Alain Fougere was born in Paris, France, on December 14, 1937.   He came to the U.S. with his mother and step-father at 17 years of age after the war.   He worked as a courier on a bike, having a great sense of direction in New York City. He became a gifted photographer taught by his step-father. Later he was employed as a photo finisher working computer programs for the machines and building photo developing systems. He did many wedding and special occasion photos. His photo finishing business brought him to Wisconsin. He resided in Hustisford with his wife Maggie until she preceded him in death in 2000.   After retirement, he did much volunteer work for Dodge County Special Olympics and ARC Dodge County. He was helper, companion, travel buddy and life partner to Dona Fritzel from 2007 to the present. They shared many travels to Ireland, Panama, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as three trips back to France to visit family. Also, he enjoyed many domestic tours by bus, plane and train.   He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Horicon. His faith was his Rock.   He is survived by Dona Fritzel and her children, Megan Fritzel of Waupun and Jennifer (Patrick) Schilcher of Appleton. Also step-grandchildren in Texas and many nieces and nephews.   He was preceded in death by his only sister, Danielle; and wife, Maggie.   Celebration of Life will be held as Covid restrictions lift. Please vaccinate. Memorials can be made to Dodge County Special Olympics and ARC, or Sacred Heart of Horicon.   Sincere thanks to Hospice Care Agnesian, SSM Dialysis Center of Beaver Dam, Nurses and Doctors who cared for him for many years. What a blessing you were. Also drivers from ADRC who made his journeys possible.

 Cyrus E. Morgan, 83, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at the Larson House in Columbus.   Cy was born on March 30, 1938, in Park Falls, to Bernard and Marie (Isham) Morgan.   After attending Hayward High School, he served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1959, including two years in Japan.   On April 24, 1982, Cy was united in marriage with Sharon Schaus in Horicon.   He worked as a machinist at John Deere Horicon Works for 27 years, retiring in August of 2000.   Cy loved to play golf and enjoyed playing in the Horicon’s Men’s League. He also enjoyed reading, especially James Patterson, and was an avid Packer, Brewer, and Badger fan. Cy was a gift from God. He had a gentle spirit, a beautiful smile, and an infectious laugh. He will remain is our hearts forever.    Survivors include his wife, Sharon Morgan of Juneau; his sister, Virginia (Craig) Marino of Hayward; his brother, Robert Morgan of Hayward; two sisters-in-law, Florence Morgan of West Allis and Jeanette Morgan of Hayward; two brothers-in-law; Charles (Lori) Schaus of Beaver Dam and David (Diana) Schaus of Mayville; two nephews, Matthew (Beth) Schaus (and their son, Carson) and Jeff Schaus (Marsha); a niece, Julie Schaus; two sons, Patrick Morgan of Madison and Kyle (Tammy) Morgan of Mayville; a granddaughter, Logan Morgan; a great-granddaughter, Lily; other relatives and friends.   Cy was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Leonard, Alan, and Richard; and his sister, Connie Stoll.   There will be a memorial gathering for Cy at the Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Horicon on Thursday, Jan. 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. A memorial service will follow at the funeral home on Thursday beginning at 1 p.m. John Leiting will be the celebrant. Inurnment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Sharon would like to extend a special thanks to Audrey and Bernie for all your love and support.   The Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Horicon is caring for the family. To leave online condolences, or for directions and other information, please visit our website at www.KoepsellFH.com.

