Obituaries

Laverne M. Hochrein

Laverne M. Hochrein

Mar 4, 2016

LaVerne M. Hochrein, a lifelong Waukesha resident, died on Friday, March 4, 2016 at AngelsGrace Hospice at the age of 91. She was born in Waukesha on April 14, 1924 the daughter of Albert and Olga (nee Turkoske) Stillwell. LaVerne was a longtime member of the Evangelical & Reformed United Church of Christ in Waukesha. She will be sadly missed...

Thomas Paul Baranowski

Thomas Paul Baranowski

Mar 4, 2016

Thomas P. Baranowski, of Waukesha, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 24, 1935, the son of Stanley and Helen Baranowski. On August 13, 1960 he married the former Marlene Moldenhauer in Pittsburgh. Tom proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Korea. He...

June B. "Tweets" Bralick

June B. "Tweets" Bralick

Mar 4, 2016

June B. "Tweets" (nee Lamp) Bralick, age 88, of Waukesha, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1927, in Waukesha, to Arthur and Orlanda (nee Foerhman) Lamp. She was a former member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, where she married Frank Bralick on November 24, 1946. June was a very happy person...

Yvonne N. Gibson

Yvonne N. Gibson

Mar 3, 2016

Yvonne N. Gibson, age 85, of the town of Genesee, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the home she has lived in since 1967. She was born on December 12, 1930, in Waukesha, to Fred C. and Elsie A. (nee Selle) Katzner. She was a 1948 graduate of Waukesha High School. She has been a member of St. Paul’s Catholic...

Kenneth G. Thiele

Kenneth G. Thiele

Mar 1, 2016

Kenneth “Ken” G. Thiele of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Virginia Health & Rehab at age 89. He was born on May 25, 1926 in Milwaukee the son of Roy and Mae (nee Welton) Thiele. He graduated from Washington High School in 1944 and proudly served in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sergeant...

Darlene E. Warren

Darlene E. Warren

Feb 29, 2016

Darlene E. Warren, of Burlington, formerly of Waukesha, died on Monday, February 29, 2016 at her home at age 44. She was born in East Troy on September 26, 1971 the daughter of Vernon and Judith (nee Schlei) Luecht. Darlene was a 1989 graduate of Waukesha South High School. She worked as a caregiver for Visiting Angels for many years...

Dianne A. Shaw

Dianne A. Shaw

Feb 29, 2016

Dianne A. Shaw, of Waukesha, died Monday, February 29, 2016 at her home at the age of 76. She was born on July 14, 1939, in Milwaukee, to Orville and Lorraine (nee Breaver) Jahncke. She was a graduate of Custer High School, and then of Sawyer Business College. She had worked as a CNA at Oak Hill Terrace and River...

Flora M. Esser

Flora M. Esser

Feb 25, 2016

Flora M. Esser, of Waukesha, died on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at LindenGrove Health Care Center in New Berlin at the age of 94. She was born on April 13, 1921, in Waukesha, to Cristofaro and Filomena (nee Mattarocci) Forte. She was a 1941 graduate of Waukesha High School. On January 29, 1944 she married Andrew Esser. She has been...

Marjorie "Marge" M. Staszak

Marjorie "Marge" M. Staszak

Feb 23, 2016

Marjorie “Marge” M. Staszak of Waukesha was born to Eternal Life on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Virginia Health & Rehab at the age of 96. She was born in Michigan on April 6, 1919, the daughter of Homer and Anne (nee Nadeau) Perry. Marge lived in Milwaukee most of her life, moving to Waukesha in the early 1990’s....

Susan M. Hagan

Susan M. Hagan

Feb 23, 2016

Susan M. Hagan, of Butler, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Community Memorial Hospital at the age of 62. She was born in Milwaukee on August 4, 1953 the daughter of John F. and Martha (nee Zimmerman) Brush. Susan enjoyed watching racing, especially at the Slinger Speedway and riding on the back of Harley’s. She touched many lives and...

