Born in Fond du Lac on January 16, 1939, and passed into the Lord’s arms on May 23,2023.   Joan married the love of her life, Denis, on April 25, 1959. He served in the US Air Force for 20 years which had the family moving to several states, including FL, IN, SD, HI, KS, and TX, where they retired. During retirement they built a beautiful log cabin on Lake O’ the Pines and enjoyed lake views and entertaining family and friends.    Joan was a polio and post-polio survivor, which never stopped her from enjoying the things she loved. Along with her husband of 64 years, she enjoyed RVing 48 states and six providences in Canada. Joan loved dancing, tending to her beautiful flowers, oil painting, decorating her home and cooking for her family.   Family was everything to Joan, and her spirit will live on with her survivors, husband, Denis; daughters, Connie and Sandy; son, Robert and daughter-in-law, Emilie; her granddaughter, Savannah; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.   A memorial will be held at the Justman Family home in Burleson, TX, on June 11, 2023.   In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate, in her memory, to: A Cancer Society near you.

   Eugene Donald Wurtz, “Gene”, 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 22, 2023.    Gene was born in 1932, in Town Byron to Lawrence “Casey” and June (Holterman) Wurtz. He graduated from Mayville High School in 1950. Gene served in the US Navy as an electronics technician aboard the USS Manchester during the Korean War from June 1950 to September 1953.   Upon his discharge from the Navy, Gene joined his father in the family business – Wurtz and Son Refrigeration in Mayville. Forever the entrepreneur, Gene owned several businesses in Mayville over the course of his career, including Wurtz and Son Refrigeration, Wurtz Refrigeration, Wurtz Specialty Ice Company, and later Treasure Trove Antiques. He was also proud of his ability to share his refrigeration and engineering expertise with several classes of students as an instructor at Moraine Park Technical Institute.    On October 1, 1955, Gene married the love of his life Alyce Kloeden at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Together, they were blessed with two children, two grandchildren, three beautiful great-granddaughters.   Family was always very important to Gene and many birthdays, holidays, and regular days were spent camping, at his cottage in Neshkoro, and around the kitchen table laughing and sharing stories of his exploits in his younger days.   His love of community was very strong. His passion for Mayville, Dodge County, the State of Wisconsin, and his Country was evidenced in his lifelong service to all.   He belonged to the American Legion Post 69 in Mayville for 70 years, where he held many offices at the local, county, and district levels. He and Alyce traveled to many National Conventions throughout the country, including Washington DC. In 2019, Gene was honored to participate in the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight back to Washington DC, where he was treated like the hero he truly was, visiting many outstanding monuments and memorials during that adventure of a lifetime, including the Korean Memorial. Upon returning home, Gene finally received the hero’s welcome he so richly deserved.    Continuing with his nature to serve, Gene proudly served on the Dodge County Board of Supervisors – twice. Over 25 years in the 70s thru 90s, and again in 2018 to 2019, he served as 1st Vice Chairman of the Board and on the Audit and Judicial Committees. He was instrumental in getting the new jail built in Juneau – a state of the art facility at the time it was completed. He also had a very long tenure on the Dodge County Housing Authority Board, overseeing several senior housing developments throughout Dodge County.   Gene loved sports, all kinds of sports. He played shortstop on the Mayville High School baseball team, and he was invited to try out for the farm team of the New York Yankees in 1950. In his later years when his running legs had slowed down, he was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee Bucks - never missing a chance to watch the games and coach the teams from his chair by the TV.    He was an avid hunter and provided lots of wild game for his family. He enjoyed duck hunting on the Horicon Marsh, his annual hunting trips to Rush Lake and his hunting land in Neshkoro. He also loved fishing – any kind of fishing – from bullheads and northerns at the Greenhead Hunting Club, where he was a long-time member, to trout beneath Bond Falls in Upper Michigan, to salmon fishing off the coast of Oregon.    Gene leaves behind his wife of 67 years, Alyce; daughter, Debra (Paul) Wegner and son, David (Tina) Wurtz; two grandchildren, Elizabeth (Daniel) Chatham and Christopher (Amanda) Wegner; and three beautiful great-granddaughters, Isabella and Sophia Chatham and Julia Wegner. He was a devoted family man, a cherished husband, father, grandpa, and great-grandpa. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten by his family and friends.Gene was preceded in death and will be reunited with his mother, father, and stepmother, Alice Wurtz; his sister and brother-in-law, Lloyd and Patricia Musack; sister, Kathleen Eineichner; brother, Richard, and brother and sister-in-law, Lawrence and Marion Wurtz; as well as his niece, Melinda, and many other family and friends.    Friends called 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 25, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Mayville. Gene was sent to his eternal home with services at St. Paul’s at 11 am with Rev. Traci A. Maass officiating. Military honors were conducted by the American Legion Post #69 of Mayville. A private family burial followed at a later date.   The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the compassionate staff of Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Beaver Dam and the staff of St. Croix Hospice for the love and care provided to Gene over the past four years.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville cared for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

