Obituaries

Jun 7, 2019

Friedel, Leo J. Of Milwaukee, June 7, 2019 at the age of 91 years. Beloved husband of the late Glorian (nee Coppens). Loving father of Lisa (Ian) McLaughlin and Matthew Friedel. Proud grandpa of Ava, Aidan, Capri and Greyson. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at Mueller Funeral Home in Grafton...

Jun 7, 2019

James Allen "Jim" Graven, 73, of Waupun, formerly West Bend and Jackson, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, with his wife Mary at his side. A memorial service will be held at Mueller Funeral Home, W63 N527 Hanover Avenue, Cedarburg, on Thursday, June 13 at 12:30 pm. Family will greet friends at the funeral home on Thursday from...

May 31, 2019

Virgil B. Wolfgang, of Cedarburg, formerly of Mequon, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Lasata Care Center on May 31, 2019, at the age of 94 years. A Funeral service will be held on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 3:00 PM, at Christ Alone Church (SOUTH CAMPUS), 10001 N. Cedarburg Rd., Mequon. A visitation will be...

May 31, 2019

Elaine Delores Schrameyer (Nee Roehrborn) of Grafton, passed away peacefully at Lawlis Family Hospice in Mequon on May 31, 2019 at the age of 91. Elaine was born in Sheboygan, WI on June 4, 1927 the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Viola (Nee Kiehl) Roehrborn. Elaine was the owner/operator of 4-U Tax Services Inc. She enjoyed knitting, sewing...

May 30, 2019

Elmer A. Kowalske, of the town of Jackson, passed away on May 30, 2019, at the Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, in Wauwatosa, at the age of 87 years. Elmer was born on the family farm, on December 6, 1931, the son of the late Theodore Kowalske and the late Hedwig (nee Groth) Kowalske. He was later united in marriage...

May 26, 2019

A memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday, June 1st, 2019 at Mueller Funeral Home 979 N Green Bay Road, Grafton, for Madalyn “Maddie” Esther Blaubach of Cedarburg who died peacefully on May 26th, 2019 at the age of 92 years. Visitation will be held at the Mueller Funeral home prior to the memorial service from 10:00...

May 25, 2019

Darlene Marie Mingo, of Cedarburg, entered the Kingdom of Heaven while surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Froedtert Hospital after succumbing to injuries sustained from an accident while riding her bicycle. Darlene was born on October 4, 1966, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Richard and Carol Zwieschowski. She graduated from Washington High School (Germantown,...

May 25, 2019

Clayton Chester Giese, 61, was welcomed home into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ with his family by his side on Saturday, May 25, 2019 in ICU at St. Mary's Hospital in Mequon, WI. This was heartbreakingly unexpected after suffering respiratory failure due to the cumulative effects of myotonic dystrophy, (an inherited disease, characterized primarily by...

May 24, 2019

**PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE** Nancy Carroll Higgins (nee Champine) was born to Eternal Life on Friday, May 24, 2019. Nancy was born in Mosinee, Wisconsin on February 8, 1934, the daughter of Herbert and Celestine Champine. Nancy, who was united in marriage to Daniel Higgins on November 28, 1953, was dearly blessed with six children, 25 grandchildren and 12...

May 23, 2019

Lucas William Coppersmith of Grafton, passed away on May 23, 2019 at the age of 6 years at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 12 Noon at St Joseph Catholic Church(1619 Washington St.), Grafton. A visitation will be held on Saturday, at the church from 10:00 AM until 11:45...

May 23, 2019

Memorial Services will be held on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Mueller Funeral Home & Crematory, W63N527 Hanover Ave., Cedarburg at 6:00pm for William “Bill” H. Hendrix of Jackson who died on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the age of 64 years from natural causes at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. Memorial gathering will be at the funeral home...

May 22, 2019

Sandra J. Hoffmann (nee Rathke) of Cedarburg, passed away peacefully May 22, 2019, age 74 years. Beloved wife of the late David Hoffmann Sr. Loving mother of David Hoffmann Jr., Daniel (Carol) Hoffmann, and Denise (Joe) Laszkiewicz. Proud grandma of Nick, Kyle, Aaron, Bailee, Jakob, Danial, Thomas, and Holly. Dear sister of Sue (John) Wittenberg, the late George Rathke,...

May 19, 2019

Wesson, Barbara J. (nee Kobleska) of Grafton, born to Eternal Life May 19, 2019, age 65 years. Beloved wife of Rich. Loving mother of Brian (Kellen), Derek, Megan (Neil Tidquist), and Ashley Wesson. Proud grandma of Carson, Lexi, and Mya. Dear sister of Jim, Ray (Chris), John (Deb), Dan (Deb), and the late Pat Kobleska. Further survived by many...

May 19, 2019

Kenneth W Bronson “Kenny” 3/29/1950 – 5/19/2019 Kenny was born on March 29, 1950 in the very small town of Lake Bronson, Minnesota. At the age of 5 years, he moved to Wisconsin with his parents, Kenneth & Alvina and older sister, Kathy. Grafton became his home town as he went through school and eventually laid down roots as...

May 16, 2019

May 15, 2019

Fred Petersen, 77, died Wednesday, May 15th at Kathy Hospice in West Bend after a courageous fight against Pancreatic Cancer. We’d like to extend a warm thank you to the staff at Kathy Hospice who took such great care of him and made a difficult time a bit easier. Fred was born September 28, 1941. He graduated from Custer...

May 15, 2019

Dorothy P. (Klisch) Candlish Beloved matriarch Dorothy Candlish passed away peacefully on May 15, 2019 at her home in Grafton, WI, at the age of 90. She is survived by her children: James (Joan) Klisch, Cheryl (Rick) Zimmermann and Russell (May) Klisch; grandchildren: Rick Jr (Patti), Steve (Jenna), Victoria and Jacqueline; great-grandchildren: Autumn, Marcus, Myles, Breanna, Isaac, and Owen....

May 14, 2019

Mary Neumann, 77, died Tuesday, May 14th at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice due to complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Mary was born March 8, 1942. She was a caregiver all her life, first as the eldest of 9 children and then as a loving mother. Nothing made Mary happier than being with her family, and her children are grateful for...

May 14, 2019

Elizabeth Ann Nieman (Nee Gall), 58, passed away peacefully after a brief, but courageous fight. A lifelong resident of Cedarburg, WI, Liz was born on February 22, 1961 to the late Delores Gall and Donald (Rebecca) Gall. Lovingly married to her husband, Bob, of 30 years, Liz is survived by her three children: Sammi, Katie, and Jacob. Liz cherished...

May 13, 2019

Ronald James Malliet, 80 A long-time resident of Cedarburg, Ron Malliet died in Christ on Monday, May 13, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ron was born in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of Clarence and Sylvia (Myllymaki) Malliet. In September 1986, Ron married Patricia Lee Sampson, and together they raised their cherished daughter, Christina. For 50 years, Ron...