Roger Lee Billington, 66, passed away on January 15, 2023, after a 1 ½ year battle with cancer surrounded by his family.   Roger was born on February 1, 1956, in Fond du Lac, to Earl and Eunice (Becker) Billington.   He joined the Army National Guard in 1974 for six years and graduated Mayville High School in 1975. He retired in May 2021 from Metalcraft, after years of working in different companies starting at Mayville Metal, Maysteel, and Gardner.   On November 29, 1980, Roger married the love of his life Carol J. (Schaefer) at St. Mary’s in Lomira. They were blessed with three beautiful daughters, six grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren.   Roger was involved in many activities throughout his years, including bowling teams for the Mayville Fire Department and The Knights of Columbus. He served 45 years as a member of the Mayville Fire Department, leaving as Captain of the Ladder truck, which he included taking his kids and grandkids on rides in the truck for parades, participating in water barrels fights, marching in parades, softball games, and serving millions of burgers. He served on DCERT for 10 years directing traffic and helping where needed. For 23 years, he served on the Road America’s Safety Crew as a crew member. Loved taking his daughters hunting and then going with his grandsons and brothers-in-law. He also loved ATVing, fishing, spending time with his family and watching his grandsons play football, baseball, and basketball. Roger and Carol also helped supervise BINGO at St. Mary’s church.   Roger will now be watching over his wife, Carol, of 42 years; his three daughters, Krystle (Matthew) Eilbes of LeRoy, Jennifer (Joseph) Franz of Horicon, and Rebecca (Justin Beal) Billington of Reeseville; his six grandchildren and three step-grandchildren, Hunter and Parker Eilbes; Bryce, Pierce, and Wyatt Franz; Callie Beal; Drake, Alexis, and Bailey, along with a brother, three sisters, 15 sisters and brothers-in-law; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   Roger was preceded in death by both his parents; both mother and father-in-law; a brother; three brothers-in-law; and a sister-in-law.   A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 12 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville with the Rev. Fr. Tom Biersack presiding. A visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass at noon at the church. A continued celebration of Roger’s life will be held at the Mayville American Legion Post #69 following the church service.   The family would like to thank the Aurora VNA Hospice, Mayville Fire Department and EMS for providing meals, and all the family and friends that helped and supported Roger and his family through his battle.   In lieu of flowers, the family would like to honor Roger’s name by sending donations to Baggin’ for a Cure (National Exchange Bank) as they supported Roger and his family through his battle.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Louis A.. Benter, 94, of Mayville, was welcomed by his loving Savior on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Mayville.    Louis was born the son of Alex and Olga (Dobberpuhl) Benter on December 13, 1928, in the Township of Theresa.   Louis was veteran of the US Army and served in Germany.   Louis was united in marriage to Hazel M. Schwantes on August 25, 1951.   He had retired from Mayville Metal in Mayville.   He was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville and had served on church council and as an usher. Louis was also a member of the Mayville American Legion Post #69 and he served on the honor guard.   In his spare time, Louis was a skilled woodworker and enjoyed the Brewers. Alongside his wife Hazel, they helped take care of many people and also enjoyed delivering Meals on Wheels.    Louis is survived by his son, Gary (Laurie) Benter; grandchildren, Melissa Benter; Katie Vaughn; great-grandchildren, Addison and Lillian. Louis is further survived by other relatives and friends.    Louis was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Hazel; and sister, Erna Bahr.   Funeral services for Louis will take place on Monday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville with Rev. Traci A. Maass officiating. Visitation for Louis will be on Monday, Jan. 23, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville. Interment will follow at St. Paul Cemetery in Mayville. Military Honors will be conducted by the Mayville American Legion Post #69.   