Robert Louis Lit­t­er­ick,55, passed away un­ex­pect­edly on Thurs­day, May 11, 2023 at his home in Hori­con.    In hon­or­ing Bob’s wishes, a Cel­e­bra­tion of Life gath­er­ing will be held on Wednes­day, June 14, from 6pm-9pm at the Hori­con Amer­i­can Le­gion, Hori­con.   Bob was born on De­cem­ber 21, 1967, in Fort Riley, Kansas, to Michael and Alice (Will­man) Lit­t­er­ick.   He was a 1986 grad­u­ate of Hori­con High School. While in high school, Bob par­tic­i­pated in base­ball, bas­ket­ball, and foot­ball. As a teenager, some of his best mem­o­ries were play­ing base­ball for the Hori­con Amer­i­can Le­gion team Post #157, in which his dad was the man­ager and coach.   After his play­ing days were over, Bob pur­sued an op­por­tu­nity to stay in­volved in base­ball by um­pir­ing with his buddy and men­tor, Bob Klatt. Bob was an avid sports fan and en­joyed watch­ing the Green Bay Pack­ers, Mil­wau­kee Bucks, Wis­con­sin Bad­gers and the Mil­wau­kee Brew­ers.   Bob es­pe­cially en­joyed spend­ing time in the woods hunt­ing with his dad and daugh­ters. Bob had many spe­cial mem­o­ries of hunt­ing trips to South Dakota, Canada, Alaska and Ten­nessee to name a few, with his dad, who was his best friend, as well as his long­time pal, Jim Franke. For 30 plus years, Bob spent many, many week­ends in the North­woods at his fam­ily’s cab­ins. From dig­ging out rocks to count­less hours of build­ing ad­di­tions and putting on roofs, Bob was al­ways will­ing to put in the work to have a cabin to hunt out of with his dad, Jimmy, and the Flick boys.    Whether Bob was shoot­ing darts, bowl­ing, play­ing soft­ball or toss­ing bean­bags, he loved com­pet­ing.   As the fa­ther of four beau­ti­ful daugh­ters, Pey­ton, Pres­ley, Parker, and Pier­sten, they were the ab­solute most im­por­tant thing in his world. You could often find Bob in the stands watch­ing his daugh­ters play soft­ball, bas­ket­ball, vol­ley­ball, track, and cross coun­try through­out their sports ca­reers. He spent many sum­mers with Grandpa Mike and Grandma Alice trav­el­ing all over the state and be­yond watch­ing travel soft­ball. He also en­joyed teach­ing his girls how to hunt and fish and al­ways looked for­ward to Deer Camp with the fam­ily at the Franke’s house. Through­out the years, Bob had many in­ter­ests, but the most im­por­tant thing to him was al­ways fam­ily! He was known for his great grilling skills and loved spend­ing Sun­days on the patio en­joy­ing good food and good com­pany, fol­lowed by a camp­fire in the back­yard.    Bob was a life­long res­i­dent of Hori­con and the face of the ser­vice de­part­ment at Reed Chrysler, Beaver Dam. Bob worked as the ser­vice de­part­ment man­ager for 35 years! Bob will be missed by the many, many cus­tomers he pro­vided ser­vice for over the years at Reed Chrysler.   Bob is sur­vived by his daugh­ters, Pey­ton (fiancé Jor­dyn) Lit­t­er­ick of Hart­land, Pres­ley (Trent) Lit­t­er­ick of Hus­tis­ford, Parker (Logan) Lit­t­er­ick of Theresa, and Pier­sten Lit­t­er­ick of Theresa. He is fur­ther sur­vived by his par­ents, Michael and Alice Lit­t­er­ick of Iron Ridge; sis­ter, Shelli Lit­t­er­ick-Hes­sel­man (Mark) of Slinger; niece, Hai­ley Hes­sel­man of Slinger; nephew, Michael (Ali) Hes­sel­man of Edger­ton; Angie (Brian) Reklau of Theresa. He is fur­ther sur­vived by many cousins and rel­a­tives.   Bob was pre­ceded in death by his grand­par­ents, Mar­tin and Susan Will­man of Canova, SD, Loy and Betty (Lit­t­er­ick) Schulz, of Canova, SD; grand­fa­ther, Louis Lit­t­er­ick; uncle, Larry Will­man; aunt, Melva Ger­alds; uncle, George Ger­alds; aunt Wilma Jones; uncle, Gene Lar­son; aunt, Sharon Lar­son; uncle, Dar­rel Will­man; uncle, Lloyd Jones; and cousin, Terry Jones.   Memo­ri­als in honor of Bob may be di­rected to his fam­ily.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

   Jeanette M. Sti­panovic (nee Gassner), 92, of Mayville was called home to be with the Lord on Tues­day, May 9, 2023.   Jeanette was born on Au­gust 2, 1930, to the late Mar­cus and Ot­tilis Gassner in Nas­bro.   She was united in mar­riage to Danny Sti­panovic on Sep­tem­ber 8, 1956, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lomira.   Jeanette worked for 20 years at Tab’s Paper Prod­ucts and helped her hus­band for many years in the tav­ern busi­ness, Dan’s Dugout in Mayville. She was a mem­ber of St. Mary’s Church and Chris­t­ian Mary’s. Jeanette loved the Green Bay Pack­ers, Mil­wau­kee Brew­ers, and the Wis­con­sin Bad­gers. She en­joyed read­ing, fish­ing, bowl­ing, play­ing Bingo, and going to the casino. She es­pe­cially en­joyed spend­ing time with fam­ily and friends and will be missed by all who knew her.   Those Jeanette leaves be­hind to cher­ish her mem­ory in­clude her son, James “Jim” (Rosie Heintz) Sti­panovic; and a daugh­ter-in-law, Jane Sti­panovic.   She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her hus­band, Danny Sti­panovic; and her son, Mark Sti­panovic.   SER­VICE: A grave­side ser­vice in re­mem­brance of Jeanette will be held on Tues­day, May 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Ceme­tery, Mayville.   Myrhum Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with Jeanette’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​patten.​com.

