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Robert A. Vogelsang
Robert A. Vogelsang, 84, of Hartford, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at the Mayville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mayville.
He was born Aug. 27, 1917, in Hartford, to the late Adolph and Lillian (nee Raddeman) Vogelsang, and married Tillie Desimowich on May 20, 1948, at Peace Lutheran Church Parsonage.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Bob and Tillie ran Vogelsang's in Hartford for over 23 years and were known for great food and hospitality.
Tillie passed away on Jan. 18, 2001.
Robert was a member of the Courtney-Carr-Milner American Legion Post #19, Hartford VFW Post #8834, Hartford Senior Friends and Peace Lutheran Church.
Survivors include a brother, Mickey (Betty) Vogelsang of Hartford; a sister-in-law, Helen DeMolten of Dearborn, Mich.; a brother-in-law, Arnold Hartmann of Mayville; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were a brother, Elmer; a sister, Bernice Bartosch; three sisters-in-law, Mary Henning-Troeller, Stella Hartmann and Patricia Boettcher-Tate; and two brothers-in-law, Henry and Casimer Desimowich.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29 at noon at Peace Lutheran Church, Hartford.
Rev. Daniel Westendorf will officiate, and interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the church only on Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon.
The Shimon Funeral Home, Hartford, is assisting the family.
Eugene D. Gudex
Eugene D. Gudex, 75, of Campbelsport, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac.
He was born Feb. 15, 1926 in the town of Eden to the late Leonard D. and Ida (Schlueter) Gudex, and on Sept. 27, 1947, married Bertha Habeck at St. Paul's parsonage in the town of Forest. She passed away on Feb. 28, 1998.
They had farmed together in the town of Ashford.
Eugene was a member of AMPI and the Feeder Pig Co-op.
Survivors include eight sons, Kenneth (Karen), Loran, Karl, George (Kay), Dennis (Diane), all of Campbellsport, Leonard (Jean) of Fond du Lac, Dale (Sharon) of Brownsville and Gene (Jill) of Jackson; two daughters, Marilyn (Bob) Zerbst and Elaine (Mike) Powell, both of Illinois; 25 grandchildren; one great-grandson; three brothers, David (Hazel), Harold (Lila) and Arnold (Alice), all of Campbellsport; five sisters-in-law, Sara (Marvin) Mueller of Fond du Lac, Lillian Baganz of Mt. Calvary, Alice Halfmann of Fond du Lac, Marie (Arnold) Guntly of Racine and Loraine Habeck of Fond du Lac; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were two brothers.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. at the Twohig Funeral Home, Campbellsport.
Rev. Stanley Hayes will officiate, and burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, town of Forest.
Visitation at the funeral home will be Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m.
Memorials are appreciated to the American Cancer Society.
Edmund J. "Ed" Sauer
Edmund J. "Ed" Sauer, 72, of the town of Wayne, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2001, at St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee.
He was born Aug. 26, 1929, in the town of Rubicon, Dodge County, to the late Edward and Rose (Ritger) Sauer, and graduated from Dodge County public schools.
After his marriage to Delores E. Dornacker on Aug. 2, 1957, in Dubuque, Iowa, the couple lived in the town of Wayne.
He worked for various companies, including Fellenz Spray Painting of West Bend, Johnson Building Movers of Slinger, and later Super Excavators of Menomonee Falls for over 30 years, retiring in 1991.
Ed was very active as a church secretary for 13 years and as an usher. He was a past member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, a member of Resurrection Catholic Church of Allenton, the Loyal Order of Moose #1393 of West Bend and the Laborers Union Local 113 of Milwaukee.
Survivors include his wife; five children, Kathleen Miller of Waupaca, Christine (Charles) Dudarenke of Fond du Lac, John (Karrie Ann) Sauer of Allenton, Kelly (Mike Syman) Sauer of Menomonee Falls and Kerry (Mike) Gindt of Kohlsville; a granddaughter, Jamie Rose Dudarenke of Fond du Lac; three sisters, Marion Lemke, Helen (Jim) Charlton and Rosemary (Ray) Zimdars, all of West Bend; two brothers, Roman (Ruth) Sauer of Sun Prairie and Frank (Debbie) Sauer of Horicon; three aunts, Erna Bastian of West Bend, Viola Nickel of Mayville and Margaret Wilson of Portage; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were a son, Joseph; a brother, Roland; and a brother-in-law, Albert Lemke.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 11 a.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church.
Father Richard Breitbach will officiate, and interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Allenton.