The family wishes to express their gratitude to Prairie Ridge and SSM Hospice for all the care given to Louis.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Lynn E. Persha, 79, of Horicon, passed away on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Hope Nursing Home, in Lomira.    Lynn was born the daughter of Melvin and Jeanne (Ruppenthal) Dornfeldt on March 18, 1943.   Lynn was a Mayville High School graduate.   She was united in marriage to Dennis Persha on September 30, 1961, at St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Horicon. Together they raised their two daughters, Stacey and Stephanie.   Lynn was a secretary at John Hustis Elementary School in Hustisford for many years.   She also was a member of the Hustisford EMS. She loved gardening and selling veggies at local farmer’s market. Lynn loved taking trips up north to Rhinelander with the family and random casino trips. She was also a member of the Horicon Collector Clique.    Lynn will be missed by her loving husband, Dennis Persha of Mayville; daughters, Stacey Persha of Waunakee and Stephanie (Lee) Bonack of Mayville; grandchildren, Tenley Schwartz, Jessica (Ethan) Hass, Matt Bonack, and Chelsey Ripple; and two great-grandchildren, Mason Ripple and Loretta Hass; further survived by her sister, Debra (Del) Kramer, and other relatives and friends.   Lynn was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Lee Dornfeld; sister-in-law, Ramona Persha; brother-in-law, Mike Thomas; and nephew, Dale Williams.   A memorial gathering for Lynn will be held on Thursday, Jan. 19, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Koepsell Funeral Home in Horicon.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Horicon is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

   Pas­tor John Adlor Beauprey, 71, of Hori­con, passed away peace­fully in his home on Jan­u­ary 12, 2023.   Pas­tor John was born the son of Clif­ford and Daisy (Nault) Beauprey on Jan­u­ary 10, 1952, in Beaver Dam.   He was united in mar­riage to Alice Lormis (Beauprey)on June 6, 1974, in Coeur d’Alene, ID.    Pas­tor John gave his life to God at the age of 22 and went into min­istry in March of 1979 and he never looked back. At the age of 30, he be­came a Pas­tor at the Pen­te­costal House of Prayer in Hori­con. Pas­tor John spent his life tak­ing care of and lov­ing peo­ple. He was self­less, full of com­pas­sion, a dreamer, a vi­sion­ary, a fa­ther to the fa­ther­less. Pas­tor John was a man full of faith and fire. His church was his fam­ily, and he loved each and every one of you. He was a lov­ing Fa­ther, Grand­fa­ther and Great Grand­fa­ther.    He will leave a legacy that will live on through the next gen­er­a­tion.   Pas­tor John is sur­vived by his chil­dren, Stacy (Keith) Num­mer­dor of Hori­con, Chris­tine (Sean) Davis of Hori­con, Josh (Jenny) Beauprey of Hori­con, and Steven (Ste­fanie) Beauprey of Iron Ridge; two adopted chil­dren; 19 grand­chil­dren; and seven great-grand­chil­dren; his sib­lings, Carl (Ann) Beauprey, Sherry (Don­ald) Ker­ston, Fayanne (Wally) Blank, and Jean Lin­den; his fa­ther-in-law, Charles Lormis of Mis­souri; sib­lings-in-law, Charles (Bon­nie) Lormis of Wash­ing­ton, Roy (Kathy) Lormis of Geor­gia, Cindy (Myron) Fes­ler of Mis­souri, Robert (Laura) Lormis of Mis­souri, Chris­tine Lormis of Hori­con. Pas­tor John is fur­ther sur­vived by many other rel­a­tives and friends.    He was pre­ceded in death by his wife, Alice Beauprey; his par­ents, Clif­ford (Daisy Mae) Beauprey; brother, Robert Beauprey; sis­ter, Betty Braun; broth­ers-in-law, Phillip Lin­den, Clarence Bran, David Lormis; sis­ters-in-law, Maple Beauprey, Mar­lene Beauprey; and mother-in-law, Loretta Lormis.   Fu­neral ser­vices for Pas­tor John were held on Mon­day, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Pen­te­costal House of Prayer in Hori­con. Vis­i­ta­tion for Pas­tor John was held on Mon­day, Jan. 16, at the Pen­te­costal House of Prayer from 12 p.m. until the time of ser­vice at 2 p.m. Bur­ial took place at Pleas­ant Hill Ceme­tery in Hart­ford.    Memo­ri­als in mem­ory may be di­rected to the Pen­te­costal House of Prayer.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

