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Born to Life March 19, 1933. Born to Eternal Life December 2, 2023. Please see funeral home website for complete notice

(nee Lake) Of Hartford, formerly of Brown Deer. Passed at her home peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 94 years. Loving wife of the late Howard Venz. Beloved mother of the late Carolyn Venz, Suzanne (James) Boerth and Sherry (John) Ratz. Cherished grandma of Kathleen Boerth, Cynthia Boerth, Bryan (Kelly) Ratz, and Nick Ratz. Proud great-grandma of Abby, Charlie, and Maddy. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Alice was preceded in death by her parents Theodore and Clara Lake, as well as her siblings Ted, Roseanne, Lorraine and Betty. Alice and Howard lived in the Village of Brown Deer for 45 years. Their home was their pride and joy! Alice always...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Harold Wright, aged 59. Harold departed this world on August 25, 2023, surrounded by his loving family, leaving behind a legacy of love, dedication, and a commitment to both family and personal growth. Born on May 22, 1964, in Cameron, Missouri, Harold Wright was a remarkable man who personified the values of love, integrity, and lifelong learning. He dedicated his life to nurturing his family and supporting them in every way possible. He was a loving husband, a devoted father, and a doting grandfather. His family was his greatest source of pride and joy; he always put them first, cherishing every moment spent together. Harold met his...

63, Passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023 surrounded by his wife and children. Roger was born August 21, 1959 in Kenosha, WI, the son of Craig and JoAnne (nee Franks) McNab. He attended Tremper High School and graduated in 1977. Roger married his high-school sweetheart, Tammy Herzog in 1981 and moved to Milwaukee. He was the proud father of 3 children: Adam (Mindy Petersdorff), Katie (Donte Holland) and Liz McNab. He was a cherished grandpa to Kaydence, Alex, Josiah and Jaxon. He enjoyed his 1930's farmhouse and loved restoring and investing in his property for 33 years. Along with his home he was working to restore his 1971 VW Super Beetle. He began his Carpentry apprenticeship in...

Born June 7, 1942, to Ronald and Rose (O'Brien) Nelson in Brooklyn, NY. Professed his vows as a Salvatorian (Society of the Divine Savior) on July 26, 1969. Ministered as teacher and counselor in Phenix City, AL; Washington, DC; Silver Spring and Rockville, MD. Bro. Roger was a modern-day Saint Francis, raising various animals as pets and for his teaching, both in his classes and at Camp St. Charles in Rock Point, MD, where he served as counselor for many summers. Retired to Alexian Village in Milwaukee, WI, in 2019, where he died peacefully on August 3, 2023, at the age of 81. Preceded in death by parents, brother Ronald and sister-in-law Noreen Nelson, sister Roseann Nelson, and...

Carol M. Hermann, 96, passed away at Ascension All Saints on Monday, June 26, 2023. Per Carol's wishes a funeral service will not be held. Please see funeral home website for a full obituary. www.schramkafuneralhome.com

Arthur Gerald Valley (a.k.a. Art or Jerry), passed away peacefully on May 28, 2023, making it to his 82nd birthday, with his wife, (Mary) Jane (Rodenkirch), and eldest son, Jeff, by his side. Born in Prairie du Chien, WI on May 28, 1941, to Arthur and Lorraine (DeRusha) Valley, Art was raised in Prairie du Chien and attended Prairie du Chien High School, graduating in 1959 at which time he joined the National Guard and worked locally. In the summer of 1962, as fate would have it, his best friend's (Virgil Rodenkirch) little sister visited from California. Catching Art's eye, he said to Virg, "your little sister has grown up!" That winter, Art took his interest in Mary Jane to the next level...

