Dorothy F. Pollesch

January 18, 1937 - December 28, 2025

St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church-Fox Lake

110 Edgelawn Dr.

Fox Lake, WI 53933

Saturday 1/17, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church-Fox Lake

110 Edgelawn Dr.

Fox Lake, WI 53933

Saturday 1/17, 11:00 am

Dorothy F. Pollesch, 88, of Fox Lake passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Dorothy Florence was born January 18, 1937 the daughter of John and Edna (Raabe) Cramlet in the City of Beaver Dam. She attended St. Stephen’s Lutheran School in Horicon and graduated from Horicon High School in 1955. Dorothy married her high school sweetheart, Darrell D. Pollesch on May 18, 1957. They shared 68 years of marriage.

Dorothy was a faithful member of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Fox Lake. The friendships with others at St. John’s brought her comfort and happiness.

Dorothy valued staying busy, gardening and teaching her children and grandchildren about the value of family, love, humility and prayer.

Dorothy enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends. She would try new recipes; baking cookies, cakes, breads and her famous dinner rolls for family gatherings.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, Darrell and their six children: Dawn Shillalies of Maine, Dale (Karen) Pollesch of Spring Lake Park, MN, DeAnn (Art) Thurmer of Fox Lake, Doreen (Mike) Kuzniewicz of Beaver Dam, Douglas (Heather) Pollesch of Fremont, WI and Daniel (Debbie) Pollesch of Germantown, WI. She is further survived by 20 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren, brothers, sisters, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents John and Edna Cramlet, in-laws Louis and Hazel Pollesch, sisters: Lorna Adair and Carol Cordeeiro, brother John Cramlet and other extended family.

A memorial gathering for Dorothy will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, 110 Edgelawn Drive, Fox Lake. A memorial service will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Bryan Prell officiating. Inurnment will follow at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Fox Lake, Wisconsin.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dorothy’s name may be made to St. John’s Ev. Lutheran School, Fox Lake (Tuition Assistance). This ministry was very important to Dorothy.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Pastor Bryan Prell for his visits and prayers and also to the staff of SSM Hospice for your compassionate care of Dorothy. Your kindness will always be remembered.

The Koepsell-Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.

Koepsell Funeral Home

Michelle (DeZoute) Lepak

Sheri Kolb

Monse Gundlach

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St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church-Fox Lake

110 Edgelawn Dr.

Fox Lake, WI 53933

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Saturday 1/17, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church-Fox Lake

110 Edgelawn Dr.

Fox Lake, WI 53933

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Saturday 1/17, 11:00 am

Dorothy F. Pollesch, 88, of Fox Lake passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025 peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy Florence was born January 18, 1937 the daughter of John and Edna (Raabe) Cramlet in the City of Beaver Dam. She attended St. Stephen’s Lutheran School in Horicon and graduated fromContinue Reading

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Dear Darrell and Family,
We send our condolences. May God's grace see you through the difficult earthly days. We will always remember the Beaver Dam Pollesch family reunion that you initiated. Thank you for including our family. Our daughter Kristen has worked diligently on a family tree including many, as the Pollesch family is many! Thanks also for an email that alerted me to Dottie's passing! May God's love and grace encourage each of us on our earthly pilgrimage. We'll look forward to a reunion in heaven!

Deepest sympathy to the whole family. So sorry for your loss. Dawn, I have so many fond childhood memories of us. We were the best of friends living only a couple of houses away from each other. We spent a lot of time together. Your mom was very sweet & special. Sending love & prayers from Florida.

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We are so sorry for your loss; our thoughts are with your family.

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Our sincere condolences in the loss of your Mother, Dorren.

Darrell and family, My heart aches for you. Dorothy was so sweet and dear - a blessing to all! Some of my happiest memories are of sitting in the pew just behind you at St. John's for so many years and being so glad to see you on Sunday mornings when we parked side by side just before services. Surely she is lighting up heaven, and I know you will find comfort in warm and wonderful memories of the lives your shared. Rod

So very sorry for your loss.

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Dear Darrell and family,
My deepest sympathies on the passing of sweet Dorothy🥰
Darrell you and Dottie were always a dear couple. Dottie so kind and soft spoken.
Sending big hugs and much love to you all♥️

We are so sad to hear of the passing of aunt Dorothy. She was always so kind to me and I’m incredibly thankful that over the last few years I’ve been able to sit and have some sweet conversations with her. I will always remember her as kind and gentle…we loved talking about our big families.! I hope and pray that you have a comfort from our loving savior through this difficult season.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.