{"id":1046473,"date":"2021-11-23T00:28:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T05:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1046473"},"modified":"2021-11-23T00:28:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T05:28:37","slug":"five-killed-in-waukesha-christmas-parade-massacre-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-killed-in-waukesha-christmas-parade-massacre-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-killed-in-waukesha-christmas-parade-massacre-identified%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1046473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The five people who died in the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre on Sunday have been identified, and three were senior citizens.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em>, the following five people were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/2021\/11\/22\/milwaukee-dancing-grannies-stunned-deaths-waukesha-parade\/8720447002\/\">killed<\/a> in the attack that left another 48 injured:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>1.) Wilhelm Hospel, age 81<\/p>\n<p>2.) Virginia \u201cGinny\u201d Sorenson, age 79<\/p>\n<p>3.)&nbsp;LeAnna Owen, age 71<\/p>\n<p>4.) Tamara Durand, age 52<\/p>\n<p>5.) Jane Kulich, age 52<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sorenson, Owen, and Durand were all members of the \u201cDancing Grannies\u201d group, who waved pompoms and marched through the parade with synchronized dance routines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn act like the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, who with their pom-poms, sense of humor and moxie have thrilled crowds across the area for decades,\u201d noted the <em>Sentinel<\/em>. \u201cOn Sunday, they were doing what they loved best, performing, providing entertainment and bringing joy to those gathered at the Waukesha Christmas Parade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia \u201cGinny\u201d Sorenson has been described as the \u201cheart\u201d of the team, leading choreography and dance instructions despite her bad back and bad hip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat did she like about it? Everything,\u201d David&nbsp;Sorenson, Virginia\u2019s husband of 56 years, told the outlet. \u201cShe liked the instructing. She liked the dancing and the camaraderie of the women. She liked to perform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Sorenson leaves behind three children and six grandchildren.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18866114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/VIRGINIA-SORENSON.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18866114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/VIRGINIA-SORENSON-762x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Five Killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Identified\" width=\"550\" height=\"738\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wilhelm Hospel routinely helped the Dancing Grannies because his wife, Lola, was a member. Wilhelm reportedly attended the parade to ferry the dancers and help make \u201csure everyone had what they needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cJim Ray, who identified himself on Facebook as a co-worker of Lola, wrote Monday that he was \u2018absolutely heartbroken,&#8217;\u201d reported the <em>Sentinel<\/em>. \u201cAnother man, Todd Heeter,&nbsp;wrote that Hospel&nbsp;was his former landlord. Heeter said he was at a loss for words after hearing the news that Hospel, who he described as \u201981 years young,\u2019 was dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18866138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/WILHELM-HOSPEL.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18866138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WILHELM-HOSPEL-774x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Five Killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Identified\" width=\"510\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>LeAnna Owen managed an apartment complex and was described as a kind person and the \u201cnicest lady.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t have a mean bone in her body. She was the nicest lady,\u201d said Dave Schmidt,&nbsp;who owns the two 32-unit buildings Owen managed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShe was the glue that kept that apartment complex running for us,\u201d he added. \u201cShe will be sorely missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Schmidt emphasized that Owen would often light up with joy when discussing the Dancing Grannies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A grandmother, Owen leaves behind two sons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18866146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/LEANNA-OWEN.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18866146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LEANNA-OWEN-677x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Five Killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Identified\" width=\"504\" height=\"762\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As a \u201cyoung grandma,\u201d Tamara Durand was \u201csuper excited\u201d to make her debut with the Dancing Grannies on Sunday. Her husband, David Durand, said she had the dancing spirit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShe danced her way through life,\u201d Durand said. \u201cShe danced when there was no music. She always danced. That describes her personality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tamara cared for her grandson four days a week so that her daughter could attend nursing school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cShe volunteered for several years as a chaplain at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, according to&nbsp;her LinkedIn page&nbsp;and a&nbsp;2019 church bulletin,\u201d reported the <em>Sentinel<\/em>. \u201cThe bulletin, from St. Jerome Parish in Oconomowoc, says she turned to work helping the sick and dying after converting to Catholicism.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18866154\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/TAMARA-DURAND.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18866154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TAMARA-DURAND-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Five Killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Identified\" width=\"545\" height=\"727\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A Citizens Bank employee since 2020, Jane Kulich is thus far the only fatality who was not associated with the Dancing Grannies. She was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/22\/waukesha-parade-victims-include-members-of-dancing-grannies\/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=NYPFacebook&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow\">walking<\/a> alongside her company\u2019s parade float, according to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe world is a much darker place without a woman like this in the world,\u201d a GoFundMe page started by Kulich\u2019s family reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Prior to her work with Citizens Bank, Kulich \u201cwas a caregiver for Visiting Angels, worked as server at Dave\u2019s Family restaurant for nearly four years and worked as a production assistant at Klinke Cleaners for two and a half years,\u201d according to the <em>Sentinel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kulich\u2019s daughter, Taylor Smith, mourned her mother in a Facebook post:&nbsp;\u201cThere\u2019s no words. It\u2019s so unreal. My mom was killed last night. We are told she didn\u2019t suffer. Thank God. I\u2019m so grateful I got to have her this long, but damn. She was walking in the parade last night. She was so happy. I love you mom. Rest in peace my beautiful angel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18866170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/JANE-KULICH.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18866170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/JANE-KULICH-763x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Five Killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Identified\" width=\"490\" height=\"657\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five people who died in the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre on Sunday have been identified, and three were senior citizens. 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