John B. Grotelueschen, 91, of Fre­do­nia, for­merly of Mayville, passed away on Sat­ur­day, April 29, 2023, at For­est Haven in Fre­do­nia.   John was born on May 22, 1931, in the Town of Saukville to Wal­ter and Pearl (nee Jam­rosy) Grotelueschen. John grew up on the fam­ily home­stead and grad­u­ated from West Bend High School in 1948.   On Oc­to­ber 16, 1954, John was united in mar­riage to Mar­garet Kre­jci of West Bend. The cou­ple was mar­ried for 57 ½ years and raised seven chil­dren. John and Marge stayed on the home­stead and op­er­ated the farm be­fore mov­ing in 1966 to farm in the Town of Her­man, Dodge County. In 1981, John and his wife pur­chased the Hill­crest Inn on Hwy. 33 and P and con­tin­ued to farm while op­er­at­ing the fa­cil­ity. After his wife’s death in 2012, John con­tin­ued to op­er­ate the Hill­crest Inn until it was sold in 2019. He spent the last few years of his life at For­est Haven in Fre­do­nia. He en­joyed going on walks around town, being able to at­tend some of his grand­chil­dren’s school events, and the many vis­its from fam­ily and friends.    John was a car­ing per­son who be­lieved in help­ing and serv­ing oth­ers. He hon­or­ably served the United States Army dur­ing the Ko­rean War. He served as Chair­man for the Town of Her­man in Dodge County for 22 years and was a mem­ber of the Al­len­ton Lions Club for over 30 years. He was also an ac­tive mem­ber of Zum Krip­plein Christi Church and the Farm Bu­reau. He will be re­mem­bered for his gen­eros­ity, kind heart, lov­ing ways, quiet de­meanor, and sense of humor.    Those John leaves be­hind to cher­ish his mem­ory in­clude his five chil­dren, John (Brenda) Grotelueschen of Mayville, Jay (Melinda) Grotelueschen of Or­lando, FL., Jeff (Mary) Grotelueschen of Madi­son, Jim (Re­bekah) Grotelueschen of Wa­ter­town, and Jill (John) Tin­der of Fre­do­nia; 17 grand­chil­dren, Matthew (Sarah), Michael, Eliz­ibeth, Jacob (Lynsey), An­drew, Sean, Grant, Izu “Lind­sey”, Alex “Amanda”, Greta, Owen, Kyle, Kathi­lynne (Zeke), Kevin (Brit­tany), Grace, Sarah, and Emily; 12 great-grand­chil­dren: Ava, Layla, Eliana, Vic­to­ria, Ezra, Bowie, Wilder, Cash, Eden, Eli, Do­minic, and Chloe. He is fur­ther sur­vived by his sis­ter, Judy (Jim) Kocher; brother-in-law, Paul Kre­jci; sis­ter-in-law, Donna Kre­jci; nieces; nephews; and many other close rel­a­tives and friends.   In ad­di­tion to his par­ents, he was pre­ceded in death by his wife, Mar­garet Grotelueschen; two sons, Joey and Jerry Grotelueschen; sis­ter, Mary Ann (Don­ald) Bowe; two broth­ers, Wal­ter (Mar­jorie) and Don­ald Grotelueschen; two sis­ters-in-law, Ruth (Jim) Kin­caide and Roseanne Kre­jci; and brother-in-law, Dan Kre­jci.   VIS­I­TA­TION: John’s fam­ily will greet fam­ily and friends on Wednes­day, May 17, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Myrhum-Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice, 1315 W. Wash­ing­ton St., West Bend. Vis­i­ta­tion will con­tinue on Thurs­day, May 18, from 10 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. at Trin­ity Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 6409 County Rd., P, Mayville, WI 53050.   SER­VICE: A fu­neral ser­vice in re­mem­brance of John will take place at 12 p.m. on Thurs­day May 18, at Trin­ity Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 6409 County Rd., P, Mayville, WI 53050. Bur­ial will take place at Zum Krip­plein Christi Church Ceme­tery.   The fam­ily would like to thank the staff at For­est Haven in Fre­do­nia for the lov­ing and sup­port­ive care they pro­vided him over the last 4 ½ years. He en­joyed jok­ing around with all of you.    Myrhum Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with John’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​patten.​com.

