Duane R. "Melf" Gourlie, 76, life­long Mayville res­i­dent, passed away peace­fully on Jan­u­ary 3, 2023, at An­gels Grace Hos­pice in Oconomowoc, with his lov­ing wife, Denise, by his side.   Melf was born on Sep­tem­ber 9, 1946, to Bertha and Ray­mond Gourlie in Hart­ford. He was a 1965 grad­u­ate of Mayville High School and true Car­di­nal Alumni. He humbly re­ceived the Katie award in 2014.   Melf mar­ried his high school sweet­heart, Denise Bonack, at St. An­drew’s Parish on De­cem­ber 9, 1967, and they raised their two chil­dren in Mayville.   He worked for Mayville En­gi­neer­ing Com­pany as a CAD en­gi­neer, re­tir­ing in 2003.   Melf lived his life by the Golden Rule and the 4Fs, Fam­ily, Friends, Foot­ball and Fun. Fam­ily was very im­por­tant to Melf and if you had the plea­sure of know­ing him, he treated every­one like fam­ily. He was a proud fa­ther and an even prouder grand­fa­ther. Melf was a ded­i­cated fam­ily man that was al­ways pre­sent at his chil­dren’s and grand­chil­dren’s events. He also loved his fam­ily of blue­birds that re­turned each spring. He fed, housed and nur­tured them, so that he and Denise could enjoy them.   Friends were fam­ily to Melf. He loved shar­ing a vodka gim­let or two, golf­ing, trav­el­ing, va­ca­tion­ing, line danc­ing, fish­ing and just shoot­ing the breeze. When he was out for his daily walk, he would al­ways stop and say hi. He was a pas­sion­ate golfer and spent his free time on the course with his bud­dies. He was blessed to have two hole in ones. Melf was also a huge Cubs fan, and his friends gave him a good rib­bing about that one.   Car­di­nal Foot­ball ran through his veins. He was proud to be a part of the Mayville sev­enth and eighth grade foot­ball pro­gram for many years. Melf had the plea­sure of work­ing with so many boys, be­com­ing their role model and men­tor, even his grand­son. He be­lieved in work ethic and that hard work pays off. He was es­pe­cially proud see­ing his final sev­enth grade team take the field this year at Camp Ran­dall and fol­lowed them every step of the way.   Melf loved to laugh and loved it even more when he could make peo­ple laugh. He thought life should be full of fun and to live every mo­ment to its fullest. He used humor to spread joy. If you were lucky enough to catch him on the stage, you know what I am talk­ing about. Melf had some great roles with the Marais Play­ers, KML play­ers and the Hart­ford Play­ers, not to men­tion his Lip Sync Days. He had fun por­tray­ing the Judds, Blues Broth­ers, Hill­bil­lies and many more with his part­ner in crime, Den­nis, and even one with his other broth­ers, Don and Dale. He had the role of Candy in “Of Mice and Men” where he showed his se­ri­ous side. Melf’s final role was Bud the Stud and he had so much fun with it.“All the World’s a stage and all the men and women are merely play­ers; They have their exits and their en­trances, And one man plays many parts” – William Shake­sp­heare   Melf leaves be­hind his wife and biggest sup­porter, Denise; his two chil­dren, Car­rie (Scott) Hurst and Mike (Renee) Gourlie. He was a proud grand­fa­ther to Corbin and Carly Schroeder. Melf wel­comed Ryan (Kath­leen) and Randy (Cassi) Hurst into his fam­ily along with their chil­dren, Berkley, Kol­bie and Stephen. He loved his broth­ers, sis­ters-in-law and broth­ers-in-law, Don (Dorie), Den­nis (Pam), Dale (Karen) Gourlie, May­nard Laufen­berg, Dean Bonack, Dale (Sue) Bonack, Lee (Steph) Bonack; and many nieces, nephews, rel­a­tives and friends.   Melf was pre­ceded in death by his lov­ing mother, Bertha Gourlie; fa­ther, Ray­mond Gourlie; sis­ter, De­lores Laufen­berg; mother-in-law, Ruth Bonack, and fa­ther-in-law, Oscar Bonack.   A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial took place on Mon­day, Jan. 9, at 12 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mayville with the Rev. Fr. Tom Bier­sack pre­sid­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion was held on Mon­day, Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. until the time of the ser­vice at 12 p.m. at the church. Bur­ial took place at St. Mary’s Ceme­tery in Mayville. A con­tin­ued cel­e­bra­tion of Melf’s life took place at The Meat­ing Place in Mayville fol­low­ing the ceme­tery prayers.   The fam­ily would like to thank the nurses and care­givers at An­gels Grace Hos­pice, Oconomowoc, for keep­ing Melf com­fort­able and pass with dig­nity and peace. They would also like to thank the Mayville com­mu­nity for all the kind words and sup­port through this dif­fi­cult time.   In lieu flow­ers, the fam­ily would like to honor Melf’s name by send­ing do­na­tions to Bag­gin’ for a Cure (Na­tional Ex­change Bank) as they sup­ported Melf and his wife through this tough time or do­na­tions in Melf’s mem­ory to An­gels Grace Hos­pice, Oconomowoc.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville served the fam­ily. www.​KoepsellFH.​com

