St. Lucy’s Festival is on for 2021, and it’s all about the music. Due to Covid, the festival staff had to make some adjustments, but the festival plans on being one of the best in Racine County. This year, the event will take place from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2 to 11 […]
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Florence Goff Enjoyed Quality Time With Family
Florence Delores Goff, 91, passed away on Saturday at Home Harbor of Racine. She was born in Kenosha in May of 1927, the daughter of the late Stella (nee: Szyszlo) and Ignatius Paczkowski. Florence was raised and attended schools in Kenosha. She met and married the love of her life, the late Robert J. Goff […]
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Rosemarie Muzenski Enjoyed A Life Full Of Love And Family
Rosemarie E. “Rose” Muzenski, 97, passed away on Monday at St. Monica’s Senior Living. She was born in Racine on March 13, 1921, the daughter of the late Frank and Angeline (Nee: Salerno) Valente. On March 30, 1940 at St. Lucy Catholic Church she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Edward […]
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Virginia Baranick Loved Being A Beautician
Virginia Baranick, 98, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018. She was born in Racine, Wisconsin on May 29, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hilda (Maass) Burdick. Virginia was a graduate of William Horlick High School “Class of 1937”. On November 6, 1937, she was united in marriage to Edward […]
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Eileen Pulda Was An Avid Card Player
Eileen R. Pulda, 87, passed away Friday morning at Boland Hall in Union Grove. Eileen was born on March 27, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryne (nee: McCarthy) Foley. On January 30, 1951, Eileen was united in marriage to the love of her life, Ronald P. […]
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Catherine Bender Remembered For Her Great Love
Catherine A. Bender, 72, passed away on Saturday at Ascension All Saints Hospital. Catherine was born in Staffordshire, England on February 17, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mary (nee: Marshall) Kaplan. She was a graduate of St. Catherine’s High School. On September 23, 1963, Catherine was united in marriage to […]
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Steve Raymond Was A Gentle Soul
Steven Raymond Jeconiah Avila, 40, passed away from respiratory failure after a short but courageous battle with intestinal cancer on Monday, November 20, 2017. Steven was born on February, 28, 1977, and was the son of Raymond and Delia (Nee: Rodriguez) Avila. Steven attended Racine County Opportunity Center, Wadewitz Elementary School, Gilmore Middle School and […]
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Obituary: John Beckett Had An Infectious Laugh
John Edward Beckett Jr, age 62, passed away unexpectedly after complications from surgery on Wednesday in Ft. Myers, Florida. Many loved ones traveled from Wisconsin to be by John’s side in his final days. He was born in Racine, WI, July 16, 1954, son of the late John and Dolores (Nee:Becraft) Beckett. John graduated from J.I. […]
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Obituary: Rose Steidl Enjoyed Knitting & Puzzles
Rose I. Steidl, 85, passed away Monday at Wheaton Franciscan – All Saints Medical Center. Rose was born in Racine, September 23, 1930, daughter of the late Peter and Aquila (Nee: Morrone) Chiappetta. Rose was a graduate of St. Catherine’s High School “Class of 1948”. On January 5, 1957 at St. Lucy Catholic Church she […]
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Obituary: Anna Christensen
Anna M. Christensen, 102, passed away May 25, 2016 at Aurora Hospital, Kenosha, WI. Anna was born in Racine, Apr. 10, 1914, daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Nee: Kondas) Bodnar. On Mar. 2, 1935 in Waukegan, IL she was united in marriage to Gordon R. Christensen who preceded her in death on Nov. 5, […]
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Excellence in Racine: Student Donates Bike Helmets to Lakeside COP House
St. Lucy’s 5th grader Caroline Mork made a difference this week in the lives of other community children when she delivered 16 bicycle helmets to the Mount Pleasant Lakeside COP house. Back in April, Mork wrote a letter to her teacher, outlining her idea to collect helmets after she and her friends witnessed too many […]
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Protective Protests Planned for Westboro Picketing
After the story broke Monday that Westboro Baptist Church members will visit Racine next week, residents swiftly organized counter-protests. WBC posted on their website that they will make appearances at St. Lucy’s on Sunday and at Horlick High School on Monday. Counter Protest Westboro in Racine is a grass-roots group on Facebook made up of citizens […]
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Westboro Baptist Schedules Pickets in Racine
The followers of Westboro Baptist Church say they will be in Racine next week to picket two locations: St. Lucy’s Catholic Church on Sunday and Horlick High School on Monday. On the group’s website, they say they chose those locations because priests “lie to them and preach smooth things instead of the true Gospel,” and, […]