   Eldor Clemons Quandt Jr. died Wednesday, April 26, at the age of 83 in Portage, MI.   El was born to Eldor Sr. and Esther (Bartsch) Quandt on August 22, 1939, in Mayville.   Members of his family include his children, Kari (Rhys) Roberts of Fort Collins, CO, and Cynthia (Steve) Jovanovich of Lemont, IL; his grandchildren, Oliver, Zoe, and Megan of Fort Collins, CO, and Carter and Keegan of Lemont, IL; his brother, Richard Quandt of Fond du Lac, and sister, Marlene (Ralph) McClure of Bayside; as well as many nieces and nephews.   He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Wayne; his sister-in-law, Kathy (Richard); and brother-in-law, Jack (Marlene).   “Eldie” grew up in Mayville on the Quandt farm, which still remains in the family today. He and his siblings knew hard work and learned early in life that chores had to be done every day. In attending Mayville High School, El played on multiple sports teams and lettered in football, baseball, and basketball. He talked often about remaining in touch with teammates and coaches and made all attempts at going back for every high school reunion.    Dr. Quandt received his B.S. in Geography from Valparaiso University in 1961. He then attended Kansas State University for his M.S. in Geography and graduated in 1963. He joined Western Michigan University’s Geography Department as an instructor in 1967 and then as an assistant professor in 1969. El went on to obtain his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Geography in 1971. He became an associate professor in 1978 for WMU and then accepted the position of Chairperson in 1986, which he held for the next 14 years until his retirement in 2000.   He had well over 15 different publications in his career and was credited with helping to develop the Travel and Tourism program at WMU. El also guided trips for the department to places such as the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Brazil.   After retirement, Eldor continued to stay active and involved in the domain of tourism and travel. El assisted with the feasibility study for the Kalamazoo Air Zoo, worked for 15 years with the Convention and Visitors Bureau on the “Yes there is a Kalamazoo” campaign, and had a part in so many other impact studies, reports, and presentations both for Kalamazoo and the state of Michigan. As if that was not enough, El decided to obtain employment on multiple cruise ships. He was the geography liaison for passengers, teaching them about the culture, economics, and geographical information on the areas they traveled. This included places such as Panama, Cuba, and Norway.    El had many other passions as well. From being on the third base line as a coach, to standing at the finish line as a fan, El always encouraged his children to embrace a challenge and enjoy the competition. He also practiced what he preached. El had a drive to stay active throughout his life. He ran dozens of races, including many marathons. He was even able to run a few marathons with family, including one marathon with each daughter. El enjoyed time on the tennis court and golf course, as well, but his passion later in life turned to bicycling. He enjoyed many long and short adventures on his road bike, both alone and with family. Exercise brought him great joy and satisfaction and he continued to bike even a few days before his passing.    Eldor’s faith in God was a constant throughout his life. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mayville. Once settled in Kalamazoo, El became a member at Zion Lutheran Church and participated in many different roles and activities. His passion for life and learning and his love for those around him are a testament to his relationship with his God.    