Obituaries

May 5, 2006

LeRoy Muench, age 67, of Beechwood, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2006 at his home. He was born on March 28, 1939 in Sheboygan County, the son of the late Milton and Elsie (Gatzke) Muench, and on May 22, 1965, he was united in marriage to Hollis Kohl at St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kewaskum. LeRoy was a...

May 4, 2006

Viola A. Dreyer (nee Casper), age 97, originally of Kewaskum, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2006 at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend. She was born on April 22, 1909 in rural West Bend, the daughter of the late Sebastian and Bertha (Schwinn) Casper, and on August 30, 1934, she was united in marriage to Willard Dreyer at...

Apr 27, 2006

Marie W. Boothroyd, (nee Westphal), age 88, of West Bend, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2006 at SynergyHealth St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

She was born on January 25, 1918 in Cambridge to the late Paul and Hattie (nee Wagner) Westphal. Marie graduated Salutatorian from Cambridge High School in the class of 1935. She then attended the...

Apr 25, 2006

Mary T. Mieritz, (nee Uvari), age 94, of West Bend, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at Tri-Manor in West Bend.

She was born on September 18, 1911 in Oshkosh to the late Ignatz and Julia (nee Reinshisler) Uvari, and was united in marriage to Milton Mieritz on September 22, 1931 in Milwaukee. Together they resided in...

Apr 22, 2006

LaVern "Vern" Hoffman, 81, of West Bend, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2006 at his residence.

He was born on July 18, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Louis and Emma (nee DePow) Hoffman. He served the U.S. Navy as a medical photographer and corpsman during the Korean War. He was a self-employed microscope salesman, operating...

Apr 19, 2006

Lester N. Shafer, age 94, of West Bend, WI, formerly of Michigan City, IN, and Jekyll Island, GA, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk, WI.

He was born in Winfield, Iowa on August 18, 1911 to the late James and Mabel (nee Meyer) Shafer. On June 22, 1935...

Apr 16, 2006

Elmer E. Wren, age 96, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2006 at SynergyHealth St. Joseph's Hospital in the town of Polk.

He was born on October 8, 1909 in Neilsville to the late Thomas and Amy (nee King) Wren. Elmer married Shirley Graff on August 9, 1990 in West Bend.

Elmer was...

Apr 16, 2006

Della G. Wagner, age 95, of Kewaskum, formerly of Pewaukee, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend. She was born on June 6, 1910 in Stockbridge, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Magdalene (Diedrich) Karls, and in 1946 she was united in marriage to Henry J. Wagner....

Apr 15, 2006

Merton M. Habeck, age 87, of the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2006.

He was born on June 7, 1918 in Wausau to the late Otto and Adela (nee Koehler) Habeck. Merton was united in marriage to Esther Weinke on April 9, 1938 in Crystal...

Apr 14, 2006

Francis C. “Pat” Schoofs, age 82, a lifelong resident of Kewaskum, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2006 at Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend. He was born on October 4, 1923 in the town of Kewaskum, the son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Becker) Schoofs, and on June 17, 1950, he was united...

Apr 14, 2006

Clara S. Horner, age 84, of West Bend, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2006 at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk. She was born on August 8, 1921 in Milwaukee, the daughter of the late Walter P. and Mary (Frasz) Olszewski, and on May 22, 1937, she was united in marriage to Ralph E. Horner, Sr. at St....

Apr 12, 2006

Vanessa L. Speener, age 35, of Glendale, formerly of West Bend, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at her residence.

She was born on March 12, 1971 in Menomonee Falls to Jerome and Arlyss (nee Haugen) Speener.

Vanessa graduated from West Bend East High School in the class of 1989, and for the past eight...

Apr 12, 2006

Vivian A. Stockhausen, (nee Fischer) age 86, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at SynergyHealth St. Joseph's Hospital.

She was born on November 27, 1919 in Newburg to the late Philip and Catharina (nee Greiten) Fischer. She was raised in Newburg where her father ran the general store. Vivian graduated from West Bend High...

Apr 7, 2006

Thomas “Reggie” Roecker, age 58, of Lomira, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2006 from injuries received in an industrial accident. He was born on January 25, 1948 in West Bend, the son of Ludwig and Bernetta (Seyfert) Roecker, and on October 26, 1968, he was united in marriage to Darlene Wendler at Hope Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac....

Apr 6, 2006

Anna Mae Thoresen, (nee Williams), age 85, of Cedar Bay West in the Town of West Bend, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at Synergy Health's St. Joseph's Hospital in the Town of Polk.

She was born on October 5, 1920 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin to the late Will and Mary (nee Samson) Williams. Anna Mae graduated...

Apr 6, 2006

James Walters, age 68, of Theresa, died in a ski accident in Heavenly Valley, California on Thursday, April 6, 2006. He and his wife, Bridgette had been living there for the ski season. Following high school, James served his country in the U. S. Navy for four years. After graduating from college, he was a teacher for a short time....

Apr 3, 2006

Doris R. Riess, (nee Baerwald), age 91, of West Bend, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2006 at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend.

She was born on September 22, 1914 to the late Paul and Ella (nee Sperverslage) Baerwald in Hartford. Doris was united in marriage to Frederick William Riess on January 28, 1932 in...

Apr 3, 2006

Harvey Janssen, age 96, of the town of Barton, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2006 at Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend. He was born on January 28, 1910 in the town of Barton, the son of the late Charles and Emma (Kirchner) Janssen, and on November 7, 1936, he was united in marriage...

Apr 2, 2006

Richard J. Schmidt, age 69, of the town of Trenton, West Bend, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2006, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on June 2, 1936, in Milwaukee to the late Joseph and Margaret (nee Calabrese) Schmidt. He was raised in West Milwaukee and graduated from Boys Tech High...

Apr 1, 2006

Elmer E. Wren, age 96, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2006 at SynergyHealth St. Joseph's Hospital in the town of Polk.

He was born on October 8, 1909 in Neilsville to the late Thomas and Amy (nee King) Wren. Elmer married Shirley Graff on August 9, 1990 in West Bend.

Elmer was...