Obituaries

Sep 22, 2010

Scott A. Matenaer, 49, of West Bend, was born into eternal life on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at the Kathy Hospice, West Bend.

He came into the world on July 3, 1961 in West Bend, the son of Jerry and Janine (nee Schnepf) Matenaer. He attended Kewaskum High School, graduating in 1979. He worked as a salesman...

Sep 20, 2010

Susan Keller, 94, formerly of Brownsville and Fond du Lac, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010, at Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum. She was born on July 27, 1916, in Menomonee Falls, the daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth (Burg) Brill, and on October 28, 1939, she was united in marriage to Ervin Keller at St. Mary’s Catholic...

Sep 20, 2010

Reuben H. Fritz, 87, of the town of Byron, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010, at Rolling Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fond du Lac. He was born on July 21, 1923, in the town of Wayne, the son of the late Hubert and Irene (Loehrke) Fritz, and on September 21, 1946, he was united in marriage to...

Sep 19, 2010

Barry L. Braun, age 58, of Germantown, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.

A Memorial Service in remembrance of Barry will be held on Friday, September 24th at 2:00 p.m. at the Myrhum-Patten Funeral. Visitation will be on Friday at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until the time of...

Sep 18, 2010

God’s precious little child, Alex William Wilson, nine days old, passed from this earth to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 18, 2010, to join his grandpa, William Braun and his dad’s brother, Jason. Leaving to cherish his memory include his parents, Jeremy Wilson and Melissa Braun; his twin brother, Collin Lee Wilson; his maternal grandparents, Sandra and Wade Myers...

Sep 18, 2010

Judith A. Dreher, nee Lehmann, age 69, of West Bend, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

Judy was born on September 30, 1940 in Menomonee Falls to the late Joseph and Norma (nee Neuy) Lehmann. On November 26, 1960,...

Sep 16, 2010

John E. “Jack” Zalewski, 67, of the town of Kewaskum, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 20, 1942, in Milwaukee, the son of Thomas S. Zalewski Sr. and Kathryn Schubert. Jack was raised in Slinger by his aunt and...

Sep 16, 2010

Pastor Cleone H. Weigand, 77, passed into eternal life on Thursday, September 16th 2010 at the Kathy Hospice, West Bend.

A farmhouse in Town Theresa, Dodge County, WI was Pastor Weigand's birthplace. He was one of six brothers born to Wilbert and Elmira (nee Schaumberg) Weigand. After attending Mullen School, a one room country school, he spent...

Sep 12, 2010

Scott "Scotty" Schoen, Jr., 18, of West Bend, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010 due to injuries from an auto accident.

He was born March 10, 1992 in Minot, North Dakota to Scott and Stephanie (nee Herrmann) Schoen. He graduated from West Bend East High School in June 2010 and was currently attending Moraine Park Technical College....

Sep 12, 2010

Sarah A. Schmitt, 20, of Allenton, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010, from injuries received in an automobile accident in Columbia County. She was born on April 16, 1990, in Brookfield, the daughter of Steven and Susan (Desrosier) Schmitt. Sarah was a 2008 graduate of Kewaskum High School and was a junior at U.W. Eau Claire pursuing math and...

Sep 11, 2010

Vern A. Suhr, age 69, of West Bend, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital in West Bend.

Vern was born on September 25, 1940, to the late Arnold and Esther (nee Matzner) Suhr in Gresham, NE. He was raised on his family's rural farm...

Sep 10, 2010

Dr. Richard H. Driessel, M.D., age 94, of West Bend, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 at Cedar Bay West, West Bend.

He was born May 24, 1916 in Barton to the late Sylvester and Lauretta (nee Schmit) Driessel. Dick graduated from West Bend High School in the class of 1934. He went on to attend Marquette...

Sep 10, 2010

Leona H. Erdmann, 93, of West Bend, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2010, at Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum. She was born on January 6, 1917, in the town of Addison, the daughter of the late Max and Anna (Schreier) Hoepner, and on February 11, 1935, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Erdmann at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church...

Sep 10, 2010

Randy G. Hecker, Sr., 52, of Theresa, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2010, at his home. He was born on June 15, 1958, in Milwaukee, the son of the late Arthur and Lydia (Mahlke) Hecker, and on June 20, 1987, he was united in marriage to Lisa Kuenne at Salem Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Randy was employed by Trident...

Sep 2, 2010

Eugene W. Schmidt, 85, of the town of Scott, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Rocky Knoll Health Care Center in Plymouth, where he had been a resident for about one year. He was born on April 6, 1925, in the town of Osceola, the son of the late Otto and Irma (Wittenberg) Schmidt, and attended district schools....

Aug 31, 2010

Lee C. Saeger, age 72, of West Bend, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

He was born on March 20, 1938 in Sheboygan to Ervin and Leota (nee Herzog) Saeger. On September 8, 1968, Lee was united in marriage to Lois Krause in Menomonee Falls. He served his...

Aug 31, 2010

Arthur P. Terlinden, 87, of the town of Wayne, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

He was born April 30, 1923 on the Terlinden family farm in the town of Wayne to the late Benjamin and Hedwig (nee Pluedemann) Terlinden. He was united in marriage to Pearl Kibbel on May 28,...

Aug 29, 2010

Cheryl J. Gryga, 48, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 10, 1962, in Germantown, the daughter of Edgar and Darlene (Bruss) Maas and on September 3, 1989, she was united in marriage to Jim Gryga at St. John United Church of Christ in Germantown....

Aug 28, 2010

June C. Mueller (nee Pietschmann), age 87, of Fredonia, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the home of her son, Keith in Beechwood.

She was born on June 3 1923, to the late Albert and Eleonora (nee Groeschel) Pietschmann Sr. and was united in marriage to Donald Mueller on May 16, 1942 in West Bend. Donald...

Aug 27, 2010

Dorothea M. Kiel (nee Heise), age 86, of West Bend, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

She was born on June 17, 1924, to the late Edward and Elizabeth (nee Reif) Heise. In her younger years, she was a secretary at the shipyards in Manitowoc where she was...