A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Nov. 28 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grafton for Robert “Bob” Buchholz, 41, who died on Nov. 23, 1999. Fr. Mike Barrett officiated at the ceremony, with Mueller Funeral Home, Grafton handling the arrangements. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Grafton.

Mr. Buchholz was born March 15, 1958 in Port Washington, son of Leo and Margie (nee Bienlein) Buchholz. He married Debbie Augustin on Nov. 28, 1981 at St. Peter’s Church in Port Washington.

He worked as a carrier for the U. S. Postal Service. Mr. Buchholz was also the second assistant chief with the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department, in which he was active for 16 years. He served as vice president of the Ozaukee County Fire Department Association.

Survivors include: wife Debbie Buchholz of Grafton; daughters Angela and Ashley Buchholz of Grafton; son Nicholas Buchholz of Grafton; sisters Darlene (Ken) Mitson of St. Charles, Ill., Diane (David) Denow of West Bend and Denise Buchholz of Grafton; brothers Richard (Linda) Buchholz of Grafton, Thomas (Jessie) Buchholz of Grafton and Steven (Lynn) Buchholz of Batavia, Ill.; mother-in-law Harriet Augustin of Port Washington; father-in-law Leonard Augustin of Port Washington; sisters-in-law Jean (Dick) Clark of Sturgeon Bay and Linda (Kent) Bergemann of Mequon; and brother-in-law Steve (Denise) Augustin of Menomonee Falls.

Further survived by other relatives and friends.