Spring 2014
Marieke Spiegelhoff • Marilyn Lloyd • Steve Deering • Mark and Mary Anne Moller-Gunderson • Karen Jo WalshFrank Guske • Sandy Lamberg • Pauline Malsch • Justin Maese • Mary Kaye Merwin • Dale Buelter • Ardith and Jim Drescher
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When we came up with the idea of a Local Heroes section I was hoping.
I was hoping we’d get the day-to-day people. The ones who help out behind the scene. The ones who don’t make the headlines. The ones who say “we” instead of “I.”
The array of people we received as nominees for Local Heroes covers that spectrum.
Sure, there are people like philan-thropist Sal Dimiceli who would make any Local Hero list. And, until a few years ago, Sal was incognito as well. It wasn’t until friends and potential donors suggested he come out of the shad-ows as a means of collecting money for his great causes, that he put his name and face on Time is Now.
So, even Sal, as high profi le as he is now, started off as one of those anonymous heroes we meet every day and don’t always notice.
People whose good works speak for themselves.We’ve featured a few of them in this section. If we missed
someone — and I’m sure we did — please send me information about them and we’ll feature them in the Regional News as a continuing feature.
They deserve it.Hope you enjoy the people we’re profi ling in this issue.We know there are a lot more of you.
Editor John Halverson
in this issueHopes come true• Dale Buelter, page 3• Steve Deering, page 4• Pauline Malsch, page 8• Marieke Spiegelhoff, page 9• Frank Guske, page 10• Ardith and Jim Drescher, page 10• Mark and Mary Anne Moller-Gunderson, page 11• Marilyn Lloyd, page 11
Mary Kaye Merwin, page 8
Sandy Lamberg, page 7
Justin Maese, page 6
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‘Our otherwise unnoticed hero clearly fl ies under the radar, not seeking recognition, nor asking for thanks.’
Dale Buelter
The Geneva Lake Museum has seen quite a resurgence in the last few years.There are a variety of reasons. Here are four who work under the radar of the community
— Dale Buelter, Jim Gee, Karen Jo Walsh and Vern Magee.Here’s what the nominee for Dale said:“The Geneva Lake Museum has grown exponentially in the last two years; it is now fondly
referred to by the local community as the little Smithsonian by the lake. And this has all been done with unpaid volunteers, perhaps as many as 100 or more over the past few years.
“And each volunteer contributes something of value. But one, more than all the rest, contrib-utes something that otherwise could not be duplicated. He has single-handedly put a new face on our little Smithsonian. He can be credited for bringing the Geneva Lake Museum back to life.
Our local hero is Dale Buelter. Dale plans, designs and builds all of the new exhibits. He also creates exhibit graphics and the signage for the museum events. In the past two years, Dale was primarily responsible for the Ceylon Court exhibit, the Crane windows, the vignettes for Black-point, Yerkes Observatory and Frank Lloyd Wright designed hotel exhibits, the Lake Geneva law offi ce, and numerous kiosks just to name a few.
It is mostly museum insiders who know where the credit lies. Our otherwise unnoticed hero clearly fl ies under the radar, not seeking recognition, nor asking for thanks. To be sure, much of the credit for the success of the Geneva Lake Museum belongs to Dale Buelter.”
FILE PHOTO/REGIONAL NEWSDale Buelter poses with stained-glass windows that once graced the Jerseyhurst mansion have come back to Lake Geneva. The windows are now on display at the Geneva Lake Museum.
‘She has incredible vision and can tap into each person’s talents and abilities.’
“If you think mu-seum directors must be boring, you haven’t met Karen Jo Walsh.”
That was the start of a story in the Region-al News from spring of 2012 shortly after Kar-en Jo became the direc-tor of the Geneva Lake Museum located in the former Power & Light Building at 255 Mill Street.
The story went on: “At a time when even the word “museum”
sounds black and white, Walsh, the new director of the Geneva Lake Museum is more than a dash of color. She’s Kodachrome, right down to the fl owing pink and purple dress she wore the day of this interview.”
She’s both colorful and modest — a rare combination.Karen Jo’s natural modesty means she has to be talked into every photo op
the Regional News has had. But her accomplishments at the museum are on full Technicolor display.
The old idea of a museum was “don’t touch,” stay on the path, treat history
as, well, history — something that was long ago and far away — an obituary of the past.
