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Helen Fromm Kannenberg

Helen Fromm Kannenberg

Apr 7, 2019

Helen Fromm Kannenberg, 98, went home to her Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2019. She was born on January 1, 1921 in the town of Cedarburg to Walter and Ella Hilgendorf Fromm. Her early years were spent in the apple orchards and gladiola fields of Fromm Orchards. On June 27, 1942 she married Harlin Kannenberg at Immanuel Lutheran Church in...

Nancy A.  Pretty

Nancy A. Pretty

Apr 6, 2019

Nancy A. Pretty (nee Priebe) of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Family, friends, and helping those in need in were the focus of Nancy's life. Whenever she learned of someone who needed groceries, clothing, or gifts for their children for Christmas, Nancy was honored to help. Her kindness, sense of...

Carolyn A. "Carrie" Touney

Carolyn A. "Carrie" Touney

Apr 6, 2019

Carolyn Touney, of Port Washington, passed away peacefully in the afternoon hours of Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls. She was 69 years old. Carrie was born in Milwaukee on July 1, 1949, daughter of Frank Howard and Catherine Hargraves Howard. She grew up in Shorewood and graduated from Dominican High School with...

Joan Alice Nordberg

Joan Alice Nordberg

Apr 3, 2019

(Nee Steckel) Born to Eternal Life on Wednesday April 3, 2019, age 96. Beloved wife for 71 years of the late Bruno V. Nordberg. Loving mother of William (Christine) Nordberg, Richard (Kathleen) Nordberg, Mary Jo (Randall) Conklin, Jean Cobb, and John Nordberg. Proud grandmother of Katherine ( Brandon ) Luisier, Linnea, Peter, Anna, and William Nordberg; Brian (Min), Kevin (Jennifer),...

Edward H. Streff

Edward H. Streff

Apr 2, 2019

Mr. Ed Streff of the Town of Fredonia passed away Tuesday morning, April 2, 2019, at Forest Haven in Fredonia, where he had been a resident for the past four years. He was 89 years old. Edward was born on October 15, 1929 in the Town of Fredonia, son of Edward N. and Olive Klas Streff. He attended school at...

Angela Marie Schneider

Angela Marie Schneider

Apr 1, 2019

Angela M. Schneider, 48, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 1, 2019. She was born January 21, 1971 in Port Washington to Gerald Schneider and Victoria Schneider Cottrell. Angela had an amazing free spirit, one that could not be tied down. She was a kind and innocent soul with a spontaneous adventure for life. Angela loved being outdoors, looking at...

Herbert Rassel

Herbert Rassel

Apr 1, 2019

Herbert "Herb" Rassel passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019. He was 82 years old. Herb was born on May 28, 1936 to John and Clara (nee Laures) Rassel. He was united in marriage to Doris (nee Weyker) Rassel on April 30, 1960 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Random Lake. Herb was employed at Bolen's in Port Washington for...

Carole J. Densow

Carole J. Densow

Mar 30, 2019

Carole J. Densow, age 89, of Thiensville died peacefully at The Cottages in West Bend on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Carole was born October 2, 1929, in Algoma, the daughter of Jacob and Lucille Kostichka. It was in Algoma that Carole met and married Charles L. Densow. Chuck and Carole owned and operated Densow Funeral Home in Thiensville. They both...

David A. Elsila

David A. Elsila

Mar 30, 2019

Mr. David Elsila of the Town of Saukville, formerly of Cedarburg and Milwaukee, passed away suddenly at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton Saturday, March 30, 2019. He was 61 years old. David was born in Iron Wood, MI on October 15, 1957, son of Charles and Gladys (née: Livingston) Elsila. The family moved from Upper Michigan to Kenosha when he...

Janice Elise Barnhart

Janice Elise Barnhart

Mar 29, 2019

Janice Elise Groth Barnhart of Oxford, Ohio passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019. She was 80 years old. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 12, 1938 to Henry George Groth, Jr. and Alma Rathke Groth, who preceded her in death. Janice grew up in Cedarburg, WI, the town her Great Grandfather Wilhelm Groth and his brothers founded...

