09 November 2022

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Miriam Victoria Kremer

Miriam Victoria Kremer


Miriam Victoria Kremer, age 17 (July 21, 2005 November 3, 2022), was carried home to her Lord and Savior in the glow of a beautiful fall sunrise on Thursday, November 3, at 6:57 AM. Miriam fought bravely and without complaint during a three-year struggle with leukemia and subsequent complications throughout her high school years.Baptized at David’s Star Lutheran Church on July 31, 2005, Miriam was a blessing and true inspiration of strength and grit — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — to all who came in contact with her. She leaves a massive void for those who loved her sisters, Keturah (18) and Michaiah (13), parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, many pets, caregivers and a long list of friends.Miriam was especially proud to have maintained all of her studies at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. She had been holding a 4.0 GPA for the first quarter and was ready to graduate with her senior class in 2023. She was also excited at starting her first job at Cousins Subs and was finally able to at - tend drivers’ ed. lessons. Her goal was to have her central line removed by Christmas so that she could take snowboarding lessons with her younger sister and swim and tube again next summer. With Jesus by her side, she never let her trials of illness get in the way of living life.Miriam was known for her generosity and caring for those around her. She loved to purchase gifts for friends and family and was always jotting down notes throughout the year so she would have ideas at hand.Miriam loved pets, traveling, hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing, playing trumpet and piano, and learning guitar with Grandpa. Her final trips included zip-lining at the Creation Museum this spring, camping and kayaking this summer, and catching her biggest fish ever during a Lake Michigan charter this fall. Her final feats were the homecoming festivities this fall and climbing the stairs at Holy Hill two weeks ago.Confirmed on May 18, 2019, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Miriam’s confirmation verse gave her great strength: “I can do all this through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13.) No guilt in life, no fear in death; This is the power of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.Miriam was a warrior for Life. She cared deeply and was strongly committed to life issues. Her passion compelled her to speak up for pre-born babies and their mothers at any opportunity. She loved the work of WELS Lutherans For Life (LFL). She was even able to attend the LFL banquet with her family this year on October 14. To honor Miriam’s deepest desire to save lives and change lives with the Gospel, we ask that memorials be made to WELS Lutherans for Life, 8501 W. Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI, 53227.Visitation will be Friday, November 11, 2022, at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (3399 Division Rd. Jackson, WI 53037) from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. A Funeral Service will follow at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Darren Knoll and Pastor Clark Schultz presiding. Interment will immediately follow at Washington County Memorial Park.The Phillip Funeral Home of West Bend is assisting the family.(262) 338-2050 / www.phillipfuneralhome.com

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Margaret S. Terlinden

Margaret S. Terlinden


Margaret S. Terlinden, 95, of Campbellsport passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at her home. She was born in Huron, South Dakota on December 4, 1926, the daughter of Kenneth and Florence (nee Reep) Parker. On April 9, 1961, Margaret married John E. Terlinden in Bonduel. Margaret worked in the bookkeeping department at the Campbellsport Public School District for many years before retiring. She was a longtime and faithful member of the Campbellsport United Church of Christ and the Women’s Guild. Margaret was also a longtime member of the Campbellsport Bridge Marathon.Those left behind to cherish Margaret’s memory include the Bill and Alice Marchant family; the Allen and Lola Ebert family; the Joe and Pat Marchant family; goddaughter, Judy Marchant; and many friends.Margaret was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, John, on January 9, 2003.Private family graveside services will be held at Auburn Cemetery and Margaret will be buried next to her husband John. Carol Marchant Ferber will officiate.The Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with online condolences and guestbook at www.twohigfunerals.com.
08 November 2022

