Local Obituaries

Darrell G. Geidel
Sep 25, 2016
Darrell G. Geidel, 78, of Grafton, entered Eternal Life on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Kathy Hospice, West Bend.
He was born on November 6, 1937 to the late Eugene and Doris (nee Andersen) Geidel in Milwaukee. He was a member of the Vagabond ski club for 30 years, the PWP, and the EAA. He also was...
Ivan G. Schulz
Sep 25, 2016
Ivan G. Schulz, 90, of Lomira, formerly of Campbellsport, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Hope Senior Living surrounded by his loving family.
Ivan was born on February 10, 1926 in Batavia, the son of the late Chester and Cordula (Hintz) Schulz and was confirmed at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Batavia. On...
Richard "Rich" G. Reetz
Sep 24, 2016
Richard G. “Rich” Reetz, 60, of West Bend, entered eternal life on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Rich was born on October 13, 1955, in West Bend, the son of the late Arthur and Esther (nee Schubert) Reetz and on October 28, 1989, he was united in marriage to Lynda...
Deborah "Deb" S. Jackson
Sep 23, 2016
Deborah “Deb” S. Jackson, 58, of Lomira, entered eternal life on September 23, 2016 at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac with family at her side.
Deb was born on May 26, 1958, the daughter of Nancy (Ed Green) Steger and on October 5, 1996, she was united in marriage to Mark Jackson at Trinity...

Wesley E. Forbes
Sep 23, 2016
Wesley E. Forbes, 86, of West Bend, was called home to be with his Lord on Friday, September 23, 2016, at Cedar Lake Home Health & Rehab in the town of West Bend.
Wesley was born on August 17, 1930, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Marzelus “Jack” and Esther (nee Abshagen) Forbes. On April 28,...

Isabelle S. Muckerheide
Sep 20, 2016
Isabelle Muckerheide (nee Yeska), born July 6, 1918 in Neshkoro, WI. Reunited with her beloved husband Aloysius on September 20, 2016. Survived by her sister Dorothy (the late Anthony) Kerhin. Preceded in death by her siblings Edward (the late Mardell); Helen (the late Clifford) Good; Walter (the late Millie); and Lucy (the late Henry) Kurz. Also survived by many...
Ronald "Whitey" Wagner
Sep 19, 2016
Ronald “Whitey” W. Wagner, 73, of West Bend, passed away peacefully following a long and courageous battle with cancer on Monday, September 19, 2016 at his home with his loving wife and family by his side.
He was born on November 6, 1942 to the late Helen Wagner (nee Kugler) in West Bend. He graduated from West...
Allen "Al" Staehler
Sep 16, 2016
Allen “Al” Richard Staehler died unexpectedly on Friday, September 16, 2016 in the afternoon. He was 62 years old.
Allen R. Staehler was born on May 23, 1954 in West Bend, Wisconsin. He was the third son to Roman and Regina Staehler. Allen lived in Kewaskum, Wisconsin on the family dairy farm all of his life. He ...
Donald R. "Undo" Unferth
Sep 15, 2016
Donald R. “Undo” Unferth, 92, of Lomira, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Hope Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lomira, with his family at his side.
Don was born on June 10, 1924, in Lomira, the son of the late Rueben and Lena (Stettbacher) Unferth. On August 30, 1947, he was united in...
Thomas J. "T" Piwoni
Sep 11, 2016
Thomas J. “T” Piwoni, 65, of Kewaskum, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital in Brookfield.
Tom was born on April 4, 1951 in Milwaukee, the son of Marian (Bingenheimer) Piwoni and the late Thomas G. Piwoni. On May 13, 1978 he was united in marriage to Diane Theisen at St....

Viola M. Fritz
Sep 11, 2016
Viola M. Fritz, 89, of Campbellsport, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Ivy Manor in Campbellsport.
Viola was born on February 21, 1927, the daughter of the late Adolph and Edna (Schmidt) Glass. On September 21, 1946, she was united in marriage to Reuben Fritz at St. John’s Reformed Church in Beechwood. Reuben...
Duane E. Riemer
Sep 9, 2016
Duane E. Riemer, 70, of Adell, entered eternal life on Friday, September 9, 2016, at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sheboygan Falls.
Duane was born on July 05, 1946, the son of the late Frank and Bertha (nee King) Riemer and on August 24, 1991, he was united in marriage to Linda Christensen at St. John...

Dennis H. "Skip" Smith
Sep 8, 2016
Dennis H. “Skip” Smith, 61, of West Bend, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family.
Skip was born on September 25, 1954, in West Bend, the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (Becker) Smith. On September 13, 1998, he was united in marriage to Joanne “Jojo” Westerman...

Richard "Dick" Marx
Sep 6, 2016
Richard “Dick” Edward Marx passed away in his sleep at his home on September 6, 2016.
He was born July 8, 1949 to Ralph and Marguerite (nee Urban) Marx. Dick grew up in Kewaskum and graduated from Kewaskum High School in 1967. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Marquette University.
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Gerald "Jerry" C. Stoffel
Sep 5, 2016
Gerald C. “Jerry” Stoffel, 91, of Kewaskum entered eternal life on Monday, September 5, 2016, at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend.
Jerry was born on August 24, 1925, in Kewaskum, the son of the late Nicholas and Odelia (Marx) Stoffel and on July 5, 1948, he was united in marriage to Ruth Frances Weyres at...
Audrey M. (Uelmen) Herriges
Sep 1, 2016
Audrey M. Herriges, 82, entered eternal life on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at home with her loving family at her side.
She was born on December 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Albert and Christina (nee Schlosser) Uelmen. Audrey was united in marriage to Richard Herriges on June 23, 1956, at St. Michaels Catholic Church in...
Evelyn E. Jansen
Aug 31, 2016
Evelyn E. Jansen (nee Weddig) 91, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016. She was born November 13, 1924 in Kewaskum to John and Magdalen (nee Kruetzinger) Weddig. While working at her sister Molly Schroeder's dairy farm, she met and married Peter A. Jansen on May 12, 1945. While raising her seven wonderful children, Evie worked at...
Margaret M. Mcconnaughay
Aug 30, 2016
Margaret McConnaughay passed away on August 30, 2016. She was born in Milwaukee, WI July 4, 1924 to Harris and Adel (Puls) Schowalter. She was raised and schooled in Milwaukee. Margaret acquired her love for education from her father who had earned his Master’s degree at Northwestern and was a principal for many years with the Milwaukee Public Schools....

Jeane B. Gilboy
Aug 29, 2016
Jeane B. Gilboy, 91, of Kewaskum, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.
Jeane was born on February 22, 1925, the daughter of the late John and Marcella (Bulka) Trapp. On September 27, 1952, she was united in marriage to Francis Gilboy at Holy Trinity Catholic Church...
Robert J. Weninger
Aug 28, 2016
Robert J. Weninger, 86, of Brownsville, passed away at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, with his family at his side.
Robert was born on July 1, 1930, at home in the Township of Lomira, the son of the late Jacob and Lucy (Oechsner) Weninger. On June 25, 2005, he was united in marriage to MariaPilar...