16 October 2023

Share

Barbara A. Wolc

Barbara A. Wolc

   Barbara A. Wolc, 82, of Mayville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.    Barbara was born the daughter of Lawrence and Elda (Seering) Leibenow on June 3, 1941, in Beaver Dam.   She was united in marriage to Richard Frank Wolc on April 27, 1963, at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Mayville where Barbara was also a faithful, lifelong member.   Barbara was a graduate of Mayville High School. She had a love for helping people and worked at various places in Mayville including Purity Cheese, Old Fashioned Cheese, and later retired from Piggly Wiggly.   Barbara enjoyed trapshooting, bowling, snowmobiling, and taking motorcycle trips with her husband and other family members and friends. She always had a kind word for others and treasured the time she spent with her family.    Barbara will be missed by her husband, Frank; children, Tamra Wolc, Kimberly (Dr. William) Haraden, and Troy Wolc; grandchildren, Becky, Ashley, Michelle, Brandon, Jayce, and Alexana; great-grandchildren, Rylan, Aleigha, Alana, Landon, Makoto, Korbin, Xavien, Raiden, Iana, and Brielle; her siblings, Larry (Vicki) Leibenow, Karen Leibenow, Patricia Kutz, and Kenny (Malea) Leibenow. Barbara is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and dear friends.    Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; son, Scott; daughter, Lisa; son-in-law, Senator Rick Gudex; and brother, Rick.   A graveside memorial service for Barbara will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Cemetery in Mayville with Rev. Joshua Frazee officiating.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.Koepsellfh.com
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on

Share

Posted on
12 October 2023

Share

Karen M. Ondrejka

Karen M. Ondrejka

   Karen M. Ondrejka, 84, of Mayville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun.    Karen was born on December 15, 1938, to Ruben and Adeline (Riley) Kohli.   She was a Mayville High School graduate and lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mayville.   Karen was united in marriage to George Ondrejka on October 17, 1959, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.   Karen worked for many years in the office at MEC and later retired from there.    Many wonderful family memories were made spending time together at their lake home on Beaver Dam Lake. There they enjoyed fishing, playing cribbage, and just relaxing and being together. Karen could often be found passing time listening to music, such as polkas, or reading. Most of all she loved doing word search books. Karen could work on these for hours and hours.    Karen is survived by her children, Brian Ondrejka (special friend Belinda) and Lisa (Brian) Schultz; grandchildren, Brent (Brittany) Schultz and Kyle Schultz (special friend Brandie); three great-grandchildren, Parker, Tyson, and Kylie Schultz; and two sisters-in-law, Alice Boerst and Mary Ondrejka. Karen will be further missed by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.   Karen was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; her brother, Norman (Lucy) Kohli; and her mother and father-in-law.    In honoring Karen’s wishes, a private family burial will take place.    The family would like to thank the staff at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Waupun, as well as Generations Hospice. The care provided to Karen will always be remembered and deeply appreciated.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.Koepsellfh.com
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
10 October 2023

