All Obituaries

Born to Eternal Life on October 28, 2019, age 50 years following a two year battle of pancreatic cancer.  Husband of Stephanie R. (nee Palmer) Benske.  Beloved father of Christian, Jack, Harry and William.  Adored son of Jack and Terry Benske.  Further survived by other relatives, colleagues and many friends. John was, first and foremost, a proud father.  He took great pride with his family on trips to Disney World and Washington, DC, cheering on the sidelines of...

Kurt Spangler, found peace Thursday, October 17, 2019. He left us to join his adored son Robby in their existential discussions in the next iteration. Husband of many years to Sherry (nee White). Father to daughter Courtney Miller and son Jesse. Adoring grandpa to Riley, Quinn and Juliette Miller. Preceded in death by his mother Dolores (Dolly) and brother, Rick. Survived by his father Richard (Lois), brother, Robin (Nancy), sisters Gail Krecklow (Lee) and Gwen Spangler (John Berg)....

Born to Eternal Life on October 15, 2019, age 89 years. Resident of Shorewood. Beloved husband of Julianne Mary "Julie" Guzniczak (nee Bucholtz). Loving father of Catherine Marie (Dr. Lester) Sauvage, Jr. , Mary Therese Guzniczak and John Joseph Guzniczak. Proud grandfather of Theresa and Julianne Sauvage. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   Visitation for Mr.G will take place on Friday, October 18 after 10:30 AM at St. Robert Catholic Church,...

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on  December 26th, 1947 to Norman B. and Alice M. (nee Fricke) Sherman.  Passed peacefully on September 26th, 2019 at the age of 71.  Residence Oconomowoc.  Beloved husband of Helen R. Sherman (nee Dubinski).  Loving father of Michael J. Sherman. Dear brother of John Sherman  Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Jim proudly served in the Army during the Vietnam era.  He worked as a fork lift operator for the Miler Brewing...

Passed September 23, 2019, age 52 years.  Residence Milwaukee.  Loving mother of  Jadyn Engel.  Beloved daughter of Judith A. Engel and Carl R. (Karen) Engel.  Dear sister of Michael (Angela) Engel and Lisa Engel, stepbrother Brian (Jessie) Reish. Devoted aunt of Andrew, Nicholas, Robert and Frank.  Further survived by aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends. Lori was a Registered Nurse, working for Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice.  She was a loyal Riverwest...

Passed peacefully on September 17, age 55 yrs. Resident of Shorewood. Loving father of Christopher D. Sanborn (Haley Stoetzel) and Nicholas D. (Katie) Sanborn. Dear son of Joyce Sanborn. Brother of Craig (Terri) and Mark (Tricia) Sanborn. Proud grandfather of Adrianna Jessica and Chase Edward Sanborn. Loving life partner of Sharon Pace. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Please join Brian's family as they celebrate his life on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from...

Born to Eternal Life on September 3rd, 2019 at the age of 79 surrounded by his family at the Zilber Family Hospice facility. Residence Milwaukee. Loving, devoted father of Sara (Anthony Jernigan) and Margaux Barczak. Dear brother of Maxine (the late Daniel) Rapoport, Wayne (Janice) Barczak, James (Mary) Barczak and the late Dave (the late JoAnn) Barczak. Best friend of Judy Barczak, former spouse. Further survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends, including...

Margaret M. Ball passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 93 on August 31, 2019.  During her final days in the hospital, she was blessed by visits from family and friends.  She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Sylvester W. Ball, her children, Mary (Mark) Janicek, Sharon (Ron) Burris, and Kathy (Garey) Heath, grandchildren Emily (David) Gorman, Jessica (Kent Wilson) Buechler and Jeffrey (Jules Leasure) Kelly and many nieces, nephews, other...

David Mack Goode Huntington, a longtime resident of Shorewood, died on August 16, 2019 at the age of 92.  David was born on December 18, 1926 in Millsboro, Delaware, the second son of the Rev. M. Paul S. Huntington and L. Marie Goode Huntington, his father an Episcopal minister from Massachusetts and his mother a nurse from Virginia. Brought up in New York and Massachusetts, David spent four years at the Choir School of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, then four...

Butch passed peacefully on August 11, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital, age 73. He was born in Milwaukee on March 19, 1946. Butch served in the Air Force during the Vietnam war, worked in foundries, and became a homemaker when his daughter Marisa was born. He continued as a caregiver for the children of family and friends for many years. He read voraciously and single-handedly won trivial pursuit games, regardless of how many people were on the opposing team. Beloved husband of 42...