Den­nis M. Braun, 66, passed away peace­fully on Jan­u­ary 30, 2022.   Den­nis was born on De­cem­ber 16, 1955, the son of Ralph and Rose (Liegl) Braun, in Beaver Dam.   He grad­u­ated from Mayville High School in 1975.   He was united in mar­riage to Cather­ine Matt­son on July 22, 1978, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mayville.   Den­nis was a de­voted paper boy, worked at Pig­gly Wig­gly for sev­eral years and re­tired from Mayville En­gi­neer­ing Com­pany at the end of De­cem­ber 2020, after 43 years as a tool and die maker.   In his spare-time, Den­nis en­joyed re­mod­el­ing their house, hunt­ing, fish­ing and going to the store to talk with peo­ple. Most of all, he loved cook­ing, grilling, and spend­ing time with his fam­ily.   Den­nis is sur­vived by his wife, Cather­ine, and their chil­dren, Sara Braun, Susan Crout, Michael (Kaitlin) Braun and John Braun of Mayville. He is also sur­vived by his grand­chil­dren, Stan­ley Crout and Rose Braun; his sib­lings, Diane (Dave) Mar­tin, Deb­o­rah (Allen) Won­dra, David (Trish) Braun; his fa­ther-in-law, Mathew Matt­son; broth­ers-in-laws and sis­ters-in-laws, Jim (Sharon) Matt­son, Tim (Jan­ice) Matt­son, Sandy Bod­den (Jeff) and Mary (Grant) Lar­son; many other rel­a­tives and friends.   Den­nis was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents, Ralph and Rose Braun; and his mother-in-law, Mary Matt­son.   A Memo­r­ial Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial will be held on Wednes­day, March 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mayville with the Rev. Fa­ther Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing. A vis­i­ta­tion for Den­nis will be held prior at the church from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.   The Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. On­line con­do­lences may be made at www.​koepsellfh.​com

   Susan H. (Schrauf­nagel) Wiese, 85, of rural Mayville passed away peace­fully on March 4, 2022, at Sage Meadow Mem­ory Care in Fond du Lac with her fam­ily at her side.  Susie was born on Oc­to­ber 18, 1936, in the Town of LeRoy, the old­est daugh­ter of An­drew P. and Mary P. (Feucht) Schrauf­nagel.    She at­tended Lomira Pub­lic Schools. On June 30, 1956, she was united in mar­riage to Don­ald I. Wiese at St. An­drew’s Catholic Church in LeRoy. To­gether, they raised five won­der­ful chil­dren.   Susie was a de­voted wife, mother, grand­mother, great-grand­mother, daugh­ter and sis­ter. She cher­ished the time spent with her fam­ily. She loved to sew, cro­chet and do var­i­ous craft­work. Her large gar­den is where you could find her every spring through fall, can­ning al­most every­thing she grew to feed her fam­ily. She looked for­ward to the fall of each year so she could pick hick­ory nuts, then spent the win­ters crack­ing and pre­serv­ing nuts for many peo­ple. Susie worked at Koll­man’s Ko­rner in LeRoy al­most 40 years as a wait­ress and also bak­ing her fa­mous pies. She loved her chil­dren dearly and al­ways made time to bake some­thing spe­cial for them, even as adults. She en­joyed teach­ing her grand­chil­dren how to gar­den, can and pre­serve, cook, bake and play games. Tak­ing the grand­chil­dren along to local farmer’s mar­kets, sell­ing gar­den pro­duce is some­thing the grand­chil­dren will all re­mem­ber as some of their fa­vorite mem­o­ries of time spent with Grandma and Grandpa. Known as “GG” to her great grand­chil­dren, she adored the lit­tle ones and loved to hug them and lis­ten to their sto­ries. Susie was a woman of great faith, faith she cel­e­brated as a life­long mem­ber of St. An­drew’s Catholic Church in LeRoy. Singing in the church choir filled her with pride. She es­pe­cially loved singing for church fu­ner­als – her last op­por­tu­nity to honor a fel­low church mem­ber. Susie and Don loved to play BINGO to­gether and she con­tin­ued play­ing with friends after Don passed away in 2016 (al­ways hop­ing to win the big one!).   