Obituaries

May 14, 2025

James William Purdy, of Lannon, WI, formerly of Port Washington, WI, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 14, 2025, He was 90 years old.

Jim was born in Milwaukee on September 28, 1934, the son of Harvey and Mabel (nee Ogden) Purdy. He grew up in Milwaukee...

May 13, 2025

Thomas "Willie" Willman of Random Lake Wisconsin passed away May 13, 2025, at the Aurora Medical Center, Grafton Wisconsin, spending his final moment with his wife and daughters.

Tom was born January 10, 1943 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He was the 7th child of Anton Willman and Eva (Payne) Willman. After attending local schools in Marshfield, he did...

May 9, 2025

Joan Rooney, a longtime resident of Port Washington, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2025 at Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon, at the age of 97. She was born on September 23, 1927 to Matthias and Ida (Poull) Sturm. She was the last survivor of 72 first cousins and was deeply proud of her Luxembourger heritage. She was a...

May 9, 2025

William "Bill" E. Boyd of Saukville passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday, May 9, 2025 at the age of 85. He was born the beloved son of Sampson and Grace Boyd in Monroe, WI on May 15, 1939. He married Nancy Coffel (1940-1997) on April 11, 1964 and together raised two children. Bill later married Sherry...

May 9, 2025

Maxine Charmoli of Cedarburg, passed away at the age of 91 on Friday, May 9, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, 1375 Covered Bridge Rd., Cedarburg, WI 53012. The family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00am-12:50pm. Maxine will be laid to rest...

May 8, 2025

Scott W. Hartmann of Dacada passed away on Thursday May 8, 2025, after a work accident. He was 53 years old.

Scott was born on August 19, 1971, in Sheboygan, WI to William and Judith (Feider) Hartmann.

Scott was known for his passion for building model cars and trucks, dedicating countless hours to this cherished...

May 7, 2025

Kenneth "Ken" Weyker of Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of Dacada, WI, passed away on May 7, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 87 years old.

Ken was born in Sheboygan on January 26, 1938, to William and Loretta (Schmitz) Weyker. He attended Dacada grade school and graduated from Port Washington High School. On October 18, 1958,...

May 6, 2025

Shirley Birenbaum of Cedar Grove passed away Tuesday evening, May 6, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 92 years old.

Shirley was born in Fredonia on April 29, 1933, to William and Lena (nee Jungers) Biever. She attended local schools and graduated from Random Lake High School, Class of 1952. Following her...

May 4, 2025

Maryanne M. Seyfert of Saukville passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Lawlis Family Hospice. She was 62 years old.

Maryanne was born on May 28, 1962, in Buffalo, New York to the late Elmer and Patricia (Madden) Benson. She graduated from Port Washington High School with the class of 1980.

May 2, 2025

George W. Krodinger of Saukville passed away with his family by his side at Lawlis Family Hospice on Friday, May 2, 2025. He was 84 years old.

George was born November 23, 1940, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Karl and Elsa (Lang) Krodinger. On November 16, 1968, he was united in marriage to Ellen Moser. They...

May 1, 2025

John "Jack" C. Chenery IV, a longtime resident of the Town of Grafton passed away peacefully on Thursday May 1, 2025. Jack was born on January 11, 1945, the beloved son of Jack and Barbara (nee Griswold) Chenery in Natick, Massachusetts. He was united in Holy Matrimony to the love of his life, Nancy Hughes at St. Cecilia Catholic...

Apr 30, 2025

Michelle Marie Weiss of Port Washington passed away peacefully after a brief illness. She was born the beloved daughter of Lawrence and LaVerne (Ansay) Weiss on April 24, 1966, and was reunited with them in Heaven on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Michelle graduated from Grafton High School and went on to work at Portal Industries, Balance Inc, and attended...

Apr 28, 2025

Ms. Bonnie Bartel of Port Washington, formerly of Chippewa Falls, passed away peacefully at High Point Residence in Port Washington on Monday morning, April 28, 2025. She was 84 years old.

Bonnie was born on December 31, 1940, in Chippewa Falls, WI to George and Mabel (nee Boettcher) Kurth. She attended local schools and completed her education...

Apr 27, 2025

Thomas, Sharon Joanna Age 78, passed away on April 27, 2025, in Brown Deer.

Sharon was born in Fond du Lac on August 27, 1946, to Erwin and Erna Rusch on her father's birthday. She treasured her childhood in Campbellsport where grade school playmates became lifelong friends (known as "the Crazy Eight"). Although an only child she...

Apr 27, 2025

Thomas P. Watry entered into eternal life on Sunday, April 27, 2025. He was 91 years old.

He was born on January 2, 1934, in Ashippun, Wisconsin to parents Lawrence and Olive Watry. Tom enlisted into the United States Air Force and served in the Korean War. Following his enlistment, he worked numerous jobs, including a rural...

Apr 27, 2025

Charles Arthur Bowser Jr., 83, of Cedarburg passed away April 27, 2025 surrounded by loved ones.

Charles was born on March 14, 1942 to Dorothea (nee Innes) and Charles Bowser Sr., the eldest of seven children. He was raised in Kittanning, Penn.

In his youth, Charles enjoyed hanging out by the Allegheny River, whether it...

Apr 26, 2025

Elizabeth "Beth" Ann (Vernon) Manian, a longtime resident of Random Lake, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully and went to her heavenly home on April 26, 2025. Beth's life was deeply rooted in her Christian faith and her love for her family, friends and beloved late pup, Duffy. Beth enjoyed being active with her church, substitute teaching almost any subject and...

Apr 25, 2025

Carol Ann (Farrey) Gjertson of Port Washington, WI passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025 at the age of 83. She was born the beloved daughter of Howard and Claire (Wittnebel) Farrey. Carol was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Gjertson on May 22, 1965 in Sheboygan, WI and together they raised 2 beautiful daughters.

Carol...

Apr 24, 2025

Few people are or were as full of life in this world as John Niederkorn. His large stature was surpassed only by his even larger heart. His laugh could fill a room. He had a way of bringing out the best in people, leaving a trail of smiles and shaking heads everywhere he went.

John was a...

Apr 21, 2025

Shirley Greiveldinger of Port Washington passed away at her home on Mon., April 21, 2025. She was 93 years old.

Born Dec. 12, 1931, on the third floor of the Mayer Hotel (later the Port Hotel) to Emil Peter "Pete" Poull and Frances Mayer Poull, the then-owners of the hotel.

On June 23, 1962, Shirley...