Phillip "Phil" George Delfeld was born Feb. 22 1929, just be­fore the De­pres­sion, son of Jerome and Paula Hoff­man Delfeld. He died in the early morn­ing of July 19, 2022 at age 93, after a long and happy life.    He was a life-long mem­ber of St. Mary’s Lomira, and his roots in the Brownsville area were very deep. He grad­u­ated from Lomira High School in 1947 and worked for 15 years at Tobin Tool & Die; he was a gifted me­chanic and rose to fore­man. In 1961 his life changed. Pres­i­dent Kennedy or­ga­nized the Peace Corps to re­cruit Amer­i­can men and women who could go to other coun­tries and help train peo­ple in use­ful skills. Phil vol­un­teered in the sec­ond group, teams of me­chan­ics, nurses, ar­chi­tects and oth­ers, who went to Tunisia in North Africa. At 34 he wasn’t quite the old­est in the group. The trainees spent a sum­mer at In­di­ana Uni­ver­sity learn­ing French, and Phil met Mar­garet Anne Tec­tor there. Phil re­turned safely, there was a happy re­union, and Phil and Anne were mar­ried in 1965 by Mon­signor Rear­don in Sher­brooke, Que­bec. Phil got a job as me­chanic with Chicago and North­west­ern Rail­road. They had five chil­dren, Carol Ann, Bruce Phillip, Neal Ray­mond (wife DeMisty Bellinger-Delfeld), Helen Jean (part­ner Scott Dodds) and Mar­garet Marie (hus­band Dave Wentzell). While in Tunisia, John Mar­tinkovich taught Phil to fly a plane. As soon as Phil could af­ford it, he bought a Tay­lor­craft and built a hangar at Fond du Lac air­port to house it. There fol­lowed trips to visit Grandma Tec­tor in Canada, and to other rel­a­tives and Peace Corps friend all over the states. More chil­dren re­quired a big­ger plane, and Phil up­graded sev­eral times, even­tu­ally to a 6-place Beechcraft. Phil stayed in touch with some of the me­chan­ics he worked with in Tunisia. After a few years we and the kids took a (com­mer­cial) flight to Eu­rope, rented a car and spent a month stay­ing at bed-and-break­fasts in Eu­rope and in ho­tels in Tunisia. We re­peated this pat­tern every few years until the kids were old enough they didn’t want to come, then it was just us. We found the Ger­man vil­lage that the Delfelds came from a cou­ple of cen­turies ago, and met Otto and Maria Zehren, who more or less adopted us; we are still in touch with their son Ste­fan.    Every­one liked Phil, and the lan­guage dif­fer­ence didn’t seem to mat­ter. Even­tu­ally Phil re­tired as man­ager of the rail yards in North Fond du Lac. Since he de­cided his eyes were mak­ing it less safe for him to fly, he sold the plane and hangar. A friend, Ted Niemeyer, promptly of­fered him a part-time job with the Union Pa­cific as a safety in­struc­tor, mostly in Texas and Cal­i­for­nia. If a job lasted two weeks or more, Anne joined him on the week­ends. Even­tu­ally Phil de­cided to stay home and work on the house; there was noth­ing that man couldn’t do. But he re­fused to be vac­ci­nated, and fi­nally COVID caught up with him.    Phil is sur­vived by his wife, Anne, 89 years old, all five of his chil­dren, and four grand­chil­dren: Neal’s twins Anais and Mar­lena Delfeld, and Mag­gie’s boys Carter and Grayson Wentzell. Also by his brother Mark Delfeld, his sis­ters Jeanne Dal­ton, Gail Wiess and Kathy Delfeld, and by many, many rel­a­tives and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his broth­ers, Danny and Den­nis; and his sis­ter, Beat­sie.   Vis­i­ta­tion will be at St. Mary’s on Mil­wau­kee Street in Lomira on Fri­day, July 29, from 10 to 11 a.m.. Mass will be at 11 a.m., cel­e­brated by Fa­ther Mini­att, and bur­ial will fol­low in St. Mary’s ceme­tery.    The fam­ily is very grate­ful to the nurses and doc­tors on the fourth floor at Ag­ne­sian hos­pi­tal for the lov­ing care they gave to Phil and to the rest of us   Myrhum-Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with Phil’s arrange­ments. On­line guest­book and con­do­lences may be found at www.​myrhum-​pat­ten.​com.

