Obituaries

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Recent Obituaries

Lester L. Steffen

Lester L. Steffen

Oct 23, 2022

Lester L. Steffen, age 89 of Cedarburg passed away at Hamilton House in Cedarburg on October 23, 2022. He was born June 3, 1933 in the Town of Jackson, son of the late Henry and Alma (nee Schulz) Steffen. He was a 1951 graduate of Cedarburg High School and worked as a pattern maker for Mercury Marine in Cedarburg...

Gloria J. West

Gloria J. West

Oct 22, 2022

Gloria J. West

Mrs. Gloria West (nee Eaton), of Port Washington, WI, formerly of West Bridgewater, MA, passed away surrounded by her loving family in the evening hours of Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon. She was 78 years old.

Gloria was born in Stoughton, MA, on January 26, 1944, daughter...

Richard "Sarge" K. Maher

Richard "Sarge" K. Maher

Oct 22, 2022

Richard Maher of Grafton formerly of Port Washington passed away peacefully in the morning hours of Saturday, October 22, 2022, in Sheboygan. He was 75 years old.

He was born in Milwaukee on March 21, 1947, son of John and Ermae (nee Borchardt) Maher. Rich grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Custer High School in 1965....

Duane A. Hylton

Duane A. Hylton

Oct 21, 2022

Mr. Duane Hylton, of Cedar Grove, passed away unexpectedly in the midday hours of Friday, October 21, 2022, at his residence. He was 58 years old.

Duane was born in Iowa on March 6, 1964, son of Harold and Laura (nee Leight) Hylton.

Duane is survived by his two children Brianna Kreutzer and Dylan Hylton,...

Karen Ann Knowles

Karen Ann Knowles

Oct 21, 2022

Cedarburg, WI – Karen Ann Knowles (nee Biancuzzo), 75, suddenly found peace and joined the love of her life, her husband, Jim, for eternity on October 21, 2022. She is survived by her daughter, Jessica (Craig) Fuchs; her son, Jimmy; her four grandchildren, James, Madilyn, Vincent and Poppy; her sister, Cheryl; her brother, Frank (Cathy); her niece, Nicole (Ryan),...

Richard T. And Shirley Paulini

Richard T. And Shirley Paulini

Oct 18, 2022

ANNOUNCING A JOINT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RICHARD T. PAULINI ("DICK") & SHIRLEY M. (DANEN) PAULINI

Due to Covid pandemic restrictions, the Paulini family had to wait to say good-bye to Shirley - their amazing mother, Nana and beloved wife of Richard (also known as "Dick") - when she passed away on January 2nd, 2021. With the recent...

Dennis John Bistricky

Dennis John Bistricky

Oct 18, 2022

Dennis John Bistricky of Saukville was welcomed into the arms of God on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the age of 77. He was born in Milwaukee to Stephen and Mary (nee Kardos) Bistricky on August 2, 1945.

Dennis contracted polio at the age of four. He was a loving, compassionate adult with tremendous humility. Due to...

Richard T.  "Dick" Paulini

Richard T. "Dick" Paulini

Oct 18, 2022

ANNOUNCING A JOINT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RICHARD T. PAULINI ("DICK") & SHIRLEY M. (DANEN) PAULINI

Due to Covid pandemic restrictions, the Paulini family had to wait to say good-bye to Shirley - their amazing mother, Nana and beloved wife of Richard (also known as "Dick") - when she passed away on January 2nd, 2021. With the recent...

Catherine Ann Race

Catherine Ann Race

Oct 17, 2022

Catherine Ann Race of Cedar Grove passed away early Monday morning, October 17, 2022, at the Aurora Medical Center in Sheboygan. She was 74 years old. Cathy was born on December 1, 1947, in Port Washington, daughter of Archibald and Helen (nee Schmitz) Thomes. She attended local schools and graduated from Port Washington High School.

Shortly after...

Marlys M. Samse

Marlys M. Samse

Oct 15, 2022

Marlys M. Samse, age 87, was called into the loving arms of Jesus as well as loving family on October 15, 2022. Marlys was preceded by her parents Jacob & Florence Buehler.

Marlys is survived in death by her loving husband Gene Samse. Marlys and Gene were blessed with 66 years of marriage.

