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Corie Gessler
May 10, 2007
Much Loved Children's Librarian Dies of Cancer Hundreds of local children remember fondly the visits to their school by children's librarian Corie Gessler who would zoom into classrooms on roller skates or a scooter dressed as Mother Goose the reading wizard or a crazy clown. These annual spring visits animated elementary school classrooms in schools across Port Washington and Saukville...
Barbara Brahm
May 9, 2007
Barbara Rose Brahm Mrs. Barbara Rose Brahm age 75 years of Scottsdale AZ formerly of Belgium passed away on Wednesday May 9 2007 in Scottsdale. She was born on February 21 1932 in Appleton WI daughter of Edward Doine and Margaret Schilling Doine. On February 23 1952 she married Raymond Brahm in Milwaukee. Barbara is a former member of Our...
Dean Halls
May 7, 2007
DEAN R. HALLS Mr. Dean Halls of Tower Drive in Port Washington passed away Monday evening May 7th 2007 at Columbia-St. Mary's Ozaukee Campus in Mequon. He was 55 years old. Dean was born in Stambaugh MI son of Ward and Lucille Johns Halls. He graduated from Northern Michigan University Class of 1974 with a degree in accounting. Mr. Halls...
Timothy Mitsch
May 7, 2007
TIMOTHY D. MITSCH Mr. Tim Mitsch of Scottsdale AZ passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Scottsdale on May 7 2007. He was 27 years old. Timothy was born in Plymouth on June 14 1979 the son of Timothy and Sherri Koski Mitsch. The family lived in Oostburg and later moved to Arizona during Tim's youth but he continued to...
Olive Watry
May 2, 2007
OLIVE M. WATRY Olive Watry age 92 years of Belgium died Wednesday May 2 2007 at Belgium Gardens where she was a resident for the past 2 years. She was born February 23 1915 in Port Washington daughter of Charles and Clara Krier Schmidt. On February 28 1933 she married Lawrence Watry at St. Peter and Paul Church in Milwaukee....
Ronald Skow
May 2, 2007
RONALD W. SKOW Mr. Ron Skow of Huron Circle in Grafton passed away at his residence Wednesday morning May2 2007 while surrounded by his loving family. He was 67 years old. Ron was born on July 22 1939 in Milwaukee son of Noel W. and Margaret E. Priess Skow. After he finished school Mr. Skow entered the United States Army....
Lavern Koch
May 2, 2007
LAVERN L. KOCH Lavern Koch age 82 years of Town of Fredonia died Wednesday May 2 2007 at Heritage Nursing Home in Port Washington where she had been a resident for the past year. She was born April 22 1925 in the Town of Fredonia daughter of the late Reinhold and Minnie May Kirmse. On August 5 1944 she married...
Kenneth Zubke
Apr 28, 2007
KENNETH M. ZUBKE Mr. Ken Zubke of Center Road in Saukville passed away at Cedar Springs Health Rehabilitation Center in Cedarburg on Saturday morning April 28 2007. He was 68 years old. Ken was born in Emmet Wisconsin on July 6 1938 son of Herbert and Alma Olson Zubke. He was united in marriage with Clarice Wendt Haeuser on February...
Leonard Friede
Apr 25, 2007
Mr. Leonard Friede Mr. Leonard W. Friede age 65 years of Port Washington passed away suddenly in the evening hours of April 25 2007 at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon. Len was born in Eau Claire WI on June 28 1941 son of Orlen and Norma Kummer Friede. He was a 1959 graduate of Eau Claire Memorial High School...
Beatrice Farber
Apr 24, 2007
BEATRICE E. FARBER Beatrice Farber age 83 years of 425 W. Walters St. Port Washington died Tuesday April 24 2007 at the Harbor Club in Port Washington where she has lived for the past three years with her cat Tina both lovingly taken care of by the staff at Harbor Club. She was born November 3 1923 in Hartland WI...
