Dolores M. Kuehl


Dolores M. Kuehl, 81, formerly of Reeseville, passed away on February 4th in her new home at Charleston House Assisted Living Apartments, Beaver Dam, after a sudden and brief battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), surrounded by her immediate family.


She enjoyed good health through her 80th birthday party, which she celebrated with nearly 200 family and friends in May 2005.


Dolores was born on July 13, 1925 in the Town of Lowell, the daughter of Edward and Adeline (Vick) Lau. She graduated from Reeseville High School in 1942. On June 23, 1945 she married Carl A. Kuehl at Trinity Lutheran Church, Reeseville.


Following their marriage the couple resided briefly in rural Reeseville, and then lived the rest of their lives in the Village of Reeseville.


She was a cook for Dodgeland School District for over 30 years, cooking and baking at the old Reeseville Middle School on the southern village limits, then at Clyman Elementary, and finally at the Dodgeland Middle School on the northern city limits of Reeseville. Dolores was a devoted member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Reeseville and served in many of its organizations including Choir, Ladies Aid, Altar Guild, and as a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher. She was a member of Reeseville's American Legion Auxiliary Unit #190. Dolores enjoyed cooking and baking and was well known for her yeast breads and rolls. She was an avid bowler both on a women's league in Reeseville and on a mixed couples' league in Watertown with her husband, Carl, and many friends. She was a very loving, caring person and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She will be sadly missed and mourned by many.


She is survived by two daughters, Bonnie (Howard) Kulke of Waterloo and Connie (Al) Mintzlaff of Reeseville; one son, Greg (Anne) Kuehl of Kiel; eight grandchildren, Stephanie (Jackson Wilson) Kulke of Evanston, IL, Christopher Kulke of Necedah, WI, Erik Kulke of Milwaukee, WI, Matthew (Kira) Weier of Minneapolis, MN, Vanessa Kuehl of Madison, WI, Adam Kuehl of Milwaukee, WI, and Christina and Alexandra Kuehl of Kiel, WI. She had three great-grandchildren, Alice Wilson of Evanston, IL and Logan and Ian Weier of Minneapolis, MN. Dolores is also survived by one brother, Edward (Pat) Lau of Bellingham, WA, one sister-in-law, Ione (Gilbert) Kuehl of Madison, WI as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. She also made many brand new friends with the residents at Charleston House in Beaver Dam.


Special thanks to daughter-in-law, Anne Kuehl, for her compassionate nursing, and to Gail and staff of Charleston House for their exceptional daily care and support of Dolores as well as her family.


Carl Kuehl, her loving husband, preceded Dolores in death in May 1989. Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Alfred (Mary Lou) Lau in June 1980 and Henry (Marie) Lau in December 1993, and two sisters, Anita (Howard) Miller, in August 1989 and Marie (M.J.) Straseske, in November 2001.


Friends and relatives may call on the family at Murray Funeral Home in Reeseville on Thursday, February 8, 2007 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. They may also pay their respects at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 210 Lincoln Avenue in Reeseville from 10:00 AM until the time of the funeral service at 11:00 AM. with Rev. Donald Steinberg officiating. Burial will follow at Reeseville Cemetery.


In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated.


The Murray Funeral Home of Reeseville is serving the family.


Murray Funeral Home 214 S. Main St. Reeseville, WI 53579, 920-927-5502, www.MurrayFH.com


The Sheboygan Press


February 6, 2007