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Oct 15, 2020

Dawn Lowe Obituary - Bloomington, IL | The Pantagraph - Legacy.com

PM at the Memorial Home Saturday. Interment will be later at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. Dawn was born March 7, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI to Henry and Marie Koktavy Thomsen. She married Rev. Donald L. Lowe on August 12, 1951, in Beloit, WI. He preceded her in death on December 16, 2019 in Normal. She is also preceded in death by one sister, Marilyn Helm. Dawn is survived by two daughters, Debra Sasveld of Naperville, Dauna (Mark) Delashmit of Bloomington, six grandchildren, Jessica (Tom) Carpy, Kelsey Sasveld, Zack Delashmit, Hallie (Robert) Bartlett, Lucas Sasveld, Sadie Delashmit, two great-grandchildren Raegan Bartlett and Abigail Carpy, and one sister LaVerne Wolgast of North Tonawanda, NY. Dawn was an Elementary Teacher for thirty-five years mostly in Southern Illinois, including the towns of Bunker Hill, Gillespie, Vandalia, Mount Vernon, Harrisburg, and last teaching in Collinsville Unit District 10, retiring in 1986. After retirement she substitute taught at Christ the King School in Springfield. When she wasn't teaching, she and her husband partnered well for many years in the churches he pastored, with Dawn working in Christian Education and Children's ministry. They were very proud of the years they spent at Sugar Creek Methodist Church in Springfield where they were part of an outreach team whose motto was "Place for Beginning, Becoming, and Belonging." Dawn loved playing the piano, listening to musicals, walking for exercis...

Oct 15, 2020

Kenosha, Wisconsin Farmer Plants Two Million Sunflowers To Make People Smile - Good News Network

Thompson is a fourth-generation berry farmer based in Bristol, Kenosha County. Speaking with Patch, he said this year people have been coming from Milwaukee, from Chicago, and everywhere in-between. “A lot of people are saying, ‘We just needed to get out of the city and come out to a place where I could take my mask off for a couple of hours.'” RELATED: The Mind-Blowing Mathematics of Sunflowers Thompson and his family are welcoming of everyone, including budding Instagrammers and professional photographers. In fact, they’ve planted fields of short sunflowers precisely because “it makes for pretty awesome pictures. We grew shorter ones for the perfect selfie so you can get that sea of yellow behind you.” MORE: Wisconsin Man Plants 4-Mile Stretch of Sunflowers in Tribute to Late Wife For Thompson, the goal is simply for people to enjoy a nice day in the country and bring home something beautiful. Wisconsin seems especially enamored with the power of sunflowers. In 2015, a man planted a four-mile stretch of sunflowers to honor his late wife. Then he began selling their seeds to raise money for cancer with his Seeds of Hope. Sunflower season should last till the end of September, meaning it’s probably time to scoot on over to Thompson Strawberry Farm and get some blooms for yourself. Don’t forget the scissors so you can make your own bouquet. SHARE The Sunny Rays And Pass This Story On To Your Friends… ...

Sep 7, 2020

The Power of Flowers - North Forty News

BY TIM VAN SCHMIDT; Annual Flower Trial Garden Flowers have also been closely connected to art — quite literally. I had the good fortune to view the Milwaukee Museum of Art’s special exhibit “Art in Bloom” one year. It’s a special event where floral designers are challenged to interpret choice artworks with flowers, then the exhibit places the originals and the arrangements together. The flowers don’t last long — and the exhibit lasts for only three days — but the artistic thought that goes into the presentation is ageless. Very recently, I was impressed with the thought, care, and scientific know-how that have gone into The Annual Flower Trial Garden at CSU. It’s a no-brainer stop in Fort Collins if you love flowers — located at 1401 Remington Street. This local garden is not so much about making the landscaping like a special environment. I saw that at the famous Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, where reality becomes a fairyland. img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-115269" src="http://northfortynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSU-Annual-Flower-Trial-Garden-Photo-by-Tim-Van-Schmidt-3-1024x768.jpg" alt width="1024" height="768" srcset="https://northfortynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSU-Annual-Flower-Trial-Garden-Photo-by-Tim-Van-Schmidt-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://northfortynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSU-Annual-Flower-Trial-Garden-Photo-by-Tim-Van-Schmidt-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https://northfortynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSU-Annual-Flower-Trial-Garden-Photo-by-Tim-Van-Schmidt-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://northfortynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSU-Annual-Flower-Trial-Garden-Photo-by-Tim-Van-Schmidt-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://northfortynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSU-Annual-Flower-Trial-Garden-Photo-by-Tim-Van-Schmidt-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://northf...

