Obituaries

Aug 18, 2010

Rosella I. “Sally” Panzer, 72, of the town of Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 24, 1937, in the town of Kewaskum, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Weasler) Gross, and on June 2, 1956, she was united in marriage to Ronald Panzer at...

Aug 16, 2010

Lucille E. Butzke, 90, of Kewaskum, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2010, at Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend. She was born on August 12, 1920, in Kewaskum, the daughter of the late Herman and Elsie (Backhaus) Backhaus, and on May 3, 1940, she was united in marriage to Elroy Butzke at Peace United...

Aug 14, 2010

Clara M. Cook, (nee Wilger), age 95, of New Berlin, passed away Saturday August 14, 2010 at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.

She was born on June 29, 1915 in Barton to the late Nicholas and Anna (nee Kuehn) Wilger. Clara was raised in Barton and attended St. Mary's Grade School. She later worked at...

Aug 13, 2010

Lee N. Batterman, 58, of the town of Byron, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2010, at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah from injuries received in a farming accident. He was born on October 14, 1951, in Waupun, the son of the late Neil C. and Ruth (Zills) Batterman, and on June 11, 1983, he was united in marriage...

Aug 13, 2010

Theresa L. Weinert, (nee Baasch), age 84, of West Bend, passed away Friday August 13, 2010 at The Kathy Hospice, West Bend.

She was born on May 15, 2010 in West Bend to the late Joseph and Louise (nee Ponath) Baasch, and was united in marriage to Richard Weinert on April 2, 1945 at Holy Trinity Catholic...

Aug 10, 2010

Melvin L. Nickel, age 81, a devoted servant of God, was called to his eternal home on August 10, 2010 in Apache Junction, AZ.

He was born on the family farm in the Town of Wayne on March 9, 1929 to the late Robert and Leonora (nee Pamperin) Nickel. Melvin was baptized and became a child of...

Aug 4, 2010

Carol A. Aspen, nee Melius, 88 of Mount Prospect, IL, formerly of West Bend, WI, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL.

She was born on April 17, 1922 in Boltonville, WI to the late Milton and Linda (nee Gerhardt) Melius. She married Herbert H. Aspen on November 7, 1942...

Aug 2, 2010

Arline M. Luft (nee Wilkens), age 88, of the town of Trenton, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 at the Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

She was born on August 21, 1921, to the late Otto and Augusta (nee Nitzsche) Wilkens. Arline was the first girl born on the Wilkens family homestead farm in the...

Aug 1, 2010

Mary R. Gross (nee Weasler), age 94, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Tri Manor in West Bend.

She was born on February 16, 1916 in the town of Osceola to the late Joseph and Polly (nee Warden) Weasler. On October 13, 1934, she was united in marriage to John Gross at St....

Jul 31, 2010

Norma Hetzel, 92, of West Bend, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Hartford Health Care Center.

She was born on August 16, 1917 to the late Peter and Victoria (nee Graff) Weiss in the town of Addison. She attended Sacred Heart School in Allenton and Slinger High School.

Norma married Frank Hetzel on...

Jul 29, 2010

Earl H. Heider, Sr., 85, of rural Campbellsport, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. He was born on May 7, 1925, in the town of Barton, the son of the late William and Melinda (Engleiter) Heider, and on August 2, 1952, he was united in marriage to Marie Meyer. The couple...

Jul 26, 2010

LeRoy H. Becker, 88, of Kewaskum, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk. He was born on September 5, 1921, in Jackson, the son of the late Oscar and Viola (Krueger) Becker, and on May 4, 1946, he was united in marriage to Margaret Gonnering in West Bend. The couple farmed in...

Jul 25, 2010

Proverbs 31:10-12,30 “…the valiant woman loves her husband and merits his trust: she is a good housewife, is prudent and industrious, manages cleverly…she possesses wisdom, is charitable in her actions and in her words, and loves God: there is also bestowed upon her the praise of her children and of her husband.” Barbara was the beloved wife of Terry Hill...

Jul 24, 2010

Margaret M. "Peggy" McAndrews (nee McCarthy), age 42 of West Bend, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 at her home.

She was born on August 7, 1967 in Milwaukee to Philip and Colleen (nee Riley) McCarthy. Peggy graduated from Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay in the class of 1985. She then served her country in the...

Jul 21, 2010

William T. Russell, age 91, of West Bend, passed away Wednesday July 21, 2010 at the Cedar Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born on November 2, 1918 in Fond du Lac to the late Leo and Helen Russell. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army European Theater during World War II. On January...

Jul 21, 2010

Siegfried August Rudolph Twachtmann, age 92, of West Bend, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Samaritan Health Center in West Bend.

He was born on February 20, 1918 in Arpin, WI to the late Fred and Augusta (nee Oelke) Twachtmann. Siegfried's paternal father Rudolph Timm preceded him in death prior to his birth. Siegfried...

Jul 20, 2010

Roger Gelhar, age 79 of West Bend, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Anita's Garden in Port Washington.

He was born on May 6, 1931 in Dalton, WI to Herbert and Frances (nee Tobalski) Gelhar. He graduated from Edgar High School in the class of 1949.

On December 16, 1954 Roger was united in...

Jul 20, 2010

Alvin J. “Al” Barutha, 77, of Kewaskum, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in the town of Polk surrounded by his family. He was born on October 6, 1932, in Cudahy, the son of the late Frank and Frances (Zinda) Barutha, and on June 3, 1972, he was united in marriage to Charleen Vetter Dreher...

Jul 20, 2010

Gilbert P. Beine, 83, of West Bend, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

He was born on October 21, 1926 in West Bend, the son of the late Joseph and Marie Beine. He married Hyacinth Goeden on November 5, 1947 and was her cherished husband for 58 years, until her death on January 20, 2005.

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Jul 19, 2010

Gloria C. Mackrie of West Bend, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at the age of 84.

She was born in Milwaukee on April 20, 1926 to the Gus and Esther Mackrie. After graduating from high school she earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in education and guidance at UW-Madison and later a Master of...