02 May 2023

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Charles Joseph Francis

Charles Joseph Francis


   Charles Joseph Fran­cis, age 52, of Hori­con, passed away on April 23, 2023, after an al­most two year long and hard-fought bat­tle with can­cer.   “Char­lie” was born Oc­to­ber 1, 1970, in Green Bay, the son of John Fran­cis and the late Pamela (Fisher) Pow­less. He was proudly named after his pa­ter­nal Grand­fa­ther (the late “Grandpa Char­lie”). Char­lie at­tended Eisen­hower El­e­men­tary School in Green Bay through sixth grade. In his early years, he en­joyed play­ing with his best friend, Mike Mey­ers, who lived next door, going on car and plane trips to visit his grand­par­ents in Miami Beach, and spend­ing warm sum­mer week­ends at his aun­tie and un­cles’ cot­tages at both Star Lake in Moun­tain WI and Kan­ga­roo Lake in Door County. He lov­ingly tor­mented his younger brother, while si­mul­ta­ne­ously watch­ing over him, wait­ing for him to grow up to be a “big boy” like him. He es­pe­cially en­joyed his close re­la­tion­ship with his Grandma Ruth, who luck­ily lived only a block away. His par­ents sep­a­rated when he was young, but he en­joyed so many spe­cial times vis­it­ing his mother fre­quently and great times with the Fisher Fam­ily. He was proud of his her­itage, con­sist­ing of his Jew­ish mother’s fam­ily and his fa­ther’s Ger­man and Syr­ian/Lebanese her­itage.   In 1982, Char­lie moved to Mayville, with his fa­ther and step­mother. He at­tended Mayville Ju­nior High School for seventh and eighth Grade. Sud­denly, Char­lie be­came “Chuck”. He en­joyed play­ing foot­ball and play­ing alto sax­o­phone in the high school band. He went on to grad­u­ate from Mayville High School, Class of 1988. From there he en­tered the weld­ing pro­gram at North­east­ern Wis­con­sin Tech­ni­cal Col­lege in Green Bay and en­joyed a year of liv­ing with his Grandma Ruth while he fin­ished his de­gree. In 1989, he moved back to Mayville and began what would be a suc­cess­ful 34-year long ca­reer at Mayville En­gi­neer­ing Com­pany (MEC). Over three+ decades, he formed life­long spe­cial con­nec­tions with ven­dors and so many col­leagues and was al­ways there to lend a hand to any­one who needed it. He was a man of habits, rit­u­als and rou­tines, and there wasn’t any­one close to him who didn’t know all about them. These things were often the butt of jokes, and he loved every minute of it. He last held the po­si­tion of Weld Tech En­gi­neer Su­per­vi­sor and re­tired in early March of this year. In ap­pre­ci­a­tion for his ded­i­ca­tion and pas­sion for youth de­vel­op­ment within his in­dus­try, MEC hon­ored him by re­nam­ing the in­ter­nal weld boot camp “The Charles Fran­cis Weld Boot Camp” at a large re­tire­ment party at­tended by col­leagues.    Chuck was an avid heavy metal music fan and was es­pe­cially fond of the group Judas Priest. He and his friends en­joyed dozens of con­certs and he owned every sin­gle one of their al­bums. Chuck and his close friends also formed two dif­fer­ent heavy metal bands, Sonic Fury and In­fantry. They fre­quently had gigs all over the area and were widely known and en­joyed by fans and friends. Chuck be­came in­ter­ested in deer hunt­ing at an early age and adored going both gun and bow hunt­ing with his dad, cousins, and friends. One of his most cov­eted spots was what he re­ferred to as “The Big Tree”. While not a morn­ing per­son in gen­eral, he never minded get­ting up and out into his spot to be one with na­ture in peace and quiet. He also en­joyed car­ing for his yard and lawn and loved to show off what he had done out there. Be­fore the death of his mother in 2008, he and his brother en­joyed count­less vis­its, trips and great times with his mother, Pam, and her hus­band, Roy.    