08 July 2024

Share

Sharon Lee Beitsch

Sharon Lee Beitsch


Sharon Lee Beitsch, 73, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Parkridge Assisted Living Center in Watertown. She was born in Chicago, IL, on June 26, 1951, the daughter of Eugene and Eunice (Jaeger) Beitsch. Sharon was raised in St. Kilian and graduated from St. Kilian Catholic School and Campbellsport High School. She worked at Old Ironside Battery Works, Campbellsport, for 17 years and then at R.E. Phelon Co., Lomira, from 1994 until 2001. Later Sharon lived with her aunt, Helen Jaeger, in Eden for a number of years. Sharon enjoyed knitting and her cat, Marlie. Survivors include her twin brother, Steven Beitsch; younger brother, Gary, and his wife, Sherry, Beitsch; aunt, Delores Miller; many cousins, other relatives and friends. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Eunice; her sister-in-law, Ann Beitsch; and a number of aunts and uncles. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 16, from 10 a.m. until time of Mass at St. Kilian Catholic Church, St. Kilian (N189 County Road W, Campbellsport). A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, July 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Kilian Catholic Church, St. Kilian, with Rev. Mark Jones officiating. Burial will follow in St. Kilian Parish with her parents. The family extends a special thank you to Karen Schmitz and to Parkridge Assisted Living for the wonderful care and attention shown Sharon. Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with guestbook and condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com.

Share

Beatrice H. Weiss

Beatrice H. Weiss


Beatrice H. “Bea” Weiss, 77, of Fond du Lac, formerly of Kewaskum, passed away on July 4, 2024, at her home with her family at her side. Bea was born on August 26, 1946, in West Bend, the daughter of the late Wilmer and Adeline (nee Tackes) Flasch. She was baptized, had her First Communion and Confirmation at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Church in Barton. On June 12, 1965, she was united in marriage to Michael H. Weiss at Holy Angels Catholic Church in West Bend. Bea was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum for 47 years where she volunteered and taught CCD, served on council, was a lector and Eucharistic minister. She helped start up the hot lunch program, Giving Tree at Christmas council, and Seder dinners. For school, she chaperoned trips and was a playground and lunch chaperone. After Bea and Michael moved to Fond du Lac, they joined Holy Family Catholic Church in Fond du Lac. Bea loved watching the Milwaukee Brewers, and playing cards with friends and family. Those Bea leaves behind to cherish her memory include her husband of 59 years, Michael; three children, John (Michelle) Weiss, Toni Weiss (Troy Fuiten), and Kenneth (Wendy) Weiss; seven grandchildren, Josh (Amber) Riebe, Jamie Weiss, John (Julie) Hunter, Beth Ann (Nick) Smith, Betsy Cortinaz, Katherine Hunter, and Thomas “Peanut” Hunter; her great-grandchildren, Kelsey and Aubrey Riebe; her brother and sister, Ron Flasch and Marilyn Wegner; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Mary Jo (Larry) Carlton, Kathy (John) Briskey, David (Patti) Weiss; other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, Bea was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Weiss; a grandson, Jeffrey Hunter; her sister, Barbara Ann (Douglas) Schneider; a brother-in-law, Robert Weiss; and a sister-in-law, Vicki Flasch. VISITATION: Bea’s family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 331 Main Street, in Kewaskum, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: A Mass for Bea will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum. Father Neil Zinthefer will officiate and burial at Holy Trinity Cemetery in Kewaskum will take place the next day at 10 a.m. The Myrhum – Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Bea’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.
05 July 2024

