Obituaries

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Recent Obituaries

Robert A. Sauer

Robert A. Sauer

May 22, 2023

Mr. Bob Sauer of Fredonia passed away unexpectedly at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton on Monday, May 22, 2023. He was 78 years old.

Robert was born in Port Washington on March 16, 1945, son of Edwin and Rose (nee Lecher) Sauer. He attended local schools and graduated from Port Washington High School, Class of 1963. At...

George A. Hickmann

George A. Hickmann

May 21, 2023

George August Hickmann died peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday May 21, 2023, at the age of 96.

He was born in Sheboygan, WI on August 25, 1926, the son of William and Clara (nee Gruenke) Hickmann. George's mother died when he was only 7 years old. Mr. William Hickmann then married Mary Wallander-Wimmer,...

James B. Gantner

James B. Gantner

May 21, 2023

James B. Gantner, 72, of Grafton, passed away on May 21, 2023, with his wife at his side.

Jim was born on Dec. 13, 1950, to Raymond and Beatrice (née Gall) Gantner. He attended elementary school at St. Mary's Lake Church and was a 1969 graduate of Cedar Grove High School. He continued his education at Milwaukee...

Daniel H. Goelzer

Daniel H. Goelzer

May 19, 2023

Daniel H. Goelzer "Dan"

Mr. Daniel Goelzer, of the Town of Saukville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon. He was 68 years old.

Dan was born in Sheboygan County on June 19, 1954, son of Harold and Doreen (Michaels) Goelzer. He grew up in the...

Raymond D. Ziegelbauer

Raymond D. Ziegelbauer

May 18, 2023

Mr. Raymond "Ray" Ziegelbauer, of Cedarburg, passed away unexpectedly in the morning hours of Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton from complications of diabetes and kidney failure. He was 63 years old.

Ray was the 8th child born to Raymond and Florence (Schaefer) Ziegelbauer. When he was three years old the family moved...

Ronald B.  Ziegelbauer

Ronald B. Ziegelbauer

May 17, 2023

Ron Ziegelbauer of Saukville passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2023, at Hope Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lomira. He was 71 years old.

Ron was born in Fond du Lac on March 22, 1952, son of Raymond and Florence Schaefer Ziegelbauer. The family moved to Mequon when Ron was young and he attended local schools.

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Shirley Mae Helms

Shirley Mae Helms

May 17, 2023

Shirley Helms, age 96, of Grafton and formerly of Port Washington died on Wednesday evening, May 17, 2023. She was born on May 30, 1926, the daughter of Anthony and Emma Wilke Erlwig. Shirley was a 1944 graduate of Grafton High School.

Shirley married Frederic Helms on July 17, 1948, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Port...

Sook-Hui Kim-Peterson

Sook-Hui Kim-Peterson

May 15, 2023

Sook-Hui Kim Peterson, Ph.D., of Cedarburg Wisconsin, passed away on May 15th, 2023, at the Aurora Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin with her family by her side. She was born on July 20th, 1954, in Seoul, South Korea, and later moved to the United States in the autumn of 1977 to continue her education.

Sook-Hui received...

Madison Katherine Ford

Madison Katherine Ford

May 14, 2023

Madison Katherine Ford of Mequon was received into the Kingdom of Glory, where she dances with angels, on Sunday, May 14th, 2023. She was born in West Bend, WI on May 4th, 2009, the beloved daughter of Sara Hockerman Ford and the cherished granddaughter of Dennis and Jane Hockerman, Mequon.

Mady was a 7th grade student at...

Laura K. Stricker

Laura K. Stricker

May 13, 2023

Mrs. Laura Stricker of Port Washington passed away at her residence early Saturday morning, May 13, 2023. She was 95 years old.

Laura was born in Plymouth on August 21, 1927, daughter of Edwin and Mildred Jacobs Zimmermann. She attended local schools and graduated from Plymouth High School.

On April 19, 1947, Laura was united...

