Becker Ritter

(Nee Gauger) Passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Beloved wife and best friend of James J. Slattery for 46 years. Adoring mom of Katie (Jake) Lowell. Loving "Bubba" of Lana Lowell. Dear sister of Barbara (Bob) Pagel, George (Toni) Gauger, Carol Gauger, Jim (Jane) Gauger, Tom (Kim) Gauger, and Katie (Dave) Hinners. Special aunt of Jennifer (Randy) Stell and Kristin Stell. Also loved by other relatives, friends, and employees. Mary's smile and laughter were infectious. It would light up the room when she entered, and you couldn't help but smile when you saw her. Also known as 'Mary Beth', her approach to life was reserved and private, observant and introspective, and...

(Nee Gauger) Passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Beloved wife and best friend of James J. Slattery for 46 years. Adoring mom of Katie (Jake) Lowell. Loving "Bubba" of Lana Lowell. Dear sister of Barbara (Bob) Pagel, George (Toni) Gauger, Carol Gauger, Jim (Jane) Gauger, Tom (Kim) Gauger, and Katie (Dave) Hinners. Special aunt of Jennifer (Randy) Stell and Kristin Stell. Also loved by other relatives, friends, and employees. Mary's smile and laughter were infectious. It would light up the room when she entered, and you couldn't help but smile when you saw her. Also known as 'Mary Beth', her approach to life was reserved and private, observant and introspective, and...

(Nee Gauger) Passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Beloved wife and best friend of James J. Slattery for 46 years. Adoring mom of Katie (Jake) Lowell. Loving "Bubba" of Lana Lowell. Dear sister of Barbara (Bob) Pagel, George (Toni) Gauger, Carol Gauger, Jim (Jane) Gauger, Tom (Kim) Gauger, and Katie (Dave) Hinners. Special aunt of Jennifer (Randy) Stell and Kristin Stell. Also loved by other relatives, friends, and employees. Mary's smile and laughter were infectious. It would light up the room when she entered, and you couldn't help but smile when you saw her. Also known as 'Mary Beth', her approach to life was reserved and private, observant and introspective, and...

(Nee Gauger) Passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Beloved wife and best friend of James J. Slattery for 46 years. Adoring mom of Katie (Jake) Lowell. Loving "Bubba" of Lana Lowell. Dear sister of Barbara (Bob) Pagel, George (Toni) Gauger, Carol Gauger, Jim (Jane) Gauger, Tom (Kim) Gauger, and Katie (Dave) Hinners. Special aunt of Jennifer (Randy) Stell and Kristin Stell. Also loved by other relatives, friends, and employees. Mary's smile and laughter were infectious. It would light up the room when she entered, and you couldn't help but smile when you saw her. Also known as 'Mary Beth', her approach to life was reserved and private, observant and introspective, and...

(Nee Gauger) Passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Beloved wife and best friend of James J. Slattery for 46 years. Adoring mom of Katie (Jake) Lowell. Loving "Bubba" of Lana Lowell. Dear sister of Barbara (Bob) Pagel, George (Toni) Gauger, Carol Gauger, Jim (Jane) Gauger, Tom (Kim) Gauger, and Katie (Dave) Hinners. Special aunt of Jennifer (Randy) Stell and Kristin Stell. Also loved by other relatives, friends, and employees. Visitation at Becker Ritter Funeral Home, 14075 W North Ave., Brookfield, WI 53005, on Friday, September 23, 2022, 4-6PM. Additional visitation at the Funeral Home on Saturday, September 24, 2022, 9:30-10:30AM. Funeral Service at 10:30AM. Memorial...

Rev. Joseph N. Pershe, S.J., was called to eternal life on August 7, 2022, at St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Wauwatosa, WI. He was 88 years old, a Jesuit for 69 years and a priest for 56 years. Born in Omaha, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1953 after graduating from Creighton Prep and attending Creighton University for one year. He was ordained a priest in 1966. He was associate pastor at the Jesuit parish in Mankato, MN (1968-1975) and chaplain at hospitals in New York City until 1997. He did pastoral ministry and hospital chaplaincy in Minneapolis and Omaha until 2004 when he moved to Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph E. and Therese (Mikich) Pershe, and his...

Was reunited in Heaven with her loving husband, Walter, on June 5, 2022 at the age of 94. Irene will be greatly missed by her sister, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Private family services were held. Irene was laid to rest at Memorial Park in Skokie, IL. Please see BeckerRitter.com for further details.

