Ber­nice L. (Kin­topp) Kuntz of Juneau, 87, passed away on Sun­day, June 30, 2024, at Clearview in Juneau, sur­rounded by her lov­ing fam­ily.   Ber­nice was born on June 2, 1937, in Alder­ley, the daugh­ter of Edwin and Leonora (Fredrick) Kin­topp.   She grad­u­ated from Win­nebago Lutheran Acad­emy in Fond du Lac with plans to be­come a teacher.   She was mar­ried on Au­gust 11, 1956 to Rus­sell R. Kuntz, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Juneau.   She was a life­long mem­ber of Zion Lutheran Church, Bur­nett. She was a Sun­day School teacher for more than 20 years and a mem­ber of the choir.   Ber­nice babysat for many chil­dren over the years in her home and she would al­ways make them part of the fam­ily. She later worked at ShopKo, Clearview, and Dol­lar Gen­eral.   A mem­ber of the Amer­i­can Le­gion Aux­il­iary Post #15 for over 65 years serv­ing as Pres­i­dent and His­to­rian. She began the Ju­nior Aux­il­iary and co­or­di­nated their ef­forts. Gen­eral Leader of the Juneau Vic­to­ri­ans 4-H club and started the Junc­tion Jays 4-H club. She was an ac­tive mem­ber of the Dodge Cen­tre His­tor­i­cal So­ci­ety in Juneau, act­ing as Pres­i­dent and later sec­re­tary for over 20 years.   Ber­nice cher­ished her fam­ily. She would make fam­ily gath­er­ings spe­cial in some way to add her spe­cial touch. Her pres­ence will be greatly missed. She en­joyed trav­el­ing, plan­ning the sum­mer road trips for the fam­ily, puz­zles, pho­tog­ra­phy, his­tory, and al­ways learn­ing.   She is sur­vived by two sons, Terry (Deb) Kuntz of De Pere, William Kuntz of Juneau; one daugh­ter, Jane (Paul Ret­tler) Hooper of Wa­ter­town; two grand­sons, Adam (Mon­ica) Hooper of Iron Ridge, Kyle (Megan) Kuntz of De Pere; one grand­daugh­ter, Stephanie (Do­minic) Reine­rio of De Pere; three great-grand­sons, Beck­ham Reine­rio, Zeke Reine­rio, Ryker Kuntz; three great-grand­daugh­ters, Rylee Hooper, Averie Hooper, Harper Kuntz; one sis­ter, LaV­erne Fis­cher of Waupun; dear­est friend of the fam­ily, Roger Hooper of Cham­pion, MI; nieces, nephews, rel­a­tives and friends.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her hus­band in 1990; one in­fant son, Cur­tis Kuntz; two sis­ters, Mil­dred Hamil­ton and Shirley Kin­topp; one step-grand­son, Danny Hooper.   A vis­i­ta­tion was held on July 5, from 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Bur­nett. Fu­neral ser­vices fol­lowed at noon at the church in Bur­nett. The Rev. Tim­o­thy Sal­lach of­fi­ci­ated. Grave­side ser­vices were at Juneau City Ceme­tery, Juneau, at 2:15 p.m.   In lieu of flow­ers con­sider memo­ri­als to Zion Lutheran Church, Bur­nett.   The Koepsell-Mur­ray Fu­neral Home in Beaver Dam is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

   Nancy L. Katherine Wanie, 83, of Rolling Prairie, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Remembrance Home in Beaver Dam.   Nancy was born the daughter of Leonard and Esther (Guenther) Kurkowski on October 23, 1940, in Beaver Dam.   She was a 1958 graduate of Horicon High School and then went on to study at Patricia Stevens Finishing School in Milwaukee.   Nancy was united in marriage to Lee Wanie on October 25, 1958, at St. Malachy’s Catholic Church in Horicon.   She was a lifelong member of St. Malachy’s Catholic Church, now known as Sacred Heart in Horicon. She served her parish in many capacities and enjoyed volunteering when there was a need. Nancy enjoyed crafts and was a great cook and baker.    Nancy is survived by her husband of 65 years, Lee of Rolling Prairie; her children, Todd (Lisa) Wanie of Farmersville, Tammy (Steve) Lenert of Fond du Lac, Andrew (Julie) Wanie of Jackson, Steven (Michelle) Wanie of Horicon, Joseph (Keri Roll Hinshaw) Wanie of Rolling Prairie, Jennifer (Luke Bostwick) Schwanke of West Bend, and son-in-law, Terry (Kristine) Feil of Randolph; her special niece, Judi Simmonds of Duluth, MN; her 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Lori Feil; and sisters, Shirley Harris and Marion Gilbertson.   A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Saturday, July 6, at noon with the Rev. Fr. Mark Brandl presiding at Sacred Heart Parish in Horicon. A visitation was held from 9 a.m. until noon at the church. A private family interment took place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Horicon.   