West High Wisconsin Alumni Obituaries

James Lee Gonnering March 13, 1950 - December 15th, 2025 Jim was born March 18th, 1950 to Elizabeth Mary McKew (1974) and Leo Henry Gonnering, (1961.) He was the second of five brothers, Robert being the oldest, then Jim, Tom, Gary (2018) and Tim. He began school while the family was still livi...

Karen Ann Brown was born on January 22 1956 to Lillian and Edward Sherls. She departed this life on December 18 2025 at the age of 69. Karen graduated from West Side High School in 1975. She dedicated over 30 years of service as a devoted waitress at Dennys Restaurant and more recently worked at Js ...

WEST BATH Robert Bob W. Deans age 75 of Quaker Point Road in West Bath Maine passed away on December 27 2018. He passed away at his home with his family after a fiveyear battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Biddeford Maine on May 30 1943 the son of William and Pauline Walker Deans. He graduat...

Barbara Ann Bobbie Fontenot 74 of Bath Maine passed in her sleep surrounded by family on a snowy Saturday March 23 2024 after a protracted illness. Barbara was born in Dailey West Virginia to the late Charles and Martha White on May 4th 1949. She was a graduate of Tygarts Valley High School of West ...

Carl Malcolm Williams Easy Money went home to be with his Lord on December 24 2025. He was the husband of Mary Catherine Monica Murphy Williams whom he shared 50 years of marriage. She was his life partner and friend. Born in West Chester at Chester County Hospital on February 29 1944 he was the son...

Sam graduated from Farrell High School. He moved to Bethlehem Pennsylvania where he was employed at Bethlehem Steel for 25 years. Sam loved boxing riding bikes writing poetry and helping other peoples. He often painted and repaired churches. He was member of Greater Morris Chapel AME Church where he...

Reed was born April 7 1956 to Alden and Adele Munson in Menomonie Wisconsin. He grew up in West Linn Oregon as one of nine children and graduated from West Linn High School in 1974. Reed started college at Eastern Oregon University where he played baseball and then graduated from Oregon State Univer...

Philip Thomas Kelley passed away peacefully on October 17 2025. He was born July 191946 third of seven sons to Eloise and Leonard Kelley. Raised on the west side of Chicago Phil spent his childhood learning from the life of hard knocks and walking uphill both ways to school frequently in two feet of...

Henry Hale Bucher Jr. 89 of Sherman Texas passed away on September 18 2025. A memorial service will be held at 200 p.m. on Friday October 3 2025 at Wynne Chapel at Austin College in Sherman Texas. The son of Presbyterian missionaries Henry Hale Bucher Sr. and Louise Scott Henry was born in Hainan Ch...

Wayne George Wilfuer age 87 of New London passed away on Tuesday December 30 2025. He was a beloved husband father grandfather and greatgrandfather born on April 4 1938 the son of the late George and Mildred Behnke Wilfuer. He attended a one room school house in his younger years and graduated from ...

Mary Lou Carlin West CMSgt Ret. USAF age 75 unexpectedly passed in her sleep in the early morning hours of January 3 2026 in Lyndon Station Wisconsin. Mary was born on November 9 1950 in Reedsburg Wisconsin to Elliot Bud Carlin and Evelyn Peterson Carlin. She graduated from Baraboo High School in 19...

A memorial gathering will be held at the Picha Funeral Home in Wisconsin Dells 321 Washington Avenue on Friday December 12th from 100 to 300 p.m. There will be a luncheon to follow at Bobbers Island Grill in Lake Delton. Carol was born December 15 1949 in Baraboo Wisconsin the daughter of Louis and ...

John Fermanich age 69 of Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin passed away peacefully following a battle with cancer with his family by his side Friday October 31 2025 at St. Clare Hospital Baraboo Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held Thursday November 6 2025 at 1200 Noon at Picha Funeral Home 120 East Adam...

age 58 of DePere died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday December 10 2025. He was born in Green Bay on May 1 1967. Stan graduated from Green Bay West High School and spent many years working at Bedford Paper in East De Pere. He enjoyed snowmobiling deer hunting riding his Spyder and watching NASCAR b...

Diana "Annie" E. Schwenkner, 89, peacefully passed away at her home on January 11, 2026.A funeral service will be held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Watertown, WI on Friday January 16, 2026 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Karl Walther officiating. Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation at t...

