Full Obituary

     GAYLE A. KROEPFL, age 78, of Withee, WI, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at her home.  Funeral services will be held at 10am on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church in Lublin, WI, with Fr. Marion Talaga officiating.  Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery.
     Gayle Ann Herden, the daughter of Lester F. and Bernice C. (Kline) Herden, was born on April 14, 1947 in Milwaukee, WI,  where she was raised and received her education.  She was united in marriage to Jerome A. Kroepfl in 1964 in Milwaukee.  They moved to the Lublin area in the early 1970's, where she raised their children.  After her children had graduated from high school, Gayle went to work as a C.N.A. at the Clark County Health Care Center in Owen, WI.  She also worked seasonally for Overgard's, in Stanley, WI picking ginseng.  Gayle last employment was with Wisconsin Bench in Thorp, WI.
     She was a member of St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church, and had many interests, but especially loved raising goats, fishing, sewing, and she was a fantastic cook and baker.
     Gayle will be dearly missed by her husband, Jerome, of Withee; her daughter, Theresa of Wautoma, WI; four grandsons: Steven, Matthew, James and Robert; two brothers: Thomas (Jennifer) Herden of Sullivan, WI, and Jack (Christine) Herden of Hartland, WI; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Jerome.