Obituaries

Sam the man who didn't give a damn will finally be laid to rest. Samuel H. "Sam" Saenz, of Waukesha, died on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 78. He was born on January 10, 1933 in San Antonio, TX the son of Pedro and Eugene (nee Hernandez) Saenz. He married Gloria Hernandez on November 24, 1961 in...

James J. “Jim” Roepke of Waukesha, died on Friday, March 11, 2011 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 85. Jim was born on July 6, 1925 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He lived with his parents, Julius and Ida Roepke, and older sister Lois. As a child growing up during the depression, Jim remembered WPA overalls and riding his bike to deliver...

WAUKESHA-Roger L. "Buster" Hayes, of Waukesha, formerly of Milwaukee, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at The Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 78. He was born on November 15, 1929 in Baraboo to Merle and Marcia (nee: Leighty) Hayes. On September 4, 1952 he married the former Betty Sue Griffin at Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama....

Robert J. “Bob” Giesie, of St. Germain, formerly of 123 N. West Avenue in Waukesha, died on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 78. He was born in Waukesha on December 16, 1932, the son of Lloyd and Kathryn (nee Dick) Giesie. Bob proudly served in the US Army from 1950 until 1953 in Okinawa, Japan...

Gloria Saenz, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 70. She was born in Waukesha on December 17, 1940 the daughter of Sacarias and Jean (nee Vasquez) Hernandez. She married Samuel H. “Sam” Saenz on November 24, 1961 in Waukesha; he recently preceded her in death on August 18, 2011. Gloria was a good-hearted, hardworking,...

Commander Conrad G. Farner USNR, Retired, of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at LindenGrove Health Care Center in New Berlin at the age of 93 years. He was born in Milwaukee on May 1, 1915 the son of Ernst and Anna Frances (nee Martin) Farner. During his youth he was active in the Land-O-Lakes baseball league. On June...

Margaret E. “Marge” Werner, of Dousman, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Three Pillars Health Care Center at the age of 94. She was born on December 10, 1916 in Waukesha the daughter of William and Ella Jane (nee Worley) Larson. Marge married Frederick Lemke who together raised four children; he preceded her in death in 1975. She later was married to...

Dione Livingston (nee Banach), of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at LindenGrove-Waukesha at the age of 74. She was born on December 21, 1936 to Anton and Estelle (nee Dargiewicz) Banach. On September 18, 1965 she married James Livingston in Milwaukee. She worked at Milwaukee City Hall before working for many real estate agencies including: Century 21, Reich & Roberts and The...

Elsie Wachowitz, born on June 22, 1917 and born to eternal life May 10, 2008. Adoring wife and mother, aunt, grandmother, great-aunt, and great-grandmother, Elsie was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and lived in Wales Great Britain for a time in her youth. A graduate of Shorewood High School, Elsie went on to graduate magna cum laude with a degree in...

Alfred C. Moedinger, 98, of Waukesha died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Avalon Square. He was born on September 23, 1908 in Struempfelbach, Germany to Gottlob and Luise (nee: Manschreck) Moedinger. On January 2, 1942 he married the former Rose Wartzok in Madison. She preceded him in death on April 6, 2000. He had worked as a woodworker at the...

Patricia M. “Patty” Babich, of North Prairie, died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 64. She was born on November 9, 1946 in Shorewood, the daughter of Frank and Ila    (nee Farley) Plate. She had worked for R.A. Noonan Family Dentist and Family Services of Waukesha and then became a medical transcriptionist at Moreland Family...

Waukesha-Ruth Ann "Ranne" Dwyer, age 80 of Waukesha, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 at her Avalon Square home. She was born on March 15, 1927 to Clifford and Ethelbelle (Farnam) Thomas. On August 26, 1947 she married Edwin Dwyer in LaCrosse. He preceded her in death on January 5, 2002. Ranne taught at Catholic Memorial from 1965-1968 and then at...

Myrtle “Myrt” L. Hubman, of Waukesha, died on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 84.  She was born in Waukesha on November 14, 1923 the daughter of Charles and Ida Mae (nee Sleep) Patey.  Myrt was a 1941 graduate of Waukesha High School, and graduated from UW-Whitewater with a degree in education.  She taught...

Willard B. “Bill” Dahle, of Mount Prospect, IL, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI at the age of 85. He was born in Florence, SD on February 23, 1926 the son of the late Melvin and Hilda (nee Rukstad) Dahle. He was preceded in death by his first wife Margaret (nee Brevig) on April...

Of Waukesha, died on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 80.  Bill was born on March 26, 1928 in Milwaukee, the son of Garland and Ellen (Coskey) Bautz.  After serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952, he went on to the University of Wisconsin –...

Formerly of Waukesha, died on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the age of 42.  He was born in Waukesha on October 12, 1965 the son of John J. and Jean (nee Wilkening) Dunne.  He was a 1983 graduate of Waukesha South High School. For the past 10 years, Jack worked as a facility manager for Food & Friends, a meal...

Gerald J. “Jerry” Jarvis, of Waterford, formerly of Waukesha, found peace after a long courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Vitas Innovative Hospice in Wauwatosa at the age of 82. He was born in Waukesha on September 1, 1929 the son of Joseph and Grace (nee Woelfl) Jarvis. He proudly served in the United States Army. Jerry owned and...

Thomas “Carms” “Farmer Tom” James Carmichael, died on Sunday August 24, 2008 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 63.  He was born on March 11, 1945 to Mary Jane (Mann) and Donald Bryce Carmichael.  He married, Nancy Lee Barnard on December 2, 1967.  He is survived by his wife Rev. Nancy Carmichael, their two children, Suzanne (Doug) Carmichael-Adkins...

John W. “Jack” Snyder, of New Berlin, was born Eternal life on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 85.  He was born on May 11, 1924 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Kenneth Irvin and Pauline Cecilia (nee Hynes) Snyder.  He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 during WWII.  Jack...

Frank W. “Win” Redding of Waukesha, died of lymphoma on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the age of 54.  He was born on August 19, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Arnold and Barbara (Blundin) Redding.  On October 23, 1993, Win was united in marriage to Kimberly Kussmaul in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.  Win studied architecture at Carnegie-Mellon University in...