All Obituaries

Faye A. Braun-Lederer, 76 of Jefferson, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Jefferson Memory Care. Faye was born on August 26, 1945, in Elmhurst, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Marlene (Kiner) Pulver. She graduated from Muskego High School in 1963. Faye married Robert Braun on April 23, 1966, and had 4 beautiful children; Stephen Braun, Kristy Braun, Cindy Hamner, and Rob Braun. Above all else, Faye was a loving, caring mother who always put her children first. After Faye divorced...

Eleanor E. “Elly” Schumacher, 102 of Pewaukee, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Kirkland Crossings of Pewaukee. Elly was born January 7, 1919, the daughter of Emil and Hulda (Scherer) Krohn in Concord, WI. She grew up on the family farm that originally belonged to Emil’s father. Elly later graduated from Jefferson High School and went on to attend Milwaukee Vocational School and night school at Marquette University for accounting classes. On November 9, 1940,...

John Henry Schumacher, DDS, 74 of Nashotah, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital. John was born April 19, 1947, in Milwaukee, the son of Paul and Eleanor (Krohn) Schumacher. He grew up in the area and on August 8, 1970, John married Kathleen Talbot, his sweetheart since age 13, at the Wauwatosa Methodist Church. The couple had 4 children and shared 51 years of marriage together. John attended Valparaiso University and Marquette University...

George M. Thomas, 64 of Jefferson, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at the Dower House of St. Coletta in Jefferson, WI. George was born on May 5, 1957, in Evanston, IL, the youngest son of John and Ellen Jean (Groth) Thomas.  George grew up in the northern Chicago suburbs, living with family until his parents’ death.  At the age of 30, George moved to St. Coletta in Jefferson, where he was a valued and thriving community member.  His brothers remember George...

Arturo Hernandez “Artie” Calvillo (76) of Jefferson, entered eternal life with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a battle with cancer at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital, comforted by his family and loved ones. Artie was born on October 17, 1944, in Weslaco, TX, the son of Eleno Sr. and Santos Calvillo. Growing up in Texas, at the age of 17 he found his love of music and started his own band called“Artie and the Artistics”. Throughout his musical career, he...

A memorial service honoring Irvin's life will take place in California at a later date.

Marion Margaret Schakelman, age 95 of Jefferson, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Rainbow Hospice in Johnson Creek. She was born in Jefferson on April 25, 1926, to Harry and Grace (Walther) Neipert. She attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Church and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1944. On June 14, 1947, Marion married Francis Schakelman of Farmington at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.  They enjoyed 67 years of marriage before Francis’...

Jonathon Eduardo Fetterer, 35 of Jefferson, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Jon was born December 19, 1985, in Subic, Batangas, Philippines, the son of James and Lydia (Tadifa) Fetterer. He met the love of his life, Laura Wagner, on December 29, 2010, and the couple was blessed with a son Marcus. Jon brought a smile to the face of everyone he met and was always there to listen to anyone and everybody. “We are going to be forever lost without you, but you are pain free....

Khristopher R. Arsenty, 30 of Jefferson, passed away at home on August 7, 2021. Khris was born July 5, 1991 in Janesville, WI, the son of Robert and Sandra Arsenty. He grew up in the area and later attended Fort Atkinson High School. Khris enjoyed factory work and spent time working at OSI in Fort Atkinson. In his free time, he could be found playing video games, watching movies, or listening to music. Khris’s favorite kind of music was R & B, and he gave his mother a hard time if...

Michael J. Revolinski, 69 of Sullivan, entered eternal life with his Savior on July 27, 2021. Mike was born May 6, 1952 in Beaver Falls, PA, the son of Donald and Margaret (Walter) Revolinski. He attended Jefferson High School and graduated in 1970. On June 26, 1971, Mike married Sharon Mattke in Oconomowoc and the two were blessed with a daughter, Gail, in 1973. After being drafted in 1972, he proudly served our country in the US Army and was stationed in Miesau, Germany until 1974. After...