Russell W Wegner

Russell W. "Russ" Wegner, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the age of 69 years. Russ was born on February 9, 1946 in Madison, WI, the son of Herbert and Adeline Wegner. On June 5, 1981, he married Carole Buss, after his love for her made him follow her from Madison to California, where she was attending graduate school. Russ retired from J.P. Morgan Chase after 20 years of service. He was a longtime member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Russ was an avid wood-worker and loved building furniture, but most importantly, loved spending time with his family. Faith was very important to him and he was a source of quiet strength and kindness to all who knew him. Russ will be lovingly missed by his wife of 34 years, Carole; Children, Steve (Jane) Wegner of Madison and JoRene' (Mike) Burdgick of Waukesha. He was the cherished "The Grandfather", of Trent (Fiancee' Gretta), Sierra Rose and McKenzie Burdgick, Sophia and Olivia Wegner. He is further survived by his brother-in-law, Dale (Debbie) Buss and sister-in-law, Mary Buss. He was loved by and will be remembered by many other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Rodney, infant sister and brother-in-law, Carl Buss. The visitation for Russ will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 700 Beechwood Ave., Waukesha, WI. 53186, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Jason Hacker will be officiating. There will be a private family burial at Prairie Home Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Russ' memory are appreciated to, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (see address above) or Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation (P.O. Box 1997, M.S. 3050, Milwaukee, WI 53201) or a charity of donor's choice. The family wishes to thank Dr. Bylow and Kailynn Miller A.P.N. and the staff at Froedtert Hospital Cancer Center and Karla Engel R.N. from ProHealth Hospice. Also, Rev. Jason Hacker for sharing God's words and prayers to guide Russ in his journey to Eternal Life.