Obituaries

Lloyd Williams

Lloyd Williams

Dec 6, 2010

Lloyd D. Williams, of Waukesha, died Monday, December 6, 2010, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 87.  He was born on December 29, 1922, the son of Hugh John and Emma (nee Kohlhaas) Williams.  Lloyd attended Magee Elementary School in Genesee Depot and graduated from Waukesha High School in 1940.  He later attended the University of Wisconsin Madison,...

Jean Wilcenski

Jean Wilcenski

Nov 28, 2010

Jean M. Wilcenski was born on July 3, 1934, on Dopp Street in Waukesha, the daughter of Clayton and Clarice (nee Lattin) Jackson. She was nicknamed by her mother as “my ½ of a firecracker baby.”  Jean found  perfect peace in the arms of Jesus on November 28, 2010. A lifelong resident of Waukesha, she married Jerome Wilcenski on Nov....

Helen Alyea

Helen Alyea

Nov 28, 2010

Helen E. Alyea, age 100, died Sunday November 28, 2010 at Brighton Gardens in Wheaton, Illinois.  She was born April 23, 1910 to Nels and Betty (nee: Anderson) Johnson in New York City.  She grew up in North Dakota and after earning her degree in education from Jamestown College in 1931she taught in North Dakota for six years.  In December...

Lucile Sommers

Lucile Sommers

Nov 27, 2010

Lucile E. Sommers of Waukesha, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 90.  She was born on November 26, 1920 in Tigerton, Wisconsin, the daughter of Arthur and Clara (nee Niemuth) Lucht.  Lucile was united in marriage to Ensign Richard Sommers, USN, on October 22, 1943 in Miami, Florida.  She was a member of...

Armin Honeyager

Armin Honeyager

Nov 23, 2010

Armin C. Honeyager, lifelong Waukesha resident and longtime area farmer, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Lifecare Hospitals of WI at the age of 86.  He was born on May 13, 1924 in Waukesha, the son of Arthur and Laura (nee Schmidt).    He was a charter member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, where he was very active.   For many...

Evelyn Priefer

Evelyn Priefer

Nov 22, 2010

Evelyn C. Priefer, of Phelps, WI, formerly of Waukesha, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Aspirus Lillian E. Kerr Nursing Home at the age of 91.  She was born on August 21, 1919 in Menomonee Falls, the youngest of nine children of Henry and Rosa (nee Lied) Reimer.  On May 20, 1939 she married John E. Priefer, who preceded her...

Robert Gaskill

Robert Gaskill

Nov 22, 2010

In loving memory of Robert “Bob” Arch Gaskill. Bob left us Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. He was born Dec. 14, 1949, in Chicago. He grew up in California but lived in Waukesha since 1983. He will be missed by many who loved and knew him but especially by Judith Clinton, Denise Nelson and Carolyn Marine, who were like family to...

Richard Leblanc

Richard Leblanc

Nov 21, 2010

of Wauwatosa, departed this life, November 21, 2010 at Froedtert Memorial Hospital at the age of 82.  He was born on October 12, 1928 in Milwaukee, the son of Alfred and Regina (nee Manitzki) LeBlanc.  He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Marquette University. He went on to teach Industrial Arts at Riverside High School and Gaenslen School, retiring...

Kenneth Beaster

Kenneth Beaster

Nov 21, 2010

Kenneth J. Beaster found peace Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. He was 64 years old and a lifelong resident of Waukesha. Kenneth was a graduate of Waukesha High School, a retired employee of Waukesha Electric and a Vietnam veteran of the Air Force. He enjoyed golf, bowling and following football and NASCAR. Kenneth is survived by his brother, Clarence Beaster Jr....

Dorothy Spencer

Dorothy Spencer

Nov 20, 2010

Dorothy Boyd Spencer of Oconomowoc, formerly of Waukesha, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Angels Grace Hospice at the age of 91.  She was born on July 3, 1919 in Genesee, WI, the daughter of Myron and Gertrude (nee Hughes) Boyd.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Spencer, who passed away on January 5,...

