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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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Gerald Kuehl
Apr 10, 2015
Gerald Arthur Kuehl was born to eternal life on April 10, 2015. He had battled lung cancer for the last 19 months and died in his West Bend home where he had lived the last forty years. He was 75 years old. Jerry was born to Agnes and Harold Kuehl in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, on January 21, 1940. He was the...
David Pepke
Apr 7, 2015
David Allen Pepke passed peacefully on April 7, 2015 at age 64. David began his journey in Wausau, Wisconsin, where he spent winters on the slopes of Rib Mountain and summers working at Pepke's Dairy Queen. David discovered his lifelong passion in the Wausau High School Band where he began playing drums. Shortly after high school graduation, in an iconic...
Shirley Schuppel
Apr 7, 2015
Shirley M. Schuppel (nee Werner) age 93, passed away on Tuesday April 7, 2015 at her residence. She was born on January 20, 1922 in the Town of Wayne to John and Emma (nee Nisius) Werner. Shirley enjoyed traveling, sight-seeing, playing cards, big band music, dancing, bowling, word books, making tasty meals, baking cookies and delicious chocolate cake. Shirley is...
Zona Miske
Apr 6, 2015
Zona Geraldine (nee Fuhrmann) Miske passed away peacefully April 6, 2015 at the age of 90 in West Bend, WI. She was born July 14, 1924 in Springfield Township, Marquette County, the daughter of John and Wilhelmina (nee Bonier) Fuhrmann. She attended local schools, graduated from Oxford High School, attended Waushara County Normal School and graduated from the Stevens Point...
Russell Gagliano
Apr 6, 2015
GAGLIANO, Russell, age 86 passed on peacefully on April 6, 2015. Loving husband of Lois for sixty three years. Dad to Tom (Dawn) and Dean (Jeannie) Gagliano. Dear grandfather of Natalie, Angelina, Elizabeth, and Sarah. Further survived by sister-in-law Marion Gagliano, aunts and cousins, and many nieces and nephews. Private services. Interment Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery Union Grove. The family would...
Elaine Holmes
Apr 4, 2015
Elaine Jeanette Holmes (nee Fischer), age 97, of West Bend, was called by her Savior to join Him in eternity on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Cedar Community. She was born on March 31, 1918 in Mayville, WI to Walter and Alvina (nee Lindemann) Fischer. Elaine was baptized into God's family. She attended grade school in Mayville and went on...
Joyce Hamilton
Apr 3, 2015
Joyce Hamilton (nee Wobig), age 85, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015, at Hope Health and Rehab in Lomira. She was born on April 18, 1929 in Milwaukee to Otto and Gertrude (nee Goll) Wobig. She married Harland Hamilton on July 24, 1948. The number one thing she loved was all kinds of animals. She also loved to crochet,...
Eldora Korbar
Apr 2, 2015
Eldora L. Korbar (nee Wetzel), age 86, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Pavilion in Slinger, WI. She was born on June 8, 1928 in Kiel, WI to Fredrick and Hattie (nee Ladwig) Wetzel. Eldora was a 1946 graduate of Kiel High School. Following high school she worked in the office at HG Weber & Co. making...
Bernadine Achenreiner
Apr 2, 2015
Bernadine Achenreiner (nee Schulteis) "Burnette", age 94, of Richfield, passed away on April 2, 2015 at Serenity Villa in Slinger. She was born on May 20, 1920 in Richfield to Albert and Clara (nee Hennes) Schulteis. She met the love of her life John Achenreiner and they married on Sept. 28 1940 at St. Mary's Catholic Church (Maternity of the...
Janis Robinson
Apr 1, 2015
Janis J. Robinson (nee Voeltz, formerly Eilbes and Hersant), 62, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was born on February 16, 1953 to Seymour and Geneva (nee Zwieg) and was raised in the Theresa area. She graduated from Mayville High School Class of 1970 and worked at Serigraph. Janis loved animals and was a member of the Humane...
Doris Wassell
Mar 30, 2015
Doris J. Wassell (nee McDonald), 85, of West Bend, passed away peacefully March 30, 2015. Doris was born October 2, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri. She married James M. Wassell on May 12, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was an administrative assistant for Pepsi Cola for 32 years. Doris enjoyed gardening, cross-stitch, reading, puzzles, and spending time with her...
Arthur Minster
Mar 29, 2015
Arthur N. Minster "Art", age 93 years young, of West Bend, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, March 29, 2015. He was born on May 12, 1921 in Sheboygan, WI to Arthur and Lillian (nee Wiemann) Minster. Art was raised in Sheboygan and graduated from Sheboygan High School. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942. His duty performed was...
Dennis Bastian
Mar 26, 2015
Dennis Bastian, age 63, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 26, 2015. He was born on June 16, 1951 to Donald and Nancy (nee Fondrie) Bastian. Dennis served in the US Navy and later married Elizabeth (nee Sojak) Bastian on March 11, 1974. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing cards. Dennis cherished all the time spent with his...
Craig Jacob
Mar 25, 2015
Jacob, Craig G., age 66, of Adell, passed away peacefully on Wed. March 25, 2015. He was born on June 8, 1948 to Glenn and Shirley (nee Differt) Jacob. Craig was a loving husband, father and Buppa. He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fan at his grandchildren's events. Craig is survived by his wife of 45 years, Julaine...
Allen Schepp
Mar 25, 2015
Allen Schepp, Sr. age 69, passed away peacefully at his wife's side on Wednesday March 25th. Allen was born in September and raised in Fon du lac, WI. He married his wife Judith Blish on July 1, 1967. She has taken care of him for the past 6 years throughout his illness. Allen was employed at Weasler Engineering for 40...
Judith Breit
Mar 22, 2015
Judith "Judy" A. Breit (nee Cudnohoske), age 68, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at The Kathy Hospice in West Bend. She was born on July 3, 1946 in Milwaukee to Edward and Mildred (nee Dobraska) Cudnohoske. She was raised in Milwaukee and then Beechwood. In 1964 Judy graduated from Random Lake High School, where she was a cheerleader...
Ted Leitheiser
Mar 19, 2015
Ted A. Leitheiser, 52, passed away on March 19, 2015. He was born to Thomas and Betty Leitheiser on January 15, 1963. Ted married Wendy (nee Seeley) on July 3, 1989 in Bentonville, Arkansas. He graduated from West Bend West High School and proudly served his country in the Army in the early 1980's. He was happily employed at Spring...
Charity Cannavo
Mar 19, 2015
Charity Cannavo, of West Bend, died peacefully on Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at the age of 89. She was born on September 18th, 1925 in Mt Olive, North Carolina to Edward and Eva Wiggins. She graduated from high school in Calypso, NC, in 1942, and afterwards worked at Seymour Johnson Air Force base in Goldsboro NC. It was there that...
Gladys Unger
Mar 18, 2015
Gladys E. Unger (nee Zimmerman), age 87, of West Bend, joined her beloved husband Arnold on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. She was born on August 24, 1927 in Berlin, WI and was daughter to Theodore and Florence Zimmerman. She met Arnold Unger in West Bend, WI and they married on June 28, 1947 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Newburg....
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