   Jill A. McPherson, 66, of LaValle and formerly of Clyman passed away on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Patriot Place Assisted Living in Berlin.   Jill was born the daughter of Bruce and Margie (Nickels) Klatt on October 30, 1955, in Watertown. Jill attended Horicon High School. She retired from John Deere in Horicon after 30 years of service.   Jill was married to George McPherson on April 19, 2002, in Baraboo.    Jill enjoyed arts and crafts, cooking, and had a great love for animals including dogs, cats, and the rabbits they had on the farm. Jill loved spending time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandson. She was an amazing historian of Klatt family history. She always had stories to tell including her work at John Deere and the people she worked with and the friends she made while there. Jill always had something witty to say to you and sure could make you laugh. She was always willing to help out anyone who needed it and wasn’t afraid to offer advice when asked (and even when it wasn’t asked for).    Jill is survived by her husband, George; her daughters, Amy Fischer (fiancé Will Lacharite) and Kimberly (Lonnie) Lacharite; her sister, Sandy (John) Lagerman; her brother, Bob (Christy) Klatt; grandchildren, Todd (Tanya) Lookman and Cassie Lookman; great-grandson, Noah Lookman; step-children, Tracy (Kliff) Barkus, Rick (Michelle) McPherson, Nick McPherson (special friend Andrea Brown), and Melissa McPherson (special friend Dave Jacobson); many step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; as well as nieces, nephews, and cousins.   She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Randy Klatt.   A luncheon and celebration of life will take place from noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at IAM Union Hall in Horicon.   Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Horicon is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.

   Michael F. Grulke, 51 of Oconomowoc, passed away unexpectedly on January 1, 2022, at his home.   Michael was born the son of Fredrick and Sandra (Koepsell) on Dececember 19, 1970. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran River Church Town of Theresa, where he also attended his first eight years of school.    Michael graduated from Mayville High School in 1989 and graduated from UW-Platteville with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.   Mike was instrumental in planning and designing the AGR house remodeling, was on numerous boards as well as the board of directors and held many other offices. Michael obtained his P.E. engineering title and was an engineer for the City of Waukesha.   Mike was a member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc.   His favorite pastime was fishing and traveling to many different states.   Michael had a loving, kind and generous heart and was the family diplomat. He will be greatly missed.   He is survived by his parents; brothers, Matthew (Dawn) Grulke of Lomira, and Shawn (Michelle) Grulke of Mayville; sisters, Melinda Grulke of Sun Prairie and Sarah (Vince) Barnes of Little Rock, AR; five nieces, India and Asia Barnes, Molly Grulke, Maxine and Simone Chapman; three nephews, Lamonte Grulke, LaDavid Arberry and LaVonte Arberry; and other relatives and friends.   Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard Grulke of Mayville, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koepsell of Hartford; two uncles, Steven Grulke and Frank Feucht of Mayville and his aunt, Phyllis Bartel of Scandinavia.    Visitation for Michael will be held at St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc,  on Sunday, Jan. 16, from 1 to 3 pm, followed by the memorial service at 3 p.m. Rev Lance O’Donnell and Rev. Jason Schockman will officiate. Please join us for a celebration of life luncheon at the church following the service. Inurnment will take place at a later date.   The Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.

 David A. Buha­log, 74 years old, of Beaver Dam, passed away on Sat­ur­day, Jan­. 1, 2022, at Bay Har­bor As­sisted Liv­ing in Beaver Dam.   David was born the son of Arthur and Ar­lene (Sielaff) Buha­log on July 1, 1947.    He was a mem­ber of Sa­cred Heart Catholic Church in Hori­con.    David was a huge sup­porter of Hori­con High School ath­let­ics. He was also a huge Pack­ers, Brew­ers, and Bad­gers fan. David en­joyed hunt­ing and help­ing oth­ers.    David is sur­vived by his sib­lings, Ann Feucht, Daniel (Karen) Buha­log, Michael (Diane) Buha­log, Richard (Donna) Buha­log, Greg (Deb) Buha­log, Mary (James) Grif­fiths, Ellen Mueller, Arthur J. (Lisa) Buha­log, and Teresa Huck. He is fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives and friends.     David was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents.    A vis­i­ta­tion will be held on Sat­ur­day, Jan. 29, at Sa­cred Heart Catholic Church in Hori­con from 10 to 11 a.m.     A memo­r­ial ser­vice will be held on Sat­ur­day, Jan. 29, at Sa­cred Heart Catholic Church at 11 a.m., with Rev. Fa­ther Justin Lop­ina pre­sid­ing. In­urn­ment will take place at St. Malachy’s Ceme­tery in Hori­con.     David’s fam­ily would like to give spe­cial thanks to Hill­side Hos­pice and the staff of Bay Har­bor As­sisted Liv­ing.    The Koepsell-Mur­ray Fu­neral Home in Hori­con is serv­ing the fam­ily. On­line con­do­lences may be made at www.​koepsellfh.​com.

