Obituaries

Pewaukee - James B. "Jim" Cheaney, age 62 of Pewaukee, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at his home. He was born on July 6, 1944 in Waukesha. He married Margaret Brandt, who preceded him in death in 2002. He owned and operated a landscaping business and also Kostuck-Cheaney Oil Products in the area for many years. He was also a...

Philip J. “Phil” Mengel, age 55 of Waukesha, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 7, 2009 after a determined fight with cancer.  He was born on October 17, 1953 in Burlington, the son of James and Esther (Zaidan) Mengel.  After graduating from Oconomowoc High School in 1972, Phil married Deborah Lyle on June 21, 1980.  He was employed as...

Joseph "Joe" Piagentini, age 84 of Mukwonago, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 30, 1923 in Pershing, Iowa, the son of Amos and Mary (nee: Luanardi) Piagentini. He graduated from Attica High School in Attica, Iowa, and married Phyllis Applegate on April 20, 1946 in Chicago. Joe was a WWII Army Air...

1LT Daren M Hidalgo, 24, was Killed in Action February 20, 2011 while serving his country in Afghanistan.  Daren attended Kettle Moraine Middle School and High School and was a member of the school band and wrestled there.  He graduated from Pennsylvania’s Dallastown Area High School in 2005 where he was a championship wrestler, National Honor Society member, and a...

a lifelong resident of Waukesha, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the age of 85.  He was born on April 8, 1923 to Ellis B. and Madge (nee:  Heimel) Hughes.  Ellie proudly served his country for 2 ½ years in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He was owner/operator of West St. Paul Garage in Waukesha for...

Donald G. "Duck" Sura, Jr., age 55 of Elkhorn, formerly of Waukesha, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Eagle. He was born on May 2, 1952 in Racine, the son of Donald Sr. and Jeanne (nee: Leannah) Sura. He was a graduate of Racine Horlick, then went on to Carroll College in...

Anna F. B. Gerstner of Decatur, Illinois, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at the age of 89.  She was born on January 30, 1920 in Scotland, the daughter of Charles A. K. and Auslag Bertun.  She married William C. Gerstner III who preceded her in death in June 2008. Anna will be sadly missed by her...

Edward M. "Ed" Blaski, age 82 of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at River Hills West Health Care Center in Pewaukee. He was born on a farm in northern Wisconsin on December 27, 1924, the son of Joseph and Martha Blaski. He married Edna Carol on October 20, 1951. After working as a farmer for many years, he...

Mildred T. “May” Davis, of Waukesha, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Oak Hill Terrace at the age of 90. She was born in Hill City, MN, Verdon Township on March 10, 1921 the daughter of George Washington and Bertha Louise (nee Lehman) Osgood. The family moved to Superior, WI in 1924 where Mildred lived until December 29, 1938...

WAUKESHA—Thomas R. “Tom” Pike II, of Waukesha, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 in Waukesha at the age of 29.  He was born on October 3, 1979 in Waukesha to Thomas R. Pike and Jean (nee:  Joers) Humphrey.  He was a 1997 graduate of Waukesha North High School.  He was employed at Manitowoc Crane.  Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing games...

George C. Wax of Waukesha, died on Friday, November 9, 2007, at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 74. He was born on February 7, 1933, the son of Phyllis and James Wax. George proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a graduate of the University of Houston and...

Alvin A. “Al” Erdman, of Waukesha, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Season’s Hospice in Waukesha at the age of 92. He was born on April 19, 1919 in Augusta, WI, the son of Arthur and Clara (nee Lahn) Erdman. He was a 1936 graduate of Augusta High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Airforce from 1942 until 1945...

Of Northview Road, Waukesha and more recently of Traverse City, MI, died November 6, 2007 at her apartment home in her sleep. She was born July 13, 1913 to Carl (Charles) H. and Mary L. S. Zietlow in Vernon County, WI, the youngest of eight children. She attended school in Enterprise Rural School (Monroe County), Norwalk graded school, and graduated...

Robert Floyd Smart, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at his home surrounded by loving family.  A direct descendant of the second homesteader to Waukesha, Bob was born on July 31, 1919 to Floyd and Hazel Smart and was raised in the family home on McCall Street. Bob became an Eagle Scout in 1933 and graduated from Waukesha...

Called by many "The Nicest Man in Waukesha", Bill Gorman passed away January 9, 2008 at age 94 at HospiceCare Residence in Fitchburg, WI. William P. "Bill" Gorman was born at Waukesha Memorial Hospital on January 7, 1914 where his Aunt Eleanor Evans (Later Davies) was a Hospital Administrator. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years,...

Jason “Jay” D. Mesa of Waukesha, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the age of 38.  He was born in Waukesha on December 6, 1972 to the late Paul and Lynne (nee: Grudzielanek) Mesa.  Jay was a 1991 graduate of Mukwonago High School. He was employed as a sales manager at Miller Mobility.  As a passionate artist, he...

Eugene J. “Gene” Kline of Waukesha, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at LindenGrove Waukesha at the age of 80.  He was born on February 21, 1929 in Waukesha, the son of Ernest Kline and Violet Kline Leipske.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1952.  On November 22, 1954, Gene was united in marriage to...

Linda E. "Lynie" Kaczmarski, age 49 of Dousman, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at River Hills West in Pewaukee with her family by her side. She was born on February 13, 1958 in Milwaukee, the daughter of James and Sharon (Hemauer) Kaczmarski. Linda graduated from James Madison High School in Milwaukee. She enjoyed reading, watching movies, and shopping. Linda will...

Sievers, Merlin H. “Moose”, of Waukesha, died Sat. Jan. 23, 2010 at the age of 80.  He was born on November 18, 1929 the only child of Louis and Ruth (nee Zarling) Sievers.  He worked for the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel for 40 years as a manager in their circulation department.  He will be sadly missed by his wife Judith of Waukesha,...

Of New Berlin, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at his home at the age of 78. He was born on August 6, 1929 the son of Alvin John & Josephine (nee Lynch) Asby in Racine, WI. He was a private practice dentist in Big Bend for 45 years. He will be sadly missed by his wife Kim Lemmer-Asby of New...