Obituaries

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...

Marguerite M. “Peggy” Bralick, loving wife, mother, and longtime Waukesha resident, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at her home at the age of 84.  She was born on May 15, 1924 in Antigo, WI, the daughter of Zachary and Mayme (Robertson) Bagby.  After graduating from Waukesha High School in 1942, Peggy worked for Waukesha Motor Company, then for Northwestern Mutual...

Howard Frederick William Mielke, of Waukesha, died on Friday, March 14, 2008 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 94. He was born on August 15, 1913 the son of William and Ella (nee Doss) Mielke. Howard enjoyed playing baseball in his youth. On October 18, 1941 he married Virginia (nee Roberts ) Mielke. She preceded him in death...

Helen “Mickey” Zinniel, age 89, resident of Avalon Square in Waukesha, passed away early Sunday, June 22, 2008 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Mickey was a former longtime resident of Dousman, WI and Duck Key, FL.  She was a graduate of Wauwatosa High School, class of 1937.  Mickey was a terrific wife, mother, grandmother and friend.  Among her numerous cherished companions...

Virginia Mae (Dahlgren) Carlson of Palmyra, born on September 8, 1928, entered into eternal life on Thursday, November 19, 2009.  “My Rose,” beloved wife and companion of Garith Darwin Carlson of 62 years.  Cherished mother of Sherry (Carlson) & Stephen Zampack, Christine (Carlson) & Bill Quade, Cynthia (Carlson) & Albert Gagliano, April (Carlson) & Scott Marshall.  Loving Grandmother to Heather...

James J. “Jim” Roepke of Waukesha, died on Friday, March 11, 2011 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 85. Jim was born on July 6, 1925 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He lived with his parents, Julius and Ida Roepke, and older sister Lois. As a child growing up during the depression, Jim remembered WPA overalls and riding his bike to deliver...

LTC Colonel (ret) Frederick "Dewey" Charles Spreng III died Thursday, July 13, 2006, at his Waukesha home. He was born in North Walsham, England, on Oct. 30, 1945. He moved from England to Laramie, Wyo., and at the age of 4, as an Army Brat, he became a world traveler living in Tokyo, Sendai and Okinawa, Japan. From there it...

87, of the town of Waukesha, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.  He was born on June 10, 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa to Lawrence and Esther (nee:  Rubert) Kascht.  On September 22, 1951 he married Mary Ann Remmel in Milwaukee.  He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa in English and then went on...

Jerome “Jerry” “Bear” Schwellinger, Jr. 53, died on December 16, 2009 at University Hospital-Case Medical Center in Cleveland Ohio.  He was born on May 1, 1956 to Jerome and Claudine Schwellinger.  Jerry had previously owned and operated the Photo Lab on Sunset Dr. in Waukesha.  Jerry will be remembered by his good spirit, his love of his family, and his...

of Waukesha, died on Saturday, August 8, 2009 surrounded by her family at the Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 94.  She was born on September 24, 1914 in Hondo, Texas the daughter of Raphael and Guadalupe (nee Gallardo) Rios.  On May 21, 1934 she married Geronimo Monrial.  Doratea was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...

John N. “Johnny” Yatso, Jr. of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the age of 24.  He was born on January 13, 1985 in Milwaukee, the son of John Sr. and Linda (Meyer) Yatso.  Johnny served his country as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, serving three tours in Iraq.  He had a love of animals,...

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...

Bob Hoehle, age 53, lifelong Waukesha resident, died Friday, September 14, 2007 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 14, 1954 in Waukesha, the son of William and Jeanne (Richardson) Hoehle. He graduated from South High School, then worked as a master barber at Dick's Final Touch in Waukesha for over 30 years....

"Pam" Pamela M. Brzezinski, age 51 of Mukwonago, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa. She was born on September 30, 1955 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Thomas H. and Emagean (nee: Parker) Schneider. She was united in marriage to Carl Brzezinski on June 21, 1975. Among Pam's many life accomplishments, she was a good...

Aline M. Garcia Lopez, of Waukesha, died on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Waukesha Springs at the age of 79. She was born in Denton, Texas on August 8, 1928 the daughter of Ramon and Ida (nee Nino) Garcia. In 1944 she married Aquilino Duque Lopez in Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 1995. Aline was a graduate of...

Cruz G. Chavez, of Waukesha, died on Friday, May 15, 2009 at her home at the age of 78.  She was born on May 3, 1931 in Seguin, Texas the daughter of Nazario and Guadalupe (nee Manzanalen) Garcia.  On August 14, 1948 she married Gustavo Chavez; he preceded her in death on May 4, 1998.  She worked for many years at Grede Foundry. ...

Waukesha-Eleanor K. Williams, 88, of Waukesha, died on December 21, 2006 at Angels Grace Hospice. She was born in Bay View, Wisconsin on Feb 28, 1918 to William and Emma (nee: Collins) Kriese. Eleanor was a 1936 graduate of Bay View High School. On April 2, 1938 she married Donald Williams. She had worked as a hardware sales person at...

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...

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...

Hubert “Hubie” Wyatt Saunders, of Waukesha, died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Lake Country Health & Rehabilitation at the age of 83. He was born in Waukesha on May 28, 1927 the son of Coy and Grace (nee Anthes) Saunders. Hubert proudly served in the US Navy during World War II. For many years he had worked at Home Modernizers and had...