The couple...

Theodore J. Flierl

Theodore J. Flierl

Oct 15, 2022

Theodore J. Flierl, 85, a lifelong resident of Port Washington, WI passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening October 15, 2022 at his home.

He was born July 13, 1937 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and was a 1955 graduate of Port Washington High School. He spent three years in the U.S. Army, followed by a career in purchasing at WH...

Gary A. Householder

Gary A. Householder

Oct 14, 2022

Gary Alan Householder of Cedarburg passed away peacefully at home on Friday October 14, 2022 surrounded by his family after losing his battle with Sarcoma cancer. He had just turned 66 years old on October 8th.

He was born in Milwaukee, WI to Carl Alvin and Ada Florence (Funk) Householder. He graduated from Mauston Area High School...

Barbara N. Liebnow

Barbara N. Liebnow

Oct 14, 2022

Mrs. Barb Liebnow of Port Washington passed away early Friday morning, October 14, 2022, at Harbor Campus in Port Washington. She was 84 years old.

Barbara was born on December 25, 1937, in Milwaukee, daughter of John and Lillian (nee Meka) Barcz. She attended local schools and graduated from Pulaski High School, Class of 1955.

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Rosalie E. Schlenvogt

Rosalie E. Schlenvogt

Oct 12, 2022

Ms. Rosalie Schlenvogt, of Port Washington, formerly of Florida, passed away surrounded by her loving family in the evening hours of Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Lawlis Family Hospice Center in Mequon. She was 84 years old.

Rose was born in Sheboygan on December 16, 1937, daughter of Henry and Leona (nee Groth) Schlenvogt. She grew up...

Malen Arthur Louis-Sturm

Malen Arthur Louis-Sturm

Oct 11, 2022

Malen Arthur Louis-Sturm, the deeply loved son of Scott L. Ogas and Lara M. Strack (Sturm), went home to his Heavenly Father on October 11th, 2022 at 12:40 p.m. He was born on October 29th, 2021 in Milwaukee.

Malen was a bundle of joy and spread smiles and laughter everyday he was on Earth. He loved playing...

Scott A. Schulz

Scott A. Schulz

Oct 11, 2022

Mr. Scott Schulz of Silver Creek passed away early Tuesday, October 11, 2022, as the result of a residential fire. He was 57 years old.

Scott was born on November 25, 1964 in Sheboygan, son of Roger and Irene Broetzmann Schulz. He grew up around Silver Creek and attended local schools, graduating from Random Lake High School,...

Joyce Susan Hansen

Joyce Susan Hansen

Oct 11, 2022

Joyce Susan Hansen of Random Lake passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the age of 93. She was born the daughter of William and Mabel (Weinbauer) Berth on April 3, 1929 in the Town of Lyndon. She married Joseph Hansen on September 11, 1948 and together they had seven children.

Joyce will remain in the...

Shirley G.  Davis

Shirley G. Davis

Oct 11, 2022

Shirley Genett Davis, 87, of Grafton, Wisconsin, passed away on October 11, 2022.  Shirley was born on May 11, 1935, in Willard, Wisconsin to Joseph and Gertrude (nee Bayuk) Godec. She graduated from Marshfield High School, Marshfield, Wisconsin in 1953. Shirley was united in marriage with Thomas Davis on June 10, 1976.

This union brought together eight...

Arline J. Thill

Arline J. Thill

Oct 7, 2022

Arline J. Thill of Port Washington was welcomed into the hands of God on Friday, October 7, 2022. She was 96. Arline was born in Fredonia on the family farm to Leo and Susanne (Pierron) Thill on April 7, 1926. She married Harvey M. Thill on June 14, 1947, at Holy Cross Church in the town of Belgium and...

Franklin Arthur Kieselhorst

Franklin Arthur Kieselhorst

Oct 7, 2022

Franklin Arthur Kieselhorst of Saukville, entered glory on October 7, 2022 at the age of 87, eternally held in the arms of his Good Shepherd. Born on December 18, 1934 in Valders, WI, Frank was the son of Werner and Regina (Lenz) Kieselhorst. He was baptized in the name of the Triune God on December 26, 1934. He married...

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