CZERWINSKI, Gloria M.
Nov 21, 2018
CZERWINSKI - Gloria M. November 16, 2018, at the age of 90 years, dear sister of the late Grace Czerwinski, late Patricia (late Bernard) Okulewicz; beloved aunt of David, Jeffrey (Rachel) and the late Douglas Okulewicz; especially loving great-aunt of Jacob, Joshua and Caleb Okulewicz. Gloria was a dedicated 42 year employee of the Continental Baking Company. Funeral services will be provided privately by the BARRON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, INC.Funeral Home: Barron-Miller Funeral Home, Inc. ...
Missing teen Jayme Closs' home burglarized the same day as funeral for parents
Nov 21, 2018
The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEOct. 30, 2018 / 1:39 PM GMTBy Minyvonne BurkeA Wisconsin man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing the home of missing teenager Jayme Closs the same day a funeral service was held for her parents, police said.Kyle Jaenke-Annis, 32, was charged Monday with burglary and bail jumping after Barron County Sheriff deputies caught him inside the Closs' home with several items of clothing belonging to Jayme, the 13-year-old girl who vanished from her home on Oct. 15 after her parents were found dead.Jaenke-Annis was spotted Saturday just before 2:30 a.m. CT (3:30 a.m. ET) on motion-activated surveillance cameras set up around the property entering the home through a patio door, according to a criminal complaint.Kylie Jaenke-Annis.Barron County JailThe Department of Criminal Investigation alerted deputies, who immediately responded to the home and ordered Jaenke-Annis to come out of the house.Deputies said Jaenke-Annis allegedly admitted to taking items from the home, and a search found he had stuffed two tank tops, a girl's dress and two pairs of girl's underwear in his coat pocket.Jaenke-Annis told deputies that he took the items because he was "curious about what size Jayme was" and they were items no one would miss, the criminal complaint states.Jaenke-Annis also said he does not know the Closs family, although he works at the same Jennie-O Turkey Store the teen's parents were employed at.Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said in a statement on Monday that Jaenke-Annis has been cleared of any involvement in the disappearance of Jayme, but was charged in Barron County Court for the burglary.Jayme Closs, 13, in an undated photo.Wisconsin attorney general's office / ReutersHours after Jaenke-Annis' arrest, a funeral service was held for Denise and James Closs at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cameron. Denise and James were found shot to death at their home after deputies received a mysterious 911 call from someone crying and asking for help.The ...
Reward for missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs doubles amid funeral for slain parents
Nov 21, 2018
Authorities announced Friday that the reward amount had increased to $50,000 "with the help of Jennie-O Turkey Store," the company that owns a turkey hatchery and processing plant where Jayme's parents worked in Barron, Wisconsin. The reward was previously at $25,000."At this time, I want to thank Jennie-O and all of its employees for their cooperation during this tragic time for them with the loss of two of their employees and their willingness to help bring 13-year-old Jayme home," Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said in a statement Friday.Investigators believe Jayme was abducted Oct. 15 before dawn after her parents, James and Denise Closs, aged 56 and 46, were gunned down in their home in Barron.A joint funeral service to commemorate the couple took place Saturday afternoon at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cameron, Wisconsin. A private family burial will be held at a later date, according to an obituary posted by Rausch and Steel Funeral Home in Barron.Thousands of volunteers helped investigators search a 5-mile radius around the Closs home earlier this week, but no evidence was found."It's important to show people, you know, hope, and that we all care," one of the volunteers, Josh Murphy, told ABC News on Tuesday. "It's been chaos. A lot of people felt it. I can feel the pain of the family even though they're not part of my family. That's how I keep focused on showing hope."Authorities are looking for two vehicles of interest after cars were spotted near the Closs home around the time of the crime, the sheriff's office announced Monday.One vehicle was likely a red or orange 2000 to 2014 Dodge Challenger, based on surveillance footage from nearby homes and businesses. The second car was likely a black 2006 to 2010 Ford Edge or a black 2004 to 2010 Acura MDX, according to the sheriff's office.As of Thursday, authorities had received 1,740 tips and closed over 1,400 of them, according to Fitzgerald.Investigators believe Jayme is still alive, and they won't stop searching until they bring her home, the sherif...