Obituaries

Mar 25, 2005

Gertz, Ruth C. (nee Beyer), Age 89 years. Passed away on March 25, 2005, in the gentle, loving care of staff at Ruth Hospice. Preceded in death by her loving husband of 42 years, William ''Bill'' G. Gertz. Beloved aunt of the late Linda Lewek, and Sheila Beyer of Virginia. Further survived by nephew-in-law, James Lewek, great nieces Kimberly,...

Mar 25, 2005

Furlick, Shirley M. (nee Kofler) Entered Peace on MArch 25, 2005, age 73 years. Former wife of the late Ivan. Loving mother of Tony (Cheryl). Dear sister of James (Kay) Kofler. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Complete Funeral Services Monday March 28, 2005 7:30 PM at MAX A. SASS & SONS-GREENRIDGE CHAPEL. Private interment Holy Trinity Cemetery....

Mar 23, 2005

Krantz, Joan E. ''JO'' (nee Schuren) March 23, 2005, age 76 years. Dear wife of Gilbert for 52 years. Loving mother of Debbie (the late James) Janczak, Douglas (Echo), Barbara Krantz (Bill Moore) and Randy (Sandy). Grandma of Thomas, Kevin, Bobby, Amanda and Nicole. Special friend of Florence. Further survived by 2 great-grandchildren, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews other relatives...

Mar 16, 2005

Gwizdek, Thaddeus J. ''Ted'' age 84 years, March 16, 2005. Beloved husband of the late Phyllis (nee Sieczynski). Loving dad of Diane (Keith) Kestner. Dearest grandpa of Genevieve (Chad) Szeklinski, Brian and Robert Kestner. Preceded in death by 4 sisters and 1 brother. Also survived by brother-in-law Ervin (Cathy) Sieczynski, sisters-in-law of Charlotte Mecha, Esther Merner and Elaine Sieczynski,...

Mar 10, 2005

Maramonte, Baldwin J. ''Bud'' March 10, 2005, age 92 years. Beloved husband of the late Marian. Dear dad of Eugene (Rose), Joseph (Paula) and Lee (Debbie). Dear grandpa of Michael, Annie, Joe, Jennie and Nicole. Brother of Nina Conta. Further survived by 9 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Funeral Service Tuesday March 15, 2005 10:30 AM at...

Mar 3, 2005

Graham, Kenneth R. ''Ken'' Age 69 years, March 3, 2005. Beloved husband of Teallie (nee Bates). Dearest father of Jeffrey (Nancy), John (Tina) Graham, Kathy (Tim) Nelson and Kelli (Jeffrey) Serchen. Dear grandfather of Kennedi, Konneli, Alexandra, Jackson, Wade, Sam, Kylie, Graham, Bennett, Ryan, Travis, kayla, Mathew and Christopher. Fond sister of Gayle Kelley. Brother-in-law of Char ''Bunny'' Borman....

Mar 3, 2005

DuPlanty, James M. age 68 years, March 3, 2005.Father of Sandra (Steve) Alonte, Chris (Michael) Scherer, Mike (Annette), Rick (Liz), Wayne and Rochelle ''Shotzie'' DuPlanty. Further survived by 13 grandchildren, his mother Delores (Al) Wentland, his brother Robert (Barbara), his sister Nancy (Robert) Sommer, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his father Martin and his...

Feb 25, 2005

Massman, Jerry J. age 67 years, February 25, 2005. Husband of Ruth (nee Vichich). Father of Scott (Tammy), Mark, Dale (Cindy) and the late Dean Massman. Grandpa of Jennifer, Amanda, Samantha, Troy, Ben and Jacob. Son of Bridget and the late John Massman. Son-in-law LaVerne Vichich. Also survived by his sisters, brothers, other relatives and friends. Special thank you...

Feb 25, 2005

Kufel, Wilma (Nee Roth) Age 85 years. Passed into Eternal Life on Feb. 25, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Ervin J. for 59 years. Dear mother of David (Rosemary) of Milwaukee and Larry (Linda) of Allen, TX. Loving grandmother of Susan (Randy) Klauer, Christine (Scott) Boehlke, Adam and Lindsey Kufel. Proud great-grandmother of Tammi, Kimberley, Ryan and Jacob....