In 2016, Chuck met the love of his life, Amy Gil. To­gether with her two chil­dren Jake and Jor­dan, they formed a nur­tur­ing and lov­ing bond, and Char­lie quickly be­came a beloved part of Amy’s fam­ily. On Sep­tem­ber 12, 2020, they mar­ried in a beau­ti­ful back­yard cer­e­mony at the home of Amy’s par­ents in Muskego, with close fam­ily, friends, and col­leagues in at­ten­dance. The union they formed four years ear­lier was set in stone that day. Amy and Char­lie en­joyed so many ad­ven­tures to­gether. Trav­el­ing to all of Wisconsin’s casi­nos and play­ing video poker for hours at a time, grab­bing a drink down at “The Rock”, a bite to eat at Gin­ger’s, sum­mer fes­ti­vals, con­certs, tak­ing their boat out on Fox Lake, din­ing at their fa­vorite spot Johnny Man­hat­tans, and vis­it­ing Char­lie’s fam­ily in Moun­tain. Trips to Las Vegas and Myr­tle Beach brought even more fun to the mix. They also en­joyed vis­its to Amy’s fam­ily cabin on Lake Ar­bu­tus, spend­ing time out on the water and at the Sand­bar. He was al­ways the “pon­toon cap­tain”. Most re­cently they would take shorter rides to Amy’s aunt and uncle’s place in Wis­con­sin Dells, where many more won­der­ful mem­o­ries were made. He loved en­joy­ing a nice Chopin Vodka Gim­let.    Char­lie is sur­vived by his lov­ing wife, Amy Fran­cis of Hori­con; step­son, Jacob Egan (Mariah Han­ra­han) of Mayville; and step­daugh­ter, Jor­dan Pe­ters of Hori­con; step­sons, Vic­tor (Kelly) Sun­der­land and their daugh­ter, Emma of Beaver Dam, and Dustin (Chelsey) Sun­der­land and their son, Jax, of Beaver Dam; brother, Chris Fran­cis (David Kwasny) of Mil­wau­kee; fa­ther and step-mother, John and An­toinette Fran­cis of Moun­tain; fa­ther-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry and Chris­tine Gil of Muskego; brother-in-law, Ben (Amy) Gil and their chil­dren Bent­ley and Alexis of Muskego; Step­sis­ters and Step­brother Maria (Craig) Bielin­ski and chil­dren, Kayla and Bella of Lomira, Mary Ellen Buechel (Ritch Reinke) and chil­dren, Logan and Mor­gan of Sher­wood, John Schultz and chil­dren, Nathan and Syd­ney of Mayville; step­fa­ther, Roy Pow­less of Green Bay and step­brother, Matt (Holly) Pow­less and fam­ily of Green Bay; uncle, Robert (Mag­gie) Fisher of Green Bay; cousins, Al­li­son (Car­olyn) Adler of Hunt­ing­ton Woods, MI and Hillary (Jor­dan) Levin of Wa­ter­ford, MI; and half-sis­ter, Karen Yashon-Brown of San Diego, CA. Spe­cial friends Jon Wes­t­i­mayer of Hori­con, Troy Finke of Mayville, Todd Bertel of Mayville, Steve Drews of Hori­con and their fam­i­lies. He also adored his spe­cial bond with Amy’s Grand­mother (“Grandma”), Mary Neubauer of Wauwatosa and cher­ished his re­la­tion­ship with Amy’s Aunt Kath and Uncle John Han­k­ins of Menomonee Falls. He is fur­ther sur­vived by many other cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and in-laws, in­clud­ing the chil­dren of his friends who con­sid­ered him “dad”.    He was pre­ceded in death by his mother, Pamela Pow­less; grand­par­ents, Ruth and Charles Fran­cis, Lawrence (Babe) and Ju­dith Fisher; a spe­cial aunt, Helen Blus­tein; and many other great-grand­par­ents, un­cles, aunts, cousins and loved ones.   A Cel­e­bra­tion of Life for Char­lie will be on Sat­ur­day, May 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville. A vis­i­ta­tion for Char­lie will be held at the fu­neral home on Sat­ur­day, May 13, from 11 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 2 p.m.    MEC has set up a schol­ar­ship in honor of Char­lie. Memo­ri­als can be made to the schol­ar­ship by vis­it­ing the fol­low­ing web­site. Charles Fran­cis Schol­ar­ship (etapestry.com)   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

