21 October 2021

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Angeline B. Plzak

Angeline B. Plzak


  An­ge­line B. Plzak (nee Bremser), age 91, of West Bend, passed into the arms of the an­gels on Oc­to­ber 19, 2021.    An­ge­line was born on Feb­ru­ary 14, 1930, youngest of nine chil­dren to John and Susan (Berres) Bremser in the Town of Farm­ing­ton.  An­ge­line grad­u­ated from Ke­waskum High School in 1949. She worked sev­eral jobs be­fore she mar­ried. Her first job was in a “Dime Store” called F.W. Wool­worth Co.; she worked in a lab where they tested milk – DHIA; she worked at a switch board at the “Old” St. Joseph’s Hos­pi­tal and in the of­fice at Berres Fur­ni­ture. In 1995, she re­tired from Kemps after 13 years.   She mar­ried James R. Plzak on Feb­ru­ary 7, 1959, at Holy An­gels in West Bend. They were blessed with seven chil­dren. They built a home in St. Michael’s in 1975 and lived there until 1989.   She had been a long-time mem­ber of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and be­longed to the Chris­t­ian Moth­ers.     She was very in­ter­ested in an­ces­try of our fam­ily his­tory. She has made fam­ily trees for the Bremser Fam­ily and the Plzak Fam­ily. She loved writ­ing let­ters to many peo­ple and tak­ing/col­lect­ing pho­tos for her an­ces­try in­ter­est. She even wrote an au­to­bi­og­ra­phy of her life. An­ge­line was a mem­ber of the Farm­ing­ton His­tor­i­cal So­ci­ety. She loved quilt­ing, gar­den­ing, play­ing cards, and spend­ing time with her grand­chil­dren. She walked two miles a day up to a month be­fore her pass­ing.   She is sur­vived by her chil­dren, Daniel Plzak, Kevin Plzak, Colleen (Glen) Fiebig, Janet (Bruce) Stof­fel, Joyce (Scott) Wor­ley, LuAnn Plzak; daugh­ter-in-law, Cindy Plzak; sis­ter, Mary Brauchle; sis­ters-in-law, Althea Fal­ter and Donna Klein; 12 grand­chil­dren; six great-grand­chil­dren. She is fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and friends.   Pre­de­ceased by her hus­band, James; in­fant daugh­ter, Mary; her par­ents, John and Susan Bremser; broth­ers, Frank Bremser, Earl Bremser, Alois Bremser; sis­ters, Ce­leste Meilinger, Helen Wein­ert, Lenore Go­erke and Gertrude Koll.    A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial was held 11 a.m. on Fri­day, Oc­t. 22, 2021, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church (8883 For­est View Road, Ke­waskum, WI 53040) with Fr. Jacob Strand pre­sid­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion was at church Fri­day, Oc­t. 22, from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. In­ter­ment at St. Michael’s Ceme­tery fol­lowed.     In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als are ap­pre­ci­ated to St. Michael’s Catholic Church.   A spe­cial thank you to the team at the Lawlis Fam­ily Hos­pice in Mequon for their lov­ing care.     The Phillip Fu­neral Home of West Bend is as­sist­ing the fam­ily. (262) 338-2050 / www.​phi​llip​fune​ralh​ome.​com