   William Robert Gensch, 92, of Rolling Prairie, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Hillside Manor in Beaver Dam.   William, also known as Bill or “Red Gensch” for his red hair, was born in Beaver Dam on July 1, 1930, the son of William A. and Crystal M. (Blakley) Gensch.   On December 23, 1950, he was united in marriage to his wife, Arlene Schindel at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Juneau. He worked at the Gensch family ice business, the Fox Lake Ice Company, until 1949. He then worked at John Deere Horicon Works in maintenance until retirement in 1987.   Bill was a true handyman who could fix anything. He enjoyed watching and feeding his birds and squirrels. Through the years he enjoyed camping, fishing, and hunting. An avid gardener, he took great pride in his flower gardens, especially his rose gardens he grew for his wife, Arlene. She was his greatest love, and his greatest joy was his family. He loved daily conversations with his children, hearing about their day, and was always overjoyed when hearing from his grandchildren. Family was the center of his world, and he loved every moment he shared with them.   William is survived by his five children, Daniel (Paula) Gensch of Tecumseh, MI, David (Judi) Gensch of Neshkoro, William (Lorna) Gensch of Princeton, Thomas (Rhonda Pollock) Gensch of Mauston, and Ann (Greg) Jenswold of Jefferson; 11 grandchildren, Jon, Jenny, David (Carissa), Emily (Chad), Christine, Kelly (Eric), Will (Christina), Justin (Holly), Dustin (Hilary), Matthew, and Kiana; 17 (soon to be 19) great-grandchildren, Fiona, Rowan, Gabrielle, Silas, Titus, Charlotte, Madison, Christian, Brooklyn, Kayden, Cameron, Savannah, Spencer, Oaklyn, Senora, Noah, and Mason; nephew and dear friend, Bob Schindel; special niece, Kathi Kielpinski; and further survived by other relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 67 years, Arlene; sisters, Ruth and Bonita; brother-in-law, Edward Kutzke; and other relatives.   A memorial gathering for William took place on Wednesday, May 17, at Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, 135 Keller Blvd., Beaver Dam, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. Inurnment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Fox Lake.   The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Hillside Manor Home Care and Hospice for their care and support.   Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services in 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.

   Georgiana Helen "Annie" Voss, 88, of Mayville, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Crossroads Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Mayville surrounded by family.   Annie was born on February 14, 1935, the daughter of Rudolph and Hertha (Collien) Oechsner in LeRoy.   She graduated from Mayville High School in 1953.   Georgiana married Alan Voss; October 31, 1956, in Mayville. Together they had five children.   For several years Annie was a stay-at-home mother to care for her five children. Once they had grown, Annie became the home caretaker for the Stein’s, owners of Stein’s Garden & Home Centers, she lived in River Hills as Stein’s caretaker, dog sitter, event planner; Meeting several of Milwaukee’s sports teams owners and team coaches, along with others from the Milwaukee area at events that had taken place in the Stein’s homes until her retirement.   She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mayville.   In her spare time, she enjoyed watching sporting events, attending kids and grandkids events. Annie was always open to sitting down and having a cup of coffee with friends, neighbors, or family…Coffee was always hot. She was an animal lover; she loved all her family’s pets and would always ask how they are doing or want them to visit her at her apartment in Mayville or she would ask to see recent pictures of them.   She especially loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. Annie is survived by her children, Jeff Sr. (Michele) Voss, Greg (Diane) Voss, Jill Christian, Chris (Lana) Voss; son-in-law, Dan Spittel; her grandchildren, Ryan, Jeff Jr. (Michelle), Elizabeth (Steve), Emily (Grant), Amber (Ryan), Krystal, Misty, Josh, Kendall, (Tom), Nicole (Ryan), Matt, Nick, (Sam) and Shaina; her great-grandchildren, Jaiden, Cole, Carter, Raymond, Ryleeann, Nadia and Parker; and one great-granddaughter on the way; her sister-in-law, Geraldine Marten; her step-grandchildren, Ryan, Rachel, and Ethan; further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   Annie was proceeded in death by her parents; ex-husband, Alan; daughter, Julie Spittel; brother, George Oechsner; son-in-law, Ken Christian; grandson, Chad Voss; brothers and sisters-in-law, Joan and Less Twigg, Earl Voss, Norman Voss, Dick Martin, Al Pacey, Betty and Clarence Lawver, and Dolly and Jim Worden and other relatives, friends, family and pets.   