Obituaries

Oct 12, 2008

Elaine H. Ripple, (nee Fischer), age 77, of West Bend, was called home to be with her daughter and their Lord on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in the town of Polk.

She was born on September 17, 1931 in Hayward WI, to the late Rudolph and Hildagarde (nee Terborg) Fischer. Elaine graduated in...

Oct 12, 2008

Ronald A. Newman, age 74, of Chilton, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2008 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.

He was born on January 31, 1934 in Milwaukee to the late Andrew and Beatrice (Schmidt) Newman. He graduated from Washington High School class of 1952 and went on to attend M.S.O.E. graduating with a degree...

Oct 11, 2008

Judith A. Kohn (nee Jackovich), age 68, of Newburg, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.

She was born on December 13, 1939 at her home in Dodgeville, MI to the late Albert and Sylvia (Leiviska) Jackovich. She graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1957. Judy moved to Milwaukee shortly thereafter...

Oct 9, 2008

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Heyde, 78, of West Bend, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at Hartford Aurora Medical Center in Hartford. She was born on August 8, 1930, the daughter of the late Clifford and Maude (Guertler) Rose. Betty was a schoolteacher for many years and was a member of Peace United Church of Christ in Kewaskum. Survivors include...

Oct 6, 2008

Robert "Bob" Backhaus, age 69, of the town of Trenton, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2008 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on June 10, 1939 in the town of Scott, to the late Arno and Elda (nee Ramel) Backhaus. Bob graduated from Random Lake High School in the class of...

Oct 6, 2008

Catherine D. Hawig, 92, of the town of Wayne, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2008, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in St. Kilian, the daughter of the late Jacob and Anna M. (Peter) Felix, and on September 12, 1939, she was united in marriage to Edward J. Hawig at St. Kilian Catholic Church in...

Oct 4, 2008

Carol A. Herman, 59, of Glenbeulah, formerly of Adell, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center in Sheboygan Falls. She was born on December 26, 1948, in West Bend, the daughter of Clarence and Edna (Lechner) Steinert, and on August 22, 1969, she was united in marriage to Thomas J. Herman, Jr....

Oct 3, 2008

God’s precious little angel, Amalia Anna “Molly” Geidel, was gently gathered into the arms of Jesus on Friday, October 3, 2008. She was born on September 25, 2008, in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of Christopher and Christina (Wondergem) Geidel and will be deeply missed by her parents and her brother, Eli. In addition to her parents and brother of Hayward,...

Oct 3, 2008

Angeline C. Kircher, 93, of West Bend, passed away Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Cedar Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, West Bend.

She was born on July 4, 1915 in the town of Farmington to the late Anton and Mary (nee Prevost) Kircher. She was educated in a one-room school in the town of Farmington and...

Oct 1, 2008

Jerold J. “Jerry” Mielkie, 65, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Tomah. He was born on October 6, 1942, in Beaver Dam, the son of Ralph and Amelda (Steger) Mielkie. Jerry served his country in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War serving two tours in Vietnam and was...

Sep 30, 2008

Margaret Harris, (nee Wilkowski), age 72, of West Bend, passed away on September 30, 2008 at the Samaritan Health Center.

She was born on April 4, 1936 to the late Frank and Clara (nee Mauberg) Wilkowski. On October 27, 1970 she was united in marriage to the James T. Harris in Waukegan, IL. He preceded her in...

Sep 28, 2008

Our loving dad, Ronald A. Grogan, 73, of Kewaskum, formerly of Milwaukee, found eternal peace on Sunday, September 28, 2008, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk. He was born on July 25, 1935, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Arthur and Gertrude (Wollert) Grogan, and on August 29, 1959, he was united in marriage to Beverly Bradshaw...

Sep 28, 2008

Marilyn A. Tepper, (nee Hoeft), age 56, of West Bend, passed away Sunday September 28, 2008 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, after a long battle with cancer.

She was born on February 14, 1952 in West Bend to Robert and Dolores (nee Bales) Hoeft. Marilyn attended St. Mary's Grade School, and graduated from West Bend High School...

Sep 28, 2008

Betty L. Glennon, nee Pries, 79, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

She was born on May 19, 1929 to the late Albert and Florence (nee Capelle) Pries on the family homestead farm near Medford. On September 1, 1951 Betty was united in marriage to George W. Glennon....

Sep 26, 2008

Kenneth A. Kudelko, 43, of Jackson, formerly of Kewaskum, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2008, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the town of Polk. He was born on August 9, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the late Anthony and Edith (Fuglestad) Kudelko. Kenneth was employed by the Matenaer Corporation in West Bend. Survivors include three children, Erica...

Sep 23, 2008

Howard P. Mayer, 91, of West Bend, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend. He was born on August 9, 1917, in West Bend, the son of the late Phillip and Anna (Stahnke) Mayer, and on December 30, 1944, he was united in marriage to Elaine Schleif. His...

Sep 19, 2008

Nathan A. Schultz, age 25, of Saukville, passed away Friday September 19, 2008 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.

He was born on March 24, 1983 in West Bend to Norman and Caroline (nee Brueggen) Schultz. Nathan attended Northern Ozaukee High School and graduated in the class of 2002. He then attended MPTI-West Bend for tool & die,...

Sep 18, 2008

Lisa Marie Martin, 19, of Theresa, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2008, in Iowa from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. She was born on April 1, 1989, in Illinois, the daughter of John Martin and Amy (Driscoll) Ruppel. Lisa was a 2007 graduate of Lomira High School, where she was actively involved as a cheerleading captain, cheerleading for...

Sep 11, 2008

Dwight "Whitey" Cross, 67, of West Bend, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend

He was born on October 2, 1940 in Mitchell, South Dakota to the late Melvin and Verna (nee Gerlach) Cross. Whitey proudly served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. On April 26, 1984 he married Sue...

Sep 10, 2008

Lucille F. Suckow, nee Johnson, 88, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at Harbor House in Sheboygan.

She was born June 15, 1920 on the family homestead farm in Campbellsport to the late Henry and Olga (nee Bothke) Johnson. Lucille graduated from Campbellsport High School in 1938. From 1938 to 1949 she worked at...