Obituaries
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Recent Obituaries
Ruth E. Mentzel
Jun 27, 2013
Ruth Mentzel age 78 years of Grafton died early Thursday morning June 27 2013 at Horizon Inpatient Hospice in Mequon. She was born November 22 1934 in the Town of Grafton daughter of the late Elmer and Elsie Kroening Viesselmann. On September 22 1956 she married Herbert Mentzel at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedarburg. Ruth worked as a dental assistant...
Donald E. Large
Jun 24, 2013
Donald Large Sr. of the Town of Belgium passed away surrounded by his loving family in the early morning hours of Monday June 24 2013. He was 80 years old. Donald was born in Sheboygan County on May 23 1933 son of the late Harvey Large Sr. and Helen Weyker Large. Donald served his country during the Korean War in...
Leona Mary Rupp
Jun 19, 2013
Leona M. Rupp Mrs. Leona Rupp of Port Washington passed away early Wednesday morning June 19 2013 at Ellens Home where she had resided since May. She was 94 years old. Leona was born in the Town of Holland on February 22 1919 daughter of Nicholas and Magdalena Bierenbaum Feyereisen. On September 20 1947 she was united in marriage with...
Lorna Diane Ingrassia
Jun 16, 2013
LORNA DIANE INGRASSIA Diane Mrs. Diane Ingrassia of Lake Street in Port Washington passed away peacefully at her residence Sunday June 16 2013. She was 74 years old. She was born on August 4 1938 in Middlegrove IL daughter of Charles and Hazel Simpson Dehm. Diane attended local schools graduating from Farmington High School with the Class of 1955. On...
Daniel J. Nielsen
Jun 15, 2013
Daniel J. Nielsen Red Mr. Daniel Nielsen of First Avenue in Grafton passed away unexpectedly in Rhinelander Saturday June 15 2013 where he was visiting with friends. He was 51 years old. Daniel was born in Fort Atkinson on February 17 1962 son of Raymond and Marcella Romens Nielsen. Red grew up in Palmyra until the family moved to Milwaukee...
Andrew Lee Olson Mr.
Jun 11, 2013
Andrew L. Olson Andy Andy Olson passed away Tuesday morning June 11 2013 at his home in Fredonia surrounded by his family after a 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68 years old. Andy was born March 1 1945 in West Bend the son of Leon and Jane Mueller Olson. On June 25 1966 he was united in...
Wilbert Herbert Klapperich
Jun 9, 2013
WILBERT H. KLAPPERICH Willie Klapperich of Summit Drive in Fredonia passed away peacefully at his residence early Sunday morning June 9 2013. He was 74 years old. Wilbert was born on April 14 1939 in Fond du Lac son of Ben and Lucy Freund Klapperich. The family lived in the Mount Calvary area and he attended local schools. On October...
Austin Goodrich
Jun 9, 2013
Austin Goodrich passed away on June 9th 2013 in his home in Port Washington WI reaching the age of 87 before Alzheimer's took its toll. Goodrich had moved to Wisconsin in 1990 and to Port Washington in the late 1990s after working in Europe Asia and Washington D.C. as a case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). A native...
Daniel Leonard Grotkiewicz
Jun 8, 2013
Daniel L. Grotkiewicz Daniel Grotkiewicz age 65 years of Grafton passed away at his residence on Saturday June 8 2013 after being stricken with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 7 1947 in Milwaukee son of the late Chester and Emily Trawicki Grotkiewicz. Dan served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. On September 17 1977 he married Carol...
Helen Susan Schwanda
Jun 6, 2013
Helen Susan Schwanda age 70 years of Lincoln Village in Port Washington formerly of North Carolina and Philadelphia passed away Thursday June 6 2013 after a long battle with emphysema. Helen was born April 28m 1943 in Abbottsburg NC to William and Susan E. Smith. In 1968 Helen moved with her family to the Port Washington area. She was employed...
