Lawrence R. "Larry" Kresse

My deepest condolences to my good, long ago friend Katy (Kathryn) Mueller Kresse. May Katy and the family be wrapped in God's loving arms as Larry looks down on his family from heaven.

My heartfelt sympathy to Larry's family. I was fortunate to have taught 6th grade with him for a dozen years at Edgewood. Larry was a wonderful teaching partner and a great asset to the students and staff in Greenfield. He was a caring, innovative, dedicated professional and a fine man.

Nancy Merriman

My sympathy to the family. I had the great pleasure of teaching with Larry at Edgewood. He was a wonderful man and an outstanding, caring teacher. He will be missed. Peggy Berg

May God bless the family in their time of sorrow.
I was one of the lucky ones who had Mr. Kresse as a sixth grade teacher. May he rest in Peace.

So many memories of Larry; bike rides through the Kettle Moraine, teaching/beginning 6th grade at Greenfield Middle School, getting help from Larry when I was sent back to 5th grade, reading his many attempts at publishing children's books and teachers' manuals (The Writing Process...the best example of how to affectively teach writing to elementary/middle school students that I have ever learned about) and so many other personal stories. In my 30 years of teaching, Larry was the most...