May 1, 2020

Drive-through coronavirus funerals: Pandemic leads to drive-through wakes; ‘You have to have an opportunity t… - Chicago Sun-Times

Rosemarie Santilli. On Wednesday, cars turned off of Milwaukee Avenue into the parking lot at Kolssak Funeral Home in Wheeling. They threaded through orange cones and lane-dividers to approach two of the funeral home’s rear windows. Behind the first window was the viewing parlor. Inside were chairs for Mrs. Santilli’s family and a microphone so they could communicate with the motorist-mourners. Another mic was set up outside the window for drivers to have two-way communication with her relatives. Then, visitors pulled up to a second window to view Mrs. Santilli, who died Sunday at 91. She was dressed in pink shades, matching the spray of flowers on her casket with a ribbon emblazoned: “Loving Mom, Grandma.” A mourner gets out of her vehicle to pay her respects at the drive-thru wake for Rosemarie Santilli, 91, at Kolssak Funeral Home, 189 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. Ashlee Rezin Garcia / Sun-Times Some of her face-masked relatives ventured outside, standing a safe distance away while greeting those who drove up to pay respects...

Feb 27, 2020

Chino Hills woman celebrates 100th birthday with family, friends - Chino Champion

Mrs. Barak, a resident of Pacific Senior Living in the Butterfield Ranch area of Chino Hills, was born and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the oldest of six children. She has been a California resident for decades but has kept in touch with her many friends from all stages of her life.She played the saxophone in a marching band and played the oboe and piano as well. She and her late husband Val loved to dance and attended many polka parties well into their eighties.She also enjoys reading and keeps up with her friends and family with hand-written letters and handmade cards.Among the 43 adults and eight children at the birthday party was a group of friends from the “old neighborhood” of 94th Street in Milwaukee, where she and her husband raised their four children, Ed Barak, Alan Barak, Margaret Coonan and Mrs. Vineyard.All four children and seven of her eight grandchildren were at the birthday bash. Her younger sisters, Ruth and Dolores, both in their 90s, were also there.Guests came from as far as Hawaii, Wisconsin, Cayucos and Palm Springs.Mrs. Barak’s party was decorated with balloons, streamers and flowers in her favorite color of pink.The partygoers enjoyed her favorite Italian foods, all made by her daughters and granddaughter Becky. Desserts included cake, ice cream, cannoli and Mrs. Barak’s “famous” peanut squares.Asked about the biggest change she had seen in her 100 years, Mrs. Barak replied “Oh my, everything has changed.” ...

Aug 22, 2019

Visual Art: Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom - urbanmilwaukee

Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Jackie Sciuti. Photos courtesy of MOWA. Since the 1960s, the Museum of Wisconsin Art’s annual Members’ Exhibit has showcased the diverse artwork of museum members aged 3 to 93. This year’s Members Exhibit, on display through September 8 at the MOWA, 205 Veterans Ave. in West Bend, features paintings, sculptures and mixed media works by 250 members of all skill levels, from hobbyists to professional artists. The exhibit “offers an invaluable look into the creative vision of contemporary Wisconsin art,” according to the MOWA website. Located in the museum’s State Gallery, the exhibit is divided into several media and subject categories, including sculpture, glassware and ceramics, landscapes, animals, figures and portraits, abstract art, fiber art and mixed media. From pre-kindergartners’ charming watercolors and colorful paper collage to a folk-art-inspired painting of a Wisconsin barn wedding to clay sculptures, Impressionist-influenced wa...