Barbara E. Kerchoff (nee Tautges), 82, Iron Ridge, (formerly Mayville, Germantown) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at the Kathy Hospice in West Bend.     Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at St. Andrew’s the Apostle, LeRoy with Rev. Fr. Joe Dominic presiding. Visitation will be at church on Thursday, December 29, 2022, from 11 a.m. until the time of service at 12 p.m. She will be laid to rest at Resurrection Mausoleum, Mequon.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

Willard (Willie) E. Walter, age 86, formerly of Mayville, passed away swiftly and peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022.  Willie was born on January 8, 1936, in Mauston to a large farming family. He was born the 11th of 12 children. Willie was united in marriage to Marie Adele Nelson in 1955, in Mauston. Together they had three children, Jerry, Sherry and Kerry.  Willie built strong and long-lasting relationships with everyone he met; he was a beloved son, brother, uncle, husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many.   Willie spent his entire life working in the agricultural industry as a farmer and well-respected salesman of silos equipment and natural liquid fertilizer. Spending most of his farming career in Illinois and Wisconsin, he lived in and served his customers in Dodge County for over 60 years.    Willie was a self-taught musician, who could sing and play many instruments by ear. In his younger years, he played accordion in a band. Willie also loved to dance. He met his wife, Adele, at a dance, and from that moment on, they danced together for nearly 70 years. Everyone who watched them dance knew how connected they were as soul mates. They went to any dance they could and were always the last to leave.    Willie’s greatest joy and deepest passion was his family. Anyone who knew him, knew how much he loved his wife and family, as he shared stories about them with anyone he met.   Willie was an eternally positive, grateful, and funny person, as he always had a joke ready for any occasion. His ingenuity and creativity were ever present in all he did, allowing him to create the fulfilling and wonderful life he lived. He had an innate ability to make people laugh, smile, and most importantly, feel unconditionally loved, even those he met for only a moment. These characteristics, and more, are his legacy.    Willie is survived by his children, Gerald (Adena) Walter of Fond du Lac, Sherry (Mark Boushele) Boushele-Walter of Neenah, Kerry Walter of Menasha; his grandchildren, Angela Roberts, and Bailey, Abbigayle, Brayden, and Beau Boushele-Walter; his great-grandchildren, Clair and Cassel Roberts; his Godchildren, Gary Williams, Ann Matuszak, Janette Martin and Sonja Nelson. He is further survived by many other relatives and dear friends.    He was preceded in death by his wife, Adele; his parents, Herbert and Irma; all 11 of his siblings, Ray, Reine, Bill, Howard, Laura, Herbie, Erv, John, Don, Bud, and Bob; and many other treasured friends and relatives.    A visitation will be held for Willie on Friday, December 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) at Immanuel Lutheran Church (The River Church) in Mayville with the funeral at 12 p.m. and burial service to follow at Immanuel Cemetery Tn. Theresa. The Rev. Douglas Zahner will be officiating.    Willie’s family would like to thank all the caregivers and loved ones who helped him in countless ways, over the past three and a half years.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

Marie Sauer passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Marie was born on July 2, 1929, to Edgar and Mar­garet (Horsch) Guelig. She was united in mar­riage to Ray­mond L. Sauer on July 27, 1948, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Theresa.  Marie and her hus­band owned and op­er­ated Sauer’s Meat Mar­ket and Locker Ser­vice in Lomira from 1955 until 1985.   Marie was a vol­un­teer for the Amer­i­can Red Cross Blood Bank for 50 years. She was also a mem­ber of Bint­zler-Waehler Amer­i­can Le­gion Aux­il­iary Post 347 in Lomira. There, she served as Sec­re­tary for the Post. She was a vol­un­teer and mem­ber of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lomira.   Marie was an avid reader and en­joyed trav­el­ing, walk­ing, and bird watch­ing.   She loved her fam­ily dearly. Sur­vivors in­clude her two daugh­ters, Donna Pa­trie and her hus­band, Charles, of Avon Park, Florida, and San­dra of Visalia, Cal­i­for­nia; two sons, Richard Sauer and his wife, Mary of North Fond du Lac, and Ger­ald of Mal­one; five grand­chil­dren, 10 great-grand­chil­dren, and one great-great-grand­child.   Pre­ced­ing Marie in death are her par­ents; hus­band, Ray­mond; five broth­ers; five sis­ters; four sis­ters-in-law; and six broth­ers-in-law.   As per Marie’s re­quest, there will be no pub­lic vis­i­ta­tion or fu­neral ser­vice. Cre­ma­tion has taken place.   Myrhum - Pat­ten Fu­neral and Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with Marie’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​pat­ten.​com.