   Linda L. Wein­berger, 66, of LeRoy, passed away un­ex­pect­edly on Mon­day, Jan. 9, 2023, at SSM Health, St. Agnes Hos­pi­tal in Fond du Lac.   Linda was born the daugh­ter of Mil­ton and Mathilda (Red­man) Blank on No­vem­ber 27, 1956, in Waupun.   She was a 1975 grad­u­ate of La­co­nia High School.   Linda was united in mar­riage to James ‘Chunky’ Wein­berger on No­vem­ber 12, 1977.   She was a long­time em­ployee and ‘Jill of all trades’ at The Feed Mill in Knowles.   Linda was a mem­ber at St. An­drew Catholic Church in LeRoy.   Fam­ily was im­por­tant to Linda and she cher­ished the time spent with them, es­pe­cially her grand­chil­dren.   Linda is sur­vived by hus­band, James ‘Chunky’ of LeRoy; her sons, Jim (Melissa) Wein­berger of Hart­ford and Josh (Sherri Gradel) Wein­berger of Ru­bi­con; her grand­chil­dren, Kendall, Ethan, and Jack Wein­berger; her for­mer daugh­ter-in-law, Mon­ica Wein­berger of Hart­ford; her sib­lings, Bev Schmuhl, David ‘Char­lie’ (Con­nie) Blank, Carol (Keith) Weyer, and Jeff (Mickey) Blank; her sib­lings-in-law, Ken (Shirley) Wein­berger, Patti Wein­berger, Judy (Ron) Rose, Rick Wein­berger, Susan Wein­berger, Nancy (Larry) Bo­gen­schnei­der, An­thony (Kim) Wein­berger, Ger­ard Wein­berger, Todd (Darra) Wein­berger, and Lisa (Den­nis) Fleis­cher. Also, her spe­cial friend and em­ployer, Sue Wein­berger. Fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and many friends.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her in-laws, Jim (Helen) Wein­berger; brother, Gary Blank; and brother-in-law, Tom Schmuhl.   A memo­r­ial Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial took place on Sat­ur­day, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Joe Do­minic pre­sid­ing at St. An­drew Catholic Church in LeRoy. A vis­i­ta­tion was held on Sat­ur­day, Jan. 14, from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass at 11 a.m. at the church. In­urn­ment took place at St. An­drew Ceme­tery in LeRoy at a later date.   Spe­cial thanks to the Brownsville, Knowles, Mayville, and Fond du Lac First Re­spon­ders and the Dodge County Sher­iff’s De­part­ment for the care and sup­port shown to Linda and her fam­ily.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

   Ronald H. Henkel, 72, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.   He was born son of Norbert and Elsie (nee Tarr) Henkel on May 2, 1950, in Hustisford.   Ron was a graduate of the class of 1968, at Mayville High School and a graduate of UW-Oshkosh in 1972.   He married his high school sweetheart, Marsha Caves, on November 16, 1974. Together they have a daughter, Terra, and a son, Mason.   Ron worked for John Deere Horicon Works for 28 years and retired in 2005.   He enjoyed golfing with his Cocktail League and worked part-time at the Mayville Golf Club in the Pro Shop.   In 2009, Ron and Marsha moved to Eagle River, and enjoyed living on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes. Many memories were made there with their children and grandchildren. Ron enjoyed many years up north riding on his pontoon boat, tubing with the grandchildren. He loved going to the sandbar, having campfires and musky fishing with his son. Ron and Marsha also enjoyed riding in their Corvette on long distance road trips and were members of the Headwaters Corvette Club. In the winter months their home away from home was in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He enjoyed reading endlessly on the beach and being with Playa friends. In 2020, Ron and Marsha moved to Malone to be closer to their family.   Ronald is survived by his wife, Marsha, of 48 years; his daughter, Terra (Dean) Backhaus of Oakfield and his son, Mason (Chelsea nee Moser) Henkel of Beaver Dam; his grandchildren, Isabella and Easton Backhaus; and his brothers, Larry of Mayville and Dan of Glen Haven. He is also survived by his two wonderful fur puppies, Whiskey and Bacardi; and by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Norbert and Elsie Henkel; brothers, David, Chuck and Richard.   A private family service will take place on January 13 at Graceland Cemetery in Mayville.   The Berndt-Ledesma Funeral Home-Juneau is serving the family. On line condolences may be placed at www.berndt-ledesma.com