Obituaries

Oct 7, 2014

William R. "Bill" Holmquist, 88, of West Bend, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of October 7, 2014.

A native of Red Wing, MN, Bill was born on December 14, 1925 to William and Tina (Jagusch) Holmquist. He attended grade school and high school in Red Wing, graduating in 1943.

Bill joined the...

Oct 6, 2014

Mildred Marie Davis passed away October 6th 2014 at the Mayville Nursing Center in Mayville WI.

Mildred was born in Bear Valley Wisconsin on November 13th, 1919. The daughter of Algie and Clara (Oleson) Hendricks. At the age of 3 years, after the death of her mother, she was adopted by Walter and Myrtle Golla. She grew...

Oct 4, 2014

Richard H. Ratz, 61, of West Bend, played his last song on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Aurora Medical Center - Summit.

He was born on July 9, 1953 to the late Edward and Bernice (nee Hochtritt) Ratz in Milwaukee. He attended Hamilton High School. He worked with his father as a mechanic for many years. He...

Oct 4, 2014

Stanley E. Bird, 84, formerly of Oakfield, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014 , surrounded by his family.

He was born on February 19, 1930, in Fond du Lac County, the son of the late Bennett and Ethel (Kintzler) Bird, and on May 26, 1951, he was united in marriage to Kathleen...

Sep 30, 2014

The Lord, in His infinite wisdom, has called Glenn Carl Gerlach home to his eternal rest on September 30, 2014.

Glenn was born on May 18, 1929 in Lannon, WI to the late Walter and Vita (nee Grotelueschen) Gerlach. Glenn was baptized at St. John's Church in Lannon. He moved to the Town of Trenton in 1947...

Sep 28, 2014

Agnes J. Clarke, (nee Sorensen) age 96, of West Bend, formerly of Palatine, IL passed away Sunday September 28, 2014 at Kathy Hospice in the Town of Polk.

She was born on August 9, 1918 in Chicago, IL to the late Peter and Mary (nee Kordak) Sorensen and was united in marriage to Edward Clarke in 1940...

Sep 27, 2014

Walter D. Braun, 77, of West Bend, entered Eternal Life on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls.

He was born on March 10, 1937 to the late Walter R. and Alma (nee Steffen) Braun in Milwaukee. He worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for many years. He liked watching sports, reading books, and...

Sep 27, 2014

Christy Tonsor (nee Maddix), 36, of Slinger, found peace on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Kathy Hospice with her brother Logan and friend Stephanie by her side.

She was born on December 18, 1977 in Burlington WI. She grew up in White Lake WI where she graduated from High School. She enjoyed the outdoors and photography. She...

Sep 22, 2014

Alice Hunnewell Boyer (nee Schwab), age 91, of West Bend, WI, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at Serenity Villa in Slinger.

Alice was born on February 18, 1923, in Los Angeles, CA, to the late Paul Edward and Florence Emma (nee Hunnewell) Schwab and was raised in the newly created city of Beverly Hills and...

Sep 22, 2014

Ruth L. (Wesenberg) Eggert, age 91 of Cedar Grove, formerly of Kewaskum, died on Monday, September 22, 2014, at Cedar Grove Gardens Assisted Living in Cedar Grove, WI.

She was born in Fond du Lac County on January 8, 1923, the daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Dorn) Wesenberg, and on June...

Sep 21, 2014

Randall "Randy" Baker, 49, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at his residence.

He was born January 17, 1965 to Harvey and Vivian (nee Greuel) Baker in West Bend. He grew up in West Bend and graduated from West Bend High School. Randy was a welder and started his own business called Weldun...

Sep 21, 2014

Richard "Dick" Schubert, 62, of Brownsville, was called home on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac.

He was born on April 13, 1952 to Richard George Schubert and the former Alice Schubert (nee Soyk) Arndt in Milwaukee. He grew up in Slinger and graduated from Slinger High School in 1971. He was...

Sep 20, 2014

Leroy W. Heider Sr., age 86, of West Bend, was called home to be with his Lord on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side.

He was born on December 11, 1927 in the Town of Barton to the late William and Melinda (nee Engleiter) Heider. On September 27, 1947,...

Sep 20, 2014

Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Harvey, nee Gough, 91, of West Bend, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014 at The Fields of Washington County in West Bend.

She was born on October 22, 1922 in Republic, PA, the third of four daughters to the late Neal and Elizabeth (nee Greenwood) Gough. She married James F. Harvey on May 6,...

Sep 20, 2014

Taeko Gruber, 86, of the town of Auburn, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at home surrounded by her family.

She was born on September 30, 1927, the daughter of the late Terachio and Uto (Takamine) Yasuda, and on July 5, 1951, she was united in marriage to Joseph Gruber in Okinawa....

Sep 19, 2014

Jane Edmands Miller, born February 10, 1942, in Lansing MI died at 6:20am on Friday September 19, 2014 at Kathy Hospice in West Bend, WI. With her in her last hours were her daughter, Cary Miller, and son-in-law Mats Bovin of Grafton, WI.

After struggling with shortness of breath in late July, Jane was diagnosed with Stage...

Sep 18, 2014

Roger J. Stern, 66, of West Bend, died of cancer on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

He was born on July 30, 1948 in West Bend to Edward and Virginia (nee Knoeck) Stern. He graduated from West Bend High School in 1966 and then served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967...

Sep 15, 2014

Kathleen Ruth Yahnke, nee Sweeney, 71, of Jackson, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 15, 2014 at Kathy Hospice in West Bend.

She was born on May 25, 1943 to the late Walter and Ruth (nee Manske) Sweeney in Milwaukee. She Graduated from Bay View High School in 1961. She went to...

Sep 14, 2014

Dolores Elizabeth Bodden, 94, of Theresa, went home to the Lord on September 14, 2014 at Kathy Hospice in West Bend.

Dolores was born November 18, 1919 in the town of Herman, to the late Emil and Mary (nee Berg) Moser. Dolores grew up in Nenno, Wisconsin on the family farm with two brothers and six sisters....

Sep 11, 2014

John J Dudovich, 74, of West Bend, peacefully passed away on September 11th, 2014 at his residence.

He was born April 2, 1940 to the late John P and Inez (nee Lempke) Dudovich in Milwaukee where he grew up. He graduated from Wisconsin Luther High School. He also attended radio broadcasting school in Chicago to become an...