Bill Bravener

Bill Bravener of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, completed his journey of living with cancer on September 20, 2018. Interment will be on 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Rose Hill Cemetery, followed by Fellowship at Here's 2 U. Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg is assisting the family. Online condolences for Bill's family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com Bill was born on November 28, 1949, in New Hampton, IA to Niel and Margaret (nee Segebarth) Bravener. Bill grew up in Fredericksburg, IA; graduated from Fredericksburg High School and the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. He taught middle school and high school vocal music in Calmar, IA and later became Coordinator of Community Education at Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar. Bill also served as music director at Calmar Lutheran Church. In 1991, Mr. Bravener became the Music Director at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Watertown, WI. In April 2000, he has commissioned an Associate in Ministry/Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Bill also served as Music Director at Calvary Lutheran Church, Brookfield, WI. He was most recently Music Director/Deacon at St. Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Church, Greendale, WI, and volunteered for many years at Penfield Children’s Center in Milwaukee. Mr. Bravener is survived by his sister, Sandra Bell, Cedar Rapids IA; his godchild, Celia Gould, Oconomowoc, WI; other relatives and a large family of friends. He was preceded in death by his by parents and his brother-in-law, William Bell.