Ermanelda Dora Franke

Ermanelda Dora Franke, 82, passed away peacefully at home on December 15, 2022.
Erma was born on July 4, 1940, at home in LeRoy, to Reuben and Vida (Indermuehle) Sperger.
Erma was united in marriage to Donald Franke, on April 30, 1960, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, LeRoy.
Erma and Don bought the family farm they lived on all their life in April of 1960. They worked together on the farm milking cows, planting and harvesting crops, working together doing assessing work, and welcoming goose hunters for many years.
In 1973 Erma was appointed deputy assessor and worked with her father who was the assessor.
In December of 1976, she was appointed by the Town of LeRoy as their full-time assessor. She held this position for 40 years. She also was the assessor for the Towns of Ashippun, Lomira, Williamstown, Villages of Kekoskee, Brownsville and then Town of Wayne in Washington County. She was also the Clerk/Assessor for 20 years for Town of LeRoy and retired in 2016. Erma was the Treasurer for the Dodge County Farm Bureau and past President of the LeRoy/Lomira Farm Bureau. She was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in LeRoy and sang in the St. Andrew’s Choir for many years.
She is survived by her son, Scott (Laura) Franke; daughters, Mary (Jerry) Cooper and Kay Franke; grandchildren, Ashley (Andy) Vande Zande, Emily (Ryan) Vander Grinten, Ryley and Madison Cooper, Samson, Mike (Gina) Zuehlke, and Joe Zuehlke; great-grandchildren, Alexa and Axel Vande Zande, Collin, Deszion, and Linden Zuehlke; sisters, Henrietta Gremminger, Romona (Bernard) Werner, Ruby (Richard) Stommel; brothers-in-law, Eugene Hanke and Arnold Walters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; son Myron; daughter, Cynthia; parents, Rueben and Vida Sperger; in-laws, Alphonse and Erna Franke; brothers, Donald and Courtland Sperger; brother-in-law, Ray Gremminger; sisters-in-law, Shirley Sperger, Cathy Walters, Berniece Hanke, and Romona Sperger.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 12 p.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in LeRoy. Visitation was held on Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 9 a.m. until the start of the service at 12 p.m. at the church. Family Entombment took place at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Fond du Lac.
Memorials may be directed to the Waupun Dialysis Center or the Knowles Fire Department.
Special thank you to the Waupun Dialysis Center, St. Agnes Hospital, Edenbrook Rehabilitation Center, St. Croix Hospice Care, and all of the wonderful neighbors and friends of mom who have given her such great care and love over these past few months. We are eternally grateful for all of you in making mom’s transition to be with dad again a beautiful journey.
Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com