Share

Peter Paul Gebauer

Peter Paul Gebauer


 Peter Paul Gebauer, 81, of Hori­con, passed away on Mon­day, July 1, 2024, at SSM Health St. Agnes Hos­pi­tal in Fond du Lac.    Peter was born the son of Ewald and Jo­hanna (Novak) Gebauer on Oc­to­ber 23, 1942, in Ger­many.   He was united in mar­riage to Sherry Get­z­man on No­vem­ber 2, 1985, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Hori­con.   Peter had worked as a metal fin­isher and re­tired from MEC in Mayville after 17 years.   He was a mem­ber of Zion Lutheran Church in Hori­con.   In his spare time, Peter and his wife, Sherry, loved to travel and had many trips all over the coun­try and abroad. One of his fa­vorite trips he al­ways looked for­ward to were their trips up to Door County and es­pe­cially Wash­ing­ton Is­land. Peter en­joyed most of his time being out­doors and tak­ing care of his gar­dens and beau­ti­ful roses. After a hard day of work, you would find him sit­ting out on the deck with a cold drink in his hand. He was proud of his Ger­man and Aus­tralian her­itage and was an ex­cel­lent cook spe­cial­iz­ing in his many Ger­man spe­cial­ties.   Peter was a proud fa­ther of his three daugh­ters, and an even more so of being a grand­fa­ther to his three pre­cious grand­chil­dren. Fam­ily meant the world to him. He al­ways loved learn­ing about their many ac­com­plish­ments. You would al­ways hear Peter share his sto­ries of when he lived in Aus­tralia, es­pe­cially when he used to ocean surf fish off the many gor­geous Aus­tralian beaches and about his time work­ing on the ocean oil rigs build­ing off­shore pipelines.   In his more re­cent years, Peter en­joyed going to the TAG Cen­ter in Mayville with his wife Sherry to ex­er­cise, but more im­por­tantly so­cial­ize with the many friends he made there. He also had a love in lis­ten­ing to many dif­fer­ent types of music, which car­ried over into his chil­dren’s lives. He al­ways loved pick­ing his weekly lot­tery num­bers and even en­joyed a trip to the casino a time or two.    Peter is sur­vived by his wife, Sherry of Hori­con; his daugh­ters, Corinna (Michael) Klemm and Jo­hanna (Mick Ross) Gebauer, both of Glad­stone, Queens­land, Aus­tralia, and Tiffany (Scott Rohloff) Gebauer of Wa­ter­town; his sis­ters, Terry Birgmann of IL and Chris­tel Blanken­ship of ME; his grand­chil­dren, Lil­lian Rohloff, Bryn­den Ross, and Kai­son Ross; fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.   Peter was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents.   A pri­vate fam­ily memo­r­ial ser­vice will take place.   Spe­cial thanks to the staff of SSM Health St. Agnes Hos­pi­tal for the care and sup­port shown to Peter and his fam­ily.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com
03 July 2024

Share

Bernice L. (Kintopp) Kuntz

Bernice L. (Kintopp) Kuntz


   Ber­nice L. (Kin­topp) Kuntz of Juneau, 87, passed away on Sun­day, June 30, 2024, at Clearview in Juneau, sur­rounded by her lov­ing fam­ily.   Ber­nice was born on June 2, 1937, in Alder­ley, the daugh­ter of Edwin and Leonora (Fredrick) Kin­topp.   She grad­u­ated from Win­nebago Lutheran Acad­emy in Fond du Lac with plans to be­come a teacher.   She was mar­ried on Au­gust 11, 1956 to Rus­sell R. Kuntz, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Juneau.   She was a life­long mem­ber of Zion Lutheran Church, Bur­nett. She was a Sun­day School teacher for more than 20 years and a mem­ber of the choir.   Ber­nice babysat for many chil­dren over the years in her home and she would al­ways make them part of the fam­ily. She later worked at ShopKo, Clearview, and Dol­lar Gen­eral.   A mem­ber of the Amer­i­can Le­gion Aux­il­iary Post #15 for over 65 years serv­ing as Pres­i­dent and His­to­rian. She began the Ju­nior Aux­il­iary and co­or­di­nated their ef­forts. Gen­eral Leader of the Juneau Vic­to­ri­ans 4-H club and started the Junc­tion Jays 4-H club. She was an ac­tive mem­ber of the Dodge Cen­tre His­tor­i­cal So­ci­ety in Juneau, act­ing as Pres­i­dent and later sec­re­tary for over 20 years.   Ber­nice cher­ished her fam­ily. She would make fam­ily gath­er­ings spe­cial in some way to add her spe­cial touch. Her pres­ence will be greatly missed. She en­joyed trav­el­ing, plan­ning the sum­mer road trips for the fam­ily, puz­zles, pho­tog­ra­phy, his­tory, and al­ways learn­ing.   She is sur­vived by two sons, Terry (Deb) Kuntz of De Pere, William Kuntz of Juneau; one daugh­ter, Jane (Paul Ret­tler) Hooper of Wa­ter­town; two grand­sons, Adam (Mon­ica) Hooper of Iron Ridge, Kyle (Megan) Kuntz of De Pere; one grand­daugh­ter, Stephanie (Do­minic) Reine­rio of De Pere; three great-grand­sons, Beck­ham Reine­rio, Zeke Reine­rio, Ryker Kuntz; three great-grand­daugh­ters, Rylee Hooper, Averie Hooper, Harper Kuntz; one sis­ter, LaV­erne Fis­cher of Waupun; dear­est friend of the fam­ily, Roger Hooper of Cham­pion, MI; nieces, nephews, rel­a­tives and friends.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her hus­band in 1990; one in­fant son, Cur­tis Kuntz; two sis­ters, Mil­dred Hamil­ton and Shirley Kin­topp; one step-grand­son, Danny Hooper.   A vis­i­ta­tion was held on July 5, from 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Bur­nett. Fu­neral ser­vices fol­lowed at noon at the church in Bur­nett. The Rev. Tim­o­thy Sal­lach of­fi­ci­ated. Grave­side ser­vices were at Juneau City Ceme­tery, Juneau, at 2:15 p.m.   In lieu of flow­ers con­sider memo­ri­als to Zion Lutheran Church, Bur­nett.   The Koepsell-Mur­ray Fu­neral Home in Beaver Dam is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

