Obituaries
Ellen Ward
Jun 22, 2010
Ellen “Pat” Ward, of Waukesha died June 22, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 88. She was born February 13, 1922 in Fordville, North Dakota the daughter of George and Eleanor (nee: Miller) Olson. On December 9, 1942 she married Ralph E. Ward. He preceded her in death in October of 2000. Mrs. Ward was a member of St. William...
Laverne Staab
Jun 12, 2010
LaVerne Staab, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Avalon Square at the age of 88. She was born in Waukesha on August 14, 1921 the daughter of Everett and Mildred (nee Clausen) VanAlstine. On June 15, 1947, she married Larry Staab at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church; he preceded her in death on September 5, 1972. LaVerne was a 1939 graduate...
Janet Finney
Jun 11, 2010
of Rhinelander, formerly of Genesee, went home to heaven on Friday, June 11, 2010 at the age of 82. She was born on May 26, 1928 in Waukesha, the daughter of Edward and Isabelle (Proctor) Snyder. After attending Waukesha High School, Janet worked at Waukesha Engine and was a bookkeeper Hill Top Garage in Genesee. She was united in marriage...
Rae Hogan
Jun 9, 2010
Rae Ann Hogan of Waukesha, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at her home at the age of 73. She was born on January 26, 1937 in Rockford, IL to Raymond and Lucille (nee: Bertrand) Hogan. Rae Ann will be missed by her best friend Ginny Dunsirn of Alabama. She was preceded in death by her parents and her special friend Patricia Ann...
Marie Shaver
Jun 7, 2010
Marie L. Shaver, of Holland, MI, formerly of DeKalb, IL and Waukesha, went home to her Lord on Monday, June 7, 2010. She was born on October 1, 1922 in Mukwonago the daughter of Fred and Persis (nee Jones) Kohlhaas. She will be sadly missed by her two grandchildren: Bob (Kim) McFarlane of West Olive, MI and Debbey (David) Sprinkle of...
Glenn Smith
Jun 5, 2010
Glenn W. “Smitty” Smith of Waukesha, died Saturday, June 5, 2010 at his home at the age of 65. He was born on October 31, 1944 in Waukesha, the son of Milo and Addie (Johnston) Smith. Glenn proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed in Vietnam. He was a longtime employee of Baldwin Transfer Company in Milwaukee...
Lavern Adams
Jun 5, 2010
LaVern Wesley Adams passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the age of 89. He was born on April 14, 1921 in Waukesha to Wesley Chapman and Agnes (nee: Morris) Adams. He spent his early years on his parent’s farm, on Delafield Street, developing his agricultural skills. His boyhood avocation was baseball and he developed a lifelong love for the game. “Ace” Adams was...
Emmy Frings
Jun 4, 2010
Emmy Frings of Waukesha, died on Friday, June 4, 2010 at St. Camillus Health Center in Wauwatosa at the age of 88. She is survived by her daughter, Marli (Charles) Woodin of Big Bend; 2 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; and other relatives in The Netherlands. Services will be held privately at a later date at Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha.
Orlene Mark
Jun 3, 2010
Orlene J. Mark of Waukesha, died on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at the age of 85. She was born on April 25, 1925 in Waupun, the daughter of Ernest and Elsa (Schulz) Lenz. Orlene was united in marriage to Gilbert H. Mark on May 12, 1951 in Waupun; he preceded her in death on July 19, 2008. She was...
Arnold Gapinski
Jun 3, 2010
Arnold Gapinski of Dousman, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 91. He was born on September 10, 1918 in Milwaukee, the son of Frank and Anna (Makowski) Gapinski. He was united in marriage to Lorraine Fruit on June 29, 1941; she preceded him in death in 1992. Arnold was employed as a...
Rudolph Pischinger
May 28, 2010
Rudolph G. Pischinger, of Oconomowoc, died on Friday, May 28, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 86. He was born on August 13, 1923 in New Berlin, WI the son of Rudolph and Walburga (nee Schlosser) Pischinger. Rudolph worked for many years as a dairy farmer. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...
Mary Ellis
May 27, 2010
Mary G. Ellis passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 97. A lifelong resident of Waukesha, she was born in Ridgefield, Illinois, the daughter of Rev. Charles and Edith (nee: Murphy) Giesselbrecht. After receiving her degree at Carroll College, she earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1940. Mary taught High...
Darwin Grossman
May 24, 2010
Darwin L. Grossman of Waukesha, died Monday, May 24, 2010 at Virginia Health and Rehab Center at the age of 79. He was born on February 18, 1931 in Waukesha, the son of Louis and Myrtle (Smith) Grossman. After serving his country in the U.S. Army, he was employed at W.S. Green Engineering Company in Waukesha for 39 years, retiring...
Dawn Phillips
May 11, 2010
Dawn D. Phillips, 60, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She will be deeply missed by her guardian, Ethel Marshall and her family Katti, Jeff and Tyler Pudleiner, Carla Nicolaus and Anne Foerster of Volunteers of America of Wisconsin, Inc., John Newman, Program Manager at Marion House, staff and residents of Marion...
Robert Peters,
May 7, 2010
Robert J. “Bob” Peters, Sr., of Waukesha, died on Friday, May 7, 2010 at his home at the age of 81. He was born on August 26, 1928 in Waupun, Wisconsin, the son of John and Laura (Doty) Peters. Bob was united in marriage to Meta Verdien on November 22, 1947. He began his career as a bricklayer and later...
Russell Schaefer
May 6, 2010
Russell M. Schaefer, of Waukesha, died Thursday, May 6, 2010 at LindenGrove Health Care Center in Waukesha at the age of 96. He was born on August 4, 1913 in North Prairie. On October 6, 1936 he married the former Alice Neff. He had worked for 36 years for the Waukesha County Highway Department, retiring in 1977. He was an...
Darlene Mcgavock
May 3, 2010
Darlene A. McGavock, of Gillett, WI, formerly of the town of Summit, died May 3, 2010 at her home at the age of 67. She was born in Waukesha on August 15, 1942, the daughter of William and Almira (nee: Niemuth) Draves. She was a 1960 graduate of Waukesha High School. On October 8, 1960 she married Hugh McGavock. She...
Marion Beard
May 3, 2010
Marion A. Beard of Waukesha, WI, died Monday, May 3, 2010 at Muskego Health Care Center at the age of 86. She was born on April 16, 1924 in Waukesha, the daughter of Otto and Emma (Steffen) Hoppe. After receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Marion was a teacher at St....
Charlotte Schachtner
Apr 29, 2010
Charlotte J. Schachtner of Waukesha, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa at the age of 81. She was born on August 8, 1928 in Eastman, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dorrance and Lydia (Duha) Hazel. She worked for many years at Godfrey Company in Waukesha before retirement. She was an avid sports fan, and especially enjoyed...
Beverly Hanley
Apr 26, 2010
Beverly M. Hanley passed away peacefully on April 26, 2010 at the age of 82. She was born on November 1, 1927 in Milwaukee and was the beloved wife of David F. Hanley. Bev and Dave had been classmates in grade school at St. Augustine parish school in Bay View. They were married May 8, 1954. Bev was a registered...
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