REGINA DISHER, b. June 11, 1913, Town of Stockton, Portage County, WI.; d. June 6, 2002, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI.; m. LAWRENCE TIMMERMAN; b. 1910; d. January 8, 2003, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI..
 

Stevens Point Daily Journal

Monday, June 2, 1958

 One Dead, Five Hurt In Three-Car Crash.

 One person was killed and five others injured one seriously, in a three car collision on Highway 10, one mile east of Junction City at 2:55 Sunday afternoon.

 Miss Elaine Gosh, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gosh, Route 1 Stevens Point, died at St. Michael's Hospital of spinal cord injuries about three hours after the accident.

 Miss Gosh was a passenger in the front seat of a car driven by Mrs. Laurence Timmerman, 44, Milwaukee, who received a fractured right hand, multiple facial lacerations and a back injury. Her condition was reported as good at St. Michael's Hospital.

 Two other passengers in the Timmerman auto were also injured, Mrs. Margaret Disher, 40 Winona, Minn., sustained a fractured right collar bone and lacerations on her left foot. Her condition was also reported as good today.

 Mrs. Charlotte Disher, 21, Milwaukee, suffered bruises. She was treated at the hospital and released.

 In semi-critical condition today was Mrs. John Thut, 51, Madison, a passenger in a car driven by her husband. Mrs. Thut received multiple facial lacerations, cuts on her legs and a possible chest injury.

 John Thut, 55, who sustained a fractured right knee, was reported in good condition.

 All of the injured and Miss Gosh were taken to the hospital by county and city ambulance and county High Highway Police squad car immediately after the accident.

 The driver of the third car, Phillip E Krause, Merrill, and two of his passengers were not injured.

 County Highway Police gave this account of the accident. Krause drove off County Trunk O from the south and started to head east on Highway 10. He did not stop at the arterial and as he drove onto the highway, he swung over into the north lane of traffic and collided with the westbound Timmerman auto. The Timmerman car skidded over into the south side of the highway, into the path of the east bound Thut Vehicle.

 County Highway Policeman Ray Kitowski was driving behind the Timmerman auto and witnessed the accident.

 Damage to the entire body of the Timmerman car was estimated at $900, to the left front of the Krause auto at $400, and to the front of the Thut vehicle at $200.

 District Attorney John J Haka said today that a preliminary investigation is being conducted to see if an inquest will be held and if charges will be made against Krause.

 Services for Miss Gosh will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Fancher. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

 Friends may call at the Dzikoski Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today. Prayers will be recited there at 8 o'clock tonight and Tuesday.

 She was born in Stockton March 25, 1939. She attended school at Fancher and was graduated from P. J. Jacobs High School last year.

 Miss Gosh was employed since graduation as a clerical worker by Cutler-Hammer, Inc., in Milwaukee.

 Surviving are her parents; three brothers, Leonard and Harold, Milwaukee, and Pfc. Richard, in the Army at Fort Eustis, Va., and three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence (Margaret) Mansavage, Plover, and Mrs. Myron (Adeline) Solberg and Miss Lorraine, Milwaukee.

Notes for REGINA DISHER:
Milwaukee Journal
Obituaries
June 7, 2002

Timmerman, Regina

(nee Disher) Age 88, Died June 6, 2002. She is survived by her loving husband Lawrence W. Timmerman. Also survived by her sister Sr. Mary Disher of the Order of St. Joseph. Also 2 sisters-in-law; Frances K. Timmerman and Frances Disher, nephews, nieces. and friends. Memorial Mass on June 11, 2002 at 11 AM at the San Camillo Chapel, 10200 W Bluemound Rd., Wauwatosa, 53226. Regina donated her body as an anatomical gift to the Medical College of Wisconsin.



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Burial: June 11, 2002, Donated body to Medical College Of Wisconsin
 

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Milwaukee Journal
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Obituary

Timmerman Was a Maverick in State and County Politics

Lawrence W. Timmerman may have followed in his father's footsteps as a Milwaukee County supervisor, but he earned his own reputation as a quiet maverick.

Timmerman was a state legislator when his father, Lawrence J. Timmerman, died in 1959. Then 49, the younger Timmerman was appointed to the vacancy, quitting the state Legislature to take the fob.

