Obituaries

Gerald "Jerry" Crouse,

Gerald "Jerry" Crouse,

Mar 7, 2012

Gerald L. “Jerry” Crouse Sr., of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the age of 73, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Waukesha on October 22, 1938, the son of George L. and Nelda (nee Rupprecht) Crouse. He graduated from Waukesha High School in 1956. On November 7, 1959, Jerry married his beloved wife, Marlene...

Terry Schneider

Terry Schneider

Mar 4, 2012

Terry J. Schneider, of Waukesha, died after a brief illness on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 47. He was born on July 17, 1964, in Fond du Lac, the son of Roman and Athaline (nee Tholl) Schneider. He was a 1982 graduate of St. Mary’s Springs High School. Following high school, he began working for Mike...

Katherine Brewer

Katherine Brewer

Mar 3, 2012

Katherine Ann Brewer, of Waukesha, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, died as she lived, with grace and kindness on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Merrill Hills Manor at the age of 65. She was born in Waukesha, on September 25, 1946 the daughter of Theodore and Annice (nee Burch) Brewer. Katherine worked as a legal assistant at various law firms.  She...

Christine Stiles

Christine Stiles

Mar 2, 2012

Christine Eriksen Stiles, of Waukesha, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at AngelsGrace Hospice at the age of 103. She was born September 20, 1908 in Kensal, North Dakota, the daughter of Christian and Bertha Malene Eriksen. She was a teacher, teaching in one-room schools in Kensal, North Dakota and Regent, North Dakota before coming to Waukesha where she married Lawrence C....

Jay Rhyner

Jay Rhyner

Feb 27, 2012

Jay P. Rhyner, of Wales, died unexpectedly on Monday, February 27, 2012 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 51.  He was born on February 3, 1961, in Waukesha, the son of Roger and Betty Jane (nee Jameson) Rhyner. He graduated from Kettle Moraine High School, where he developed a love for basketball and later enjoyed coaching for his...

Elvira Calvano

Elvira Calvano

Feb 25, 2012

Elvira Calvano, of Waukesha, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Virginia Health and Rehab. Center at the age of 92. She was born on July 22, 1919, in Waukesha, the daughter of Cristofaro and Filomena (nee Mattarocci) Forte. She was a graduate of Waukesha High School. On July 22, 1939 she married Thomas A. Calvano at St. Joseph Catholic Church, where she...

Irene Gutsche

Irene Gutsche

Feb 25, 2012

Irene Brown Gutsche passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Aurora VNA Zilber Hospice in Wauwatosa at the age of 94. She was born January 30, 1918 in St. Paul, MN to Charles and Helen (nee: Connell) Brown. On May 31, 1941 she married George H. Gutsche, in Riverside California where he was stationed while in the Air force. In 1954 the...

Robert "Bob" Simon

Robert "Bob" Simon

Feb 25, 2012

Robert George “Bob” Simon, of Waukesha, entered into eternal life on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at home, surrounded by those he loved, and who loved him at age 87. Bob was born in Racine, Wisconsin on December 27, 1924 to George Charles and Anna Cecilia (Zak) Simon. He grew up in Racine; attending St. Edward’s Elementary and graduated from Washington Park High...

Robert Morris

Robert Morris

Feb 24, 2012

Robert D. Morris of Hudson, FL, 88, died peacefully of cancer on February 24, 2012 at his daughter’s home in Waukesha, WI where he recently resided. He was born on July 31, 1923 to the late Louis and Elsie (nee: Becker) Morris in Akron, Ohio. He was a 1941 graduate of East High School, Youngstown, OH and graduated from Youngstown...

Shirley Brown

Shirley Brown

Feb 24, 2012

Shirley May Brown, of Waukesha, died on Friday, February 24, 2012 at Avalon Square at the age of 88.  She was the oldest of seven children born on May 28, 1923 growing up in Roanoke, Virginia.  Her pioneer spirit began with her first job as the first female in cost accounting during WWII for American Viscose rayon plant.  At eighty,...