   Helen M. Ja­quet, 77, of Hori­con passed away peace­fully on Wednes­day, Dec. 28, 2022, at the Re­mem­brance Home in Beaver Dam.   Helen was born Au­gust 9, 1945, the daugh­ter of Au­gust and Dorothy (Kruel) Ja­quet in Hori­con. She was a grad­u­ate of Con­cor­dia Lutheran Col­lege.    Helen was a Lutheran school teacher and began her teach­ing ca­reer in Michi­gan. Later, she moved back to Hori­con to care for her mother, Dorothy. At this time, she also taught at St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran School in Hori­con for many years. Helen was a fos­ter par­ent and later op­er­ated the Ja­quet Day Care Cen­ter out of her home.   She was a life­long faith­ful mem­ber of St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con.   Helen en­joyed gar­den­ing with her mother. She loved craft­ing and sewing. Helen es­pe­cially en­joyed the com­pan­ion­ship of her three golden re­triev­ers and her cats.   Helen is sur­vived by her sis­ter, Ruth Ul­rich of Hori­con; her adopted son, Michael (An­nick) Ja­quet and their daugh­ters, Au­tumn and Eliyana; her adopted daugh­ter, Maria Ja­quet and her daugh­ter, Trin­ity; her nieces and nephews, Lisa (Todd) Wanie (Helen’s guardian), Linda (Robert) Wil­son, Larry (Jamie) Ul­rich, Diane (Doug) Flouro, Sherry Ja­quet, Chris­tine Villa, Carol Car­lin, Con­nie (Roger) Mack­lin, Cur­tis Ja­quet and Colleen (James) Hoth-Ja­quet. She is fur­ther sur­vived by other rel­a­tives and friends.    She was pre­ceded in death by her par­ents; her sis­ter, Em­i­lie; and her broth­ers, Robert, Arthur and Ed­ward; and her nephew, Carl Ja­quet.   A memo­r­ial gath­er­ing for Helen was held at St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church in Hori­con on Wednes­day, Jan. 4, from 10:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. A Memo­r­ial Ser­vice began at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Daniel See­hafer of­fi­ci­at­ing. In­urn­ment will be at Oak Hill Ceme­tery at a later date.   In lieu of flow­ers, memo­r­ial do­na­tions in Helen’s name may be made to St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church or St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran School.   The Koepsell-Mur­ray Fu­neral Home in Hori­con is car­ing for the fam­ily. On­line con­do­lences may be made at www.​koepsellfh.​com.

