Obituaries

William Beller,

William Beller,

Nov 30, 2011

William K. Beller, Sr., of Waukesha, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 77. He was born on January 17, 1934, in Waukesha, the son of Albert and Grace (nee Brown) Beller. He was in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, proudly serving with the 1st Armored Division, 13th Tank Division and was a forward...

James Reynolds

James Reynolds

Nov 29, 2011

James R. Reynolds, of Wales, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 75. He was born in West Allis on February 5, 1936 the son of Charles and Adelaide (nee Burg). On October 28, 1961 he married the former Christine Albertano at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Milwaukee. James worked as a title examiner...

Frank Granger

Frank Granger

Nov 24, 2011

Frank Granger, of Waukesha, passed away on Thanksgiving, November 24, 2011 at his home at the age of 82. Frank was born on September 21, 1929 in Racine, WI, the only son of Frank and Marion (nee Thompson) Granger. He graduated from Racine Park High School in 1949. He went on to Murray State in Kentucky before joining the Marine Corps. He served during...

Robert Mcdowell

Robert Mcdowell

Nov 17, 2011

Robert R. McDowell, of Watertown, formerly of Wales, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Watertown Regional Medical Center at the age of 73. He was born on April 27, 1938, the son of Ray and Elizabeth (nee Williams) McDowell. On September 14, 1968 he married the former Patricia Dering. Bob was a dedicated member of Jerusalem Presbyterian Church in Wales and worked for...

Ralph Staven

Ralph Staven

Nov 16, 2011

Ralph R. Staven, age 89, devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, joined his beloved wife, Joan (nee Deil) Staven, in Heaven on November 16, 2011. He was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on November 20, 1921 to Richard R. and Maybell (nee Kluge) Staven. He served during World War II as a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Philippines and Okinawa. During...

Judith Funk

Judith Funk

Nov 14, 2011

Judith G. Funk, of Waukesha, WI, died Monday, November 14, 2011 at Season’s Hospice at the age of 68. She was born on March 21, 1943 in Huntingburg, IN, the daughter of Hilbert and Virginia (nee Beebe) Schuch. On November 11, 1974 she married John Funk in Waukesha. He preceded her in death in 1997.  She will be sadly missed by her daughter...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Anderson

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Anderson

Nov 6, 2011

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Anderson, of Sussex, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 surrounded by her family at her home at the age of 79, following a short but courageous battle with esophageal cancer. She was born on July 13, 1932, in Raleigh, West Virginia, the daughter of Rush O. Reed and Annie O. Moss. On March 12, 1954 she married Clarence “Andy” Anderson...

Heriberto Villarreal

Heriberto Villarreal

Nov 6, 2011

Heriberto Villarreal, of Hartland, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at his home at the age of 71. He was born on May 16, 1940, in Mexico, the son of Octavio and Guadalupe (nee Maldonado) Villarreal. On November 28, 1964 he married the former Criselda Gomez at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was the co-owner of El Rey Mexican Products Inc., where business was...

Dawn Ewing

Dawn Ewing

Nov 5, 2011

Dawn Spelich Ewing, of Waukesha, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the age of 44. She was born on August 8, 1967 in Waukesha the daughter of Thomas and Joan (nee Leitinger) Spelich. She graduated from Waukesha North High School in 1985 and worked for First Weber Realty, H&R Block and Sobelman’s restaurant in Milwaukee. Dawn enjoyed gardening and had...

Diane Benzinger

Diane Benzinger

Nov 4, 2011

Diane Benzinger, of New Berlin, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 4, 2011 at her home at the age of 68. She was born on October 29, 1943 in Merrill, WI the daughter of Art and June (nee Johnson) Benzinger. She is survived by her sons Michael (Candy) Benzinger of Waukesha and David, grandchildren: Julie (Derrick) Moss of Florida and Christine Benzinger...

Ysidra Garcia

Ysidra Garcia

Nov 4, 2011

Ysidra S. Garcia, of Waukesha, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Virginia Health and Rehab Center at the age of 79. She was born on September 5, 1932, in Waukesha, the daughter of Anthony and Rafaela (nee Hernandez) Mindiola. On September 17, 1949 she married Armando Garcia at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waukesha, where she has been a lifetime member...

Nada Jovanovich

Nada Jovanovich

Nov 3, 2011

Jovanovich, Nada, age 90, passed away on Nov. 3, 2011 at Seasons Hospice in Waukesha. Nada was born in West Allis on Mar. 27, 1921 to Ernest and Josephine Sandrone. Sam and Nada owned and operated several businesses including a grocery store in West Allis, a resort on Summit Lake two grocery stores on Tichigan Lake, and apartments in Milwaukee. She enjoyed cooking,...

Cary Boughen

Cary Boughen

Oct 30, 2011

Cary R. Boughen, of Waukesha, died on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at his home.  No services will be held.

Sylvia Cross

Sylvia Cross

Oct 25, 2011

Sylvia H. Cross, of the town of Waukesha, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 77. She was born on August 26, 1934, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Haakon T. and Marguerite (nee Andersen) Svanoe. She was a 1952 graduate of Riverside High School and attended Milwaukee Downer College from 1952-1954, majoring in Art Education. On March...

Gifford Sutherland

Gifford Sutherland

Oct 21, 2011

Gifford G. Sutherland, of Waukesha, died on Friday, October 21, 2011 at his home at the age of 75. He was born in Cumberland on April 1, 1936 the son of Clarence and Dorothy (nee Lewis) Sutherland. He was a 1954 graduate of Cumberland High School and then followed his parents to Waukesha. On March 2, 1957 he married Joyce Rohde from...

Melba Zimmermann

Melba Zimmermann

Oct 21, 2011

Melba L. Zimmermann (nee Lapp), longtime Waukesha resident died on Friday, October 21, 2011 at LifeCare Hospital surrounded by her family at the age of 83. She was born on July 13, 1928 in Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Effie (nee Ferree) Lapp. Melba was the loving and devoted wife of 54 years to Lloyd "Porky" providing gentle care during his...

Guadalupe Villarreal

Guadalupe Villarreal

Oct 21, 2011

Guadalupe Villarreal, of Hartland, died on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Aurora Medical Center in Summit at the age of 97. She was born on December 12, 1913 in Aqualeguas, Mexico. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She will be sadly missed by her children: Heriberto (Chris) Villarreal of Hartland, Ernesto (Olivia) Villarreal of Hartland, Armando Villarreal of...

Moritz Kuhne

Moritz Kuhne

Oct 14, 2011

Moritz "Harold" Kuhne, of New Berlin, found peace on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Seasons Hospice at the age of 81. He was born on October 23, 1929, in Arizona, the son of Moritz Frank and Ethel (nee Gobel) Kuhne. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Harold was a member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church and...

Walter Ciombor,

Walter Ciombor,

Oct 12, 2011

Walter J. Ciombor, Sr. of New Berlin, died Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at his home at the age of 86. He was born on May 13, 1925, in Chicago, IL, the son of Stanley and Kamilla (nee Mikrut) Ciombor. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He will be sadly missed by his children LeRoy (Kristine) Ciombor...

Merna Wilson

Merna Wilson

Oct 7, 2011

Merna Ilene Wilson (nee Jones) died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 93. She was born in north central Kansas, near Athol, on January 29, 1918, the daughter of Andrew and Lizzy (nee Pritchard) Jones. Merna and her sister, Doris, were orphaned when Merna was eight years old and Doris was six. Following...