Gail Volkmann
Apr 24, 2007
GAIL Lucy VOLKMANN Gail Volkmann age 48 years of Port Washington died suddenlyTuesday April 24 2007 at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa. She was born January 24 1959 in Port Washington daughter of Paul and Beverly Schultz Godersky. On December 16 1977 she married Steve Volkmann in California. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren as well as gardening...
Margaret Gasper
Apr 24, 2007
MARGARET K. GASPER Margaret Gasper age 101 years of Heritage Nursing Home Port Washington formerly of Belgium died Tuesday evening April 24 2007 at Heritage Nursing Home where she had been a resident since August 2006. She was born December 27 1905 in the Town of Belgium daughter of Michael and Katie Klein Roob. On September 3 1930 she married...
George Kolbach
Apr 23, 2007
GEORGE J. KOLBACH George Kolbach age 71 years of 425 W. Walters St. Port Washington died Monday April 23 2007 at Harbor Club where he had been a resident for the past several months. He was born December 6 1935 in Port Washington son of the late George and Rose Jacque Kolbach. On May 25 1957 he married Evelyn Fechter...
Leo Nevala D.
Apr 21, 2007
LEO R. NEVALA Ph.D Dr. Leo Nevala age 76 years of N219 Claervue Shores Town of Holland died Tuesday evening Sept. 10 2002 at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. He was born February 22 1926 in Ironwood MI son of Alfred and Iida Laituri Nevala. He married Ivy Koskell on October 20 1951 in Ironwood MI. Leo received his Doctrate...
Mildred Fish
Apr 20, 2007
Mildred Fish age 97 years of 425 W. Walters St. Port Washington died Friday evening April 20 2007 at Harbor Club where she had been a resident for the past 3 years. She was born September 1 1909 in Grafton daughter of Peter and Rose Goeden Rinn. On July 13 1935 she married Marshall Fish in Port Washington. He preceded...
Richard Gierczak
Apr 17, 2007
RICHARD G. GIERCZAK Mr. Rich Gierczak of South Colonial Parkway in Saukville suddenly passed away at his residence in the early morning hours of Tuesday April 17th 2007. He was 64 years old. Richard was born in Green Bay on October 2 1942 one of seven children born to Thomas and Geraldine Dessart Gierczak. Upon graduating from high school Rich...
John Feltes
Apr 17, 2007
JOHN L. FELTES John Feltes age 73 years of Waubeka died Tuesday April 17 2007 at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon. He was born August 29 1930 in Saukville son of the late Lawrence and Viola Doehr Feltes. On October 27 1951 he married Marilyn Hetzel in Milwaukee. She preceded him in death in December 2006. Mr. Feltes owned...
Paula Hoerig
Apr 16, 2007
PAULA E. HOERIG Paula Hoerig age 93 years of Port Washington formerly of Menomonee Falls died Monday evening April 16 2007 at Cedar Springs Health and Rehab Center in Cedarburg where she had been a resident for the past two weeks. She was born May 25 1913 in Germany daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alburt Stiebritz. On July 7 1934...
Jennifer Smith
Apr 13, 2007
JENNIFER A. SMITH Ms. Jennifer Smith of Green Bay Road in Port Washington passed away unexpectedly on Friday April 13 2007. She was 22 years old. Jennifer was born in Port Washington to Jeffrey and Barbara Fitzgerald Smith on November 4th 1984. She attended schools in the Port Washington - Saukville School District graduating from Port Washington High School in...
Edward Schmitz
Apr 10, 2007
EDWARD G. SCHMITZ Mr. Edward Schmitz of Lincoln Court in Port Washington formerly of Belgium passed away at Columbia-St. Mary's Ozaukee Campus in Mequon on Tuesday morning April 10 2007. He was 90 years old. Edward was born on August 30 1916 in Auburndale WI son of John and Magdalena Becher Schmitz. On September 14 1940 he was united in...
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