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Kenneth "Ken" T. Jiardini
Sept. 29, 1941—Nov. 21, 2023
LYONS TOWNSHIP— Kenneth "Ken" T. Jiardini, 82 years of age, of Lyons Township, WI, passed away peacefully with family by his side on November 21, 2023, at Lakeland Hospital in Elkhorn, WI.
Ken was born on September 29, 1941, in Lake Geneva, WI, to the late Ann Elizabeth (nee Grady) and Thomas Samuel Jiardini.
He was united in marriage to (Elizabeth) Sharon (nee Prahl, formerly Collins) on August 22, 1975, at the Walworth County Court House.
Survived by his wife, Sharon; children: Angela (Ron) Beaudoin, Tim (Aarti) Jiardini, Tom (Sue) Jiardini; daughter-in-law, Marie Collins; grandchildren: Andrew (Marta) Collins, ElisaBeth (Andrew) Werdin, Alexander (Lindsey) Collins, Lauren (Stephan), Oscar, Isaac, Zena, Indira, and Augustin Jiardini; great-grandchildren: Asher, Hayden, Declan, Eric, Malakai, Clara, and Adrienne; sister, Cindy Jiardini; and nephew, Jacob Humphrey; as well as other relatives and many friends. He will be dearly missed.
Preceded in death by his beloved son, Craig (Marie) Collins, his parents, Ann and Thomas, and great-granddaughter, Celia Collins.
Ken was an avid outdoorsman, always looking forward to the beginning of hunting season each year. He enjoyed fishing, taking care of The Farm, or simply spending an afternoon on the mower. Ken was a quiet soul and a man of few words. He was always up for meeting with friends at Herbie's Garage, spending time in the hunting lodge, or any activity with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ken will be most remembered by his family as the outstanding husband, father, and Papa who could always be depended upon.
The Jiardini family would also like to extend special thanks to the Lyons Township Fire and Rescue First Responders, neighbors, friends, and family for their continued support and care.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lyons Township Fire and Rescue Department, PO Box 337, Lyons, WI 53148, in Ken's memory will be greatly appreciated.
Private family services were held with Lazarczyk Family Funeral Homes of Lake Geneva proudly serving the family.
Obituaries
Bernice Marion Sutton
March 9, 1930—Nov. 22, 2023
LAKE GENEVA—Bernice Marion Sutton (nee Wager), 93 years of age, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on November 22, 2023.
She was born on March 9, 1930 in Minnesota to the late Mildred (nee Swenson) and Irvin Wager.
Bernice was united in marriage to the late Charles Sutton on August 12, 1950, in Winona, MN. Charles preceded her in death on August 13, 1978. She was a longtime Banquet Supervisor at the Lake Geneva Playboy Club, and also worked at Brunk Tool and Die in Lake Geneva.
Bernice is survived by her son, Steve (the late Joyce) Sutton; grandchildren: Jeremiah (Sabrina) Sutton, Adam Sutton, and Whitney (Steven) Fife; great-grandchildren: Camden, Logan, and Chace; siblings: Peggy Hanson, Mae (Wendell) Multhaup, and Elaine (Raymond) Pflughoeft; as well as other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles, son, Gregory Sutton, sister, Carol Wadewitz, and brother, Ervin Wager.
A visitation will be held on December 8, 2023, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Immanual Lutheran Church, 700 N. Bloomfield Rd., Lake Geneva, WI, service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment at Roselawn Memory Gardens in Lake Geneva, WI.
Lazarczyk Family Funeral Homes of Lake Geneva is proudly serving the family.
TV producer Krofft dies at 86
JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
Krofft
NEW YORK — Marty Krofft, a TV producer known for imaginative children's shows such as "H.R. Pufnstuf" and primetime hits including "Donny & Marie" in the 1970s, has died in Los Angeles, his publicist said. Krofft was 86.
He died Saturday of kidney failure, publicist Harlan Boll said.
Krofft and his brother Sid were puppeteers who broke into television and ended up getting stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Along the way, they brought a trippy sensibility to children's TV and brought singling siblings Donny and Marie Osmond and Barbara Mandrell and her sisters to primetime.
The Osmonds' clean cut variety show, featuring television's youngest-ever hosts at the time, became a lasting piece of '70s cultural memorabilia, rebooted as a daytime talk show in the 1990s and a Broadway Christmas show in 2010. The Kroffts followed up with "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters," centered on the country music star; it ran from 1980-82.
Like the Osmonds, "H.R. Pufnstuf" proved to have pop culture staying power. Despite totaling just 17 episodes, the surreal show, featuring an island, a witch, a talking flute, a shipwrecked boy and a redheaded, cowboy boot-wearing dragon, came in 27th in a 2007 TV Guide poll ranking of all-time cult favorites.
More than 45 years after the show's 1969 debut, the title character graced an episode of another Krofft brothers success, "Mutt & Stuff," which ran for multiple seasons on Nickelodeon.
"To make another hit at this time in our lives, I've got to give ourselves a pat on the back," Marty Krofft told The Associated Press ahead of the episode's taping in 2015.
Even then, he was still contending with another of the enduring features of "H.R. Pufnstuf" — speculation that it, well, betokened a certain '60s commitment to altering consciousness. Krofft rebuffed that notion: "If we did the drugs everybody thought we did, we'd be dead today," he said, adding, "You cannot work stoned."
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