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Feb 19, 2005

Age 66 years. Feb. 19, 2005. Beloved husband of the late Jacqueline (nee Paitrick). Dear father of Mark (Chris Beer), Christine (Cheryl Horvat) and Sean (Nikki Ellis) Chojnacki. Loving grandfather of 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers-in-law and 2 sisters-in-law. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Funeral Wed. Feb.23, 2005 at 9:30 AM from the Max A. Sass...

Feb 18, 2005

Kostrzewa, Irene R. (Nee Lesniewski) Born to Eternal Life on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at the age of 96. Dearest wife of the late Roman. Beloved mother of Eunice (the late Romuald) Kucinski, the late Daniel (Barbara) Kostrzewa and Marlene (Gilbert) Cook. Further survived by 9 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, her sister Sylvia Klafka, her brothers Florian (Phyllis) Lesniewski and...

Feb 10, 2005

Matulis, Stanley R. ''Stash'' Joined his beloved wife Charlotte (nee Cieszynski) on February 10, 2005 at the age of 85 years. Dearest dad of Janice Matulis and Robert (Judie) Matulis. Loving gramps of Julie (Brendan) Fitzpatrick and Amy (Michael) Reed. Great-grandfather of Conor and Cameron Fitzpatrick. Brother of Frank (Stella) Matulis, the late Leonard (Barbara) Matulis and the late...

Feb 9, 2005

Gwitt, Raymond C. Age 68 years. Passed away after a battle with cancer on February 9, 2005. Loving husband of Jessie for 36 years. Beloved father of Nick (fiancee Cindy) Gwitt, Tina Gwitt, Travis Kujawa, Donna Kujawa and Tyrone Kujawa. Dear brother of Mary Ellen (Patrick) O’Keefe of AZ. Further survived by many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and...

Feb 1, 2005

Lund, Verner L. Age 84 years. February 1, 2005. Loving husband of the late Myrtle (Nee Yencheski) Lund. Dear father of Joan Strong (John) and Cindy (Tom) Nutt. Loving grandfather of Patrick II, Mark, Chris, Jeremy and Bryan. Great grandfather of Patrick III, Morgan, Amber, Brianna, Noah, Nate and Ashley. Brother of Gilbert (Florence) Lund. Further survived by nieces,...

Jan 25, 2005

Luedke, Gilbert J. Found Peace on January 25, 2005, age 75 years. Loving husband and best friend of Carol (nee Whiting) for over 50 years. Loving dad of Kurt (Judi) and Dave (Patricia). Grandpa of Eric and Brittany. Nephew of Evelyn Kitzman. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Funeral Services Friday 10 AM at MAX A. SASS &...

Jan 16, 2005

Maciejewski, Stella I. (nee Szczybek) Age 88, Found Peace on January 16, 2005. Loving mother of Donald R. and Carol A. (George) Zaeske. Grandmother of Leah (Tom) Devine and Tracy (Robert) Richer. Dearest great-grandmother of Dustin, Nicholas and Alexandra. Further survived by her sisters Frances Hively, Angeline Peters and Esther Scibek, other relatives and friends. Private services were held...

Jan 16, 2005

Michelle T. Lipski ''Mikki'' Born September 10, 1975. Died January 16, 2005 at the age of 29. Our baby, our little angel was so loved by her parents, Zig and Donna Lipski Jr.(nee Rygiel); sister Nicole(Shane) and brother Adam(Tish). Dear granddaughter of Josephine Lipski. Loving friend of Erin Brown. She will be missed by her aunts and uncles, Susie...

Jan 15, 2005

Kwiatkowski, Sylvia K. (Nee Blockowicz) age 85 years, died peacefully at home on January 15, 2005. Beloved wife of Raymond for 59 years. Loving mother of Michael (Martha) and Ronald (Lynn) Kwiatkowski. Dearest grandma of Peter (Sonia), Mark (Michelle), Andrew (Kelly), Jennifer (Michael) Stauber and Brian (Lisa) Kwiatkowski. Dearest great-grandma of Britni, Tyler, Anna, Zachary, Joshua, Jake, Nicholas and...