Obituaries

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Recent Obituaries

Eugene "Karny" Karnitz

Eugene "Karny" Karnitz

October 13, 2015

Eugene C. Karnitz "Karny" Eugene Karnitz, of Port Washington, passed away in the morning hours of Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. He was 74 years old. Gene was born in Belgium on June 19, 1941, the youngest child of Frederick Karnitz and Viola Johnson Karnitz. He grew up in the Belgium area and attended high...

Ruth Anna Kirsch

Ruth Anna Kirsch

October 10, 2015

Ruth A. Kirsch, of Port Washington, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon. She was 82 years old. Ruth was born March 21, 1933 in Port Washington, the daughter of John and Clara (nee Nieman) Vixmer. After high school, she worked at The Mayer Hotel (currently Port Hotel) as an assistant chef. On February 15,...

Alois Joseph Huiras

Alois Joseph Huiras

October 10, 2015

Alois J. Huiras Mr. Alois "Allie" Huiras of Fredonia, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. He was 81 years old. Allie was born May 6, 1934 in the town of Fredonia, son of Alois and Martha (nee Pirrung) Huiras. After high school, he attended UW Madison for 2 years where he studied...

Don Norman Seawall

Don Norman Seawall

October 8, 2015

Don N. Seawall Mr. Don Seawall, formerly of Cedarburg, WI, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the age of 77. Don was born October 12, 1937 in Chicago, IL, the son of K. Hugo and Aase (nee Schmith) Seawall (Sjovall). After high school, Don earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. While attending school...

Gene Fransee

Gene Fransee

October 5, 2015

Eugene R. Fransee Gene Fransee of Saukville passed away Monday morning October 5 2015 at Milan Estates. He was 89 years old. Gene was born February 9 1926 in Milwaukee the son of Arthur and Lucille (nee Greiner) Fransee. On August 30 1947 he was united in marriage with Kathryn Kay Lau at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in...

William F. Gilson

William F. Gilson

October 2, 2015

William F. Gilson Bill Gilson of Ellen's Home and formerly of Random Lake passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday morning October 2 2015 at Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Port Washington. He was 69 years old. William was born April 25 1946 in Milwaukee the son of Francis and Dorothy (nee Grosklaus) Gilson. He was a gentle kind...

Kenneth Howard Krueger

Kenneth Howard Krueger

September 30, 2015

Mr. Kenneth H. Krueger of Port Washington passed away Wednesday evening September 30 2015 at his home after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 41 years old. Ken was born February 3 1974 in Hartford the son of Francis and Lorraine (nee Luebke) Krueger. After graduating from Hartford Union High School he went on to earn his Bachelor's...

Oliver F. Wetor

Oliver F. Wetor

September 30, 2015

OLIVER F. WETOR Ollie Mr. Ollie Wetor passed away at Harbor Cove in Port Washington Wednesday September 30 2015 while surrounded by his loving family. He was 87 years old. Oliver was born in Dacada on September 21 1928 son of Peter and Clara Schmitz Wetor. On November 20 1948 Ollie was united in marriage with Carol Ansay at St....

James F. Leiviska

James F. Leiviska

September 28, 2015

James F. Leiviska Jim James Jim Leiviska of Port Washington passed away unexpectedly on Monday September 28 2015 in Oak Creek. He was 49 years old. Jim was born in Port Washington on September 19 1966 son of Roy Leiviska and Joan Krueger Leiviska Biever. He grew up in the Port Washington area and attended and graduated from St. Lawrence...

Peter David Duncan

Peter David Duncan

September 27, 2015

Peter David Duncan passed away Sunday morning September 27 2015 at his home in Cedarburg after recently being diagnosed with cancer. He was 57 years old. Peter was born Feb 14 1958. He was the son of Donald and Lillian (Billie) Duncan and has three older sisters Donna Stacey Amy and two younger brothers David and John. They all went...

