Visitation:  Wednesday, March 18, 4 to 8 p.m.  Service:  Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m.  Location:  Ryan Funeral Home in DePere Dennis “Tug” Hockers, 53, Mayville, passed unexpectedly on Thursday March 12, 2020. He was born in Green Bay on December 3, 1966, to James F. and Marge (Vande Hei) Hockers. Tug graduated from Ashwaubenon High School in 1985. He attended Oshkosh University and graduated with a degree in Police Science. Tug worked for the Mayville Police Department for 28 years. He was very involved in community activities. Tug enjoyed hunting and fishing. He will be missed by many for his selfless services to the entire community. He is survived by son, Ty Hockers of Mayville; his father, James (friend Mary Bain) of Crivitz; his brothers, Dave (Linda), Crivitz and Corey (friend Kelly) of Ashwaubenon; special friend, Chalyn Mueller and son, Carter; numerous nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marge; fraternal grandparents, Ione and James B. Hockers, and maternal grandparents, Agnes and Gerald Vande Hei. Friends called after 4 p.m. on Wednesday March 18, at Ryan Funeral Home 305 N. Tenth Street, De Pere. A memorial service was held at 8 p.m. All law enforcement is welcome to attend. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send condolences to the family. A memorial fund has been established in Tug’s name.

Jeanette Lange, 68, passed away at her home in Sun Prairie on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Jenny was a funny, smart, and fierce woman who faced a long illness with grace and grit.  She found joy in the small things, like hiding packs of Goldfish crackers for her grandsons to find, and proudly displaying all of Adam, Jake, and Sean’s artwork.  She was a good listener, a calming presence, and a tireless advocate for others. Her mobility was limited in her later years, but she kept up with family via Facebook and played Scrabble online. She loved finding prayers for special occasions, and her enduring faith was an inspiration to those around her.  She spoke her mind, often unfiltered, and developed an inexplicable penchant for horror movies. She liked to paint flowers; cheer on the Badgers, Brewers, and Packers; and travel up north with her husband Randy. She adored Randy; they shared a wry sense of humor, and Jenny often said she was lucky to have married such a good cook.  Her sisters remember her as a whipsmart, beautiful, and headstrong child, beloved by teachers and relatives alike. To her nieces and nephews, she was playful and a bit mischievous — she was game to help the kids play pranks on other relatives and always had fun knick-knacks the kids could play with. Jenny was born in Beaver Dam on August 1, 1951, and graduated from Lowell Reeseville High School. She studied Early Childhood and Special Education at UW–Whitewater, where she met Randy. She had an illustrious and meaningful career in special education that included working as a teacher and building statewide programs that remain in place to this day. She received a Certificate of Special Recognition from U.S. Senator Russ Feingold for her work, and every year her alma mater awards a scholarship in her name. She lives on in her family, particularly her daughter Katie, who inherited her mother’s determination, loyalty, and commitment to family and community. Jenny is survived by her husband Randy, daughter, Katie (Luke) Voss; grandsons, Adam, Jake, and Sean; brother, David (Beth Kamrath) Neuberger; sisters, Suzette Renwick, Christine (Leroy) Kirchberg, and Annette (Dr. David) Ringdahl; nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene “Ooch” and Gladys (Fehling) Neuberger; her sister, Michelle Neuberger; brother-in-law, Dr. Richard Renwick; and her sister-in-law, Susan Neuberger. Donations in Jenny’s memory can be made to Jenny Lange scholarship fund at UW–Whitewater. To make a donation, visit uww.edu/foundation/how-to-give/give-now and under “Designation” scroll down to “Jenny Lange Memorial Donations.” Cress Funeral & Cremation Service in Sun Prairie served the family, 608-837-9054.