Kathleen "Kay" Ann Bauers 86 of Duluth Minnesota passed away peacefully on Saturday December 20th 2025 following a fiveyear brave battle with ovarian cancer. Kay was born on July 7 1939 in Superior Wisconsin the daughter of Bernard and Berenice Christie Dower. She married Ronald "Ron" Bauers on Apri...

Lorraine Dolly F. Miller 96 longtime resident of Raleigh St. in West Duluth died Thursday November 6 2025 at St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth surrounded by her family. Dolly was born in Duluth on May 4 1929 the daughter of George and Frances Fister Ujdur. She graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School wi...

Patricia Ann Miller Schwartz 90of Sturgeon Bay passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday December 28 2025 at St. Marys hospital. She was born March 3 1935 in West Allis WI the fourth child ofWalter and Alvina Bendickson Miller. She moved to Door County with her parents at a young age and...

Keith T. Montgomery age 74 of Sheboygan. Heaven gained an Angel on Friday January 9 2026. He was a caring brother to Dale Montgomery Paula Dan Switalski and Anne Steven Moe. He enjoyed his many nieces and nephews and countless friends. Keith was born on March 31 1951 in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin to th...

Services celebrating Joes life will be held at DraegerLangendorf Funeral Home on Friday January 9 2026 at 1200 noon with Rev. John Anderson officiating. Interment with military honors will take place in West Lawn Memorial Park. A memorial luncheon will follow. Visitation will be in the funeral home ...

A Homegoing Celebration will be held for Magnolia at DraegerLangendorf Funeral Home on Thursday January 15 2026 at 1100AM. Visitation will be in the funeral home on Thursday from 1000AM until the time of service. Interment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Due to music licensing laws you may experi...

Jeanette, Rodriguez, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at The Aspen at Cedar Lake in West Bend. She was 92 years old.Born on September 27, 1933, in Hartford, she was the beloved daughter of Charles and Clara (née Linstedt) Ol...

Steve Louis Clementi 81 of Palmyra WI passed away peacefully on Sunday December 7 2025 at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. Steve was born on January 20 1944 in Milwaukee the son of Steve and Dorothy Kozlowski Clementi. He grew up in the Milwaukee area and graduated from West Division High School. Durin...

Gary Dean Jorgensen age 85 of Gillett passed away on January 9 2026 surrounded by his family. Gary was born on October 22 1940 in Green Bay Wisconsin. He graduated from Green Bay West High School and St. Norbert College w Gary was one of the kindest people I ever met and definitely the most gregario...

Serena Catherine Polster, 96, formerly of New Holstein, passed away on January 12, 2026, at Ivy Manor Assisted Living in West Bend, where she has been a resident the last two years. She was born on April 25, 1929, in Charlesburg, to Frank and Frances (La Croix) Weber.She attended St. Mary’s Catholic...

Age 74 of Monroe died on Wednesday November 26 2025 at the Mayo Clinic. Steve was born on February 4 1951 in Monroe the son of Delbert and Rosemarie Trumpy Krupke. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1970 and achieved bachelor degrees in drama from U.W. Stevens Point and in K12 secondary educati...

Friedrich Karl Kopp Fritz age 89 of Monroe passed away on Thursday November 27 2025 at St. Marys Hospital Madison. He was born May 13th 1936 on Rat Hollow Road east of Argyle. He was the youngest of seven children of Swiss immigrants Jacob and Elise Ingold Kopp and attended the Zentner Country Schoo...

It is with profound sadness we share the passing of Grace Rose Haraway 21 of Fox Point Wisconsin on Wednesday December 10 2025 in West Lafayette Indiana. She was born in Indianapolis Indiana on July 13 2004. Grace attended Stormonth Elementary School Bayside Middle School and graduated with honors f...

Mary L. Matta 75 formerly of Kenosha late of Buckeye AZ passed away peacefully Sunday December 28 2025 at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix AZ. She was born on March 20 1950 to the late James Lawson and Lottie M. McRae in Warren Arkansas where she attended McRae High School. Later in life sh...

Shirley Rae Seppel 94 Howard passed away Monday January 5 2026. She was born November 17 1931 in Goodman WI to Ervin "Duke" and Anne Bauer McLain. Shirley attended Florence High School and graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1949. She married Michael M. Seppel on May 20 1950 at the West Sid...