October 31, 1953 - April 12, 2021
Janesville, WI - Kathleen Marie Kathy Heider passed away on April 12, 2021 after a nearly six year battle with stage 4 endometrial cancer. Kathy was born on October 31, 1953 at the Edgerton Hospital, the daughter of Victor Ballmer and G. Jean (Barrett) Ballmer. Kathy grew up on the family farm in Center Township, the oldest of six children.
Kathy attended the Crall School on Roherty Road for three years and then attended the Evansville Public Schools where she graduated with the EHS Class of 1971. She attended UW-Platteville right out of high school where she made some lifelong friends but after a year wasn t certain what she wanted to do so left school with a vow to get her degree in the future.
February 1, 2021
Evansville, WI - Dawn Ellen Andrew, of Evansville, WI, died peacefully on February 1, 2021, at home in Magnolia township.
Dawn was born in Magnolia township on July 21, 1925, the youngest child of Clarence and Mary (Thompson) George. She grew up in the country with siblings Evelyn, Dean, and Lee. Dawn had a pony named Jim that she rode to school. Jim learned to untie himself and often went home at noon. Dawn learned to run fast when she was chased home by the Fuchs and Gransee boys brandishing a snake! Dawn attended Stone Jug School until her older sister, Evelyn, became the teacher there, and then she transferred to Magnolia School. Because her mother never drove, Dawn learned to drive at age 14. Dawn graduated from Evansville High School in the class of 1944.