Visitation:  Tuesday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Service:  Tuesday, March 10, at 1 p.m.  Location:  St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville Thomas E. Hartwig, 94, of Mayville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Mayville with his wife and family by his side. Thomas was born the son of Rudolph ‘Rudy’ and Louise (Sauerherring) Hartwig on December 17, 1925, in Fond du Lac. Tom was a 1943 graduate of Mayville High School. Tom proudly served his country in the US Air Force during WWII where he was a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. He was united in marriage to Verona Luedtke on September 11, 1948, in Mayville. In between hunting seasons, Tom worked for and retired from the Mayville Post Office. Earlier in his life, Tom loved playing baseball and was inducted in the Rock River League Hall of Fame and was also voted as the best shortstop in the league. Tom was an avid outdoorsman and loved to be out in nature while hunting and fishing and tending to his apple trees. He was known for his generosity, always being there to lend a helping hand, and his humor. Tom attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville. He was also a member of the Mayville American Legion Post #69 and the Mayville VFW. Tom is survived by his wife of 71 years, Verona of Mayville; his children, Ken (Laurie) Hartwig of Pinedale, WY, Sue Weinberger of Knowles, and David (Kathy) Hartwig of Montello; his grandchildren, Garrett (Emily) Hartwig, Derrick (Jenny) Weinberger, Tom Weinberger, Tammy (Andrew) Severtson, and Julie Hartwig; his great-grandchildren, Weston, Marley, Holden, Maeve, Vivian, Elle, Ava, Will, and Emma. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Tom was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, McKenzie. Visitation took place on Tuesday, March 10, from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville. A funeral service for Tom took place on Tuesday, March 10, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville with the Rev. Sara Gillespie officiating. Burial took place at St. Paul Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by the Mayville American Legion Post #69. Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. For online condolences and other information please visit www.KoepsellFH. com

Visitation:  Saturday, March 14, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.  Service:  Saturday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m.  Location:  Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Fond du Lac Barbara A. Schraufnagel Brummond, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Edenbrook in Fond du Lac. She was born in Fond du Lac on Thursday, Dec. 5, 1935, to Henry and Lucille (neé Althaus) Warnke. Survivors include her son, Dan (Wendi) Schraufnagel; two daughters, Lois Schelvan and Karen (Jim) Hesprich; three step-children, Larry Brummond, Terry (Kathy) Brummond and Wendy Bosch (fiancé Rodney Dewitz); four grandchildren, D.J. Schraufnagel, Jennifer (Jon) Post, Kari (Tim) Schlefke and Kelli (Cory) Henke; and twelve step-grandchildren, Amanda, Darren, Hillary, Danielle, Andrea, Steve, Shawn, Cory, Heather, Michael, Jennifer and Heather; twelve great-grandchildren; and sixteen step-great-grandchildren. She is further survived by two step-sisters, Idella and Pearl Jean; two sisters-in-law, Florence (Beno) Wagner and Irene (Howard) Urban; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Louis Schraufnagel and his parents, Anton (Clara) Schraufnagel; second husband, Kenneth Brummond and his parents, Rudolf (Aurelia) Brummond; son-in-law, Scott Schelvan; a step-grandchild, Peter; two great-grandchildren, Caeleb and Kiahna; two brothers, Lyle (Florence) Warnke and Lester (Sonja) Warnke; four sisters, Dyphna (John) Reehl, Shirley (John) Stanford, Adeline (Joe) Kammerman and Joyce (Jim) Meyer; four step-brothers; four step-sisters; two brothers-in-law, Orville Ruplinger and Carroll (Lorraine) Brummond; and a sister-in-law, Donna Mae (Jerry) Clark. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 51 West Division Street in Fond du Lac. The memorial service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the Very Reverend C. Patrick Perkins officiating. Inurnment in Shrine of Rest Mausoleum will follow the services. The family wishes to thank Barbara’s neighbor, Mary Schaub, who was always available to help as well as the staff of both St. Agnes Hospital and Edenbrook of Fond du Lac. Additional information and guestbook can be found at ueckerwitt.com

