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William "Bill" L. Abplanalp

William "Bill" L. Abplanalp

Jan 6, 2015

William L. “Bill” Abplanalp, of Waukesha, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at AngelsGrace Hospice at the age of 83. He was born on October 29, 1931 in Waukesha, the son of Paul and Josephine (nee Kowalski) Abplanalp, Sr. He was a 1950 graduate of Waukesha High School. On April 14, 1951 he married the former Margaret “Peggy” Eckrich in Milwaukee....

Don D. Herek

Don D. Herek

Jan 6, 2015

Don D. Herek, of Elkhorn, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at his home at the age of 56. He was born on May 18, 1958, in Waukesha, the son of Ambrose and Gertrude (nee Pezewski) Herek. On July 30, 2012 he married Kristi (nee Palmer) Herek in Rhinelander. Don enjoyed taking his motorcycle on long trips with his family and...

Andrew "Andy" D. Schroeder

Andrew "Andy" D. Schroeder

Jan 4, 2015

Andrew “Andy” D. Schroeder, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at his home at the age of 38. He was born in Waukesha on May 24, 1976 the son of Scott and Diane (nee Gigous) Schroeder. He was a graduate of Waukesha West High School. Andy touched many people through his work in automotive art and his...

Jeffrey "Jeff" S. Rick

Jeffrey "Jeff" S. Rick

Jan 1, 2015

Jeffrey “Jeff” S. Rick, of Waukesha, died on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 47. He was born in Waukesha on October 31, 1967 the son of LeRoy and Janet (nee Hoeft) Rick. He was a 1987 graduate of Brookfield East High School and on June 1, 1994 he married Tracy Nickel in Las...

Kenneth O. Redding

Kenneth O. Redding

Jan 1, 2015

Kenneth O. Redding, of Waukesha, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Season’s Hospice at the age of 53. He was born on February 18, 1961 in Madison, WI, the son of Francis R. and Lillian E. (nee Weber) Redding. On September 9, 1989 he married Dawn (nee Harrison) Redding. He received his BA in Psychology with a minor in business...

Ann C. Huggett

Ann C. Huggett

Jan 1, 2015

Ann C. Huggett, of Waukesha, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at her home at the age of 76. She was born on March 20, 1938 in Waukesha, the daughter of Jerry and Lucille (nee Merten) Atkinson. She was a 1956 graduate of Catholic Memorial High School and a 1960 graduate of Mount Mary College with a degree in Music Education....

Christopher "Chris" M. Saenz

Christopher "Chris" M. Saenz

Jan 1, 2015

Christopher “Chris” M. Saenz, aka “Creekie”, “Badow”, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the age of 44. He was born in Waukesha on December 18, 1970 the son of Samuel and Gloria (nee Hernandez) Saenz. Chris loved sports, UFC and boxing and was the ultimate Dallas Cowboys fan. He was a hard-worker and would do anything...

Ruth Vivian Hughlett Roberts

Ruth Vivian Hughlett Roberts

Dec 31, 2014

Ruth Vivian Hughlett Roberts, of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Three Pillars Masonic Home at the age of 83. She was born in Waukesha on April 30, 1931 the daughter of William and Ethel (nee Spillman) Hughlett. She was a 1949 graduate of Waukesha High School. On October 20, 1956 she married Kenneth “Ken” Roberts at...

Dorothy R. Rich

Dorothy R. Rich

Dec 30, 2014

Dorothy R. Rich, a lifelong Waukesha resident, died on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 85. She was born in Waukesha on October 1, 1929 the daughter of Charles and Clara Miller. On July 26, 1952 she married Frederick Rich and for the next 62 years they cherished each other and did everything together. Dorothy...

William "Bill" A. Walter

William "Bill" A. Walter

Dec 28, 2014

William "Bill" Walter, of Mukwonago, entered into God's loving arms on Sun., Dec. 28th, 2014 surrounded by family at age 68. Cherished husband of 34 years to Laurie Walter (nee Towers). Loving father of Brian (Andrea) Walter and Brenda (Alan) Anderson. Proud grandpa of Kelli, Josh Walter and Victoria, Juliana Anderson. Survived by brothers Jim (Carol), Dave (Sue), Mike (Jenny)...