While El had many accolades in life, he was most proud of his family. He led his daughters to find success and to build their own loving families, including five beloved grandchildren. Grandpa Q was always ready to throw the ball, shoot some hoops, play some cards, read a book, or most especially take them out for an ice cream cone. He showered them with love, attention, and humor, and their lives are richer for having him as their grandpa.    Memorial contributions in Eldor’s name may be made to Western Michigan University - Foundation Attn: Gift Processing 1903 W Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (use code D312 in memory of Eldor Quandt) or by going to https://secure.wmualumni.org/s/give?funds=D312 or the Mayville Athletic Booster Club.   Memorial services were held Saturday, May 6, at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church 2122 Bronson Blvd. Kalamazoo, MI 49008, with visitation taking place from 10 a.m. until time of service.   Arrangements entrusted to Langeland Family Funeral Homes Burial & Cremation Services 3926 S 9th St Kalamazoo, MI 49009. To leave an online condolence, please visit https://www.langelands.com

   Charles Joseph Fran­cis, age 52, of Hori­con, passed away on April 23, 2023, after an al­most two year long and hard-fought bat­tle with can­cer.   “Char­lie” was born Oc­to­ber 1, 1970, in Green Bay, the son of John Fran­cis and the late Pamela (Fisher) Pow­less. He was proudly named after his pa­ter­nal Grand­fa­ther (the late “Grandpa Char­lie”). Char­lie at­tended Eisen­hower El­e­men­tary School in Green Bay through sixth grade. In his early years, he en­joyed play­ing with his best friend, Mike Mey­ers, who lived next door, going on car and plane trips to visit his grand­par­ents in Miami Beach, and spend­ing warm sum­mer week­ends at his aun­tie and un­cles’ cot­tages at both Star Lake in Moun­tain WI and Kan­ga­roo Lake in Door County. He lov­ingly tor­mented his younger brother, while si­mul­ta­ne­ously watch­ing over him, wait­ing for him to grow up to be a “big boy” like him. He es­pe­cially en­joyed his close re­la­tion­ship with his Grandma Ruth, who luck­ily lived only a block away. His par­ents sep­a­rated when he was young, but he en­joyed so many spe­cial times vis­it­ing his mother fre­quently and great times with the Fisher Fam­ily. He was proud of his her­itage, con­sist­ing of his Jew­ish mother’s fam­ily and his fa­ther’s Ger­man and Syr­ian/Lebanese her­itage.   In 1982, Char­lie moved to Mayville, with his fa­ther and step­mother. He at­tended Mayville Ju­nior High School for seventh and eighth Grade. Sud­denly, Char­lie be­came “Chuck”. He en­joyed play­ing foot­ball and play­ing alto sax­o­phone in the high school band. He went on to grad­u­ate from Mayville High School, Class of 1988. From there he en­tered the weld­ing pro­gram at North­east­ern Wis­con­sin Tech­ni­cal Col­lege in Green Bay and en­joyed a year of liv­ing with his Grandma Ruth while he fin­ished his de­gree. In 1989, he moved back to Mayville and began what would be a suc­cess­ful 34-year long ca­reer at Mayville En­gi­neer­ing Com­pany (MEC). Over three+ decades, he formed life­long spe­cial con­nec­tions with ven­dors and so many col­leagues and was al­ways there to lend a hand to any­one who needed it. He was a man of habits, rit­u­als and rou­tines, and there wasn’t any­one close to him who didn’t know all about them. These things were often the butt of jokes, and he loved every minute of it. He last held the po­si­tion of Weld Tech En­gi­neer Su­per­vi­sor and re­tired in early March of this year. In ap­pre­ci­a­tion for his ded­i­ca­tion and pas­sion for youth de­vel­op­ment within his in­dus­try, MEC hon­ored him by re­nam­ing the in­ter­nal weld boot camp “The Charles Fran­cis Weld Boot Camp” at a large re­tire­ment party at­tended by col­leagues.    