Visitation:  Friday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Service: Friday, March 6, at 12 p.m.  Location:  St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mayville Lorraine Marie (Rauch) Small entered eternal life on February 28, 2020, at her home in Mayville. Lorraine was born to George and Mary (Novohradsky) Rauch on March 11, 1928, in Milwaukee. She was baptized on March 25, 1928. Lorraine became a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1946. She taught in Chicago and Milwaukee at elementary, secondary and college schools until she left the community in 1972. She was always grateful for those years of opportunity, challenges, and friendships that became the foundation of her spiritual and academic life. In 1973, she began a fifteen-year term of teaching at Waukesha County Technical College. She married Harlan Small in 1977 and grieved his death in 1986. Two years later she retired from teaching and joined her good friend, Lois Seiberlich, as a volunteer with the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Anne’s Home for the Elderly in Milwaukee. Those next fifteen years deepened her appreciation and love for the elderly who shared their friendship with Lois and her. In 2005, Lorraine and Lois moved from Milwaukee to Horicon, where they again widened their circle of friends and neighbors. They became members of St. Mary’s Parish in Mayville, which became for them, with Father Tom Biersack and the many wonderful people of the parish, such a beautiful family community and so enriched their spiritual life. In February of 2019, Lorraine and Lois moved to Mayville. As Lorraine’s health was failing, she joined Marquardt Hospice (Watertown) at her home in April of 2019. We can’t express our gratitude to everyone involved with Lorraine (and Lois) for their love, care, support and bonding; with our special love and gratitude to Shari and Barb, whom we so treasure. In the twelve days of her dying process, Lorraine gave us the most beautiful gift: her strong desire and readiness to go to God, giving us a beautiful example of dying in peace, love, self-surrender, and trust in Jesus. She will continue praying for all of us. She leaves behind her dear brother-in-law, John Wegener; her dear step-son, Jeff (Cecile) Small and their children, Andrew and Christina; her dear nieces and nephews, Roxie, Randy, Caryn, Jeff, and their families; as well as many dear friends. She is also survived by Lois Seiberlich with whom she has shared not only a faithful friendship, but also a mutually supportive spiritual journey, rock-solid for fifty-four years. Also our dear friend Jessie. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Harlan Small; two sisters, Virginia (John) Lippold and Phyllis Wegener; and nephew, David DeSpears. Lorraine’s dear friends and family will hold a visitation at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mayville on Friday from 10 a.m. until time of Mass. Mass of Christian Burial for Lorraine will be held at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish (112 S. German St. – Mayville, WI 53050) with Father Tom Biersack officiating. Entombment will be Saturday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield. Memorials may be given to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mayville or to Marquardt Hospice in Watertown. Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Lorraine’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.

Visitation:  Wednesday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Service:  Wednesday, March 4, at 12 p.m.  Location:  St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church-Salem Lowell Campus George H. Strohbusch Sr., 82, of Waupun and formally of Beaver Dam, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at the Waupun Memorial Hospital. George was born the son of William C. and Vivian E. (Buckhus) Strohbusch on November 15, 1937, in Beaver Dam. He was a veteran of the US Navy where he served in the Korean Conflict. He was united in marriage to Yvonne “Toby” Schmitt on July 25, 1992, at the Salem Ev. Lutheran Church in Lowell. George retired from John Deere after 30 years of employment. George was a member of Salem Ev. Lutheran Church in Lowell. He enjoyed making crafts and watching the Green Bay Packers. George loved the water whether he was fishing or on his pontoon boat. Most of all George loved his family and grandchildren. He is survived by his two children, Nona (Dan) Wondra of LeRoy and George H. “Butch” Strohbusch Jr of Texas; five grandchildren, Angie Meyer, Mandy Hurt, Todd (Amy) Hintz, Nicholas Hintz and Chelse (Brandon) Lindley; 11 great-grandchildren, Matthew, Brittany, Clay, Olivia, Haley, Adam, Natalie, Lydia, Brieanna, Luella and Teagan; two great-great-grandchildren, Case and Nautica; 10 step-children, John (Sandra) Schmitt, Bonnie (Kenneth) Guenther, Susan (Gerald) Ebert, Nancy Hussli, Roy (Christine) Schmitt, Frieda Kern, Cynthia Kadinger, Marilea (Patrick) Groves, Gina (Andrew) Oemig, and Leon (Annette) Schmitt Jr.; his dog, “Lady;” and his sister, Maureen “Cookie” (Joe Masche) Lookman of Beaver Dam. He is further survived by other relatives and friends. George was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Toby; brother, Donald; and two sisters, Beverly Bath and Janice Diels. Visitation for George took place on Wednesday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church-Salem Lowell Campus A funeral service followed at the church in Lowell with the Rev. Paul Schupmann officiating. Burial took place at the Lowell Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Lowell V.F.W Post 230. A special thank you to Agnesian, Dr. Sharda, nurse Dana, St. Croix Hospice, Heather and Hannah and the staff at Prairie Ridge in Waupun. The Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville served the family. To make an online condolence or for more information visit www.KoepsellFH.com.

