Jeffry R. Woelfel, 66, of Newton, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.  Jeffry was born November 9, 1959 to Janice (Mayer) Woelfel and the late Leroy Woelfel. He was a 1978 graduate of Kiel High School.  On September 13, 1980, he married the love of his life, Lori A. Riesterer at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.  She preceded him in death on December 21, 2012.

Jeffry was employed by the Kohler Company for 38 years until his retirement.   While working at Kohler, he formed many lasting friendships that continued after his retirement. He looked forward to breakfasts with his former coworkers. Jeff  also owned Picture It Designs Landscaping with his wife, Lori.  They did landscaping and yard design, had plant sales and operated the greenhouse and Christmas tree farm.  He took great comfort in working in his own backyard and was known for saying that his backyard was his church. Jeffry enjoyed traveling with friends and family and was the planner of many car trips and Friday get-togethers.  He was also a member of the Louis Corners Sno-Birds. He also taught snowmobile safety classes at Kiel High School. Additionally, he was a woodworking leader for 4-H.

Survivors include his mother, Janice Woelfel, he was a loving Dad and Grandpa to his children; Jill (Jeff) Zimmermann, and their children, Collin, Peyton and Brennan and Josh (Kelly) Woelfel and their children, Lexus and Brentley; his siblings, Michael (Cindy) Woelfel, Jody (Dennis) Koenig, Sue Bonnett, Brian (Kris) Woelfel; his brother-in-law, Mark (Lindy) Riesterer and his sisters-in-law, Renae Riesterer (Ed Wilkins) and Lynn Riesterer.  He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to his father, Leroy Woelfel and his wife, Lori A. Woelfel, he was preceded in death by his sister, Lois Ann Woelfel, his brother-in-law, Glen Riesterer and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Francis "Shorty" and Juanita Riesterer.

A funeral service for Jeffry will be held on Monday December 29, 2025 at 6:00pm at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt-DeTroye Funeral Home (815 6th Street, Kiel).  Visitation will be held on Monday at the funeral home, from 3:00pm until 5:45pm.

Burial will take place at Bethel Cemetery.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Aurora BayCare in Green Bay and Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee for their care of Jeffry.