Obituaries
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Recent Obituaries
Leona Patock
LEONA O. PATOCK Mrs. Leona Patock age 90 years formerly of Port Washington died Monday January 12 2004 at Lasata Care Center in Cedarburg where she had been a resident for the past two years. She was born June 11 1913 in Beaver Dam daughter of the late Bartholemeow and Antonette Strobel. On October 25 1941 she married John Patock...
Gertrude Ellmauer
Gertrude D. Ellmauer Mrs. Gertrude Ellmauer age of 92 years of Port Washington formerly of Cedarburg passed away in the morning hours of Sunday May 4 2003 at Cedar Springs Health Rehabilitation Center in Cedarburg. She was born January 23 1911 in Milwaukee daughter of the late Carl and Evelyn Boettcher Wolford. On July 24 1929 she married Frank Ellmauer...
Jerome Schwabenlender
Jerome A. Schwabenlender Jerry Schwabenlender of Cottage Drive in the Town of Friendship formerly of Belgium passed away at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac Monday evening March 14 2005. He was 80 years old. Jerry was born on September 27 1924 in St. John WI son of Joseph and Theresa Gruber Schwabenlender. On June 19 1948 he was...
Wilfred Maechtle
WILFRED M. MAECHTLE Mr. Wilfred Maechtle of Holden Street in Port Washington passed away at his home early Monday morning December 20 2004. He was 84 years old. Wilfred was born in the Town of Port Washington on January 8 1920 the son of Elmer and Rena Haberman Maechtle. He graduated from Whitefish Bay High School in 1937. He entered...
Oliva Ansay
OLIVA L. ANSAY Devoted wife mother grandmother and great-grandmother Oliva (Risch) Ansay of 223 St. Rose Ave. in Fredonia died Saturday October 18th at St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon. She was 87 years of age. Oliva was born in Lake Church on March 8th 1916 the daughter of John and Katherine (Pohl) Risch. On April 6th 1940 she married Clarence...
Leo Rusetos
LEO S. RUSETOS Mr. Leo Rusetos age 59 years died at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee on October 10 2003. Lee was born on March 7 1944 in Chicago IL son of Leo and Bonita Rusetos. He lived in the Elgin area before coming to live in Milwaukee and eventually the Port Washington area. He and his wife very recently moved...
Ronald Bartz
Bartz Ronald J. SAUKVILLE October 20 2002 age 65 years. Beloved husband of Virginia (nee Sliwinski) dear father of Ronald (Antoinette) Bartz cherished son of Marian Robertson loving grandpa of Jason Jessica Jennifer Jamie and Josh. Further survived by 3 sisters: Gloria Nancy and Sharon; nieces nephews other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his father Robbie Robertson. Funeral...
Curtis Schultz
CURTIS E. SCHULTZ Mr. Kurt Schultz recently of Lasata Care Center in Cedarburg formerly of Grafton passed away at Lasata on Friday May 27 2005. He was 81 years old. Kurt was born on Milwaukee on January 29 1924 son of Arthur and Mary Schaefner Schultz. After his service as a medic in the US ARMY during World War II...
Edward Stefaniak
EDWARD R. STEFANIAK Mr. Ed Stefaniak of 7th Avenue in Grafton passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family Saturday morning November 15 2003. He was 83 years old. Ed was born in Milwaukee on October 28 1920 son of Joseph and Hattie Domrois Stefaniak. He went into the US Army and served over seas in the European-African-Middle...
Helen Venne
HELEN M. VENNE Mrs. Helen Venne of Northwoods Rd in the Town of Port Washington formerly of Milwaukee passed away at Columbia- St. Mary's Ozaukee Campus Thursday morning June 30th 2005. She was 88 years old. Helen was born in Chicago daughter of John and Mary Svehla Novak. On September 16 1936 she was united in marriage with Chester Venne...
Elaine Feider
Elaine S. Feider Elaine S. Feider 72 of W3672 County Rd. K Cedar Grove died of cancer in the early morning of Sun. Jan. 9 2005 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Dacada where she resided for the past five weeks. She was born July 16 1932 in the Town of Belgium a daughter of the late...
William Prom
William Prom Mr. William Prom of Marion Heights Home in Port Washington passed away at Columbia-St. Mary's Ozaukee Campus early Sunday morning April 10 2005. He was 98 years old. Bill was born in the Town of Belgium on June 19 1906 don of Peter and Christina Roeser Prom. On April 6 1929 he was united in marriage with Josephine...
Monica Shininger
MONICA ROSE SHININGER Monica Shininger age 3 years of 121 Hill St. Fredonia died Friday August 6 2004 at Children's Hospital in Wauwatosa. She was born April 24 2001 in Mequon daughter of Timothy and Anne Kopp Shininger. Survivors include her parents three brothers Justin Mark and Nicholas grandparents Robert and Stella Shininger of Defiance OH Fritz and Barbara Kopp...
David Johnson
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William Jones
Mr. William M. Jones Jr. age 53 years dies unexpectedly in Black River Falls on Wednesday November 27 2002. After highschool Bill joined the US Marine Corp serving overseas during the Vietnam War. More recently Mr. Jones was the owner of The Eagles Nest a tatoo parlor in Port Wawshington. Bill is survived by his mother Mary of Grafton his...
Alfred Mentzel
ALFRED H. MENTZEL Alfred Mentzel age 85 years of Mequon Care Center formerly of Grafton died Monday evening November 3 2003. He was born February 21 1918 in Grafton son of Carl and Ida Ley Mentzel. He graduated from Grafton High School and Married Evelyn Dahm on May 1 1943 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Grafton. She preceded him...
Lloyd" Stu" Auer
LLOYD S. AUER Stu Stu Auer age 75 years of the Town of Saukville died Sunday March 14 2004 at St. Joseph Community Hospital in West Bend where he had been a patient for the past several days. He was born September 1 1929 in Milwaukee son of Esther B. Schweppe and Alois Auer. At age 14 while working on...
Ellen Freitag
Ellen S. Freitag Mrs. Ellen Freitag age 75 years of 230 Ulao St. Saukville passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Campus in Mequon. She was born in Port Washington July 25 1927 daughter of the late Henry and Martha Fedder Bittner. On February 20 1948 she married Harvey Freitag in Waukegan IL. Ellen worked as...
Evelyn Lanser
Evelyn N. Lanser Mrs. Evelyn Lanser formerly of Cedar Grove passed away Saturday evening November 6 2004 at Heritage Nursing Home in Port Washington. She was 88 years old. Evelyn was born in the Town of Hingham on May 24 1916 daughter of Ruben and Jennie Simmilink DeSmith. On June 27 1936 she was united in marriage with Sylan Lanser...
Esther Morauski
Morauski Esther A. (nee Clausing) SAUKVILLE November 30 2003 age 100 years. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Robert (Lois) Willard (Janice) Marjorie (Lee) King Marilyn (Ray) Stayer and Dorothy (Edward) Friede and Carol (Norman) Philipps. Further survived by 24 grandchildren 30 great-grandchildren 2 great-great-grandchildren 2 brothers nieces nephews other relatives and friends. Funeral services Thursday Dec....
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