Maria Garcia

Maria Garcia

Feb 18, 2012

Maria Guadalupe Garcia, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at LindenGrove Health Care Center surrounded by her family at the age of 90. She was born in Selma, TX on December 12, 1921 the daughter of Laureano and Marianita (nee Mendez) Medina. Maria worked at Carroll University and Paul's Metropolitan Restaurant. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. ...

Furrell "Buster" Schultz

Furrell "Buster" Schultz

Feb 17, 2012

Furrell C. "Buster" Schultz, of Waukesha, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at his residence at the age of 58.  He was born on May 27, 1953, in Waukesha, the son of the late Donald R. Schultz and Phyllis (nee Grauer) Bittner.  He had attended Waukesha South High School, proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and held many temporary...

Kathryn "Kay" Owens

Kathryn "Kay" Owens

Feb 13, 2012

Kathryn May “Kay” Owens, of Waukesha, died on Monday, February 13, 2012 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at the age of 96. She was born on December 1, 1915 in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Earl and Marie (nee Koll) Spencer. Kay was a long-time member of the Waukesha Bible Church. She belonged to the Waukesha County Republican Party, the National Association of...

Gloria Wagner

Gloria Wagner

Feb 11, 2012

Gloria J. Wagner, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the age of 72. She was the only child born to Frank and Mary (nee: Pedi) Culotta in Chicago, IL on May 24, 1939. Gloria worked as a teacher for Heyer Elementary School for nearly four decades. She spent many years teaching 6th grade and most recently taught...

Ann "Annie" Smith

Ann "Annie" Smith

Feb 10, 2012

Ann M. “Annie” Smith, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Fri., Feb. 10, 2012 at age 53. She was born on Jan. 27, 1959 to Donald Michael and Jean Ellen (nee: Dooley) Schmitz. She was a 1977 graduate of Catholic Memorial High School. On September 17, 1994 she married her beloved husband Michael. Annie worked at...

Tyler Herzog

Tyler Herzog

Feb 8, 2012

Tyler J. Herzog, of Menomonee Falls, is at rest and completely healed in heaven. Tyler passed away Wed., Feb. 8, 2012 at the age of 25.  He is survived by loving parents Julie Berg and Terry Herzog, siblings Dustin Herzog, Amber Herzog and Gavin Bartelt, grandparents Eugene and Doreen Berg and Carla Herzog (preceded in death by Warren Herzog). He...

Mary Durkin

Mary Durkin

Feb 3, 2012

Mary Ann Durkin, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 03, 2012 at the age of 95. She was born in Madison on April 20, 1916 the daughter of Albert and Catherine (nee Clemens) Endres. Mary attended secretarial school after graduating high school in Madison. She worked for her father’s company Endres Electric in Madison, served as a nurse’s aide at...

Mary Inzeo

Mary Inzeo

Jan 31, 2012

Mary Inzeo, of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Mitchell Manor in Milwaukee at the age of 90. She was born in Greci di Puglia, Italy on August 13, 1921 the daughter of Joseph and Carosena (nee: Strada) Recs. On June 6, 1947 she married Joseph Louis Inzeo; he preceded her in death in 1974. Mary worked for Waukesha Rubber for...

Helen Rankin Lyon

Helen Rankin Lyon

Jan 31, 2012

Helen Ida Rankin Lyon, of Muskego, formerly of the town of Vernon, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Tudor Oaks Health Care Center in Muskego. Join us in celebrating more than 92 gracious years of a beautiful wife, mother, sister, grandma, auntie, neighbor, friend, teacher, peacemaker, musician, gardener, artist, voracious reader, traveler, correspondent, secretary, and as many of you will...

Carl Gygax

Carl Gygax

Jan 29, 2012

Carl H. Gygax, 70, of Pewaukee, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at his Pewaukee Lake home.  Born April 18, 1941, of  Samuel F. and Hazel I. (nee Dingeldine) Gygax, Carl was raised on a farm and graduated in 1960 from Waukesha South High School. On April 1, 1967, he married Betty Ann Reuteler at Christ Lutheran Church in Pewaukee. For...