   Ray­mond C. Roll, 94, Town of Hub­bard, went home to be with his Lord and Sav­ior on Sun­day, Jan. 1, 2023, at his home sur­rounded by his lov­ing fam­ily.    Ray­mond was born Sep­tem­ber 3, 1928, to Ar­mond and Irma (Krue­gar) Roll at home in Kekos­kee.   He mar­ried El­dine I. Franke on Sep­tem­ber 24, 1949, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Hori­con.    Ray loved his Lord and lived his faith daily. He was a faith­ful mem­ber of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Hori­con serv­ing as an usher, elder, and choir mem­ber for many years.    Ray was a farmer from the start. He lived and worked on the fam­ily farm in Hori­con since 1939. Later, Ray and El­dine bought the farm and raised their fam­ily there. They found time to al­ways be to­gether whether it be milk­ing cows, plant­ing, or har­vest­ing crops.   Ray en­joyed all the typ­i­cal Wis­con­sin ac­tiv­i­ties. He loved root­ing for the Wis­con­sin sports teams and en­joyed fish­ing, lis­ten­ing to polka music, and trav­el­ing, and play­ing cards with his many friends and fam­ily mem­bers. He es­pe­cially loved tak­ing rides just to take in the beauty of the crops. Ray con­stantly was think­ing about oth­ers and called every morn­ing to check in on all of his friends and fam­ily.   Ray is sur­vived by his daugh­ter, Joan (William) Suprna; son, Larry Roll; grand­chil­dren, Kristyne (Mark) Case; Melissa (William) Kreis; Stephanie (Dar­rell) Mint­zlaff; Tri­cia Roll; and Tiffani Roll; great-grand­chil­dren: Clarice Case; Lydia Case; Lily Kreis; Ryan Teson; Great Great Grand­son: Mad­dox Teson. He is fur­ther sur­vived his sis­ter, Norma Pluck­ham; sis­ter-in-law, Cor­raine Roll; brother-in-law, Vern (Jean) Franke. Fur­ther sur­vived by nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.    Ray was pre­ceded in death by his par­ents; his par­ents-in-law, Arnold and Mable Franke; his wife, El­dine; brother, Mil­ton; sis­ters, Verna Well­nitz, Dar­lene Schwantes, and Lor­raine Roll.   Vis­i­ta­tion for Ray­mond will be held on Thurs­day, Jan. 5, at 12 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Hori­con, with Rev. Daniel See­hafer of­fi­ci­at­ing. Vis­i­ta­tion for Ray will be at church from 10 a.m. until the time of ser­vice at 12 p.m. on Thurs­day, Jan. 5. In­ter­ment will fol­low at Oak Hill Ceme­tery in Hori­con.   The fam­ily wishes to ex­tend a heart­felt thank you to Rev. Daniel See­hafer for his vis­its and prayers; Waupun Hos­pi­tal; and all the spe­cial care Ray re­ceived from the SSM Hos­pice Team.   Memo­ri­als can be di­rected to St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Hori­con.   Koepsell Fu­neral Home in Mayville is car­ing for the fam­ily. www.​Koepsellfh.​com

   Fern H. (Kohnke) Wagner, 93, formerly of Mayville, passed away on Wednesday evening, Dec. 28, 2022, at The Residence Assisted Living, Oshkosh.    She was born on October 5, 1929, daughter of August and Anna (Steinberg) Kohnke in Ripon. Fern graduated from Fond du Lac High School. She married William (Bill) Wagner, Jr. on June 11, 1949, and had four children.   Fern and her husband, Bill, loved to go camping and they traveled throughout Wisconsin and the United States with their camper. They had many memorable adventures together while doing this along with times camping in Wisconsin Dells with their children and their families. Fern loved being with her family. She kept busy volunteering for Meals on Wheels, bowling, working in her flower gardens, playing sheepshead and other card games and bingo. She belonged to the Women’s Auxiliary at the American Legion Post #69 in Mayville. She was also a member of the Mayville Senior Center where she spent many happy hours with her many friends.   She is survived by her four children, Delores (Dee) Wagner-Okon of Oshkosh, Sandy Martinsen and her special friend, Pat McCarthy of Fond du Lac, Dale (Pat) Wagner of Las Vegas, NV, and Cheryl (Michael) Sigl of Weyauwega; five grandsons, Shawn (Tracey) Okon of Oshkosh, Dan Okon and friend, Kelly Krasemann of Maple Valley, WA, Adam (Heather) Schepp, of Horicon, Erik Henkel and friend, Jodie Hull of Hustisford, and Jon (Jessica) Henkel of Hortonville; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a brother, Eldon Kohnke and a sister, Gladys Godfrey.    She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; one son-in-law, Tim Martinsen; one grandson, Troy Schepp; seven brothers, Art, Harvey, Gordon, Norman, Harold, Earl and Leonard Kohnke; and one sister, Marion Rychcik.   Visitation will take place at Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville on Thursday, Jan. 5, from 10 a.m. until Noon. A private service officiated by Rev. Dean Desilet, will follow at Shrine of Rest Mausoleum Chapel in Ledgeview Memorial Park, Fond du Lac.    The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at The Residence of Oshkosh and ProMedica Hospice for their loving care they gave to our Mother.   Mom, we will miss you and you will always be in our hearts.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

   Ruben M. Wegner, 91, formerly of Neosho and Hartford passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at Aurora Medical Center in Hartford.   Ruben was born on March 25, 1931, to Otto and Margaret (Sell) Wegner at his family’s home in the Township of Hubbard.   He was a farmer in the Neosho area for many years. In his spare time on the farm, Ruben enjoyed hunting especially deer.   Ruben is survived by his brother, Jerome Wegner of West Bend and his niece, Katherine Dei of West Bend; as well as other relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Adeline Baugartner.   A graveside service for Ruben will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Mayville at a later date and cremation is to take place.   Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.

