNERAL 

HOME AND CREMATORY 4600 County Line Road 552-9000 www.draegerlangendorf.com 

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Betty Lou Kremis 


RACINE - Betty Lou (nee: Krinkey) Kremis, 84, 

passed away at Ridgewood Care Center on 

Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Betty was born in 

Racine on November 26, 1926, the daughter of the 

late Harvey and Sadie (nee: Acklam) Krinkey. 

Betty was a graduate of Washington Park High 

School "Class of 1945" and went on to work at 

S.C. Johnson, until her marriage to Joseph 'Joe' 

Kremis. They were married on June 14, 1948, at 

St. Casmir's Catholic Church in Kenosha. He 

preceded her in death on April 3, 2006. Betty and 

Joe traveled to Cuba, London, England, Paris, France, Switzerland, Italy, 

Hawaii, Bahamas, and Mexico. She was a very active member of Holy Trinity 

Church and was Vice-President of St. Cecilia Society. While at Holy Trinity 

when her sons were young, she was active with the Cub Scouts for many 

years. As her family grew up and participated in their farming enterprise, she 

kept the books and did all the secretarial duties. In her "spare" time, she 

enjoyed bowling, golf, and playing Bridge, receiving many trophies and awards. 

When their youngest son was diagnosed with CP and was of school age, Betty 

and Joe became very active with a group of mothers establishing a school for 

disabled children called Children's House. It was held in the DeKoven 

Foundation, later to be known as Careers. As the ages of the children 

progressed, reaching high school age, the group started Careers, teaching 

basic learning and physical skills. She and her husband, Joe donated the use 

of the original Country Crafts farmhouse and later built a ranch building 

enabling more clients to attend. The original Country Crafts changed their 

name to Careers Industries, now located on Douglas Avenue in Racine. They 

held many, many barn dances to help defer the cost of "Careers" to the evergrowing 

population of people with disabilities, through work, care, and 

community action. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Todd Kremis, 

Victor Kremis, Debbie Kremis, Rodger (Katherine) Kremis, and Kenneth 

Kremis; four grandchildren, Gregory Kremis, Annie Sanders, Nikki Navarro, 

and Joseph G. Kremis; one great- grandson, Orion Klutz; brother, Harvey 

Krinkey; and sister-in-law, Fae Krinkey. Betty is further survived by nieces, 

nephews, other relatives, and many dear friends in Racine and Kenosha. She 

was preceded in death by her sisters, Doris Csipkes, Marge Petersen, and 

Janice Martin; and sister- in-law, Irene Krinkey. Funeral services for Betty will 

be held at Sturino Funeral Home on Monday, January 17, 2011, at 11 a.m. with 

Rev. Mark Swanson of Christ Church United Methodist officiating. Betty will be 

laid to rest next to her husband at West Lawn Memorial Park following 

services. There will be a visitation at Sturino Funeral Home on Sunday, 

January 16, 2011, from 2 until 5 p.m. and on Monday from 10 a.m. until service 

time at 11 a.m. The Kremis family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to 

a rare, personal friend, Jane, and to ALL the other Ridgewood staff for their 

exceptional care and compassion Betty received. STURINO FUNERAL HOME 

3014 Northwestern Avenue 632-4479 www.sturinofuneralhome.com 

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RACINE - Lynn J. 

Marchant, 57, passed 

away in the Aurora 

Medical Center in 

Kenosha on Tuesday, 

January 11, 2011, 

following a long 

illness. She was born 

in Racine on July 21, 

1953, the daughter of 

the late William and 

Doris (nee: Post) Zinke. Lynn had been employed by Surgitek until her physical 

disability forced her to retire. She enjoyed playing Bingo, but her greatest 

enjoyment came from being with her family and friends. Surviving are her 

daughter, Tiffany McWhorter; son, Willie J. McWhorter Jr.; grandchildren, 

Vanessa Zinke, Eric Zinke, Nalah McWhorter, and Naleah Mayfield; sister, Lois 

(Robert) Rashleger; brothers, Jerry (Janice) Zinke and Robert 'Bobby' Zinke; 

and sister-in-law, Lorraine Zinke, all of Racine. She is further survived by her 

"in-laws," Maggie (Calvin) Caldwell of Ohio, Ruth Foster of Milwaukee, Ronald 

(Muhminnah) Mahdi of Boston, Mass., Kim McWhorter, Debra (Lionel) Perkins, 

Gail McWhorter, and Rodney (Kerrisha) McWhorter; and a very special friend, 

Mary Jane Kraft. Her nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends that are very 

near and dear to her heart, but too many to mention by name, further survive 

her. In addition to her parents, Lynn was preceded in death by her daughters, 

Dorrie Zinke and Telena McWhorter; her brother, William Zinke Jr.; and her 

former husband, Willie J. McWhorter Sr. Her Funeral service will be held on 

Monday, January 17, 2011, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Willie Scott officiating. Burial 

will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be in the funeral home on 

Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. In keeping with Lynn's 

wishes, in lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to Tiffany to help care 

for Lynn's grandchildren. The family of Lynn would like to extend an extra 

special thank you to Dr. Mullane, Kelly Konesko NP, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Dino, Dr. 