Share

Anita Marie Froemming

Anita Marie Froemming

   Anita Marie Froem­ming, 93, of Hori­con, passed away on Sun­day, Oct. 8, 2023, at Hill­side Manor in Beaver Dam.    Anita was born the daugh­ter of Her­man and Regina (Beisbier) Ruh­land on June 22, 1930, in the Town of LeRoy.   She was united in mar­riage to Roland Froem­ming at St. An­drew’s Catholic Church in LeRoy on De­cem­ber 30, 1950.   Anita was a faith­ful mem­ber of Sa­cred Heart Parish in Hori­con.   Anita was very nur­tur­ing and kind by na­ture and was known as the neigh­bor­hood grandma. She en­joyed cook­ing and bak­ing de­li­cious treats for her fam­ily and friends. The fam­ily al­ways gath­ered at her house for the hol­i­days.    Anita will be re­mem­bered by her chil­dren, Mar­lene (David) Lentz of Juneau, Rev. David (Kathy) Froem­ming of Lan­caster, and Jan­ice (Dan) Roethle of Hori­con; her grand­chil­dren, Caitlin (Brad) En­gel­mann, Brian (Na­talie) Froem­ming, Teresa (Chris) Sawyer; five great-grand­chil­dren, Alex, Zach­ery, Luca, Em­mett, and Howard; her sis­ter, LaV­er­nia Ruh­land of Juneau; and good friend, Jan­ice Smith. Anita is fur­ther sur­vived by her nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.    Anita was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her hus­band, Roland; a brother, Mar­vin; and her sis­ter, Do­lores.    A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial for Anita will be held on Mon­day, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. at Sa­cred Heart Parish in Hori­con with Rev. Fr. Justin Lop­ina pre­sid­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion for Anita will be held at church on Mon­day, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 11 a.m. In­ter­ment will fol­low the ser­vice at St. Malachy’s Ceme­tery in Hori­con.    Memo­ri­als in honor of Anita may be di­rected to Sa­cred Heart Cap­i­tal Im­prove­ment Fund.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Hori­con is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on

Share

Florence C. “Flo” Glamann

Florence C. “Flo” Glamann

  Florence C. “Flo” Glamann (Mueller), 98, of Mayville was called home to be with the Lord on October 1, 2023, at Crossroads Care Center in Mayville surrounded by her loving family.   Flo was born on October 4, 1924, in Iron Ridge to Herman and Elsie Mueller (Wolters).   On March 21, 1942, she was united in marriage to Vernon C. Glamann at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Iron Ridge.   Flo retired from Tab Products in Mayville.   She enjoyed baking and sharing her treats with everyone. Flo was an avid Sheepshead player and spent many evenings at card parties with friends. Most of all, she loved spending time with family.    Those Flo leaves behind to cherish her memory include her daughter, Sharon Wild of Mayville; daughter-in-law, Suzanne Glamann of Lake Wales, FL; three grandchildren, Tricia Wild of Mayville, John (Kathie) Wild of Mayville, and Faith Glamann of Lake Wales, FL; two great-grandchildren, Landen Wild and Abby Glamann; and brother-in-law, Marvin Glamann of West Bend. Flo is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.    In addition to her parents, Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Glamann; two infant daughters, Cindy and Susanne; son, Dr. John Glamann; son-in-law, Gene Wild; four siblings, Marion (Lester) Gnerlich, Roland (Joan) Mueller, Wilbert (Angie) Mueller, and Merlin Mueller; four sisters-in-law, Viola (John) James, Ruth (Ardell) Schmidt, Bernice (Elmer) Bunkoske, and Pearl (Richard) Schulz; and brothers-in-law, Don Glamann and Palmer Glamann (infant).    A Private Family Service will be held.    The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at Crossroad Care Center in Mayville and Generations Hospice for their care and compassion.   Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Flo’s arrangements. For additional information or to leave an online condolence on the tribute wall, please visit www.myrhum-patten.com.
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
04 October 2023

