Death Notices for Jan. 3, 2015

Gazette staff

January 3, 2015

Gregory J. Balk, 50, Denver, North Carolina, formerly of Kirkland, Illinois, died at home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Rosman Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home & Crematory, Beloit. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services Saturday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home.

Allen Berwin Bixby, 91, Mankato, Minnesota, died Friday at Ecumen Pathstone Living Center, Mankato, Minnesota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, Beloit. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Barbara L. Fessenden, 80, Janesville, formerly of Edgerton, died Wednesday at Alden Estates, Jefferson. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Central Lutheran Church, Edgerton. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Schneider Apfel Schneider & Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Janesville.

Loretta M. Jelinek, 78, Janesville, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Janesville. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Schneider Apfel Schneider & Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Janesville.

Rex Johnson, 86, Milton, formerly of Clinton, died Friday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. Arrangements are pending at Brian Mark Funeral Home, Clinton.

Omar J. "Bud" MacDonald, 87, Lake Como, died Thursday at Geneva Lake Manor Care Center, Lake Geneva. No services are planned. Steinke Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Lake Geneva, is assisting the family.

Samantha Jean Russell, 16, Slades Corners, died Wednesday at Aurora Memorial Hospital, Burlington. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Slades Corners. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Sunday at the church. Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home, Twin Lakes, is assisting the family.

James S. Santy, 69, Darien, died Thursday at home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Delavan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Monroe Funeral Home, Delavan, and from 2 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the church.

Robert William “Skip” Townsend, 86, Milton, died Wednesday at home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Faith Lutheran Church, Janesville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the church. Henke-Clarson Funeral Home, Janesville, is assisting the family.

Robert E. Wells, 104, Beloit, died Friday at Our House Memory Care, Janesville. Rosman Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home and Crematory, Beloit, is assisting the family.