Monroe A. Hansmann, age 93, died on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Willowdale Nursing & Rehab Center, New Holstein.
Monnie was born on September 14, 1924 in Howards Grove, the son of the Edna Barts Hansmann and Walter Hansmann. He grew up on a farm near Cedar Lake, attended Maple Corner School in Millhome and graduated from Kiel High School in 1942. Monnie served four years in the US Navy on three destroyers, USS Lind (DD703), USS Carpenter (DD-825), and USS J.D.Blackwood (DE219) in the Pacific during the Korean War. In remembrance of this service, he went on an Honor Flight to Washington DC accompanied by his niece Barbara Ott, a few years ago.
On October 24, 1953 he married Kathryn Maurer at Zion Lutheran Church in Louis Corners, where he was a lifelong member. They adopted a son Larry at age 3. The family resided at Cedar Lake for 20 years, then moved to rural New Holstein. Monroe was employed at M-B Co and then custodian at New Holstein High School, from which he retired in 1985.
Monnie enjoyed Outdoor Sports his entire life, fishing as a youth on Cedar Lake, fishing numerous lakes in the state, as well as several trips to Canada with his brothers and nephews. Monnie's hunting career began in the woodlot on the farm, he recently visited the deer hunting cabin in Marinette County he shared with his longtime friend Ken Schultz, they checked out the old hunting stands and reminisced.
Survivors include one brother: Walter (Carol) Hansmann, New Holstein, sister-in-law: Audrey Hansmann, Appleton, He is further survived by a brother-in-law: Philip Maurer, Kiel, sisters-in-law: Doris Maurer, Manitowoc and Myra Maurer, New Holstein, plus 31 nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death were his wife Kathryn, who passed away just four months ago, a son, Larry who died in 1973 after serving in Viet Nam, two brothers: Willard (Mirtha) and Elroy Hansmann, brothers and sister-in-laws: Kermit (Nellie) Maurer, Bernice (Jack) VandeGrift, Dois (Bob) Wilbert, Helen Maurer, Allen Maurer and Daniel Maurer.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on November 21, 2017 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Ted Olsen, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted at the cemetery by Kiel VFW Post #6707.

The family will greet relatives and friends at church on November 21, 2017 from 10:00am until the time of service at11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, a Memorial Fund has been established in his name.


A special thank you to the nurses and staff at WillowPark and Willdowdale facilities for the care given Monroe.