   Dennis H. Krueger, 76, of Mayville passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at his home with his loving family surrounding him.   Dennis was born to Harvey and Doris (nee Karnitz) Krueger on March 22, 1947. He graduated from Mayville High School in 1965. Dennis then enlisted in the Army for three years, spending two years in Germany as a tank mechanic.   He was united in marriage to Alice Walters on July 26, 1969, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mayville, where they are both lifetime members. Dennis belonged to the American Legion Post 270 in Theresa for 56 years. He was an over-the-road truck driver for 44 years, until he retired at the age of 66.   Dennis enjoyed camping, bowling, grilling, and most of all spending time with his family. His favorite channel on TV was westerns.   Dennis will be remembered by his loving wife, Alice, of 53 years; their three children, Daniel (Nicole Rauch) Krueger of Waupun, Jennifer (Joel) Harmsen of Oakfield, and Samantha (Curtis) Schlieve of Waupun; son-in-law, Jerry Clark; eight grandchildren, Isabelle, Marissa, Morgan, Ava, Austin, Riley, Evan, and Hayven; two brothers, Virgil (Cindy) Krueger and Todd (friend Karol) Krueger; three sisters, Mardell (Mike) Sabel, Sandy (Mark) Wessel; and Christine (friend Tracy) Krueger; six sisters-in-law, Cindy Krueger, Bonnie (Dan) Sanger, Linda Haddy, Sandy (Jim) Seering, Barbara (Bob) Holzam, and Diane Walters; three brothers-in-law, David (Mary Ann) Walters, Merlin (Vicki) Walters, and Kenny (Diane) Walters; and many relatives, nieces, nephews, and close friends.    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Sherri Clark; sister, Beverly Schuster; brother, Greg Krueger; brother-in-law, Frances Schuster; nephew, Scott Wessel; and three brothers-in-law, Bob Walters, Donald Walters Jr., and Jerry Haddy.    In honor of Dennis’s wishes, a private family service has been held. Burial of Dennis’s cremated remains was in Theresa Union Cemetery.   The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at SSM Hospice for all their help and care, as well as family and friends for all their love, thoughts and prayers.   Myrhum Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Dennis’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.

   Jerry Elmer Bunkoske, 83, of Hori­con was called home to be with his Lord and Sav­ior on May 20, 2023, at his home in Hori­con with his lov­ing wife by his side.   Jerry was born the son of Elmer and Ber­nice (Glamann) Bunkoske on No­vem­ber 22, 1939, in Beaver Dam. He grad­u­ated from Hori­con High School in 1958. Jerry went on to proudly serve his coun­try in the United States Army Re­serves. Jerry was the cur­rent pres­i­dent of Oak Hill Ceme­tery As­so­ci­a­tion and for­mer em­ployee of BYCO Floor­ing in Mayville.   Jerry was united in mar­riage to Shirley A. Wen­dorf, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Hori­con in April 1959. To­gether they raised four boys. Shirley pre­ceded him in death. Jerry found love again and was united in mar­riage on June 6, 1986, to Ju­dith A. Boomsma at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Hori­con.    Jerry was a life­long and ac­tive mem­ber of St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con. He was a mem­ber of nu­mer­ous boards and com­mit­tees and was in­te­gral in the build­ing of the new church. He was in­cred­i­bly proud of the beau­ti­ful church that was con­structed.    Jerry found great hap­pi­ness and con­tent­ment being in na­ture. He was an avid hunter and fish­er­man and en­joyed shar­ing his love of the out­doors with his fam­ily and friends. Jerry was a hunter safety in­struc­tor for over 25 years, shar­ing his love and re­spect for the out­doors with many gen­er­a­tions. Jerry was in­stru­men­tal in Hori­con base­ball pro­grams and coached for many years. He was also in­ducted into the Rock River League Base­ball Hall of Fame.    Jerry trea­sured the time he was able to spend with loved ones. He and Judy spent many years camp­ing, cre­at­ing many mem­o­ries along the way. Jerry had a won­der­ful time going to watch the Mil­wau­kee Brew­ers and Green Bay Packer games with his sons. He also was a proud mem­ber of the Hori­con Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #157.    Jerry will be missed by his lov­ing and sup­port­ive wife, Judy; his chil­dren, Mark (Kim) Bunkoske of Waupun, Ran­dall (Pat) Bunkoske of Al­ces­ter, South Dakota, Craig Bunkoske of Juneau, and Kelly (Lisa) Bunkoske of Beaver Dam; his stepchil­dren: Re­becca (Mike) Lemoine of Or­lando, Florida and Car­rie (Leon) Bunker of Beaver Dam; his 10 grand­chil­dren; six step-grand­chil­dren; five great-grand­chil­dren; seven step-great-grand­chil­dren; his brother, Daniel (Deb­bie) Bunkoske; his sis­ter: Con­nie Bunkoske; and many other nieces, nephews, rel­a­tives, and friends.   Jerry was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his first wife and mother of his chil­dren, Shirley; and brother, Dick Bunkoske.    Fu­neral ser­vices for Jerry will be held on Sat­ur­day, May 27, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con with Rev. Daniel See­hafer of­fi­ci­at­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion will be held at church on Sat­ur­day, May 27, from 9 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 11 a.m. Fol­low­ing the ser­vice, grave­side mil­i­tary hon­ors will be con­ducted by the Hori­con Amer­i­can Le­gion Post #157 at Oak Hill Ceme­tery in Hori­con.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­tend a very spe­cial thank you to Rick Mc­canna as well as all of the hos­pice and health­care work­ers who showed such love and com­pas­sion to Jerry and his fam­ily.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com