Share

Marvin Twardokus

Marvin Twardokus

   Mar­vin Twar­dokus, 86, of rural Hart­ford passed away peace­fully at Au­rora Med­ical Cen­ter in Hart­ford on Sep­tem­ber 28, 2023.   Mar­vin was born on Au­gust 17, 1937, to Frank and Hilda (nee Quandt). He was bap­tized and con­firmed in the Chris­t­ian faith at Trin­ity Ev. Lutheran Church, Huils­burg (Hart­ford).   Mar­vin grew up work­ing along­side his par­ents on the fam­ily farm.    He mar­ried Ar­lene Schwarze on No­vem­ber 10, 1956, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hori­con and they were blessed with a happy mar­riage for over 49 years. They made the fam­ily farm their home and raised five chil­dren.   Mar­vin was an ac­tive life­long mem­ber of Trin­ity Ev. Lutheran Church and served on Church Coun­cil, as a KML del­e­gate and as build­ing su­per­vi­sor. His faith and trust in the Lord were so im­por­tant to him. His life's work was farm­ing. He loved clear­ing and work­ing the land, wood­work­ing, build­ing, chain saw­ing, weld­ing, and milk­ing cows, along­side his fam­ily on their farm.   Over the years he re­ceived an Out­stand­ing Young Farmer Award as well as a Land Con­ser­va­tion Award with his fam­ily. He served as an AAL pres­i­dent for years and en­joyed mem­ber­ship in the Farm Bu­reau in his com­mu­nity. He al­ways loved to visit with fam­ily and friends and al­ways greeted every­one with a smile.   Mar­vin is sur­vived by his five chil­dren, Ronald Twar­dokus of Hart­ford, Lori (Bruce) Braun of Hart­ford, Dale (Kathy) Twar­dokus of Mayville, Sharyl (Bill) New­bury of Fontanelle, IA, and Dean (Car­rie) Twar­dokus of Mayville; grand­chil­dren, Andy (Rachel) Braun, Katie (Cam) Ausen, Rachel (Kyle) Bacon, Jacob Braun, Karo­line (fiancé, Cody Homan) Twar­dokus, Kevin (fiancée, Amanda Strupp) Twar­dokus, Kaitlin (Kyle) Jenks, Shan­non and Nora New­bury, and Nathan (Jes­sica) Twar­dokus; great-grand­chil­dren, Glo­ria and Evan­ge­line Braun, Miles and Mar­got Ausen and Olivia Twar­dokus. He is fur­ther sur­vived by his sis­ter, Ir­m­gard (Elmer) Meyer; brother-in-law, Ervin But­zlaff; sis­ter-in-law, Louise (Charles) Wag­ner; and many nieces, nephews, rel­a­tives, and friends.   Mar­vin was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; brother, Ray­mond; sis­ter, Lor­raine (in in­fancy); wife, Ar­lene (2006); par­ents-in-law, Vic­tor and Lucy Schwarze; sis­ters-in-law, June But­zlaff and Mary Ellen Ras­mussen; and grand­son, Trent Twar­dokus.  Fu­neral ser­vices for Mar­v­in­were held on Wednes­day, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. at Trin­ity Ev. Lutheran Church in Huils­burg, with Rev. Jef­fery Drake of­fi­ci­at­ing. A vis­i­ta­tion for Mar­vin was held at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville on Tues­day, Oct. 3, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again at church on Wednes­day, Oct. 4 from 11:30 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 1 p.m. In­ter­ment fol­lowed the ser­vice at Trin­ity Ev. Lutheran Ceme­tery in Huils­burg.    Memo­ri­als in honor of Mar­vin may be di­rected to Trin­ity Ev. Lutheran Church.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com.
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
22 September 2023