 Thomas J. Weymier, age 92, passed away peace­fully sur­rounded by his lov­ing fam­ily and was wel­comed home to Heaven on Fri­day, De­cem­ber 23, 2022, in Mayville.   Tom was born in Beaver Dam to Thomas Sr. and Anna (Weg­ner) Weymier on Feb­ru­ary 5, 1930. He was a long­time mem­ber of St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville and was a very de­voted Catholic. Tom grad­u­ated from Hori­con High School in 1947.    Tom mar­ried the love of his life, Sheila Duck­ert, on June 27, 1953, in Madi­son at St. Bernards. They were blessed with 69 ½ years of mar­riage. He worked for over 40 years at Maysteel Corp at both the Mayville and Al­len­ton lo­ca­tions.    Tom had a heart of gold. He was al­ways will­ing to help those in need. Tom trea­sured the time he spent with his fam­ily and friends. He en­joyed going out to din­ner with them and tak­ing many trips, in­clud­ing to his Navy ser­vice re­unions. Tom proudly served his county in the United States Navy from 1948-1953. He served on the USS John A Bole dur­ing the Ko­rean War. Tom be­longed to the Mayville Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #69, Knights of Colum­bus, and was a Mayville Al­der­man. Tom was also an usher at church, helped with Meals on Wheels, and was a mem­ber of the John A. Bole As­so­ci­a­tion, the de­stroyer he was serv­ing on.    Tom is sur­vived by his wife, Sheila; daugh­ter, Debra (Den­nis) Coda; son, Tim­o­thy (Julie) Weymier; sis­ter, Clau­dine Ger­mer; brother-in-law, Greg Duck­ert; and many other nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.   Tom was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his mother and fa­ther-in-law: Har­land and Max­ima Duck­ert; his in­fant son at birth, Patrick; brother-in-law, Bill Ger­mer; and sis­ters-in-law, Eilleen Dean and Dena Duck­ert.    A Memo­r­ial Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial for Tom will be held on Fri­day, Jan­u­ary 6, 2023, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville at 12 p.m. with Rev. Fr. Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion will take place at church on Jan­u­ary 6, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. the time of the ser­vice. Mil­i­tary Hon­ors will be con­ducted by the Mayville Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #69.    Many thanks to his great neigh­bors and friends who were al­ways there when­ever needed to lend a help­ing hand. Also, many thanks to his great helper, Richard David­son, for keep­ing up with his won­der­ful flow­ers, gar­dens, and lawn.    Memo­ri­als may be di­rected to St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville or to the Mayville Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #69.   “I’ll be home for Christ­mas, but only in my dreams.”- With love al­ways, Tom.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​koepsellfh.​com

   Glenn A. Haddy, 83, of Mayville passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac.   Glenn was born the son of Arthur and Marie (Titel) Haddy on October 6, 1939.   He was united in marriage to Carol Feucht on June 15, 1963, in LeRoy.   Glenn spent his life farming on the family farm in the Township of Theresa.   Racing was Glenn’s passion; he was involved in many aspects of racing with multiple different teams/drivers for 63 years. In his spare time, Glenn loved to socialize with friends and enjoyed playing sheepshead and shooting trap.   He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville.   Glenn is survived by his children, Tim (Sarah) Haddy of Waupun and Jenni Haddy of North Fond du Lac; his grandchildren, Jordyn (fiance’ Coltin Eddy) Haddy, Rebecca Haddy, TJ Haddy, Kaitlyn Haddy, Anthony Haddy, Tyler Haddy, and Zachary Haddy; his special friend, Judy Fassbender of Theresa; further survived by niece, nephews, other relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carol; and his only sister.   