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Sandra L. Kohrt

Sandra L. Kohrt


   Sandra L. Kohrt, age 74, of Mayville passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 at Aurora Medical Center in Summit.   Sandi was born the daughter of Walter and Marcella ‘Susie’ (Franke) Dewitz on September 15, 1948, in Hustisford.   She was a graduate of Horicon High School and then went on to receive her master’s degree in Librarian Sciences.  Sandi was united in marriage to Larry Kohrt on June 27, 1994.   Sandi spent her career as a librarian in various places such as, St. Killian’s, Three Lakes, and the Mayville School District.   She was a member of Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church (River Church).   In her spare time, Sandi enjoyed flowers and gardening. Alongside her husband Larry, they enjoyed collecting various vintage items such as local area Dairy bottles. She also loved crafting and making stamped cards. Sandi also volunteered for the Wisconsin Republican Party and was also a member of the VFW Auxiliary #10170.    Sandi is survived her husband Larry of Mayville; Larry’s daughter, Janelle (Marty) Strupp of Allenton; nieces, Jackie (Chad) Westover of Princeton, Melanie (Tyler Killmon) Stratman of Oconomowoc and Angel Zurn; her nephews, Dustin Bensley of Waupun and Joshua (Tammy Jahns) Dewitz; her sister, Jean Singer of Big Falls; her sister-in-law, Bonnie Legate of Mayville; her brother-in-law, Rich Binkus of West Palm Beach; her great-nieces and nephews, Aaron, Mekenzie, Juliya, Jasmyn, Noah, Alyssa, Ethan, Lexi, and Marcus; further survived by other relatives and friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Travis Oresnik; brother, Jim Dewitz; and sister, Jean Binkus.   A funeral service for Sandi will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church (River Church) in Theresa with the Rev. Douglas Zahner officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 12 until 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will take place at Hochheim Cemetery.   Memorials may be directed to Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church (River Church).    Koepsell Funeral Homes in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com
07 November 2022

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Marilyn I. Pea

Marilyn I. Pea


   Marilyn I. Pea, 87, of North Fond du Lac, died on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at St. Agnes Hospital.   She was born on October 16, 1935, in Fond du Lac, the daughter of Floyd and Anita (Kranz) Stafford.   Marilyn attended school in Oakfield.   She married Francis Wondra in October of 1956. He passed away eleven and a half years later. Marilyn then married Gilbert Schabel and he passed away after two and a half years. Then Marilyn married Clarence Pea and their marriage lasted for forty-two years until his passing.   Marilyn had a very strong faith and a love for Jesus and was a member of Community United Methodist Church in North Fond du Lac.   Marilyn had many sewing jobs in Mayville and Fond du Lac. She was known for her arts and crafts work. In her later years she had a business in her home making dolls. She made over 6000 dolls. Marilyn had three happy marriages. She and her husband loved her nieces and nephews very much. They were like her own. Marilyn loved to travel and took her family on many trips. She loved cooking and baking for family and for church sales. She was also an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Marilyn took great pride in gardening and taking care of her flowers. She lit up the room and was a light in everyone’s life.   Survivors include her brothers, James Stafford and Dan (Joye) Stafford; many nieces and nephews, special nieces, Tina (Ken) Johnson and Tiffany Stafford; special nephew, Dave (Misty) Stafford; special great-nephews, Taylor Stafford, Leon Stafford, Seth Carpenter, Tanner Dalske, Drake Stafford, and Kaydin Stafford; special great-niece, Anita Stafford; and other relatives and friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands; siblings, Lavelda (Tom) Royer, Alice (Carl) Sjoquist; sister-in-law, Marlene Stafford; special niece, Angela Stafford; niece, Kathy Nytes; grandparents, Leon and Lillian Stafford; other family members, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wondra, Lone Pea, and Irv and Arlene Pea.    Visitation will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 2:30 until 5:30 p.m. at Uecker-Witt Funeral Home. Please join the family following the visitation for a dinner at the Eagles Club, 515 N. Park Ave. Fond du Lac, WI, 54935.   Visitation will also take place on Friday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 701 Minnesota Ave, North Fond du Lac, WI, 54937. A funeral service will follow the visitation at the church on Friday. Private family burial will follow the service at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Leroy.   Services are in the care of Uecker-Witt Funeral Home, 524 North Park Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI, 54935. Additional information and guestbook can be found at ueckerwitt.com

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Joanne Carol (Grosenick) Spiker