Leah Rae Egerer

Leah Rae Egerer

September 26, 2015

Mrs. Leah Rae Egerer (nee Jarolimek) passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning September 26 2015 at her Cedar Grove home after a lengthy illness. She was 30 years old. Leah was born April 30 1985 in Plymouth. She graduated from Cedar Grove-Belgium High School in 2003 and went on to study at UW Milwaukee and Milwaukee Area Technical College. She earned...

Frederick Schueller

Frederick Schueller

September 23, 2015

Frederick D. Fred Schueller age 81 years of Belgium was born September 15 1934 in Belgium Wisconsin to Fred N. and Elsie (Wetor) Schueller. On November 20 1954 he married Cecilia Schmitz of Saukville at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saukville. After graduating from Port Washington High School in 1952 Fred attended Milwaukee School of Engineering. He worked on his...

Beatrice Mary Birenbaum

Beatrice Mary Birenbaum

September 21, 2015

BEATRICE M. BIRENBAUM BEATIE Mrs. Beatie Birenbaum age 88 of Random Lake died at Gables on the Pond on Monday morning September 21 2015. Beatrice was born in Fredonia on November 25 1926 the daughter of Peter and Anna Binsfeld Schueller. On May 18 1946 she married Joseph Birenbaum at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Fredonia. They farmed...

Cynthia L. Higgins- Geib

Cynthia L. Higgins- Geib

September 21, 2015

Cynthia L. Higgins (Geib) UPDATE Memorial Celebration of Life for Ms. Cynthia Higgins (Gieb) will be held from 2pm-5pm on Saturday October 10th 2015 at the Hampton Inn of West Bend Wi. Sandwiches or other entree coffee and other beverages will be served. Please bring a small side dish or dessert to share. Take a few moments to pay your...

Mary A. Repinski

Mary A. Repinski

September 21, 2015

Mary Repinski age 67 years of Brown Deer formerly of Port Washington died September 21 2015 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. She was born January 30 1948 in Port Washington daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (nee Lenaertz) Schneider. She was a 1967 graduate of Port Washington High School. On April 2 1977 Mary married Thomas Repinski at...

Raymond S. Scholler

Raymond S. Scholler

September 20, 2015

Ray was born April 14 1918 in Campbellsport Wisconsin to Henry and Flora (Kohler) Scholler. He moved to Random Lake at the tender age of two weeks. He graduated from Random Lake High School in 1936. He attended Mission House College (now Lakeland College) with the dream of becoming a doctor. As money was tight he never attained his dream....

Jeanne Adele Sprang

Jeanne Adele Sprang

September 20, 2015

Mrs. Jeanne A. Sprang formerly of Muskego and Port Washington passed away Sunday evening September 20 2015 at Gables on the Pond in Random Lake. She was 92 years old. Jeanne was born June 19 1923 in Milwaukee the daughter of Frank and Adele (nee Backhaus) Smith. On December 22 1942 she was united in marriage with Raymond Sprang in...

Robert Benson

Robert Benson

September 20, 2015

Mr. Robert G. Benson of Port Washington passed away Sunday morning September 20 2015 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton after a short battle with cancer. He was 58 years old. Robert was born August 29 1957 in Buffalo New York the son of Elmer and Patricia (nee Madden) Benson. While visiting his parents in Port Washington he met his...

Jessie Prochaska

Jessie Prochaska

September 19, 2015

Jessie M. Prochaska loving mother daughter sister and granddaughter passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 19 2015 at her home in Cedar Grove. She was 34 years old. The world became a darker place that day as she was a beautiful soul and will be missed by many friends and family alike. Jessie was born August 17 1981 in Port...

Lyndsey J. Ciriacks

Lyndsey J. Ciriacks

September 19, 2015

Lyndsey Ciriacks age 21 years of West Bend died unexpectedly Saturday September 19 2015 at her residence. She was born August 25 1994 in West Bend daughter of Jeff Ciriacks and the late Nancy Mueller Ciriacks. Lyndsey was a 2013 graduate of Kiel High School and until recently worked at Serigraph in West Bend. Lyndsey enjoyed motor sports working on...

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