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Theresa D. Slusar
Apr 3, 2018
Slusar, Theresa D. (nee Rewolinski) Born to Eternal Life Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the age of 85. Wife of the late LeRoy Slusar. Loving Mother of Kathy (Dan) Isherwood, Karen (Carl) Schad and Jeff (Karen) Slusar. Proud Grandma of Scott and Stephanie Simon, Steve (Jess) Schad, Tom (Allison) Schad, Matt (fiance Sarah) Slusar and Erika (Branden) James. Great-Grandma of...
James F. Newman
Apr 2, 2018
Newman, James F. Passed away peacefully April 2, 2018 from complications of diabetes, at the age of 67. He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen (nee Glynn) and Ralph Newman, his brother, Thomas L. (Laurie) Newman, step-son Robert and his nephew, Matthew D. Newman. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine, step-children Jerry (Kelly), Todd (Robin), Tamanda and...
Roy E. Johnson
Apr 2, 2018
Born To Eternal Life Monday, April 2, 2018 at the age of 85. Beloved husband for 62 years to Beverly (nee Smith) Johnson. Loving father of Patricia Johnson (Jeff Franzen), Susan (Russ) Block, Michael (Bonnie) Johnson. Cherished grandpa of Laura (Chris) Reitz, Lisa (Tom Jr.) Nowalis, and Jeremiah (Connie) Johnson. Further survived by 5 wonderful great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends...
Maria L. Avila
Apr 1, 2018
Went to her Eternal Rest, Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the age of 85. Beloved wife of the late Jose J. Avila. Loving mother of Maria J., Jose M., Felix, Juanita (Jose H.), and Rev. Ricardo (William). Grandmother of Oscar (Melina) and Veronica. Great-grandmother of Oscar Jr. and Leilani. Sister of Guadalupe. Preceded in death by her siblings Andrea, Ricardo,...
Karen E. Gruenewald
Mar 31, 2018
Gruenewald, Karen E. (nee Seitz) Joined her beloved husband Glenn on Saturday, March 31, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Devoted mother of Brad and Todd (Theresa) Gruenewald. Proud grammy of Ava and Ellie. Adopted grammy of Kayla Chmielewski. Also, remembered by other dear relatives and special friends. Karen was born April 10, 1940 in Milwaukee, the daughter of Roman...
Leo R Rouse
Mar 30, 2018
March 30, 2018. Age 82 years. Loving husband for 59 years to Gail (nee Cromos) Rouse. Loving dad of Linda (Dan) Pritzlaff, Debi (Mike Valadez) Rouse, and Sara Rouse. Cherished grandpa of Danny (Meghan) Pritzlaff, Katie Pritzlaff, Justin Moore, Brandon Rouse-Valadez, Ashley Riojas, Alex Rohde and Andy Rohde. Cherished great-grandpa of Connor Pritzlaff and Aiden Riojas. Dear brother of Sally...
Robert L. "Schmidty" Schmidt
Mar 30, 2018
Born To Eternal Life Friday, March 30, 2018. Age 91 years. Dear husband of 70 years to LaVerne (nee Clark). Adored dad of Jerry (Bernie) Schmidt, Tom (Lenore) Schmidt, Jim (Linda) Schmidt, Judy (Jim) Murdoch and Greg (Laurie) Schmidt. Loving grandfather of Julie (Jim) Zaja, Kelly (Charlie) Bellin, Jenny (Dan) Sturma, Laura (Ken) Webber, Tony Schmidt, Andy Schmidt, Angela Fields,...
Nora O. Bilansky
Mar 27, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Age 92 years. Beloved wife of the late John M. Bilansky. Dear mother of John Jr. (Jodi), the late James (Sue), George (Cathy), Ronald (Sam), and Joseph (the late Barb). Cherished mother-in-law of Gail Bilansky. Further survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation at the Funeral Home SATURDAY, March 31,...
Michael J. Rostankowski "Pro"
Mar 26, 2018
Died unexpectedly on March 26, 2018. Age 71 years. Beloved husband of Joy for 50 years. Loving father of Michael F., Michelle (Carmelo) Patti, Robert Oleson and Theresa (Marvin) Strickland. Cherished Papa of Amy Rostankowski, Carmelo II, Madisen, Vincent and Dominic Patti, Joshua Oleson, William and Shannon Morinelli. Dear great-papa of Jacob. Dear uncle of April Oleson. Further survived by...
Elaine M. Jahns
Mar 24, 2018
(nee Strzyzewski) Saturday, March 24, 2018 age 83 years. Dear mother of Jerome (Aimee) Jahns, Chester (Linda) Jahns and Karen Schreier. Cherished sister of Joseph (Wanda) Strzyzewski. Further survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Visitation at the Funeral Home MONDAY, April 2, 2018 from 4:00-8:00PM. Funeral Services Tuesday at 10:00 AM. Entombment to follow Forest...