Chuck was an avid heavy metal music fan and was es­pe­cially fond of the group Judas Priest. He and his friends en­joyed dozens of con­certs and he owned every sin­gle one of their al­bums. Chuck and his close friends also formed two dif­fer­ent heavy metal bands, Sonic Fury and In­fantry. They fre­quently had gigs all over the area and were widely known and en­joyed by fans and friends. Chuck be­came in­ter­ested in deer hunt­ing at an early age and adored going both gun and bow hunt­ing with his dad, cousins, and friends. One of his most cov­eted spots was what he re­ferred to as “The Big Tree”. While not a morn­ing per­son in gen­eral, he never minded get­ting up and out into his spot to be one with na­ture in peace and quiet. He also en­joyed car­ing for his yard and lawn and loved to show off what he had done out there. Be­fore the death of his mother in 2008, he and his brother en­joyed count­less vis­its, trips and great times with his mother, Pam, and her hus­band, Roy.    In 2016, Chuck met the love of his life, Amy Gil. To­gether with her two chil­dren Jake and Jor­dan, they formed a nur­tur­ing and lov­ing bond, and Char­lie quickly be­came a beloved part of Amy’s fam­ily. On Sep­tem­ber 12, 2020, they mar­ried in a beau­ti­ful back­yard cer­e­mony at the home of Amy’s par­ents in Muskego, with close fam­ily, friends, and col­leagues in at­ten­dance. The union they formed four years ear­lier was set in stone that day. Amy and Char­lie en­joyed so many ad­ven­tures to­gether. Trav­el­ing to all of Wisconsin’s casi­nos and play­ing video poker for hours at a time, grab­bing a drink down at “The Rock”, a bite to eat at Gin­ger’s, sum­mer fes­ti­vals, con­certs, tak­ing their boat out on Fox Lake, din­ing at their fa­vorite spot Johnny Man­hat­tans, and vis­it­ing Char­lie’s fam­ily in Moun­tain. Trips to Las Vegas and Myr­tle Beach brought even more fun to the mix. They also en­joyed vis­its to Amy’s fam­ily cabin on Lake Ar­bu­tus, spend­ing time out on the water and at the Sand­bar. He was al­ways the “pon­toon cap­tain”. Most re­cently they would take shorter rides to Amy’s aunt and uncle’s place in Wis­con­sin Dells, where many more won­der­ful mem­o­ries were made. He loved en­joy­ing a nice Chopin Vodka Gim­let.    Char­lie is sur­vived by his lov­ing wife, Amy Fran­cis of Hori­con; step­son, Jacob Egan (Mariah Han­ra­han) of Mayville; and step­daugh­ter, Jor­dan Pe­ters of Hori­con; step­sons, Vic­tor (Kelly) Sun­der­land and their daugh­ter, Emma of Beaver Dam, and Dustin (Chelsey) Sun­der­land and their son, Jax, of Beaver Dam; brother, Chris Fran­cis (David Kwasny) of Mil­wau­kee; fa­ther and step-mother, John and An­toinette Fran­cis of Moun­tain; fa­ther-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry and Chris­tine Gil of Muskego; brother-in-law, Ben (Amy) Gil and their chil­dren Bent­ley and Alexis of Muskego; Step­sis­ters and Step­brother Maria (Craig) Bielin­ski and chil­dren, Kayla and Bella of Lomira, Mary Ellen Buechel (Ritch Reinke) and chil­dren, Logan and Mor­gan of Sher­wood, John Schultz and chil­dren, Nathan and Syd­ney of Mayville; step­fa­ther, Roy Pow­less of Green Bay and step­brother, Matt (Holly) Pow­less and fam­ily of Green Bay; uncle, Robert (Mag­gie) Fisher of Green Bay; cousins, Al­li­son (Car­olyn) Adler of Hunt­ing­ton Woods, MI and Hillary (Jor­dan) Levin of Wa­ter­ford, MI; and half-sis­ter, Karen Yashon-Brown of San Diego, CA. Spe­cial friends Jon Wes­t­i­mayer of Hori­con, Troy Finke of Mayville, Todd Bertel of Mayville, Steve Drews of Hori­con and their fam­i­lies. He also adored his spe­cial bond with Amy’s Grand­mother (“Grandma”), Mary Neubauer of Wauwatosa and cher­ished his re­la­tion­ship with Amy’s Aunt Kath and Uncle John Han­k­ins of Menomonee Falls. He is fur­ther sur­vived by many other cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and in-laws, in­clud­ing the chil­dren of his friends who con­sid­ered him “dad”.    He was pre­ceded in death by his mother, Pamela Pow­less; grand­par­ents, Ruth and Charles Fran­cis, Lawrence (Babe) and Ju­dith Fisher; a spe­cial aunt, Helen Blus­tein; and many other great-grand­par­ents, un­cles, aunts, cousins and loved ones.   