Obituaries

Mar 28, 2015

Anne Benzel, (nee Stipanovic), age 91, of Mayville, passed away Saturday March 28, 2015 at her home with her family by her side.

She was born on July 12, 1923 in Mayville to the late Peter and Donica (nee Radovich) Stipanovic, and was united in marriage to Carl Benzel on October 4, 1941 at St. Paul's Lutheran...

Mar 28, 2015

Raymond F. "Ruppi" Ruplinger, 78, of the Town of Wayne, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

He was born on March 5, 1937, in the Town of Wayne, the son of Joseph and Alma (Weiland) Ruplinger, and on May 2,...

Mar 26, 2015

Ronald A. "Ron" Mueller, age 68, passed away Thursday March 26, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at The Kathy Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on August 19, 1946 in Sheboygan to the late Norbert and Ottilia (nee Schladweiler) Mueller. At an early age the family moved to Fredonia, where he grew...

Mar 25, 2015

Arlene N. Cypher, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Hawthorn Manor in West Bend, Wisconsin.

She was born on March 29, 1930 to Paul and Inez (nee Iams) Cypher. Growing up, Arlene attended Golden Oak School, Holy Angels School, and the West Bend High School. Arlene was a secretary at the West...

Mar 24, 2015

Timmy J. "Tim" Meyer, 56, of Fond du Lac, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at his home.

He was born on December 11, 1958, in Rhinelander, the son of the late Frank and Julaine (Behm) Meyer.

Tim worked at Quad/Graphics for 25 years and for the past 5 years was employed by...

Mar 23, 2015

Mabel "Maybelle" Gebhard, nee Seyfert, 90, of West Bend, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at her residence at Cedar Bay East.

She was born on November 24, 1924 to the late Leonard and Nora (nee Rosenthal) Seyfert in Washington County and was raised on the family farm in the town of Addison. As a young girl,...

Mar 23, 2015

Harriet C. Jahncke, (nee Deisseroth) age 98, of West Bend, Passed away Monday March 23, 2015 at Cedar Community.

She was born on September 25, 1916 in Milwaukee to the late Frank and Hattie (nee Kurth) Deisseroth, and was united in marriage to Kenneth Jahncke on May 25, 1940 at Faith United Church of Christ in Milwaukee....

Mar 22, 2015

Lolene M. "Elly" Emerson-McCormick, age 51, of Saukville, found peace after a long battle with cancer on Sunday March 22, 2015 at Kathy Hospice in the Town of Polk.

She was born on March 26, 1963 in Dighton, KS to Fred and Peggy (nee Garton) Muffitt. In 1985 Elly moved to West Bend and worked at the...

Mar 21, 2015

Johanna H. Radue (nee Joergens), 92, was called home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Cedar Community, West Bend.

She was born on November 3, 1922 to the late Ernst and Helene (nee Reiner) Joergens in West Bend WI. After the passing of her father at the age of two, Johanna and...

Mar 20, 2015

Richard L. "Dick" Pruett, age 86, of West Bend, passed away Friday March 20, 2015 at Cedar Bay West, West Bend.

He was born on July 31, 1928 in Appleton to the late Ira and Cordell (nee Cloos) Pruett. He spent the majority of his childhood in Appleton, and at the young age of 16 Dick joined...

Mar 20, 2015

Carroll Meserve Martin Jr., 88, recently of Cedar Bay West, passed away on Friday, March 20th at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls surrounded by family.

He was born on August 12, 1926, in Malden, Massachusetts to Louise (West) and Carroll Martin, Sr.

Carroll graduated from Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts in 1944. He...

Mar 19, 2015

Dennis L. Schiller, age 71, of West Bend, went to his eternal reward on Thursday, March 19, 2015 surrounded by his loving family.

Dennis was born on June 13, 1943 in Marshfield to the late Clifford and Connie Schiller. Following high school Dennis committed his life to carpentry and working with his hands. He lived passionately and...

Mar 17, 2015

Robert A. “Bob” Priest, 86, of Brownsville, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Fond du Lac, with his family at his side.

He was born on August 13, 1928, the son of the late Herbert and Lorna (Gutzmer) Priest, and on May 9, 1953, he was united in...

Mar 13, 2015

Elmer E. Zell, age 87, of West Bend, passed away Friday March 13, 2015 at his home.

He was born on March 22, 1927 in Burnett to the late August and Linda (nee Hennig) Zell and moved with his family to West Bend in 1934. Elmer graduated from West Bend High School in the class of 1944,...

Mar 13, 2015

Donald L. "Don" Berger, 67, of Westfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2015, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer.

He was born February 15, 1948 to Norbert and Dorothy Berger of Oakfield. Don began a long career in driving truck at the age of 18. He...

Mar 10, 2015

Mary T. Golownia, (nee Piepiora), 86, of West Bend, entered Eternal Life on Tues., Mar. 10, 2015 at her daughter's residence with her family by her side.

She was born on Feb. 3, 1929 to the late Joseph and Josephine (nee Grochowski) Piepiora in Milwaukee.

She is survived by her three children, Ivy (Wayne) Catlin...

Mar 8, 2015

Kenneth Kletzien, 79, of Lomira, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.

He was born on May 1, 1935, the son of the late William and Emily (Kunstman) Kletzien, and he was united in marriage to Judith Federer. Judith preceded Kenneth in death on...

Mar 8, 2015

Lucille R. Brinkman, 96, of Brownsville, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Hope Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lomira.

She was born on August 13, 1918, in the town of Byron, the daughter of the late Herman and Louise (Bloohm) Westphal, and on January 5, 1945, she was united in marriage...

Mar 4, 2015

Alexander Hernikl went peacefully to his Savior on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 while at his store, John's Decorators in West Bend.

Alex was born on June 12, 1944 to the late John and Maria (nee Varga) Hernikl near Budapest, Hungary. In his early more carefree days, Alex loved spending his summers near Lake Balaton pitching hay and...

Mar 4, 2015

Louise A. Ciriacks (nee Krause), 87, of the town of Trenton, entered into Eternal Life on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at St. Joseph's hospital, West Bend.

She was born on July 28, 1927 to the late Benjamin and Lillian (nee Hoge) Krause at home in the town of Jackson. She grew up on the family farm. She...