Obituaries
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Recent Obituaries
Chester Ziemienski
January 2, 2020
Mr. Chester Ziemienski of Saukville, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the age of 95 years. Chester was born in Milwaukee on July 24, 1924, son of Chester Sr. and Frances Durdel Ziemienski. He attended Boys Tech High School where he was a member of the swim team and was a pole vaulter on...
David Lange Smith
January 1, 2020
David Lange Smith of Saukville passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. He was born to Ronald and Donna (nee Lange) Smith on May 13, 1966 in Milwaukee, WI. He married Brandy Baker on August 18, 2018 in Random Lake. David appreciated nature and the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, ice-fishing, hunting, boating and kayaking. Above all David cherished time...
Jean Marion Kirschbraun
December 31, 2019
Jean Kirschbraun, (nee Clark), of Cedarburg, formerly of West Allis, passed away in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Lasata Care Center where she had been a resident. She was 93 years old. Jean was born in De Pere, WI, on July 19, 1926, daughter of Roland Clark and Gladys Monroe Clark. She grew up in Greenleaf,...
Charles J. "Chuck" Czisny
December 30, 2019
Charles J. Czisny, "Chuck", age 89, entered into eternal life on December 30, 2019. He was born in Mequon, WI on January 23, 1930. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife and best friend of 67 years, Marianne (nee Behnisch). Chuck was a longtime member of St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church. Chuck served in the US Army from...
Nancy Debrozzo
December 29, 2019
Nancy Ann DeBrozzo, of Grafton, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, December 29, 2019. She was 83 years old. Nancy was born in Horicon, Wisconsin to Arthur Dehn and Estelle Horn on October 10, 1936. Nancy was united in marriage to Sam DeBrozzo in 1974. Nancy had a passion for buying and selling antiques. She also enjoyed gardening,...
Susan M. Kenealy
December 29, 2019
**** CELEBRATION POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE********* Although her life was cut short by cancer, Sue truly lived. Not only did she work hard to better the lives of people and the Milwaukee community, she played hard too. Sue was blessed with a loving husband, wonderful siblings, great friends, and therefore, lots of laughter. She loved books, food, baseball games, ballet...
Diane L. Dineen
December 29, 2019
Diane Dineen, of Grafton, formerly of Mequon, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Kathy Hospice in West Bend. She was 63 years old. Diane was born in Milwaukee on June 7, 1956, daughter of Lawrence Ciske and Bertha Krueger Ciske. She grew up in Mequon and graduated from Homestead High School with the...
Thomas D. Bublitz
December 28, 2019
Thomas D. Bublitz, age 76, of Saukville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 28, 2019 after a five-year courageous fight with esophageal cancer. He passed away at his home surrounded by family. He was born on October 30, 1943 in Port Washington, Wisconsin to Arthur and Alice (Klug) Bublitz. On December 27, 1969, he married Janice Kellar...
Ruth Reas
December 27, 2019
Ruth Reas passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 27, 2019. She was 90 years old. Ruth was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin on October 16, 1929 to Alvin and Ursula (nee Stainer) Thomas. Ruth was united in marriage to Bill Reas on May 13, 1950, in Port Washington. Ruth will be remembered for the grandma blankets she specially made for each...
Cheryll Martin
December 24, 2019
Cheryll Martin (nee Smitham) of Cedarburg, WI passed away peacefully surrounded by family December 24, 2019 after a long brave fight with cancer. Cheryll was a tremendous inspiration during this time, continuing to battle through immense pain until the end. Cheryll was born to Ronald and Jean (nee Butts) Smitham on August 13th, 1956. Mema had an extra special place...
Burton L. Jandt
December 22, 2019
Burton L. Jandt 84, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2019 at Gables on the Pond. Burton was born May 28, 1935 in Milwaukee, WI to Bernhardt and Viola (nee Matter) Jandt. The family moved to the Random Lake area before he was a teenager. While in high school he worked and lived with the Clarence Vorpahl family as a farm...
Patricia Mae Andersen
December 21, 2019
Patricia Mae (Tebo) Andersen passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 in Cedarburg, WI where she resided at Lasata Crossings since 2011. Pat was born January 8, 1929 and as a child she attended St. Anthony School and Church and graduated from Marinette High School in 1947. On July 16, 1949 she married James Gerald Andersen, Jr at St. Anthony...
Dorene Knuth
December 19, 2019
Dorene L. Knuth found eternal peace at Lasata Care Center on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the age of 94. Dorene was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin on October 13, 1925 to Otto and Sena (Ballbach) Schultz. She was united in marriage to Wilferd Knuth of Cedarburg on December 1, 1945 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Washington. Dorene...
Benjamin John Loren Schrap
December 19, 2019
Benjamin John Loren Schrap Ben Schrap, of Belgium, passed away unexpectedly in the morning hours of Thursday, December 19, 2019. He was 17 years old. Ben was born at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon to Brian Schrap and Karen Baker Schrap. Ben grew up in Belgium and attended grade school and middle school in Cedar Grove, and was recently...
Joseph D. Bennett
December 19, 2019
Joe Bennett of Fredonia passed away unexpectedly at his residence Thursday evening, December 19, 2019. He was 24 years old. Joseph was born in Milwaukee on January 24, 1995, son of Victor and Barbara Sargent Bennett. Joe grew up in Fredonia and attended local schools, graduating from Ozaukee High School in 2013 before going on to attain an Associates degree...
Shirley C. Conrad
December 19, 2019
Shirley Conrad, of Port Washington, relocated to Heaven on Thursday, December 19, 2019. She was 93 years old. Shirley was born in Port Washington on July 27, 1926, to Henry and Josephine Prom in Lake Church. She was the oldest of 8 children. On August 23, 1947, she married her one true love, Kenneth Conrad. The couple settled in Port...
Lisa A. Clark
December 18, 2019
Lisa Clark, of Saukville, passed away in the evening hours of Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon. She was 60 years old. Lisa was born in Port Washington on September 28, 1959, daughter of Rueben Baumann and Doris Gallwitz Baumann. She grew up in the Town of Saukville and graduated from Ozaukee High School with...
Charles Ross Campbell
December 17, 2019
Mr. Ross Campbell of Port Washington, formerly of New Haven , CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 17th at Newcastle Place in Mequon. He was 87 years old. Ross was born on May 5, 1932 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, son of Errol C. and Zoe E. Sparks Campbell. He attended local schools, graduating from Gatton College in Queensland before...
Floyd Jr. Emery Peters
December 17, 2019
Floyd E. Peters Jr. of Port Washington passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the age of 80. He was born in Milwaukee to Floyd Sr. and Lydia (nee Baker) Peters on September 7, 1939. He married the love of his life Ann Rose on April 11, 1959 and together they had...
Terrence R. Hart
December 15, 2019
Mr. Terry Hart of Fredonia passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2019, at the family residence in Fredonia. He was 63 years old. Terry was born in Heidelberg, Germany on March 15, 1956, son of Ronald & Caroleen Traeder Hart. Following his father's deployment, the family moved back to the United States an eventually settled in Germantown. Terry graduated...
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