Corey M. Lorenz Corey M. Lorenz, age 34, of West Bend, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. He was born on September 28, 1976 in West Bend to Lester and Cheryl (nee Junghans).  Corey attended Good Shepherd Grade School and graduated from West Bend East High School in the class of 1995.  Following high school Corey attended Marquette University in Milwaukee.  He loved living on Big Cedar Lake in West Bend where he enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his parents, Lester And Cheryl Lorenz of Big Cedar Lake, West Bend; two brothers, Greg Lorenz of West Bend and Michael Lorenz of West Bend; 10 aunts and uncles; Geraldine (Rev. Joel) Diemer of Madison, Nancy (Herman) Panzer of Kewaskum, Lester Junghans of Kewaskum, Jackie Krell-Stumpf of West Bend, Barrie (Michael) Held of Huron, SD, Judy Junghans of San Francisco, CA, Doug Junghans of Clayton, CA, Therese Junghans of Wausaukee, and Nancy Wiedmeyer of Theresa; other relatives and friends. Corey was preceded in death by his brother, Brandon Lorenz; three uncles, Mark Junghans, Paul Junghans, and Walter Wiedmeyer; and an aunt, Janis Bscherer. Funeral services in remembrance of Corey were on Monday, August 1st at 2:00 pm at the Myrhum – Patten Funeral Home in West Bend.  Rev. Robert Hein  officiated and burial followed in Washington County Memorial Park.  Memorials to Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran Church are appreciated by the family. Online guest book and condolences may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com   Ann Kuring Ann Kuring, (nee Cupery), age 83, of West Bend, passed away Saturday August 13, 2011 at her home with her family by her side.   She was born on October 19, 1927 in Friesland to the late John and Mae (nee Wiersma) Cupery.  Ann was united in marriage to August “Gus” Kuring on June 26, 1954.   She enjoyed working for Carbon Engineering in Slinger for 27 years, retiring in 2000.  She also had worked as a waitress at the former Beacon Restaurant in downtown West Bend and at Little Switzerland Ski Hill in Slinger.   Ann lived on big Cedar Lake with her family for many years and enjoyed eating at the White Tail Inn.  She also enjoyed bird watching, boating, gardening, traveling, and eating out with her girlfriends.   Ann will be dearly missed by her daughter, Debbie Kuring of West Bend; a sister, Muriel Cupery of Fort Lauderdale, FL; nieces and nephews, Mavis (Jeff) Luther of Mequon, Linda (Joe) Lueloff of Fond du Lac, Patricia (Dennis) Sweeney of West Allis, Kathleen (Tom) Carlson of Waterford, Janet Cupery of Okemos, MI, Diane (Russ) Hiatt of Sparks, NV, Mary Dobbs of Princeton, and Sydney (Pam) Halbersma of Portland, OR, other relatives and many friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gus; two sisters, Edna Halbersma and Effie Harris; and three brothers, Sam Cupery, Charles Cupery, and Robert Cupery.   A memorial service in remembrance of Ann was held on Sunday, August 21st at 3:00 pm at the Myrhum – Patten Funeral Home, 1315 W. Washington Street, West Bend with Rev. Bill Dushek officiating.   Online guest book and condolences may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.

Remembering Carolgene M. Schmidt Aug. 19, 2011 marked the one year aniversary of the death of  Carolgene M. Schmidt, who was born Sept. 11, 1944. The following statement was issued by the family: “All our love, Wayne, Chad (Kari), Kaden, Mya Schmidt; Gayle (Alex Isabelle, Jack Gintnez. A poem from Gayle and Chad was also sent to media. The poem is titled, “Mother.” “You were there when we took our first steps; Always there to kiss us goodnight. We laughed at the stories you read; You dried our tears when we cried. You’ve been there through everything. We should have thanked you long before now. Maybe we have once or twice. But not nearly enough somehow. So we want to say “thank you” for all the love you gave Your time wasn’t wasted, Mother, because in our hearts we take you with use everywhere and now we can see That you gave your heart away... Thank you for giving it to us.  Robert O. Kumrow Robert O. Kumrow, age 87, of West Bend, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011 at Cedar Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center in West Bend. He was born on July 21, 1924 in West Bend to the late Arnold and Ella (nee Gerhardt) Kumrow.  Bob graduated from West Bend High School in the class of 1942.  He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II.  On May 29, 1948, he was united in marriage to Bernice Feiten at Holy Angels Catholic Church.  Bernice preceded him in death on April 15, 2008. Bob worked as an Adjustment Manager for the West Bend Company and was a member of their 25 year club, retiring in 1986.  Bob was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and West Bend Moose Lodge #1398. He is survived by his two children, Ken (Beth) Kumrow of Menomonee Falls and Steve (Penny) Kumrow of Wagoner, OK; six grandchildren, Scott Kumrow, Tammy Kumrow, Stephanie (Mark) Milosevich, Craig Kumrow, Darrick Hyland and Jared Hyland; sister, Doris Fisher of West Bend; other relatives and friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bernice; brother, Arnold Kumrow and brother-in-law, Bernard Fisher. A memorial service in remembrance of Bob was held on Wednesday, August 17th at 6:00 p.m. at the Myrhum ~ Patten Funeral Home, 1315 W. Washington Street, West Bend.  Inurnment occurred on August 18th in Holy Angels Cemetery. Memorials to Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation, P.O. Box 1388 Waukesha, WI  53187-1388 are appreciated by the family.   Online guest book and condolences may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.