A Cel­e­bra­tion of Life for Char­lie will be on Sat­ur­day, May 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville. A vis­i­ta­tion for Char­lie will be held at the fu­neral home on Sat­ur­day, May 13, from 11 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 2 p.m.    MEC has set up a schol­ar­ship in honor of Char­lie. Memo­ri­als can be made to the schol­ar­ship by vis­it­ing the fol­low­ing web­site. Charles Fran­cis Schol­ar­ship (etapestry.com)   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

   It is with profound sadness that the family of Glenn D. Schraufnagel of Mayville announce his unexpected yet peaceful passing on April 23, 2023, at the age of 66 years.   Glenn was born the son of Victor and Florence Schraufnagel on October 7, 1956, in Waupun.   He graduated from Mayville High School in 1974 where he excelled at playing football.   He was united in marriage to his sweetheart, Tammie Grabow, on December 13, 1975, at St. Paul’s Church in Mayville.    He worked at several companies including Waas Boring & Cable, Wisconsin Drainage, Mayville Die & Tool and Metalcraft of Mayville.    Glenn was active within the community from coaching little league and high school baseball to volunteering for the Mayville Athletic Booster Club, where he was given the honor of the Katie Award.   He was a top fundraiser for the MS Society for his daughter. Glenn’s love for sports, especially those of his grandchildren, was undeniable. He truly was their biggest cheerleader and was always beaming with pride for them. The 50-yard line of Ray Dunn Field just won’t be the same without him.   Glenn will also be remembered for his incredible love of the outdoors. He had many cherished memories of growing up on the farm. He could be found on any given day driving around the marsh checking out God’s creation, heading over to LeRoy Meats, or sitting in his garage playing the role of grill master. Glenn treasured every opportunity he got to spend with his children and grandchildren, especially when he could create memories around hunting and fishing. A special thank you to Burt Bushke and Wings Over Wisconsin for allowing him to hunt these past few years.    Glenn is survived by his wife of 47 years, Tammie; three children, Jeremy (Raquel) Schraufnagel of Mayville, TJ (Kelly) Schraufnagel of Lakeville, MN, and Kasey (fiancé Kevin Fischer); seven grandchildren, Amber and Blake Schraufnagel of Mayville, Gavyn, Hailey and Maci Schraufnagel of MN, and Evan and Hailey Fischer of Mayville. He is further survived by his sisters, Vicky (Steve) Vande Zande of Tucson, AZ, Lois (Dan) Buchta of Mayville, Lynn (Todd) Thiede of Burnett and sister-in-law, Carol Schraufnagel of Knowles; other in-laws, Lee and Mae Grabow of Benson, AZ, Dale Grabow (special friend Jenny Robbins) and Terry Grabow (Laurie); nieces, nephews, and other relatives.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Florence; brothers, Roger, Leon, and Lyle. brother-in-law, Scott Grabow; and nephews, Brett Schraufnagel, Dane Buchta, and Roger Stanek.In honoring Glenn’s wishes, private family services will take place.    Glenn never gave less than 100% in whatever role he held…. Son, Brother, Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Friend, Coach and the famous “Camp Commander”. This self-proclaimed “Smartest Man in the World” is leaving a tremendous hole in our hearts, but we are thankful for the wonderful memories that will carry on. Glenn was one of those people who made your life better just by being in it.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