Share

Leola Viola Elsa (Budahn) Christian

Leola Viola Elsa (Budahn) Christian

   Leola passed away qui­etly on Sep­tem­ber 16, 2023, at age 92 after a full life.   Leola was born at home in Theresa on April 19, 1931, to Al­fons and Mar­cella (Schrab) Bu­dahn. She was bap­tized on May 10, 1931, and con­firmed on April 2, 1944, at Trin­ity Lutheran Church, Hart­ford.   Leola was mar­ried to Darvin Chris­t­ian on March 18, 1950, at Trin­ity Lutheran Church in Hart­ford.   Leola and Darvin have three daugh­ters, Susan Wem­mert (Gary) of Bai­leys Har­bor, Bon­nie Ur­diales (Tom) of Sun Prairie, and Carol Lon­dre (Jon) of Racine.   Leola and Darvin moved from Theresa to Racine in the early 1950s. They were long-time mem­bers of Saint John’s Lutheran Church of Racine. At the church, Leola spent many hours with the sewing group, mak­ing quilts for Lutheran World Re­lief. She also par­tic­i­pated and sup­ported the Saint John’s Mis­sion Guild and the Lutheran Girl Pi­o­neers as a group leader. Leola and Darvin, 'The Tomato Man', al­ways planted huge veg­etable and flower gar­dens, but Leola did most of the can­ning and pre­serv­ing of the gar­den fruits and veg­eta­bles, using old fam­ily recipes. Leola was a long time em­ployee and a re­tiree of Sears and Roe­buck in Racine, where she spe­cial­ized in sell­ing fur­ni­ture and sewing ma­chines.   Leola used her sewing skills to make many of her daugh­ters' out­fits. She was a found­ing mem­ber and trea­surer of the Pheas­ants For­ever Chap­ter of Racine. She also was a mem­ber of the Racine County Con­ser­va­tion League. Leola and Darvin loved to travel and camp. They trav­eled all over the United States, in­clud­ing Alaska (twice) and Hawaii, re­sult­ing in bins full of pic­tures and slides.   She is sur­vived by two daugh­ters, Susan Wem­mert (Gary) and Carol Lon­dre; grand­chil­dren, Jill Num­rich (Phil), Chris­t­ian Wem­mert (Dana), Sarah Ste­in­feldt (Eric); great-grand­chil­dren, Em­i­lie Num­rich, Wyatt Num­rich, Leo Wem­mert, Carly Ste­in­feldt and Bri­anna Hogan; sis­ter-in-law, Mar­lene Bu­dahn; many nieces, nephews and friends.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents, Al­fons and Mar­cella Bu­dahn; her hus­band of more than 60 years, Darvin Chris­t­ian; her only brother, Ronald Bu­dahn of West Bend; her daugh­ter, Bon­nie Ur­diales of Sun Prairie; and her son-in-law, Jon Lon­dre of Racine.   Fu­neral ser­vices were held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1501 Erie St., Racine, on Tues­day, Sept. 26, at Noon with Pas­tor Jack Gilbert of­fi­ci­at­ing. Rel­a­tives and friends met prior to the ser­vice from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Leola was buried in Mayville, at Im­manuel Lutheran Church Ceme­tery (N8092 County Rd. AY, Mayville WI, 53050) next to her hus­band, Darvin, on Wednes­day, Sept. 27, at 11:30 am.    The fam­ily wants to thank the car­ing em­ploy­ees of Parkview Gar­dens in Mount Pleas­ant, Lynn O'Neil of Com­mu­nity Care/ Fam­ily Care, and Mike Hintz and his sup­port staff from Saint Croix Hos­pice who took spe­cial care of Leola in her final days.   Loved by all, she will be missed.   Maresh-Mered­ith And Ack­lam Fu­neral Home And Cre­ma­tory, 803 Main St., Racine, WI 53403, (262) 634-7888. Please send con­do­lences to www.​mer​edit​hfun​eral​home.​com
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
20 September 2023

Share

Norma M. Lechner

Norma M. Lechner

   Norma M. Lechner, 87, of Mayville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at Hope Nursing Home in Lomira.  Norma was born on January 23, 1936, to George and Nora (Reese) Oechsner.   Norma was united in marriage to George E. Lechner on February 14, 1956, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in LeRoy.   She was a faithful member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.    Norma was employed for over 40 years at Mayville Metal.   She was a lifetime member of the Mayville Gun Club, where she also was a trap shooter. She was an avid bowler and golfer. She enjoyed getting the family together for Packer games, where she would bake and cook for them. She was a proud Green Bay Packers Fan and held season tickets with George, for over 50 years.    Norma is survived by her sister, Elinor Zahn, as well as many dear nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.    Norma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; her sisters, Edna (Jack) Schraufnagel and Marion (Milton) Youngbeck; siblings-in-law, Glen Zahn, Roger (Joan) Wild, and Ed (Lujack) Lechner; as well as other dear relatives and friends.   A private family Memorial Service for Norma will be held at the Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville with Rev. Fr. Joe Dominic presiding. Inurnment will take place at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in LeRoy.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.Koepsellfh.com.
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
14 September 2023

