The news of Joshua M. Schmitz”s death was a painful blow to Joe Anderson, his high school choral director. “As a teacher, it”s kind of hard to see a student, someone you talk to, pass away before you do. It”s Continue reading →
While in Iraq, Evan A. Bixler was given the nickname “Ton of Fun.” At boot camp and in Iraq, “Evan was notorious for lifting the spirits of those around him as he did throughout his life,” his family said. “Fellow Continue reading →
Kevin M. Kryst liked everything fast – and the sky seemed the limit. “He was always very active, very busy. He had a need for speed, and that’s why he got flying helicopters,” said his mother, Elizabeth. Kryst, 27, of Continue reading →
Jesse D. Tillery and Tyler Hamel spent hours growing up playing Little League baseball and spending hours at Tillery”s house playing with military figurines. “He had a great imagination,” Hamel said. “He was just an all-around great guy. He could Continue reading →
BURLINGTON Â A snapshot paused on the video screen at the front of the funeral home chapel. The picture showed a proud Karla Schiller holding her newborn son, Rhett, on a November day 26 years ago.
Steve Metzler hired Luke J. Zimmerman to work in the back of his wife”s restaurant, but soon moved him to the front. “He started out as a dishwasher, but we found out what a great people person he was and Continue reading →
21, of Superior, Wis.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised Continue reading →
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Army Specialist Shaun Allen Novak who was born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin on February 12, 1985 and passed away on August 27, 2006 at the age of 21. Continue reading →
Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek 20, of Merrill, Wis.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Waupun, Wis.; died Aug. 1 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Tikrit, Iraq. He Continue reading →
Cpl. Stephen W. Castner of Cedarburg, Wisconsin began his military career shortly after graduating from Cedarburg High School in 1997. He was trained in electronics and communications in the Air Force and left after his enlistment was over and went Continue reading →