Susie leaves be­hind her five chil­dren, who she was so proud of: Don (Joan) Wiese, Cheryl (Scott) Strook, Glenn (Dar­lene) Wiese, Duane (Sue) Wiese and Char­lene (Aaron) Rauls. She was blessed with 16 won­der­ful grand­chil­dren, Kathryn (Kurt) Hintz, Car­rie (Nick) Tib­bott, Colleen (Andy) Giese, Mi­randa (Dustin) Beck, Aleana (Ryan) Rodig, Cody (Sara) Strook, Mitchel (Faith) Wiese, Dar­ren (Gabrielle) Wiese, Jes­sica (Nick) Palm, We­ston (Genna An­dreae) Wiese, Bran­don (Rachael) Wiese, Aaron (Erica) Wiese, Cay­den (Eliz­a­beth Vang) Wiese, Cassie Immel, Kayla (Tim) Simon and Kyle Immel. See­ing her 23 great-grand­chil­dren al­ways brought a smile to her face. Susie is fur­ther sur­vived by her sib­lings, Ken­neth (Theresa) Schrauf­nagel, Ruth (Wayne) Margelof­sky, Dorothy (Dick) Fink, An­drew (Bon­nie) Schrauf­nagel and Ar­lene Pierog. She is also sur­vived by her in-laws, Dorothy Loest, Ed Wiese, Al­fred (Ar­lene) Wiese, Eu­gene (Mary) Wiese, Chuck (Dar­lene Bint­zler) Wiese, Mar­cella (Mar­vin) Klemp, Mar­garet Brandl and Alvin (Pen­nae) Wiese. She is fur­ther sur­vived by many nieces, nephews, other fam­ily and friends.    In ad­di­tion to her hus­band, par­ents and in-laws, Alvin H. and Alma E. (Koll­mann) Wiese, Susie was pre­ceded in death by her brother, Eu­gene Schrauf­nagel, and other rel­a­tives.    A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial will be held at St. An­drew’s Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing on March 10, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. Susie’s fam­ily will greet rel­a­tives and friends at the church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of ser­vice. A pri­vate fam­ily in­urn­ment will take place at St. An­drew’s Ceme­tery, LeRoy, at a later date. In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als to St. An­drew’s Catholic Church would be ap­pre­ci­ated by the fam­ily.  The fam­ily wishes to thank the staff at Sage Meadow Mem­ory Care in Fond du Lac as well as Pre­cep­tor Hos­pice for the lov­ing, com­pas­sion­ate, at­ten­tive care they pro­vided Susie in her final days.    Proverbs 31:31:  “Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

 Shirley A. Haslow (nee Scherger), 86, of Mayville passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac with her family by her side.   Shirley was born the daughter of Herman and Bernice (Jaeger) Scherger on May 23, 1935, in Hartford.   She was a 1953 graduate of Hartford High School.   On October 18, 1958, Shirley was united in marriage to Willard A. Haslow at St. John Lutheran Church in Hartford.   She was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville.   In her spare time, Shirley enjoyed bowling, quilting, puzzles, and shaking dice. Family was important and she cherished the time spent with them especially her grandchildren. She also volunteered at area blood drives.    Shirley is survived by her husband, Willard of Mayville; her children, Keith (Diane) Lentz of Mayville, Debra (Alan) Sell of Winter, Connie (Steve) Hofman of Horicon, JoAnn (Michael) Engel of Mayville, and James (Rena) Haslow of Horicon; her sister, Barbara Dudec; her nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Henry Lentz; grandson, Jeremy; sisters, Donna Qualmann, Sandra Scherger, and brothers-in-law, Glen Qualmann, Paul Steinbach, and Ronnie Budahn.   A funeral service for Shirley will take place on Friday, March 11, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville with Pastor Ken Schaub officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. on Friday at the church. Burial will take place at Graceland Cemetery in Mayville.   Special thanks to the nurses and staff at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac for the care and support shown to Shirley and her family.Koepsell Funeral Home is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Angela T. Schwarze, age 85, of Mayville passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Matthew’s of Horicon with her family by her side.   Angela was born the daughter of Harold and Theresa (Sorgent) Holtz on August 23, 1936. In her spare time, Angela enjoyed doing hook-rugs, puzzles, and made differently crafts. She also loved playing cards with friends, especially sheepshead. She was also an avid bowler.   Angela is survived by her former husband David. Her children- John (Salley) Schwarze, Sr. of Maine, Julie (David) Smith of Iron Ridge, Jeff (Mary) Schwarze of Oklahoma, and Joyce (Dennis) Landsee of Beaver Dam. Her grandchildren- Johnny Jr., Timothy, Toni, Joline, Sarah, Jennifer, Jessica, Jason, Jarrod, Christina, Brad, and Laura. 26 great grandchildren. Her sister Rosie (Ron) Martin of TX. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Martha and Mary Ann.   A funeral service for Angela will be held on March 10, at 11 a.m. at the Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville with the Rev. Fr. Tom Biersack presiding. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.   The family wishes to thank Care Wisconsin for all their kindness and help. Thanks to Generations Hospice for the special care and attention and special thanks the Matthew’s of Horicon for all the love, friendship, and support. She will be missed by all.