Obituaries
Leonard Pokora
Jun 26, 2017
Pokora, Leonard “Len” age 79, of Waterford, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, June 26, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Leonard was born in Milwaukee on November 30, 1937, the son of the late Leonard Sr. and Lorraine (nee. Juszkiewicz) Pokora. He was a 1955 graduate of South Division High School and proudly...
Joseph William Czernicki
Jun 20, 2017
Czernicki, Joseph William “Joe”, age 81, of Franklin, formerly Racine, passed away at St. Luke’s Medical Center with his family by his side on June 20, 2017. Joe was born to Joseph and Clara (nee. Hodorowski) Czernicki on March 27, 1936 in Thorp, Wisconsin. As a child, Joe grew up on the family farm before moving to Galena, Illinois where...
Elizabeth Genevieve O'Connell "Beti" (nee:Butters)
Jun 19, 2017
O’Connell, Elizabeth Genevieve, “Beti”, age 80, of Waterford, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on June 19, 2017. Beti was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 25, 1936 to Howard J. and Sylvia K. (nee. Daehn) Butters. Beti grew up on Milwaukee's south side where she attended St. Veronica Grade School and graduated from...
Shirley Bushberger (nee:Scheller)
Jun 10, 2017
Bushberger, Shirley-Mae Beverly (nee. Scheller) age 89, of Wind Lake, passed away peacefully at Waukesha Memorial Hospital on June 10, 2017. Shirley was born in Milwaukee to William and Bernice Scheller (nee. Johnson) on January 14, 1928. On February 14, 1948, she married Melvin Bushberger. They made their home in Wind Lake. Shirley worked for many years in food service...
Mr. Martin Lee Wogaman
Jun 1, 2017
Wogaman, Martin Lee age 81 of Waterford passed away peacefully Thursday June 1, 2017 at Burlington Rehabilitation Center. Martin was born on July 2, 1935 in Manchester, Ohio the son of the late Leonard and Gertrude (nee. Schuman) Wogaman. After graduating high school and junior college he joined the Air National Guard where he served proudly 1957 till 1964. Martin...
Ottavio Joseph Coccia
May 31, 2017
Coccia, Ottavio Joseph “Joe”, age 99, of Burlington, passed away peacefully May 31, 2017 with his loving family by his side at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa. Joe was born August 17, 1917 to Sabatino and Carmela (nee. Tigri) Coccia in Wooster, OH. He grew up in Wooster, graduated from high school and enlisted in the Navy in 1938....
Marie Yule
May 24, 2017
Yule, Marie (nee. Gorter) age 90, of Waterford, passed away peacefully at Waterford Senior Living with her family by her side on May 24, 2017. Marie was born February 24, 1927 to Obele and Anna Gorter in Sheboygan, WI. Upon completion of Marie's schooling she met Clark R. Yule and after a long engagement they were married on October 20,...
Mary Bernadine Sikes "Mary Dean"
May 24, 2017
Sikes, Mary Bernadine “Mary Dean” (nee. Underwood) age 95, of Burlington, WI (formerly of Kermit, TX) passed away peacefully at Pine Brook Pointe Assisted Living with her loving family by her side on May 24, 2017. Mary Dean was born in Gran Quivira, NM to Samuel and Lizzie Underwood on January 20, 1922. As a child her family moved to...
Mr. Gerald "Jerry" Atkinson
May 22, 2017
Atkinson, Gerald J. “Jerry”, age 87, of Burlington, passed away at Pine Brook Pointe on Monday May 22, 2017. Jerry was born in Racine on May 10, 1930, the son of the late Clair James and Viola Elizabeth (nee. Thielen) Atkinson. He was a 1948 graduate of St. Catherine’s High School in Racine. In 1951, Jerry chose to enlist in...
Mrs. Nancy Jo Ball
May 16, 2017
Ball, Nancy Jo (nee. Gehrand) age 80, peacefully passed away on May 16, 2017 at her Rochester home of 55 years. She was born on March 26, 1937 in Union Grove, WI to Leslie and Sarah Gehrand. In addition to being raised and educated in Union Grove, it was there that she married Eugene Ball on August 5, 1961. Nancy...