A funeral service for Glenn will be held on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville with Rev. Traci Maass officiating. A visitation for Glenn was held on Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville and again on Thursday, Dec. 22, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. Burial will take place at St. Petri Cemetery in the Township of Theresa. A continued celebration of Glenn’s life will follow the cemetery at Ski & Bev’s in Lomira.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   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

   Car­olyn A. Smith, a re­tired For­eign Ser­vice Of­fi­cer, of Wau­paca, passed away at the age of 71 on Wednes­day, Dec. 14, 2022, of can­cer.   Car­olyn was born on Feb­ru­ary 9, 1951; daugh­ter of the late Thomas and Eu­nice (Just­man) Smith. She lived in north­east­ern Wis­con­sin.   Car­olyn joined the De­part­ment of State in 1975 and later, the US In­for­ma­tion Agency. Car­olyn served in Ecuador, Tan­za­nia, Turkey, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Bul­garia, Mex­ico, Rus­sia, Ger­many, Afghanistan, and Wash­ing­ton DC. She loved to read and travel and en­joyed vol­un­teer ac­tiv­i­ties in re­tire­ment. She was an ar­dent fan of Wis­con­sin sport teams.   Car­olyn had a very spe­cial re­la­tion­ship with all of her nieces and nephews and loved spend­ing time with them. She had a deep faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and her faith brought her through her final trial.   Car­olyn is sur­vived by her sis­ter, Laura (Ker­mit) Mold­en­hauer of Wau­paca; brother, Alan (Dana) Smith of Fre­mont; also many nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives and friends.   Fu­neral Ser­vice was held at 11 a.m. on Tues­day, Dec. 20, at Im­manuel Evan­gel­i­cal Lutheran Church in Wau­paca. Rev. Ben Kempfert of­fi­ci­ated. Vis­i­ta­tion was held from 10 a.m. until time of ser­vice at the Church.   In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als ap­pre­ci­ated to Im­manuel Evan­gel­i­cal Lutheran Church or WELS World Mis­sions at https://​community.​wels.​net   Holly Fu­neral Home of Wau­paca as­sisted the fam­ily with arrange­ments. On­line con­do­lences avail­able at www.​hol​lyfu​nera​lhom​e.​com

   Ronald E. Meyer, 79, unexpectedly died at his home in Lomira, on December 13, 2022, and went to his forever heavenly home with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.    Ronald (Ron) E. Meyer was born on May 20, 1943, in Chicago, IL, to Matthew and Augusta (Walters) Meyer.   On May 1, 1981, he was united in marriage to the love of his life Annette Pribnow Neitzel at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Town of Lomira. With this marriage, he also gained a son, Brian, that he loved as his own. Their family grew with the birth of their daughter, Amy, and he was the proudest father.    Ron retired from Mayville Engineering Company (MEC), where he was employed for 30 years.    Through the years, he enjoyed traveling and a cruise with Annette, endless nights of bowling and tournaments and had a love for cooking. He was an avid Wisconsin sports fan, especially the Packers, Brewers and Badgers, and never missed a Nascar race. But his absolute pride and joy in life were his two youngest grandchildren that made his smile even bigger the last few years. His days were brighter when cooking or playing games with Makena, who he called princess or his little pumpkin and when racing cars or playing catch with Dawson, who he called Buddy and who will always be Grandpa’s little boy.   