A memorial service for Annie was held on Wednesday, May 10, 1 p.m. at Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville. A visitation took place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Inurnment took place at Union Cemetery in Theresa with family.   Memorials may be made to the Dodge County Humane Society or to a charity of your choice. The family would like to thank the love and support she received from SSM Dialysis team of Beaver Dam, SSM, St Agnes of Fond du Lac, Crossroads Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, and St. Croix Hospice for all the wonderful care they gave to our mother. Thank you all.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   John B. Grotelueschen, 91, of Fre­do­nia, for­merly of Mayville, passed away on Sat­ur­day, April 29, 2023, at For­est Haven in Fre­do­nia.   John was born on May 22, 1931, in the Town of Saukville to Wal­ter and Pearl (nee Jam­rosy) Grotelueschen. John grew up on the fam­ily home­stead and grad­u­ated from West Bend High School in 1948.   On Oc­to­ber 16, 1954, John was united in mar­riage to Mar­garet Kre­jci of West Bend. The cou­ple was mar­ried for 57 ½ years and raised seven chil­dren. John and Marge stayed on the home­stead and op­er­ated the farm be­fore mov­ing in 1966 to farm in the Town of Her­man, Dodge County. In 1981, John and his wife pur­chased the Hill­crest Inn on Hwy. 33 and P and con­tin­ued to farm while op­er­at­ing the fa­cil­ity. After his wife’s death in 2012, John con­tin­ued to op­er­ate the Hill­crest Inn until it was sold in 2019. He spent the last few years of his life at For­est Haven in Fre­do­nia. He en­joyed going on walks around town, being able to at­tend some of his grand­chil­dren’s school events, and the many vis­its from fam­ily and friends.    John was a car­ing per­son who be­lieved in help­ing and serv­ing oth­ers. He hon­or­ably served the United States Army dur­ing the Ko­rean War. He served as Chair­man for the Town of Her­man in Dodge County for 22 years and was a mem­ber of the Al­len­ton Lions Club for over 30 years. He was also an ac­tive mem­ber of Zum Krip­plein Christi Church and the Farm Bu­reau. He will be re­mem­bered for his gen­eros­ity, kind heart, lov­ing ways, quiet de­meanor, and sense of humor.    Those John leaves be­hind to cher­ish his mem­ory in­clude his five chil­dren, John (Brenda) Grotelueschen of Mayville, Jay (Melinda) Grotelueschen of Or­lando, FL., Jeff (Mary) Grotelueschen of Madi­son, Jim (Re­bekah) Grotelueschen of Wa­ter­town, and Jill (John) Tin­der of Fre­do­nia; 17 grand­chil­dren, Matthew (Sarah), Michael, Eliz­ibeth, Jacob (Lynsey), An­drew, Sean, Grant, Izu “Lind­sey”, Alex “Amanda”, Greta, Owen, Kyle, Kathi­lynne (Zeke), Kevin (Brit­tany), Grace, Sarah, and Emily; 12 great-grand­chil­dren: Ava, Layla, Eliana, Vic­to­ria, Ezra, Bowie, Wilder, Cash, Eden, Eli, Do­minic, and Chloe. He is fur­ther sur­vived by his sis­ter, Judy (Jim) Kocher; brother-in-law, Paul Kre­jci; sis­ter-in-law, Donna Kre­jci; nieces; nephews; and many other close rel­a­tives and friends.   In ad­di­tion to his par­ents, he was pre­ceded in death by his wife, Mar­garet Grotelueschen; two sons, Joey and Jerry Grotelueschen; sis­ter, Mary Ann (Don­ald) Bowe; two broth­ers, Wal­ter (Mar­jorie) and Don­ald Grotelueschen; two sis­ters-in-law, Ruth (Jim) Kin­caide and Roseanne Kre­jci; and brother-in-law, Dan Kre­jci.   VIS­I­TA­TION: John’s fam­ily will greet fam­ily and friends on Wednes­day, May 17, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Myrhum-Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice, 1315 W. Wash­ing­ton St., West Bend. Vis­i­ta­tion will con­tinue on Thurs­day, May 18, from 10 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. at Trin­ity Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 6409 County Rd., P, Mayville, WI 53050.   SER­VICE: A fu­neral ser­vice in re­mem­brance of John will take place at 12 p.m. on Thurs­day May 18, at Trin­ity Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 6409 County Rd., P, Mayville, WI 53050. Bur­ial will take place at Zum Krip­plein Christi Church Ceme­tery.   The fam­ily would like to thank the staff at For­est Haven in Fre­do­nia for the lov­ing and sup­port­ive care they pro­vided him over the last 4 ½ years. He en­joyed jok­ing around with all of you.    Myrhum Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with John’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​patten.​com.