   Steven L. Ruecker, 74, of Juneau, passed away Fri­day, April 21, 2023, at home.   He was born March 14, 1949, the son of Ralph and Mar­garet (Neumeyer) Ruecker.    Steve grad­u­ated from Lomira High School, class of 1967. He spent two years in the US Army as an MP sta­tioned in Ger­many. He then joined the Theresa Le­gion and was a mem­ber for 50+ years.   He earned a de­gree in ac­count­ing at UWM. He worked for sev­eral busi­nesses, one of which was Ma Baen­sch. He en­joyed work­ing for Kim Wall.    Steve en­joyed play­ing the lot­tery, where he used his ac­count­ing skills pick­ing his spe­cial num­bers. He was also a huge Star Trek fan.   He is sur­vived by Margo Scharf, his sig­nif­i­cant other and soul mate; sis­ters, Sheila Matthews, Jackie Gassner, and Kim (Ben­ito) Tovar of Mayville; brother, Jeff (Kay) Ruecker of Fond du Lac; uncle, Jim Ruecker of Theresa; God­fa­ther of Tiffany Ger­ing of Mayville and Kari Raasch of Juneau; and nieces and nephews, other rel­a­tives and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents, Ralph and Mar­garet Ruecker; sis­ter, Jill Beall.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­tend their ap­pre­ci­a­tion to Com­mon Heart Hos­pice in Wa­ter­town.   Pri­vate Mil­i­tary ser­vices will be held at a later date. Steve, Rest in Peace...Love you   The Berndt-Ledesma Fu­neral Home-Juneau is serv­ing the fam­ily. Con­do­lences may be place at www.​berndt-​ledesma.​com

   Ar­lene F. Meyer, 91 of Wau­na­kee, died April 18, 2023, at the Sun Prairie Health Care Cen­ter, Sun Prairie.   Ar­lene was born in Mason City, IA, on May 11, 1931, to Carl and Fran­cis “Fan­nie” Ent­ner. Ar­lene grew up in Mason City and grad­u­ated from Mason City High School. She also at­tended sec­re­tar­ial school there.   Ar­lene mar­ried Del­bert Meyer April 19, 1952.   Ar­lene worked at var­i­ous places in Mason City, but much of the time was at Mercy Hos­pi­tal in the billing de­part­ment. She also worked briefly in the of­fice for John Deere in Wa­ter­loo, IA, and Hori­con. After work­ing for John Deere, Ar­lene took a job at Allen Bradley in Mil­wau­kee, be­fore her re­tire­ment in July of 1997.    Ar­lene en­joyed spend­ing time with her kids, grand­kids, and great-grand­kids. Ar­lene’s hob­bies in­cluded play­ing bingo, play­ing cards, bowl­ing (in her younger years), vis­it­ing the river boat casi­nos, and shop­ping. She also en­joyed plants and flow­ers, cheer­ing for the Green Bay Pack­ers, bak­ing for cof­fee club, and watch­ing her fa­vorite soap op­eras. You didn’t dare call dur­ing the soap opera time, as she most likely wouldn’t an­swer. Christ­mas bak­ing meant a lot to Ar­lene, sup­ply­ing every Christ­mas party with ample sup­plies and mak­ing sure every­one went home with ex­tras. She would bake and freeze for Christ­mas al­most year-round.    Ar­lene is sur­vived by daugh­ters, Debra (Tim) Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA, Susan Hill of Blue Springs, MO, Lori (Mark) Wei­der­haft; and son, Ronald Meyer of Wau­na­kee; five grand­chil­dren, Kelsey (Matt) Weiss of Lawrence, KS, Spencer (Jodie) Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA, Ash­ley (Nick) Leiker of Blue Springs, MO, Lacey (Bobby) Bren­nan of Over­land Park, KS, and Carsyn Wei­der­haft of Wau­na­kee. Ar­lene is also sur­vived by 10 great-grand­chil­dren, Arlo Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA; Josh, Gavin, and Nolan Schmidt all of Cedar Falls, IA; Lily and Wil­low Weiss of Lawrence, KS; Kin­ley, Allie, and Nash Leiker of Blue Springs, MO; and Levi Bren­nan of Over­land Park, KS.   Ar­lene was pre­ceded in death by her hus­band, Del­bert Meyer; her grand­son, Tyler Schmidt and his wife, Sarah Schmidt, along with her great-grand­daugh­ter, Lula Schmidt; and her par­ents, Carl and Fran­cis Ent­ner; her brother, Dale Ent­ner; and sis­ter, Dorothy Kline.   Memo­ri­als may be sent to the fam­ily.   Fam­ily ser­vices are cur­rently pend­ing. Please share your mem­o­ries at www.​cre​ssfu​nera​lser​vice.​com.    Cress Fu­neral Ser­vice, 1310 Emer­ald Ter­race, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 608-837-9054.

