Obituaries

Jason “Jay” D. Mesa of Waukesha, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the age of 38.  He was born in Waukesha on December 6, 1972 to the late Paul and Lynne (nee: Grudzielanek) Mesa.  Jay was a 1991 graduate of Mukwonago High School. He was employed as a sales manager at Miller Mobility.  As a passionate artist, he...

Eugene J. “Gene” Kline of Waukesha, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at LindenGrove Waukesha at the age of 80.  He was born on February 21, 1929 in Waukesha, the son of Ernest Kline and Violet Kline Leipske.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1952.  On November 22, 1954, Gene was united in marriage to...

Linda E. "Lynie" Kaczmarski, age 49 of Dousman, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at River Hills West in Pewaukee with her family by her side. She was born on February 13, 1958 in Milwaukee, the daughter of James and Sharon (Hemauer) Kaczmarski. Linda graduated from James Madison High School in Milwaukee. She enjoyed reading, watching movies, and shopping. Linda will...

Sievers, Merlin H. “Moose”, of Waukesha, died Sat. Jan. 23, 2010 at the age of 80.  He was born on November 18, 1929 the only child of Louis and Ruth (nee Zarling) Sievers.  He worked for the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel for 40 years as a manager in their circulation department.  He will be sadly missed by his wife Judith of Waukesha,...

Of New Berlin, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at his home at the age of 78. He was born on August 6, 1929 the son of Alvin John & Josephine (nee Lynch) Asby in Racine, WI. He was a private practice dentist in Big Bend for 45 years. He will be sadly missed by his wife Kim Lemmer-Asby of New...

Daniel S. "Danny" Jauregui, Sr., of Waukesha, died on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 63.  He was born in Beaver Dam on September 18, 1947, the son of Pete and Maria Jauregui.  Before retiring Danny was employed at Quality Aluminum, Krispy Kreme Donuts and Huffy Sports. He will be sadly missed by his...

Louis V. “Louie” Thuemling, longtime resident of Pewaukee and the Waukesha area, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 71, surrounded by family and friends.  He was born on September 4, 1938 in Chicago, IL, the son of Fred L. and Evalyne L. (Skold) Thuemling.  As a teenager, Louie loved the rodeo, especially competing...

Joseph M. "Joe" Wanner, of Waukesha, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at his home at the age of 77. He was born on March 16, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI the son of Max and Margaret (nee Freuh) Wanner. In 1957 he was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest. He served as priest of St. Peter Claver Parish in Sheboygan where he...

Hubert “Hubie” Wyatt Saunders, of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Lake Country Health & Rehabilitation at the age of 83. He was born in Waukesha on May 28, 1927 the son of Coy and Grace (nee Anthes) Saunders. Hubert proudly served in the US Navy during World War II. For many years he had worked at Home Modernizers and had...

Edeltraut S. “Edye” Zeilhofer of Waukesha, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 81.  She was born on July 21, 1928 in Roettebor, Germany, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Brown) Steinhoff.    Edye was united in marriage to John Zeilhofer on October 11, 1952; he preceded her in death on July 27, 2007.  In...

Rev. Donald L. “Don” Owen of Menomonee Falls, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at his residence at the age of 76.  He was born on February 10, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Irene (Breuer) Owen.  After high school in Cedar Rapids, Don served his country for 3 years in the U.S. Air Force.  He went...

Juan F. Sanchez, age 71 of Waukesha, died at his home on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. He was born on July 19, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas. John was united in marriage to Matilde "Tillie" Herrera on May 3, 1958. After proudly serving his country in the United States Air Force, he was employed as an electrician for 18 years...

William H. “Bill” Evans, of Markesan, formerly of Waukesha, died on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah at the age of 73. He was born in the town of Delafield on October 11, 1937 the son of William and Eunice (nee Williams) Evans. On August 3, 1957 he married Beverly Kleist. He worked for many years as...

Verna “Dolly” M. Wise, of Waukesha, died on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Waukesha Springs at the age of 87. She was born in Baraboo, WI on June 28, 1922 to Charles and Saddie (nee Paige) Sanders. On July 8, 1944 she married John F. Wise in San Diego, CA., he preceded her in death on March 30, 2006. She loved knitting...

Robert J. "Bob" Chapman, lifelong Mukwonago resident, died from injuries sustained in an auto accident in East Troy on Monday, July 18, 2011 at the age of 86.    He was born in Mukwonago on February 23, 1925 to John and Isabelle (nee: Murdock) Chapman. On April 10, 1948 he married Marianna Mae Pettis; she preceded him in death on November 14,...

Dr. Douglas K. Nehs, Optometrist, age 80, of Waukesha, died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 5, 1930 in Waukesha to Clyde and Mary Alice (Jones) Nehs. On August 4, 1956 he married Mary Jane Schalla at St. Charles Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls.    After graduating from UW Eau Claire and...

James C. “Jim” Martin, of Germantown, formerly of Waukesha, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the age of 79. He was born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1932 the son of Robert and Kathryn (nee Casey) Martin. Jim lived in Waukesha most of his life and was a 1950 graduate of Waukesha High School. He served in the United States Navy during...

FRIENDSHIP - Lowell R. "Bob" Wallace, of Friendship, WI formerly of Dousman, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison at the age of 68. He was born on February 24, 1940 in Ada, Minnesota to Donald and Ethel Wallace. Bob retired from the Waukesha School District where he worked for many years. He will...

John “Jack” Patrick Stoner, 15, of Mukwonago, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2010 at his home. He was born in Waukesha on August 4, 1995 the son of Richard Stoner and Katherine Stoner. Jack was a sweet young man who loved animals and was a good swimmer. He was an excellent student and enjoyed attending Fairview South School in Brookfield. He was loved...

Nickolas Lee "Pickle" Kass, of Pewaukee, died peacefully following a difficult battle with kidney failure on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 29. He was born in Milwaukee on October 7, 1978 the son of Samantha Burnett. He attended Waukesha West and Brookfield East High Schools. Nickolas loved music and especially going to...