Erma L. Ratz

Private services were held for Erma L. Ratz (nee Hogan), who died at Lasata Care Center in Cedarburg on Dec. 15, 2003. Mueller Funeral Home in Cedarburg assisted the family.

Mr. Ratz was born on May 11, 1921 in Burlington, N.C. to the late H.B. Hogan and the late Winnie Frazier. She married the late John Ratz in Greensboro, North Carolina on Dec. 16, 1942.

She is survived by her children: John Ratz of Apple Valley, Minn., and Linda (Marvin) Sielicki of Cedarburg; grandchildren Jessi and Angie Sielicki of Cedarburg; sister Sarah (Bill) Gillespie of North Carolina; and brother Richard Hogan of North Carolina. She is further survived by other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband John Ratz and her parents.