   Thomas P. Leigl passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, peacefully at home surrounded by his favorite people in the world, his loving wife and two daughters. Tom battled pancreatic cancer for over a year with grace and courage.    Tom was born on November 5, 1953, to Phillip and Mary Jane Leigl of Mayville. He lived and worked in the Mayville and Brownsville area throughout his life.    Tom’s joy in life came from his passion for hobbies such as golfing, trips to the Northwoods, sitting by a campfire and walleye fishing, he even held the nickname Walleye King! Although he would probably tell you he did more fishing than catching. Tom was a funny guy; he told a lot of great jokes and kept his sense of humor to the very end.   His greatest joy, however, came from his family; he loved his family more than anything else in life. Tom spent 46 years married to his greatest love, Debra, whom he married on June 11, 1977. Tom and Debra enjoyed traveling, concerts, walking and just being together. Tom would often say how lucky he was that Debra picked him to share her life with; their love was something so very special.   Those Tom leaves behind will miss him so greatly, they include his loving wife, Debra; daughter, Jessica (Ryan) Toellner and daughter, Danica, (Brian) Lause; also his three grandchildren, Charlotte, Willis and Jack. He is further survived by his siblings, Patrick Leigl, Michael Leigl, Kathleen (David) Lynch, Patricia Leigl and also mother-in-law, Jeanine Streblow and sister-in-law, Doreen (Tom Schnaderbeck) Streblow.   Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip and Mary Jane Leigl, and father-in-law, Raymond Streblow.    Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 27, at St John’s Lutheran Church in Mayville at 1 p.m. with Rev. Phillip M. Enderle and Rev. Dr. Mark G. Cutler officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 27, at the church from 11 a.m. to the time of service at 1 p.m. Burial will take place at St. John’s Cemetery in Mayville. A meal and gathering will follow at The Meating Place restaurant at the Mayville Golf Course.    The family would like to thank the nurses and caregivers from Promedica Hospice that helped care for Tom with such care and compassion.

