Obituaries
Mary Ellis
May 27, 2010
Mary G. Ellis passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 97. A lifelong resident of Waukesha, she was born in Ridgefield, Illinois, the daughter of Rev. Charles and Edith (nee: Murphy) Giesselbrecht. After receiving her degree at Carroll College, she earned a master’s degree from Columbia University in 1940. Mary taught High...
Darwin Grossman
May 24, 2010
Darwin L. Grossman of Waukesha, died Monday, May 24, 2010 at Virginia Health and Rehab Center at the age of 79. He was born on February 18, 1931 in Waukesha, the son of Louis and Myrtle (Smith) Grossman. After serving his country in the U.S. Army, he was employed at W.S. Green Engineering Company in Waukesha for 39 years, retiring...
Dawn Phillips
May 11, 2010
Dawn D. Phillips, 60, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She will be deeply missed by her guardian, Ethel Marshall and her family Katti, Jeff and Tyler Pudleiner, Carla Nicolaus and Anne Foerster of Volunteers of America of Wisconsin, Inc., John Newman, Program Manager at Marion House, staff and residents of Marion...
Robert Peters,
May 7, 2010
Robert J. “Bob” Peters, Sr., of Waukesha, died on Friday, May 7, 2010 at his home at the age of 81. He was born on August 26, 1928 in Waupun, Wisconsin, the son of John and Laura (Doty) Peters. Bob was united in marriage to Meta Verdien on November 22, 1947. He began his career as a bricklayer and later...
Russell Schaefer
May 6, 2010
Russell M. Schaefer, of Waukesha, died Thursday, May 6, 2010 at LindenGrove Health Care Center in Waukesha at the age of 96. He was born on August 4, 1913 in North Prairie. On October 6, 1936 he married the former Alice Neff. He had worked for 36 years for the Waukesha County Highway Department, retiring in 1977. He was an...
Darlene Mcgavock
May 3, 2010
Darlene A. McGavock, of Gillett, WI, formerly of the town of Summit, died May 3, 2010 at her home at the age of 67. She was born in Waukesha on August 15, 1942, the daughter of William and Almira (nee: Niemuth) Draves. She was a 1960 graduate of Waukesha High School. On October 8, 1960 she married Hugh McGavock. She...
Marion Beard
May 3, 2010
Marion A. Beard of Waukesha, WI, died Monday, May 3, 2010 at Muskego Health Care Center at the age of 86. She was born on April 16, 1924 in Waukesha, the daughter of Otto and Emma (Steffen) Hoppe. After receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Marion was a teacher at St....
Charlotte Schachtner
Apr 29, 2010
Charlotte J. Schachtner of Waukesha, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa at the age of 81. She was born on August 8, 1928 in Eastman, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dorrance and Lydia (Duha) Hazel. She worked for many years at Godfrey Company in Waukesha before retirement. She was an avid sports fan, and especially enjoyed...
Beverly Hanley
Apr 26, 2010
Beverly M. Hanley passed away peacefully on April 26, 2010 at the age of 82. She was born on November 1, 1927 in Milwaukee and was the beloved wife of David F. Hanley. Bev and Dave had been classmates in grade school at St. Augustine parish school in Bay View. They were married May 8, 1954. Bev was a registered...
Lyle Link
Apr 25, 2010
Lyle Louis Link 92, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 25, at AngelsGrace Hospice. He was born to Louis and Elsie (Bartholomew) Link on August 4, 1917, on the family farm in New Berlin. Later the family moved to a farm in the Town of Vernon where Lyle attended school and the Big Bend Baptist Church. ...
Donna Miller
Apr 19, 2010
Donna J. (Quam) Miller, of Waukesha, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at home at the age of 78. She was born on July 16, 1931 in Fairchild, WI, the daughter of Cecelia McGaver. She married Richard W. “Dick” Miller on May 17, 1980 in Milwaukee; he preceded her in death on March 26, 2003. Over the years, Donna worked in...
Gregory Wiedenhoeft
Apr 19, 2010
Gregory S. “Greg” Wiedenhoeft of Waukesha, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice at the age of 53. He was born on June 11, 1956 in Milwaukee, the son of Kenneth and Alice (Nelson) Wiedenhoeft. He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Waukesha. Greg will be sadly missed by his wife Mary of Waukesha; daughter of...
Sylvester Grochowski,
Apr 11, 2010
Sylvester “Syl” Grochowski, Jr. of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 72. He was born on March 17, 1938 in Milwaukee, the son of Sylvester Sr. and Anastasia “Nettie” (Nowak) Grochowski. After serving his country in the National Guard, Syl worked for over 20 years at Louis Allis in Milwaukee. ...
Cheryl Whiteford
Apr 7, 2010
Cheryl A. Whiteford of Waukesha, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 59, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 9, 1951 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Frederick and Hortense (Schlass) Kaiser. After graduating from Notre Dame High School in Milwaukee, Cheryl received her bachelor’s degree from Alverno College in 1972. She...
Richard Bruss
Apr 7, 2010
Richard Bruss died April 7, 2010 at his Ashippun home at the age of 72. He was born on August 6, 1937 in Milwaukee to Walter and Mildred (nee: Kulhanek) Bruss. He was a 1954 graduate of Juneau High School. On January 2, 1963 he married the former Janet Halstead. He had owned Randall Enterprises in West Allis and the...
Marilyn Tiegs
Apr 6, 2010
Marilyn Tiegs, of Milwaukee, died Tuesday, April 06, 2010 at her home at the age of 77. She was born on April 9, 1932 in Milwaukee to Steven and Margaret Heblinger. She had been a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. She as a longtime member of St. Lukes Lutheran Church in Waukesha. She attended the...
James Cheek,
Apr 5, 2010
James A. “Jim” Cheek, Jr. of Waukesha, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 5, 2010 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 55. He was born on June 1, 1954 in Milwaukee, the son of James Sr. and Elvira (Pelligrini) Cheek. Jim was a graduate of Custer High School in Milwaukee, at which time he...
Anita Giefen
Apr 3, 2010
Anita M. Giefen, of Waukesha, died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at her daughter’s home in Waukesha at the age of 86. She was born on October 9, 1923 in Milwaukee the daughter of Rudolph and Emma (nee: Hahn) Timmler. She was a 1942 graduate of Juneau High School. On July 20, 1946 she married Raymond Giefen in Chicago, IL. During World War II she had...
Robert Dougherty
Mar 31, 2010
Robert A. Dougherty, of Milwaukee, formerly of Waukesha, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Care-Age of Brookfield at the age of 80. He was born on January 21, 1930 in Milwaukee, the son of Albert and Julia (nee: Bankit) Dougherty. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On October 16, 1954 he married the...
Melody Ottum
Mar 30, 2010
Melody Ottum, of Kauai, Hawaii, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Honolulu at the age of 56. She was born on June 24, 1953 to Paul and Mertice Roeder. She was a 1971 graduate of Waukesha High School. On March 3, 1983 she married William Ottum in Waukesha. For 20 years she had worked for Toolmaster...
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