Obituaries

Feb 25, 2015

Phillip E. "Phil" Schmidt, 79, of West Bend, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at his home in West Bend surrounded by his family.

Phillip was born on August 19, 1935 in Milwaukee the son of the late Edward and Marian (Fessler) Schmidt, and on April 23, 1955 he was united in marriage to Margaret "Marge"...

Feb 23, 2015

Eldon E. Wulff, 87, passed away surrounded by his loving family at his home, Monday, February 23, 2015.

He was born on November 18, 1927, the son of the late William and Alida (Clausing) Wulff, and raised on the farm in Thiensville. On November 25, 1950, he was united in marriage to Arlene...

Feb 22, 2015

Alma L. Habeck, nee Shepherd, age 87, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Cedar Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center in the Town of West Bend.

She was born on January 4, 1928 in Wauwatosa. On June 21, 1952, Alma was united in marriage to Donald Habeck at Emmanuel Ev. United Brotheran Church...

Feb 22, 2015

Donald E. Lutz of the City of West Bend, entered Eternal Life on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at his home. He was surrounded by his family.

Don was born on May 31, 1929 on the family farm in the Town of West Bend to the late Ed and Florence (nee Bastian) Lutz. On October 3, 1959 he...

Feb 21, 2015

Pearl B. Terlinden, nee Kibbel, 94, of the Town of Wayne, entered Eternal Life on Saturday February 21, 2015 at Cedar Lake Home, West Bend.

She was born on June 7, 1920 on the family farm in the Town of Wayne to the late George and Esther (nee Luecke) Kibbel Jr. On May 28th, 1949 she was...

Feb 21, 2015

Marion Martha Schacht, (nee Jung), age 86, of West Bend passed away peacefully with her family at her side February 21st, 2015 at the Lighthouse of West Bend.

She was born on January 14, 1929 in Barton, WI to Herbert and Flora Jung (nee Basler). Through baptism, she became a member of God's family on January 16th,...

Feb 21, 2015

Neal G. Straub, 90, of the town of Ashford, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum.

He was born on May 11, 1924, in the town of Ashford, the son of the late Hugo Sr. and Margaret (Weninger) Straub, and on May 29, 1954, he was united...

Feb 20, 2015

Ralph “Fuzzy” Leemon, 88, of Lomira, passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.

He was born on January 9, 1927 on the family farm in Ladoga to the late Roy and Maggie (nee Smith) Leemon.  He was united in marriage to Shirley Ninnemann on April 27, 1946 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

Feb 18, 2015

Walter Bade, 89, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Kettle Moraine Gardens Care Center, in Kewaskum.

He was born on March 7, 1925, in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, the son of the late Otto C. and Emma (Veith) Bade. Walter attended the Lake Mills Public Schools and graduated from Lake Mills High...

Feb 14, 2015

Patrick G. Doherty, 93, of Kewaskum, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Cedar Lake Health and Rehab Center in the town of West Bend. He was born on December 29, 1921, in the town of Mitchell, the son of the late William and Ella (Schlief) Doherty, and on October 16, 1948 he was united in marriage to...

Feb 12, 2015

Russell Gary Maki Sr., 68, of the town of Kohlsville, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Cedar Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center in West Bend surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on July 1, 1946 in Stambaugh City, Michigan, the son of the late Tovio and Mayme (Laakaniemi) Maki. He was united...

Feb 7, 2015

It was rare to find Barbara Irish Trimble without a smile. Whether she was a part of the conversation or not, she always had the most genuine look in her eyes, taking in every last word you said, each one more important than the last. She was one of the few people on this Earth who could find the...

Feb 7, 2015

Walter "Big Wally" E. Weiterman Jr., 84, of Milwaukee, passed away peacefully on Saturday February 7, 2015 at Cedar Lake Home, West Bend.

He was born on July 29, 1930 to the late Walter and Hattie (nee Strege) Weiterman Sr. in Milwaukee WI. He grew up in Sturgeon Bay WI until they moved to Milwaukee at the...

Feb 7, 2015

Donna Mae Sopkowicz, (nee Muzik), age 82, of West Bend, passed away Saturday February 7, 2015 at the Lighthouse of West Bend. She was born on September 11, 1932 in Milwaukee to the late Anton and Florence (nee Krenke) Muzik, and graduated from Washington High School in the class of 1950. On November 17, 1951 Donna was united in...

Feb 4, 2015

Hunter R. Stevens III, age 65, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015 at his home.

He was born on November 23, 1949 in Milwaukee to Hunter and Eleanor (nee Knitter) Stevens Jr.

Hunter moved with his family to Random Lake at a young age, and he graduated from Random Lake High School...

Feb 4, 2015

Michael Schnell, 30, of Port Washington, was unexpectedly called into the Lord's arms on Wednesday February 4, 2015 at Aurora Hospital, Grafton.

He was born on November 14, 1984 to Douglas and Susan (nee Phillips) Schnell in Menomonee Falls. He grew up in the Grafton and Cedarburg area, graduating from Cedarburg High school. He was a member...

Feb 4, 2015

Rachelle L. “Shelly” Halle, 56, of Appleton, was called home to the Lord on Thursday, February 4, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on June 27, 1958, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Gilbert and Kathryn (Phipps) Bintzler, and on August 21, 1976, she was united...

Feb 3, 2015

Janet A. "Jan" Schmitz, (nee Smith), age 66, has been reunited with her husband, son and daughter in Heaven. She died peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend after a long illness.

She was born on May 1, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Raymond and Anna (nee Haines) Smith. She...

Feb 2, 2015

Anna K. Kelm, age 22, of Milwaukee, formerly of West Bend, was called home to be with her Lord on February 2, 2015.

She was born on November 11, 1992 in Indianapolis, IN to Rev. Daniel and Rachel (nee Fritze) Kelm, and was baptized into her Lord on November 12, 1992.

Anna spent nine years...

Feb 1, 2015

Corliss M. "Tuff" Flynn, 90, of the town of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum, surrounded by her family.

She was born on March 3, 1924, the daughter of the late Rudolph and Mabel (Brown) Kramer, and on July 10, 1943, she was united in...