Special thanks to the staff of the Remembrance Home and SSM Hospice in Fond du Lac.   In lieu of flowers, memorials in memory of Nancy can be directed to Sacred Heart Parish in Horicon.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Horicon is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Ronald “Ron” Al­bert Dob­bert, 87, of Mayville, passed away peace­fully on Fri­day, June 21, 2024, sur­rounded by his lov­ing fam­ily.    Ron was born on Au­gust 8, 1936, to Arnold Sr. and Helen (Biertzer) Dob­bert in Mayville.   After grad­u­at­ing from Mayville High School in 1955, he proudly served his coun­try in Alaska until 1957.   On Sep­tem­ber 26, 1959, he mar­ried the love of his life, An­ge­line “Angie” Ertl, and to­gether they built a beau­ti­ful life sur­rounded by fam­ily and friends.   In his early years, while busy rais­ing a fam­ily, Ron was an avid trap shooter. He en­joyed snow­mo­bil­ing, rides on the mo­tor­cy­cle and a good cigar. Many week­ends were en­joyed to­gether, in Shawano.   After 36 years of ser­vice, Ron re­tired from Met­al­craft of Mayville in 1996, as En­gi­neer­ing Man­ager. In his re­tire­ment he found hap­pi­ness in the sim­ple plea­sures of life, whether it was moped rides with his wife, week­ends at their prop­erty in Adams County, pon­toon rides on Cas­tle Rock Lake, coun­try music, a medium rare steak, or an Old Fash­ioned.   Ron ded­i­cated his life to fam­ily and dis­cov­ered so much joy in sup­port­ing his grand­chil­dren and great-grand­chil­dren in sport­ing events and school ac­tiv­i­ties. He was a ded­i­cated fan.   To­gether, Ron and Angie looked for­ward to their an­nual trips to Ari­zona to spend time with fam­ily. He was best known as the fam­ily handy­man. His com­pas­sion­ate spirit and will­ing­ness to help oth­ers made a last­ing im­pact on those for­tu­nate enough to know him. While bat­tling ag­gres­sive de­men­tia, he con­tin­ued to show love, com­pas­sion and humor. He is loved deeply by his fam­ily and will be re­mem­bered warmly for his de­ter­mi­na­tion and strong work ethic, along with his gen­eros­ity, knowl­edge, cre­ativ­ity, and fun-lov­ing ap­proach to life.    Ron is sur­vived by his lov­ing wife of 64 years, Angie; chil­dren, Rhonda Schellpf­ef­fer (Gordy) and Mark Dob­bert (Mary Fi­rari); grand­chil­dren, Natasha Mueller (Scott), Nicholas Dob­bert (Amanda) and Devan Schellpf­ef­fer (Tiffany); great-grand­chil­dren, Avery, Vaeda, Hailie, Jaxon, Orrin, Beau and Adley; step-great-grand­son, Logan; his sib­lings, Robert “Bob” Dob­bert (Karen), Arnold Jr. “Skip” Dob­bert (Leone), and Sharon Matt­son (Jim); in-laws, Leone Dob­bert (Skip), Cur­tis Bowen (Cheryl Barna), Tracy Bowen (Lori Papke), Bea Broege, and Mar­garet Phafl. He is fur­ther sur­vived by other fam­ily and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his fa­ther-in-law, Al­bert Ertl; mother-in-law, Mary Ertl Bowen; broth­ers in-law, Hank Ertl and Den­nis Ertl; and niece, Janet Ertl.   A Memo­r­ial Ser­vice for Ron will take place on Wednes­day, July 10, at 4 p.m. at Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville with Rev. Fr. Mark Bran­del pre­sid­ing. A vis­i­ta­tion for Ron will take place on Wednes­day, July 10, at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home at 2:30 p.m. until the time of the ser­vice at 4 p.m. Fol­low­ing the ser­vice, mil­i­tary hon­ors will be con­ducted by the Mayville Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #69.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­press a heart­felt thank you to the staff at Cross­roads Care Cen­ter of Mayville and SSM Hos­pice. Your care and kind­ness will al­ways be re­mem­bered.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

Marvin George Franke, age 88, of Mayville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 20, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.  Marvin was born on July 31, 1935, to George and Adela (Giese) Franke in the Town of Herman. He graduated from Mayville High School in 1954. Marvin proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1955-1957. He was united in marriage to Darlene Muche on April 25, 1959, at Zum Kripplein Christi Lutheran Church.     Marvin worked for 45 years at Tab Products. He was a faithful member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mayville where he also served as an usher and on many committees.     