His father for whom Timmerman Field was named, was first elected to the County Board in 1924, serving as board chairman from 1936 until his death.

Together, father and son served the county's near northwest side for a total of 56 years, The second Supervisor Timmerman, "Timmy" to his colleagues, decided not to seek a sixth term, stepping down in 1980.

Timmerman died of natural causes on Jan. 8. He was 92, last living at the San Camillo complex in Wauwatosa.

"He was about the most apolitical politician I have ever served with," Supervisor Tom Bailey said. "He didn't engage in the politics of the corridor, if you will, or much background politics at all."

"He just tried to read his constituents and do what he taught they wanted. He just called it like he saw it, and was a man of great integrity.

A lawyer, Timmerman was elected as a Republican to the state Assembly in 1955, soon earning his maverick reputation as someone who might vote with either party, depending on the issue.

As a legislator in the 1950s, he fought for a bill to establish the position of Milwaukee County executive, and he kept supporting it as a new county supervisor. John L. Doyne became the first county executive in 1960.

Timmerman, described as a quiet, shy man, became known as someone who was not shy about discussing what he thought was important.

As retirement neared, Timmerman said he remained especially proud of his role in stopping the Stadium Freeway North and that he was "in the trenches when they were trying to shove it through."

He served as chairman of the board's Judiciary Committee, repeatedly urging a tougher ethics code regarding junkets and freebies for county supervisors. That, he maintained should include a prohibition against board members accepting tickets to Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packer games.

Timmerman, an avid fan of both teams, believed in paying for his own tickets.

"He was quite the fellow," said Francis K. Timmerman, his sister and closest relative. "He was just as honest and high in integrity as our father was."

Her brother also tried to get the 25-member board to down size, he thought five members would be enough, though that never happened.

"I think the board at its present size is too unwieldy." Timmerman said in 1979.

Timmerman also earned a bachelor's degree in 1959. In 1962, he became the only member of the County Board to hold a master's degree,earning his degree in political science at Marquette University. He also worked toward an advanced degree in business administration.

"I just wanted to supplement my background," he said, when he made headlines as the "Studious Supervisor" in 1962. "Of course, you have to have the practical experience, too."

Earlier, in 1957, Timmerman's marriage was noted in the news columns. Timmerman, then 46, married Regina Disher, 43, and found a true life partner. It was the first marriage for both.

Regina Timmerman died in June. They had been married for 45 years.

He loved walking, and his wife joined him on daily hikes in Milwaukee county and beyond, including Chicago and internationally.

Locally, the two would drive to some unexplored corner, the walk for "relaxation, leisure, exercise and to inspect county projects," as he explained in a 1970 feature interview.

Timmerman donated his body to the Medical College of Wisconsin. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at San Camillo Retirement Community's Camillian Room, 10100 W. Blue Mound Road, Wauwatosa.

Milwaukee Journal
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Obituary

Timmerman, Lawrence W., Attorney

Age 92. died Jamuary 8, 2003. Survived by his sister Frances Timmerman, dear niece Nancy Mann and cherished nieces, nephews, friends. Preceded in death by beloved wife Regina Timmerman and brothers, George Timmerman, Joseph F. Timmerman, Alois Timmerman and Eugene H. Timmerman.

Lawrence served three terms as an Assemblyman in the Wisconsin State Legislature and twenty-one years as a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. He was chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1972 until his retirement in 1980. He was known as a voice of integrity and honesty.

Lawrence received bachelor's master's and law degrees from Marquette University. He was a member of the Wisconsin Bar for almost sixty-seven years.

A memorial Mass for Lawrence will be held at 11 A.M. on Thursday, January 16, 2003 in the Camillian Room Chapel at San Camilo 10200 W. Bluemound Road, Wauwautosa, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Marquette University would be appreciated.

Lawrence donated his body as an anatomical gift to the Medical College of Wisconsin.



More About LAWRENCE TIMMERMAN:
Burial: January 9, 2003, Donated body to Medical College of Wisconsin
Occupation: Lawyer, State Representative, Milwaukee County Supervisor