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James A. "Buggs" Peterson Sr.
February 11, 1951—April 3, 2026
James A. "Buggs" Peterson Sr. Age 75 years. Resident of Pell Lake, WI. Passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at his residence. Buggs was born on February 11, 1951 in Burlington, WI to the late Reuben and Jeannette "Jay" (nee Brooks) Peterson. Buggs was a loving and wonderful father, he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing, and retired as a union Truck Driver. Buggs is survived by his son Jim Jr., brothers Jeff and Dennis Peterson. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 9 at the Lazarczyk Family Funeral Home (515 Center Street, Lake Geneva) from 10 am-12noon with funeral service at noon with Pastor Bob Kamps of Como Community Church officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Lazarczyk Family Funeral Homes of Lake Geneva and Delavan is proudly serving the family.
Roberta "Bobbi" Mae (nee Maas) Anderson
May 22, 1926—March 30, 2026
Roberta "Bobbi" Mae (nee Maas) Anderson, age 99 years passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026, at Lakeland Health Care Center. Roberta was born on May 22, 1926, in Elkhorn to the late Edward and Elise (Amborn) Maas. She married Eugene "Andy" Anderson on June 25, 1949, in Lake Geneva, Wisc. and he preceded her in death on July 23, 1981.
Roberta is survived by her children: Randy (Sarah) Anderson, Rex (Nancy) Anderson, April (Bill) Krohn and Kurt (Laura) Anderson; grandchildren: Ryan (Nicole) Anderson, Julie (Neal) Kolb, Laura (David) Anderson and Abigail Anderson; great-grandchildren: Aaris and Lily Anderson, Adeline, Amelia and Ava Kolb, Jack and Gus Anderson and Landyn Anderson. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband; grandson, Ethan Anderson; sisters: Ruth Smith, Norma Jacobs, Ardis Bill, Gladys Bill, Arlene Harris and Elaine Nischier.
Bobbi was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she was a member of the choir, served on the Altar Guild and was active in many committees. She was also an active member of the Lake Geneva American Legion Post #24. For many years, Bobbi was a poll watcher for the City of Lake Geneva. She loved gardening, bowling, playing golf and spending time with her family.
Private family services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church and burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Anyone wishing to make a memorial to honor Roberta please consider a donation to Immanuel Lutheran Church or the Lake Geneva Food Pantry.
Lazarczyk Family Funeral Homes of Lake Geneva and Delavan are proudly serving the family.
US carries out rescue of service member
JONATHAN J. COOPER, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN AND FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news
conference Monday in the James Brady press Briefing room at the
White House as defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of staff Gen. Dan Caine listen.
MARK SCHIEFELBEIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian revolutionary
Guard's official website, wreckage is shown at what Iran's
state TV claimed was the site of a downed American transport plane
and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation, in Isfahan
province, Iran, April 2026.
SEPAHNEWS
WASHINGTON — The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man F-15E fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran, a risky mission that President Donald Trump and his top defense aides detailed Monday.
U.S. forces rescued the pilot within hours of the jet going down late Thursday, surging helicopters, midair refuelers and fighter aircraft deep into Iran after confirming his location, Trump said in a valedictory news conference at the White House, describing the military operation in an unusual level of detail.
The second aviator aboard the aircraft — the weapons systems officer — was rescued nearly two days later.
An A-10 Warthog, which was the attack aircraft primarily responsible for keeping in contact with the downed pilot on the ground, was hit by enemy fire while engaging Iranian forces, said Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The A-10 was "not landable," Caine told reporters, but the pilot continued fighting before flying to a friendly country and ejecting. He was quickly rescued and is doing fine, Caine said.
The rescue of the F-15 pilot occurred before the Iranians could marshal a comprehensive search of their own, but finding and bringing home the weapon systems officer was an even more complicated endeavor.
The officer, who rode in the backseat of the F-15 flying under the call sign Dude-44 Bravo, was injured but followed his training to get as far from the crash site as possible. He managed to climb mountainous terrain and hide inside a cave or crevice. He contacted U.S. forces Saturday.
When a plane crashes in hostile territory, "they all head right to that site, you want to be as far away as you can," Trump said.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the spy agency used "exquisite technologies that no other intelligence service" possesses to locate the aviator. At the same time, the CIA mounted a deception operation to mislead Iranians who also were trying to find him.
Ratcliffe said the search and rescue operation was "comparable to hunting for a single grain of sand in the middle of a desert."
The CIA declined to respond to questions Monday about the kind of technology used to locate the airman.
Protected by an "air armada" of drones, strike aircraft and more, rescuers moved in on Sunday to pick up the weapons officer and bring him home.
Many of the dozens of aircraft that were part of the operation were there for deception, Trump said.
"We were bringing them all over, and a lot of it was subterfuge," Trump said. "We wanted to have them think he was in a different location."
Back in Washington, national security officials coordinated on a call, keeping the phone line open for nearly two days straight.
"From the moment our pilots went down, our mission was unblinking," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "The call never dropped. The meeting never stopped, the planning never ceased."
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