Share

Dianne Marie Slater

Dianne Marie Slater

Dianne Marie Slater, 77, of Mayville passed away after suffering from health issues on Friday, September 1, 2023, at St. Agnes Hospital Home Care in Fond du Lac surrounded by family. Dianne was born on July 6, 1946, to Kathryn Giblin and Robert Slater in Dixon, IL. Dine, as she was affectionately known, served in the U.S. Army. She enjoyed attending classic car shows to reminisce of her time spent at the drag strip and the cars she grew up driving. She loved to bowl, especially with “the girls” in Milwaukee. Dine loved music; you couldn’t walk in the house without hearing a radio going somewhere. She couldn’t resist a rummage sale and was always up for a spontaneous road trip. But most importantly, she loved spending as much time as she could with her large family. Dianne is survived by her significant other, Dale Kriescher; daughter, Kathy (Kent) Shivers; granddaughters, Jackie (Jonathan) Gibson, Jessie Johnson, and Mercy Shivers; grandsons, Grant Shivers and Brett Shivers; great-granddaughters, Bryn Gibson, Monroe Gibson, and Amari Taylor; siblings, Rita Jean (Jim) Hermes, Mary Kay (Terry) Mageland, Nancy (Perry) Sommer, Bob (Pam) Slater, Marilyn Robinson, Jim (Char) Slater, Ron (Roxanne) Slater, Jerry Slater, and Theresa (Dave) Smith. As well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Dianne is preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Roxanne Johnson; sisters, Virgina Britz and Paula McCarns. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 21, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Twohig Funeral Home, 109 W. Main Street, Campbellsport. Dianne will be inurned next to her daughter, Roxanne, at Union Cemetary in Campbellsport following the visitation. Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with guestbook and condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com.
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
12 September 2023

Share

Gerald Marvin Schaefer

Gerald Marvin Schaefer

   Ger­ald Mar­vin Schae­fer, age 70, of Mayville,  passed away on Mon­day, Sep­tem­ber 11, 2023, at Hope Nurs­ing Home in Lomira.    Ger­ald was born the son of Mil­ton and Vi­o­let (Nagel) Schae­fer on March 25, 1953, in the Town of Hus­tis­ford. He grad­u­ated from Mayville High School in 1971. He was united in mar­riage to Loris Finke on Sep­tem­ber 6, 1980, at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Mayville.    Ger­ald was em­ployed at Cres­cent Garage, Mayville Metal, and Cen­tro. Be­fore re­tir­ing, he worked at Lee Pre­ci­sion in Hart­ford. He loved camp­ing, going to stock car races, and spend­ing time with his dog, Blinky.   Ger­ald is sur­vived by his wife, Loris; brother, James Schae­fer; sis­ter-in-law, Joan Schae­fer; step­-brother, Jim Schae­fer; aunts, Car­olyn and Lor­raine Nagel; in-laws, Mar­i­lyn Finke, Betty Miller, Emily (Roy) Rass­mann, Judi (Ron) Bas­t­ian, Bonita (Wally) Za­s­trow, Leon (Marge) Finke, Roland Finke, Don (Donna) Finke. Ger­ald is fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.   Ger­ald was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; un­cles, Mar­vin and George Nagel; sis­ter-in-law, Joy Finke; broth­ers-in-law, Robert Finke and Vilas Miller.    A fu­neral ser­vice for Ger­ald will be held on Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 19, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville with Rev. James Mall­mann of­fi­ci­at­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion will take place at the fu­neral home on Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 19, 2023, from 12 p.m. until the time of ser­vice at 2 p.m. In­ter­ment will fol­low the ser­vice at St. John’s Ceme­tery in Mayville.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­tend a heart­felt thank you to the staff at Hope Nurs­ing Home in Lomira and SSM Hos­pice for all the com­pas­sion and care they showed to Ger­ald and their fam­ily.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www. Koepsellfh.com
Dodge County Pionier
Posted on
Printing services
Special sections
Printing services
Special sections
Printing services
Special sections