Ralph J. Mindiola

Ralph J. Mindiola

Feb 22, 2016

Ralph J. Mindiola, of Waukesha, died on Monday, February 22, 2016 at his home at the age of 54. He was born in Waukesha on April 4, 1961 the son of Stanley and Ophelia (nee Martinez) Mindiola. He was a 1979 graduate of Waukesha South High School. Ralph worked for La Casa de Esperanza as their warehouse manager for eight...

Kenneth "Coach" J. Hollub

Kenneth "Coach" J. Hollub

Feb 20, 2016

Kenneth J. Hollub “Coach”, a longtime Waukesha teacher and coach, died on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at AngelsGrace Hospice at age 88. He was born in Oshkosh on November 20, 1927 the son of Herman and Emma (nee Robl) Hollub. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Ken was a graduate of Oshkosh High School and earned...

Beverly R. Huebner

Beverly R. Huebner

Feb 18, 2016

Beverly R. Huebner a lifelong Waukesha resident, died on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at the age of 83. She was born in Waukesha on January 10, 1933 the daughter of Walter and Gertrude (nee Marks) Graf and graduated from Waukesha High School. On August 8, 1953 she married Raymond Huebner; he preceded her in death in...

Gary D. Wells

Gary D. Wells

Feb 7, 2016

Gary D. Wells, of Waukesha, died on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at his home at the age of 65. He was born in Milwaukee on July 31, 1950. He attended Milwaukee Public Schools, Boy’s Tech High School and worked as a welder for Harnischfeger Corp. for many years. Gary was always assisting the homeless and less fortunate and enjoyed volunteering...

Bonnie L. Dixon

Bonnie L. Dixon

Feb 7, 2016

Bonnie L. Dixon, of Eagle, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her home at age 72. She was born in Beloit on August 29, 1943 the daughter of Douglas and Marion (nee Hahn) Wenman. On August 19, 1972 she married Donald Dixon. Bonnie was a very loved and devoted first grade teacher for the New Berlin School...

Glen M. Nelson

Glen M. Nelson

Jan 31, 2016

Glen M. Nelson, of Waukesha, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at AngelsGrace Hospice with his family by his side at age of 84. He was born in Sturgeon Bay, WI on March 11, 1931 the son of Oscar and Alma (nee Larson) Nelson. On July 9, 1960 he married Brenda Nordby. Glen worked for Kohl’s Food Stores for 25...

Donald G. Thibault

Donald G. Thibault

Jan 30, 2016

Donald G. Thibault, age 93, died Jan. 30, 2016 at Three Pillars Masonic Health Care in Dousman, WI. He was born in Republic, Michigan Oct. 22, 1922 the son of Ulysses Joseph and Mary Ellen (nee Blair) Thibault. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife of 72 years, Margaret...

Melvin "Mel" R. Ziegelmann

Melvin "Mel" R. Ziegelmann

Jan 28, 2016

Melvin “Mel” R. Ziegelmann, of Waukesha, died peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Rainbow Hospice in Johnson Creek at age 73. He was born in Waukesha on July 31, 1942 the son of Leo and Dorothy (nee Else) Ziegelmann. On April 4, 1964 he married Carolyn Butterfield at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church; she preceded him in death on...

Renee M. Garcia

Renee M. Garcia

Jan 25, 2016

Renee M. Garcia, of Waukesha, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Monday, January 25, 2016 at her home at age 60. She was born in Marshfield, WI on September 28, 1955 the daughter of George and Lila (nee Hahn) Heinzen. She was a graduate of Marshfield Columbus Catholic High School and went on to earn a double major in...

Francis A. Kysely

Francis A. Kysely

Jan 23, 2016

Francis A. Kysely, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at age 99. He was born in Milwaukee on May 14, 1916 the son of Frank and Anna (nee Wachtel) Kysely. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1943 until 1946. On May 7, 1947 he married Mary Schein; she preceded...