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Jacob Lang
A funeral service was held Tuesday at Mueller Funeral Home for Jacob Lang, who died May 5, 2001 at the age of 86. Rev. Joseph Fisher officiated at the ceremony, with arrangements handled by Mueller Funeral Home, Cedarburg. Burial was held at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee.
Mr. Lang was born July 24, 1914 in Winnipeg, Canada, the son of George Lang and Mary Katherine Winter. He married Mabel Lang and worked as a welder for Biersach & Niedermeyer.
Survivors include: Mabel Lang of West Bend; sons Gerald (Jean) Lang of Cedarburg, Jack (June) Lang of Oak Creek; grandchildren Cheryl (Dale) Clapp of Las Vegas, Nev., Eric (Judy) Lang of Naperville, Ill., Phillip (Annette) Lang of Muskego, Karen (Rev. Steven) Siegel of Reese, Mich.
He is further survived by seven great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Memorials to Pilgrim United Lutheran Church of West Bend are appreciated.
Gayle A. Kophamel
Gayle A. Kophamel, formerly of Cedarburg, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, in Deltona, Fla. at the age of 75. Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand, Fla. is handling the arrangements.
Ms. Kophamel was born in Milwaukee and was a former purchasing agent for the Milwaukee Area Technical College. She was an artist, working with watercolors, and a photographer. She was an avid supporter of the Ozaukee County Art Society.
Survivors include: sons Tom Kophamel of Piscataway, N.J., Jim Kophamel of West Allis, Richard John Kophamel of Deltona, Fla., Robert Kophamel of Kiel; daughter Nancy Brace of DeLand, Fla.
Further survived by three grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, one step-great-grandchild, other relatives and friends.
Lillian Maxine Cook
Services will be held in Grand Haven, Mich. for Lillian Maxine Cook of Cedarburg.
Mrs. Cook was born Jan. 21, 1921, daughter of George and Almeda Bagwell.
Survivors include: husband of 60 years Bud Cook; children David (Linda) Cook, Michael (Bobbette) Cook and Susanna (David) Lindsey
Further survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other relatives and many friends.
Family members recall Mrs. Cook as "a great mom, farmer, seamstress, carpenter and a woman who would try almost anything. She will be missed by all but seen in everyone she touched."
Delbert James Cook
Delbert James Cook, a resident of Ozaukee County since 1962, died of natural causes at the age of 91 at Alexian Village of Milwaukee on April 18, 2001. He is best known for his civic and environmental leadership, his restoration of old barns into lovely homes and his deep love for the history and beauty of Ozaukee County.
Born on April 14, 1910 to German and Polish immigrants in Chicago, Mr. Cook attended James G. Blaine Grammar School. He graduated from Lake View High School, studied architecture at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
His employment history included marketing and management positions with the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, McCann Erickson Advertising Agency, Young & Rubicam Advertising Agency, Kingan & Company, National Dairy Corporation, the Association of National Ice Cream Manufacturers, Ruthrauf & Ryan Advertising Agency, Country Gardens Canning Company and Baker, Dickinson & Johnson Advertising Company. These assignments took the family from Wisconsin to Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, Washington, D.C. and finally back to Wisconsin.
Mr. Cook’s love of nature and personal activism began at an early age. His leadership skills were honed in the Boy Scouts of America where he became an Eagle Scout, Merit Badge Counselor, member of the Order of the Arrow and charter member of the Theta Delta Alpha Fraternity. He had been a member of the Rotary Club, Lions Club and Elks Club. After settling in Ozaukee County in 1962 Cook became interested in history, the restoration of old structures and the environment. He became president of the Ozaukee County Historical Society and founded Ozaukee County’s Pioneer Village. He founded the Cedar Creek Restoration Council while leader of the Deckers Corners 4-H Club, and was a member of the Greater Milwaukee Priority Committee. He helped map the route that is now I-43 from Milwaukee to Green Bay in order to preserve ecological natural resources.
His leadership on environmental matters gained national attention when he was featured in a July 1970 Reader’s Digest article: "He Brought A Stream Back to Life." With the local and regional press highlighting his work, he was called upon to counsel citizen’s groups across the country on how to mobilize resources, culminating in several awards from the State of Wisconsin and elsewhere. Wisconsin Gov. Warren P. Knowles and President Richard Nixon wrote him congratulatory letters in 1969 and 1970 for his pioneering efforts to clean up the nation’s waterways.
In his later years Mr. Cook founded Barncraft, Inc., in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. As a general contractor, the company specialized in using original building materials and techniques to restore old barns and outbuildings into attractive, inhabitable structures, some of which may stand for centuries owing to their strength of design. Many examples of his craftsmanship can be seen in and around Ozaukee County, including those at Horns Corners, Pleasant Valley Road and Hwy. 84 near Fredonia. He is also credited with having strengthened the cast covered bridge in Wisconsin north of Cedarburg.
Mr. Cook was always willing to stand up for his beliefs, such as cleaning up the environment or notifying state officials of corrective steps they should take. Though he never ran for public office, issues of civic concern were always close to his heart. He loved kids and sought to teach them some of life’s lessons through various group activities, be it 4-H, Boy Scouts or high school activities. Throughout life he enjoyed the outdoors, and loved to sail in the open waters of New York, Connecticut, Wisconsin and Florida.
His parents were Hugo Paul Cook (Koch) and Pauline Cook (nee Birr). His sisters were Myrtle Bartusch and Lillian Norst, both deceased. Mr. Cook is survived by his daughter Barbara Cook of Delray Beach, Fla. and sons Robert Cook of Naples, Fla., James Cook of Menlo Park, Calif. and John Cook of Zurich, Switzerland. He is further survived by his grand children Richard Zurawski, Debra Waller, Robert Cook, Brandi Miller and Shelley Cook, and by several great-grand-children.
