TWIN LAKES — Dozens of people employed by a Twin Lakes-operated group home business showed up Tuesday to receive their last, or next-to-last, paychecks, some with doubts that they would be able to cash them.

All 22 adult group homes operated by Anthony Goodall in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties closed suddenly at the end of February, leaving 77 unemployed. All of the facilities’ residents were relocated to other group homes or state-run institutions as of last week.

Employees were asked to pick up their paychecks at the Stateline group home on Tuesday.

A long line formed as former employees worried about the fates of their final paychecks.

Felicia and Christopher Wright of Kenosha both worked at a Goodall group home. Felicia said she heard last week that employees might not be paid for their last weeks of work, but was relieved when the couple’s checks cleared on Tuesday.

“It wasn’t panicked there, but we were all pretty much worried if we were going to get checks,” she said.

William Harris, an employee who lives in Kenosha, said even that was in doubt recently.

“We were told to pick up our checks last Friday, but we were told they had checks and no money,” Harris said. “But today they made good on what they said they were going to do.”

Racine resident Pam Edwards said when she cashed her check that Goodall had already withdrawn money that day and bank employees were unsure if the check could be cashed. Edwards was able to get her money, but still has concerns moving forward.

“It was like a race to the bank,” Edwards said. “That was an income for me. But I’m also sad because the residents had to go back to mental homes after we were working with them for years.”

Employees who worked past Feb. 15 are also in line to receive an additional check. Employees were told on Tuesday that payment would be mailed. They were also told that remaining vacation time would not be paid.

The swiftness of the closings still stunned many former employees.

“There was no time for preparation,” Felicia Wright said. “They never sent people from the company down here. Nobody talked to us. When they did not have the money to pay us, they pretty much gave us the runaround.”

Goodall was a subcontractor for Community Care in Milwaukee, which is contracted by the state to provide family care and programs for mentally ill and disabled adults. Goodall terminated that agreement on Feb. 12.

An executive at Community Care said earlier that Goodall had unresolved safety problems at some of his residences.

Goodall’s properties in Kenosha County:

— Prairie View 1 and Prairie View 2 group homes on Green Bay Road.

— Highbray House in Bristol.

— Two Lily Lake adult family group homes.

— Stateline and Cooperville in Twin Lakes