Gerald R. Voss of rural
Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the age of 83.
Gerald was born in the Town of Herman on March 5
th
,
1935, Son of the late Edward Voss and Viola (Prange) Voss. He attended school at Green Bay Road School
in Edwards. Gerald served his country in
the United States Army.
On June 25, 1955 he married the love of his life
Grace Dickmann at Saron United Church of Christ.
Gerald was a hard worker his entire life. While employed at Kohler Co for 42 years, he
also hauled milk, farmed, trapped and worked in construction. In retirement, he worked at Roehrborn Farms
in rural Plymouth.
He was a member of St. Johns United Church of
Christ – Schwarzwald. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing at their cabin in
northern Wisconsin, snowmobiling, trapshooting, dog sitting for the family
pets, playing cards, and most of all spending time with family and
friends.
Gerald is survived by his five children, LuAnne (Steve)
Kestell, Elkhart Lake, Sandy (Mark) Arnhoelter, Valders, Jack (Michelle) Voss,
Cleveland, Shirley (Steve) Voss, Kiel and Russell (Laura) Voss, Plymouth. He is
survived by seven grandchildren, Joshua (Jessica) Kestell, Benjamin Kestell,
Travis (Tracy) Kestell, Bradley (Emily) Groh, Nicholas (Elaine) Groh, Tanner
Voss and Hunter Voss; eight great-grandchildren; six sisters, Vernetta
Grunwald, Sally Nohl, Bertha (Richard) Hiebing, Loraine (Harvey) Schnell, Linda
Reichert, Judy (Jim) Madson; two brothers Edward (Melba) Voss, Elroy (Marilyn)
Voss; sister-in-law, Alice Kimme; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to his wife
Grace, he is further preceded in death by his mother and father Viola and
Edward Voss Sr., father-in-law and mother-in-law, Milton and Gladys Dickmann, sisters,
Connie Perronne, Evelyn Toedter, Lucille Mehre and brother Eugene Kimme, brothers-in-law,
Roland Nohl, Jan Mehre, Elgert Toedter, Clarence Reichert, Harold Grunwald,
Emil Perronne, Milton Dickmann, Jr.
A funeral service for Gerald will be held Monday
May 14
th
, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. at Zimmer's Westview Funeral &
Cremation Care Center, W2132 Garton Road (Hwy 42 and Cty JJ). Reverend DuWayne
Hanke will officiate. Interment will be held on Tuesday May 15, 2018 at 9:30
A.M. at St. John Cemetery, Schwarzwald. Friends may call on the family on Monday
from 3 P.M. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has
been established in the name of Gerald R. Voss.
Special thanks to Mike Wagner, the Roehrborn
family, Mark and the Wehmeier family for all their care and companionship. The family would also like to thank the staff
of Tender Hearts, Aurora Medical Center 2K staff, and Sharon S. Richardson
Community Hospice.