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Allen J. Bauman

Allen J. Bauman


   Allen J. Bau­man, 89, of Fond du Lac, passed away on Wednes­day, Oc­t. 20, 2021, at the Hos­pice Home of Hope.     Allen was born on April 8, 1932, in Dundee, a son of the late William and Her­mina Bau­man (nee Plautz).   On Jan­u­ary 28, 1956, he mar­ried Lor­raine Wend­landt at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.     Allen worked as a farm­hand for var­i­ous farmers, was a cab dri­ver in Fond du Lac, and even­tu­ally began Bau­man Dairy which faithfully served the Campbellsport and surrounding vicinities for 38 years, making many friends along the way. He also worked at Tom’s Mill­work and Bau­man’s Apart­ment LLC.   Faith was very im­por­tant to Allen. He was a mem­ber of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and was a long­time mem­ber of Im­manuel Lutheran Church in Camp­bell­sport. Allen was on the St. John’s Ceme­tery Board and the Win­nebago Lutheran Acad­emy Board.   He en­joyed fish­ing, wood­work­ing, and col­lect­ing beer cans and milk cases.     Those left be­hind to cher­ish his mem­ory in­clude his wife, Lor­raine; chil­dren, Wayne Bau­man, Wendy (Tom) Treleven, John (Michele) Bau­man, and Joanne (Duane) Giese; grand­chil­dren, Sara Treleven, Ryan (Leah) Treleven, Molly Treleven, David Ziegel, Jus­tine Ziegel, Derek Giese, Alyssa Giese, Rachel Bau­man, and Blair Bau­man; and nu­mer­ous great-grand­chil­dren. He is fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives and friends.     In ad­di­tion to his par­ents, he was pre­ceded in death by his grandson, Eli Allen Bauman; sis­ters, Helen Bef­fel Torti and Es­ther Fiebig (who raised him); and broth­ers, Arthur, William, Roland and Gilbert.    Fu­neral ser­vice was held on Sat­ur­day, Oc­t. 23, 2021, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, W2090 High­way 23, Mount Cal­vary, WI 53057. Rev. Mark Barenz of­fi­ci­ated and bur­ial fol­lowed at St. John’s Lutheran Ceme­tery. Vis­i­ta­tion was at the church on Sat­ur­day from 9 a.m. until the time of the ser­vice.      In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als are ap­pre­ci­ated to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and the Win­nebago Lutheran Acad­emy.    Allen’s fam­ily would like to thank the staff at Lake­view As­sisted Liv­ing, es­pe­cially Joy, and Ag­ne­sian Hos­pice.      Twohig Fu­neral Home is serv­ing the fam­ily with on­line guest­book and con­do­lences at www.​two​higf​uner​als.​com

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Ralph A. Giese

Ralph A. Giese


    Ralph “Chazie” A. Giese died on October 8, 2021, at the age of 87.     He was born to Elmer and Adele Giese at home in Theresa on October 26, 1933. He served our country in the Army during the Korean War, 1953-1955.     Ralph married Faye Jacklin on June 18, 1955, and loved her for the next 66 years. Wild Country aftershave, pearl snap down western shirts with sleeves rolled up twice and his dancing boots were always part of him. He liked camping, doing stuff with the snowmobile club, working in his garage and helping out others. He got a chance to go on the Honor Flight with his son-in-law and had a great time. He has lots of pictures.    He also loved his family. Ralph invented different ways to get them to come to help him with something and then making a party of it. He looked forward to seeing his grandchildren and great-grandchildren more than anything.    Ralph drove truck most of his life. He helped his dad haul cattle. For 20 years, he drove truck for Mercury Marine. He decided to go on his own and became an owner-operator. Ralph also drove school bus for Lomira School District for nine years before he fully retired.    Those he left behind are his wife, Faye; his daughter, Christine (Al); his son, Roger (Joan), and his son, Chet. He has six grandchildren: Brandon, Ashley, Michelle, Jason, Michael, and Ryan. Ralph has eight great-grandchildren and one on the way. He has three sisters remaining: Dorothy Krueger, Shirley Gruber, Bonnie Okon; and three sisters-in-law: Marion Giese, Carol Ruplinger, Bonnie Okon; and one brother-in-law, Ronnie Coulter.    Preceding him in death are his parents and family members, Norman and Gertrude Jacklin, Verona (Frank) Hartwig, Oscar (Ruth) Giese, Oliver Krueger, Marvin Giese, Margaret (Marvin) Schultz, Janet Coulter, Norman Gruber, Mary (Leonard) Schultz, Sal Okon, Leroy (Delores) Faber, Ralph (Mary) Jacklin, Norman Jacklin, Jr, Marvin Ruplinger and Harold Jacklin.    Private family services with Military Honors were held at Union Cemetery in Theresa.    The family thanks to the nurses (especially Adam S.) at Beaver Dam Hospital, the support staff, the case workers, Crossroads team, and Heartland for their support with hospice.    Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with online guestbook and condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com
20 October 2021