Jack Dempsey Alexander
Mar 24, 2018
Alexander, Jack D. Re-united with the love of his life Sharon, on Saturday, March 24, 2018, age 77 years. Loving dad of John Alexander, Steven (Nancy) Alexander. Loving step-father of Christine Tina (Lohny) Seeber, Anthony Tony Lorenz (Tiffany Butler) and Wendy (Jerry) Doherty. Cherished grandpa of Matthew Alexander, Nicole (Chris) Henderson, Alyssa and Haily Doherty. Dear friend and neighbor of...
Muriel J. Budzien
Mar 24, 2018
(Nee Czarnecki) Went home to the Lord, Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the age of 71 years. Beloved wife for 52 years of Wayne. Cherished mother of Kimberly Brhely and Kelly (Kevin). Loving grandma of Heather, Seth, Ryan and Connor. Proud great-grandma of Adrian and Avery. Dearest sister of Pat (Bob) Dahlberg. Fond sister-in-law of June Kaiser and Gary (Patty)...
Zofia Ksiadzyna
Mar 24, 2018
(nee Stenzel) Born to eternal life on Saturday, March 24, 2018, age 96 years. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Loving mother of Eva Ksiadzyna. Loving aunt of Anna Szostak. Zofia was an economist in Poland and a homemaker and worked at St. Lukes Hospital. Visitation on Friday, April 20, 2018, 9:30-11:00 AM at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 3100 W....
David C. Wilking
Mar 22, 2018
Wilking, David C. passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the age of 77. Loving and devoted husband of Sandra (nee Paiser). Dad of Kim Wilking. Grandpa of Jeremy (Trisha) Wilking. Great-grandpa of Samantha, Lindsey and Kayla. Brother of the late Werner (Tessa). Brother-in-law of Michael (Cinda). Uncle of Chad (Lisa) and Rick (Sharon). Great-uncle of Lylla Grace and Ben....
Mavis A. Stanwood-Trester
Mar 22, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018. Age 89 years. Beloved wife of the late Roland Stanwood and the late Delbert Trester. Loving mom of Gary (Katherine) and Bruce (Stephanie) Stanwood. Cherished grandma of Nancy (Brian) Marcum, Ruth, Jennifer, Ryan (Randi) Stanwood, Tony (Kim) and Gregory (Jen) Binter. Dear sister of Richard (Mary) Ash. Further survived by great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family members...
Margaret Rose Oleniczak
Mar 22, 2018
Born to Eternal life on Thursday, March 22, 2018, age 57 years. Beloved daughter of Robert L. and the late Roberta (nee Kelley) Oleniczak. Cherished sister of Susan Olen. Elizabeth (Steven) Haise, Robert (Raquel) and Steven Oleniczak. Fun loving aunt of Lauren, Rebecca, Samantha and Piper. Special godmother to Chelsea Beichner. Margaret will be deeply missed by members of the...
Robert D. Przybyla
Mar 22, 2018
Born To Eternal Life Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the age of 75 years. Beloved husband of Diane (nee Kosiboski). Loving father of Jeff (Lori) Przybyla, Debbie (Dwaine) Allison, Terry (Lisa) Przybyla and Karen (Tommy) Boyce. Cherished grandpa of Melissa, the late Jamie, Joe, Jesse, Nikki, Amanda, Tyler, Trevor, Jeremy, Katee, and Andrew. Cherished great-grandpa of Savannah, Addisyn and Luke....
Donald E. Ratzlaff Jr.
Mar 22, 2018
Ratzlaff, Donald E. Jr. Peacefully passed into Eternal Life on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at the age of 66. Beloved father of Alexandra. Caring brother of Darlene (Jeff) Crandall, David (Bonnie), Denise, Dawn (Jeff) Linski. Friend and former husband of Patricia Ratzlaff. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Donald served his country in Vietnam as a member of the...
Donna Fritz
Mar 21, 2018
(nee Treffinger) Found peace on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 age 90 years. Loving wife for 64 years to Paul Fritz. Cherished mom of Sandra (Michael) Boeshaar. Proud grandma of Aaron L. Kunkel (fiance Tana Van Veghel). Also survived by other family and friends. Memorial Gathering at the Funeral Home on WEDNESDAY, March 28, 2018 from 11:00-1:00PM. Memorial Service at 1:00...
Marilyn A. Gray
Mar 21, 2018
(nee Galow), Wednesday, March 21, 2018 age 83 years. Beloved wife of the late Gilbert Gray. Mother of Linda (Gerald) Goetz, Randall (Lisa) and the late Mark Gray, Sue (Jay) Paustian and Richard Turner. Dear grandmother of Megan and Jessica Goetz, Trista, Amber, Ashley (Josh) Coons, Krystal Gray, Katie (George) Berka, Ricky (Erica) Paustian, and Jonathan Turner. Beloved companion of...
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