Cheryl Bausch of Wauwatosa Wisconsin, passed away April 27, 2019. She was born in Chicago Illinois December 23, 1925 to Melbourne and Florence Bartholomew. Preceded in death by her sister Barbara Watson and brother Melbourne Bartholomew. Cheryl was married to her high school sweetheart Adam Bausch in 1944. They were married close to 74 years and best friends for longer than that. Her broken heart never healed after he passed away in 2018. Cheryl was a caring, empathetic, kind and gentle person to all. Her love of dogs, gardening, nature and in her earlier years, painting, surrounded her and was passed on down to her family. We miss her so much, but we know she is now at peace with GOD and dad.
She is survived by her children Christine (Ron) Betz, Michael Bausch, Cindy (Michael) Crawford, Kay (Bill) Malsch, Laura Fox, Rebecca Riedel; 18 grandkids: Peter (Leslie) Betz, Jennifer (Jerry) Oak, Matt Bausch, Natalie Bausch, Chris (Paula) Crawford, Rachael (Phil) DeCanio, Sarah (Steve) Kowalczyk, Jessy (Mike) Lettiere, Katie (Drew) McCoy, Jackie (Adam Beardsley) Malsch, Amy (Ryan) Mannes, Sean Fox, Kelly Fox, Keri Fox, Ryan Fox, Christopher Riedel, Daniel Riedel and Nicole Riedel; 13 great grandkids, nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be June 22, 2019 at 10:00 AM, with Funeral Mass following at 11:00 AM at Christ King Catholic Parish, 2604 North Swan Boulevard, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.