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Glenn D. Schraufnagel

Glenn D. Schraufnagel


   It is with profound sadness that the family of Glenn D. Schraufnagel of Mayville announce his unexpected yet peaceful passing on April 23, 2023, at the age of 66 years.   Glenn was born the son of Victor and Florence Schraufnagel on October 7, 1956, in Waupun.   He graduated from Mayville High School in 1974 where he excelled at playing football.   He was united in marriage to his sweetheart, Tammie Grabow, on December 13, 1975, at St. Paul’s Church in Mayville.    He worked at several companies including Waas Boring & Cable, Wisconsin Drainage, Mayville Die & Tool and Metalcraft of Mayville.    Glenn was active within the community from coaching little league and high school baseball to volunteering for the Mayville Athletic Booster Club, where he was given the honor of the Katie Award.   He was a top fundraiser for the MS Society for his daughter. Glenn’s love for sports, especially those of his grandchildren, was undeniable. He truly was their biggest cheerleader and was always beaming with pride for them. The 50-yard line of Ray Dunn Field just won’t be the same without him.   Glenn will also be remembered for his incredible love of the outdoors. He had many cherished memories of growing up on the farm. He could be found on any given day driving around the marsh checking out God’s creation, heading over to LeRoy Meats, or sitting in his garage playing the role of grill master. Glenn treasured every opportunity he got to spend with his children and grandchildren, especially when he could create memories around hunting and fishing. A special thank you to Burt Bushke and Wings Over Wisconsin for allowing him to hunt these past few years.    Glenn is survived by his wife of 47 years, Tammie; three children, Jeremy (Raquel) Schraufnagel of Mayville, TJ (Kelly) Schraufnagel of Lakeville, MN, and Kasey (fiancé Kevin Fischer); seven grandchildren, Amber and Blake Schraufnagel of Mayville, Gavyn, Hailey and Maci Schraufnagel of MN, and Evan and Hailey Fischer of Mayville. He is further survived by his sisters, Vicky (Steve) Vande Zande of Tucson, AZ, Lois (Dan) Buchta of Mayville, Lynn (Todd) Thiede of Burnett and sister-in-law, Carol Schraufnagel of Knowles; other in-laws, Lee and Mae Grabow of Benson, AZ, Dale Grabow (special friend Jenny Robbins) and Terry Grabow (Laurie); nieces, nephews, and other relatives.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Florence; brothers, Roger, Leon, and Lyle. brother-in-law, Scott Grabow; and nephews, Brett Schraufnagel, Dane Buchta, and Roger Stanek.In honoring Glenn’s wishes, private family services will take place.    Glenn never gave less than 100% in whatever role he held…. Son, Brother, Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Friend, Coach and the famous “Camp Commander”. This self-proclaimed “Smartest Man in the World” is leaving a tremendous hole in our hearts, but we are thankful for the wonderful memories that will carry on. Glenn was one of those people who made your life better just by being in it.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. www.Koepsellfh.com
28 April 2023

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Vivian L. McEathron

Vivian L. McEathron


   Vi­vian L. McEathron, 90, of Front Royal, VA, passed away peace­fully, sur­rounded by her lov­ing fam­ily on Thurs­day, April 27, 2023, at her home.   Mrs. McEathron was born March 18, 1933, in Mayville, the daugh­ter of the late Ray­mond Robert and Sylvia Eliz­a­beth Coul­ter Schellpf­ef­fer.   She was a mem­ber of Good Shep­herd Lutheran Church in Front Royal for many years.   Sur­viv­ing is her lov­ing and de­voted hus­band of 72 years, Gene McEathron; one son, David G. McEathron and wife, Jackie, of New Braun­fels, Texas; three daugh­ters, Debra L. Hite and hus­band, Bruce, of Brown­town, Dori A. McEathron of Lively, VA, and Deana M. Goss and hus­band, Dave, of Front Royal, VA; daugh­ter-in-law, Donna L. McEathron of Brown­town; one sis­ter, Bette L. Volenec and hus­band, Marc, of Madi­son; 13 grand­chil­dren; and 22 great-grand­chil­dren.   Mrs. McEathron was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; son, Daniel T. McEathron; and a sis­ter, Mar­ian J. Giese.   Pall­bear­ers were her grand­sons, Pas­tor Noah Goss, Zachary McEathron, Joshua Hite, Eli McEathron, B.J. Car­rier, and Drew Goss.   Hon­orary pall­bear­ers were Jacob McEathron and An­drew McEathron.   The fam­ily re­ceived friends on Sun­day, April 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mad­dox Fu­neral Home.   A fu­neral ser­vice­ was held on Mon­day, May 1, at 2 p.m. at Good Shep­herd Lutheran Church with Pas­tor In­grid Chenoweth and Pas­tor Noah Goss of­fi­ci­at­ing. En­tomb­ment was pri­vate.   Memo­r­ial do­na­tions may be made to the Good Shep­herd Lutheran Church Memo­r­ial Fund, 18 West 6th St., Front Royal, Vir­ginia 22630.   Con­do­lences may be sent to the fam­ily at www.​mad​doxf​uner​alho​me.​com