Barbara Seiler, 69, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam. Barbara Marie (Cramer) Seiler was born October 21, 1950, in Beaver Dam, the daughter of George and Florence Cramer.  She grew up on the family farm with 13 siblings in rural Juneau. She graduated from Juneau High School in 1968. Barb truly believed in hard work, working 38 years for TAB Products in Mayville, and often working side jobs to keep her big boys fed. Even after retirement, her greatest joy was cleaning her nephew Chris’s vet clinic in Reeseville with her sister and niece. She spent her winters patiently waiting for Willow Mill Campsite to open up in spring so she could spend months with her friends and family out at her camper, especially when her granddaughters would have extended stays. Barb would literally do anything for her family, and her loyalty knew no bounds. Barb is survived by her two sons, Joshua (Megan) Maas of Horicon and Eric (Nicki) Maas of Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren, Jillian, Evania, and Laytin Krueger; six sisters, Carol Genz of Appleton, Audrey (George) Goesch of The Villages, FL, Sharon (Bob) Haase, Karen (Dan) Banes and Susan (Charles) Kelm of Beaver Dam and Sandra (Gordon) Arneson of Juneau; two brothers, Richard (Patti) Cramer of Juneau and Alan (Jean) Cramer of Waukesha.  She is further survived by sister-in-laws, Marge Cramer of Mayville and Lois Cramer of Beaver Dam; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Barb was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Bob, Mike and Tom Cramer; two sisters, Judy Koczka and Pat Cramer; along with several in-laws, nephews and nieces. A Celebration of Life for family and friends of Barb will be scheduled at a later date. There are so many people to thank that helped Barb in her battle with cancer. Her sons would like to first thank Aunt Sharon, because without your quick thinking and bulldog intensity, we would have had two less years with mom, and we know that. Thank you to everyone who took turns with us driving her anywhere she needed to get for chemo or radiation. Thank you to our aunts, uncles, and cousins who spent so much time with mom. Thank you so much to the amazing care from Hillside Hospice and Hillside Manor; lots of people came in and out and you went above and beyond. We also know everything Marquardt Hospice did for us behind the scenes as well - thank you so much. If desired, memorials in Barb’s name may be directed to Hillside Hospice or Marquardt Hospice. Memorials are not necessary, but please look into the wonderful things that hospice does for our loved ones at the end of their journey. Mom went in the most comfortable and humane way possible thanks to a talented hospice team of nurses, a chaplain, massage therapist and others. Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam is honored to be serving the family. You may send private online condolences or sign the family’s guest book at www.cstonefs.com.

Visitation:  Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Service:  Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m.  Location:  Myrhum - Patten Funeral Home in Lomira Donald L. Simon, 84, of Fond du Lac, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Sage Meadows Assisted Living and Memory Care in Fond du Lac. Donald was born on October 8, 1935, in Fond du Lac, the son of Donald M. and Mary (DuFrane) Simon. Following graduation from Goodrich High School in 1953, he served his country in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Donald was married to Dorothy L. McDermott and they were married for 22 years before her passing. Donald was united in marriage to Barbara (Michaels) on December 10, 1983. Donald was employed by Allis-Chalmers Tractors until they closed. He then worked for Kondex Corporation in Lomira, Nichols Bus Service, and Lomira Auto Auction. He was a member of the Bintzler-Waehler American Legion Post #347 in Lomira where he served many roles including commander of post. Donald enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, golfing, traveling, especially Branson, MO, where he enjoyed all kinds of music and camping. He was a historian, enjoyed country line dancing and was a member of Country Club Western Dancers. He was an avid citizens band radio operator. His call sign was KRK002 and his handle was Double D. Donald loved gathering his family and playing cards, especially sheepshead and cribbage. He had many beloved cats through his life and loved all kinds of pets. Those Donald leaves behind to cherish his memory include his wife, Barbara; two children, Stephen Stalker and Carla (Larry) Luedtke; two grandchildren, Kalee (Mitchel) Buss and Mathew Luedtke; six siblings, Peter (Nury) Simon of Belmont, CA, Louis (Barbara) Simon of Paducha, KY, Marcia (Billy) Long of Sevierville, TN, Sharon (Rob) Sharp of Fond du Lac, Rosanne Kowal of Fond du lac, Karen (Jim) Gallagher of Menasha; sister-in-law, Maureen Simon of Whitewater; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Donald was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Simon in 2018; a brother-in-law, Leo Kowal in 2007 and a nephew, Steven Simon. Donald’s family will greet relatives and friends at Myrhum – Patten Funeral Home, 350 Main Street, in Lomira on Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m. until the time of service. A memorial service for Donald will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Myrhum – Patten Funeral Home in Lomira. The Myrhum – Patten Funeral Home has been entrusted with Donald’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.