Obituaries

Jun 27, 2019

Thomas M. Mages of Fredonia was Born to Eternal Life on Thursday morning, June 27, 2019 at the age of 76. He was surrounded by his loving family when he passed. Tom was born in Milwaukee to Peter and Angie Mages on May 1, 1943. He married his wife Karen (nee Zanowski) of 55 years on May 30, 1964 and...

Jun 27, 2019

Bernice Mason "Venne" passed away at her home on Thursday, June 27, 2019. She was 94 years old. Bernice was born on August 8, 1924 in Medford, Wisconsin to Paul and Mary (nee Stulga) Chekitis. Bernice was a hairdresser for over 45 years and owner of the Venne Beauty Studio in the building that is now The Washington House in...

Jun 24, 2019

Chelsea Gray, daughter of Jonathan and Melissa Harvey Gray of the Town of Port Washington, passed away at her Residential Home in Chicago on Monday, June 24, 2019. She was 31 years old. Chelsea was a loving daughter and sister, who enjoyed a simple life. She liked painting, reading and working on puzzles, and was very protective of her family....

Jun 24, 2019

John TeStrake of Grafton passed away peacefully Monday morning, June 24, 2019, at Lasata Care Center. He was 82 years old. John was born in Muscatine, Iowa on February 7, 1937, son of Ralph TeStrake and Dorothy (nee Danner) Bice. He grew up in Muscatine, graduating from the local High School before enlisting in the US Navy, where he proudly...

Jun 21, 2019

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Jun 20, 2019

Richard "Dick" Doucette passed away at his home on June 20, 2019. He was 73 years old. He was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin on July 3, 1945 to Sherwood and Gladys (nee Schmidt) Doucette. He was united in marriage to Jean (nee Viesselmann) Doucette on July 15, 1967 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Dick loved...

Jun 14, 2019

Richard Julius Rauch of Fredonia was Born to Eternal Life on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the age of 65. He was born to Richard and Valene (nee Wallace) Rauch on August 7, 1953 in Milwaukee, WI. He married Madonne Kaczmarek and together they had two children. "Richie Rauch the Pipe Wrapper" is how his friends referred to him from...

Jun 10, 2019

Delores Mae (Horn) Sramek of Phelps, Wisconsin, and formerly of Random Lake, passed away on June 10, 2019, with her daughters by her side, following a brief illness. Delores was born on April 9, 1938, in Plymouth, the daughter of Howard and Verna (Borkenhagen) Horn. Delores, who was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Sherman Center, attended...

Jun 9, 2019

Louella "Lolly" K. Baumgartner of Wabeno (formerly of Fredonia), passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, June 9, 2019. She was born in Milwaukee on April 2, 1936. She married William Baumgartner who has since passed away. Lolly, retired from Norscot Group after 26 years of dedicated service. She was a vibrant lady that enjoyed painting ceramics, spending...

Jun 9, 2019

Caroline Anna Wilde (nee Witte) passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019. She was 89 years young. She experienced a brief hospital stay and passed away due to complications from pneumonia. Caroline was born in a farmhouse in the town of Grafton on October 21, 1929 to William and Alma (nee Hahn) Witte. Caroline retired from St. Alphonsus Hospital in...

Jun 8, 2019

Michael Diedrich passed away on June 8, 2019. He was 60 years old. Mike was born in Port Washington on August 20, 1958 to Raymond and Virginia (nee Konrad) Diedrich. Mike is survived by his siblings Dorothy (Jim) Poull of Port Washington, Mary (George) Graff of South Carolina, Sharon (Roger) Karrels of Port Washington, Richard (Nancy) Diedrich of Plymouth, Margaret...

Jun 6, 2019

Jun 5, 2019

Surrounded by a loving family, Bert, age 89, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2019 while holding the hand of Betty, his wife of 62 years. Bert was born in Lake Church, WI on September 1, 1929 and lived most of his life in Saukville. While he traveled the world during his nine years in the Navy and was subsequently...

Jun 4, 2019

Randy Donald Frame passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on June 4th. He was 66 years old. Randy was born on May 17, 1953 in Rockford, Illinois to Don and Doris Frame. He grew up in Kenosha and graduated from Tremper High School. He then went on to MSOE where he graduated in 1975 with a bachelor's...

Jun 4, 2019

George M. Eger passed away on June 4, 2019, the same way he lived his life--on his own terms; in his own bed, his own home, having ordered prime rib from his favorite restaurant the night before. He was 75 years old. George was born in Dundee, Ohio on July 29, 1943 to Harold and Jane (McNary) Eger. Having moved...

Jun 3, 2019

Mrs. Donna Thill-Keough, recently of Epsom, NH, formerly of the Town of Belgium, WI passed away unexpectedly June 3, 2019 in Elk Grove, CA. She was 60 years old. Donna was born in Port Washington, WI on March 17, 1959, daughter of Gordon and Mary Wester Thill. She grew up on the family dairy farm in the Town of Belgium...

May 31, 2019

Roger W. Schneider passed away on May 31, 2019. He was 87 years old. Roger was born on December 9, 1931 to William and Hildegard (nee Oberbrunner) Schneider. How do you put into words the spirit, soul and gifts of my beloved brother Roger? He was enormously witty and almost always the main attraction at any gathering, party, etc. "If...

May 31, 2019

Randall "Randy" J. Krebsbach passed away after a courageous battle with ALS. He was 52 years old. Randy was born on December 27, 1966 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Robert and Jeanne (nee Markgraf) Krebsbach. Randy loved the outdoors and could be found fishing, hunting, boating or enjoying the sunshine on his motorcycle. The cottage at Lake Arrowhead held a special...

May 29, 2019

Long time Cedarburg resident Geraldine "Gerry" Wilger ascended peacefully on May 29, 2019 at the age of 85. Gerry was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on March 27, 1934 the daughter of Leo and Regina (nee Wadzinski) Koppa. She married her husband Ambrose on September 3, 1955 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Wausau. They made their home in Mequon, then...

May 26, 2019

Boyd Edgar Voelker completed his homeward bound earthly journey. He passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 after a difficult struggle with Lewy body dementia. He suffered several painful falls, the last one resulting in a broken back which he never fully recovered from. He was a very talented and creative man. He started out as an automotive mechanic in...