Obituaries
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Recent Obituaries
Mary Beth Houghton
December 14, 2022
Mary Beth Houghton, age 88, of Cedarburg, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Mary Beth is survived by her children, Douglas, William (Pam) and Peggy (David) Houghton, granddaughter, Neko, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Robert (Bob), her brother Frederick and her sister Mildred....
Amy Lynn Miller
December 13, 2022
Amy Lynn Miller of Cedarburg passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in a tragic car accident at the age of 40. She was born in Milwaukee on May 19, 1982, graduated from Grafton High School in 2000, and earned her college degree from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. During her time in college, she met...
Dorothy A. Schoessow
December 12, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy Schoessow, of Mequon, passed away surrounded by her loving family in the afternoon hours of Monday, December 12, 2022 at her residence. She was 89 years old.
Dorothy was born on her family farm in Cedarburg on December 25, 1932, daughter of Roland and Alinda (nee Mueller) Nieman. She grew up on Nieman Orchard, home...
Gordon V.P. Waddington
December 11, 2022
Gordon Van Pelt Waddington (2/9/1958 – 12/11/2022) – Gordon, better known as Gordy, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2022. He was born to John and Barbara Waddington in Philadelphia, PA, along with his brother Scott and sister Betsy. When he was eight years old the family moved to Fox Point, Wisconsin. He graduated from Nicolet High school in...
Seth John Meeks
December 11, 2022
Pastor Seth John Meeks
Seth John Meeks of Port Washington was born to Randy and Jeanne Meeks (nee Dillingham) on November 8, 1980, in Morrison, Illinois. He unexpectedly went home to be with Jesus at age 42 on December 11, 2022.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Anya Meeks (nee Panice), on June 30, 2001, and...
Marcella N. "Marcie" Culloden
December 11, 2022
Of Milwaukee, went home peacefully on December 11, 2022 at the age of 100 years, 1 week and 6 days.
Born November 28, 1922, on the family farm in Wayside, WI, Marcie grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Bayview High School. She was the Executive Secretary to the Public Relations manager at AC Spark Plug (currently...
Dolores Caroline Joers
December 11, 2022
Dolores Caroline Joers of Cedarburg, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the age of 95. She was born in Milwaukee to Frank and Mary (Mueller) Storch on January 25, 1927. Dolores married Arthur Joers on May 17, 1969 in Milwaukee.
Dolores graduated from Messmer High School in 1944. She went to work as an executive...
Robert W. Lederer
December 9, 2022
Mr. Robert Lederer, of Waubeka, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, December 9, 2022, at Forest Haven Assisted Living Center in Fredonia where he had been a resident. He was 86 years old.
Bob was born on the family farm in Mequon on March 30, 1936, son of Roland and Esther (nee Geier) Lederer....
Daniel J. Buser
December 8, 2022
Mr. Dan Buser of West Bend, formerly of Port Washington, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Kathy Hospice. He was 63 years old.
Dan was born in Port Washington on March 27, 1959, son of Edwin and Dorothy Hagel Buser. He grew up in Holy Cross and attended Ozaukee High School, graduating with the Class of...
Paul Gordon Petersen
December 7, 2022
Paul Gordon Petersen of Cedarburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the age of 54. He was born in Buffalo, NY to Gordon and Karen Petersen. Paul married the love of his life Catherine Van Den Diepstraten on October 26th, 2002 and together they had two children, Brianna and Matthew.
Paul graduated from Brown...
Randall E. "Randy" Ingelse
December 6, 2022
Randall E. "Randy" Ingelse of Belgium passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Froedtert Hospital at the age of 74. He was born the son of Lawrence and Eleanor (nee Voskuil) Ingelse on May 28, 1948 in Sheboygan.
Randy was a 1967 graduate of Oostburg High School and a US Army veteran. He married Donna Lanser...
Michael C. Melichar
December 6, 2022
Michael C. Melichar
Mr. Michael Melichar, known to many as "Iron Mike", passed away unexpectedly in the early evening hours of Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at his residence. He was 43 years old.
Mike was born in Port Washington on June 25, 1979, son of Benjamin and Cheryl (nee Graham) Melichar. Mike grew up in...
Daniel Thomas Stemper
December 3, 2022
Daniel T. Stemper went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, December 3, 2022. He was in the ICU of Aurora Hospital, following a massive heart attack and complications. He was born March 1, 1955, the son of Edward and Phyllis Stemper. Upon graduating Random Lake High School Dan continued farming, it wasn't a job,...
Nancy Ann Rothe
December 3, 2022
Nancy A. Rothe of Mequon, entered into eternal life surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, December 3, 2022. She was 82 years old.
Nancy was born on October 25, 1940, in Green Bay, Wisconsin to parents Joseph and Esther (nee Tiller) Biersteker. She was 1 of 15 children. Nancy graduated from East High School, Class of...
Elmer H. Terlinden
December 3, 2022
Mr. Elmer Terlinden of Port Washington passed away at Village Pointe Commons Memory Care on Saturday, December 3, 2022. He was 86 years old.
Elmer was born in Allenton on September 3, 1936, son of Benjamin and Hedwig Pluedemann Terlinden. He attended local schools and began working at Freeman Chemical right after graduating from high school. Elmer...
Tracy Donald Tenpenny
December 2, 2022
Tracy Donald Tenpenny, adoring husband of Clare and loving father of Joe and Lorraine, was welcomed into eternal life on December 2, 2022, by a multitude of angels and saints, at the age of 54.
Tracy, the son of Jerry and Barbara Tenpenny, was born on November 6, 1968, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Tenpenny family moved to...
Lorraine Mary Large
December 1, 2022
Lorraine Mary Large of the Town of Belgium passed away surrounded by her loving family in the early hours of Thursday, December 1, 2022. She was 88 years old. Lorraine was born in the Town of Belgium on June 11, 1934, the daughter of John and Catherine (Schumacher) Kleckner. On August 7, 1954, she married Donald Large (1933-2013) at...
Marilyn M. Erlwig
November 30, 2022
Mrs. Marilyn Erlwig, of Port Washington, formerly of Oostburg, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Harbor Campus in Port Washington where she had been a resident. She was 90 years old.
Marilyn was born in West Allis on May 25, 1932, daughter of Martin and Marie (nee Esselmann) Neumann. She...
Kristofer James Falk
November 28, 2022
Kristofer James Falk passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 28th, 2022, at his Port Washington home. Kristofer was 37 years young.
He was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on January 18th, 1985, to Bonnie and Thomas Falk. In February 1995, the family moved to Reedsburg, Wisconsin. After graduating from Reedsburg Area High School in 2003, Kristofer studied Computer...
Betty J. Kultgen
November 26, 2022
Betty J. Kultgen (Nee Schumacher)
Betty was reunited with Bert, her beloved husband of 62 years, on November 26, 2022, at the age of 92.
She was born and lived most of her life in Saukville. She was active in her community and along with her husband she founded and operated Kultgen Hardware in Cedarburg....
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