Karen Jo doesn’t feel that way. She’s taken down the stanchions with chains and whipped off the dust of history.
During that 2012 interview Karen Jo said, “I don’t sit still for very long.” And she hasn’t. New acquisitions, traveling exhibits and weekly educational gather-ings called “Tuesdays at Two” don’t allow for much time to sit.
Karen Jo made a one-year commitment to be director. Fortunately for the Geneva Lakes community, she hasn’t left.
Even though there’s a paying director’s salary in the museum budget she’s never taken a salary preferring that the funds be redirected to further the museum’s exhibits and operating needs.
“She has worked so hard and unselfi shly for the past two years,” said Vern Magee, a long-time museum volunteer and past board president.
“Karen Jo has incredible vision and can tap into each person’s talents and abilities,” Vern said. “I hope she is enjoying using her artistic talents as much as we are enjoying the magic she creates every day she is here.”
A recent birthday recognition for Karen Jo doubled as a fund-raiser plus mem-bership recruitment event. It was a huge success and a refl ection of her many supporters.
Donations came from 21 states resulting in 62 new members, 11 renewals and four life members with gifts exceeding $10,000.
“It is an amazing testament to Karen Jo’s effectiveness and the incredible support for her plans to continue growing the museum,” said museum volunteer Marsha Engquist.
Karen Jo Walsh
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‘Coach doesn’t let disease stop him’
Steve DeeringSteve has dedicated his last fi ve years to
coaching a local girls basketball team. Steve coaches the Lake Geneva Youth Basketball Team of 8th Grade Girls. He has watched these girls grow up, and has been not just a coach, but also a mentor and friend.
Last November, his daughter Olivia (one of the 8th graders) tore her ACL playing in a tour-nament at Badger. She cannot play basketball until next fall when she goes to Badger. Steve didn’t quit coaching just because his daughter couldn’t play. He continued to coach at every practice and game.
He is like a father to these girls, and has dedicated many years to see them succeed. They have given him framed pictures, books, cards and more, in support for all he has done for them. They treat him like family.
Steve also battles a rare disease called Wegner’s Granulamatosis. He has had ups and downs with his health, but continues to support his team.
Two years ago, Steve was inducted to the Hall of Fame at Northern Iowa for the time he spent on his own basketball team. His team went to the NCAA Tournament back in the ‘90s.
SUBMITTEDSteve Deering, top right, and his team.
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‘Thanks for this opportunity to name him as a hero!’Justin Maese
This particular hero was nominated by a signifi cant oth-er. We should all be so lucky to have signifi cant others like her. We decided to run it just as she wrote it:
I would like to nominate my boyfriend, Justin Maese as a hero in our neighborhood.
In my eye’s Justin is the defi nition of a hero. Three years ago he donated a kidney to a stranger across the country that was in need. The donation of his kidney has now caused him some medical issues but he continues to give to others.
Two years ago he drove my cousin, a Lake Geneva business man to Chicago ev-ery week for chemotherapy. He barely knew my cousin but jumped right in when he knew he needed help.
On a snowy winter day you can fi nd Justin walking down Lake Geneva Boule-vard with a shovel or a snow-
blower in hand snow-blowing everyone’s driveway. Until recently our snow-blower did not work so he shoveled each driveway by hand. He expects nothing back but a thank you. He will get the occasional plate of baked cookies or a 6 pack of beer but sometimes no thanks at all but he continues to do it.
He also does the same in the summer with mowing lawns, even when the tempera-ture is so hot.
Last summer Justin went golfi ng with friends, he came home and packed up his old golf clubs, bag and anything he no longer uses. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was going to leave the items outside because he saw a father and son at the golf course and the son really enjoyed golf and wanted his own clubs but they could not afford it. Justin left a perfect stranger our address so the young boy could have his
own equipment.Last summer a neighbor
asked Justin if he could clean out her family’s home. The home was fi lled top to bot-tom full of furniture, clothing and not to mention mold. He worked tirelessly for months to get the house cleaned out and ready to be put on the market. He called non-profi t organiza-tions and even drove places just to donate the belongings. He even drove 2 hours one way to donate items.
The above is just to name a few. I could go on for a long time and would hope that oth-ers feel the same way about him as I do.
Thanks for this opportu-nity to name him as a hero!