Born to Eternal Life May 28, 2023, age 93. Preceded in death by her husband Albert Pirhofer, son Fred Pirhofer, parents Barbara and Oscar Johnson of Rhinelander, and brother Roger Johnson. Loving mother of Lenore (Michael) Moore. Proud grandmother of Allen Moore. Dear sister of Margaret Mary Johnson of Rhinelander. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mary Ellen graduated from the Milwaukee State Teachers College, and was a proud member of the Kindergarten Association. Visitation will be held Monday, June 5th from 10-11 AM at St. Agnes Catholic Church (12801 W Fairmount Ave, Butler) followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Legacy...

April 21, 2023, age 72 years. Please see funeral home website for call for obit and service information. www.schramkafuneralhome.com. Schramka Funeral Home (262) 251-0330.

Ronald "Ron" Kingery, a former resident of Belvidere, IL, passed peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Wisconsin, at the age of 87. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harmon and Ona (Steen) Kingery, his younger brothers Kinney Lee and Raymond Kingery, and his older sisters Ruth (Kingery) Harris and Runell (Kingery) Harris. Ron was a loving husband to Beverly (Baumer) Kingery for 64 years, and he was a devoted father to Michele (Kingery) Niermann and Lisa Kingery, and their husbands, Kurt Niermann and Manoj Raghavan. Ron was also the proud grandpa of Mikaela and Katie Niermann and Gwena and Juli Raghavan. He will be dearly missed by all of them, as well as by his sister Jane...

On March 18, 2023 at 92 years old, Hazel L. Kuklinski (nee Panetti) peacefully passed into the loving arms of the Lord. Her beautiful spirit will be greatly missed by her husband of 72 years Alois Kuklinski, daughter Karen Burbach, son Lyle (Laura) Kuklinski, grandson Eric, granddaughter Maria and great granddaughter Maren. After attending Hatfield Grade School and graduating from West High School in Waukesha, Hazel married the love of her life. When Al completed his service in the Navy, they moved back to Wisconsin to raise their family and work with Hazel's father in the family motorcycle business. Hazel's interests were varied. Motocross racing was a family affair and Hazel happily...

Barbara Jean Lovensheimer (nee Paul), 89, of Menomonee Falls WI, died March 11, 2023 at Dickson Hollow Arbor Memory Care where she resided. She was born April 24, 1933, in Chillicothe OH to Charles R. and Gertrude (Wilhelm) Paul. On August 16, 1953 she married Glenn R. Lovensheimer, who died June 12, 2003. Barbara is survived by her daughter Jayne (Robert) Berthelsen, of Germantown WI; three grandchildren Eric (Courtney) Berthelsen, Jason (Kelly) Berthelsen and Sarah (Bryan) MacKenzie; six great-grandchildren, Leif and Isla Berthelsen, Graham and Grady Berthelsen and Isabel and Benjamin MacKenzie; and sister-in-law Marjorie (Richard) Talbott as well as nieces and nephews. She was...

Born to Life December 3, 1930. Born to Eternal Life March 6, 2023. Preceded in death by her parents Michael and Ruth, brothers James, Patrick and Paul and sister Helen. Remembered by her beloved husband John, children Barbara, Mary (David) Moody, John, Helen (Peter) Henningsen and Patricia (Todd) Nennig; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren; brothers Thomas and Dell Heney. Joanne was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy in Green Bay and Mount Mary College in Wauwatosa. Visitation will be Monday March 20, 2023 at Lumen Christi Church in Mequon from 10:00 until time of Mass at noon. Graveside services in Green Bay at a later date. Memorials may be made to either Lumen Christi Church or...

Born to Life January 15, 1928. Born to Eternal Life March 3, 2023. Please see funeral home website for complete notice. Schramka Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Patricia "Trish" Van Peursem died on February 14, 2023, at the age of 82. Loving mother of Anne Catherine (William) Heller, and Peter (Janet) Van Peursem. Further survived by her sister JoAnn Potts, her niece Valerie (Jason Paulsen) Potts, nephew Jim Potts, and daughter of her heart Julie Hamann. Preceded in death by her parents. Trish devoted her life to her children and her work as a psychotherapist at All Saints Hospital in Racine, WI. She was a long-time member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dousman WI where she participated in the choir and brought Communion to many homebound parishioners in the church. She will be remembered for her incredible empathy, and her absolute love of...