Visitation at the Phillip Funeral Home, West Bend, will be Friday from 4 to 7:30 p.m., with a prayer vigil at 5:30 p.m., and on Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass.
Memorials are appreciated.
Diane R. Becker
Diane R. Becker, nee Glander, 65, of Allenton, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 25, 1936, in West Bend, to the late Frederick and Agnes (Survis) Glander, and married Robert J. Becker on Nov. 17, 1956 at Holy Angels Catholic Church, West Bend.
After marriage the couple lived in the Allenton area.
She retired from Kohl's Department Store of West Bend in May, 2000 after 20 years of service.
Survivors include her husband; her stepfather, Elmer Barkow of West Bend; six children, Gail (Jeff) Sonnenberg of Frederick Md., Jeffrey D. Becker of Hartford, Jane (Jeff) Bernett of Sparta, Susan (Bruce) Leiterman of Joliet, Ill., Mary Jo (Jon) Sison and Jonathan Becker, both of West Bend; eight grandchildren, Megan, Jamie and Ryan Sonnenberg, Kristina Dippel, Wade (Kacy) Bernett, Todd (Pennie) Bernett, Brent and Eric Leiterman; three great-grandchildren, Haydn and Hadly Bernett and Chase Bernett; a sister, Karen (Donald) Schultz of West Bend; two brothers, Frederick "Fritz"Glander of Round Lake Beach, Ill. and Roger (Cindy Pearson) Glander of Lakeville, Minn.; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
She was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church of Allenton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. at Resurrection Catholic Church.
Father Richard Breitbach will officiate, and interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Allenton, at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Visitation at the church only will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until the time of services.
Memorials are appreciated to the American Cancer Society of Washington County or The American Heart Association.
The Phillip Funeral Home, West Bend, is assisting the family.
The family of Diane would like to express a special thanks to Heartland Hospice for the care and support of their mom.
Evelyn Mentzel
Funeral services were held on Dec. 27 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton for Evelyn Mentzel, who died on Dec. 20 at the age of 81. Rev. John Suelflow officiated at the ceremony with funeral arrangements handled by Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Mentzel was born Feb. 28, 1920 in Port Washington, daughter of Jacob and Helen (Blumenberg) Dahm. She married Alfred Mentzel at St. Paul Lutheran Church on May 1, 1943. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was active in various groups.
Survivors include: husband Alfred Mentzel; children Alfred L. (Annette) of Grafton, Carol Kempke of Waukesha, Robert (Barbara) Mentzel of Tulsa, Okla., Helen (Patrick) Lewis of Great Falls, Mont.; grandchildren Timothy (Julia) Mentzel, Bryan (Diana) Mentzel, Kristin (Phill) Ulmen, Lori (Robert) Marien, Greg Kempke, Vicki Kempke, Katie Mentzel, Leah Mentzel, Brandon (Crystal), Jennifer and Michael Lewis; great-grandchildren Taylor, Tyce, Alex, Sarah and Zoe; sisters-in-law Erna Dahm and Gertrude Mentzel.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Douglas and LeRoy Dahm and sister Betty Groth.
Memorials to St. Paul School Library are appreciated. The family would like to express special thanks to the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital-Ozaukee, Mequon Care Center and Horizon Hospice.
William A. "Bill" Malwitz
A funeral service was held Dec. 30 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton for William A. "Bill" Malwitz of Thiensville, who died on Dec. 25, 2001 at the age of 91. Pastor John Suelflow officiated at the ceremony, with arrangements handled by Mueller Funeral Home, Cedarburg. Interment was at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield.
Mr. Malwitz was born Dec. 19, 1910 in Rockford, Ill., son of Adolph and Florence (nee Burkhart) Malwitz. He married Emily (nee Roessler) Krueger on June 16, 1984 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was employed as a painter at Cleaver Brooks/Aqua Chem in Milwaukee before he retired in 1976.
Survivors include: wife Emily Malwitz; sons Paul (Arlene) of Oconomowoc; Rudolf (Barbara) of Tewksbury, Mass., Walter (Carol) of Milwaukee, Richard (Coralee) of Cedarburg, Kurt (Helene) of Waubeka, Dennis (Dawn) Krueger of Milwaukee; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brother Charles (Virginia) Malwitz of Englewood, Tenn.; nephew Jim Malwitz of Florida; nieces Carol (Walter) Krueger of Milwaukee and Barbara Erbes of Mass.
Further survived by other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Lucille (nee Cue)
In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton are appreciated.