Marilyn D. Kirmse

Marilyn D. Kirmse

Mar 28, 2019

Marilyn Kirmse, of the Town of Saukville, passed away peacefully in the morning hours of Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon. She was 87 years old. Marilyn was born on June 14, 1931 in the Town of Port Washington, daughter of Henry Mueller and Dorothy Wollner Mueller. She grew up in the Town of Port Washington,...

Loretta Rose Schommer

Loretta Rose Schommer

Mar 27, 2019

Longtime Town of Cedarburg resident Loretta R. Schommer passed away at Aurora Medical in Grafton, on Wednesday March 27, 2019, at the age of 96. Loretta Rose Schneider was born in Charlesburg, WI on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1923, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Nee Boehnlein) Schneider. She was united in marriage to Germann "Dick" Schommer on September 13,...

Scott T. Nettesheim

Scott T. Nettesheim

Mar 25, 2019

Scott Nettesheim passed away peacefully on March 25, 2019 at the age of 67 after a short hospice stay. Beloved husband of Kathleen (Connelly). Also survived by brother Neal (Mary Lee) sisters Lois Purrington and Sandra Villa as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by brother Bruce and parents Mark and Emma Nettesheim...

Neal Joseph Zabransky

Neal Joseph Zabransky

Mar 24, 2019

Neal J Zabransky, 56, of Brown Deer, passed away Sunday, March 24,2019. He is survived by his parents, Ronald and Suzanne Zabransky of Cedarburg, his brother, Mark (Sue) of Glendale and sister Gwenn Farber of Fox Lake. He is also survived by three nephews, a grand-nephew, and two grand-nieces. He was born in Columbus, OH in 1963. Neal graduated from...

Elaine A. Kiehnau

Elaine A. Kiehnau

Mar 24, 2019

Mrs. Elaine Kiehnau passed away peacefully while surrounded by family, at her home in Belgium on Sunday evening, March 24, 2019. She was 78 years old. Elaine was born in Manitowoc on April 20, 1940, daughter of Wilfred H. and Rosella Klingesen Miller. She attended local schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc before going on to earn...

Dwight A. Shanks

Dwight A. Shanks

Mar 23, 2019

Dwight A. Shanks passed away peacefully on March 23, 2019 at the age of 101. He was born on August 30, 1917 in Roseville, IL the son of the late Perry and Carrie (nee Frazee). He was the beloved husband of the late Lena (nee Flood) from Smithshire, IL and loving father of Connie (Larry) Rehbaum of Cedarburg, WI and...

Robert G. Wood

Robert G. Wood

Mar 22, 2019

Robert G. Wood, age 70, passed away at Aurora Hospital in Grafton on Friday, March 22, 2019. Robert was born in South Dakota on June 30, 1948 to Howard and Dorothy (Nee Dolph) Wood. Robert was a 1967 graduate of Random Lake High School and later went on to earn a culinary degree from Moraine Park in 2005. Over the...

Nancy Ann Bosman

Nancy Ann Bosman

Mar 22, 2019

Nancy Ann Bosman (Kwiatkowski) 3/13/1943 - 3/22/2019 This epitaph in honor of our dear mother and grandmother and is being written as I hold her hand in the final moments of her journey. By the time you read this she will be gone. Please know that she has fought so very hard to the end. Cancer may have won but...

Michael C. Lorenz

Michael C. Lorenz

Mar 21, 2019

Michael C. Lorenz, age 69 years of Milwaukee passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019. He was born May 2, 1949 in Milwaukee, son of Phyllis and the late Michael R. Lorenz. Michael attended local schools and served in the U.S. Army from 1969 – 1971. He worked in informational services for Aurora Health Care until retiring. On September 2,...

August "Gus" F. Rankey

August "Gus" F. Rankey

Mar 20, 2019

August (Gus) Frederick Rankey of Grafton passed away on the evening of Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the age of 78, surrounded by his family. He was born to August and Florence (nee Smith) Rankey in Milwaukee, WI on June 7, 1940. He married Darlene Ann Cera on April 4, 1964. When he married Darlene, her family became his. Together,...

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