Mueller Funeral Home of Cedarburg provided final services on April 22, 2001. Interment will be held in late July 2001 at Zur Ruhe Cemetery in Cedarburg. The family wishes to acknowledge and thank his many friends and acquaintances who made his life meaningful, in particular the William Malone family of Cedarburg and the dedicated staff of Alexian Village of Milwaukee who so greatly comforted him in his final years.
Donations to the Ozaukee County Historical Society appreciated.
Arthur M. Berger
A funeral service was held on Monday at Mueller Funeral Home in Grafton for Arthur M. Berger who died May 3, 2001 at St. Mary’s Hospice in Milwaukee, at the age of 81. The interment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Oconto, on Tuesday, May 8.
Mr. Berger was born in Glidden, on March 18, 1920 the son of the late Martin and Lenore (nee Zuelke) Berger. He married Ann (nee Borzick) Berger on Feb. 19, 1944 in Milwaukee. He worked as a welder for many different companies.
Survivors include: wife Ann of Grafton; son Warren (Sara) of Louisa, Va.; grandchildren Loren and Katherine of Louisa, Va.; and a sister Donna Nyland of Marinette.
Doris Gadient
Doris Gadient, 97, formerly of Milwaukee, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Cedar Lake Health Care Center, West Bend, where she was a resident.
She was born Jan. 15, 1904, in Union Township, Iowa, to the late John and Carrie (Martin) Clough, and on Nov. 23, 1938, married Christian Gadient in Rock Island,Ill.
He passed away in 1964.
Doris taught in the Milwaukee Public School system until retiring at age 75.
She was a member of First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, member and past president of the First Unitarian Emmerson Guild, and received the Clara Barton Award from the Unitarian Church.
She had been active in Girl Scouting, having served both as a leader and as district chairwoman for many years.
Survivors include three children, Helen (Rev. Charles) Smith of St. Louis, Mo., Doris "Dodie" Gadient of Truckee, Calif. and Chris (Grace) Gadient of West Bend; five grandchildren, Carrie Ruth Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Christopher Smith of Frankenmuth, Mich. and Sarah Smith of St. Louis, Mo., Elena Gadient of Boston and Christian Gadient of West Bend.
Preceding her in death were a grandson, Matthew, three brothers, and a sister.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, 1342 N. Astor St., with burial of the cremains in Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
Memorials to Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Cedar Lake Campus or Hartland Hospice, are appreciated.
The Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington, is assisting the family.
Inez S. Schnell
Inez S. Schnell, nee Vollendorf, of West Bend, died Thursday, May 10, 2001 at the Cedar Bay Assisted Living Facility, West Bend, at the age of 84.
She was born on Aug. 10, 1916 in West Bend to the late Edward and Sara (nee Luebke) Vollendorf and she married Ernst Schnell on Oct. 5, 1946 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Bend. Her husband preceded her in death on July 11, 1985.
Inez was employed as the office manager at the J.C. Penny store in West Bend for more than 30 years. She was a life-long member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Bend.
She is survived by a son, John (Peggy) Schnell of Jacksonville, Fla., other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Milton Vollendorf.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. at the Myrhum-Patten Funeral Home, West Bend. Rev. George Mumm of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Bend, will officiate and burial will follow at Washington County Memorial Park, West Bend. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. until the time of services.
Alma R. Schowalter
Alma R. Schowalter, formerly of the town of Jackson, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at the Samaritan Health Center, West Bend, at the age of 97 years.
She was born July 30, 1903, to the late Philip and Catherina (nee Becker) Schowalter, in the town of Jackson where she lived on the Schowalter farm and was her parents’ caregiver. After the death of her parents, Alma became a live-in caregiver for many area families until illness intervened. Alma also loved sewing and gardening. She was a life-long member of St. Peter’s UCC in the town of Jackson.
Survivors include one sister-in-law, Clara Schowalter of Gillett; many nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
She was predeceased by one sister, Hedwig "Hattie" Hoelz; and five brothers, Paul, Theophil, George, Henry and Edwin.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2001, at the Schmidt Funeral Home, Jackson, with Rev. H. David Flegel, pastor of St. Peter's UCC officiating. Burial will follow at St. Peter’s UCC Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home will be from 1 p.m. Monday until the time of service.
Thelma Schluessel
Thelma Schluessel, nee Ziegler, of West Bend, died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at St. Joseph's Community Hospital, West Bend, at the age of 87 years.
She was born on May 13, 1913, in Wilber, Neb. to the late Philip and Emma (nee Baumgardt) Ziegler.
In 1935 she moved from Nebraska to her uncle's farm between West Bend and Cedarburg. she married Clyde Schluessel on Aug. 19, 1953, in West Bend and after their marriage, the couple moved to Hartford. Her husband preceded her in death in 1992 and Thelma moved to West Bend in 1994.
Thelma worked as a receptionist and switchboard operator at the West Bend Co. for several years. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Hartford.
She is survived by a son, Roger (Sue) Schluessel of Plymouth, Minn.; two grandchildren, Amy Schluessel and Jenna Schluessel; a sister, May Bell Nimmer of West Bend; a brother, Kenneth Bergmeier of Tucson, Ariz.; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at the Myrhum-Patten Funeral Home, West Bend. Rev. Daniel Westendorf of Peach Lutheran Church, Hartford, will officiate and burial will follow in Washington County Memorial Park, West Bend. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Tuesday from noon until the time of services. Memorials to the Full Shelf Food Pantry, West Bend, are appreciated.