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Donna M. Schmidt

Donna M. Schmidt


Donna M. Schmidt (nee Fillion), age 84 years, of West Bend was called home to be with the Lord on October 15, 2021 at Kathy Hospice surrounded by her family.Donna was born on September 22, 1937 in Kings - ford, Michigan to Samuel and Mary Jane (nee LeClaire) Fillion. She was united in marriage to Arthur Schmidt on June 18, 1960 in Milwaukee.Donna graduated from Kingsford High School, and then graduated Salutatorian of her college class. She was a primary school teacher for many years, including at St. Boniface in Germantown. Donna was active in card club, Hummel club, and Precious Moments club. After retirement, Donna and Arthur like spending time in Arizona as snowbirds.Those Donna leaves behind to cherish her memory include her beloved husband of 61 years, Arthur; cherished daughters, Pamela Pfluger and Penny (Troy) Zagel; loving grandchildren, Lauren (Jason) Jones, Jon Pfluger, and Ellie Zagel; kind sister, Carol Klenke; and dear niece, Mae Oppermann. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.In addition to her parents, Donna was preceded in death by six siblings.Visitation: Donna’s family greeted relatives and friends at the Myrhum – Patten Funeral Home, 215 Forest Ave, in Kewaskum, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Visitation will continue on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at St. Peter Catholic Church, 200 E Washington St, in Slinger, from 11 a.m. until the time of Mass.Funeral Service: Mass of Christian Burial for Donna will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Slinger with Father Richard Stoffel officiating. Luncheon at Church to follow the Mass.Burial: Interment immediately following the luncheon on Thursday at Peace United Church of Christ Cemetery in Kewaskum.Donna’s family extends their heartfelt appreciation to the staff at Kathy Hospice for the loving care they provided while she was there.Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Donna’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.

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Clyde Everett Gerner

Clyde Everett Gerner


Clyde Everett Gerner, age 87 years, of West Bend was called home to be with the Lord on October 15, 2021 at Cornerstone Assisted Living in West Bend surrounded by his loving family.Clyde was born on April 1, 1934 in Fillmore to Lawrence and Elda (Gruhle) Gerner. He was united in marriage to Mary Lou Kirmse on November 10, 1974 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Newburg.Clyde graduated from Kewaskum High School. He worked on his grandfather’s farm, and then began his career at Gehl Company. Clyde retired from Gehl in 1999 after working there for 36 years. He was a longtime member of the Fillmore Fire Department. Clyde loved gardening, all types of hunting, fishing and ice fishing.Those Clyde leaves behind to cherish his memory include his wife, Mary Lou; his step-children, Kenlyn (John) Schwinn and Jerry (Lindsay Gruenwald) Seideman; grandchildren, Benjamin (Dani) Seideman, Justin (Miranda) Seideman, Tye (DeAnna Fischer) Seideman, and Shawn (Sheri) Verbanac; and three great-grandchildren.Clyde is further survived by siblings, Kenneth (Jan) Gerner, Ginny Scott, and Marilyn (Ernie) Preston; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.In addition to his parents, Clyde was preceded in death by his step-son, Glen Seideman; and brother, Gordon Gerner.A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, Octo - ber 23, 2021 at 4 p.m. at Myrhum-Patten Funeral Home (1315 W Washington St. – West Bend, WI 53095) with Pastor Jonathan Arndt officiating.The family will greet relatives and friends on Sat urday at the funeral home from 2:00 pm until the time of service. The Fillmore Fire Department and other area fire departments are invited for a walkthrough at 3:45 p.m.Inurnment will be at Union Cemetery in Newburg at a later date.The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at Cornerstone Assisted Living and Preceptor Hospice for their care and compassion.Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Clyde’s arrangements. Please consider signing our online guest book (www. myrhum-patten.com) to share your condolences with the family. Cards addressed to the family may be sent in the care of Myrhum-Patten Funeral and Cremation Service, 1315 W. Washington Street, West Bend, WI 53095.