 Gayle Ce­cilia Bosch, wife, mother and grand­mother, was wel­comed into eter­nal life on Jan­u­ary 2, 2022, with her chil­dren by her side.   Gayle was the youngest of three chil­dren and born to Ce­cilia and Ivo Her­ber in Mil­wau­kee, on De­cem­ber 3, 1933. She at­tended St. Anne Grade School and grad­u­ated from Di­vine Sav­ior High School in 1952. She at­tended one year of school at Alverno Col­lege in the music pro­gram be­fore work­ing full time at Kohl’s Food Store.    Gayle met the love of her life, Ed­ward, while both were work­ing at Kohl’s. They had a courtship full of laughs and friends be­fore mar­ry­ing in 1955. They im­me­di­ately moved to Mayville to seek bet­ter vo­ca­tional op­por­tu­ni­ties. While Gayle hoped it would be a tem­po­rary move, she came to love the small town, raised five chil­dren, and they made it their home the re­main­der of their lives.    While Gayle was rais­ing her fam­ily, she also joined Ed in start­ing his con­struc­tion busi­ness and was re­spon­si­ble for the ac­count­ing of the busi­ness until Dad’s re­tire­ment. As her chil­dren en­tered school, she started work­ing at Ser­vice Print be­fore be­com­ing sec­re­tary at St. Mary’s El­e­men­tary School from which she would re­tire. Her love of music and de­sire to share with oth­ers, nat­u­rally led her to be­com­ing in­volved with the music pro­gram at St. Mary’s, even­tu­ally cre­at­ing beau­ti­ful mu­si­cals and con­certs with the chil­dren. She ac­com­pa­nied and led sev­eral church choirs and played organ dur­ing mass for many years. She was often sought out for fu­ner­als, wed­dings, and solo en­sem­ble con­tests, al­ways en­joy­ing the op­por­tu­nity to share in the love of cre­at­ing music. Gayle was hap­pi­est when she was in­volved with music!   Gayle was ex­tremely ac­tive in her re­tire­ment. She could be seen play­ing the organ on Sun­days in church, call­ing Bingo, vol­un­teer­ing at the Amer­i­can Le­gion along­side Ed­ward, ex­er­cis­ing at the TAG Cen­ter and spend­ing time with fam­ily and friends. She and Ed trav­eled every year and they par­tic­u­larly en­joyed the his­tory of the East Coast. Gayle was de­voted to fam­ily and was often sur­rounded by those who loved her most. She had a close re­la­tion­ship with her grand­chil­dren and was for­tu­nate to have seen them grow into adult­hood and start their own fam­i­lies.    If you knew Gayle, you have ex­pe­ri­enced her in­fec­tious laugh and wit! She loved to tell a good story and it was a joy to wit­ness her en­joy­ment of re­liv­ing the ex­pe­ri­ences. Gayle was a tes­ta­ment to strength and re­silience! She raised strong, in­de­pen­dent daugh­ters, and com­pas­sion­ate and de­voted sons, and this will carry on through her grand­chil­dren and gen­er­a­tions to come.    We love you and will miss you for­ever.  Gayle is sur­vived by sons, An­thony (Gia) and John (Joy); daugh­ters, Kath­leen (Terry) Brum­mond, Theresa (Daniel) Knaus and Mary (John) O’Neil; sis­ter-in-law, Sis­ter Mar­garet Bosch; 12 grand­chil­dren; four step-grand­chil­dren; and 21 great-grand­chil­dren.   