Sincerely,Christine Wisniewski
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‘There are post offi ce customers who come from surrounding cities and towns to the village of Walworth just to be served by her.’
Sandy Lamberg
Sandy Lamberg works for the post offi ce, a some-times maligned service these days. Based on the follow-ing words of her nominator, she represents the best of that service ... and represents good people everywhere.
“She is a clerk at the Wal-worth post offi ce She started her career in 1986, fi rst work-ing in Fontana after getting a perfect score of 100 on the postal exam.
“Along with the demands of the job she works to satisfy each customer. Helps them understand how the post of-fi ce works, the services they offer and most important, the best and cheapest way to ship their letters and/or packages.
“She has many hard-working and informative co-workers who also do their job well. But Sandy is special — she has a following. There are post offi ce customers who come from surrounding cit-ies and towns to the village of Walworth just to be served by her. In part, because Sandy is caring, sincere, focused and accomplished, as well.
“The U.S. Postal service and the Walworth area are lucky to have her. Sandy is a hero in my eyes and I’m sure I am not the only one.
“If you were to ask her who is a local hero in her eyes, she would express her admira-tion for the carriers, the postal workers who deliver the mail in all types of weather condi-tions and the challenges they encounter everyday.
“Hats off and thank you to all the United States postal workers.”
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SANDY LAMBERG is most often seen at the Walworth Post Offi ce. But our Regional News cameras caught her at another event last year, helping to organize for an event featuring American Indian stone and metal artifacts,
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‘When visiting Pauline in her home you feel like she was your best friend from fi rst grade.’
Pauline Malsch
Sometimes heroes are best known to the peo-ple who know them.
Geri Hinton nominated Pauline Malsch as a person who not only contributes her services but her heart to her family, friends and the commu-nity.
“I have known Pauline for a few short years and am amazed at her vigor and ceaseless energy to help others. She will get in her car and drive miles to aid another; taking people to doctor appoint-ments, helping with local food pantries, delivering clothes to the disabled, offering time and talent to local fund-raisers, to name a few.
“She is dedicated to her family and a mutual love for them is evident. When visiting Pauline in her home you feel like she was your ‘best friend from fi rst grade. She is a true example of good-ness.
‘Came out of retirementto serve as the interim
director at Black Point.’Mary Kaye Merwin
Black Point Estate is one of Geneva Lake’s gems.
Black Point Estate is the historic house and gardens over-looking Geneva Lake. It was the summer home for Chicago busi-ness mogul Conrad Seipp and four generations of his descen-dants.
The operation has gone through several ownership hands and a few leaders.
The latest is Mary Kaye Merwin.
Mary Kaye came out of re-tirement to serve as the interim director at Black Point.
According to Black Point President David A. Desimore, “Mary Kaye kept the volunteers together during the rather com-plicated negotiations between the former Preserve and the Wis-consin Historical Society and was largely responsible for keep-ing the place open to the public during 2012. She also made sure the museum was ready for the season prior to my appointment as the director in May of 2013.
“Mary Kaye is involved in numerous other organizations in town, but I think her work here at Black Point under some rather uncertain circumstances was top notch and has allowed us to still provide a quality tour for visitors to the museum without missing a beat.”
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‘Marieke has raised the visibility of an often overlooked segment of our society, championing the cause of those little ones who are unable to speak or care for themselves.’
Marieke SpiegelhoffAll of our heroes are wor-
thy. A few are newsworthy. Marieke Spiegelhoff falls into that category.
Here’s her story, from her parents Barb and Joe Spiegel-hoff:
“Growing up, her dream was to volunteer in a Romanian orphanage after seeing a report on 20/20 about how terrible the conditions were there. In 2001, while teaching at Winona State
University, she fulfi lled that dream by spending her summer in a baby orphanage in Roma-nia.
“She fell in love with a 9-month old little girl there and became determined to adopt her, even though adoptions had been closed in Romania for four years. When that baby, Iuliana, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy that fall and moved to a special needs orphanage, where
conditions were even bleaker, Marieke’s resolve was simply strengthened.