He loved bowling and playing sheepshead with great enthusiasm. For 58 years, he treasured his country home, where he loved spending time with his family and raising ducks and chickens. His children and grandchildren brought him immense pride, and he found joy in visiting the casino. A loyal supporter of the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks, he held season tickets for the Green Bay Packers for 60 years! He even witnessed the iconic Ice Bowl game at Lambeau in 1967.    Marvin is survived by his loving wife, Darlene; children, Cindy (Larry) Margelofsky, Scott Franke, and Robin (Shannon) Niccum; grandchildren, Lara Disney, Brock Margelofsky, Sarah O’Hearn, Matt Franke, Kassie Schultz, Alex Franke, Kayla Picha, Collin Niccum, and Kelcy Niccum; great-grandchildren, Kholten, Finn, Knox, Rye, Paisley, Payton, and Rowan; sisters-in-law, Karen Rediske, Sandra Muche and Diana Muche. Marvin is further survived by other relatives and friends.    Marvin was preceded in death by his parents and siblings.  Funeral services for Marvin will take place on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Mayville with Rev. Dr. Mark Cutler and Rev. Joshua Frazee officiating. A visitation for Marvin will take place on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at church from 12 p.m. until the time of service at 2 p.m. Following the service, interment will take place at St. John’s Cemetery in Mayville with graveside military honors conducted by the Mayville American Legion Post #69.     The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the entire team at Hope Health and Rehab Center as well as St. Croix Hospice for their exceptional dedication in providing personalized care.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com.

Paul Brian Sukowatey, age 56 from South Byron, passed into eternal peace and the loving arms of his God and Savior in heaven on Sunday, June 16. Paul’s death was the tragic result of a motorcycle vs. deer accident. Paul was the youngest of six children born to Edward and Rosemary (nee Thurk) Sukowatey. Paul was born on May 6, 1968, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. He grew up in South Byron and attended school and graduated from Oakfield. Paul continued his education at Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, earning his degree in Industrial Engineering. He was employed at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac. Paul enjoyed riding his motorcycles since he was a teenager. He loved riding anywhere, at any time with friends or on his own. Paul had a great love for animals and shared his home with his cat, Nala. Paul chose the blessing to donate his organs to be the gift of life to others. He was a free spirit and truly an individual that chose his own path in life and lived it to the fullest. Survivors include his siblings, Jim and Linda Sukowatey of Brownsville, Mike and Julie Sukowatey of Brownsville, Jim and Kathy (Sukowatey) Dins of Clintonville, Carol (Sukowatey) Lamb of Rockton, IL, and Robert Sukowatey of South Byron; many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Paul is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Rosemary Sukowatey; an infant baby brother; beloved aunts anduncles and cousins. A celebration of Paul’s life will take place at the Brownsville Community Center at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2024, with Rev. Nathaniel Miniatt presiding. A visitation will take place from 2-4 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Center. Inurnment will take place at St. John Catholic Cemetery in Byron. The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude and thank you to all the emergency response teams, law enforcement, fire departments, Theda Clark Regional Medical Center ICU staff and doctors for their care and comfort to Paul and all the family and friends. We also commend the UW Organ and Tissue Donation Organization for aiding the family to fulfill Paul’s wishes to donate his organs. The family asks that in lieu of flowers to please consider memorials in Paul’s name to his favorite charities, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project, The Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac, the USO, the Salvation Army, along with monetary donations to the UW Organ and Tissue Donation Organization in Madison. Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com