She was greeted in heaven by her hus­band of 65 years, par­ents, broth­ers John and Ivan, and her beloved grand­son, Peter Brum­mond.    A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial will be held on Fri­day, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville with the Rev. Fr. Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing.   A vis­i­ta­tion will be held on Fri­day, Jan. 7, from 12 noon until the time of the ser­vice at 2 p.m. at the church. In­ter­ment will take place at St. Mary Ceme­tery in Mayville.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. For on­line con­do­lences and other in­for­ma­tion please visit www.​KoepsellFH.​com

 June “Tootie” Er­ick­son (nee Wal­len­der), 92, of Brownsville was called home to be with the Lord on Sat­ur­day, Jan. 1, 2022, with her fam­ily by her side.   She was born on June 6, 1929, to the late William and Bertha (nee Salz­mann) Wal­len­der.   She was united in mar­riage to her high school sweet­heart, Mor­ris Er­ick­son, on May 14, 1949, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in North Fond du Lac.   June was a mem­ber of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church for many years.   June loved gar­den­ing, cook­ing, read­ing, word­ searches, and mak­ing crafts. To­gether her and Morry en­joyed fish­ing in Birch­wood, WI. She es­pe­cially en­joyed spend­ing time with her fam­ily, grand­chil­dren, and great-grand­chil­dren and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.    Those June leaves be­hind to cher­ish his mem­ory in­clude her three chil­dren, Mar­cia (Daniel) Valle of Brownsville, Mary (Dan) Dalle Nog­are of West Bend, and Lau­rie (Michael) Mar­vin of Kaukauna; daugh­ter-in-law, Clau­dia Er­ick­son of Fond du Lac; nine grand­chil­dren, Joel (Vicki) Valle, Dawn (Rustin) Billings, An­gela (Brett) Kaehler, Danielle (Dave) Kubal, Melissa (Corey) Sanders, Jen­nifer (Allen) Kier­nan, Amanda (Nathan) Bod­den, Kelli (Derek) Harm­sen, and Keith Er­ick­son; 20 great-grand­chil­dren; her sis­ter, Ann Meyer; sis­ter-in-law, Judy Wal­len­der; for­mer son-in-law, John Muent­ner; spe­cial friends and neigh­bors, Jim and Kris Young; many nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives and friends.    In ad­di­tion to her par­ents, June was pre­ceded in death by her hus­band, Mor­ris Er­ick­son; her son, Michael Er­ick­son; grand­son, Michael Mar­vin; three broth­ers, Robert (Patsy) Wal­len­der, Nor­bert (Kar­i­lyn) Wal­len­der, and William Wal­lan­der; brother-in-law, Howard (Jean) Er­ick­son; and other close rel­a­tives.   Memo­r­ial Ser­vice for June will be held on Fri­day, Jan. 7, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (605 High­land Ave. – Brownsville, WI 53006) with Pas­tor William Carter of­fi­ci­at­ing. Ser­vice will be live-streamed at www.​facebook.​com/​stp​auls​brow​nsvi​lle/​live   June’s fam­ily will greet rel­a­tives and friends at church on Fri­day from 9 a.m. until 11:15 a.m.    The fam­ily would like to thank the Vis­it­ing Angel’s for all their help and care.    Myrhum Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with June’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​patten.​com.

