This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#134488) Harland "Hap" Frederick Kutzbach 1926-2006 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=134488> AUTHOR: Volunteer DATE: 11/13/2006 at 21:28:59 Surnames: SCHLITTER,KUTZBACH,MOON,MIENE,BAUERLE,SANCHEZ,KREGEL,BROWN,MILLER Harland "Hap" Kutzbach Harland "Hap" Frederick Kutzbach, of Farmersburg, passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was 80. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 27, at St. John Lutheran Church in Farmersburg. The Rev. Bruce Hanson officiated. Organist was Priscilla Miene, and soloist was Stacie Bauerle. Interment was held at Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery, Farmersburg. Casket bearers were Hap's grandchildren: Tom Miene, Trent Miene, Trace Miene, Stacie Bauerle, Dr. Beth Kutzbach, and Jill Sanchez. Arrangements were made by Leonard Funeral Home, Monona. Casket bearers "Hap's Grandchildren", Tom Miene, Trent Miene, Trace Miene, Stacie Bauerle, Dr. Beth Kutzbach and Jill Sanchez "Hap" was born on May 31, 1926, to Henry and Elsie (Schlitter) Kutzbach at the family homestead near Farmersburg. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Farmersburg and remained a faithful and active member his entire life. He served on the church council, as a funeral usher, and a key holder for many years. He attended Farmersburg Community School. He was united in marriage to Shirley Moon on June 4, 1946. Three children were born to them: Karen (Wayne) Miene, Monona; Keith (Dixie) Kutzbach, Farmersburg; and Kathy (Jim Wagner) Kutzbach, Farmersburg. Hap farmed the family homestead for twenty-five years, drove an LP gas route for Clayton County Farm Service and Elkader Co-Op for twenty-five years, was a groundskeeper, and "special needs" bus driver for MFL-MarMac Schools for ten years. Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Shirley; three children: Karen (Wayne) Miene, Monona; Keith (Dixie) Kutzbach, Farmersburg; Kathy (Jim Wagner) Kutzbach, Farmersburg; his beloved grandchildren: Tom (Jacque) Miene, Wilton; Trent (Melissa) Miene, Farmersburg; Trace (Sherri) Miene, Monona; Stacie (Christopher) Bauerle, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Dr. Beth Kutzbach, St. Paul, Minn.; Jill (Dr. Julian) Sanchez, Bettendorf; he was also delighted to know eight great-grandchildren: Steph Miene, Cedar Falls; Ashley Miene, Wilton; Autumn, Elizabeth and Esben Miene, Farmersburg; Kale and Landyn Miene, Monona; and Joshua Bauerle, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; one sister: Lavon Kregel, Postville; two brothers-in-law: Dwayne (Inez) Moon, Luana; Vernice (Bev) Moon, Monona; one sister-in-law: Darlene Moon, Monona; and many relatives and friends. Hap was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws: Ernie and Bertha Moon; two brothers-in-law: Gordon Kregel and Don Moon; two sisters-in-law: Viola Brown and Ethel Miller. Postville Herald-Leader, October 4, 2006