“She returned during her spring break to visit and again spent the summer in 2002. With God’s help, despite incredible odds to overcome, Marieke brought Iuliana home with her on Aug. 2, 2002. At 2-years-old, Iuliana weighed 14 pounds and could not stand or walk. Within six months, she doubled
her weight and learned to talk and walk. We believe Iuliana is the last orphan adopted from Romania. That year, Marieke and Iuliana were invited to a Christmas reception at the Ro-manian Embassy in Washing-ton D.C. All this was accom-plished as a single woman.
A couple years later, Marieke (still single and now teaching at UW-Whitewater) became licensed as a foster par-ent in Walworth County. She ended up adopting her second placement, a little boy, who also has some special needs. She continued to foster other
children, and became licensed to teach foster parenting class-es. Through her passion for needy children, several fami-lies have adopted children, and others continue to foster kids who desperately need a home and love.
Marieke married a won-derful man a few years ago, and they continue to open their home to kids in need, including fostering several sets of infant twins. Their latest placement, an 8-year-old girl, was actu-ally Marieke’s fi rst placement
SUBMITTEDMarieke Spiegelhoff and the two children she adopted.
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‘All three have been the heart and soul of the WC Food Pantry since its inception in 2009.’
Frank Guske Jr.Ardith and Jim Drescher
There are three names you won’t see in the headlines very often.
Frank Guske Jr.Ardith and Jim Drescher.When they are in the paper
it’s in a photo congratulating someone else or in letters in support of their causes. They also appear regularly under “thanks” in philanthropist Sal Dimiceli’s column in the Re-gional News.
All three have been the heart and soul of the W.C. Food Pantry since its inception in 2009.
In a previous article, Guske said some of the com-munity doesn’t realize how much poverty there is around Lake Geneva.
“Everyone in this town should get a taste of it,” he said. “A few people are removed from reality.”
Dimiceli and Drescher made the pantry a reality after Drescher purchased the build-ing at the corner of Highways H and NN which became the pantry’s home.
Guske said the center doesn’t only provide food, it serves dignity “with a side of food.”
“You’ve got to really be down to go to a food pantry, (and) it’s something that can happen to anybody,” he said. “But when you need it, we’re there for you.”
The center provides a vari-ety of items, from pet food and frozen meats to canned goods, snack foods, refreshments, toi-letries and baby care items.
In Guske’s case, he’s also been a Scout leader. Not only has that been notable in itself, but he’s often used the help of the Scouts at the Food Pantry.
He was also involved in other community projects.
For instance, he helped organize the construction of a cross commemorating a boy’s death in an auto accident.
The cross had been stolen. Here’s a portion of the story that appeared in the Regional News:
“It was a stunning act — someone stealing a cross com-
memorating Carter Dorwin’s death.
Followed by an equally stunning second act — volun-teers coming forward to build a new one.
This year, during the an-niversary week of that hor-rifi c event, orange balloons were placed on the new cross (orange was Carter’s favorite color).
Shortly after those bal-loons were placed, someone stole the cross.”
Guske wrote a letter to the Regional News volunteer-ing to the pay the person who stole the cross $100 if it was returned.
Because of his connection to the shelter, he fi gured the thief might have been desper-ate and might have wanted to sell the cross for scrap.
“I can’t imagine how bad things could get in one’s life to take something so sacred, but I do work at the food pantry one block away from the site and I do see just how bad things are fi rst hand,” Guske wrote. “I have stared into the face of desperation more than I care to admit.”
So the $100 offer came with no strings attached. Guske offered to keep the culprit’s name anonymous and not press charges.
No one came forward, but there was a silver lining.
In response to Guske’s let-ter, Dan Gritzner of Geneva Lakes Sign Worx, Brian Le Beau of Lake Geneva Wood Works and Bob Benedict of B&B Tile and Marble Co. of-fered to design, build, pay for and install a new cross.
Oh, and Guske also was in the news for his efforts in pull-ing a man from a burning car on the Edens expressway near Gross Point Road in the village of Skokie, Ill. Skokie Fire De-partment Capt. Jeff Hoeslich called Guske’s actions demon-strated “bravery and extreme composure.”
No, those three names don’t appear in the headlines. They don’t want it that way. What they do care about is self-
FILE PHOTO/REGIONAL NEWSFrank Guske, far left, and Jim Drescher, right, another “Hero” are helpers at large. Here they pose with Scouts at the WC Food Pantry.
FILE PHOTO/REGIONAL NEWSJim, left, and Ardith Drescher of the WC Food Pantry receiving a donation.