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Steven L. Ruecker

Steven L. Ruecker


   Steven L. Ruecker, 74, of Juneau, passed away Fri­day, April 21, 2023, at home.   He was born March 14, 1949, the son of Ralph and Mar­garet (Neumeyer) Ruecker.    Steve grad­u­ated from Lomira High School, class of 1967. He spent two years in the US Army as an MP sta­tioned in Ger­many. He then joined the Theresa Le­gion and was a mem­ber for 50+ years.   He earned a de­gree in ac­count­ing at UWM. He worked for sev­eral busi­nesses, one of which was Ma Baen­sch. He en­joyed work­ing for Kim Wall.    Steve en­joyed play­ing the lot­tery, where he used his ac­count­ing skills pick­ing his spe­cial num­bers. He was also a huge Star Trek fan.   He is sur­vived by Margo Scharf, his sig­nif­i­cant other and soul mate; sis­ters, Sheila Matthews, Jackie Gassner, and Kim (Ben­ito) Tovar of Mayville; brother, Jeff (Kay) Ruecker of Fond du Lac; uncle, Jim Ruecker of Theresa; God­fa­ther of Tiffany Ger­ing of Mayville and Kari Raasch of Juneau; and nieces and nephews, other rel­a­tives and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents, Ralph and Mar­garet Ruecker; sis­ter, Jill Beall.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­tend their ap­pre­ci­a­tion to Com­mon Heart Hos­pice in Wa­ter­town.   Pri­vate Mil­i­tary ser­vices will be held at a later date. Steve, Rest in Peace...Love you   The Berndt-Ledesma Fu­neral Home-Juneau is serv­ing the fam­ily. Con­do­lences may be place at www.​berndt-​ledesma.​com
24 April 2023

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Arlene F. Meyer

Arlene F. Meyer


   Ar­lene F. Meyer, 91 of Wau­na­kee, died April 18, 2023, at the Sun Prairie Health Care Cen­ter, Sun Prairie.   Ar­lene was born in Mason City, IA, on May 11, 1931, to Carl and Fran­cis “Fan­nie” Ent­ner. Ar­lene grew up in Mason City and grad­u­ated from Mason City High School. She also at­tended sec­re­tar­ial school there.   Ar­lene mar­ried Del­bert Meyer April 19, 1952.   Ar­lene worked at var­i­ous places in Mason City, but much of the time was at Mercy Hos­pi­tal in the billing de­part­ment. She also worked briefly in the of­fice for John Deere in Wa­ter­loo, IA, and Hori­con. After work­ing for John Deere, Ar­lene took a job at Allen Bradley in Mil­wau­kee, be­fore her re­tire­ment in July of 1997.    Ar­lene en­joyed spend­ing time with her kids, grand­kids, and great-grand­kids. Ar­lene’s hob­bies in­cluded play­ing bingo, play­ing cards, bowl­ing (in her younger years), vis­it­ing the river boat casi­nos, and shop­ping. She also en­joyed plants and flow­ers, cheer­ing for the Green Bay Pack­ers, bak­ing for cof­fee club, and watch­ing her fa­vorite soap op­eras. You didn’t dare call dur­ing the soap opera time, as she most likely wouldn’t an­swer. Christ­mas bak­ing meant a lot to Ar­lene, sup­ply­ing every Christ­mas party with ample sup­plies and mak­ing sure every­one went home with ex­tras. She would bake and freeze for Christ­mas al­most year-round.    Ar­lene is sur­vived by daugh­ters, Debra (Tim) Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA, Susan Hill of Blue Springs, MO, Lori (Mark) Wei­der­haft; and son, Ronald Meyer of Wau­na­kee; five grand­chil­dren, Kelsey (Matt) Weiss of Lawrence, KS, Spencer (Jodie) Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA, Ash­ley (Nick) Leiker of Blue Springs, MO, Lacey (Bobby) Bren­nan of Over­land Park, KS, and Carsyn Wei­der­haft of Wau­na­kee. Ar­lene is also sur­vived by 10 great-grand­chil­dren, Arlo Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA; Josh, Gavin, and Nolan Schmidt all of Cedar Falls, IA; Lily and Wil­low Weiss of Lawrence, KS; Kin­ley, Allie, and Nash Leiker of Blue Springs, MO; and Levi Bren­nan of Over­land Park, KS.   Ar­lene was pre­ceded in death by her hus­band, Del­bert Meyer; her grand­son, Tyler Schmidt and his wife, Sarah Schmidt, along with her great-grand­daugh­ter, Lula Schmidt; and her par­ents, Carl and Fran­cis Ent­ner; her brother, Dale Ent­ner; and sis­ter, Dorothy Kline.   Memo­ri­als may be sent to the fam­ily.   Fam­ily ser­vices are cur­rently pend­ing. Please share your mem­o­ries at www.​cre​ssfu​nera​lser​vice.​com.    Cress Fu­neral Ser­vice, 1310 Emer­ald Ter­race, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 608-837-9054.

