Obituaries

May 2, 2011

Eleanore E. Fischer, 87, of the town of Farmington, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk. She was born on July 5, 1923, in West Bend, the daughter of the late Ignatius and Erna (Jacobson) Schneider, and on September 23, 1944, she was united in marriage to Howard Fischer at St. Boniface...

Apr 29, 2011

Weinberger, Edward E., age 70, of Wauwatosa, passed away on Fri, April 29, 2011.

Ed graduated from Boys Tech (Milwaukee Tech) in the class of 1958. He was a service writer at Schlossmann's Dodge City until his retirement in 2000.

Beloved husband of the late Susan (nee Fitzgerald) Weinberger. Dear father of Renee (Robert) Thompson...

Apr 27, 2011

Luke W. Koch, age 58, of West Bend, passed away at home the morning of April 27, 2011 and went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was surrounded by his devoted and loving family.

Luke was born August 20, 1952 in West Bend, WI to Paul and Lucille F. (nee Johnson) Koch. He...

Apr 26, 2011

Norma A. Darmody, nee Wendtland, age 88, of West Bend, passed away on Tuesday April 26, 2011 at her residence.

She was born on September 19, 1922, in Thiensville to the late Ernest and Amanda (nee Drik) Wendtland. On June 25, 1949, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Smith. Lloyd preceded her in death on April...

Apr 25, 2011

David L. Steltz, age 61, of Slinger, passed away after his battle with ALS on Monday, April 25, 2011 at home, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on August 24, 1949 in Ashland to the late Lawrence and Irene (nee Locks) Steltz. David served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. On April 24, 1976,...

Apr 24, 2011

Dorothy Emma Ella Wilke, 90, of Beechwood, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2011, at her home. She was born on December 22, 1920, in West Bend, the seventh child of Albert and Emma (Voight) Luebke. Two weeks later, her mother died from complications of Dorothy’s birth. Another week later, Dorothy was adopted by Oscar and Clara (Klaus) Krahn. She...

Apr 23, 2011

Joanna Bazan, age 25, of West Bend, passed away on Saturday April 23, 2011.

Joanna was born on December 31, 1985 in Nuremberg, Germany to retired SFC Joseph and Joyce (nee McCoy) Bazan while her father was serving in the United States Army. She lived in North Carolina and Georgia before moving with her family to West...

Apr 18, 2011

Richard J. Kircher, age 32, of West Bend, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011 at his residence.

He was born on January 20, 1979 in West Bend to Ron and Dianne (nee Deering) Kircher. Richard attended West Bend West High School. He enjoyed playing chess, collecting comic books, antique toys and action figures.

Richard...

Apr 17, 2011

Marion J. Yogerst, nee Ruhnke, 82, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center, West Bend.

She was born June 26, 1928 in West Bend to the late Alvin and Alice (nee Louret) Ruhnke. Marion was a long time member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in West Bend...

Apr 16, 2011

Michael R. "Schmitty" Schmitz, age 24, of West Bend, passed away on Saturday April 16, 2011 at his residence.

He was born on July 19, 1986 in West Bend to Richard and Janet (nee Smith) Schmitz. Growing up Michael enjoyed playing little league and participating in taekwondo. He attended West Bend West High School and graduated in...

Apr 14, 2011

Virginia A. Mueller, 87, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the town of Polk. She was born on April 29, 1923, in Milwaukee, the daughter of the late Herman and Hattie (Grube) Braubach, and on February 6, 1949, she was united in marriage to Elmer R. Mueller in Milwaukee. Elmer preceded...

Apr 13, 2011

John E. Waegerle, 82, of Lomira, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac. He was born on October 11, 1928, in Lomira, the son of the late John and Dorothea (Walther) Waegerle, and on January 28, 1950, he was united in marriage to Jeanette Reible at St. Mary’s Parish House in Lomira....

Apr 12, 2011

Randall "Randy" J. Adamec, age 62, of West Bend, passed away April 12, 2011.

Randy was employed by Delphi Automotive before his retirement 5 years ago.

He is survived by his wife, Robin; two daughters, Dawn Adamec and Joanne (David) Mudry; his grandson, Nathan Mudry; two brothers, Joel and David Adamec; three sisters, Cathy Miller,...

Apr 11, 2011

Caroline B. Birr, (nee Bernard), age 90, of West Bend, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at Samaritan Health Center in West Bend.

She was born on September 24, 1920 in the Town of Lomira to the late Nickolaus and Mary (nee Kuester) Bernard. Caroline was united in marriage to Clarence "Spatz" Birr on November 25, 1939...

Apr 6, 2011

Carrol A. Reid, nee Boettcher, 80, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.

She was born June 17, 1930 in Milwaukee to the late Walter and Anna (nee Rummel) Boettcher. She married Clifford Reid on August 19, 1950 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Clifford passed away January 10,...

Apr 5, 2011

Carole E. Dreher (nee Loberger), 68, of the Town of Auburn, Fond du Lac County, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Daytona Beach, Florida, while vacationing. She was born on September 17, 1942, in Stephenson, Michigan, to Victor and Signe (nee Gustafson) Loberger. Carole graduated from West Bend High School in 1960 and received her Bachelor degree...

Apr 4, 2011

Harold A. Klein, 65, of Beechwood, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, April 4, 2011. He was born on December 12, 1945, in West Bend, the son of the late Martin and Goldie (Degnitz) Klein, and he worked part-time at the Beechwood Cheese Factory in Beechwood from 1978 to 2009. Harold was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...

Apr 3, 2011

LeRoy Muckerheide, age 87, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at his residence.

He was born on July 18, 1923 on the family farm in the town of Kewaskum to the late Miles and Theckla Muckerheide. LeRoy graduated from Kewaskum High School in the class of 1942. He served his country honorably in...

Apr 1, 2011

Damon, Mark T. age 50, of Jackson, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at his residence.

He was born on November 18, 1960 in Appleton to Robert and Jennie (nee Zelmer) Damon. Mark graduated from Appleton High School West in the class of 1979. He took night classes at Fox Valley Technical Institute in Printing and...

Apr 1, 2011

Jeanette G. Hausmann, nee Horst, age 85, of West Bend, passed away peacefully on Friday April 1, 2011 at Cedar Bay West.

She was born on April 7, 1925 in Hartford to the late Alfred and Hertha (nee Westphal) Horst. Jeanette grew up in Hartford. As a child she truly loved school. Jeanette was class secretary and...