Jean C. Nelson of Wauwatosa joined her loving husband, Phil, on May 27, 2022. She is survived by her daughters Barb (Jack) Dinkelman, Cheryl (Steve) Tengren, and Linda (Andy Lifson). She is also survived by many family and friends. Please find more details and full obituary at BeckerRitter.com

Susana Galv?n passed on to eternal life on April 5, 2022 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She was born in Placetas, Cuba on May 8th of 1929 and came to the United States in 1962. After a year in Miami, she and her husband Raul settled in Moline, Illinois where she worked for more than 25 years in Overseas Advertising for Deere and Company. She loved to travel and made trips to the Canary Islands, the Caribbean and Europe. After her husband's death in 1991, Susana sold the house and started a new life in Southeast Florida where she reunited with many childhood friends and family and provided a home away from home for her son and his family. She was thrilled to welcome friends and family to her condo...

Susana passed on to eternal life on April 5, 2022 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She was born in Placetas, Cuba on May 8th of 1929 and came to the United States in 1962. After a year in Miami, she and her husband Raul settled in Moline, Illinois where she worked for more than 25 years in Overseas Advertising for Deere and Company. She loved to travel and made trips to the Canary Islands, the Caribbean and Europe. After her husband's death in 1991, Susana sold the house and started a new life in Southeast Florida where she reunited with many childhood friends and family and provided a home away from home for her son and his family. She was thrilled to welcome friends and family to her condo In...

Was called home to the Lord after a brief illness on Monday March 14, 2022 at the age of 85. Beloved husband of Joyce (Nee Hau) for 60 years. Loving father of six children: Christopher (Margaret), Mary Margaret, Jennifer Higgins, (Dan), Daniel (Pam), Amy Fisher (Paul), Patrick (Jodi). Dear grandfather of 16 grandchildren: Carolyn (Isaac) Jansen, Marta, Eleanor, Colin, Meghan, Annie, Catherine, Claire, Allison, Molly, Matthew, Lauren, Sam, Hannah, Jack, and Charlie. Brother of Leonard, brother-in-law to Norine. Reunited in heaven with parents, Theodore and Regina Keller and siblings: Mildred (Carl) Bultman, Kenneth and Maurice as well as many dear friends. Tedd attended the University of...

Rev. Terrence M. Brennan, S.J., was called to eternal life on February 14, 2022. He was 75 years old, a Jesuit for almost 58 years and a priest for almost 46 years. Born in Waterloo, IA, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1976. He was very proud of his roots in Iowa and his Irish heritage. He balanced teaching and parish ministry. He inspired students at St. Francis Mission, Red Cloud Indian School, Creighton Prep and Marquette University High School (1993-2016) where he taught French, Spanish and theology and took students to the Dominican Republic in the summer for an immersion program called Somos Amigos. He served as associate pastor on the Rosebud...

Born to Eternal Life on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the age of 81. Beloved wife of Dick for 59 years. Loving mother of Rich (Debbie), Mary (Rod) Rossi, and Nancy (Mike) Star. Dear grandmother of Kate, Kevin, Matt, Zach, Danny, Tori, Mia, and Melanie. Cherished sister of Patricia Durkin and sister- in- law of Don (Marie) Niestrom. Preceded in death by her parents Jim and Della McGuire and sisters, Mary, Margaret, Lee, and Eileen. Also loved by other relatives and many friends. Gathering at St. Anthony on the Lake Catholic Church, W280N2101 Prospect Ave., Pewaukee, WI 53072, on Saturday, February 19, 2022 from 830AM-10AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10AM. Rita was born and...

Born to Eternal Life on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the age of 81. Beloved wife of Dick for 59 years. Loving mother of Rich (Debbie), Mary (Rod) Rossi, and Nancy (Mike) Star. Dear grandmother of Kate, Kevin, Matt, Zach, Danny, Tori, Mia, and Melanie. Cherished sister of Patricia Durkin and sister- in- law of Don (Marie) Niestrom. Preceded in death by her parents Jim and Della McGuire and sisters, Mary, Margaret, Lee, and Eileen. Also loved by other relatives and many friends. Gathering at St. Anthony on the Lake Catholic Church, W280N2101 Prospect Ave., Pewaukee, WI 53072, on Saturday, February 19, 2022 from 930AM-11AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM. Rita was born and...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our father, husband, brother, grandfather, colleague and friend Paul Anthony Hundt at his home in Elm Grove on December 30. He was 79. Paul Hundt was born on June 9, 1942, the fifth child of thirteen born to Bernard and Catherine Hundt in Middle Ridge, Wisconsin. He grew up in the 1940's and '50's milking cows, plowing fields, and playing sandlot baseball with his family and friends, while regularly attending church and school. Two of his elder brothers died in childhood, leaving Paul and his other siblings to handle farm chores alongside his parents and other farmhands. He attended the local public one-room schoolhouse,...