   "I just want to go home"; were his final words, as Alan Kanas peace­fully left his earthly home sur­rounded by his fam­ily, to join Our Sav­ior on Fri­day, De­cem­ber 23, 2022, at the age of 65.   Alan, af­fec­tion­ately known to many as "Buddy", was born on Oc­to­ber 5, 1957, the son of Bar­bara and the late Clarence Kanas Jr., in Beaver Dam.   He mar­ried his lov­ing wife, Donna G. Pe­ters on June 17, 1989.   Alan worked for Mayville Lime­stone for most of his ca­reer, and most re­cently with Rite­way Bus Com­pany, in Hart­ford. He was a mem­ber of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, WI Bow Hunters, and the Team­sters. He was an ac­tive vol­un­teer every year at the Al­len­ton Pic­nic. Alan en­joyed hunt­ing, fish­ing, and rem­i­nisc­ing of the days when he coached wrestling or what­ever ac­tiv­i­ties his boys were in­volved in. He also en­joyed hobby farm­ing and was thrilled that the tra­di­tion was being car­ried on by the next gen­er­a­tion.   Alan is sur­vived by his wife, Donna G. Kanas of 33 years; chil­dren, Tony (Mi­randa) Kanas, Ben (Made­line Wal­ton) Kanas, and Patrick Kanas; his pride and joy, the grand­daugh­ters, Made­lyn and Alexan­dra Kanas; mother, Bar­bara Kanas; sib­lings, Melanie (Bill) Lackas, Lisa Kanas, and Heidi (Dan) An­to­nioni. He is fur­ther sur­vived by broth­ers and sis­ters-in-law, Henry Pe­ters, Jane (Barry) Graff, Mary (Paul) Petri, Chris Eshun, Carol Beis­tle, Mike (Mary Pat) Pe­ters, and Jim (Wendy) Pe­ters, many nieces, nephews, other rel­a­tives, and friends.   He was pre­ceded in death by his beloved son Joel Kanas; fa­ther Clarence; mother & fa­ther-in-law Don­ald and Har­riet Pe­ters.   A vis­i­ta­tion was held on Mon­day, Jan. 2, from 1 p.m. until 4:45 p.m., with a fu­neral ser­vice at 5 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 308 Her­man St., Iron Ridge, WI. Bur­ial was pri­vate at Sa­cred Heart Ceme­tery in Al­len­ton.   In lieu of flow­ers, memo­ri­als to the fam­ily, for char­i­ties to be de­ter­mined at a later date would be ap­pre­ci­ated.   Spe­cial thanks to the Hart­ford Po­lice De­part­ment, Hart­ford EMS, and Au­rora Med­ical Cen­ter Emer­gency De­part­ment for the com­pas­sion­ate care pro­vided to Alan and his fam­ily.    The Phillip Fu­neral Home of West Bend is as­sist­ing the fam­ily.(262) 338-2050 / www.​phi​llip​fune​ralh​ome.​com

   Lloyd M. Musack, 83, of Mayville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Beaver Dam.    Lloyd was born the son of William and Selma (Krueger) Musack on October 9, 1939, in Theresa. He graduated from Mayville High School.   Lloyd was united in marriage to Patricia Wurtz on October 24, 1964, at St. John Lutheran Church in Mayville, where he was a devoted member. Lloyd proudly served his county in the United States Navy. He worked and retired from AT & T as a communications technician.    Family was incredibly important to Lloyd. He cherished and looked forward to the time he spent with them. He enjoyed camping, deer hunting, fishing, and dancing to polkas. Lloyd was a member of the Mayville Lions Club.    Lloyd is survived by his children, Jennifer (John) Alexandrowicz, Nathan (Laura) Musack; grandchildren, Michael, Sara, Anastasia, Matthew, Adam, Natalie, and Noah; siblings: Allan Musack, Gerald (Betty) Musack, Virginia Wendorff, and Jeanine Streblow. He is further survived by other relatives and friends.    Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; beloved wife, Pat; and his three brothers, Clarion, Donald, and Bill Musack.   Funeral services for Lloyd were held on Monday, Jan. 2, at 12 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Mayville with Rev. Dr. Mark Cutler officiating. Visitation for Lloyd was at church on January 2, 2023, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., the time of the service. Following the service, graveside military honors were conducted by the Mayville American Legion Post #69 at St. John Cemetery in Mayville.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville cared for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