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Thomas P. Leigl

Thomas P. Leigl


   Thomas P. Leigl passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, peacefully at home surrounded by his favorite people in the world, his loving wife and two daughters. Tom battled pancreatic cancer for over a year with grace and courage.    Tom was born on November 5, 1953, to Phillip and Mary Jane Leigl of Mayville. He lived and worked in the Mayville and Brownsville area throughout his life.    Tom’s joy in life came from his passion for hobbies such as golfing, trips to the Northwoods, sitting by a campfire and walleye fishing, he even held the nickname Walleye King! Although he would probably tell you he did more fishing than catching. Tom was a funny guy; he told a lot of great jokes and kept his sense of humor to the very end.   His greatest joy, however, came from his family; he loved his family more than anything else in life. Tom spent 46 years married to his greatest love, Debra, whom he married on June 11, 1977. Tom and Debra enjoyed traveling, concerts, walking and just being together. Tom would often say how lucky he was that Debra picked him to share her life with; their love was something so very special.   Those Tom leaves behind will miss him so greatly, they include his loving wife, Debra; daughter, Jessica (Ryan) Toellner and daughter, Danica, (Brian) Lause; also his three grandchildren, Charlotte, Willis and Jack. He is further survived by his siblings, Patrick Leigl, Michael Leigl, Kathleen (David) Lynch, Patricia Leigl and also mother-in-law, Jeanine Streblow and sister-in-law, Doreen (Tom Schnaderbeck) Streblow.   Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip and Mary Jane Leigl, and father-in-law, Raymond Streblow.    Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 27, at St John’s Lutheran Church in Mayville at 1 p.m. with Rev. Phillip M. Enderle and Rev. Dr. Mark G. Cutler officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 27, at the church from 11 a.m. to the time of service at 1 p.m. Burial will take place at St. John’s Cemetery in Mayville. A meal and gathering will follow at The Meating Place restaurant at the Mayville Golf Course.    The family would like to thank the nurses and caregivers from Promedica Hospice that helped care for Tom with such care and compassion.
21 April 2023

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Eileen N. Sellnow

Eileen N. Sellnow


   Eileen N. Sell­now, 89, of Mayville, passed away peace­fully on Tues­day, April 18, 2023, at Hope Health and Rehab in Lomira.    Eileen was born on No­vem­ber 17, 1933, to Carl and Viola Ham­mann.    She was united in mar­riage to Ken­neth Sell­now on May 1, 1954, at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Mayville, where she was also a faith­ful mem­ber.    Eileen loved tak­ing care of lit­tle ones and worked for many years in child care.    In her spare time, she en­joyed bak­ing treats for her fam­ily, knit­ting, and cro­chet­ing. She also was a mem­ber of the Star­craft Stargaz­ers Campers.    Eileen is sur­vived by her chil­dren, Troy (Kim­berly) Sell­now and Kay Sell­now; her grand­chil­dren, Melissa, Kyle, and Bryan; her sib­lings, Dorothy (Roland) Schroeder, Art (Joanne) Ham­mann, and Betty (Russ) Kempf. Eileen is fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and friends.    Eileen was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her hus­band, Ken­neth in 2021; her brother, Ken­neth; and sis­ters, Ber­nice Metke and Helen Sauer.    In fol­low­ing with Eileen’s wishes, a pri­vate fam­ily fu­neral has taken place. En­tomb­ment at Shrine of Rest Mau­soleum in Fond du Lac, Wis­con­sin.    Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