Suzanne Torcivia Haskell, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully at Amy and Ray's home in Scottsdale, AZ on December 30, 2021, at 80 years old. Suzanne was born in Shorewood, WI, in 1941 to Dr. Santo and Anno Torcivia and had three siblings, Mary Catherine, James and Anno. Married to David S. Haskell, M.D. for 53 years, Suzanne was a loving mother to Amy and David and raised David's younger siblings, Jeff and Maureen. Suzanne earned a B.S. in Speech Pathology from Marquette University and was a founding member of the University's Women's Council, which awards female Marquette students' scholarships in art and education. Following graduation, she was a speech therapist for...

Born to Eternal Life at the age of 85. Surrounded by her family, Lynne passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2021. Faithful wife to Dick for 62 years. Beloved Mother of Michael (Susan) Bickler Sr, Patricia (Daniel) Napgezek, and Marnie Bickler. Proud grandma of Michael (Melissa) Bickler, Nicholas (Brooke) Bickler, Elizabeth (Mark)Wilke , Amanda Bickler-Delker, Anthony (Emily) Bickler, Morgan Napgezek, William (Abigail) Napgezek, and Grace Napgezek. Adoring Great Grandma of Timothy Jon Jr, Lilianne, Taylor, Brooklyn, Reese, Emmerson, Charlotte, and Willow Lynne is preceded in death by her husband Dick and her son Paul Bickler. Lynne was a devoted wife, mother and grandma. Family meant...

Passed from this life December 2, 2021. She is preceded in death by Wayne, her beloved husband of 65 years, and her siblings. She is survived by treasured sons Kurt and Neal (Linda), and cherished granddaughter Nicolette. Rena is further survived by sister-in-law, Lillian, special nieces Arlene and Sophia as well as many other dear nieces and nephews, old friends, valued neighbors and parish family. The youngest child of Italian immigrants, Rena began her rich life in Endicott, NY, and spent her final months with loving family, assisted by special caregivers, in her Milwaukee home of 64 years. Visitation will be at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 3970 N. 92nd St., Milwaukee, 53222, on...

Marie Lorene Brannan was born in Toledo, OH on January 13, 1921 and passed away on November 8, 2021 in Oconomowoc WI; She was a loving wife through 52 years of marriage, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Marie and husband Bob lived in Toledo OH 1946 - 1962, Milwaukee WI 1962 - 1983 and retired to Lake Mills WI in 1983 where she lived until 2011. She was a devout Catholic and member of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Lake Mills. Marie is survived by son Bob (Anna) Brannan and daughter-in-law Sally Brannan. She was a cherished grandmother to eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Marie is preceded in death by husband Bob, son Larry Brannan, her parents and five...

Marshall Eng Lambie, affectionately known as "Marsh" 80, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021 after a courageous fight with Multiple Sclerosis. Marshall was born March 26th, 1941, in Lorain, Ohio to Ethel and John Lambie and had one sibling, William (deceased). He attended high school in Amherst, Ohio, where he was a star athlete earning letters in five different sports. After graduating in 1959 Marsh attended the University of Iowa, before being drafted by the Army where he served as a radio repairman from 1963-1965. Marsh was an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration engineer and it was this skill that brought the family to Wisconsin in 1978 from Cleveland, OH. Marshall's love for...

Died peacefully at home while surrounded by loving family on October 28, 2021, at age 95. He was born and raised in the farming community of La Harpe, IL, where he met and married the love of his life, Marjorie Ann, at the age of 18. The honeymoon was brief as he and his brother Don joined the Navy to serve during World War II. Stationed in Guam, John was also a talented saxophone player for the Armed Services. John graduated from the University of Illinois in 1950 and started a lifelong career at Arthur Andersen & Co. accounting firm that same year. His early career involved a specialty in audit and regulated utilities, later making partner in 1962. John became the Managing Partner of...