Doris I. Kerr

Doris Irma Kerr passed away on December 27, 2021 at Prairie Ridge Assisted Living in Mayville, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Horicon, WI, on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Daniel J. Seehafer officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wisconsin. Doris was born on August 27, 1931 in the town of Burnett, WI to Elkert and Irma (Klemp) Maaske. She was a graduate of Horicon High School with the class of 1949. Doris was united in marriage to Lawrence F. Bogenschneider on October 18, 1949. He preceded her in death on February 12, 1971. On December 8, 1974 she was united in marriage to Russell Kerr at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Horicon. Doris was a lifetime member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church. She loved working on her flower gardens, going to rummage sales, reading, working on jig saw puzzles, volunteering at Bethesda Lutheran Store in Horicon, and spending time with her children, grandchildren and her eleven great grandchildren. Doris retired from John Deere Horicon Works after 25 years of service. Doris is survived by Steven (Luann) Bogenschneider of Horicon, Dale (Tania) Bogenschneider of Charlotte, NC, Larry (Nancy) Bogenschneider of Mayville and stepson Dennis Kerr of Horicon. Her grandchildren Andrea (Evan) Merkes, Tyler (Hollie) Bogenschneider, Jay (Katelyn) Bogenschneider, Shana (Brandon) Ward, Krista Bogenschneider, Corey (Blythe Rowe) Bogenschneider and eleven great-grandchildren. Two nieces, Dianne Witte and Debbie (Terry) Bauer. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Lawrence Bogenschneider, her second husband, Russell Kerr, a sister Eileen Witte and brother-in-law Harvey Witte of Burnett, Wisconsin. The Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.koepsellfh.com.