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Donald L. Gourlie

Donald L. Gourlie


   Don­ald L. Gourlie, 86, of Mayville, passed away peace­fully on Thurs­day, April 20, 2023, at his home sur­rounded by his fam­ily.   Don­ald was born the son of Ray­mond and Bertha (Heimerl) Gourlie on March 14, 1937, in a cot­tage-type house near the Town­ship of Ru­bi­con.    Don was united in mar­riage to his high school sweet­heart, De­lores Plan­sky, on Oc­to­ber 6, 1956, at St. Mary’s in Mayville.   He had worked for Grande Cheese, Ven­tura Cheese, Maysteel Cor­po­ra­tion, and Dorst Met­al­craft (later be­came Met­al­craft of Mayville) as a tool and die maker for over 42 years.   He was a mem­ber of St. Mary’s in Mayville and a mem­ber of the Knights of Colum­bus. Don was a life­long sports fan, Brew­ers #1, Bad­gers and Pack­ers. He loved to golf, even had his own golf cart. He loved to vol­un­teer as a coach for Rock River base­ball, Le­gion base­ball, women's soft­ball and LeRoy pony base­ball. He also would um­pire for both men's base­ball and women’s soft­ball. He was well known for call­ing his own chil­dren out if it was a close play. He was in­ducted into the The Rock River Base­ball League of Wis­con­sin and The Old­timer’s As­so­ca­tion Hall of Fame in 1990. He also loved the out­doors, fish­ing, and hunt­ing deer, pheas­ants, and rab­bits with his sons. Every year he would travel with his sons to Black River Falls to set up deer camp, rough­ing it in the woods. Also trav­eled to North Dakota to hunt pheas­ants with the boys and dogs. Bingo was an­other huge love of Don's, whether it was at St Mary's or the Le­gion in Mayville (both had great desserts). Don had a deep love of play­ing card games, such as sheepshead and crib­bage. He was al­ways up to play­ing, even the day be­fore he passed, skunk­ing both his wife and daugh­ter. His love for his fam­ily was his great­est love of all. Fam­ily gath­er­ings al­ways brought many smiles to his face.    Don is sur­vived by his wife, De­lores, of Mayville; his chil­dren, Dawn (Peter Witt) Gourlie Witt of Mayville, Don Jr. ‘Guy’ (Cheryl) Gourlie of Mayville, Diann (spe­cial friend Fred Stro­bel) Gourlie of Hori­con, Denette (John ‘Fruity’) Falk of Kekos­kee, Denise (Roger) Dusso of Beaver Dam, Dan (She­lia) Gourlie of Farm­ersville, and Dar­ren (Kristy) Gourlie of Oak­field; his broth­ers, Den­nis (Pam) Gourlie and Dale (Karen) Gourlie; broth­ers-in-law, May­nard Laufen­berg and Art Plan­sky; and sis­ters-in-law, Denise Gourlie, Judy Behnke, Elaine Sch­a­bel, Mary Bonack, and Peggy Streit; half-sis­ter, Romona Rhodes; his 18 grand­chil­dren and 24 great-grand­chil­dren; fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives and many friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; brother, Duane ‘Melf’; sis­ter, De­lores; three broth­ers-in-law; and two sis­ters-in-law.   A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial was held on Tues­day, April 25, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Fr. Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville. A vis­i­ta­tion was held from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass at 1 p.m. at the church. Bur­ial took place at St. Mary Ceme­tery in Mayville. A lun­cheon fol­lowed the ser­vice at St. Mary’s School.    Memo­ri­als in mem­ory of Don can be di­rected to the LeRoy Ath­letic As­so­ci­a­tion.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