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Thomas Robert Walther, 73, of Eau Claire, passed away on February 26, 2022, at Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire with family members by his side.    Tom was born on August 3, 1948, in Fond Du Lac, the son of Robert and Norma (Lau) Walther. He grew up in Mayville, and was a 1966 graduate of Mayville High School. After high school he attended University of Wisconsin – Platteville.   On August 23, 1969, he married LaVon (Bonnie) Place in Platteville where they lived for the next 1½ years while Tom finished college.   In January 1971, Tom received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. In 1975 Tom earned his Licensure as a Professional Engineer in the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. Upon graduation Tom and Bonnie moved to Iowa where they lived for the next 9½ years while Tom was employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation. During this time he held the positions of Engineer in Training in Ames, Assistant Resident Construction Engineer in Waterloo and Resident Maintenance Engineer in Denison. During this same time period daughter ReNee was born in Ames, IA, in May, 1971 and son Brian was born in Waterloo, IA, in May, 1974.   In the fall of 1980 Tom, Bonnie and the family moved to Eau Claire. Tom served the people of Eau Claire County for the next 28 years as Eau Claire County Highway Commissioner. Following retirement from the county, Tom worked intermittently as an engineer for a number of employers including TEC Design, the Chippewa County Highway Department and Ayres Associates.    Tom’s most passionate activity was service to his profession. He was a charter member of the Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at UW-Platteville in 1967 and then was active in ASCE for the remainder of his life. He served as President of the Northwest Branch in Wisconsin, President of the Wisconsin Section and six years as a national director as well as service on multiple national committees. He was also an official nominee for the position of national president. While in Iowa Tom was also a member of the Iowa Jaycees serving a term as District Director.   Tom was also a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Eau Claire, where he sang in the church choir for nearly 30 years and served as church treasurer and as a member of the Church Council.   Tom enjoyed traveling and visiting historic sites with Bonnie and spending time with his children and grandchildren. In earlier years Tom also enjoyed hunting and fishing under the tutelage of his father.    Tom is survived by his daughter, ReNee (Marc) Hanson of Anoka, MN; son, Brian (Christina) Walther of Chippewa Falls; grandchildren, Bailey Hanson of Coon Rapids, MN, Kiersten Clifford of Eau Claire, Taylor Walther of Eau Claire, Preston Walther (fiancée Madison Lloyd) of Mondovi and Larissa Walther of Mondovi, plus step-granddaughters, Olivia (Kyle) Connelly of Eau Claire and Isabelle Gunderson of Eau Claire. He is also survived by brother, Richard (Patti) Walther of Pompano Beach, FL; brothers-in-law, Milton (Bunnita) Place of Hazel Green and David Place of Fennimore; sisters-in-law, Barbara Hanna of Oregon (WI), Sherri (Larry) Klaas of Stitzer and Diana Place of Merrill. He is further survived by numerous nieces and nephews.    He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Bonnie; parents, Robert and Norma Walther; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Milton (Betty) Place; brothers-in-law, Donovan Place, Curtiss Place and Chester Hanna and sister-in-law, Robin Place;   A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 3, at 1:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1804 Highland Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701. Pastor Julie Brenden will officiate the service. Burial will take place immediately following the funeral at Rest Haven Cemetery in the Town of Washington. A visitation will be held, on Thursday, at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of service.   In lieu of flowers, all memorials will be divided between St. John's Lutheran Church and Tom's UW - Platteville Scholarship Fund.   Friends and family may offer condolences online at www.hulkefamilyfh.com   Hulke Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 3209 Rudolph Rd., Eau Claire, WI 54701 is assisting the family with arrangements.

