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Recent Obituaries in West Bend, WI

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the West Bend, WI area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Catherine Holzbach

Catherine Holzbach

Jun 2, 2018

Catherine Claire Holzbach "Cathy", age 50 years, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday June 2, 2018 at her home in North Fond du Lac. She was born on April 2, 1968 in West Bend to Robert and Carol Steiner. Cathy graduated from St. Frances Cabrini Grade School in 1982, West Bend East High School in 1986 and UW Oshkosh with a...

Elinor Kratz

Elinor Kratz

May 30, 2018

Elinor (Elly) F. Kratz, (nee Stoffel),age 85 years of West Bend, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Elly was born on June 30, 1932 in Town of West Bend to Herbert N. and Walburga E. (nee Mueller) Stoffel. She graduated from Slinger High School, class of 1950. She married Robert (Bob) A. Kratz on May 16, 1953 at St. Mathias...

Merrill Hyde

Merrill Hyde

May 29, 2018

Private Services

Natalie Johnson

Natalie Johnson

May 29, 2018

Natalie C. Johnson (nee Mlodzik), age 94 years, passed away Tuesday May 29, 2018 at The Pavilion of Glacier Valley. She was born on October 30, 1923 in Hartford to Adam and Magdaline (nee Lemanski) Mlodzik. She graduated from Hartford High School and later married William Johnson and began her family. Natalie enjoyed watching the Brewers, NASCAR, doing crossword puzzles...

Henry Lauscher

Henry Lauscher

May 29, 2018

Henry James Lauscher, age 85 years, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Ivy Manor in Jackson. He was born on October 30, 1932 in Wauwatosa to Stanley and Rose (nee Kapalczynski) Lauscher and was raised in Milwaukee. He graduated from Boys Tech in 1952, then was drafted into the US Army. Henry served active duty from July 1952 to...

Donaleen Griesemer

Donaleen Griesemer

May 28, 2018

Private Services

Maurice Bobholz

Maurice Bobholz

May 27, 2018

Maurice G. Bobholz, age 87 years, passed away Sunday May 27, 2018. He was born and raised in Friesland, WI. He attended Cambria- Friesland High School, and subsequently graduated from Fox Lake High School in 1951. Maurice enlisted in the US Navy in March of 1949, and served 1 year active duty, and was in the reserves for an additional...

Dennis Verble

Dennis Verble

May 25, 2018

Dennis W. Verble, age 69, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 25, 2018 at The Kathy Hospice in West Bend. He was born on September 28, 1948 in Herrin, IL to Wayne and Katheren (nee Baggett) Verble. Dennis started working in the roofing industry when he was 15 and retired at 66 as a superintendent. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, his...

Christopher Hohner

Christopher Hohner

May 24, 2018

Christopher Hohner, Manager - Procurement and Accounts Payable Enterprise Vendor & Alliance Management at Northwestern Mutual, died on May 24th, 2018 at the age of 49 from a brain aneurysm rupture. He loved working for Northwestern Mutual and developed many great friendships. Christopher is survived by his wife, Charlotte; children, Brad, Amber and Heather Hohner; step-son, Nicolas; 2 grandchildren; mother,...

Bettiejane Garriott

Bettiejane Garriott

May 23, 2018

Bettiejane Garriott (nee Weddle), age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Cottages in West Bend. She was born on July 27, 1928 in Valparaiso, IN to Edgar and Lulu (nee Robinson) Weddle. She married John Garriott on June 8, 1952 in IN and they had 4 daughters. Bettiejane was a lifelong member of the Boone...

Doris Brossmer

Doris Brossmer

May 19, 2018

Doris L. Brossmer died peacefully surrounded by family at the Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa, WI May 19, 2018 at the age of 96 yrs, 8 months and 19 days. Doris is survived by her brother, Norbert (Kathleen) Brossmer; nieces Kat Brossmer (Robert Baczynski) of New Richmond, WI, Nadine Davis of Hubertus, WI, and nephew Gerald Brossmer of Crete, IL; great-nieces...

Jace Burke

Jace Burke

May 18, 2018

Jace William Burke, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, and its many complications, 4 year old Jace took his last earthly breath at 3:30am, on May 18th, 2018. He was born on September 20, 2013 to Timothy and Heather (nee Goelz) Burke and was raised in West Bend, WI. Survived by his parents, Timothy (TJ) and Heather. Little...

John Melchior

John Melchior

May 16, 2018

John G. Melchior, age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 with his wife by his side. He was born in Appleton, WI on May 20, 1928 to Carl and Gertrude (nee Biese) Melchior. He graduated in 1949 from St. Norbert's in DePere, WI. He had a 34 year career at Miller Brewing Company ending with being the...

Michael Glander

Michael Glander

May 15, 2018

Michael Steven Glander was called home to heavenly father on May 15, 2018. He was born on October 25, 1980 to Steven and Cheryl (nee Pavlak) Glander in West Bend. He graduated from West Bend East High School in 1999. Following high school, he attended PC Productivity for IT certification. He was planning to return to school to study HVAC....

Allen Yahr

Allen Yahr

May 15, 2018

Allen K. Yahr, age 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 while in the wonderful care of Cedar Communities Hospice and his loving family. He was born on November 15, 1929 to Leonard J. and Ruth K. (nee Miller) Yahr in the town of West Bend. He was a graduate of West Bend High School class of 1947....

Janet Koehn

Janet Koehn

May 14, 2018

Janet Mary Koehn (nee Kenny) age 82, passed away surrounded by her loving family on May 14, 2018. She was born May 1, 1936 to Delbert James (DJ) and Olive (nee Kauffung) Kenny in West Bend, WI where she was raised and proudly lived her entire life. Janet's roots run deep in West Bend, and she was extremely proud to...

Beth Osborne

Beth Osborne

May 13, 2018

Beth Ann Osborne (nee Sager), age 48, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at her home in Slinger. She was born on April 3, 1970 in Milwaukee, WI to Herbert and Rita (nee Emmer) Sager. She was a registered nurse for Children's Hospital of Milwaukee, Elmbrook Hospital and the latest was St. Joseph's Hospital in West Bend. Beth...

Eleanore Engel

Eleanore Engel

May 12, 2018

Eleanore C. Engel (nee Glander) was reunited in heaven with the love of her life, Clarence Engel, on Saturday May 12, 2018 at the age of 96 years. Eleanore was born to Charles and Emma Glander in 1922 and was raised in Milwaukee. She spent most of her time working on the family farm. During WWII, she worked at Badger...

Kathryn Porod

Kathryn Porod

May 10, 2018

Kathryn M. Porod, of West Bend, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the age of 71 years. She was born on February 10, 1947 in West Bend to Robert and Marion (nee Mies) Heldt. On November 15, 1986 Kathryn married Stanley Porod. Kathryn's favorite things to do were gambling with her friends and taking care of people. She especially...

Hattie Demerath

Hattie Demerath

May 8, 2018

Hattie Ann Demerath (nee Walders), passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the age of 84. Hattie was born in Milwaukee to George and Alice (nee Chadwick) Walders. She was a graduate of Rufus King High School, class of 1952. Hattie married Leonard Demerath on August 15, 1959 in Milwaukee at the Church of the Incarnation. She loved to...

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