William Bruce Hinsenkamp
March 21, 1944 - March 23, 2020
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WAUKESHA - William Hinsenkamp, age 76, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2020, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, WI. He was born on March 21, 1944, in West Allis, Wis., the son of Joseph Dorn and Marie (Murarik) Dorn.
He graduated from Elcho High School in Langlade County and UW-Madison with degrees in English Literature and Educational Research. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force stationed in Turkey during the Vietnam War. After his service ended, he began a long career in Education and Educational Consulting at UW – Milwaukee. He loved sailing, especially on Lake Michigan. Mastery of the art and science of sailing and being on the water were his passions. He was a writer and a poet, a photographer and a stained-glass artist. He was an introspective man who was most comfortable with an intimate circle of family and friends.
Bill is survived by his son, Jeremy (Corinn Harless) Elton; his former wife, Merry Fuersten; his siblings Marilyn Dorn (Peter) Miess and Robert Dorn; his sister-in-law, Nancy Terando; grandchildren, Skylar Higgenbotham, Mai and Liam Elton; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Marie Dorn; his brother, Thomas Dorn; his daughter, Sarah Hinsenkamp; and his sister-in-law, Mary Dorn.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Please visit www.gundersonfh.com for updates as they become available and we encourage you to share your online condolences with William's family.
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Funeral & Cremation Care
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Patrick Rochford
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So sad to hear of Bill’s passing. He was one of the first one’s to welcome me to UWM in 1973. We got thrown together in Institutional Research. I could write Fortran and he purloined a copy of Plantran enabling us to do enrollment projections. He once hit the EXACT number of incoming freshmen! He taught me about “scud” (meteorological, not ballistic missiles) and “foibles” (eccentricities in numbers, not people). He was a clarion numbers voice for MPS when nobody would listen. We fished, joked, sailed a bit, and found cheap lunch bars on the east side. Bill was a friend when I needed one, and I’m sorry I let it get away. Sail on!
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Mark Steen
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I met Tom when he was Val’s fiancé. We were all living on Vashon Island, in Puget Sound, in Washington State. We hung out at the Hinsekamp’s home after they were married. After Chad was born, they eventually moved away, but we kept in touch over all these years. We will miss Tom, and send all our love to Val and family. Mark and Lynne Steen, Cordova, Alaska
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