Share

01 July 2024

Share

Evelyn P. Thiemer

Evelyn P. Thiemer


Evelyn P. “Evie” Thiemer, 101, of Kewaskum, passed away on June 29, 2024, at The Fields in West Bend, with her family at her side. Evie was born on April 12, 1923, in Milwaukee, the daughter of the late Rudolph and Emily (nee Hassinger) Kuehl. On February 10, 1945, she was united in marriage to Richard O. Thiemer at St. Jacobi Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Richard preceded Evie in death on July 4, 1993. Evie and her husband owned and operated Thiemer’s Bar, later known as Thiemer’s Sip and Snip, for 41 years. After selling the business to their son, Evie continued to tend bar until she was 88. She was also actively involved in her community, serving as past president of the Kewaskum Legion Auxiliary, the Kewaskum Women’s Club, and the St. Lucas Ladies Aid. Additionally, she enjoyed volunteering as the St. Lucas Library Aide. While living at Meadow Creek, she volunteered for Meals on Wheels. Evie loved traveling, taking trips to Hawaii, Washington State, Alaska, Colorado, and Florida with her family, and spending weekends at Shawano Lake and Lake Camelot. Those Evie leaves behind to cherish her memory include her two children, Richard D. Jr.(Mary) Thiemer and Carol Krejci; four grandchildren, Richard E. III (Lori) Thiemer, Lisa (Matt) DeKarske, Ralph Krejci, and Mandy (Kirt) Norris; eight great-grandchildren, Ashley (Brandon) Voss, Richard P. IV (Libby) Thiemer, Tracy (Carol) Thiemer, Megan Norris, Elliot Norris, Ethan Norris, Brittany (Andy) Parshen, and Michelle DeKarske (Brandon); nine great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald Kuehl; other relatives and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Evie was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Shirley; son-in-law, David Krejci; a sister, LaVerne (Harold) Uelmen; a sister-in-law, Shirley Kuehl; and a nephew, Gary Kuehl. VISITATION: Evie’s family will greet relatives and friends at St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1417 Parkview Drive, in Kewaskum, on Sunday, July 7, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. SERVICE: A funeral service for Evie will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Kewaskum. Rev. Timothy Henning will officiate and a private entombment will take place at Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Fond du Lac on Monday. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at the Fields CBRF, Allay Hospice, Inclusa, and Alicia Pierson, whose kindness was so much appreciated, as well as Pastor Tim Henning for all of his visits and prayers. The Myrhum – Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Evie’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.

