Obituaries
C. Willis Guthrie
Mar 30, 2016
Willis Guthrie (Charles Willis Guthrie), of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at age 98. Willis, known as “Wis” since early childhood, was born in Pacific Junction, Iowa on February 13th 1918. His parents were Taylor and Irma Guthrie (nee Tabor). At the time, Taylor was the minister at the Burr Oak Friends (Quaker) Meeting....
Richard "Dick" D. Oberley
Mar 30, 2016
Richard D. Oberley, of Waukesha, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home following a short illness at age 83. He was born on November 25, 1932 the son of Allen and Lura (nee Dickinson) Oberley. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. While in the service Richard started a church in Maryland which remains...
Constance "Conny" Fries
Mar 27, 2016
Constance “Conny” Fries, age 83, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly at home on Sunday, March 27, 2016. Conny was born on May 22, 1932 in Crookston, MN the daughter of Earl and Gladys (nee Moen) Sullivan. She graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1950. Conny moved to Chicago in 1951 and worked for Norge in the merchandise...
Dolores E. Randall
Mar 26, 2016
Dolores Evelyn Randall (nee Brady), of Waukesha, formerly of Albert Lea, Minnesota, died on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Virginia Health & Rehab at age 90. She was born on November 24, 1925 the daughter of Albert and Alice (nee Hildenbrand) Brady. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Rochelle (Rodney) VanWyngeeren, dearest granddaughter Jill Stenson and brothers...
David L. Shulfer
Mar 24, 2016
David L. Shulfer of Waukesha, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Virginia Health & Rehab at the age of 68. He was born on September 28, 1947 in Waukesha the son of Edwin and Evelyn (nee Klish) Shulfer. David attended Waukesha Schools and worked for Waukesha Engine/Dresser for more than 30 years. He had a great love for...
Lucille J. Lundeen
Mar 24, 2016
Lucille J. Lundeen, of Waukesha, died peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Virginia Health & Rehab two weeks after her 94th birthday. She was born in Waukesha on March 7, 1922 the daughter of Walter and Emma (nee Pritzlaff) Felsing. On May 28, 1949 she married John Lundeen; he preceded her in death on January 5, 2003. In her...
Donald J. Schaefer
Mar 21, 2016
Donald J. Schaefer, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 21, 2016 at age 61. He was born in Waukesha on September 8, 1954 the son of Vyron and Mary “Lorna” (nee Koenig) Schaefer. On October 10, 1980 he married Patricia “Patty” Orlopp and they were members of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. For the past 20 years,...
Pastor Leslie W. Becher, Sr.
Mar 17, 2016
Pastor Leslie W. Becher Sr., of Waukesha, died on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at his home at age 91. He was born in Ephraim, WI on April 23, 1924 the son of Theodore and Valeska (nee Freudenstein) Becher. He served his country in the United States Army Air Corp. On September 13, 2014, Leslie proudly went on a Stars and...
Nancy L. Jones
Mar 15, 2016
Nancy L. Jones, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at age 65. She was born in Milwaukee on June 27, 1950 the daughter of Ervin Gierach and Shirley (nee Hudson) Meyer. Nancy worked as an optician for many years, first at Lenscrafters and then for Herslof. She was a great cook, loved family cookouts, going...
Jeffrey S. Palmersheim
Mar 14, 2016
Jeffrey S. Palmersheim, of Greenfield, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 14, 2016 at his home at age 52. No services will be held.
Ronald G. Fries
Mar 14, 2016
Ronald Fries, age 82, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Conny for 58 years. Ron was born May 13, 1933 in Crookston, MN the son of Joseph and Fern (nee Capistran) Fries. Ron graduated from Cathedral High School in 1951. On February 17, 1953 Ron joined the United States Air...
Louis Von Dowdle
Mar 14, 2016
Louis V. Dowdle, of Waukesha, died on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Seasons Hospice at age 83. He was born in Lockesburg, Arkansas on December 6, 1932 the son of Tommie Mitchell and Bess Faye (nee Bracket) Dowdle. Louis proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was a lifetime member of the Tin...
Dorothy Bettinger
Mar 12, 2016
Dorothy Bettinger, 91, passed away on March 12, 2016, in Wausau Wisconsin with her family by her side. Dorothy was born on November 7, 1924 in Mukwonago, Wisconsin to Byron and Frances (Love) Hardaker. She graduated from Mukwonago High School and the Milwaukee Business Institute. On July 16, 1949, she married Bernard Bettinger, who preceded her in death in 1989....
Theresa Rose Wronkowski
Mar 10, 2016
Theresa Rose Wronkowski, of Waukesha, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 surrounded by her family at AngelsGrace Hospice at age 80 years. She was born in Green Bay on January 28, 1936 the daughter of Joseph and Lottie Gierczak. She will be sadly missed by her husband Eugene “Gene” Wronkowski of Waukesha and their children, Michael (Patricia) Wronkowski of Racine, Gary...
Helen E. Kabitzke
Mar 8, 2016
Helen E. Kabitzke, of New Berlin, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Applewood Assisted Living Facility at the age of 92. She was born in La Porte, IN, on September 23, 1923 to Andrew and Mary (nee Kubiak) Mudryk. She was a 1942 graduate of Lew Wallace High School in Gary, IN. On February 16, 1946 she married Donald J....
Susan Lynn Brooker (Young) (Nee Knoebel)
Mar 6, 2016
Susan L. Brooker (Young) (nee Knoebel), of New Berlin, died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at her home at the age of 70. She was born on October 7, 1945, in Wisconsin, to Albert J. and Janet (nee Dillaber) Knoebel. She began her waitressing career at Mary’s Restaurant and later worked for over 25 years at Dave’s Restaurant, both in downtown...
Thomas Paul Baranowski
Mar 4, 2016
Thomas P. Baranowski, of Waukesha, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 24, 1935, the son of Stanley and Helen Baranowski. On August 13, 1960 he married the former Marlene Moldenhauer in Pittsburgh. Tom proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Korea. He...
June B. "Tweets" Bralick
Mar 4, 2016
June B. "Tweets" (nee Lamp) Bralick, age 88, of Waukesha, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1927, in Waukesha, to Arthur and Orlanda (nee Foerhman) Lamp. She was a former member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, where she married Frank Bralick on November 24, 1946. June was a very happy person...
Laverne M. Hochrein
Mar 4, 2016
LaVerne M. Hochrein, a lifelong Waukesha resident, died on Friday, March 4, 2016 at AngelsGrace Hospice at the age of 91. She was born in Waukesha on April 14, 1924 the daughter of Albert and Olga (nee Turkoske) Stillwell. LaVerne was a longtime member of the Evangelical & Reformed United Church of Christ in Waukesha. She will be sadly missed...
Yvonne N. Gibson
Mar 3, 2016
Yvonne N. Gibson, age 85, of the town of Genesee, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the home she has lived in since 1967. She was born on December 12, 1930, in Waukesha, to Fred C. and Elsie A. (nee Selle) Katzner. She was a 1948 graduate of Waukesha High School. She has been a member of St. Paul’s Catholic...
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