Alphonse Hartmann, age 94 of Kiel, died peacefully the morning of Sunday, August 6, 2023 with family by his side at Sycamore Lodge, where he resided for the past two weeks.

Al was born on February 12, 1929 on his family's homestead in the Town of New Holstein.  He was a graduate of New Holstein High School, continuing his education with a short course at UW Madison. Following school, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  Al was stationed in Germany with the 724th Field Artillery Battalion in which he assisted loading equipment onto aircraft. On May 9, 1953 he was united in marriage to Patricia L. Walsdorf at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Together they celebrated 66 years of marriage before Pat preceded him in death on July 10, 2019. He was employed with Walsdorf Roofing until he retired in 1996.  Al was an active member of SS Peter & Paul Church and a lifetime member of the VFW Post #6707.  He enjoyed traveling with the Old Glory Honor Flight in April 2014.  Al was a founding member of the Vikings Archery and the Kiel Snowmobile Clubs, Al and Pat enjoyed participating in many other organizations through the years.  Most important in Al's life was his family and making as many memories as he could with all of them.  He was a great craftsman, which led him to purchase property on Spring Lake in the 1960's to build a cottage for his family. When his children were small they would spend the entire summer at the cottage, only to return to Kiel when school started. Gatherings at the lake continued with his grandchildren and friends frequently throughout the years.  While retired he had a passion for making maple syrup on the Hartmann's family homestead.

Al is survived by his children: Edward (Christine) Hartmann, John (Cindy) Hartmann, Elizabeth (James) Reiss, Mary Lou (Michael) Vogel, and Tamela (Scott) Wagner; his grandchildren: Pamela (Chad) Emmer, Gregory (Courtney) Hartmann, Melissa (Brian) Carey, Jaimie (Peter) Danes, Shanen (Courtney) Hartmann, Stacey (Jesse) Born, Jeb (Jenny) Reiss, Kayla (Freddy) Brost, Tara Vogel, Leah (Mark) Hersey, Susan (Craig) Steinhart, Megan (Zebulun) Weber, and Haley Wagner; his 34 great-grandchildren with one on the way; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers: Sr. Therese Hartmann, Adam (Anita) Hartmann, and Hugo Hartmann brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Gervase Meyers, Dave (Eileen) Walsdorf, Mike (Lois) Walsdorf and Nancy Walsdorf (Dennis).  He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Edward and Elizabeth; his wife: Patricia; sisters: Sr. Monica Hartmann, Sr. Mary Edward Hartmann, Sr. John Hartmann, Ann Meyers; brothers: Herman, George (Magdalene), Frank (Loretta), Fred "Fritz" (Gladys), and Ed (Pat) Hartmann; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Delores Hartmann, Jean (Bill) Fromm, Dan (Karen) Walsdorf, Tim Walsdorf, and infant Stanley Walsdorf.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Al will be celebrated at 11:00AM on Friday, August 11, 2023 at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (413 Fremont St, Kiel).  Fr. Alvan Amadi and Deacon Bernard "Pat" Knier will officiate, with burial to follow at the parish cemetery.

The family will greet relatives and friends at the church from 9:00AM until 10:30AM. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.meiselwitzfh.com

The family would like to thank the staff at Sycamore Lodge Senior Living as well as Calumet County Hospice for going above and beyond for the care of their dad.