Share

Nancy L. Katherine Wanie

Nancy L. Katherine Wanie


   Nancy L. Katherine Wanie, 83, of Rolling Prairie, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Remembrance Home in Beaver Dam.   Nancy was born the daughter of Leonard and Esther (Guenther) Kurkowski on October 23, 1940, in Beaver Dam.   She was a 1958 graduate of Horicon High School and then went on to study at Patricia Stevens Finishing School in Milwaukee.   Nancy was united in marriage to Lee Wanie on October 25, 1958, at St. Malachy’s Catholic Church in Horicon.   She was a lifelong member of St. Malachy’s Catholic Church, now known as Sacred Heart in Horicon. She served her parish in many capacities and enjoyed volunteering when there was a need. Nancy enjoyed crafts and was a great cook and baker.    Nancy is survived by her husband of 65 years, Lee of Rolling Prairie; her children, Todd (Lisa) Wanie of Farmersville, Tammy (Steve) Lenert of Fond du Lac, Andrew (Julie) Wanie of Jackson, Steven (Michelle) Wanie of Horicon, Joseph (Keri Roll Hinshaw) Wanie of Rolling Prairie, Jennifer (Luke Bostwick) Schwanke of West Bend, and son-in-law, Terry (Kristine) Feil of Randolph; her special niece, Judi Simmonds of Duluth, MN; her 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Lori Feil; and sisters, Shirley Harris and Marion Gilbertson.   A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Saturday, July 6, at noon with the Rev. Fr. Mark Brandl presiding at Sacred Heart Parish in Horicon. A visitation was held from 9 a.m. until noon at the church. A private family interment took place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Horicon.   Special thanks to the staff of the Remembrance Home and SSM Hospice in Fond du Lac.   In lieu of flowers, memorials in memory of Nancy can be directed to Sacred Heart Parish in Horicon.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Horicon is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

Share

Ronald “Ron” Albert Dobbert

Ronald “Ron” Albert Dobbert


   Ronald “Ron” Al­bert Dob­bert, 87, of Mayville, passed away peace­fully on Fri­day, June 21, 2024, sur­rounded by his lov­ing fam­ily.    Ron was born on Au­gust 8, 1936, to Arnold Sr. and Helen (Biertzer) Dob­bert in Mayville.   After grad­u­at­ing from Mayville High School in 1955, he proudly served his coun­try in Alaska until 1957.   On Sep­tem­ber 26, 1959, he mar­ried the love of his life, An­ge­line “Angie” Ertl, and to­gether they built a beau­ti­ful life sur­rounded by fam­ily and friends.   In his early years, while busy rais­ing a fam­ily, Ron was an avid trap shooter. He en­joyed snow­mo­bil­ing, rides on the mo­tor­cy­cle and a good cigar. Many week­ends were en­joyed to­gether, in Shawano.   After 36 years of ser­vice, Ron re­tired from Met­al­craft of Mayville in 1996, as En­gi­neer­ing Man­ager. In his re­tire­ment he found hap­pi­ness in the sim­ple plea­sures of life, whether it was moped rides with his wife, week­ends at their prop­erty in Adams County, pon­toon rides on Cas­tle Rock Lake, coun­try music, a medium rare steak, or an Old Fash­ioned.   Ron ded­i­cated his life to fam­ily and dis­cov­ered so much joy in sup­port­ing his grand­chil­dren and great-grand­chil­dren in sport­ing events and school ac­tiv­i­ties. He was a ded­i­cated fan.   To­gether, Ron and Angie looked for­ward to their an­nual trips to Ari­zona to spend time with fam­ily. He was best known as the fam­ily handy­man. His com­pas­sion­ate spirit and will­ing­ness to help oth­ers made a last­ing im­pact on those for­tu­nate enough to know him. While bat­tling ag­gres­sive de­men­tia, he con­tin­ued to show love, com­pas­sion and humor. He is loved deeply by his fam­ily and will be re­mem­bered warmly for his de­ter­mi­na­tion and strong work ethic, along with his gen­eros­ity, knowl­edge, cre­ativ­ity, and fun-lov­ing ap­proach to life.    Ron is sur­vived by his lov­ing wife of 64 years, Angie; chil­dren, Rhonda Schellpf­ef­fer (Gordy) and Mark Dob­bert (Mary Fi­rari); grand­chil­dren, Natasha Mueller (Scott), Nicholas Dob­bert (Amanda) and Devan Schellpf­ef­fer (Tiffany); great-grand­chil­dren, Avery, Vaeda, Hailie, Jaxon, Orrin, Beau and Adley; step-great-grand­son, Logan; his sib­lings, Robert “Bob” Dob­bert (Karen), Arnold Jr. “Skip” Dob­bert (Leone), and Sharon Matt­son (Jim); in-laws, Leone Dob­bert (Skip), Cur­tis Bowen (Cheryl Barna), Tracy Bowen (Lori Papke), Bea Broege, and Mar­garet Phafl. He is fur­ther sur­vived by other fam­ily and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his fa­ther-in-law, Al­bert Ertl; mother-in-law, Mary Ertl Bowen; broth­ers in-law, Hank Ertl and Den­nis Ertl; and niece, Janet Ertl.   A Memo­r­ial Ser­vice for Ron will take place on Wednes­day, July 10, at 4 p.m. at Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville with Rev. Fr. Mark Bran­del pre­sid­ing. A vis­i­ta­tion for Ron will take place on Wednes­day, July 10, at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home at 2:30 p.m. until the time of the ser­vice at 4 p.m. Fol­low­ing the ser­vice, mil­i­tary hon­ors will be con­ducted by the Mayville Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #69.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­press a heart­felt thank you to the staff at Cross­roads Care Cen­ter of Mayville and SSM Hos­pice. Your care and kind­ness will al­ways be re­mem­bered.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com
28 June 2024

