Robert Cur­tis Schmidt, 75, of Mil­wau­kee, passed away on Sat­ur­day, June 8, 2024, at Froedtert Hos­pi­tal in Mil­wau­kee from se­vere in­juries suf­fered when a speed­ing car crashed into him while he was stopped at a red light.    Bob, as he was known to fam­ily and friends, was born on March 9, 1949, to Paul and Elveira (nee Zir­bel) Schmidt.   He was united in mar­riage with Faye Lehman on No­vem­ber 2, 1968, in Hus­tis­ford.   Bob served our coun­try in the United States Army from 1968-1971.   A no­to­ri­ous joke­ster and rov­ing co­me­dian, Bob was well loved for his unique sense of humor and being the life of the party. A lover of music, par­tic­u­larly blues and clas­sic rock, he en­joyed play­ing his acoustic gui­tar and at­tend­ing con­certs by his fa­vorite artists. A strong ath­lete in high school, he con­tin­ued to enjoy play­ing bas­ket­ball (at least until his knees gave out), vol­ley­ball, golf, and bowl­ing. He was a major fan of the Green Bay Pack­ers, tech­ni­cally a co-owner, and at­tended the fa­mous Ice Bowl – a fact he would bring up seem­ingly every few min­utes. He also en­joyed gar­den­ing, pho­tog­ra­phy, ales and lagers, Sum­mer­fest, tail­gat­ing at Brew­ers games, and play­ing cards, es­pe­cially Sheepshead which earned him the moniker “The King of Queens.” An early adopter of tech­nol­ogy and video cam­eras, he was also known as “Video Bob” for his well-re­ceived home movies and videos, which were quite elab­o­rate for their time. He was a dog lover, sup­port­ive hus­band, ter­rific fa­ther, and the kind of grand­fa­ther (known as Pappy) who could never quite de­cide if he wanted to spoil his grand­chil­dren or just make them laugh. So he did both.   Bob is sur­vived by his ador­ing wife of 55 years, Faye Schmidt; lov­ing sons, Jason (Ellen) of New York City, and Justin (Holly Wells) of Uhrichsville, Ohio; brother, Wayne of Hart­ford; brother-in-law, Nor­bert Lehmann (Jill) of Eau Claire; and cher­ished grand­chil­dren, Amelia and Vi­vian. He is fur­ther sur­vived by cousins, nieces, nephews, and other rel­a­tives and friends.   Bob was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; par­ents-in-law, Nor­bert and Priscilla (nee Radloff) Lehmann; brother-in-law, Keith Lehmann, and sis­ter-in-law, Joyce Bartelt and her hus­band, Tom.    A Memo­r­ial Ser­vice hon­or­ing Bob’s life will be held Fri­day, June 14, at 2:30 p.m. at the Shi­mon Fu­neral Home, 824 Union Street, Hart­ford, WI 53027. Fam­ily will greet rel­a­tives and friends at the fu­neral home on Fri­day from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Please feel wel­come to wear Bob’s fa­vorite color, pur­ple.    Pri­vate com­mit­tal ser­vices will be held with mil­i­tary hon­ors at Hus­tis­ford Ceme­tery, Hus­tis­ford.   In lieu of flow­ers, please con­sider con­tri­bu­tions in Bob’s name to the Leukemia & Lym­phoma So­ci­ety (LLS.​org), Na­tional Al­liance on Men­tal Ill­ness (NAMI), and or/to Habi­tat for Hu­man­ity, in care of the fam­ily are sin­cerely ap­pre­ci­ated.    The Shi­mon Fu­neral Home is serv­ing the fam­ily. Con­do­lences and trib­utes may be shared on­line at: www.​shi​monf​uner​alho​me.​com

David Charles Kotewa of Summerfield, FL, died on June 2, 2024. David was born August 23, 1941, to parents Ignatius Kotewa and Agnes (Studer) Kotewa in Silver Lake Township, near Fairmont, MN. He lived a noble, simple life as a parent and educator. He graduated from East Chain High School in 1959, earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Latin from St. Mary’s University, MN in 1963, and a M.S. in Educational Administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1968. On August 20, 1966, David was united in marriage with Patricia E. Cade of Fairmont, MN. After a few years of teaching, he spent 29 years as high school principal in Horicon, during which time he earned a school business administration specialty from University of Wisconsin Madison. He retired in 2000, but was called back to serve as principal for a brief time at Lomira High School. He was a Kiwanis Club member for 37 years and a member of the Dodge County Library Board for 28 years. After 32 years as an educator, he retired to Florida to play golf year-round. In 2011, the Horicon Rotary Club awarded him a Paul Harris Fellowship. He was a farmer before philosopher and colored the world with both perspectives. He was an avid athlete and sports fan. In addition to golf, he enjoyed softball, tennis, fishing, hunting, and cheering on the Marshmen and Marshladies. He could often be found tinkering on a minor, and sometimes major, house project. David is survived by his wife, Patricia (Cade) of almost 58 years; his son, Christopher of Juneau; his daughter, Katherine (Mark) Tomlinson of Pittsburgh, PA, his daughter Elizabeth (Jon) Kotewa of Horicon; six grandchildren, Kasie Ann, Cecily (Nate) Giese, Bennett, Theresa, Laurel and Emelin; one great-grandchild, Maeve; brothers, Mark (DeDe) Kotewa and Larry (Julie) Kotewa; and many nieces, nephews, and extended family. David was preceded in death by his father, mother, and sisters, Chanel Magnuson and Joyce Wehner. A small memorial for family will take place graveside at St. Malachy’s Cemetery later this summer.