   Anita R. Clark, 99, passed peacefully into God’s hands, surrounded by the love of her family, on February 26, 2022.   A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will take place on March 14, at 12 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville with the Rev. Fr. Tom Biersack presiding. Visitation will take place from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service at noon at the church. Inurnment will take place at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Mayville.   Anita Rose Clark (Gruber) was born February 13, 1923, in Knowles, of Leo and Emma (Haller) Gruber.   On July 14, 1945, she married Richard Clark at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in LeRoy.   She attended Mayville High School, Dodge County and Oshkosh State Teachers College. She taught for many years in rural Lomira, and St. Mary’s Catholic School in Mayville.   Anita and Richard co-owned Clark’s Floral in Mayville with Herbert and Leona Clark. Herbert was Richard’s brother.   She was a lifetime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mayville, where she also served on the cemetery committee for many years.   She is survived by her children, Kenneth (Luann Schaldenbrand) of Naples, FL, Keith (Dr. Jean Schoeni) of Lake Mills, WI, Karen (Dr. Mark) Storm of Manitou Springs, CO, and Kathryn (Richard) Metke of Mayville. She also leaves behind three grandchildren Tracy (Curt) Serdynski; Luke Simson; Matt (Hannah) Retzkin-Simson and great-grandchildren, Savannah and Aksel Serdynski.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in 1979; parents; sister, Jane Gruber; brother, Norman Gruber; and daughter-in-law, Karen Clark (Urban).   Special thanks to the staff of Hope Senior Living in Lomira for the loving care and support shown to Anita and her family.   In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Anita's name to the St. Mary’s Cemetery Fund or the Foundation Fighting Blindness at https://www.fightingblindness.org/   We thank Koepsell Funeral Home who serves the family during this difficult time.   Koepsell Funeral Home is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

Maureen R. Sayles, 82 of Horicon, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on the 23rd of February, 2022, at Angel's Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc.    Maureen was born on November 5, 1939, to Edgar and Dorothy (Rahn) Glander at home in Neda. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Horicon, where she was also a member.   She married Wayne F. Sayles on April 25, 1964, in Waukegan, IL. Together they had seven children.   Maureen was a woman of exceptional faith, evident in her extreme patience as a mother and grandmother.  After her husband passed away in 1983, she single-handedly raised all seven children, who were all school-age. She was kind, compassionate and selfless. She loved to cook, garden and spend time with her family. Anyone who knew Maureen loved her.   Maureen worked at the Village Flower Shop in Kekoskee for 25 years, retiring in 2006.    She is survived by four sons, Kevin Sayles (Bernice Valentin) of Waupun, Kurt and Roxanne Sayles of Horicon, Korey Sayles (Melissa Worthington) of Horicon and Klint and Melissa Sayles of Horicon; two daughters, Kelly Sayles (Jon Janiak) of Waupun and Kristin and Jim Young of Brownsville; 17 grandchildren, Jordan, Jerad, Kaeden, Andrea, Mitchell, Kale, Ashley, Nicole, Heather, Katie, David, Sarah, Alexis, Amanda, Layne, Madilyse, Mariah, Morgan and Faith; and 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Arlon (Doris) Glander of Burnsville, MN; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.    She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wayne (1983); and son, Kerry (2010); son-in-law, Michael Kwakkel (2019); and brother, Stuart Glander (2021).   A visitation was held at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Horicon on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12 p.m. Rev. Daniel Seehafer will officiate. Interment took place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Horicon.   Thank you to Angel's Grace for the exceptional care given to our Mother.    Memorials may be made to Angel's Grace Hospice or St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Horicon.   Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Horicon served the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.