Mrs. Lois Marie Schrank
May 10, 2017
Lois Marie Schrank, age 90, passed away peacefully at Linden Grove, Mukwonago on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Lois is survived by sons: Michael (Sandra), Robin (Phoebe) and William (Pamela). Loving Grandma of Kimberly (John) Thompson, Ian Schrank, Scott (Becca) Schrank, Andrew Schrank and Benjamin Schrank. Great-Grandma to Elias, Madilyn, Jonas, Eden, Evan, and Logan, further survived by loving niece Karen...
Ms. Lois Jane Rehberg
Apr 30, 2017
Rehberg, Lois J., age 87, of Waterford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2017. She was born in Milwaukee on May 6, 1929, the daughter of the late Gilbert and Lillian (Halkey) Krogman. She was a graduate of North Division High School in Milwaukee. Lois was a retired bank teller, a position she held for many years. She enjoyed...
Mrs. Joan M. Bednar
Apr 7, 2017
Joanie M. Rydzewski - Bednar (nee. Prahl) Bednar, Joan M. (formerly Rydzewski)( nee. Prahl), age 81, of Rochester, passed away at Linden Grove in Mukwonago on Friday April 7, 2017. Joanie was born in Milwaukee on August 30, 1935, the daughter of the late Arthur and Viola (nee. Tetzlaff) Prahl. She was a graduate of Pulaski High School. She married...
Ralph Edward Frost "FROSTY"
Mar 31, 2017
Frost, Ralph E. Longtime resident of Rochester/Waterford passed away March 31, 2017 at his son's home in Andover, MN at the age of 84. Preceded in death by his wife (Jean), he is survived by 2 sisters, Doris Schaefer and Norma (Richard) Huckstorf, his sons Daniel (Lucia); Andover, MN and Philip (Tammie); Brodhead, WI, 6 grandchildren James/Jessaca (Frost) Hart, Jehred,...
Mr. Harold B. Hoevker
Mar 28, 2017
Hoevker, Harold B., age 86, of Waterford, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2017 at Aurora Burlington Memorial Hospital. Harold was born in Aurora, Illinois, the son of the late Clarence and Lucille (nee. Martin) Hoevker. He graduated high school and enlisted in the United States Air Force, proudly serving his country for 4 years. After returning home he married...
Mrs. Betty Lou Emily Hopkins
Mar 28, 2017
Hopkins, Betty Lou Emily, (nee. Laux) age 86, of Waterford, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, March 29, 2017 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on October 2, 1930, the daughter of the late Harold and Lenora (nee. Meyer) Laux. She was a graduate of Waterford Union High School. On September...
Mrs Mary Lou Pindel
Mar 24, 2017
Pindel, Mary Lou, age 70, of Waterford, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2017 at home. She was born in Fon du lac, WI on May 12, 1946, the daughter of the late Ivan “Doc” and Mary (nee. Van Dyke) Adrian. She graduated St. Mary Spring High School and continued her schooling at Marian College where she obtained a...
Irene Caroline Mangold
Mar 23, 2017
Mangold, Irene C., age 97, of the Town of Lyons, passed away peacefully at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Irene was born on September 16, 1919 to John and Theresa (nee. Merton) Koldeway. At St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in New Munster she was united in marriage to William G. Mangold on May 17, 1941...
Ronald Lee Miller
Mar 16, 2017
Miller, Ronald L., age 89, of Waterford, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017. Ronald was born in Burlington, WI on March 6, 1928 to Warren and Otelia (nee. Johnson) Miller. He graduated from the Ag School in Rochester in 1946. Ronald married the love of his life Betty Lou Mehlhaff on February 18, 1956 at the Hales Corners Community...
Diane Svenwol Olson
Mar 13, 2017
Diane Svenwol Krarup Olson Olson, Diane (nee. Svenwol, formerly Krarup), 88, of Waterford, Wisconsin, former resident of Carpentersville and West Dundee, Illinois, passed away March 13, 2017 at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington, Illinois. Diane was born August 10, 1928, in Pasadena, California, and took great delight in sharing her birth year with the infamous Mickey Mouse! Surviving are her children,...
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