Rose Mcilhone

Rose Mcilhone

Nov 15, 2010

Rose L. McIlhone of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 15, 2010 at the age of 70.  She was born on June 15, 1940 in Stevens Point, WI, the daughter of Edwin and Theresa (nee Schultz) Derezinski.  Rose graduated from Maria High School in Stevens Point, where she enjoyed being a member of the drum and bugle corps.  After attending...

Calista Maresch

Calista Maresch

Nov 14, 2010

Calista M. Maresch, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Season’s Hospice at the age of 96. She was born on May 21, 1914 in Valley Junction, WI. the daughter of Wilbur and Sophia (Farr) Parker. After graduating from high school she attended and graduated from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. Later she learned to fly an...

Leslie Johnson

Leslie Johnson

Nov 12, 2010

Leslie W. “Les” Johnson, of Waukesha, died Friday, November 12, 2010 at LindenGrove-Waukesha at the age of 93.  He was born in the Town of Vernon on September 25, 1917.  He graduated in 1936 from Waukesha High School and attended Carroll College for one year, then worked various jobs to help support his aunt and uncle who raised him due...

Harold Hunt

Harold Hunt

Nov 10, 2010

Harold S. Hunt, of Waukesha, formerly of Madison, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Merrill Hills Manor at the age of 84. He was born on April 24, 1926 in Santa Monica, CA the son of Sylvester and Irona (Wright) Hunt. Harold attended Hollywood University High School in Santa Monica, CA and then joined the Army Air Corp. On August 22,...

Charles Block

Charles Block

Nov 9, 2010

Charles C. Block, of Waukesha, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at AngelsGrace in Oconomowoc at the age of 93.  He was born on March 15, 1917 in Curtiss, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Alice (nee Fischer) Block a.k.a Bloch.  After graduating from Maine Township High School in Des Plaines, IL, he attended Northwestern University where he majored in business...

Darlyne Miller

Darlyne Miller

Nov 6, 2010

Darlyne L. Miller of Waukesha, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 69.  She was born on December 30, 1940 in Eagle, the daughter of William and Julia (Hennessey) Brandel.  Darlyne was united in marriage to Raymond Miller on July 3, 1957; he preceded her in death in 2007.  She worked as a nurses...

Warren Lubnow

Warren Lubnow

Oct 25, 2010

Warren H. Lubnow, of Waukesha, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Waukesha Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 87.  He was born on August 2, 1923 in Waukesha to Edward and May (Affolter) Lubnow.  During his youth he sold magazines in his neighborhood and sold newspapers downtown Waukesha and at the train depot. He worked for  Elger’s...

Hazel Kohlhaas

Hazel Kohlhaas

Oct 22, 2010

Waukesha/Whitewater – Hazel Kohlhaas age 100 died October 22, 2010 at Hearthstone in Whitewater. Born December 30, 1909 to Vernon County farmers Charles and Mary Zietlow, Hazel was the sixth of eight children. As a nine year old she watched “the boys” march off to World War I, and decided to become a nurse while helping to care for seven sick relatives...

Roger Couch,

Roger Couch,

Oct 21, 2010

Couch, Roger A., Sr., 71, of Eagle, died October 21, 2010, joining his parents, Adeline and Clifford Couch. Dear father of Jodi L. (Kevin Shaw) Couch of Seattle, WA, Roger A. (Sandra) Couch of Oak Creek, and Jason Couch of Eagle. Proud grandfather of Elijah and Kaleb Shaw both of Seattle, WA, and Liesel, Dana, Logan, and Dietrich Couch all of Oak...

Eunice Perez

Eunice Perez

Oct 18, 2010

Eunice Perez of Waukesha, formerly of Tampa, Florida, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at LindenGrove-Waukesha at the age of 97.  She was born on January 5, 1913 in Tampa, Florida, the daughter of Aldophus and Leonora (Hertell) Stubbs.  Eunice's first husband, Leon Hutchette, was killed in Italy during WWII.  They had two daughters, Shirley and Patricia.  She later married Elizardo “Tony”...