Obituaries

Jul 31, 2012

Christopher P. Mauritz, 62, of Theresa, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk, following a 4 ½ year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 7, 1950, in Oshkosh, the son of Edgar and Patricia (Hahn) Mauritz, and on August 11, 1973, he was united in marriage to Elaine...

Jul 30, 2012

Leo H. Bodden, 94, of Theresa, went home to the Lord on Monday, July 30, 2012 at Kettle Moraine Gardens, Kewaskum.

Leo was born on April 20, 1918, in the town of Theresa, to the late Edmund and Pauline (nee Ritger) Bodden. Leo grew up in Theresa on the family farm and attended local schools. Leo was...

Jul 30, 2012

Staff Sergeant Matthew M. Smolinski, 25, of Campbellsport, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2012, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. He was born on November 28, 1986, in West Bend, the son of Michael and Brenda Smolinski and he was a 2005 graduate of Kewaskum High School. Matthew enlisted in the U. S. Army in 2005. He was...

Jul 29, 2012

James W. Lape, age 69, of Menomonee Falls, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital.

He was born on May 14, 1943 in Hammond, IN to the late James and Ethel (nee Merrill) Lape. James served his country honorably in the United States Air Force for 20 years.

On April 27,...

Jul 28, 2012

Milton A. Brost, age 69, of West Bend, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.

He was born on August 30, 1942 in West Bend to the late Milton and Margaret (nee Miller) Brost.

Milton worked for Lynn's Recycling for over 40 years, retiring in 2005.

He enjoyed...

Jul 25, 2012

Dale L. Wilke, age 61, of Milwaukee, formerly of West Bend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa,

He was born on December 30, 1950 in Sheboygan to the late Marlowe and Vera (nee Gatzke) Wilke. Dale graduated from Random Lake High School in the class of 1969. Following graduation,...

Jul 19, 2012

William L. Breitag, 90, of West Bend, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Harbor Health and Rehabilitation in Fond du Lac. He was born on May 12, 1922, in the town of Lomira, the son of the late Fredrick and Leona (Lichtenberg) Breitag, and on November 1,2 1949, he was united in marriage to Esther Endlich in the...

Jul 19, 2012

Raymond O. Asmus, age 83, of West Bend, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Lighthouse of West Bend.

Ray was born on July 19, 1929, in Theresa, to the late Albert and Leona (nee Ewert) Asmus. He graduated from West Bend High School in the class of 1947. On June 10, 1950, Ray was...

Jul 18, 2012

Kennart O. Maeder, age 58, of West Bend, passed away on July 18, 2012 at his residence.

He was born on March 21, 1954 in Ulm, Germany to Clifford and Rosemarie (nee Preiss) Maeder. Ken graduated from West Bend West High School in the class of 1972. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Air Force....

Jul 17, 2012

Margaret G. Dorn, 91, of Kewaskum, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the town of Polk. She was born on March 8, 1921, in Amery, the daughter of the late Hamer and Bessie (Balser) Cook, and on October 6, 1945, she was united in marriage to Fred A. Dorn at St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran...

Jul 16, 2012

Genevieve A. Schwartz, 96, of the Town of Lomira, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. The former Genevieve Reimer, she was born February 5, 1916, in the Town of Ashford to Frank and Loretta May (McEvoy) Reimer. On November 2, 1940, she married Clarence Schwartz. Clarence preceded her in death on September...

Jul 12, 2012

Mary Teresa Voigt (nee Drinan), age 84, of West Bend, WI, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the Hartford Health Care Center in Hartford, WI.

Teresa was born on July 19, 1927 in Charlestown (Boston), MA to the late Patrick and Hannah Drinan who were first generation immigrants from County Cork, Ireland. On October 6,...

Jul 11, 2012

Hildegard K. Sterr, 84, of Lomira, formerly of Brownsville, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Hope Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lomira with her family at her side. She was born on August 28, 1927, in Velen, Westfalia, Germany, the daughter of the late Gerhard and Anna (Klumpjan) Kormann, and she came to the United States in 1951....

Jul 11, 2012

Brian R. Berndt, age 58, of Slinger, joined his wife Pam on July 11, 2012 at Froedtert Health St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

He was born on March 31, 1954 in Milwaukee to Donald and Ellen (nee Schwittau) Berndt, and graduated from Milwaukee Boys Tech in the class of `72.

On August 31, 1977 Brian...

Jul 8, 2012

Joseph R. “Joey” Schmitt, 43, of Kewaskum, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2012. He was born on August 16, 1968, in West Bend, the son of Roger “Butch” and Kathleen (Schneider) Schmitt, and on June 28, 1996, he was united in marriage to Jennifer Kumrow at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum. Joey was a 1986 graduate of Kewaskum...

Jul 7, 2012

Virginia E. Kwiecinski, 76, of West Bend, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend. She was born on July 16, 1935, in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of the late Edward and Ina (Nyman) Johnson, and she was united in marriage to Donald Kwiecinski in 1956. Donald preceded Virginia...

Jul 5, 2012

Dorothy L. Kaetterhenry, nee Hartmann, 75, of West Bend, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

She was born on December 20, 1936 in Fifield, WI to the late Henry and Lyda (nee Luke) Hartmann. She attended school in Stratford, WI and graduated from Stratford High School in 1954. She worked at...

Jul 3, 2012

Daniel A. Corbell, "Dan the meat man", age 69, of West Bend, entered the Heavenly Gates on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 while swimming.

Dan was a meat cutter for over 52 years. He was an all around supporter of Oconomowoc athletics, especially their wrestling club. Dan was proud to have served in the U.S. Navy with three...

Jul 2, 2012

Evelyn D. Rauch, 91, of Kewaskum, formerly of Fond du Lac, passed away on Monday, July 2, 2012, at Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum with her family at her side. She was born on November 25, 1920, in Kewaskum, the daughter of the late Edwin and Hortense (Gotchey) Krautkramer. She was a 1938 graduate of Kewaskum High School and graduated...

Jul 1, 2012

Jane S. Rogge, (nee Gohr), age 61, of West Bend, passed away peacefully and found eternal rest on Sunday July 1, 2012 at The Kathy Hospice.

Jane was born on February 9, 1951 in Manitowoc County to the late Joseph and Grace (nee Reynolds) Gohr. In 1969 Jane graduated from Mishicot High School. She was employed at...