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Ronald L. Margelofsky

Ronald L. Margelofsky


   Ronald Lee Margelofsky, 82, of Kaukauna passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.   Ron was born August 20, 1940, in Mayville, the son of Frederick and Irma Margelofsky. Ron graduated from Mayville High School in 1958 and from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1962.   On August 24, 1963, Ron married Susan Hayward, and they made their home in Kaukauna.    In January, 1963, Ron began his teaching career at Kaukauna High School, where he taught business education until his retirement in 1997. Ron’s service to the students in Kaukauna extended far beyond the classroom. Ron coached basketball for 22 years and track for 27 years and served as the school’s athletic director from 1976 to 1982. He was inducted into the KHS Hall of Fame in 1996. He also organized a track meet for Kaukauna youth through the Lions Club and helped to coordinate the event for 17 years. Ron was a WIAA official for more than 50 years, officiating basketball, football, track, and cross country. He officiated events at the grade school, high school, and college level. He was the starter for every Fox Valley Association Conference Cross Country meet, shooting his starting gun for the last time in October of 2022.    Ron’s greatest joy was his family and the friends he made family. He enjoyed golfing and his Thursday morning breakfast club with his longtime friends, and he brought joy to many with the treats from his garden. Mostly, Ron could be found in the bleachers supporting his nine grandchildren in whatever activity they participated. And that meant he had a variety of options including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, cross country, softball, water skiing, and marathons. He travelled thousands of miles every year to be at as many events as he could! He also enjoyed treating the whole family to Brewers and Timber Rattlers games and tailgates.    Ron is survived by his three children, Cindy (Hank) Moen of De Pere, Scott (Dominic) of Wauwatosa, and Mark (Liza) of Bonduel; and nine grandchildren, Stacy Nehring of DePere, Tyler (MacKenzie) Nehring of Marco Island FL, Molly (Marcus) Ruch of Neenah, Emily Moen of DePere, Jake Moen of Madison, Aaron Margelofsky of Indianapolis, IN, and Brett, Colin and Mary Sue Margelofsky of Bonduel; his first great-grandchild is expected in September. He is further survived by his sister, Shirley Polster of Menomonee Falls and brother, Wayne (Ruthie) of Mayville.    Ron was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sue; and daughter, Julie.    Funeral services were held on Monday, April 17, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 124 W 10th St. Kaukauna. Visitation was held on Sunday, April 16, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Fargo Funeral Home, 400 W Wisconsin Ave., Kaukauna and also at 10 a.m. on Monday prior to the service. Burial at Union Cemetery in Kaukauna was immediately following the service.    The family would like to thank Unity Hospice in De Pere for their outstanding care for Ron and the entire family during his last days.
19 April 2023

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William “Bill” Suprna

William “Bill” Suprna


   William (Bill) Suprna, 71, of Town of Hub­bard, went home to be with his Lord and Sav­ior on April 19, 2023, sur­rounded by his lov­ing fam­ily.   William was born on Feb­ru­ary 6, 1952, to Matthew and Veron­ica (Ros­tia) Suprna in Mil­wau­kee.   Bill mar­ried Joan Roll on Au­gust 2, 1975, at St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con.   Bill was em­ployed by Mil­wau­kee Pub­lic Works and farmed in Hori­con. He later had var­i­ous man­u­fac­tur­ing jobs.   In re­tire­ment, he en­joyed sea­sonal work with the City of Hori­con Pub­lic Works De­part­ment.   Bill was al­ways ready to lend a help­ing hand. He en­joyed work­ing out­doors or re­lax­ing in the shed. Dogs loved him and he was al­ways pre­pared with a treat for them. Bill and Joan en­joyed camp­ing and fish­ing in north­ern Wis­con­sin at state parks. He was al­ways sup­ply­ing local an­glers with night crawlers.    Bill is sur­vived by his wife, Joan; won­der­ful daugh­ters, Kristyne (Mark) Case, Melissa (William) Kreis, and Stephanie (Dar­rell) Mint­zlaff; grand­chil­dren, Clarice and Lydia Case, Lily Kreis, Ryan Teson; great-grand­son, Mad­dex Teson; brother, Matthew (Pa­tri­cia) Suprna; sis­ter, Diane Mil­liken; broth­ers-in-law, David Jaeshke and Larry Roll. Bill is fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.    Bill was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; par­ents-in-law, Ray­mond and El­dine Roll; sis­ter, Susan Jaeschke.    A fu­neral ser­vice for Bill was held on Tues­day, April 25, at 12 p.m. at St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con with Rev. Daniel See­hafer of­fi­ci­at­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion was held on Tues­day, April 25, from 10:30 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 12 p.m at church.    The fam­ily wishes to ex­tend a heart­felt thanks to Pas­tor See­hafer for all the vis­its and prayers, Waupun Hos­pi­tal and SSM Hos­pice Team and vis­its from all friends and rel­a­tives.    Memo­ri­als in honor of Bill may be di­rected to St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is serv­ing the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com