Obituaries

Elizabeth “Bettie” M. Byrne, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 86.  She was born in Waukesha on February 13, 1922 the daughter of Herman and Muriel (nee Menick) Yopps.  She was a 1940 graduate of Waukesha High School and on May 29, 1948 married her husband James Byrne.  Bettie was...

Debra L. “Debi” Vittetow Mielczarek, age 47 of Williams Bay, WI, passed away Wed. Aug. 25, 2010.  Born Oct. 26, 1962 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of John F. Vittetow and Diane L. Vittetow Billert.  She graduated from East High School in Rockford in 1980, and married Jeffrey A. Mielczarek on May 9, 1992 in Woodstock, IL.  To this union,...

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...

Thomas “Carms” “Farmer Tom” James Carmichael, died on Sunday August 24, 2008 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 63.  He was born on March 11, 1945 to Mary Jane (Mann) and Donald Bryce Carmichael.  He married, Nancy Lee Barnard on December 2, 1967.  He is survived by his wife Rev. Nancy Carmichael, their two children, Suzanne (Doug) Carmichael-Adkins...

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...

John W. “Jack” Snyder, of New Berlin, was born Eternal life on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 85.  He was born on May 11, 1924 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Kenneth Irvin and Pauline Cecilia (nee Hynes) Snyder.  He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 during WWII.  Jack...

Joseph M. "Joe" Wanner, of Waukesha, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at his home at the age of 77. He was born on March 16, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI the son of Max and Margaret (nee Freuh) Wanner. In 1957 he was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest. He served as priest of St. Peter Claver Parish in Sheboygan where he...

Rev. Donald L. “Don” Owen of Menomonee Falls, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at his residence at the age of 76.  He was born on February 10, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Irene (Breuer) Owen.  After high school in Cedar Rapids, Don served his country for 3 years in the U.S. Air Force.  He went...

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...

Clarence L. “Doc” Kuhlmann, of Waukesha, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 81.  He was born on December 31, 1927 in Morrison, Missouri, the son of Alvin and Anna (Nolte) Kuhlmann.  After graduating from high school in Hermann, Missouri, Doc served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was...

WAUKESHA-Roger L. "Buster" Hayes, of Waukesha, formerly of Milwaukee, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at The Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 78. He was born on November 15, 1929 in Baraboo to Merle and Marcia (nee: Leighty) Hayes. On September 4, 1952 he married the former Betty Sue Griffin at Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama....

Heinz K. “Papa” Richter, longtime Waukesha resident, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at LindenGrove in Waukesha at the age of 91. He was born in Seitendorf, Germany on January 16, 1920 the son of Kurt and Lina Richter. Heinz was a proud WWII veteran. On April 14, 1942 he married Hildegard Junker; she preceded him in death on October 7, 2005. Heinz’s...

Elsie Wachowitz, born on June 22, 1917 and born to eternal life May 10, 2008. Adoring wife and mother, aunt, grandmother, great-aunt, and great-grandmother, Elsie was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and lived in Wales Great Britain for a time in her youth. A graduate of Shorewood High School, Elsie went on to graduate magna cum laude with a degree in...

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...

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...

BROOKFIELD—Mary Alice Six of Brookfield died on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 66 years.  She was born on January 21, 1943 in Washington D.C. to Nicholas M. and Mildred H. (nee:  Knoebel) Inzeo.  She was a 1961 graduate of Catholic Memorial High School and a 1964 graduate of Mt. Mary College where she...

Waukesha-Ruth Ann "Ranne" Dwyer, age 80 of Waukesha, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 at her Avalon Square home. She was born on March 15, 1927 to Clifford and Ethelbelle (Farnam) Thomas. On August 26, 1947 she married Edwin Dwyer in LaCrosse. He preceded her in death on January 5, 2002. Ranne taught at Catholic Memorial from 1965-1968 and then at...

Formerly of Waukesha, died on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the age of 42.  He was born in Waukesha on October 12, 1965 the son of John J. and Jean (nee Wilkening) Dunne.  He was a 1983 graduate of Waukesha South High School. For the past 10 years, Jack worked as a facility manager for Food & Friends, a meal...

Robert G. “Bob” Zick, of Waukesha, formerly of Milwaukee, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 15, 2009 at his home at the age of 55. He was born on January 21, 1954 in Milwaukee, the son of William and Esther (Szalewski) Zick.  Bob was employed for Roundy’s for over 25 years, with more than twelve at Pick n’ Save on Silvernail...

Harriett Ann Gutenkunst (Nee Randle) passed away unexpectedly of heart decease on the 18th of November, 2006 at the age of 68. She was born March 28, 1938 to John B. and Dorothy (nee: Agnew) Randle in Waukesha. Beloved wife of Richard (Dick) Gutenkunst, for 49 years. Loving Mother of Richard L. (Kathy) Gutenkunst II of Pewaukee, Wisconsin and John...