Judy Pickel

Mary Judith “Judy” (Powers) Pickel, 91, of Kieler, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at St. Dominic Villa in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Immaculate Conception Church, Kieler, Wisconsin, with Rev. Bart Timmerman officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Immaculate Conception Parish Center on Monday, December 8 from 3-7:00 p.m., where there will be a Parish Rosary Service at 2:40 p.m., and on Tuesday, December 9 from 10-10:45 a.m. Casey-McNett Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Cuba City, Wisconsin is assisting the family.

Judy was born on August 22, 1934, in Dubuque, Iowa, and was lovingly raised by her grandparents, Catherine “Kate” (Fleming) and John Walter Powers. She married the love of her life, Lyle Joseph Pickel of Kieler, on January 14, 1956, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dubuque, Iowa. Following the wedding, they lived in Albany, Georgia where Lyle was stationed at Turner Air Force Base until his honorable discharge when they then made their home in Kieler. Lyle preceded her in death after 46 years of marriage, on February 17, 2002.

Judy graduated from St. Joseph Academy in Dubuque, Iowa. She was a devoted member of the Immaculate Conception Parish and actively served in the CCW and the Jamestown Fire Department Auxiliary. She held various positions with Dubuque Thrift Plan, Southwestern Public Schools, B & D Construction and the Kieler Sanitary District. She served as the Kieler Postmistress for a time, and she and Lyle owned and operated Pickel Hardware in Kieler. Judy was an avid Wisconsin Badgers and Green Bay Packers fan and was very proud of her Irish heritage.

Survivors include daughters Nancy Pickel, Stillwater, MN, Laurie (Larry) Keithahn, Mendota Heights, MN, Lisa (Gregg) Hull, Urbandale, IA and Karen (Tim) Lovell, Mukwonago, WI; son, Ron (Mary) Pickel, Hayward, WI; grandchildren, Emily (Nick) Piper, Joel (Jessica) Hull, Karli (Brian) Crooks, Michael (Alexandra) Keithahn, Kyle (Jamie) Pickel, Courtney (Justin Anderson) Pickel, Keri Pickel, Alli (Dakotah Lomasi) Lovell, Laney Lovell and Kylie Lovell; great-grandchildren, Maddy Piper, Hayden, Leah and Lauren Hull, Camden Crooks, Marilyn and Lucy Keithahn, and Carter, Callan and Cade Pickel; sisters-in-law, Leila Stierman, Dickeyville, WI, Doris Ihm, Kieler, WI and Lorraine (Bruce) Pluemer, Woodland Park, CO; special cousin, Shirley Eberlein, Platteville, WI; and forever friend, Shirley Runde, Kieler, WI.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Kate; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Chris and Mary E. (Dalsing) Pickel; husband, Lyle; in-laws, Eldon and Agnes Pickel, Roman Bonifas, Bert Stierman, Paul and Velma Moor, and Bill Ihm; special aunt, Bessie Hartung; and special cousin, Mary Alice LeMay Haas.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you perform random acts of kindness thinking of Judy. Memorials in Judy’s name may be sent to the Casey-McNett Funeral Home at 123 N. Jackson St., Cuba City, WI 53807. The family has chosen to share the memorials between the Immaculate Conception Grade School and the Kieler Athletic Club.

The family wishes to thank the phenomenal caregivers at Park Place Senior Living, Platteville, WI, and at St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa, WI, for their care and compassion. In addition, a heartfelt thank you goes to the many quiet angels in Kieler and beyond for your visits, cards, phone calls, lawn mowing, snow shoveling, the occasional “beverage” or dinner and many kindnesses shown to their mom after their dad died, and as Judy faced the difficult journey of Alzheimer’s. You know who you are and your kindness will never be forgotten.