Share

Lucille R. Bassill

Lucille R. Bassill


Lucille R. Bassill, 92, of Campbellsport went home to her Lord on Friday, June 28, 2024, with her beloved family gathered with her at Serenity Villa in Campbellsport. She was born in the Town of Ashford on the family homestead on November 19, 1931, the daughter of Clarence and Cecilia (nee Foy) Rohlinger. On September 26, 1953, Lucille was united in marriage to Sylvester Bassill at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Campbellsport. Lucille worked at Koenigs Apparel, doing bookkeeping at Bauer’s Mill and then at St. Joseph Convent in Campbellsport in food service before retiring. She was a member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, the Christian Women, the Mission Sewing Circle and Loaves and Fishes. She enjoyed going to the casinos, but most important was time spent with family and going to the grandchildren’s events. Survivors include her children, Patrick (Donna) Bassill, Michael (Gail) Bassill, Judith Bassill, and Sandra (Bruce) Balson; grandchildren, Nick (Bridget) Bassill, Lisa (Jacob) Turowski, Jenny Bassill, Matthew (Lindsay) Balson, Jacob (Taylor) Balson, and Ashley Balson; great-grandchildren, Hazel, Ellie, Josie, McKenzie, Theo, Penny, Adelaide, and Avery; brother, Daniel (Donna) Rohlinger; sisters, Alice Carpenter, Rose (Roger) Ramthun, and Joan (Syl) Neis; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Syl; brother, Eugene (Helen) Rohlinger; sisters, Marion (John) Karoses and Therese Rohlinger; and brother-in-law, Lee Carpenter. Visitation will be Sunday, July 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, 406 E. Main St., Campbellsport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Sunday, July 7, at 4 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Jones officiating. Burial will follow in St. Matthews Cemetery. The family extends a special thank you to the staff of Serenity Villa for their exceptional care of Lucille for the past 6 years and to the staff of Preceptor Hospice. In lieu of flowers memorials are appreciated to St. Matthew’s Parish or Special Olympics. “Thanks for coming” Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with guestbook and condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com
26 June 2024

Share

Melvin M. Stoffel

Melvin M. Stoffel


Melvin M. Stoffel, 87, of Campbellsport went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at his home with his loving family gathered around him.     He was born on the family homestead near Campbellsport, in the same house where he died, on October 16, 1936, the son of Frank and Otillia (nee Rohlinger) Stoffel. On September 24, 1960, Melvin was united in marriage to Genevieve J. Galligan at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Campbellsport, where they continue to be members.     Melvin served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959, and was stationed in Korea. He was the manager of F/S Feed Mill in Campbellsport for many years and also farmed on the family homestead. Melvin was an active member of the Campbellsport Fire Department and Ambulance Service, serving as a captain for a number of years. He enjoyed playing in family softball games and restoring old tractors.     Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Genny; children, Ann (David) Zangl, John (Judy) Stoffel, Terri (Ed) Stoffel, and Joseph (Lee) Stoffel; grandchildren, Tyler Zangl, Hailey (Matt) Soltis, Jamie (Jim) Stein, Krystal (Jason) Scott, Ashley (special friend, Jim) McCray, and Avery, Porter, and Leighton Stoffel; great-grandchildren, Mathias and Aleah; siblings, Ralph (Ruth) Stoffel, Frank (Donna) Stoffel, Jr, Katherine “Toots” (Kenneth) Jungers, Donald (Eileen) Stoffel, and Tony (Pam) Stoffel; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.     Melvin was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Rolland.     Visitation will be held Sunday, June 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Twohig Funeral Home, 109 W. Main St., Campbellsport, and on Monday, July 1, from 10 to 11 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, 406 E. Main St., Campbellsport.     A Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Monday, July 1, at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Jones officiating. Entombment will be in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum at Ledgeview Memorial Park in Fond du Lac.     The family extends a special thank you to the many family and friends who have helped the family during these last few years.     In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Jude’s Hospital are appreciated.   The Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with guestbook and condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com