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19 October 2021

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DuWayne R. Margelofsky

DuWayne R. Margelofsky


 DuWayne R. Margelof­sky, 75, of Juneau passed away peace­fully on Sun­day, Oct. 17, at his home sur­rounded by his lov­ing fam­ily.   Wayne was born in Oconomowoc on March 24, 1946, the son of Robert and Gladys (Cram­let) Margelof­sky. Wayne grew up on a farm near Hus­tis­ford.   Later he oc­ca­sion­ally tended bar at his par­ent’s tav­ern, Mock­ing­bird Hill, where he met the love of his life. On July 24, 1971 he was united in mar­riage to San­dra Folyer of Juneau at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Neosho.   He worked on con­struc­tion mainly in north­ern Wis­con­sin for Michels Pipeline of Brownsville and later for Town & Coun­try Con­struc­tion of Mayville, where he was com­monly known as Margo. Later he worked for the Dodge County High­way De­part­ment where he plowed snow in the win­ter and mowed road­sides in the sum­mer until re­tire­ment in 2007.   In his younger years, he en­joyed deer hunt­ing by Wis­con­sin Rapids with his cousins Paul and Wes­ley Van Marter and great friend John Fog­a­rty. If the walls of that cabin could only tell sto­ries.    Fam­ily was every­thing to Wayne and he loved the time he spent with them. He en­joyed going to the casi­nos, es­pe­cially going to Las Vegas with fam­ily and friends. He also en­joyed the many cruises to the Caribbean, in­clud­ing trips to Alaska and Hawaii.    Wayne would tell you he loved doing his yard­work and took great pride in how it looked. Many com­mented his lawn was like a plush car­pet. In 2007 Wayne and Sandy de­cided to build their re­tire­ment home and move south. That being the south side of High­way 26.Wayne has been a mem­ber of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Juneau for many years.    Wayne is sur­vived by his wife of 50 years, San­dra, of Juneau; his daugh­ters, Shelby (Tim) Loomis and Sheila Margelof­sky of Juneau; his grand­chil­dren, Bran­don Loomis (Sab­rina), Katie Loomis (Dan Moyni­han) and Saman­tha Loomis; and one great-grand­child, Levi Loomis, all of Juneau. He is also sur­vived by his broth­ers, Robert (Nancy) Margelof­sky, David (Sandy) Margelof­sky; broth­ers-in-law, Charles Knuep­pel and John (Melody) Folyer and fa­ther-in-law, Glen (Linda) Folyer; fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews and other rel­a­tives and friends.    He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; sis­ter, Mar­lene Knuep­pel; brother, William (Bill) Margelof­sky; sis­ter-in-law JoAnn Margelof­sky; mother-in-law, Eve­lyn Folyer; brother-in-law Dale Folyer, and a grand­son.    Spe­cial thanks to Rain­bow Hos­pice staff Jody G, Jes­sica, Saman­tha and Dr. Mc­Gorey for their help and sup­port the last cou­ple weeks.   Vis­i­ta­tion is Sat­ur­day, Oct. 23, at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, 400 S. Main Street, Juneau, WI from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Fu­neral ser­vice will fol­low at 1 p.m. Rev. David Brandt will of­fi­ci­ate. In­ter­ment will be in Juneau City Ceme­tery. Lun­cheon at church will fol­low the grave side ser­vice.   Memo­ri­als, if de­sired, may be di­rected to St. John’s Lutheran Church of Juneau or Rain­bow Hos­pice of John­son Creek.    The Berndt-Ledesma Fu­neral Home-Juneau is serv­ing the fam­ily.

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JoAnn H. Margelofsky

JoAnn H. Margelofsky


   JoAnn H. Margelofsky, 76, of Hustisford, passed away at home on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.   JoAnn Helen Schuster was born on June 9, 1945, in Woodland to Waldemar and Norma (Baumann) Schuster. She went to Woodland Grade School and was a 1963 graduate of Hartford Union High School.   After graduation, JoAnn worked at Mercury Marine in Beaver Dam and Fond du Lac in the packing department.   On September 11, 1965, JoAnn married William “Bill” Margelofsky in Woodland, and on June 5, 1967 their son, Troy, was born.   She spent most of her career at Dodge County Dairy Testing as a lab technician and then for Nancy’s Notions before retiring.   Bill and JoAnn built a home on the Rock River at Woods Bridge south of Horicon and lived there for 31 years.    JoAnn enjoyed gardening, especially growing and drying flowers and making arrangements and wreaths with them. She also enjoyed canning all the fruits and vegetables that she grew. Fishing for salmon on Lake Michigan with Bill, on their boat “Willy Won” was one of her favorite activities. JoAnn was a member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Horicon.    After retirement, JoAnn and Bill moved to the Northwoods, building a home in the Chequamegon National Forest. JoAnn worked part time for a private family on Trout Lake and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Boulder Junction. In 2017, Bill and JoAnn moved back to Hustisford.    JoAnn is survived by her son, Troy (Sandie) Brick-Margelofsky of Dodgeville; brother, Tom (Colleen) Schuster; sisters, Karen (Ron) Schoephoester and Marlene Schauer; brothers-in-law, Robert (Nancy) Margelofsky, David (Sandy) Margelofsky, DuWayne (Sandy) Margelofsky, Chuck Knueppel; sister-in-law, Beverly Schuster; and further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.    She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, on April 18, 2021; parents; brother, Ron Schuster; sister-in-law, Marlene Knueppel; brother-in-law, Bill Schauer; and other relatives.   A memorial gathering for JoAnn will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 505 North Palmatory St., Horicon, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. with Rev. Daniel Seehafer officiating. Inurnment will take place at Woodland Cemetery.    If desired, memorials in JoAnn’s name may be directed to St. Stephen Lutheran Church.   Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., 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.