   Eileen N. Sell­now, 89, of Mayville, passed away peace­fully on Tues­day, April 18, 2023, at Hope Health and Rehab in Lomira.    Eileen was born on No­vem­ber 17, 1933, to Carl and Viola Ham­mann.    She was united in mar­riage to Ken­neth Sell­now on May 1, 1954, at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Mayville, where she was also a faith­ful mem­ber.    Eileen loved tak­ing care of lit­tle ones and worked for many years in child care.    In her spare time, she en­joyed bak­ing treats for her fam­ily, knit­ting, and cro­chet­ing. She also was a mem­ber of the Star­craft Stargaz­ers Campers.    Eileen is sur­vived by her chil­dren, Troy (Kim­berly) Sell­now and Kay Sell­now; her grand­chil­dren, Melissa, Kyle, and Bryan; her sib­lings, Dorothy (Roland) Schroeder, Art (Joanne) Ham­mann, and Betty (Russ) Kempf. Eileen is fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and friends.    Eileen was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her hus­band, Ken­neth in 2021; her brother, Ken­neth; and sis­ters, Ber­nice Metke and Helen Sauer.    In fol­low­ing with Eileen’s wishes, a pri­vate fam­ily fu­neral has taken place. En­tomb­ment at Shrine of Rest Mau­soleum in Fond du Lac, Wis­con­sin.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

   Don­ald L. Gourlie, 86, of Mayville, passed away peace­fully on Thurs­day, April 20, 2023, at his home sur­rounded by his fam­ily.   Don­ald was born the son of Ray­mond and Bertha (Heimerl) Gourlie on March 14, 1937, in a cot­tage-type house near the Town­ship of Ru­bi­con.    Don was united in mar­riage to his high school sweet­heart, De­lores Plan­sky, on Oc­to­ber 6, 1956, at St. Mary’s in Mayville.   He had worked for Grande Cheese, Ven­tura Cheese, Maysteel Cor­po­ra­tion, and Dorst Met­al­craft (later be­came Met­al­craft of Mayville) as a tool and die maker for over 42 years.   He was a mem­ber of St. Mary’s in Mayville and a mem­ber of the Knights of Colum­bus. Don was a life­long sports fan, Brew­ers #1, Bad­gers and Pack­ers. He loved to golf, even had his own golf cart. He loved to vol­un­teer as a coach for Rock River base­ball, Le­gion base­ball, women's soft­ball and LeRoy pony base­ball. He also would um­pire for both men's base­ball and women’s soft­ball. He was well known for call­ing his own chil­dren out if it was a close play. He was in­ducted into the The Rock River Base­ball League of Wis­con­sin and The Old­timer’s As­so­ca­tion Hall of Fame in 1990. He also loved the out­doors, fish­ing, and hunt­ing deer, pheas­ants, and rab­bits with his sons. Every year he would travel with his sons to Black River Falls to set up deer camp, rough­ing it in the woods. Also trav­eled to North Dakota to hunt pheas­ants with the boys and dogs. Bingo was an­other huge love of Don's, whether it was at St Mary's or the Le­gion in Mayville (both had great desserts). Don had a deep love of play­ing card games, such as sheepshead and crib­bage. He was al­ways up to play­ing, even the day be­fore he passed, skunk­ing both his wife and daugh­ter. His love for his fam­ily was his great­est love of all. Fam­ily gath­er­ings al­ways brought many smiles to his face.    Don is sur­vived by his wife, De­lores, of Mayville; his chil­dren, Dawn (Peter Witt) Gourlie Witt of Mayville, Don Jr. ‘Guy’ (Cheryl) Gourlie of Mayville, Diann (spe­cial friend Fred Stro­bel) Gourlie of Hori­con, Denette (John ‘Fruity’) Falk of Kekos­kee, Denise (Roger) Dusso of Beaver Dam, Dan (She­lia) Gourlie of Farm­ersville, and Dar­ren (Kristy) Gourlie of Oak­field; his broth­ers, Den­nis (Pam) Gourlie and Dale (Karen) Gourlie; broth­ers-in-law, May­nard Laufen­berg and Art Plan­sky; and sis­ters-in-law, Denise Gourlie, Judy Behnke, Elaine Sch­a­bel, Mary Bonack, and Peggy Streit; half-sis­ter, Romona Rhodes; his 18 grand­chil­dren and 24 great-grand­chil­dren; fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives and many friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; brother, Duane ‘Melf’; sis­ter, De­lores; three broth­ers-in-law; and two sis­ters-in-law.   A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial was held on Tues­day, April 25, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Fr. Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville. A vis­i­ta­tion was held from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass at 1 p.m. at the church. Bur­ial took place at St. Mary Ceme­tery in Mayville. A lun­cheon fol­lowed the ser­vice at St. Mary’s School.    Memo­ri­als in mem­ory of Don can be di­rected to the LeRoy Ath­letic As­so­ci­a­tion.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com