Diana 'Susie' Mae Wildt (nee Planin­shek), 82, of Ke­waskum, passed away at her Ket­tle Moraine Gar­dens home on Sat­ur­day, Nov. 18, 2023. She was sur­rounded by her lov­ing fam­ily in the days and hours lead­ing up to her time of pass­ing.    Diana was given the nick­name 'Susie' by her fa­ther at a very young age and it was what every­one called her and knew her by. Susie was born on Sep­tem­ber 25, 1941, in Mil­wau­kee, to An­thony and Dorothy (nee Scheuing) Planin­shek.   Susie had the biggest heart, and giv­ing was a part of who she was. She ded­i­cated her self­less life to nurs­ing and was an emer­gency room LPN at Hart­ford Memo­r­ial Hos­pi­tal for 40 years, work­ing mostly on the overnight hours. Susie loved her fam­ily. Her con­ta­gious laugh and kind na­ture will be re­mem­bered fondly by all who knew her. She loved puz­zles of all kinds, board and card games, and any events she could par­take in over the years in­volv­ing her chil­dren and grand­chil­dren. Susie loved an­i­mals, es­pe­cially her grand kit­ties, Zeus, Bently, and The Schmütz; grand dog­gies, Suki, Thor, and Bruno. And, we can­not for­get, she loved her Green Bay Pack­ers!   Susie is sur­vived by her beloved hus­band of 48 years, Matthew; sons, Brian (Jackie) Wildt, Brett (Tracy) Wildt, Tim Wildt; daugh­ter, Kari Wildt; grand­chil­dren, Brooke, Bryce, and Brady Wildt; spe­cial niece, who was like a daugh­ter, Toni Kubasiak; brother, Jack (Gail) Planin­shek; two broth­ers-in-law, Ken (Nancy) Wildt and Jim (Pat) Wildt; fam­ily friend, Dar­lene Boho; and many other beloved fam­ily and friends.   She was pre­ceded in death by her fa­ther, An­thony Planin­shek; mother, Dorothy Planin­shek; fa­ther-in-law, Math­ias Wildt; mother-in-law, Eliz­a­beth Wildt; sis­ter, Rose Wendt; a brother-in-law, Roy (Sharon) Wildt; and many other loved ones.   VIS­I­TA­TION: Susie’s fam­ily greeted rel­a­tives and friends at Res­ur­rec­tion Catholic Church, 215 N. Main Street, in Al­len­ton, on Sat­ur­day, Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.   SER­VICE: A Memo­r­ial Mass for Susie was held at Noon on Sat­ur­day, Nov. 25, at Res­ur­rec­tion Catholic Church. Bur­ial fol­lowed in Sa­cred Heart Ceme­tery in Al­len­ton.    The fam­ily would like to ex­tend a heart­felt ap­pre­ci­a­tion to the staff at Ket­tle Moraine Gar­dens, Pre­cep­tor Hos­pice, and Dr. Rutsch.   The Myrhum – Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with Susie’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and on­line guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​patten.​com.

   Cordell M. Kern, 99, of Ke­waskum, passed away on Mon­day, Nov. 13, 2023, at Ket­tle Moraine Gar­dens in Ke­waskum with her nieces at her side.    Cordell was the daugh­ter of Peter and Susan (nee Krae­mer) Hurth. She was born April 15, 1924, in St. Kil­lian, where she at­tended Catholic School, grad­u­at­ing in 1938.   On Oc­to­ber 23, 1943, she was united in mar­riage to Ralph Kern at St. Kil­ian Catholic Church. They were mar­ried for 65 years. The cou­ple farmed nearly 25 years in the Ke­waskum area, then moved to the Vil­lage of Ke­waskum. She worked in Ke­waskum at Schultz’s Restau­rant which be­came Camp­bell’s Vil­lage Inn, then Buffy’s, Begu’s, and fi­nally Brother’s Fam­ily Restau­rant – all of 43 ½ years in the same build­ing.    Cordell en­joyed her flow­ers, trav­el­ing with fam­ily, danc­ing, play­ing cards, and her grand­chil­dren, Dr. Tari L. Kern, DVM, and her hus­band, Christo­pher Mo­ceri of Rochester Hills, MI, Dr. Kris­tine Kern (Mary Beth Kern-Collin) of Ann Arbor, MI, Matthew (Ra­jani) Kern of Troy, MI, and Jonathan (Emily) Kern of Elmhurst, IL. Cordell has seven great-grand­chil­dren, Tyler, Gyan, An­drew, Hari, Edie, Luke, and Kavya. Cordell is also sur­vived by nieces, JoAnne (Ray) Sip­pel, Donna (Mark) Lauben­stein, Jeanette Weber, Susie Bat­zler, and Josie (Tom) Gobel.   In ad­di­tion to her par­ents and hus­band, Cordell was pre­ceded in death by her son, Robert Kern; her sis­ters, Mary (John) Di­eten­berger, Mar­cella (Joseph) Bat­zler, Flo­rence (Reynold) Bon­len­der, Do­lores (Rein­hold) Boegel; an in­fant brother, Ar­mond Hurth; her par­ents-in-law, John and Rose (nee Git­ter) Kern; her broth­ers and sis­ter-in-law, Al (Verna) Felix and Carl Her­riges; her nieces and nephews, Shirley (Louis) Mal­froid, Ger­ald (Grace) Bat­zler, and Larry Weber.   VIS­I­TA­TION: Cordell’s fam­ily will greet rel­a­tives and friends at Holy Trin­ity Catholic Church, 305 Main Street, in Ke­waskum, on Sat­ur­day, Nov. 18, 2023, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.   SER­VICE: A Mass of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial for Cordell will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat­ur­day at Holy Trini­tiy Catholic Church in Ke­waskum with Fa­ther Patrick Magnor of­fi­ci­at­ing. Bur­ial will fol­low at Holy Trin­ity Ceme­tery in the Town of Ke­waskum.    The fam­ily would like to thank the staff of Ket­tle Moraine Gar­dens and Pre­cep­tor Home Health and Hos­pice for their out­stand­ing care.   Myrhum-Pat­ten Fu­neral & Cre­ma­tion Ser­vice has been en­trusted with Cordell’s arrange­ments. Ad­di­tional in­for­ma­tion and guest book may be found at www.​myrhum-​patten.​com.   The Fam­ily Cir­cle is now closed in Heaven.