Lorraine Ephrosyne Emma (Christian) Steinbach, 97, of Mayville, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living.   Lorraine was born in Town Theresa, on February 13, 1924, the sixth of nine children born to Herman and Selma (Nickel) Christian. She was baptized February 24, 1924, at home by Pastor C. P. Thusius. She was confirmed June 5, 1938, by Pastor H. H. Laabs at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hochheim, and graduated from Mayville High School in 1942.   She married Edward H. Steinbach on October 31, 1943, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Town Theresa.   Lorraine and Edward lived on the Steinbach homestead just east of Mayville, working together in dairy farming, truck farming, and the establishment of Steinbach Strawberries. They moved to Mayville in 1997.    Lorraine was a life-long member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir, belonged to Immanuel Lights, and enjoyed quilting for charity. Her hobbies included sewing, baking, canning, quilting and, in later years, Silver Sneakers.   Lorraine is survived by her children, Genevieve Day, Fairfield Glade, TN; Virginia (Rev. Jack) Cascione, Marana, AZ; Anita (Kenneth) Eichinger, Bremen, IN; Brenda (Boyd) Mueller, Whitehall, MI; ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Leola Christian, and many nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward, in 2002; one infant granddaughter; son-in-law, Edward Day; three sisters, Hertha Vorlob, Erna Schrab, Bernice Haag; five brothers, Herbert, Hilbert, Ewald, Darvin, Donald.  Lorraine now rests in the arms of her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, in her heavenly home. "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life." Rev. 2:10    Visitation took place on Saturday, Feb. 5, at Immanuel Lutheran Church (River Church) N8076 County Rd. AY, Mayville, WI 53050 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., immediately followed by the funeral service conducted by the Rev. Douglas Zahner. Burial took place at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.   Lorraine's family thanks the staff at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living and Generations Hospice for all their care and support.   Memorials may be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Sylvester (Sal) F. Okon, 81, of LeRoy passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, after a courageous year and a half battle with cancer.    Sal’s last request was for family and friends to gather and celebrate his life. We invite family, friends, and those whose lives he touched, to join us Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. The family will be holding an Open House / Celebration of Life with food and drink from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mayville Gun Club, W2868 Farmersville Road, Mayville, WI 53050.    Sal was born on December 3, 1938, in Browns Corners, son of George Sr. and Erna (Pilsner) Okon.   He was a 1957 graduate of Mayville High School. He furthered his education by attending electrical, plumbing and engineering schools.   On June 21, 1958, he was united in marriage to Bonnie Giese at St. Mary’s Church in Mayville. Together they raised their two children.   Sal worked for the State of Wisconsin DOT for 41 years until his retirement in 2001. Following retirement, he focused on building his business, Okon Soil Testing and Land Surveying. Thru his determination and hard work, he was able to enjoy his passion of hunting and fishing which took him to Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Alaska and Canada to name a few.   Throughout the years, he was involved with many organizations and activities such as the Mayville Fire Department, Mayville EMS, Mayville Boy Scouts, Mayville Planning Commission, Mayville Gun Club, Oakfield Conservation Club, Horicon Marsh Bowman’s Club, and Board Member for the Village of Lowell, 1240 River City Hunting Club and Easter Bunny for the City of Mayville.   When he wasn’t hunting or working, he spent his time throwing horseshoes, swinging golf clubs, building martin houses, attending NASCAR races, Green Bay Packer games, traveling around the world or BS’ing at the local watering hole with friends. One of his greatest accomplishments was donating time and travel to Mission of Panama, a mission to help engineer a dam in the Panama jungle to supply area villages with water.   Sal leaves behind his significant other, Judy Cook; his children, Brian (Juanita) Okon of LeRoy, and Sheri (Mike) Feucht of Rubicon; his grandchildren, Jessica (Marvin Voss) Okon, Jamie Okon, Nikki (Mitch) Wegner, Stephanie (Vince Hoffman) Feucht, Doug (Casey) Feucht; his great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Kora, Kenzie Wegner, Emma and Henry Feucht; his extended family, Chris (Marybeth) Cook, Michelle "Shelley" (Duane "Red") Eilbes, Lincoln Cook, Casey (fiancé Brock Hanke) Cook; his brother, Jerome (Pearl) Okon, his sister-in-law, Eunice Okon, former wife, Bonnie Okon, former in-laws, Marion Giese, Dorothy Krueger, Ralph (Faye) Giese, Ron Coulter and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, George Jr. (Evelyn), Richard Okon, David (Lila) Okon and Art Okon, former in-laws, Verona (Frank) Hartwig, Oscar (Ruth) Giese, Ruth Mary (Lenord) Schultz, Marvin Giese, Oliver Krueger, Janet Coulter and Norman Gruber.   The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff of Froedert Cancer Center, Agnesian Cancer Center - Fond du Lac, Agnesian Hospice of Fond du Lac, and Father Tom Biersack of St. Andrews Parish, Reverend Monica of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, friends and family who visited, sent prayers and well wishes.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family.

 Ronald E. Heid, 87, of Wa­ter­town, passed away on Thurs­day, Jan. 20, 2022, at VA Hos­pi­tal in Mil­wau­kee.   Ronald was born the son of Ed­mund C. and Eve­lyn M. (Prag) Heid on No­vem­ber 22, 1934.   He was a grad­u­ate of Hori­con High School.   He served his coun­try hon­or­ably in the US Army. Ron had re­tired from John Deere. He also worked for Kline’s de­part­ment store in Wa­ter­town and was a jan­i­tor for the Wa­ter­town School Dis­trict.   He was a mem­ber of Sa­cred Heart Parish in Hori­con.   Ron is sur­vived by long­time com­pan­ion, De­lores Raether of Wa­ter­town; fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; sis­ter, Char­lotte Pagel; brother-in-law, Buddy Pagel; sis­ter, Eliz­a­beth Al­lard; and two nephews, Jef­frey and David Al­lard.   A pri­vate memo­r­ial ser­vice for Ron will be held.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Hori­con is serv­ing the fam­ily.

   Ethel ‘Mickey’ Curtin, 78 of Horicon, formerly of Escanaba, MI. passed away on January 19, 2022, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam.    A memorial gathering will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at the Koepsell Murray Funeral Home in BEAVER DAM.   Ethel was born the daughter of Alvin and Verneda (Larry) Parker on March 8, 1943, in Portage.   She was united in marriage to Harry J. Curtin on February 9, 1963, in Milwaukee.   Ethel had worked as a registered nurse and took care of many people over the years.   In her spare time, Ethel enjoyed baseball and was an avid Milwaukee Brewers fan. She also loved a good casino trip and always ended up lucky on the slots. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband, Harry, and they visited all 50 states.   Ethel is survived by her children, Lance Curtin, Jodi Johnson, and Connie (Mitchell) Choy; her seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; further survived by other relatives and friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Harry.   The memorial gathering will take place in BEAVER DAM at the funeral home not Horicon.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Horicon is serving the family.