Obituaries
Melba Zimmermann
Oct 21, 2011
Melba L. Zimmermann (nee Lapp), longtime Waukesha resident died on Friday, October 21, 2011 at LifeCare Hospital surrounded by her family at the age of 83. She was born on July 13, 1928 in Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Effie (nee Ferree) Lapp. Melba was the loving and devoted wife of 54 years to Lloyd "Porky" providing gentle care during his...
Guadalupe Villarreal
Oct 21, 2011
Guadalupe Villarreal, of Hartland, died on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Aurora Medical Center in Summit at the age of 97. She was born on December 12, 1913 in Aqualeguas, Mexico. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She will be sadly missed by her children: Heriberto (Chris) Villarreal of Hartland, Ernesto (Olivia) Villarreal of Hartland, Armando Villarreal of...
Moritz Kuhne
Oct 14, 2011
Moritz "Harold" Kuhne, of New Berlin, found peace on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 81. He was born on October 23, 1929, in Arizona, the son of Moritz Frank and Ethel (nee Gobel) Kuhne. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Harold was a member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church and...
Walter Ciombor,
Oct 12, 2011
Walter J. Ciombor, Sr. of New Berlin, died Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his home at the age of 86. He was born on May 13, 1925, in Chicago, IL, the son of Stanley and Kamilla (nee Mikrut) Ciombor. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He will be sadly missed by his children LeRoy (Kristine) Ciombor...
Merna Wilson
Oct 7, 2011
Merna Ilene Wilson (nee Jones) died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 93. She was born in north central Kansas, near Athol, on January 29, 1918, the daughter of Andrew and Lizzy (nee Pritchard) Jones. Merna and her sister, Doris, were orphaned when Merna was eight years old and Doris was six. Following...
Allan Christoph
Oct 7, 2011
Allan R. Christoph, of Waukesha, WI, died on Friday October 7, 2011 at the age of 91. He was born on August 25, 1920 the only child to Reno and Ethel (nee: Rice) Christoph. Allan was a lifelong Waukesha dairy, beef and corn farmer and he enjoyed collecting antique John Deere two cylinder tractors. On March 8, 1952 he married...
Rita Eisenach
Oct 6, 2011
Rita Anna Eisenach, (nee Pepe) of Forsyth County, Georgia, formerly of Waukesha, WI, died on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the age of 84. She was born on September 18, 1927 in Dunbar, Pennsylvania, grew up in Bronx, New York, and moved to Wisconsin in 1950. Rita had a passion for giving to others which included starting the Town of...
Betty Carroll
Sep 28, 2011
Betty J. Carroll, of Waukesha, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Season’s Hospice at the age of 87. She was born on May 20, 1924 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Walter and Laura (nee Bielefeld) Kopitzke. She was a graduate of Mercy High School in Milwaukee, and studied voice at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. On May 10, 1947, she married Vincent F....
Fran Vedner
Sep 26, 2011
Fran J. Vedner, of Waukesha, formerly of Oconomowoc, went to be in the arms of his Savior on Monday, September 26, 2011 with his life partner Doreen by his side following a long battle with his health at the age of 64. Fran was born on December 28, 1946 the son of Francis and Belva (nee Huebschen) Vedner. Fran was born...
Virginia Radaj
Sep 26, 2011
Virginia R. Radaj, of Pewaukee, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. She was born on September 21, 1926 in Milwaukee to Leo and Sophia (nee Solper) Duffrin. On December 27, 1946 she married George A. Radaj who preceded her in death in 1972. She was a proud member of the “Bag Ladies” at the Salvation...
Donna Schmitz
Sep 22, 2011
Donna Mae Schmitz (Pomeranski) of New Berlin, died on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 75. She was born in Superior, WI on February 20, 1936. She married Cyril W. Schmitz of Menomonee Falls on October 29, 1955. They resided in Waukesha where she made wedding cakes and special occasion cakes and was...
Nancy Johnson
Sep 21, 2011
Nancy Swan Johnson, of the town of Waukesha, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at her home. She was born on March 21, 1934 to Graydon and Betty (nee James) Swan and was raised in Wauwatosa. She will be sadly missed by her husband Robert, whom she celebrated 57 years of marriage with, along with their children Jeff (Cindy) Johnson of Brookfield,...
Bernadine Scremo
Sep 21, 2011
Bernadine “Ida” Scremo, of Waukesha, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at The Virginia Health and Rehab Center at the age of 94. She was born on August 28, 1917 in Waukesha, the daughter of Anthony and Lorretta (nee Sindertta) Thomas. For many years she worked at Allis Chalmers as an overhead crane operator. Ida then worked in the cafeteria at Butler Middle School...
Gordon Severson
Sep 21, 2011
Gordon F. Severson, of Waukesha, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. He was born on February 15, 1926 in Milwaukee, the son of Gordon Berg and Esther (nee Hinze) Severson. He was a graduate of South Division High School and Milwaukee School of Engineering. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army with the...
Kathleen Pfister
Sep 21, 2011
Kathleen Bedell Comstock Pfister, of Waukesha, entered eternal peace on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 90. She was born on April 25, 1921 in Albany, New York, the daughter of Leon David and Esther Mae (nee Bedell) Comstock. She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Jennifer Pfister of Waukesha, Merrilee P. Riley...
Elizabeth Williamson
Sep 20, 2011
Elizabeth A. Williamson, of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at The Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 89. She was born on November 5, 1921 in Neenah, WI to Dr. and Mrs. John Michael Donovan. She was a graduate of Neenah High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the College of St....
Manuel Oyervides,
Sep 18, 2011
Manuel A. Oyervides, Sr. of Waukesha, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Waukesha Springs at the age of 88. He was born on December 23, 1922 in Sequin, Texas to Blas and Juana (nee Allala) Oyervides. On September 30, 1944 he married Quirina “Chila” Vasquez. They lived in Waukesha for three years before returning to San Antonio, Texas. Manuel was an entrepreneur by nature. He...
Bernice Burbach
Sep 16, 2011
Bernice H. Burbach, of Delafield, died on Friday, September 16, 2011 at LindenGrove Healthcare Center in Waukesha at the age of 99. She was born on November 14, 1911 in New Berlin the daughter of George and Katie (nee Puetzer) Petrie. Bernice attended Holy Apostles Grade School and St John’s Cathedral High School. On July 5, 1952 she married Clifford J. Burbach...
Stewart Cheeseman
Sep 14, 2011
Stewart K. Cheeseman, of Fort Atkinson, formerly of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Willowbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lake Mills at the age of 67. He was born in Blue Ridge, Georgia on July 20, 1944 the son of Stewart and Viola (nee Sutton) Cheeseman. On April 28, 2004 he married Denise Hemmen in their woods in Adams...
Ethel Smith
Sep 12, 2011
Ethel A. Smith, of Waukesha, “went home” Monday, September 12, 2011 at Waukesha Springs Nursing Home at the age of 81. She was born on April 19, 1930, in Waukesha, the daughter of Charles and Georgia (nee Heiser) Close. For many years she was a Housekeeping Supervisor at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1995. Ethel was a very hard working self-reliant woman who...
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