Hattie J. Peiffer
Jun 4, 2013
Hattie Peiffer of Saukville passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday June 4 2013 at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon. She was 91 years old. Hattie was born in Saukville on October 28 1921 the daughter of John Link and Hattie Lorence Link. She was the last survivor of the couples' nine children. On June 10 1944...
Patricia Pearl Kotecki
Jun 1, 2013
Mrs. Patricia Kotecki of Port Washington formerly of Cedarburg and Montello passed away Saturday morning June 1 2013 at Harbor Club in Port Washington. She was 81 years old. Pat was born May 18 1932 in Milwaukee the daughter of Mark and Mary Ann Rober Dore. On August 16 1952 she was united in marriage with Edward Kotecki at St....
Milton Charles Karrels
Jun 1, 2013
Mr. Milton Karrels formerly of Random Lake and the Town of Belgium passed away Saturday morning June 1 2013 at his home in the Lakeview Terrace Retirement Community in Altoona FL. He was 91 years old. Milton was born April 21 1922 in the Town of Belgium the son of Phillip and Anna Mayer Karrels. On November 18 1944 he...
Gertrude Marie Bloecher Mrs.
May 30, 2013
Gertrude M. Bloecher Trudi Gertrude Bloecher of Mequon formerly of Port Washington passed away Thursday May 30 2013 at Horizon Hospice in Mequon. She was 84 years old. Gertrude was born March 20 1929 in Saukville the daughter of Herbert and Helen Bretscher Brunnquell. After graduating from Port Washington High School she received her RN degree at Milwaukee Lutheran Hospital...
Ervin Walter Schlenvogt
May 29, 2013
Ervin W. Schlenvogt Ervin Erv Schlenvogt age 65 years of Port Washington died suddenly Wednesday May 29 2013 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. He was born July 20 1947 in Milwaukee son of Ervin A. and Emma Geuder Schlenvogt. After serving in the U.S. Army Erv worked as a certified diesel mechanic for various truck dealerships. He started as...
Robert R. Lippe Mr.
May 28, 2013
ROBERT R. LIPPE Bob Mr. Bob Lippe of Partridge Court in Cedarburg passed away at his residence early Tuesday morning May 28 2013. He was 66 years old. Robert was born in Port Washington on April 11 1947 son of Lloyd and Delores Meyer Lippe. The family lived in Saukville and Bob attended local schools proudly graduating from Port Washington...
Faye Ruth Brown
May 26, 2013
Faye Brown of Fredonia formerly of Port Washington passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday May 26 2013 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. She was 70 years old. Faye was born along with her identical twin Frances Lucille in Chicago IL on January 12 1943 daughter of Glenn Jenkins and Marion Soales Jenkins. On April 24 1965...
Germaine Rose Bowe
May 24, 2013
Germaine Bowe of Wauwatosa formerly of Cleveland WI and Dacada passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in the evening hours of Friday May 24 2013 at Franciscan Villa in South Milwaukee. She was 93 years old. Germaine was born on the family farm located in the Town of Holland on March 23 1920 to Hubert Didier and Mary...
Russell Anthony Seymour
May 24, 2013
Russell Seymour of Cedarburg passed away in the early morning hours of Friday May 24 2013 at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. He was 82 years old. Russell was born in Green Bay on August 6 1930 son of Noah Seymour and Roseann Beauchine Seymour. On June 28 1958 he married Bonnie Norton at Gesu Catholic Church in Milwaukee. Russell...
Alfred Herman Meyer Jr
May 22, 2013
ALFRED H. MEYER JR. Mr. Alfred Meyer formerly of Barefoot Bay FL and Paramus NJ passed away at his residence at Lasata Crossings in Cedarburg WI on Wednesday morning May 22 2013. He was 98 years old. Alfred was born in Jersey City NJ on April 16 1915 son of Alfred H. and Catherine Reilly Meyer. Following his schooling he...
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