Joanne Carol (Grosenick) Spiker


   Joanne C. (Grosenick) Spiker, 81, of Ar­vada, Col­orado, passed away on Fri­day, Oct. 28, 2022 after a lengthy and coura­geous bat­tle with can­cer. Her son, Jeff, and his wife, Heather, and grand­daugh­ter, Brooke, were at her bed­side when she was called home to Heaven.   Joanne was born on May 12, 194l, the daugh­ter of Wal­ter and Hertha (Giese) Grosenick in Mayville.   She was a 1959 grad­u­ate of Mayville High School.    Fol­low­ing grad­u­a­tion, she began her sec­re­tar­ial ca­reer at Maysteel in Mayville.   In 1964, she and her sis­ter, Jane, em­barked on a new ad­ven­ture leav­ing Mayville and mov­ing to Den­ver, Col­orado, where she has resided for the past 58 years. Dur­ing those years, she worked as an ad­min­is­tra­tive as­sis­tant at var­i­ous schools and com­pa­nies and re­tired fol­low­ing more than 45 years of em­ploy­ment.    In re­tire­ment, Joanne lived life to the fullest, trav­el­ing, play­ing Texas Hold ‘Em, re­turn­ing to Mayville for class re­unions and vis­it­ing with fam­ily and friends, and es­pe­cially spend­ing time with her fam­ily. Her two grand­chil­dren, Brooke and Kyle, were the biggest joy of her life. She loved play­ing cards, play­ing bas­ket­ball, bowl­ing, going to movies, at­tend­ing their games and ac­tiv­i­ties, and bak­ing cook­ies with them.    Joanne is sur­vived by her son, Jef­fery (Heather) Spiker of Ar­vada, CO; grand­chil­dren, Brooke and Kyle Spiker of Ar­vada, CO; sis­ters, Jane Con­niff of Edge­wa­ter, CO, Janet (Den­nis) Hus­sli of Mayville; sis­ter-in-law, Pam Grosenick of Great Falls, MT; brother-in-law and sis­ter-in-law, Duane (Janet) Spiker of Den­ver, CO, along with many nieces and nephews.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents and her brother, Jerome, in 2018.    A cel­e­bra­tion of Joanne’s life will be held on Sat­ur­day, Nov.12, at 11 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field Street, Ar­vada, CO. It will also be live streamed on youtube @ https://​www.​youtube.​com/​c/​PeaceArvada/​streams.   Memo­ri­als in her name may be made to Peace Lutheran Church or a char­ity of your choice.    In­urn­ment will take place at a later date at St. John’s Lutheran Church (Browns Cor­ners), Hori­con, where she was a mem­ber while liv­ing in Wis­con­sin.

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Kaylee Josephine Dykstra

Kaylee Josephine Dykstra


   Kaylee Josephine Dyk­stra, 15, of Hori­con passed away peace­fully on Thurs­day, Nov. 3, 2022, with her fam­ily by her side at her home in Hori­con after an 11-month hard fought bat­tle with B-cell Lym­phoblas­tic leukemia.    Kaylee was born the daugh­ter of Barry and Nicole (Tucker) Dyk­stra on De­cem­ber 6, 2006.   Kaylee was a strong, free spir­ited, and cre­ative girl. Kaylee had a big heart and loved her fam­ily and the time she spent with them. She was at­tend­ing Hori­con High School and was ac­tive in the BSA girls’ troop 6838. Kaylee was al­ways lend­ing a hand and was al­ways there to vol­un­teer at coun­cil events. She loved the out­doors and en­joyed kayak­ing and doing out­door ac­tiv­i­ties with the scouts. Kaylee also loved camp­ing and in­sisted the only way to camp was in a tent! She was also very artis­tic and liked to sketch, paint, and craft. Kaylee was pro­tec­tive of her friends at school and was con­sid­ered the ‘mama bear’ of the group. She was al­ways there to help them. Kaylee was also a big help at school with her teach­ers and at home with her fam­ily. She loved and adored her girl­friend, Abby Kamps.   Kaylee fought hard for more than 11 months and showed what true spirit means. Kaylee will al­ways be re­mem­bered as a fun -oving and smil­ing kid.    Kaylee is sur­vived by her par­ents, Barry and Nicole of Hori­con; her sib­lings, Amber Dyk­stra of Green Bay, Hunter Schrauf­nagel of Beaver Dam, Lydia, Levi, Sawyer, Sut­ton Dyk­stra of Hori­con, and Tucker Dyk­stra of Beaver Dam; grand­par­ents, Bob and Linda Tucker of Fond du Lac and Mike and Joanne Rubel of Horn Lake, Mis­sis­sippi. Robert Dyk­stra of Ripon; great grandpa, Don­ald Schultz of Beaver Dam; her uncle and aunts, Ash­ley Tucker of Fond du Lac, Joe (Amanda) Tucker of Beaver Dam, and Ben Dyk­stra of Or­angeville, IL; her nephew, Rylen Fry of Jef­fer­son; fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and many friends.   She was pre­ceded in death by her great grand­par­ents.   A cel­e­bra­tion of Kaylee’s life will take place on Sat­ur­day, Nov. 19, at 3 to 10 p.m. at the IAM Local 873, 258 Barstow St. Hori­con, WI 53032.   Kaylee’s fam­ily wishes to the thank the Hori­con Com­mu­nity, Hori­con School Dis­trict, UW Chil­dren’s Hos­pi­tal, Hill­side Hos­pice and Home­care, her scout­ing fam­ily, and all the fam­ily and friends who have sup­ported Kaylee and her fam­ily.    Memo­ri­als may be di­rected to Kaylee’s fam­ily.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Hori­con is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

