Lake home built in 1954 was filled to the rafters of collected items in what some feel is the largest case of hoarding in years.
The treasure hunters began camping out at 6:30 a.m. Monday to get the first dibs on a houseful of items, collected by two brothers over decades and kept for who knows what purpose. The lake home located on Richdorf Drive in Muskego was in disrepair for many years, say neighbors, and only the recent passing of the owner Bob Sochurek, who lived with his brother Don in the home their parents built in 1954, allowed for the sale of its contents. Tom Ewart, owner of Open House Estate Sales, said the collection was varied and reflected the family's electronics business. Interest in the sale, which could be the largest of its kind in the state, is based on human nature and people's love of the past. "Really, anything nostalgic sells,"Ewart said. "…
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It may be a week of vacation, but deadlines still loom....what do you need to remember before you've missed one?
What deadlines are coming this week? In this era of perpetual elections, it's worthy to note that if you have been toying with the idea of throwing your hat in the gubernatorial race - primary will be held on May 8 - you're running out of time. New candidates must register their campaign committee with the Government Accountability Board, Ethics and Accountability Division on-line no later than 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. The mother of all estate sales is in Muskego this week, and if you arrive at 4:01 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, you'll have missed it. Called the House of Hoarder, the sale features two levels of collectables from decades of....collecting. Along with an impressive collection of Lionel trains (in their original …
Denise Konkol
4:31 pm on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Would be interesting to know if he had any family. My parents didn't live far from them, and most people only knew the brothers. The obit lists no other family. more ›