Ruth Ann Hernandez

Ruth Ann Hernandez

Dec 24, 2014

Ruth Ann Hernandez, of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 69. She was born in Menomonie, WI on October 10, 1945 the daughter of Vernon and Carole (nee Tueveng) Hintz. She was a 1963 graduate of Waukesha South High School and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education from...

Greg T. Golubeff

Greg T. Golubeff

Dec 22, 2014

Golubeff, Greg T., died Dec. 22, 2014 at age 45. Survived by his wife Annie (Kustelski) Golubeff, daughter Sharon Manke, grandson Richard David Goldsmith, his parents David and Darlene Golubeff, his sister Jody Sorrells and niece and nephew Tylin and Cheyenne. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Visitation Fri, Jan 2, 2015 from 11:00AM until time of brief funeral...

Brent P. Rectenwald

Brent P. Rectenwald

Dec 21, 2014

Brent P. Rectenwald, of Waukesha, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 42. He was born on March 15, 1972, the only child of Lloyd and Sherry (nee Metz) Rectenwald. He was a 1990 graduate of Waukesha South High School. He was an avid snowmobiler and loved race cars and his tattoos. A...

Elizabeth Kuemmel

Elizabeth Kuemmel

Dec 19, 2014

Elizabeth Kuemmel, of Brookfield, died on Friday, December 19, 2014 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at the age of 94. She was born in Milwaukee on January 30, 1920 the daughter of Ovid and Alvina (nee Gadoury) Beaudoin. She was a 1938 graduate of Messmer High School where she met her husband Kenneth Kuemmel. They were married on January 2, 1943...

Ralph Mason North Iii

Ralph Mason North Iii

Dec 17, 2014

Ralph Mason North III, of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 84. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey on August 15, 1930 the son of Ralph M. and Margaret (nee McManus) North Jr. He was a 1952 graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ where he earned a mechanical...

Mabel Bloede Winchester

Mabel Bloede Winchester

Dec 17, 2014

Mabel Bloede Winchester, a lifelong Waukesha resident, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Avalon Square at the age of 104. She was born on March 28, 1910 the daughter of William and Mary (nee Mike) Bloede. Mabel worked for the Waukesha Motor Co. as a secretary for more than 40 years. Following retirement, Mabel and her husband Leslye moved...

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Illing

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Illing

Dec 13, 2014

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Illing, a longtime Waukesha resident, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family at the age of 88. She was born in Monroe, WI on November 23, 1926 the only child of Herbert and Anna Barbara (nee Schaad) Becker. She was a 1944 graduate of Monroe High School and attended Carroll...

Clifford W. Borgstrom

Clifford W. Borgstrom

Dec 13, 2014

Clifford W. Borgstrom, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. He was born in Duluth, MN on September 26, 1926 the son of Andrew and Cecelia (nee Swanson) Borgstrom. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Air Force during WWII in the Philippines and Japan. Clifford worked...

Merlin "Hans" J. Nader

Merlin "Hans" J. Nader

Dec 11, 2014

Merlin “Hans” J. Nader, of Waukesha, died on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 93. He was born in Waukesha on April 3, 1921 the son of Frank and Myrtle (nee Marks) Nader. He was a 1941 graduate of Waukesha High School, a 1949 graduate of Carroll College and earned his master’s degree from Marquette...

Donald O. Davis

Donald O. Davis

Dec 11, 2014

Donald Oscar Davis was born in Delafield in 1924. He passed peacefully at his daughter’s home on Dec. 11, 2014, and is now reunited with those he loved who went before him. One of 12 children of Elmer and Florence (nee Hood) Davis, he grew up on a farm that is now Western Hills Golf Course, and attended Zion school...

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