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June D. Lehner

June D. Lehner


   June D. Lehner, 92, of Kekoskee, passed away on November 3, 2022, at Hope Health in Lomira.    June was born the daughter of William and Emma (Schroeder) Quinn on June 22, 1930, in Ripon.   June was united in marriage to Wilfred Lehner on September 10, 1955, in Ripon.   She was a faithful member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in LeRoy.    June was a bookkeeper for many years for Oakstone Company in Oakfield. She also was town clerk in Kekoskee for over 25 years.   In her leisure time, she enjoyed traveling especially to their cottage at Lake Puckaway. June cherished the time she spent with her family and enjoyed watching her grandchildren in their sports. June also enjoyed bowling.    June is survived by her daughter Jody (Terry Wolter) Schroeder; her grandsons, Jason (Melissa) Schroeder, Jesse (Sara) Schroeder, and Josey (Sarah) Schroeder; great-grandchildren, Morgan, Molly, Bradley, and Gideon; and sisters-in-law, Arlene (Tom) Bobb and Ruth Lehner. June is further survived by other relatives and friends.    June was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Wilfred; infant son, Billy; her five sisters, Myrle, Rosie, Grace, Marion, and Gloria; one brother, Happy; and son-in-law, Jeff Schroeder.   A Mass of Christian Burial for June will take place on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 12 Noon at St. Andrew Catholic Church in LeRoy.    Visitation for June will be from 10:30 a.m. until time of service at 12 noon. Fr. Thomas Pulikkeel-Chacko will be presiding. Interment will follow at St. Andrew Cemetery in LeRoy.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

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Hazel M. Benter

Hazel M. Benter


   Hazel M. Benter, 92, of Mayville, was welcomed by her loving Savior on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac.    Hazel was born on September 16, 1930, to August and Henrietta (Schmidt) Schwantes in the Town Hubbard.   Hazel was united in marriage to the love of her life, Louis Benter, on August 25, 1951, at Zion Lutheran Church in Horicon.   Hazel was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville.   Hazel was employed at various places over the years including Ryser Cheese, AP Grocery, and Piggly Wiggly. She worked for many years and retired from Mayville Metal.   Hazel was famous for her delicious Christmas cutout cookies. She was a member of the Mayville Legion Auxiliary. Hazel loved her family dearly. She enjoyed spending time with them and supported her grandchildren at all their sporting events.    Hazel is survived by her husband, Louis Benter; her son, Gary (Laurie) Benter; grandchildren, Melissa Benter; Katie Vaughn; great-grandchildren, Addison and Lillian. Hazel is further survived by other relatives and friends.    Hazel was preceded in death by her parents and nine siblings.   Funeral services for Hazel will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville, with Rev. Richard Collier officiating. Visitation for Hazel will be on Thursday, Nov. 10, 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.   The family wishes to express their gratitude to Prairie Ridge and Hospice Home of Hope for all the care given to Hazel.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com
02 November 2022

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David Lee Buslaff

David Lee Buslaff


David “Dave” Lee Buslaff, 71, of Fond du Lac, passed away after a 14 month battle with Brain Cancer on Saturday, October 29,2022, with his family by his side. Dave was born on September 15, 1951, in Campbellsport to the late Walter and Pearl (nee Damerow) Buslaff. He enjoyed hunting, camping, being outdoors, going out to eat, hanging out with family and friends. Dave would love to work on engines and fix them up. He always worked with his hands and could be seen in his Camaro with his wife, Mo. Dave could be found at a Thresheree show, and model tractor shows with his best friend Duhamel.Those left to cherish Dave’s memory include his wife, Maureen Buslaff; a son, Cory Buslaff; a daughter, Sarah (Craig) Neis; a brother-in-law, Bruce Soyk; three nieces, Sherrie (Shawn) Schelvan, Shellie (Kevin) Carey, and Stacey (Robert) Grohall; a nephew, Mike (Ellie) Soyk; other relatives and friends.In addition to his parents, Dave is preceded in death by a son, Aaron Buslaff; a sister, Carol Soyk; his best friend, Bruce “Duhamel” Immel.Per Dave’s wishes, no services will be held. The Family would like to thank Hospice at home and Hospice Home of Hope for their care and support. In addition, the family would like to thank Amanda and Sarah for their kindness and compassion for the past several months. The family would like to thank Steve Klapper, Deb Fryda, and Joan Jaeger for their support, time, and effort to help the family.Myrhum-Patten Funeral and Cremation Service has been entrusted with Dave’s arrangements. Additional information and online guest book can be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.