   William “Bill” Randy Vollmer (Troll), loving husband, cherished father and wonderful grandfather, passed away unexpectedly June 28, 2022.   Bill was born January 18, 1955, in Milwaukee, to parents William and Jane Vollmer.   On September 15, 1979, he married Julie Cornelius and spent 42 loving years together. Bill and Julie moved their little family to Iron Ridge in 1993. They watched their little family grow, which brought Bill much happiness and joy. Bill loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was very prideful of his family and loved to take any opportunity to have a get together. He was especially loving with his grandchildren and often felt they brought out the best in him. He also brought out the best in them by teaching them some of his many skills.   Bill had many interests and hidden talents. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, driving, dancing and rocking out to various genres of music. Bill always spoke his mind and sometimes came off too tough, but deeply, he loved helping people. He was our Mr. Fix it, our teacher and dear friend. If he considered you a friend, you were family. That was Bill, a badass with a big heart. He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.   Bill is survived by his wife, Julie; daughters, Kristina (Jesse), Julia (Jory), Carol; grandchildren, Kasey (Teeghun), Jayden, Anton, Ciarran “Kenny” (John), Alizandria (Ashton), Aryssa, Julian; and great-grandchildren, Kora and Amira. He is further survived by his brothers, John (Dottie), Tom (Mary), Rick (Cheryl), Ronnie (Jody), Tony (Patti), Terry (Trisha), Allen (Tina), and many nieces and nephews.   He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Jane Vollmer; sister, Carol; and brothers, Jimmy, Randy and Rodger.   A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on Sunday, July 31, at Riverside Park, 916 Labaree St., Watertown, WI 53098, starting around 2:30 p.m. Dedication around 3:30 p.m. Meal and socializing to follow. CASUAL ATTIRE preferred.   Flowers can be sent to the Vollmer Family via the Garcia residence at 727 N. Church St., Watertown, WI 53098.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.KoepsellFH.com

   Ward Allen Swenson, better known as Ward Allen, the weatherman of WITI TV 6, born October 8, 1934, in North Dakota, to Lucille and Roy; passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 7, 2022, at the age of 87. Ward Allen and Albert the Alleycat, won a national award for the best weather program. Ward was the first TV broadcaster to bring weather education directly to children by visiting the area schools. He was retired and resided in Theresa, Wisconsin. Ward started his broadcasting career working part-time at the local radio station KDIX and as a disc jockey at the teen dances, while attending High School, where he graduated in 1953.   In 1954, he and a buddy joined the Army Airborne. Stationed at Fort Bragg, he became a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne division. Ward enjoyed the excitement of jumping out of planes and made over 50 jumps.   After his two-year stint in the Army, he attended the State Teachers College and the University of North Dakota from 1956 to 1960. He worked at KNOX Radio and TV in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he met his first wife, Jacquolyn (Jackie). They married in 1958 and had four children.   In mid-1960, he was the Weatherman at KSOO-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for two years, prior to his opportunity to join WITI-TV6, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ward Allen remained a Weatherman on Channel 6 for eighteen years. Ward married Nancy in 1990. He was always an entrepreneur. Together they owned several businesses, which included commercial and retail greenhouses in Oak Creek, a Dance Hall for weddings called the “Public House” in Theresa, and the current business “Custom Accessories Garters” for weddings, proms, and special occasions; a company he and his wife Nancy enjoyed throughout his retirement.   Ward was preceded in death by his parents, his brother and sister and their spouses, and first wife, Jacquolyn (Jackie).   He is survived by his wife Nancy, four children and respective spouses, a brother, and sister-in-law. He was a proud Grandfather to five, and two Great Grandchildren. He’d always say: “It was a delight to hear about their achievements through the years.” Ward was warm and charismatic and a great storyteller who loved to laugh. He was also avid reader of hundreds of books including reading the Bible every morning and he had a ‘Special’ prayer at dinner.   Ward will be missed; especially our memories of sitting on the deck on beautiful days with the pergola shading and enjoying a cool breeze with Nancy, family, and friends. We love you, Ward.   Private Service.   Memorial Contributions may be given to:PAC - Positive Approach to CarePO Box 430, Efland, NC 27243-0430Phone: 1-877-877-1671Email: info@teepasnow.comWebsite: About Teepa Snow - Positive Approach to Care   Berndt-Ledesma Funeral Home in Hartford served the family.