Donald J. Herrmann

Donald J. Herrmann

May 13, 2023

Mr. Don Herrmann of the Town of Cedarburg passed away at The Kathy Hospice in West Bend early Saturday morning, May 13, 2023. He was 84 years old.

Donald was born in Milwaukee on August 31, 1938, son of Theodore and Lorraine (nee Bruer) Herrmann. He attended local schools and graduated from Milwaukee Boys Technical High School...

Diane L. Zens

Diane L. Zens

May 12, 2023

Diane Zens, of Port Washington, passed away unexpectedly on Friday Afternoon, May 12, 2023, at Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette. She was 74 years old.

Diane was born in Milwaukee on April 10, 1949, daughter of William and Bernice (Kunz) Unger. She grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Milwaukee Washington High School with the class...

Anne E. Nowicki

Anne E. Nowicki

May 11, 2023

Anne Erin Nowicki, born 1970, passed peacefully on May 11, 2023, in Grafton, Wisconsin, surrounded by her family and friends.

Anne was preceded in her death by her mother, Judy. She is survived by her two children Lucy and Quinn, father Michael, sisters Corinne and Jessica, cousins Todd, Julia, John, Madeline, aunts Julia, Joan, Pat and Sue,...

Robert Leroy Damon

Robert Leroy Damon

May 6, 2023

Mr. Robert L. Damon of Sunset Road in Port Washington, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Horizon-Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon. He was 93 years old. Robert was born March 23, 1930, in Neopit, Wisconsin, the son of Ellsworth "Al" and Ramona "Mona" Damon. On March 31, 1951, he married Joann Uttke at St....

Steven James Lettau

Steven James Lettau

May 3, 2023

Steven James Lettau of Cedarburg, WI, was called to Heaven on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the age of 76. He was born in Fond du Lac, WI, the son of Alfred and Marie Lettau, on October 16, 1946. He married the love of his life Doreen Selig on August 6, 1983, in Appleton, WI.

Steve had...

Robert "Bob" V. Deppiesse

Robert "Bob" V. Deppiesse

May 3, 2023

Robert "Bob" Vincent Deppiesse of Random Lake, passed away on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Sharon S. Richardson Hospice in Sheboygan Falls. He was 75. Bob was born July 30, 1947 in Port Washington the son of Martin and Helen (nee Bittner) Deppiesse. On June 6, 2003 he was united in marriage with Bev Palmer in...

Eugene Michael Peplinski

Eugene Michael Peplinski

May 2, 2023

Eugene Michael Peplinski of the Town of Jackson passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the age of 87. He was born the son of Henry and Anna Peplinski in Milwaukee on November 10, 1935. Eugene married Rita Best on September 3, 1955, at St. Francis Borgia Church in Cedarburg and together they had 7 children.

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Daniel N. Burnside

Daniel N. Burnside

May 1, 2023

Daniel N. Burnside, of Grafton, passed away on the morning of May 1, 2023, at Lawlis Family Hospice. He was 89 years old.

Daniel was born December 28, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of the late Harold and Hallie (Rice) Burnside. He grew up in West Allis.

On May 3, 1958, he married the...

Casimer S. Kender

Casimer S. Kender

May 1, 2023

Casimer "Caz" Kender, of the Town of Farmington, formerly of Post Lake, WI, passed away in the evening hours of Monday, May 1, 2023, at Kathy Hospice in West Bend. He was 93 years old.

Caz was born in Oak Creek on November 30, 1929, son of Simon and Florence (nee Rossa) Kender. He grew up in...

Ralph E. Kaan

Ralph E. Kaan

Apr 30, 2023

Ralph Edward Kaan, 84, of Fredonia, WI, passed away at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, WI, on Sunday evening, April 30, 2023.

Ralph was born on December 24, 1938, in Chicago to Josephine and Edward Kaan. Sadly, his mother, Josephine, passed away some months after Ralph's birth and his father re-married to Dorothy Smith, who loved Ralph...

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