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IMMANUEL LUTHERAN Church Pastors Mark and Mary Ann Moller-Gunder-son work the Side by Side food tent at Venetian Festival.
‘They’ve blown us away with God’s help.’Mark and Mary Ann Moller-Gunderson
When the Rev. Mary Ann Moller-Gunder-son came to Immanual Lutheran Church in Lake Geneva in 1995 the doors were about to close.
“We had so few people,” recalls parish-ioner Marilyn Heiden. “Membership was way down. It was hard to pay the bills.”
But with Pastor Mary Ann’s arrival ev-erything changed.
Under her leadership, the congregation worked to get more young people and chil-dren.
Bible studies and local mission activities reached into the community, drawing people who were looking for a church home or those who may have dropped out of active partici-pation in the life of the congregation. Mem-bership and attendance began to grow.
Rev. Mark Moller-Gunderson became the second pastor of the church in 2006.
“I believe that God didn’t want the doors to close,” Marilyn said. “The two of them really have a marvelous ministry. They’ve blown us away with God’s help.”
Eventually, the number of services in-creased and the sanctuary fi lled.
The Gunderson’s infl uence eventually led to the need for a new church.
Ground was broken on a new church at 700 N. Bloomfi eld Road in a ceremony on May 3, 2013. Pastor Mary Ann had been hav-
ing some medical challenges and was hospi-talized that day but got to see it all electroni-cally from the hospital bed where she began her recovery.
On Sunday, Dec. 26, the congregation held its last worship service on Park Row and the fi nal packing was completed.
Glenda Hill wrote an article on the new church in a recent edition of the Regional News.
“The symbolism of early Christian moves by camel was very apparent,” she wrote. “The caravan was led by an antique fi re truck, owned and loaned by the Derrick family. The pastors rode in the back, accompanied by a large wooden cross that was imprinted with the thumbprints of almost everyone who be-longs to the congregation and a representation of a camel. Each of the 88 cars in the caravan also carried a symbolic camel. Upon arrival at the new building, the cross was installed in the large, welcoming narthex so everyone felt at home.”
The fi rst worship service in the new sanc-tuary was held Sunday, Jan. 5.
“From the arrival of Mary Ann to the present day, the main desire of the congrega-tion was to create a safe place for those who were seeking a closer relationship with God to be welcomed and given that opportunity,” Hill wrote.
years ago. Through her love for chil-dren who others may view as “unwant-ed”, little wounded hearts are healed and fi nd a safe haven in which to grow. Despite now having three children and another soon to be born, and working full-time, Marieke’s heart still wel-comes children who have experienced trauma in their young lives.
“Her contribution to the commu-nity has literally changed lives. Her dedication extends to those who are hardest to place in foster care, children who require extensive intervention, with many visits to Children’s Hospi-tal and elsewhere to meet their needs. Marieke has raised the visibility of an often overlooked segment of our so-ciety, championing the cause of those little ones who are unable to speak or care for themselves. She is our hero.”
Sincerely,
Barb and Joe Spiegelhoff
SpiegelhoffCONT. FROM PAGE 9
‘Likes to give hugs’Marilyn LloydIn this case, the nominators seem to be worthy to be Local Heroes, too, based on their enthusiasm for their nomi-
nees. Margaret (Peggy) Kiddell and Audrey Hersko with the help of Jack Cannon presented their nomination for Mari-lyn Lloyd in the form of an acrostic.
We had to look it up: “An acrostic is a poem or other form of writing in which the fi rst letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message.”
So read their nomination across but also down using the fi rst words to spell out two other words:
Our Hero AngelLends a Helping HandOpens Her Arms to the LonelyVisits the Shut-insEager to Serve the NeedyShe Attends to the Homeless Prepares Meals for the BedriddenEnjoys making People HappyOversees the SickPleased to Provide TransportationLikes to Give HugsExtreme Ministrant to the Suffering
Hope the above got your attention? At our church, we have a retired nurse that gives of herself is so many ways. We could go on and on! However, we are sure she would like “her Giving” to be kept unno-ticed. We now hope that this will be changed. The name of our “Angel” is Mrs. Marilyn Lloyd and she and her family reside in Lake Geneva. Please consider “Our Lady Angel” for one of your Local Heroes.
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