Funeral held for 2 boys who died in Fort Atkinson fire Funeral held for 2 boys who died in Fort Atkinson fire As questions remain as to what caused the fire, loved ones remember 14-year-old Bryan Perez as a hero, saying he went back to get his 4-year-old nephew. WHITEWATER, Wis. - Services were held Saturday, Jan. 30 for two boys who died in a Fort Atkinson house fire one week earlier. Emotions paired with white clothes filled the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Whitewater on Saturday. Bryan Perez, 14, and his nephew, 4-year-old Ethan Juan, died the morning of Jan. 23 "The first half of the week was really the worst and there was a lot of question, a lot of crying," said Marco Wence, a relative of the boys.