 Barbara E. Kerchoff (nee Tautges), 82, Iron Ridge, (formerly Mayville, Germantown) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at the Kathy Hospice in West Bend.     Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at St. Andrew’s the Apostle, LeRoy with Rev. Fr. Joe Dominic presiding. Visitation will be at church on Thursday, December 29, 2022, from 11 a.m. until the time of service at 12 p.m. She will be laid to rest at Resurrection Mausoleum, Mequon.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

Willard (Willie) E. Walter, age 86, formerly of Mayville, passed away swiftly and peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022.  Willie was born on January 8, 1936, in Mauston to a large farming family. He was born the 11th of 12 children. Willie was united in marriage to Marie Adele Nelson in 1955, in Mauston. Together they had three children, Jerry, Sherry and Kerry.  Willie built strong and long-lasting relationships with everyone he met; he was a beloved son, brother, uncle, husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many.   Willie spent his entire life working in the agricultural industry as a farmer and well-respected salesman of silos equipment and natural liquid fertilizer. Spending most of his farming career in Illinois and Wisconsin, he lived in and served his customers in Dodge County for over 60 years.    Willie was a self-taught musician, who could sing and play many instruments by ear. In his younger years, he played accordion in a band. Willie also loved to dance. He met his wife, Adele, at a dance, and from that moment on, they danced together for nearly 70 years. Everyone who watched them dance knew how connected they were as soul mates. They went to any dance they could and were always the last to leave.    Willie’s greatest joy and deepest passion was his family. Anyone who knew him, knew how much he loved his wife and family, as he shared stories about them with anyone he met.   Willie was an eternally positive, grateful, and funny person, as he always had a joke ready for any occasion. His ingenuity and creativity were ever present in all he did, allowing him to create the fulfilling and wonderful life he lived. He had an innate ability to make people laugh, smile, and most importantly, feel unconditionally loved, even those he met for only a moment. These characteristics, and more, are his legacy.    Willie is survived by his children, Gerald (Adena) Walter of Fond du Lac, Sherry (Mark Boushele) Boushele-Walter of Neenah, Kerry Walter of Menasha; his grandchildren, Angela Roberts, and Bailey, Abbigayle, Brayden, and Beau Boushele-Walter; his great-grandchildren, Clair and Cassel Roberts; his Godchildren, Gary Williams, Ann Matuszak, Janette Martin and Sonja Nelson. He is further survived by many other relatives and dear friends.    He was preceded in death by his wife, Adele; his parents, Herbert and Irma; all 11 of his siblings, Ray, Reine, Bill, Howard, Laura, Herbie, Erv, John, Don, Bud, and Bob; and many other treasured friends and relatives.    A visitation will be held for Willie on Friday, December 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) at Immanuel Lutheran Church (The River Church) in Mayville with the funeral at 12 p.m. and burial service to follow at Immanuel Cemetery Tn. Theresa. The Rev. Douglas Zahner will be officiating.    Willie’s family would like to thank all the caregivers and loved ones who helped him in countless ways, over the past three and a half years.    Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is caring for the family. www.Koepsellfh.com

Marie Sauer passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Marie was born on July 2, 1929, to Edgar and Mar­garet (Horsch) Guelig. She was united in mar­riage to Ray­mond L. Sauer on July 27, 1948, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Theresa.  Marie and her hus­band owned and op­er­ated Sauer’s Meat Mar­ket and Locker Ser­vice in Lomira from 1955 until 1985.   Marie was a vol­un­teer for the Amer­i­can Red Cross Blood Bank for 50 years. She was also a mem­ber of Bint­zler-Waehler Amer­i­can Le­gion Aux­il­iary Post 347 in Lomira. There, she served as Sec­re­tary for the Post. She was a vol­un­teer and mem­ber of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lomira.   Marie was an avid reader and en­joyed trav­el­ing, walk­ing, and bird watch­ing.   She loved her fam­ily dearly. Sur­vivors in­clude her two daugh­ters, Donna Pa­trie and her hus­band, Charles, of Avon Park, Florida, and San­dra of Visalia, Cal­i­for­nia; two sons, Richard Sauer and his wife, Mary of North Fond du Lac, and Ger­ald of Mal­one; five grand­chil­dren, 10 great-grand­chil­dren, and one great-great-grand­child.   Pre­ced­ing Marie in death are her par­ents; hus­band, Ray­mond; five broth­ers; five sis­ters; four sis­ters-in-law; and six broth­ers-in-law.   As per Marie’s re­quest, there will be no pub­lic vis­i­ta­tion or fu­neral ser­vice. Cre­ma­tion has taken place.   Myrhum - Pat­ten Fu­neral and Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with Marie’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​pat­ten.​com.