Widely known cheese carver Troy Landwehr passed away on Sunday, October 24th, 2021, after battling an infection, according to Verkuilen Funeral Home.
We had the opportunity to speak with Landwehr over the summer to speak about his very successful career as a cheese carver. Landwehr started carving at the age of 11 at the Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival in Little Chute and carved until the end. He even holds world records for the largest carved cheeseburger and the largest old fashion.
During our interview this past August, Landwehr said that he’s thankful for the career that he’s had and the opportunities it’s given him to travel the world. “I was all over the United States carving, I’ve been to Hong Kong, I went to Northern China with UW-Extension for the Dairy Promotion Board, I was in London carving for Disney, and in Ireland carving for them over there,” he said. “I’ve been blessed with a lot of different great opportunities to carve cheese throughout the years.”
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family. You can read the full article from our story with Landwehr in August right here.
