Obituaries

Jan 1, 2009

Ernst A. Frankenberg, age 82, of West Bend, passed away Thursday January 1, 2009 at the Cedar Lake Health Center.

He was born on May 29, 1926 in Milwaukee to the late Ernst G. and Margaret (nee Jordan) Frankenberg. His family resided in West Bend and Ernst graduated from West Bend High School in the class of...

Jan 1, 2009

Louise L. Demman, age 101, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009 at her home in Kewaskum.

She was born on May 16, 1907 in Elkhorn to the late John and Anna (nee Reesman) Umant. She was united in marriage to Peter Demman on Oct. 24, 1936 in Milwaukee. Louise enjoyed reading, knitting and crocheting. She liked to...

Jan 1, 2009

Bobbi Lynn Scharp (Nee Lemke) moved on to a better world on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Her children and grandchildren were the most important thing in her life, and they will miss her dearly.

Bobbi was the loving mother of Angela (Marcus), Ricky (Ginger) and Wendy (Shawn); and grandmother of Angel, BreeAnn, Michael, Taylor, Austin, Dominic, Blaeith,...

Dec 31, 2008

Louis H. Brazee, 89, of Lomira, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. He was born on April 27, 1919, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of the late Louis F. and Arvella (Babcock) Brazee. Louis was the beloved husband of the late Helen and Henrietta....

Dec 30, 2008

Eda P. Burnett, (nee Perantoni) age 89, of West Bend, formerly of Ballston Lake, NY passed away Tuesday December 30, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend.

She was born on March 1, 1919 in Barre, VT to the late Attilio and Giovanna (nee Tedeschi) Perantoni, and graduated from Spalding High School in the class of 1937....

Dec 26, 2008

Joseph M. Hauck, age 51, of West Bend, passed away peacefully at the Kathy Hospice on Friday, December 26, 2008, surrounded by his loving family and friends.

He was born on March 30, 1957 to Pius and Agnes (nee Dosch) Hauck. Joe served his country honorably for three years in the United States Army. On September 13,...

Dec 26, 2008

Hilda L. Seefeldt, (nee Seyfert), age 92, of Kewaskum, passed away Friday December 26, 2008 at the Beechwood Rest Home in Beechwood.

She was born on May 2, 1916 on the family homestead farm in the Town of Addison to the late Henry and Hulda (nee Rosenthal) Seyfert. Hilda graduated from West Bend High School in the...

Dec 24, 2008

William G. “Bill” Lehmann, 91, of Kewaskum, formerly of West Bend and Minocqua, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum. He was born on June 7, 1917, in West Bend, the son of Arthur Stauss and Esther (Boettcher) Stauss, and on July 18, 1940, he was united in marriage to Mary Freehauf in Hartford....

Dec 23, 2008

Helen A. Bechler, (nee Kempf), age 84, of West Bend, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

She was born on July 28, 1924 in the town of Kewaskum to the late Fred and Anna (nee Retzlaff) Kempf. Growing up Helen attended the New Fane Grade School. She...

Dec 23, 2008

Dorothy A. Braeger-Helgeson, age 98, of West Bend, was called to her home in heaven on Tuesday, December 23, 2008.

She was born on September 10, 1910 to Ernst and Elisabeth (nee Laubenstein) Braeger in the Town of Trenton, Washington County, Wisconsin. The family moved to West Bend in 1923 where she attended West Bend High School...

Dec 21, 2008

Jay Kugler, age 45, of Fond du Lac, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 21, 2008.

He was born in West Bend on December 11, 1963 to Don and June (nee Woles) Kugler. Jay graduated from West Bend East High School and went on to attend the Moraine Park Technical College where he earned an associate degree...

Dec 19, 2008

Joseph E. Fuller, age 41, of West Bend, passed away Friday, December 19, 2008.

He was born in West Bend on June 9, 1967 to Glenn and Joanne (nee Reichert) Fuller. He attended West Bend schools and then served his country honorably for four years in the United States Navy. On September 25, 1999, he was united...

Dec 15, 2008

Elmo Earl Prusik, age 85, of Milwaukee, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Milwaukee.

He was born on September 30, 1923 to Adolf and Otelia (nee Tatosky) Prusik in Shawano, WI. Elmo graduated from Shawano High School. After his discharge from the U.S. Army, he worked as a machinist for Alco...

Dec 12, 2008

Paul M. Vogelsang, age 54, of West Bend, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.

He was born on April 8, 1954 to Frank and Anita (nee Schneider) Vogelsang. Paul attended St. Mary's grade school and West Bend East High School and graduated in the class of 1972. He went...

Dec 8, 2008

Edna Schwartz, (nee Wollmann) age 85, of West Bend, passed away Monday, December 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.

She was born on March 18, 1923 in Rib Lake to the late Albert & Emilia (nee Rolof) Wollmann. On June 23, 1945, Edna was united in marriage to Guy Schwartz in Fredonia. Edna loved...

Dec 5, 2008

Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Strigenz, of Kewaskum, was born into eternal life on Friday, December 5, 2008, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac. She was born on August 29, 1933, in Wauwatosa, the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Aleta C. (Chadek) Walker, Sr. Betsy was a 1951 graduate of Wauwatosa High School and received her certificate...

Dec 4, 2008

Kraina, Kay Nee Judge, age 74, of Milwaukee, passed away Thurs. Dec. 4, 2008. She is survived by 6 children, Cindy (Tim) Hogan, Steven (Sandy) Kraina, Thomas Kraina, Mark Kraina, Cathy (Tony) Sanders, and Danny Kraina; 8 grandchildren, Lisa, Angie, Tracy, Jesse, Melissa, Leanna, Kaylynn, and Kelly; and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerold;...

Nov 30, 2008

Susan Weinberger, (nee Fitzgerald), 66, of Wauwatosa, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2008. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward Weinberger; daughters, Renee (Robert) Thompson and Heidi (Joshua) Hoeft; grandchildren, Amanda and Andrew Thompson; brothers, Leo (Mary) Fitzgerald and Joseph (Cel) Fitzgerald; sister, Anna (Glenn) Jacobs; and sisters-in-laws, Martha (Ted) Gressen and Stefania Piekarski. Mass of Christian...

Nov 29, 2008

Randy Arndt, age 46, of the town of West Bend, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff.

He was born on September 16, 1962 to Thomas & Bonnie (nee Marks) Arndt. Randy attended St. Mary's grade school graduated from Kewaskum High School in 1981. He worked for Carlson Tool...

Nov 29, 2008

Earl A. Carstens, age 93, of the town of West Bend, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Cedar Community in West Bend.

He was born on October 4, 1915 to Henry & Ida (nee Schroeder) Carstens. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Bienkowski on January 30, 1937. He owned and operated Carsten's Restaurant and...