Ron will be dearly missed by his wife, Annette; children, Brian (Danielle) and Amy (Heidi); five grandchildren, Brock, Dustin, Caitlin, Makena and Dawson; siblings, Matthew (Sally) Meyer, Mary Collins, Anita Odekirk and William (Mary) Meyer; father-in-law, Reuben Pribnow; brothers-in-law, Ronald Pribnow, Rodney (Dee) Pribnow, Ralph (Donna) Pribnow, Randall (Anita) Pribnow; sisters-in-law, Audrey (Randy) Greene, Arlette (Marv) Lindert, and Arlesse (Dave) Groth; additionally many nieces, nephews and friends.    He was preceded in death by his parents, Matthew and Augusta Meyer; and mother-in-law, Arlene Pribnow.   Funeral services for Ron Meyer were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Town of Lomira with Rev. Matthew Kuske officiating on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. A visitation was held at the church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service. Burial took place at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Town of Lomira.   The family has requested that memorials be directed to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church or to an organization dear to your heart.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   San­dra Lee Kuhlman passed away peace­fully at home on Mon­day, Dec. 5, 2022.   Sandy was born to Roy and Thirza (Tillema) Kuhlman on April 18, 1961, in Waupun.   She grad­u­ated from Hori­con High School in 1979 and shortly after started work­ing at ER Wag­ner in Hus­tis­ford. She re­tired from Wag­n­ers in 2009.   Sandy spent her re­tire­ment as an Avon rep­re­sen­ta­tive and help­ing out the fam­ily on the Kuhlman farm. She loved spend­ing time with her fam­ily, es­pe­cially her niece, nephew, and grand-nephews.    Sandy was ded­i­cated to her church and church fam­ily at Juneau United Methodist Church, act­ing as trea­surer and shar­ing her bak­ing and craft­ing tal­ents for their many gath­er­ings and bake sales. She loved mak­ing her own greet­ing cards, and all of her ex­tended fam­ily and friends were the lucky re­cip­i­ents. She also car­ried on the fam­ily tra­di­tion from her par­ents and was ac­tive with the Dodge County Dairy Pro­mo­tion Com­mit­tee.   Sandy is sur­vived by her sib­lings, Laura (Bryan) Schmude of Hori­con, Linda Kuhlman of Evans­ville, Mark (Stephanie) Kuhlman of Hori­con, and Amy Kuhlman of Hori­con; nephew, Za­ck­ery (Dana) Schmude; niece, Ste­fanie Schmude; great-nephews, Mason and Liam Schmude; and many beloved aunts, un­cles, and cousins.     She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents.   A memo­r­ial ser­vice for Sandy was held on Mon­day, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m. at Em­manuel United Methodist Church in Hori­con, with Rev. Renae Dy­mond of­fi­ci­at­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion for San­dra was from 10 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 11 a.m. at church. In­urn­ment will be held at a later date.    In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als may be di­rected to Juneau United Methodist Church.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville cared for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

   Mary Ann A. Gehring (nee Schae­fer), 77, of Hart­ford, passed away peace­fully De­cem­ber 8, 2022, at Angel’s Grace Hos­pice, Oconomowoc, after a brave 15-month bat­tle with brain can­cer.   Mary Ann was born on June 10, 1945, in Hart­ford to Lu­cille Schae­fer (nee Beine) and Nor­man Schae­fer.   She was united in mar­riage to Den­nis J. Gehring on Au­gust 14, 1965, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Nenno and was a long­time mem­ber of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.   