Obituaries

Nov 6, 2005

Esther L. Soyk, nee Backhaus, 84, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005 at SynergyHealth St. Joseph's Hospital in the town of Polk.

She was born on May 18, 1921 in Kewaskum to the late Roman and Hedwig (nee Bartelt) Backhaus. She was united in marriage to Melvin Soyk on July 22, 1944 at...

Nov 5, 2005

Bernice G. Hron, nee Gruhle, 92 of West Bend, passed away on Sat. Nov. 5, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center, West Bend.

She was born on May 25, 1913 on the family homestead farm in the town of Farmington to the late Willard and Olga (nee Meueschke) Gruhle. She was united in marriage to...

Oct 30, 2005

Gertrude E. Schultz (nee Albrecht), age 95, of West Bend, passed away Sunday October 30, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center.

She was born on May 3, 1910 in Brodhead to the late Frank and Hattie (nee Jench) Albrecht. At a young age she moved with her family to Milwaukee. There she met and married Henry F....

Oct 30, 2005

Mary "Marlie" Solymossy, age 84, of Cedar Ridge in West Bend, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend.

She was born on November 14, 1920 in A'fehArto, Hungary to the late Joseph Count MailA th and Louise Anne MailA th, nee Schell. Marlie...

Oct 30, 2005

Jeanne C. Sanfilippo, (nee Lisinski), age 75, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2005 at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL.

She was born to the late Walter and Sophia (nee Fornalski) Lisinski on November 25, 1929 in Milwaukee. On September 3, 1949, she was united in marriage to Joseph...

Oct 19, 2005

LaVerne E. O'Neill, nee Karweik, 83, of West Bend, was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2005.

She was born on March 26, 1922 in Milwaukee to the late Arthur and Norma (nee Mallueg) Karweik. She was united in marriage to Warren O'Neill on January 17, 1945 in Milwaukee. The couple lived in the...

Oct 9, 2005

Susan B. Brossmann, (nee Mytton), age 55, of West Bend, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2005.

She was born on March 4, 1950 in Milwaukee to the late Floyd and Fern (nee Biegel) Mytton. She attended UW Milwaukee and graduated with a B.S. Degree in Physical Education. Shortly after Sue's graduation she met and began dating...

Oct 1, 2005

Yvonne B. Minz, (nee Langlais), age 76, of Kiel, formerly of West Bend, died Saturday October 1, 2005 at Calumet Homestead in New Holstein.

She was born on May 12, 1929 in Cedarburg to the late Orain and Blanche (nee Holmes) Langlais, and was united in marriage to Arthur "Artie" Minz on September 28, 1946 in Cedarburg....

Sep 24, 2005

James Alexander, age 75, of the village of Cascade, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2005 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on May 9, 1930 in St. Louis, MO to the late Marvin and Kathryn (nee Fortune) Alexander. After high school he joined the Air Force to help protect our freedoms during the Korean...

Sep 17, 2005

Thelma M. Renzel-Wolf, nee Griffith, age 79, of West Bend, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2005 at St. Joseph's Hospital in the town of Polk.

She was born on January 14, 1926 to the late William and Eva (nee King) Griffith in Kansas. She was united in marriage to Doug Renzel on July 23, 1966 in Chicago,...

Sep 13, 2005

Gertrude "Galloping Gertie" Graf, (nee Hamsing), age 99, of the Cedar Lake Health Care Center in the town of West Bend, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2005.

She was born on August 28, 1906, in Merrill, to the late Henry and Bertha (nee Binski) Hamsing. She was united in marriage to Herman Boettcher on October 23,...

Sep 9, 2005

Ruth A. Scott, nee Busack age 86, of West Bend, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center.

She was born on April 18, 1919 in Watertown to the late William and Ella nee Schilke) Busack. After High School she moved to Milwaukee for work. There she met John "Jack" Scott, Jr. and...

Sep 3, 2005

Sofia P. Kreil, nee Patelski, age 89, of Cascade, formerly of the Milwaukee area, died Sat. Sept. 3, 2005 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan.

She was born on March 31, 1916 in Milwaukee to the late Jacob and Mary (nee Bodanski) Patelski. She married Hugo Kreil on May 31, 1935 in Waukegan, IL.

Aug 31, 2005

Frieda Techtmann, nee Hagner, age 102, of West Bend, died Wed. Aug. 31, 2005 at the Samaritan Health Center, West Bend.

She was born Jan. 29, 1903 in the town of Farmington to the late Charles and Katherine (nee Petrie) Hagner. She married Richard Techtmann, Sr. on Sept. 2, 1931 at St. Martin's Church in Fillmore. Her...

Aug 25, 2005

Karl F. Bretschneider, age 86, and his wife, Lavera O. Bretschneider, nee Jobs, age 79, of Newburg, both died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 as a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident in the town of Trenton.

Lavera was born on May 9, 1926 at the family homestead farm in the town of Jackson to the...

Aug 25, 2005

Lavera O. Bretschneider, nee Jobs, age 79, and her husband, Karl F. Bretschneider, age 86, of Newburg, both died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 as a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident in the town of Trenton.

Lavera was born on May 9, 1926 at the family homestead farm in the town of Jackson to the...

Aug 25, 2005

Donald R. Kluge, 84, of West Bend, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 at the Clearview Longterm Care Center in Juneau.

He is survived by his wife, Marion of West Bend, and a son, Roy Kluge of Redding, CA.

Following cremation, Donald's remains will be interred at Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield.

Memorials to the...

Aug 23, 2005

Joshua L. Martin, age 16, of the town of Wayne, passed away unexpectedly due to an automobile accident on Tuesday, August 23, 2005.

He was born on April 5, 1989 in Hartford to Larry and Jackie (nee Urban) Martin. Growing up he attended Wayne Elementary School, Kewaskum Middle School, and was currently attending Kewaskum High School where...

Aug 19, 2005

Henry P. Naab, age 80, of West Bend, died Friday August 19, 2005 at his residence.

He was born on March 26, 1925 in Richfield to the late George and Lillie (nee Mauer) Naab and was united in marriage to May Klumb on June 24, 1950 at Christ Church in Dheinsville. They moved to West Bend in...

Aug 14, 2005

Irene E. Foth, nee Matthies, 90, of West Bend, died Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the Cedar Lake Health Care Center, West Bend.

She was born February 12, 1915 in Milwaukee to the late Ernst and Olga (nee Blohm) Matthies. She married LeRoy Foth on June 25, 1938 in Milwaukee. In 1977 the couple moved to West...