   Glenn H. Zahn, 89, of Mayville, passed away on Sun­day, Feb. 20, 2022, at Sharon S. Richard­son Com­mu­nity Hos­pice in She­boy­gan Falls, Wis­con­sin.   Glenn was born the son of Harold and Amelda (Prib­now) Zahn on March 15, 1932, in the Town of Theresa. He at­tended the West­line school in Town of Theresa, Williamstown.   He was united in mar­riage to Eli­nor Oech­sner on April 23, 1955, in LeRoy.   Glenn worked hard his whole life. In his early years, he worked on a milk route, pick­ing up milk cans by local farm­ers. Later he farmed along­side his son, Dean, in Williamstown.   Glenn was a faith­ful mem­ber of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Mayville where he served his church as a past long­time elder and usher. He also helped with the build­ing of St. John’s Church and School. Glenn also vol­un­teered for the Kekos­kee Fire De­part­ment.   In his spare time, Glenn and his wife en­joyed trav­el­ing. Glenn was a kind and gen­tle man who was al­ways there to lend a hand. His smile and laugh were con­ta­gious. He will be missed by many.   Glenn is sur­vived by his wife, Eli­nor of Mayville; daugh­ter, Deb­bie (Rick) Ger­lat of She­boy­gan; his daugh­ter-in-law, Patty (Kevin) Kas­ten of Ripon; his grand­chil­dren, Kristy (John) Zahn, Cole (Lind­sey) Zahn, Jamie (Chris) Mar­tin, Je­remy (Tammy) Gassner, Ash­ley (Matt) Ger­lat, and Greg (Saman­tha) Ger­lat; his great-grand­chil­dren, Braleigh, Ten­ley, Lin­coln, Rylee, Genna, Bent­ley, Gi­anna, and Oliver; his brother-in-law, David Waas; his uncle, Reuben Prib­now; sis­ter-in-law, Norma (George) Lech­ner; fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and many friends.   Glenn was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his son, Dean; son in in­fancy, Gary; and his sis­ter, Mar­i­lyn Waas.   A fu­neral ser­vice for Glenn will take place on Thurs­day, Feb. 24, at 1 p.m. at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dr. Mark G. Cut­ler of­fi­ci­at­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion will take place on Thurs­day, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. until the time of the ser­vice at 1 p.m. En­tomb­ment will take place at the Shrine of Rest Mau­soleum in Fond du Lac.   In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als may be di­rected to the St. John’s El­e­va­tor Fund, Theresa Fire and Res­cue, or the Sharon S. Richard­son Com­mu­nity Hos­pice.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

   David Lee Schepp, 75, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Clement J. Zoblocki Veterans’ Medical Center in Milwaukee.   David was born on October 4, 1946, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Beaver Dam, the son of Gerhard and Marion (Hron) Schepp.   Dave was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School in 1965.   After graduating, Dave went to work at Mayville Engineering Company where he worked for 35 years before retiring.    He was blessed with two children by Sandy Wagner: Troy Schepp on September 30, 1971 and Adam Schepp on April 9, 1979.   Growing up, Dave helped out in the family-owned, Schepp’s Bakery in Fox Lake.   He enjoyed music and even played in a band for the majority of his younger years. He would take both of his sons out on camping trips, hunting, watching NASCAR, and attending local racing events. After retiring, he would travel around the area to listen to one of his favorite cover bands, Nite Trax. Dave especially cherished his camping trips and the times spent with friends.   Dave is survived by his son, Adam (Heather) Schepp of Horicon; grandchildren, Broody, Lilly, and Keyanna Beck-Schepp, Kiala Wittchow of Fond du Lac, and Kweianaw Rufus of Juneau; great-grandchildren, Bently and Charlotte Wittchow; brothers, Jerry (Karen) Schepp and Norb (Lori) Hron; sisters, Marilynn Schepp and Judy Myers; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his father, Gerhard Schepp; mother, Marion Hron; and son, Troy Schepp.   Visitation for David took place on Friday, Feb. 18, at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam from 12 p.m. (noon) until the time of the funeral service at 1 p.m. Burial took place at Oakwood Cemetery in Beaver Dam with military honors provided by the John E. Miller American Legion Post 146.   The family would like to say how grateful they are to the many healthcare workers at Clement J. Zoblocki Veterans’ Medical Center in Milwaukee who had taken care of Dave like one of their own family members.   Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services in 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.