Brown and her entire nursing staff, for her amazing care during this difficult 

illness. She also wanted to send a special thank you to her "guardian angels," 

Jerry and Janice Zinke. DRAEGER-LANGENDORF FUNERAL HOME AND 

CREMATORY 4600 County Line Road 552-9000 www.draeger-langendorf.com 

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Elizabeth Marie Miskulin 


RACINE - Elizabeth Marie Miskulin, 82, passed 

away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 

11, 2011. Elizabeth was born in Racine on 

September 10, 1928, to the late Alexander and 

Elizabeth (nee: Westrich) Poplawski. Elizabeth 

was united in marriage to Louis Miskulin on 

September 15, 1951, and they were happily 

married for 55 years. Elizabeth's positive outlook 

on life and her non-judgmental, unconditional love 

of her family and friends enhanced her marriage 

and all those lucky enough to know her. As a 

couple, Louis and Elizabeth made many treasured friendships at school, 

church, in their old neighborhood on Park Avenue, their new neighborhood on 

Wisconsin Avenue, through their many travels throughout the world, and 

everywhere they went. Elizabeth graduated from St. Mary's Grade School and 

St. Catherine's High School and she maintained friendships with many 

classmates from both schools throughout her adult years. After high school, 

she worked at S.C. Johnson Wax until the time of her marriage. She enjoyed 

being a homemaker and raising her children while spending leisure time with 

neighbors, family, and friends. Elizabeth was an avid reader, she enjoyed doing 

cross stitch, baking and canning, volunteering at Harmony Club, Girl Scouts, 

churches, and schools, gardening, singing in church choirs, playing Cribbage, 

Friendly Neighbor, and other card games, bowling, doing crossword puzzles, 

and reading stories to her grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Most of all, 

she just loved spending time with her family. Words and thoughts that come to 

mind when we think of our Mom and our Grandma are apple strudel, 

patience, Easter egg hunts, evenly divided frozen cherries, fairness, the way 

she loved each grandchild and made them feel special, positive, the best Mom 

in the world, compassionate, Poky Little Puppy, Cribbage, forgiving, candy 

dish/candy stashes, cut-out Christmas cookies, selfless, home-made pies, 

Happy Birthday sung over the phone, humor and puns, forgiving, warm homebaked 

bread, canned tomatoes, singing in the car, Teeny Tiny Sweet Tarts, 

canned jam, juice boxes, coin banks, sewing, singing Peter Cottontail, Green 

Eggs and Ham, Chicken Bisquits, "music without words," gag gifts at 

Christmas, the smell of grandma's hutch, generous, "sore feet" Santa, the food 

fairy that ate your mushrooms, everything a Grandma should be! Elizabeth is 

survived by one son, John (Leslie) Miskulin of Valparaiso, Ind.; and five 

daughters, Liz Bruns of Racine, Ruth (Stan) Sylva of Aurora, Colo., Sue (Gerry) 

Harsh of Racine, Ellen (Dave) Peters of Racine, and Mary (Tommi) Sjogren of 

Waukesha. She was blessed with 13 grandchildren, Kara (Scott) Reske, Emily 

(Scott) Schoenfelder, Lauren (Colin) MacPhail, Justin (Jen) Sylva, Ryan 

(Jimmi) Sylva, Kristen (Isaiah) Kerns, Jason Harsh, Amelia Harsh, Alex 

Defatte, Maddie Miskulin, Niko Sjogren, Niina Sjogren, and Rebecca Sjogren. 

Elizabeth was also blessed with 14 great- grandchildren, David, Kallia, and 

Elliott Reske, Ava, Duncan, and Oscar Schoenfelder, Finnigan and Jonas 

MacPhail, Devon and Gabriel Sylva, Katarina, Wyatt, and Blake Sylva, and 

Caitlin Kerns. Elizabeth will be fondly and lovingly remembered by her brotherin-law, 

Albert (Doris) Miskulin; and many other relatives and friends. Elizabeth 

was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Miskulin; one granddaughter, 

Rebecca Sjogren; and one great- grandson, Oscar Schoenfelder. Relatives 

and friends may meet with the family at the Wilson Funeral Home on Friday 

evening, January 14, 2011, from 4 until 7 p.m. with a Prayer Vigil at 7 p.m. 

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Visitation will also be held at St. Richards Catholic Church, 1509 Grand 

Avenue, on Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass. A 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the church on Saturday morning, 

January 15, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. with Fr. Ron Gramza and Deacon Howie Wirtz 

officiating. Entombment will be held at Calvary Cemetery following the services. 

Memorials to your favorite charity have been suggested. The Miskulin family 

would like to express their deepest appreciation to Vitas Hospice (especially 

Jennifer) and the staff at Franciscan Gardens (especially Lisa, Sara, and 

Dawn) for the kindness and compassion that was given to both Elizabeth and 

the Miskulin family. WILSON FUNERAL HOME 1212 Lathrop Avenue 634- 

3361 www.wilsonfuneralhomeracine. com 

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Debra A. Rush 


RACINE - Debra A. Rush, 59, passed 

away Sunday, January 9, 2011, after a 

brief, but hard battle with cervical 

cancer. She was born on October 28, 

1951, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Thomas and 

Gloria Rush. Debra's schooling was 

through the Racine Public School 

System. She also attended GTI and 

graduated in May of 1976 as a 

Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked 

with residents throughout the Greater 

Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Racine areas. Her last employment was at Allis Care 

Center in Milwaukee. Debra leaves to cherish her memory, her dearest mother, 

Gloria Rush; loving nephew, Anthony Rush; beloved siblings, sisters, Theresa 

(James) Calloway, Beverly and Asalee Rush, and Felecia (Christopher) Green, 

all of Wisconsin, and brother, Anthony (Tina) Rush of Florida; aunts, uncle, 

cousins, nieces, nephews, and other precious family members, co-workers, 

and very close friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas 

Rush; brothers, Preston Rush and Thomas Rush III; and sister, Linda Hayes. 

Funeral services will be held at Northwest Funeral Home, 800 Barker Street, on 

Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 11 a.m. with viewing from 10 until 11 a.m. 

Interment will follow at Graceland Cemtery. 

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