Man's death may have been assisted suicide Cemetery custodians and a Green Bay Police investigator are stationed near the uncovered grave of Raymond Krerowicz Raymond Krerowicz's body was exhumed Tuesday for an autopsy By Lee Vogels For The News-Chronicle DENMARK - Authorities are investigating the possible assisted suicide involving a terminally ill resident on Green Bay's West Side. Raymond Krerowicz, 66, died at his Badger Street apartment on May 1 and was buried in All Saints Church Cemetery, Denmark. He was suffering from terminal brain cancer and was receiving visits from Unity Hospice, but he was also under the care of a woman companion not connected with the hospice, relatives said. Shortly after midnight Tuesday, a 59-year-old woman came to the Green Bay Police Department wanting to speak to an officer, according to Lt. Bill Galvin. "She confessed that she murdered Krerowicz, who she had been caring for at the hospice," Galvin said. "She said they had met in October and became close friends and that she agreed to provide hospice care for him." She told police that Krerowicz "was in pain and asked her to help him die." Galvin said the district attorney would be consulted about possible charges against the woman, whose identity is being withheld. He would not disclose the means of death until the investigation is complete. On Tuesday morning, Green Bay police obtained an order that Krerowicz's grave be uncovered. The vault containing the casket was exhumed after the arrival of Brown County Chief Medical Examiner Joe Grantham around 2 p.m. Grantham, who declined to comment on a possible cause of death, said an autopsy would be conducted today. He estimated that final results of the exam, including the toxicology report, would be available in two to three weeks. Susan Tilot, administrative supervisor for the Brown County district attorney's office, said she had not yet seen an incident report but was aware of the investigation. She said that, if Krerowicz's death did turn out to be assisted suicide, it would be the first such case she has seen in this area. Assisted suicide is a Class D felony with a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. News-Chronicle reporter Kevin Moore contributed to this report.