Mary Ann is sur­vived by Den­nis, her lov­ing hus­band of 57 years; and five chil­dren, LeRoy (Anne) Gehring and their chil­dren, Jacob (Molly) Gehring and Thomas (Bobbi) Gehring of Hart­ford, John (Kristin) Gehring and their chil­dren, Han­nah (Kyle) Berlin, Kayla Gehring of Orono, MN, Eu­gene (Chris­tine) Gehring and their chil­dren, Derik, Jor­dan, and Emily Gehring of Hart­ford, Al (Angie) Gehring and their chil­dren, Raechel and Nathan Gehring of Hart­ford, and Sue (Scott) Mudra and their chil­dren, Made­line and Saman­tha Mudra of Hart­ford; great-grand­chil­dren, Kim­berly and Mag­gie Gehring. She is also sur­vived by her three sis­ters and brother, Rita (Daniel) Fel­lenz, Bev­erly Brath, Nor­bert Sonny Schae­fer (spe­cial friend Lynda Di­ener), and Dar­lene Becker; and her sib­lings-in-law, Eileen (Ruben) Gun­drum, Mary (Ken) Gehring; and many nieces and nephews.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents, Nor­man Schae­fer and Lu­cille Schae­fer; her hus­band’s par­ents, John and Celia Gehring and their in­fant daugh­ter, Emily Gehring; and brother-in-law and sis­ter-in-law, Ger­ald and Mary Ann Gehring.   Mary Ann and Den­nis both at­tended Hart­ford High School and met at a polka dance at Le­gion Hall in Theresa, after which they be­came high school sweet­hearts. They dated for three years, and their dates con­sisted of going to dances, often three times per week and to her fa­vorite live music, the Bernie Roberts Band.   After mar­riage, Mary Ann and Den­nis worked side by side on the fam­ily dairy farm for 21 years. Mary Ann bal­anced doing the book­keep­ing for the busi­ness, rais­ing five chil­dren and keep­ing the house­hold spot­less. She loved tend­ing to her flow­ers and can­ning. Mary Ann also qui­etly and self­lessly vis­ited, helped, and cared for ex­tended fam­ily and friends. Often with her young chil­dren in tow, she pro­vided lessons in help­ing oth­ers in need.   After pass­ing the re­spon­si­bil­ity of farm to the next gen­er­a­tion, Mary Ann and Den­nis trav­eled ex­ten­sively to Eu­rope, Hawaii and Mex­ico, and to polka fes­ti­vals in Michi­gan, Ohio, Min­nesota and South Dakota. Mary Ann helped to arrange trans­porta­tion for 44 bus­loads of polka fans to some of these fes­ti­vals, en­list­ing the help of her grand­chil­dren to bake and pack­age home­made cook­ies and treats for each bus. She made travel easy for peo­ple who would oth­er­wise have been un­able to travel by them­selves, and Mary Ann turned many of them into friends across the Mid­west, in­clud­ing one cou­ple who met on a trip and got mar­ried. In re­cent years, Mary Ann en­joyed es­cap­ing the Mid­west cold – spend­ing win­ters in Mesa, Ari­zona.   Mary Ann took great plea­sure in car­ing for her grand­chil­dren and watch­ing them grow up to­gether. They made cook­ies, played cards, baked, and canned. The grand­chil­dren will al­ways re­mem­ber mak­ing enough Christ­mas cook­ies to cover the en­tire fam­ily-sized din­ing table, with Grandma di­rect­ing all of the ac­tiv­ity.   A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial for Mary Ann will be held Sat­ur­day, Dec. 17, at 12 p.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 4886 State Road 175, St. Lawrence (Hart­ford), WI 53027, with Rev. Russ Ar­nett of­fi­ci­at­ing.    Fam­ily will greet rel­a­tives and friends at the church on Sat­ur­day from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Com­mit­tal im­me­di­ately fol­low­ing Mass, St. Lawrence Catholic Church Ceme­tery.   Con­tri­bu­tions re­ceived in mem­ory of Mary Ann will ben­e­fit Masses at St. Lawrence Church and/or the Glioblas­toma Foun­da­tion, in care of Den­nis Gehring.   Grat­i­tude is ex­pressed to the team at Au­rora Med­ical Cen­ter Sum­mit and An­gels Grace Hos­pice.   The Shi­mon Fu­neral Home is serv­ing the fam­ily. On­line con­do­lences and trib­utes may be share: www.​shi​monf​uner​alho​me.​com