Rock R. Brandner, age 88 passed away peacefully on February 8, 2023. Rock was born and raised in Whittlesey Wisconsin. He met the love of his life Barbara Crass and they married May 30, 1959. They were married for 53 years until her passing in 2012. In 1967, they built a house in Hubertus and this is where they raised their family. He lived in this house until May of 2022. It is in this community that he generously served. Rock was a proud Marine, serving his country from 1956-1962. After the Marines, he spent a number of years working at Briggs and Stratton and Bucyrus Erie until with the urging of his wife Barbara, he transitioned into the banking industry. His first job was working...

(nee Golik) Born to Eternal Life February 7, 2023, age 83 years. Dear mother of Kelly (John) Wendelberger and the late Trisha Dineen. Loving grandmother of Erica and Jake Dineen, and Kate, Kevin and Ryan (Jessica) Wendelberger. Beloved great-grandmother of Emma and Elena Wendelberger. Fond sister of Virginia Schubert, Carol Kleist, Steve (Debbie) Golik, Diane Golik, the late Kathy Novak and the late Joannie Pockat. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation Friday, February 24, from 10:30 to 11:30 am at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 6051 Noble St., Sobieski, WI 54171, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:30 am. Privat burial at the Church Cemetery. For online...

Karen M. Hickok (nee Gebensky) We are deeply saddened by the loss of our loving Mom, Karen (Gerbensky) Hickok. She passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 12, 2022 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc. She was born in Waukesha and was the oldest of Chester and Margaret Gerbensky's nine children. Most of her life was spent in the Waukesha area surrounded by loving aunts, uncles and cousins. She graduated from Catholic Memorial High School in 1964 and then attended UW Oshkosh to study education. While on campus she met Leo Hickok, her husband of 52 years, as well as several lifelong best friends. Family continued to be an important part of her life. She worked part...

Ronald Kirmsse, 81, of Milwaukee, was born to eternal life on December 9th, with his loving wife, Claudia Kirmsse, by his side. Ron was born November 9th, 1941, to Ann and Roland Kirmsse, and a couple years later became a big brother to Aunt Barbara (deceased). Ron attended 16th Street grade school and Custer High School. On January 26th, 1963, he married Claudia Burzynski and officially became "Her Man". Not long after, Ron became "Dad" to Laura (Bill) Grossman, Mary (Bill) Martin, Ronnie and Angie (Joe) Heim. From there, the Kirmsse clan enjoyed many fun and amazing years as his family. Ron worked hard and gave his all to support his family making sure there was always time for fun! ...

Carol Anne Luke (nee Fraser) of Parker, CO. Passed away on December 2nd, 2022, in Parker, CO at the age of 85. Carol was born on November 8th, 1937 to Arthur and Blodwyn Fraser in Berlin, Wisconsin. Carol spent her formative years in the small town of Poy Sippi Wisconsin where the family ran the local Garage, Car Dealership and Farm Implement sales known as Dahlke-Fraser. After graduating from Berlin High School, Carol entered the Dental program at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After six years of study she graduated as a dental hygienist. It was during her time at Marquette that she met the love of her life, Alan B. Luke who was completing his Dental Degree at the...

(nee Paul) Formerly of Mequon, WI. Born to Eternal Life December 2, 2022 in Geneva, IL at the age of 94 years. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Mathy. Loving mother of Marsha (Dale) Rajchel, Mark (Carmon) Mathy and Carla (Michael) Coyle. Dear and proud grandmother of Mark Jr. and J.T. Mathy, Vincent, Karaugh and Trenton Coyle. Further survived by 8 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation Saturday, December 10, from 10:30-11:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Chruch, 110 N. 5th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM. Burial to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Sturgeon Bay. Betty had a great love for her family and had a special...