Obituaries

James C. “Jim” Martin, of Germantown, formerly of Waukesha, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the age of 79. He was born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1932 the son of Robert and Kathryn (nee Casey) Martin. Jim lived in Waukesha most of his life and was a 1950 graduate of Waukesha High School. He served in the United States Navy during...

Dione Livingston (nee Banach), of Waukesha, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at LindenGrove-Waukesha at the age of 74. She was born on December 21, 1936 to Anton and Estelle (nee Dargiewicz) Banach. On September 18, 1965 she married James Livingston in Milwaukee. She worked at Milwaukee City Hall before working for many real estate agencies including: Century 21, Reich & Roberts and The...

Willard B. “Bill” Dahle, of Mount Prospect, IL, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI at the age of 85. He was born in Florence, SD on February 23, 1926 the son of the late Melvin and Hilda (nee Rukstad) Dahle. He was preceded in death by his first wife Margaret (nee Brevig) on April...

Everett M. “Tony” Biever, of Waukesha, formerly of Dousman, died Thursday, August 4, 2011 at The Virginia Health & Rehab Center at the age of 89.  He was born on March 22, 1922 in Fredonia, WI the son of Peter and Eleanor (nee Wellenstein) Biever.   He had worked at Wern Farms as a milkman and that is where he met...

FRIENDSHIP - Lowell R. "Bob" Wallace, of Friendship, WI formerly of Dousman, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison at the age of 68. He was born on February 24, 1940 in Ada, Minnesota to Donald and Ethel Wallace. Bob retired from the Waukesha School District where he worked for many years. He will...

Patricia M. “Patty” Babich, of North Prairie, died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 64. She was born on November 9, 1946 in Shorewood, the daughter of Frank and Ila    (nee Farley) Plate. She had worked for R.A. Noonan Family Dentist and Family Services of Waukesha and then became a medical transcriptionist at Moreland Family...

Of Waukesha, died on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 80.  Bill was born on March 26, 1928 in Milwaukee, the son of Garland and Ellen (Coskey) Bautz.  After serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952, he went on to the University of Wisconsin –...

Robert J. “Bob” Giesie, of St. Germain, formerly of 123 N. West Avenue in Waukesha, died on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 78. He was born in Waukesha on December 16, 1932, the son of Lloyd and Kathryn (nee Dick) Giesie. Bob proudly served in the US Army from 1950 until 1953 in Okinawa, Japan...

Dr. Mary Ella Milham, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, and New Berlin, Wisconsin, died at her Fredericton home Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the age of 88. She was born on March 22, 1922 in Waukesha, the only child of James C. and Ocallia (nee Pardee) Milham. She descended from five Waukesha County families, who settled here before 1850. Following her graduation from...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Lembke, of Franklin, died on Sat. Oct. 29, 2011 at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital at age 75. She was born in Milwaukee on July 29, 1936 the daughter of Emmet and Ruth (nee Manschott) Schulte. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Laura Anne (Richard) Bruno of Lakewood, CO and her son Robert (Paula) Lembke of Waukesha, six grandchildren:...

Margaret E. “Marge” Werner, of Dousman, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Three Pillars Health Care Center at the age of 94. She was born on December 10, 1916 in Waukesha the daughter of William and Ella Jane (nee Worley) Larson. Marge married Frederick Lemke who together raised four children; he preceded her in death in 1975. She later was married to...

Raymond L. “Bud” Knight of Waukesha died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at LindenGrove Health Care Center at the age of 92.  He was born on May 15, 1917 in Waukesha, the son of Clarence and Rose (nee Kramer) Knight.  Bud graduated from Waukesha High School in 1938, then went on to graduate from Carroll College in 1942 in business accounting.  ...

Frederick G. “Fred” Portz, Jr., of Waukesha, died on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 78. He was born in Milwaukee on November 3, 1931 the son of Frederick and Elizabeth “Betsy” (nee Swickard) Portz, Sr. On September 3, 1982 he married JoAnn (nee Love) Portz at First Baptist Church in Waukesha where...

Petrea C. “Petie” Bergmann, of Waukesha, died on Friday, August 27, 2010 at Oakhill Terrace in Waukesha at the age of 96. She was born on September 11, 1913 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Theophilus and Jane (nee Good) Conzelman. Petrea grew up in St. Louis, MO, attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison, graduating with a bachelor’s degree...

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...