Obituaries

Mar 31, 2005

Rita A. DuBois,(nee Jesmok), age 73, of West Bend, passed away Thursday March 31, 2005.

She is survived by four children, Suzanne (Robb) Elliott of West Bend, Dawn (Doug Brunner) Danek of Kenosha, Wayne (Annette) DuBois of Jackson, and Timothy (Debra) DuBois of Palm Bay, FL; four grandchildren, Wesley (Wendy) DuBois, Blake (Jenny) Elliott, Chad (Angela) Elliott,...

Mar 27, 2005

Edgar P. Wolf, age 84, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2005 at St. Joseph's Community Hospital in West Bend.

He was born on July 14, 1920 in the town of Polk to the late Jacob and Anna (nee Dornacker) Wolf, Jr. Growing up he attended Nabob Elementary School and West Bend High School.

Mar 26, 2005

Helen M. Kemp (nee Turck), age 83, of West Bend, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend.

She was born in Saukville on February 20, 1922 to the late John and Louisa (nee Hahn) Turck. On July 29, 1939 she was united in marriage to Roland Kemp in Cedarburg. He...

Mar 24, 2005

Ione L. Nagel, nee Kasbaum, 82, of West Bend, died Thursday, March 24, 2005 at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.

She was born on July 6, 1922 in Valders to the late Robert and Amanda (nee Nass) Kasbaum. She graduated from Valders High School and attended one year of business college in Manitowoc. In the 1940's she worked...

Mar 22, 2005

LaVerne E. Crass, nee Degnitz, of West Bend, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center at the age of 86 years.

She was born on July 20, 1918 in the town of Fredonia to the late Robert and Edna (nee Geidel). On September 24, 1938 she married Earl M. Crass in...

Mar 21, 2005

Dale J. Sauve, age 76, of West Bend, passed away Monday March 21, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in West Bend.

He was born in Montreal, Canada on February 7, 1929 to the late Alcime and Elizabeth (nee Daly) Sauve. Shortly after his birth his family moved to Brooklyn NY where he attended Brooklyn...

Mar 19, 2005

Robin C. Barringer, 50, of West Bend, died Sat. March 19, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center, West Bend.

He was born on Sept. 16, 1954 in Grand Rapids, MI to Kenneth and Bonnie (nee Shelton) Barringer. He was united in marriage to Barbara A. Gerhardt on May 26, 1977 in Pensacola, FL.

Robin served...

Mar 14, 2005

Richard J. Bertler, 84, of Cedarburg, a long-time resident of the Milwaukee area, died Mon. March 14, 2005 at his son's residence in West Bend.

He was born on May 21, 1920 in Milwaukee to the late Walter and Matilda (nee Bachmeier) Bertler. He married Mary Jane Kidwell on April 4, 1944 in St. Cloud, MN. She...

Mar 14, 2005

Gertrude E. Lenz, (nee Rutz), age 93, of West Bend, formerly of Oshkosh, passed away Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in West Bend.

She was born on February 1, 1912 in Milwaukee to the late Charles and Minnie (nee Kranzke) Rutz. On April 25, 1936 she was united in marriage to...

Mar 11, 2005

Helery J. "Larry" Kuehl, age 94, of West Bend, Passed away on Friday March 11, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend.

He was born on November 16, 1910 in the Tn. of Herman in Dodge County to the late Paul and Alvina (nee Retzlaff) Kuehl. On July 15, 1933 he was united in marriage...

Mar 6, 2005

Samuel K. Schmid, age 18, of Germantown, passed away Sunday March 6, 2005, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Jefferson County.

He was born on May 18, 1986 in West Bend to Kevin and Roberta (nee Green) Schmid. Sam attended West Bend schools and graduated in December of 2003 from West Bend...

Mar 3, 2005

Robert A. "Monk" Biersack, age 72, of West Bend, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2005 at St. Joseph's Community Hospital, West Bend.

He was born on July 16, 1932 in West Bend to the late John and Anna (nee Neuy) Biersack. He served in the U.S. Army during Korea in the 82nd airborne, and made 21 jumps....

Feb 24, 2005

Robert J. "Ebs" Eberly, age 55, of the town of Addison, lost his courageous battle with cancer on February 24, 2005 surrounded by his family at St. Joseph's Community Hospital in West Bend.

He was born on February 21, 1950 in West Bend to Eugene and Jacqueline (nee Hood) Eberly Sr. and grew up on Big Cedar...

Feb 21, 2005

Howard "H.J." Wolf, 78, of West Bend, died Mon. Feb. 21, 2005 at St. Joseph's Community Hospital, West Bend.

He was born on Sept. 7, 1926 in Hartford to the late Roman and Ann (nee Theilmann) Wolf. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.

On March 31, 1948 he married Ruth Schneider...

Feb 21, 2005

Stanley Repinski, Jr., 76, of West Bend, died Monday, February 21, 2005 at his residence.

He was born on December 5, 1928 in Stevens Point to the late Stanley and Julia (nee Tomczak) Repinski. He served in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps during WWII and the Korean War.

On May 26, 1951, Stanley was...

Feb 16, 2005

Maurice J. "Maury" Ward, age 87, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday February 16, 2005 at the home of his son Jac.

He was born on May 7, 1917 in Eau Claire to the late James and Myrtle (nee Lorntz) Ward. He was raised in Eau Claire and after finishing high school he began working for the...

Feb 15, 2005

Arline M. Mack, nee Hemmerich, 81, of West Bend, died Tuesday, February 16, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend with her daughter, Ann Marie, and sister, Loyola, at her side.

She was born on Oct. 12, 1923 in Milwaukee to the late George and Anne (nee Murphy) Hemmerich and she married Eugene Mack on...

Feb 14, 2005

Alice A. Best, (nee Buege), age 90, of Big Cedar Lake, passed away Monday February 14, 2005 at St. Joseph's Community Hospital in West Bend.

She was born on December 24, 1914 in Milwaukee to the late Walter and Selma (nee Zipter) Buege. Alice graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School and then attended Prospect Hall, a business...

Feb 13, 2005

Theodore "Ted" Thomas, 79, of West Bend, died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in West Bend.

He was born on March 3, 1925, the youngest of 15 children born to the late James and Catherine (nee Sullivan) Thomas. He graduated from Hurley High School where he earned ten letters in basketball,...

Feb 12, 2005

Sophronia "Ronnie" Volk, (nee Spratz), age 73 of Kewaskum, passed away Saturday February 12, 2005 at her daughter's home in Germantown.

She was born on June 30, 1931 in Milwaukee to the late Gustave and Elizabeth (nee Eickhof) Spratz and was united in marriage to Frederick Volk on July 5, 1952 in Waukegan, IL. Together they made...