   Darwin A. Tesch, 86, of Beaver Dam and formerly of Horicon, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Beaver Dam Memory Care.   Darwin was born the son of Edwin and Dorothy (Schwantes) Tesch on May 19, 1935, and was raised in the Town of Clyman.   He was married to Lois Jean Schmidt on September 29, 1962, at Zion Lutheran Church in Horicon.   After marriage, they moved to Beaver Dam and became members of St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Beaver Dam.   After working 30 years at John Deere Horicon Works, Darwin retired in 1996. He was also employed with Pure Milk Assn. – Dairyland in Juneau for 13 years.   Darwin enjoyed deer hunting and bowling in his earlier years. Later he collected farm toy tractors and machinery. He and Lois enjoyed many trips up north.   Darwin leaves behind his wife of 59 years, Lois, of Beaver Dam; his sisters, Wonda Tesch and Delores Tesch, both of Watertown; his brother, Delmar (Lois) Tesch of DeForest; his nephews, Rick Tesch of Horicon, Michael (Laura) Tesch of St. Louis, MO, Ryan (Madeleine) Tesch of New Orleans, LA, and Andrew Tesch of DeForest.   He was preceded in death by his grandparents; his parents; his brother, Arville (Marlene) Tesch; and niece, Sandra Tesch.   A visitation will be held at St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Beaver Dam on Thursday, Jan. 6, from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. Rev. Paul Stratman will officiate. A private interment will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Horicon.   Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.

   Macullen Michael Schnell, 23, passed away Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, with his family by his side at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.    Macullen was born on April 23, 1998, in Sheboygan to Michael and Mardell (Guse) Schnell.   He attended grade school at Kiel Elementary and Kiel Middle School and attended Kiel High School where he participated in football, basketball, and baseball. Macullen played the drums in the high school band, jazz band and drums and guitar in the Kiel Waves of Rhythm. Macullen also acted in some of the musicals and was student director. He also played drums in a pit band for a community musical. He participated in Robotics and the Archery Club. Macullen graduated in 2016 with honors, he then attended Lakeshore Technical College in the Criminal Justice Program and academy. He graduated with honors in 2018, receiving an associate degree and finishing the academy.   Macullen started his career with Road America working in security, which he enjoyed during his time at the track.  Macullen was then hired on as a part-time police officer for the New Holstein Police Department in 2018 as well. Since being with the department, he has received extra training including C.R.I.M.E 123 Interview and Interrogation Technique, Rescue Task Force (RTF), and Advanced Road Side Impairment Detection to list a few. He was also one of the advisors for the New Holstein/Kiel cadet program. Macullen had an interest in law enforcement when the New Holstein/Kiel cadet program first started. Even while he was on medical leave, he participated in Shop with a Cop where he enjoyed interacting with the children.   He enjoyed the outdoors that included hunting, hiking, camping, four-wheeling, and fishing. Macullen liked to spend time with his dog, Dusty, and enjoyed get togethers with family. Together with his family, he had fun going to Milwaulkee Bucks and Brewer games and traveling to a different state every year from the time he was born and on every trip they did a lot of miniature golfing which was his favorite thing to do. He looked forward to days spent driving and riding in the family’s ’64 Chevelle and ’71 Pontiac Ventura and going to car shows. Macullen also looked forward to regular golfing with his friends. He participated in the St. Peter’s UCC church band.   Macullen is survived by his parents, Mike and Mardell Schnell; sister and brother-in-law, Mikayla and Fernando Alvarez; and grandparents, Richard and Dorothy Schnell of Kiel and Betty Guse of Oak Creek. He is further survived by uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives and many special friends.   He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Roman Guse and aunt, Cheryl Guse.   Funeral services for Macullen will be held on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 12 p.m. at St. Peter’s UCC (424 Fremont Street, Kiel). Officiating at the service will be Rev. James McKenzie with a private family burial at a later date.    The family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Friday, Jan. 7, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.; the visitation will continue on Saturday at the church from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. when brief family rites will be held. Live stream link:  https://youtu.be/mIWiuLam5DE   In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in Macullen’s name for a Law Enforcement Degree Scholarship.   The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Marshall Matthews and nurse Kathy at Matthews Oncology in Sheboygan, as well as Dr. Longo and the medical team at Froedtert Hospital.    Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.meiselwitzfh.com